Blind Judge Sees No Problem By Louis Corbin in Florida
Jacksonville AP report on Louis Corbin the new Duval County Court judge who is blind since age six. He vows to judge fairly, relies on a secretary for mail and research, keeps all files in braille, and would trade cases he cannot handle. Corbin defeated Iven Lamb Jr. in a runoff 30 208 to 23 925 and takes office in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. T. Macfeely
Jacksonville
Fla
Duval County
Louis Corbin
Corbin
Iven Lamb Jr
Lamb
Coralee
Lesley
Corbi
Deaths And Funerals Mrs Laura Broddus 81
Mrs Laura Broddus 81 of 2703 Armco Drive died at 3 50 am at Kettering Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient since Aug 22 She had lived in Middletown since 1956 coming from Irvine Kentucky Her husband James died in 1946 Surviving are four daughters a stepson and several grandchildren Services at 2 pm Monday at Lewis Funeral Home Irvine with Rev Jack Adams officiating Burial in West Irvine Cemetery Call hours Friday 7 9 pm Friends may call at the funeral home Friday 3 5 and 7 9 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Broddus
Armco Drive
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Funeral Rites Set For 83 Year Old Middletown Man
Frank H Buffington 83 of 6650 Germantown Road died at 345 am today at Middletown Hospital after a long illness He worked 42 years as an electrical engineer for Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co and was a member of Jefferson Lodge 90 FAM Hamilton Council and the Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton He is survived by his wife Helen a daughter Jeanette Hetstand Bradenton Florida and two grandchildren Services Saturday 10 am at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Dr Irvin Emmons officiating Burial at Woodside Cemetery A Masonic service Friday 730 pm at the Woodside burial site
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Frank H. Buffington
Germantown Road
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Buffington
Middletown
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Jefferson Lodge 90
F&am
Hamilton Council
Scottish Rite
Valley of Dayton
Helen
Jeanette Hetstand
Bradenton
Fla
McCoy
Services for Mrs Ada Florence Duneil Held Middletown
Funeral notices describe services for Ada Florence Duneil aged 80 of Puddenbag Road Middletown Rt. The obituary lists her residence and calls for a later service date with arrangements by a local funeral home.
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Ada Florence Duneil
Puddenbag Road
Middletown
Richard Gabbard, 58, Lebanon resident, dies in Wilmington
Richard Gabbard formerly of Franklin dies at Clinton Memorial Hospital in Wilmington at 3 p.m. Wednesday after long illness. He was a truck driver for McGraw Construction Co. Survived by wife Elsie three sons Guy, Harry, and Paul two brothers and four sisters. Funeral Saturday at Eaton Funeral Home with burial in South Lebanon Cemetery.
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Franklin
Richard Gabbard
N. West St
Lebanon
Clinton Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
Gabbard
McGraw Construction Co
Elsie
Guy
California
Harry
Paul
Grant
Carlisle
Molly Sherwood
South Lebanon
Mabel Mull
Bernice Gabbard
Middletown
Alice Wright
Eaton Funeral Home
Funeral
Mrs Hazel A Williams dies after illness at home
Carlisle Mrs Hazel Ann Williams 62 of 540 John St died at 10 55 am Wednesday at home after a long illness She is survived by husband Claude two daughters Mrs Jo ann Houshul and Mrs Eileen Gardner a son Donald a sister Mary Cox and eight brothers Services set for 10 am Saturday at the Gideon church
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Carlisle
Hazel Ann Williams
John St
Claude
Joann Houshul
Eileen Gardner
Germantown
Donald
Goreville
Inl
Mary Cox
Clifford
Obie
Raymond Lawson
Middletown
Lafe Lawson
Road Grace Pentecostal Assembly Service Details
The Road Grace Pentecostal Assembly Church in Middletown will be led by Rev. Gordon Lawson. Burial is planned for Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at John Arpp Funeral Home in Germantown Friday from 4 to the time of service.
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Road
Grace Pentecostal Assembly Church
Middletown
Gordon Lawson
Woodside Cemetery
John Arpp
Germantown
Death notices for Ida Weinman Charles Raab Harold Hixson and Leland Jones
Obituary notices list Ida Weinman 95 of 3516 E River Road with service Friday. Charles Raab 77 of 664 Millikin Road with service today. Harold Hixson 63 of 1173 Heaton Street with service 10 a.m. Saturday. Leland Jones 54 of 4730 Fairfield Avenue with service 10 a.m. Friday at Governors Park Baptist Church.
