James E. Evans 67 Longtime Middletown Electrical Contractor
James Edward Evans aged 67 of 3100 South Main Street died Sunday at 1 25 a.m. at Shadylawn Convalescent Home He had lived in Middletown since 1913 and ran his own electrical shop for a decade retiring four years ago He is survived by three brothers Earl George Arch of Hamilton six sisters Lucy Evans Cincinnati Emma Vanderpol Braggs Okla Fannie Ballard Cincinnati Jack Pearl Middleboro Ky Cecil Wilson and Murray Limerick Middletown Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. Riggs Funeral Home Rev H H Jung to preside Burial will follow at Woodside Cemetery Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday
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James Edward Evans
South Main St
Shadylawn
Mr. Evans
Middletown
Earl
George
Arch
Hamilton
Lucy Evans
Cincinnati
Emma Vanderpol
Braggs Okla
Fannie Ballard
Jack Pearl
Middleboro
Cecil Wilson
Murray Limerick
Riggs Funeral
H. H. Jung
Woodside Cemetery
Agnes R Weber 86
Mrs Agnes R Weber 86 of 91 Webster Street died 3 30 p m Sunday at Rahn Convalescent Home Miamisburg after five weeks illness Born Middletown lived in the community except 14 years at Ft Thomas Ky where husband Frank Weber Army officer was stationed Survived by two sons Romain A and Thomas Franklin a daughter Mrs Frances Stone Requiem High Mass Wednesday 9 a m Holy Trinity Church burial Calvary Cemetery Friends may call Schramm Funeral Home today 7 10 p m Tuesday 3 5 and 7 10 p m
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Agnes R. Weber
Webster St
Rahn
Miamisburg
Middletown
Ft. Thomas
Frank Weber
Romauld A
Thomas
Franklin
Frances Stone
Holy Trinity Church
Calvary Cemetery
Schramm Funeral
Funeral services for Edwin Alexander
Funeral services for Edwin Alexander aged 61 of 1128 Kunz Ave will be held Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home with the Rev John I Parr officiating. Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery. The funeral home will remain open after 2 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Alexander
Kunz Ave
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
John I. Parr
Woodside Cemetery
Mrs. Mattie Thomas Dies After Long Illness at 68
Mrs. Mattie Thomas 68 of 321 Curtis Street Middletown died at home at 1 15 p m Saturday after a 14 year illness. Survived by husband Robert two sons Paul and Carl seven daughters Bernice Hall Velva Hizer Sylvia Powers Myrtle White Victoria Arnold Etta Carl Ruby Murphy a sister B Bates of Paris Kentucky. Graveside service set for Tuesday at 2 p m at Chambers Cemetery near Rothwell Kentucky with Elder W A Bradley officiating. Friends may call at home today until 8 30 a m tomorrow when body will be sent to Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Thomas
Curtis St
Middletown
Robert
Paul
Carl
Florida
Bernice Hall
Dryridge
Velva Hizer
West Middletown
Sylvia Powers
Horton
Mich
Myrtle White
Dayton
Victoria Arnold
Etta Carl
Funeral services set for Pamela Little at Pomeryton
Pamela Kay Little Franklin three week old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Little of 1033 Miami Chapel Rd Dayton died at 9 am Sunday at the home of an aunt Mrs Carl Brewer Route 73 south of Franklin Survivors include parents a sister Barbara Gayle and grandparents Mr and Mrs J M Proffitt Dayton and Mr and Mrs William Little Frenchburg Ky Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at Pomeryton Ky with burial there Arrangements by Robert Eaton Funeral Home
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Franklin
Pamela Kay Little
Robert Little
Miami Chapel Rd
Dayton
Carl Brewer
Barbara Gayle
J. M. Proffitt
William Little
Frenchburg
Pomeryton
Robert Eaton Funeral Home
Obituary: Former Germantown educator Kratzer dies
Kratzer was employed on the city board of education and retired since coming to Germantown. He is survived by his wife Amna, son Lorin, three grandchildren including Mrs. Robert Rea of Oxford and Mrs. Robert Shockley and Joyce Kratzer of Germantown, and one great grandchild. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson Funeral Home Mt. Orab with Rev H A Rothrock officiating. Burial at Mt. Orab Cemetery.
