Deaths and Funerals Highlight Local Clergy and Professors
The Rev. James K. Jordan Sr. dies at 78 after a 45 year ministry and ties to Middletown. Survived by his wife and six sons, three daughters, and 25 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements set at Bethel AME Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Also noted are Elizabeth Louise Ludlam formerly of Oxford, and details of local memorials and services for university faculty.
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James K. Jordan Sr
Ninth Ave
Donald Jordan
Jordan Memorial Chapel
Middletown Hospital
Jordan
Bethel Ame Church
Middletown
Payne Theological Seminary
Wilberforce
Mr. Jordan
Lockhaven
Lebanon
Greenfield
Akron
Ravenna
College Hill
Elliston
Elsie
Donald
Robert
John
Los Angeles
James K. Jr
Cleveland
Arthur
Paul
Hamilton
Charma Anderson
Infant Daughter of Mr and Mrs Plummer Dies
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Plummer of 208 East Third Street Franklin died at an unspecified time. The brief notice records the family and location but provides no further details.
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John C. Plummer
E, Third St
Franklin
Wanda Scheer dies. Lebanon teacher dies in Cincinnati hospital
Wanda Iorns Scheer 72 of 309 Center St. Lebanon a retired Warren County school teacher died yesterday at Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati. Survived by three sisters Miss Veda Iorns Mrs Margaret Retallick of Lebanon and Mrs Dorothy Steen of Cincinnati and two brothers Willard Iorns Farmersville and Arthur Jorns Lebanon. Services 2:30 p.m. Saturday Oswald Memorial Home with burial Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow after 4 p.m. at the memorial home.
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Oxford
Elizabeth Louise Ludlam
Miami University
Western College
Oyster Bay
N. Y
F. P. Devine
Brookville
N.Y
L Ludlam
McCullough - Hyde Memorial Hospital
American Cancer Society
Ludlam
Mary Ellen Wolfe
Western College Health Service
W. Withrow St
B. Louise Ludlam
Lebanon
Wanda Iorns Scheer
Center St
Warren County
Bethesda Hospital
Cincinnati
Veda Iorns
Margaret Retallick
Dorothy Steen
Willard Lorns
Farmersville
Arthur Jorns
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Memorial Home
Funeral services announced for local residents
Mrs. Margaret Tanner Hayden 45 of 809 Hanover St. has services at 2 p m tomorrow. William Fowler 73 formerly of 826 S Seventh St. has services today. Emma Jean McBee 7 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Junior McBee of 1356 John St. has services tomorrow in Barbourville Kentucky.
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Margaret Tanner Hayden
Hanover St
Marshall- Smith
William Fowler
S. Seventh St
Brown-Dawson
Emma Jean McBee
Junior McBee
John St
Barbourvillle
European opera star Maude Fay Symington dies in San Francisco
Maude Fay Symington, famed operatic idol of prewar Europe, died in San Francisco at 86. widow of Capt. Powers Symington, diplomat and naval officer who died in 1957. Albert Willemetz, French composer of operettas, dies at 77 after 106 operettas and about 2000 songs. Retired Rear Admiral Harry A. Dunn dies at 63 of an apparent heart attack while playing golf in York, Pennsylvania.
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San Francisco
Maude Fay Symington
Powers Symington
Paris
Albert Willemetz
Harry A. Dunn
Naval Ordnance Plant
York
Brown's Run Barn Looted by Intruders
Intruders broke into the maintenance barn at Brown's Run Country Club on Sleebig Road and stole $3 in change a case of soft drinks and the main maintenance Jeep. Paul Morgan the golf course superintendent reported the entry was gained by removing a barn door board. Deputies also investigated a $48 theft from Norman Grindle’s residence on Highland Street.
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Brown's Run Country Club
Sleebig Road
Paul Morgan
Morgan
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Norman Grindle
Highland St
Army Courier Missing. Army Seeks Johnson
Washington AP Staff Sgt. Robert L. Johnson, 43, assigned to the Army courier service for classified documents, has been missing since last Friday. The Army lists him absent without leave and asks military and local police in eastern states to apprehend him. Johnson held security clearance for secret material, but an inventory found no missing classified items.
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Washington (Ap
Robert L. Johnson
Army Courier Service
Army
Johnson
Forgotten steam turbine tale from Hero to 17th century
The steam turbine, invented by Hero of Alexandria over two millennia ago, faded from history and was rediscovered in the 17th century. The note traces the device from ancient innovation to later scholarly revival.
