Armed Forces Caravan visits Middletown for Bicentennial
The U S Armed Forces Caravan arrived near the Middletown Mall for two days of displays and performances as part of the citys Bicentennial events. Capt John Fitch of the Marine Corps outlined itineraries and multi media exhibits across four vans representing Army Navy Marine Air Force. The event runs noon to 9 p m today and tomorrow with schedules featuring local choirs bands and barbershop groups.
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Karen Garloch
Middletown
U.S. Armed Forces
Ohio
John Fitch
Marine Corps
Verity Parkway
Manchester Avenue
Armed Forces Army
Navy
Air Force
Mc Fitch
Evans
Bowling Green
Tiffin
Cincinnati
Lebanon
Dayton
Chillicothe
Gahanna
Canton
Akron
Zanesville
Youngstown
Marietta
Mansfield
Ashtabula
Razor’s Edge Chorus
Miami Valley Militia
Armco
Skunk Junction
Miami University
Air Force Band
Wright-Patterson Afb
Lakota High School
Monroe
Razor’s Edge
Deaths and funerals in Middletown and Dayton area
Obituaries list Mrs. Mollie Cohen 78 of 600 Jackson Lane and Arnold Fuller 72 at Middletown Hospital. Also Lawrence Lillard 62 of Dayton, Mrs Iduma Pugh Price 70, Mrs Edith A Laughlin 81, and Myrtle Mansfield of Ashland. Services set at multiple funeral homes with burial at Beth Abraham Cemetery Grove Cemetery and National Cemetery. Survivors include spouses children stepchildren and siblings. Memorials suggested to charities and American Cancer Society.
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Mollie Cohen
Jackson Lane
Beth Abraham
Schantz Ave
Dayton
Marker & Heller Funeral Home
Cohen
Middletown Hospital
William
Evelyn Brown
Charlotte Fleishman
Middletown
Rose Nedelman
Cincinnati
Louis
Stanley
Eva Hoffman
Millie Friedman
Joseph Friedman
Lawrence Lillard
Veterans Administration Catholic
National Cemetery
Mr. Lillard
Smith Funeral
Iduma Pugh Price
McCoy-Leffler
Floyd Pennington
Woodside
Price
Charlotte
N.C
Germantown
Edith A. Laughlin
Kettering
Miami Valley Hospital
Byron
Laughlin
National American Red Cross
Twentieth Century Club
Charter Oaks Grange
Wesleyan United Methodist Church
Farmersville
Edith Smallwood
Union
Ohio
Gladys Matheson
Wofford Heights
Calif
Elma Conrad
Howard Hutchinson
Trotwood
John A. Arpp
Frank Croffet
Grove Cemetery
Miamisburg
American Cancer Society
Myrtle Mansfield
Ashland
Paul Garnett
Miller Funeral Home
Ashland Cemetery
Funeral
Burglar Trapped in Chimney At Indiana Drugstore
Police arrested 24 year old Jim L Patton for second degree burglary after officers found him wedged in a 12 inch square chimney at a drugstore. A stockman heard scraping and a muffled voice as Tim Terhune and responders freed him in 15 minutes.
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Indianapolis
Jim L. Patton
Timothy Terhune
Patton
Runaway Teen Plea Leads to Brief Police Apprehension
Police captured two 15 year old runaways from a trailer on Tytus Avenue after a tip. They hid under a bed and tried to flee a moving cruiser before officers released them to their parents. Objects stolen totaled 715 dollars from Fred Oerton's garage.
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Tytus Avenue
Rail strike postponed by four railway unions
In Chicago the four unions representing 70,000 workers firemen boilermakers carmen and electrical workers agreed to a one week postponement to November 18 to avoid disrupting the economy. AFL CIO official James Yost notified Federal Mediation Service head WJ Usery of the delay.
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Chicago
James E. Yost
Aflcio Railway Employes Department
W.J. Usery
Federal Mediation Service
Usery
Yost
Carmen
Two Injured in Middletown Car Collision
Two people were injured and taken to Middletown Hospital after a 10 a.m. accident. Minnie J. Nickerson 51 of 1320 Grove Street and Margaret D. Sears 55 of 808 14th Avenue were treated and released. Sears was a passenger in a car driven by William P. Sears 62 of 205 S Broad Street. Nickerson's car struck Sears rear prompting Sears to hit a third vehicle and flee. Damages were about 400 and 600 dollars respectively.
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Middletown Hospital
Minnie J. Nickerson
Grove St
Margaret D. Sears
14Th Ave
Sears
William P. Sears
S. Broad St
14Th Avenue
University Boulevard
Nickerson
Sears Auto
Youth's money taken to pay parents taxes in California
In Livermore California Rodney Smith ten had $28.71 deducted from his savings to cover delinquent taxes owed by his parents. The bank deducted funds from the savings account of Rodney's mother who was trustee after the custodial transfer. The California Franchise Tax Board ordered the deduction but later refunded the amount after controversy.
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Livermore
Calif
Rodney Smith
Rodney
Sharon Smith
Mrs. Smith
Leann
Soard
California Franchise Tax Board
Tax Board
Wells Fargo
Duarte
Pollution study warns against repeated doses
Washington AP reports a Library of Congress study warns that low level, repeated exposure to air fumes and drinking water pollutants raises cancer, heart disease and genetic mutation risks. The 402 page report notes detection limits hinder danger recognition and cites asbestos chlorine fluorides nickel and mercury among harmful substances. The House subcommittee opened seven days of hearings led by Rep George E Brown Jr. who said current research is inadequate.
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Washington
Library of Congress
Congressional Research Service
House
Subcommittee
George E. Brown Jr
D-Calif
Nude man nabbed after police chase on Vannest Avenue
Police apprehended a man reported running nude in the Vannest Avenue area about 8 o clock. He was subdued by officers and taken to Middletown Hospital in the paddy wagon.
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Vannest Avenue
Middletown Hospital
City Leaf Pickup Schedule By Area This Week
The annual leaf pickup continues with area residents asked to rake leaves into the gutter before collection. South of Central Avenue and east of the Penn Central railroad will see pickups Monday and Tuesday. Thursday and Friday cover areas west of the railroad. Only loose leaves are accepted. brush cannot be collected.
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Central Avenue
Penn Central Railroad
Central
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