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City Board of Education
Kratzer
Germantown
Amna
Lorin
Robert Reason T
Oxford
Robert Shockley
Joyce Kratzer
Thompson Funeral Home
Mt. Orab
H. A. Rothrock
Germantown Methodist Church
Fratzer
Mt. Orab Cemetery
Sutphin 69 Dies. Rites Set at Zimmraun Funeral Home
Charles C. Sutphin a 69 year old retired carpenter died at his Eaton home Saturday evening. He is survived by his daughter Mrs. Esther Denglinger of Gratis a grandson and two great granddaughters. His wife Hettie preceded him in death. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 p m at the Zimmmerman Funeral Home with burial in Gratis Cemetery. Friends may call this evening at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratis
Charles C. Sutphin
Eaton
Esther. Denglinger
Hettie
Zimmerman
Notable Obituaries Include Stevens and Diome des
The death notices honor James Garfield Stevens 69 professor of economics at Champlain College and Alexander Diome des 75 who served as Premier of Greece during the 1949 crackdown on the Communist rebellion.
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Associated Press
PLATTSBURGH, N._Y
James Garfield Stevens
Champaign College
Athens
Alexander Diomedes
Greece
Four Middletown Men Complete Air Force Basic Training
Four Middletown area men completed Air Force basic indoctrination at Lackland Air Force Base Texas Pvt Billy J Mehl 20 son of Mr and Mrs D Mehl of 19 Grimes St Pvt Archie Lee Pate 17 son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Pate of 1306 Grove St Pvt James H Phillips 20 son of Mr and Mrs H L Phillips of Trenton Route 1 and Pvt Hugh C Warmouth 20 son of Mr and Mrs George Warmouth of Franklin Route 2 also noted Wallace Wright 21 son of Mrs Mary Wright 614 Wilson St stationed at Kenai Alaska promoted to sergeant in two years service and since February in Alaska.
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Middletown
Air Force
Lackland Airforce Base
Texas
Billy J. Mehl
D. Mehl
Grimes St
Archie Lee Pate
Joseph Pate
Grove St
James H. Phillips
H. L. Phillips
Trenton
Hugh C. Warmouth
George Warmouth
Franklin
Lackland
San Antonio
Wallace Wright
Mary Wright
Wilson St
Kenai
Alaska
Wright
Police Briefs: Warrant Issued for Forgery and Drunk Driving Arrests
Police served William Lawson a forgery warrant signed by Stan Tsakeris and Stella Katona. Wilgus Burton Mays, 40, of 3216 Mohawk Street, was arrested at York and Baltimore on a drunken driving charge. Dallas Hoppe reported his unlocked car at the Albers Market lot was broken into and a first aid kit stolen.
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William Lawson
Stan Tsakeris
Stella Katona
Wilgus Burton Mays
Mohawk St
York Ave
Baltimore St
Dallas Hoppe
Albers Market
Fire at Roy Link home causes minor damage
Children playing with matches sparked a fire at Roy Link’s residence at 806 Auburn Street on Sunday. The blaze started in the basement where the kids were at play. damage was slight.
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Roy Link
Auburn St
Germantown Man Ora Kratz er Dies Quietly at 81
Ora Kratzer, 81, died suddenly at 1 15 p m Sunday at his son Lorin Kratzer s home on North Perry Street Germantown after months of illness He had lived in Germantown seven years moving from Dayton where he previously resided
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Germantown
Ora Kratzer
Lorin Kratzer
North Perry St
Young Curtis Injured in Saturday Sandlot Football Game
Robert Curtis, 14 year old son of Mr and Mrs Lafayette Curtis of 1511 Forest Ave, is in fair condition at Middletown Hospital with a fracture to his right arm from a Saturday sandlot football game.
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Robert Curtis
Lafayette Curtis
Forest Ave
Middletown Hospital
Young Curtis
Ohio ranks third in pilots with 19938 certified aircraft
With 19 938 certified aircraft pilots Ohio ranks third in the nation, reflecting strong aviation training and certification across the state and its major airports.
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Ohio
Church Women Council Meets In Cincinnati
The United Council of Church Women opens a four day assembly in Cincinnati with about 2000 women from all states and 12 foreign lands attending. The group will merge later this month with the National Council of the Churches of Christ in America to form a larger cooperative organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
C AP
United Council of Church Women
Union
National Council of the Churches of Christ
Cleveand
Samuel McCrea Cavert
United Council
National Board
Cavert
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Church Women’s Assembly
Luella Rackmeyer
New York
United Nations
Miss Rockmeyer
Council
Department of Christian World Relations
Governor dedicates $500,000 wing at Mary Rutan Hospital
Governor Frank J. Lauscher attended the Mary Rutan Hospital dedication of a new 500000 wing. He praised area communities for funding support while Dr. Anthony J. Borowski of the Ohio Department of Health observed the ceremony.