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Hero of Alexandria
Humphrey Calls Goldwater Radical Amid Campaign Swing
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey branded Barry Goldwater a radical out of step with conservatism during an outdoor rally in Ashtabula Ohio. He argued Goldwater voted against 25 major Republican platform issues and urged voters that Goldwater is not a true Republican or conservative. Humphrey continued touring 29,709 miles through 25 states and 56 cities since Labor Day, claiming a Erie area record as 75 high school girls greeted him with cheers and kisses.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Sen. Goldwater
Republic
Minnesotan
Humphrey
Erie
Fuel Truck and Car Collide on Verity Parkway
A gasoline truck driven by Carleton Sherwood 41 of Waynesville collided with an auto driven by Mrs Louise Gardner Middletown Rt. 1 on Verity Parkway and Germantown Road yesterday afternoon causing $650 in damage and no citations. An additional incident on Beatrice Drive involved a car owned by Robert Wood colliding with Rodger Lawson’s parked auto causing $250 in damage with no citations.
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Verity Parkway
Germantown Road
Carleton Sherwood
Waynesville
Louise Gardner
Middletown Rt. 1
Robert Wood
Franklin St
Beatrice Drive
Rodger Lawson
Man Dies In Ohio Highway Collision Near Greenfield
Gary Ronald Shirkey, 30, of Route 1 Greenfield, was killed on Ohio 41 nine miles south of Washington Court House when his car hit a farm wagon just pulled onto the road from a field by a tractor driven by Howard Robinson, 61, of Route 3 Greenfield, who was unhurt.
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Washington Court House
Ohio
Gary Ronald Shirkey
Rt. 1
Greenfield
Here
Sheriff's Office
Howard Robinson
Rt. 3
Lady's Silence Delays Hunt For Loose Python
London AP report says a 60 foot python named Thag went missing from a heated cage after keeper Dr Rachael Pinney who observes Wednesday silence failed to speak. Police paused the search until Wednesday passed and Pinney offered a 2 pound reward for Thag's safe return.
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London
Rachael Pinney
Pythagoras
Lady Kimber
Miller Says Russians Building Up In Cuba Misleading Americans
Rep. William E. Miller told a Miami rally that Soviet activity in Cuba is higher than acknowledged and alleged wheat exports to the Soviet Union reappear in Cuba violating the sale terms. He cited Cuban radio broadcasts and reports of radio and dry dock facilities that could serve submarines, vowing to support free government in Cuba with Goldwater.
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Miller
Cuba
Sarasota, Fla
William E. Miller
Miami
Soviet Union
Carribean
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Foreign Aid Bill Signed by Johnson in Washington
President Johnson signed the foreign aid appropriation of 3.25 billion dollars before a Midwest campaign trip. Congress had authorized 3.5 billion but trimmed the program. He also signed a 1.1 billion package for war on poverty civil rights food stamps and mass transportation.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Third Body Found In Boat Tragedy
The body of Raymond Jacker Tucker, 40, was recovered from Lake Erie near Little Cedar Point, where six people were feared drowned after two boats collided amid choppy water. Three bodies have been recovered in the incident Monday.
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Toledo, Ohio
Raymond
Jack) Tucker
Lake Erie
Little Cedar Point
Toledo
Young Ridicules Taft On Apportionment View
US Senator Stephen M Young blasts Republican rival Robert Taft Jr. for supporting a constitutional amendment to curb Supreme Court review of apportionment. He argues Taft favors rural representation over urban people, and condemns the Hanna Amendment as partisan and undemocratic.
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Young
Taft
Cleveland
Stephen M. Young
Robert Taft Jr
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
Ohio
The Chinese Measure of Distance by a Day’s Walk
A historical note explains a Chinese method of gauging distance as the length a person travels in one day. It traces the concept to traditional road travel and its use in ancient administration and communication networks.
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Molly
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Deborah
Gordon
Jerry
Molly Puckett
Woodside Cemetery
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Elizabeth Ludlam
Freeman's
Uae
Emerald
Wanda Scheer
Barry
Foneys Ptol
Kerri Lynn Rappe
Slingerlands School
Albany
By Eddy Gilmore
Thag
Candymakers
S. Brezel Blvd
Crawford ST
E. State St
Trenton
Cleveland Democrat
Taft) Shouot
Senate
Congressional Committee
Lindon
N. Verity
Hues
RCA Victor
Vradelis
The
National Silver Co
Mendis
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