Girl 12 Electrocuted At Miamisburg Park
Twelve year old Carol Ann Wine died after crawling under a fence near Community Park to retrieve a quarter and touching a high voltage line at a transformer site. Her cousin Jackie Lee Murphy seven and neighbor Arthur Buchanan eleven were present. her brother Fred ten waited outside. The girl, a Jefferson Township School sixth grader, lived on 13 East Mound Street and was taken to Brough Memorial Home in Miamisburg.
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Dayton, Ohio
Carol Ann Wine
Miamisburg
Carol
Jackie Lee Murphy
Arthur Buchanan
Fred
Ben Wine
Jefferson Township School
E. Mound St
Brough
Fire Marshall Backs Arson in Williams House Blaze
Fire Chief William Sawyer said the state fire marshal’s office labeled the Comstock Road fire arson. Investigator Ray Davis determined the blaze was set during a Warren County series of mystery fires since Sept 1956, with a $3,500 loss on an uninsure d vacant Williams building.
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Waynesville
William Sawyer
Comstock Road
James Williams
Portsmouth
Sawyer
Ray Davis
Cincinnati
State Fire Marshall
Warren County
Williams
Father Lane’s Gang Reunion Honors Reform Prison Chaplain
New York AP report describes a reunion dinner at Elmira Reformatory for ex inmates and guests honoring Msgr Francis J Lane who served 37 years as chaplain. Lane praised former prisoners known as Fathers Lane’s Gang for their post release achievements and job helping efforts. The group, formed 15 years ago, counts about 150 active members and held its 12th annual gathering with the priest.
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New York
Francis J. Lane
Elmira
N. Y
Msgr. Lane
Father Lane
Msgr
Lane
Columbus Mother Indicted in Shotgun Slaying
Dorothy Carson 23, a Columbus mother of two, was indicted on first degree murder charges for the April 12 shotgun slaying of her ex husband John 28. She told police he was forcing his way into her kitchen when he was shot.
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Columbus, Ohio
Young
Columbus
Dorothy Carson
John
Deaths and Funerals for Middletown Residents
Robert D. Reed 74 of 301 Baltimore St died at Middletown Hospital after a weeklong stay. Armco worker 1913 1929 then custodian at Middletown High School for 10 years. Survived by wife Letha two sons Frank Elmer two daughters and multiple relatives. Services Thursday 10 a m Riggs Funeral Home burial Woodside Cemetery.
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Robert D. Reed
Baltimore St
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
St Paul's Evangelical & Reformed Church
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown High School
Letha
Frank
Elmer
Charles Asher
Charles Kling
Earl Wilson
Hamilton
Edith Peters
Okeana
Riggs
H. C. Grunewald
Woodside
Death of Mrs Blanche Lehman in Middletown
Mrs Blanche Leota Lehman 71 of 1218 Calumet Ave died at 10 45 am yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after four years illness. Born Uhrichsville she moved to Middletown from New Lexington 26 years ago. Survived by husband George LeRoy Lehman four sons Francis Arthur Donald Earl all of Middletown two daughters Hazel Lehman and Gladys Burton two sisters Edna Kidder Goldie Cushman Nora Tanner and half-brother Howard Evans 14 grandchildren four great grandchildren Services 10 am Saturday at McCoy Laeffler Funeral Home officiated by Rev Howard Sears burial Woodside Cemetery calling hours Friday 2-5 and 7-9 pm.
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Blanche Leota Lehman
Calumet Ave
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Uhrichsville
Middletown
New Lexington
Ohio
George LeRoy Lehman
Hazel Lehman
Gladys Burton
Rt. 2
Francis
Arthur
Donald
Earl
Edna Kidder
Ajo, Ariz
Goldie Cushman
Nora Tanner
Conneaut
Howard Evans
McCoy-Laeffler
Howard Sears
Woodside Cemetery
Mrs. Bernice Mincher Recall Adds Personal Note
Mrs. Bernice Mincher, 60, is identified in a short memorial item noting a personal tribute. The fragment provides limited context but confirms name and age as part of a personnel notice.
Mrs Fern Ossenburger Rites Set in Canton
Mrs. Fern Ossenburger aged 61 of Canton died at her home from multiple sclerosis. Born in Middletown she moved to Canton 35 years ago. Survived by four Pratt brothers in Middletown two sisters Mrs Edith Wright and Mrs Jeanne Dean a daughter Mrs Janis Hughes and two grandchildren. Services at Arnold Funeral Home Canton at 1:30 p m Thursday with Eastern Star services at 7:30 p m tomorrow.