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Bellefontaine
Frank J. Lauscher
Mary Rutan Hospital
Anthony J. Borowski
Ohio Department of Health
Five Prince of Peace Winners Listed in City Speech Finals
Twenty five Middletown high school students competed in the Prince of Peace Declamation contest elimination rounds held at five local churches. Winners from Oakland Presbyterian Joyce Nickell and Florence Thress from First Baptist, Marilyn Mann from Calvary Methodist, Tom Timmons from First Methodist, Pauline Kempf from United Brethren and others advance toward city finals with several runners up and alternates named. At Trenton Nazaren Church Joan Leanner won first with Geneva Abrams second.
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Prince of Peace
Oakland Presbyterian Church
Joyce Nickell
Golden Door
Runnner
Jim Hagins
Florence Thress
First Baptist Church
Geraldyne Baker
Marilyn Mann
Calvary Methodist Church
Robert Housh
Tom Timmons
First Methodist Church
Gandhi
Susan Horn
Rudolph Pringle
Pauline Kempf
United Brethren Church
Virginia Hill
Middletown High School
Trenton
Joan Leanner
Trenton Nazarene Church
Geneva Abrams
Editors Named To Hall Of Fame In Ohio
Columbus AP report says two editors join the Ohio Journalism Hall of Fame this fall. Late Robert F. Wolfe of the Columbus Dispatch and Carl V. Van Anda of the New York Times are selected by a 70 member judges panel to become the 44th and 45th members. Dr. James E. Pollard announced the names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Journalism Hall of Fame
Robert F. Wolfe
Columbus Dispatch
Carl V. van Anda
New York Times
James E. Pollard
Ohio State University School of Journalism
Streets Marked For Cleaning In City Block One
Street Department crews set no parking signs on both sides of Columbia Ave from Main to Broad and Broad St north to Tytus Ave to permit cleaning slated for early Tuesday morning. Local residents were advised to avoid the marked streets during cleanup.
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Street Department
Columbia Ave
Main
Broad Sts
Broad St
Tytus Ave
YMCA Staff Shuffle After Departure of Director
YMCA staff split duties to cover the gap left by John Johnson as physical director, with Larry Nelson and volunteers handling roles while a successor is chosen. Johnson moves to the YMCA in Omaha after four years in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
John Johnson
Johnson
Larry Nelson
Omaha
Nebro
Middletown
Polio Leaders Hear National President Speak in Dayton
Butler County NFIP members joined a state planning session in Dayton with Basil O Connor as keynote. He warned polio epidemic severity and outlined a $25 million patient care budget for the year, urging a $50 million January campaign to end in the black for 1951. Local attendees included Middletown and Hamilton couples.
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Butler County
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Dayton
Basil O’connor
American Red Cross
O’connor
Polio Foundation
Middletown
John Fitzgerald
Martin Thomas
Hamilton
Marc Gillespie
Edward Robinson
Two Engineers to be Honored by Miami Ohio Society
Two members of the Miami Chapter of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers will be honored at a dinner meeting at the Manchester Hotel. Glen D. Bonner of Hamilton tops the chapter exams for engineers in training, while William E. Edwards of Mason earns a junior membership award for high grades at Oak Ridge School of Reactor Technology. Others receive certificates for engineers in training across Dayton Miami Midwestern Springfield and Cincinnati. The 6 30 p m program includes a tour of Armco Steel open hearth.
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Miami
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
Manchester Hotel
Glen D. Bonner
Hamilton
William E. Edwards
Mason
Bonner
Edwards
Oak Ridge
Dayton
Springfield
Cincinnati
Armco Steel Corporation
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James E. Evans
Agnes Weber
Pamela Little
Tanteed
Montlhery
Paris
Church Women Council
Esther C. Stamats
Group
Department of Christian Social Relations
Assembly
Hall of Fame
CITIES @ SERVICE
Seav
Koldp Et
Reed Hiery
G. Gangnesner
Ain
Basil Shrout
Ohio Steel Terminals, Inc
Clyde Truesdale
Woodlawn Ave
Midd
Witt
Hunter
Columbia & Main
Raymond Florence First & Park
Fred Carr
Casper & Charles Middletown
Clyde L. Lawes
Garfield & Penfield Middletown
Ame
Roberts St. Rt
Franklin Lead
Sara Cleveland & Grand
Middle
Cities’ Service
Harry Benadum
Central Ave
Cliff Coggin Mississipp
Southern College and
Marco Tulio Lopez H. Atiquzaya
Salvador
Aika
Middletown Service CO
Reed- Klopp’s
Reed-Klopp
Middletowk
Packard
juMop
The
Society of Motion Picture Art Directors
Barton Sales & Service, Inc
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