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Ida Weinman
E. River Road
Young
Charles Raab
Millikin Road
Mt. Healthy
Harold Hixson
Heaton St
Webb
Leland Jones
Fairfield Ave
Governors Park Baptist Church
Cat Sought For Rabies Examination In Monroe
Jimmy Ketring, 8, of Monroe says a gray short haired cat about nine months old bit or scratched him last Friday. The animal was last seen near Sands Avenue two blocks from the home. If not found by Saturday, rabies prevention shots for Jimmy begin. Contact the Ketrings or Monroe Police if you spot the cat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Jimmy Ketring
Macready Ave
Jimmy
James Ketring
Sands Avenue
Ketring
Outdoor Helsinki chess uses 8 pound modern design pieces
In Helsinki summers chess is played outdoors with modern design pieces weighing 8 pounds each, turning public spaces into playful boards for locals and visitors.
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Helsinki
Election Board Nixes New Registration Sites in Ohio
In Butler County Ohio Republican members blocked a plan to add six new voter registration sites at factories, shopping centers, and the Middletown Community Center. Democratic members Koehler and Julian will appeal a 1930 ruling they say allows the board to stall by nonattendance. CAC expresses disappointment as county records show about 95 000 registrations.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County Board of Elections
Fisher Body
Fairfield
Champion
Richard Koehler
Dan Julian
Citizen’s Advisory Council
CAB
John Moser
Ralph Pagano
Secretary of State
Koehler
Julian
Ted Brown
Richard J. Wessel
CAC
Lyle Conn
Butler County
Renter Sues Landlord Over Water Cutoff in Butler County
Mrs. Carol Howard of Middletown filed suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court against Pallie Merchant, claiming the owner must pay for water at 708 Yankee Road. She says the city cut water Sept. 25 for nonpayment of the bill and seeks restoration plus 560 damages for the period without service.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Carol Howard
Yankee Road
Pallie Merchant
Sixth Ave
Howard
City Cabs Face Inspections Over Health and Safety Rules
City sanitarian Winfred Duff scheduled today’s inspections of Middletown yellow and Middletown Taxi cabs to ensure compliance with state public carrier health rules. Police and Ptl. Leonard McPheeters found brakes and signal lenses faulty on most cabs while waiting areas and offices are reviewed. building slated for razing amid downtown rehabilitation. The Halls, owners of three taxi lines, await city manager review of Duff’s findings amid rain delays and concerns over potential removal of buses from streets.
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Sanitarian
Winfred
Duff
State Board of Health
Stan
Freda Hall
Broad St
Middletown
Yellow Cab
Middletown Taxi
Ptl
Leonard McPheeters
Middletown High Student Charged in School Assault
A 15 year old Middletown girl faces assault and battery charges after an incident at the high school in which football coach and teacher Iverson Williams was kicked while breaking up a fight between two students. She was released to her parents and is set to appear in Butler County Juvenile Court in Hamilton on Tuesday.
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Middletown
Iverson Willams
Butler County
Hamilton
Lewis Hill
Williams
$250000 Awarded In Death in Butler County Case
A Butler County Common Pleas jury awarded $250000 to Mrs. Bessie Mitchell of Somerville after her husband Jim Mitchell, 44, died Sept 21 1968 in a collision between his car and a dump truck operated by Manford Smith on US 127 near Wayne Trace Road. The Cisle Contractor firm settled its portion, leaving Smith liable for the verdict, the largest in county history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Court of
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
Somerville
Bessie Mitchell
E. Church St
Jim Mitchell
Don S. Cisle Contractor, Inc
Manford Smith
Heaton St
Mitchell
Smith
U.S. 127
Wayne Trace Road
Seven Mile
Cisle
Groups Endorse 7.9-Mill Middletown School Levy
The Middletown New Car Dealers Association and two Ohio Association of Public School Employes chapters endorsed the 7.9 mill school tax levy. OAPSE chapters 232 and 206 backed the levy at meetings last night. Middletown High School PIC also endorsed it at a meeting at the high school.
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Middletown New Car Dealers Association
Ohio Association of Public School Employes
OAPSE
Middletown High School
Parents Involvement Council
PIC
Survivors sue FAA over Albuquerque crash ruling
The wife and daughter of Columbus man Clarence Pyle filed a federal suit in Columbus seeking 500000 in damages from the Federal Aviation Agency alleging negligence led to the light plane jet collision last year near New Mexico.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Air Force
New Mexico
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
Clarence Pyle
Maximum Income Level Up For Renters In High Rises
Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority director Ross Hunt raises the maximum monthly income for renting two elderly high rise apartments in Middletown. New limits start at 266 for one person and 375 for two, rising after a year to 31 for one and 475 for two. The Journal series Hunger in Middletown cited 150 and 250 figures beforehand.
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Ross Hunt
Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority
Middletown
Journal
Loss Of Eye Awarded To Detroit Boy In Car Crash
Six year old Anthony Tommie who lost an eye in a crash two years ago was awarded 200000 dollars by Wayne County judge James Canham. The judge also granted the boy's father 3585 dollars to aid medical expenses from the Uninsured Motorists Fund.
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Detroit
Anthony Tommie
Wayne County
James Canham
Medical Lebanon
Loveland Park
Cincinnati
Warren County
John Holbrook
William Bowers
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