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Fern Ossenburger
Canton
Middletown
Lawrence
Harry
Loren
Glenn
Luther Pratt
Edith Wright
Jeanne Dean
Cleveland
Janis Hughes
Akron
Arnold Funeral Home
Eastern Star
Services for Polly Ann Perkins
Funeral arrangements are set for Polly Ann Perkins 72 of 210 S Verity Pkwy with services at 2:30 p m Thursday at Grand Avenue Church of God officiated by Rev Henry Howard Burial and viewing details note a daughter Hattie Perkins residence at 210 S Verity Pkwy after 6 p m today and after 1 p m Thursday at the church Arrangements by Wilson Memorial Home Perkins died Sunday at Middletown Hospital.
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Polly Ann Perkins
S. Verity
Grand Avenue Church
Infant Stillborn Son of Back Family in Franklin
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Arnum Back of Franklin Rt 2 was stillborn yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Survived by three brothers Arthur Eugene William and a sister Joyce at home and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs E M Back of McClain Road. Graveside services at 1 pm today in Springboro Cemetery Arrangements by Eaton Funeral Home.
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Franklin
Arnum
Franklin Rt. 2
Middletown Hospital
Arthur
Eugene
William
Joyce
E. M
McClain Road
Springboro
Eaton Funeral Home
Lebanon Man Dies at 69 in Paris Area
Bert William Parker 69 died at 11 15 p m at Carr Nursing Home after living with son Delvert of Lebanon Route 1. Survived by two sons Raymond and Frank both of Lebanon two daughters Mae McCord Paris Ky and Hazel Alexander Tampa Fla five sisters 10 grandchildren four great grandchildren. Services and burial pending at Davis Funeral Home Paris Ky with Oswald Funeral Home handling local arrangements.
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Lebanon
Bert William Parker
Carr Nursing Home
Delvert
Rt. 1
Raymond
Frank
Mae McCord
Paris
Hazel Alexander
Tampa
Fla
Davis Funeral Home
Oswald
Mrs James Swander Dies In Dayton At Blended Life
Mrs James M Swander former West Elkton resident and wife of the Friends Church pastor from 1924 to 1937 died Monday at her daughter’s home in Dayton. Services set for 2 p m Thursday at the Friends Chapel West Elkton with Rev Clayton Hiatt officiating. Arrangements by Ketcham Funeral Home Rockford.
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James Swander
West Elkton
James M. Swander
Harrold D. Runkle
Dayton
Friends Church
Friends Chapel
Clayton Hiatt
Ketcham
Rockford
Obituary notices for Nebraska official and Hollywood figure
ALLIANCE Neb Chase Feaginn 74 longtime secretary and chief inspector of the Nebraska Branch Committee died of a heart attack. He was a former president of the National Livestock Branch Conference born in Marion County Iowa St Petersburg Fla Marvin G McConnell 63 once a double for silent star Harold Lloyd died yesterday. He worked as a screen writer and Hollywood actor in small parts and in recent years was a freelance writer.
KC Backs Up Ohio Bishops On Work Law
The Ohio Council of the Knights of Columbus endorsed a statement by Catholic bishops opposing proposed anti-union shop legislation. Delegates approved literature efforts by Cincinnati Committee for Decent Literature and voted $90,000 for youth work and scholarships to attract students to parochial school teaching.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Council of the Knights of Columbus
Catholic Bishops of
Ohio
State Council
Anthony Brueneman Jr
Committee For
Hamilton Trucker Succumbs After Fiery Train Crash
Charles George Biere, 28, of 133 Ross Ave., died at Mercy Hospital after a collision at the Augspurger Road crossing with a Baltimore & Ohio train. Biere, pinned in his truck, died from extensive burns shortly after 12:30 a.m. today. The crash halted the Cincinnati Detroit passenger run. Webb Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Hamilton
New Miami
Mercy Hospital
Butler County
Th County
Charles George Biere
Ross Ave
Augspurger Road
Baltimore & Ohio
Biere
Bilere
A. R. Rich
Mer
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Joann Anderson
Harold Woods
Sawyer Funeral Home
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Blanche Lehman
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Berenice Mincher
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