Deaths and Funerals Wade Pratt and Paul Heitz
Wade D Pratt 43 of Middletown died at Middletown Hospital after a three year illness. He served as a pilot in the Army Air Force in Europe 1942 46 and later worked in real estate. Survived by wife Jane three sons and parents. Services at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Paul E Heitz 48 of Elk Creek Road died at Christ Hospital after 25 days as an Armco Steel instrument repairman. Survived by wife Erina two sisters. Funeral at German town with burial in Germantown Cemetery. Contributions suggested to St Johns United Church of Christ building fund.
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Wade D. Pratt
Glenmore Drive
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Middletown High School
Castle Heights Military Academy
Lebanon
B.F. Sawyer & Son
Jane
Mike
Bruce
Tim
Harry E. Pratt
Harry Jr
Luella Ireland
Hamilton
First Presbyterian Church
Irvin Emmons
Woodside Cemetery
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
Paul E. Heitz
Elk Creek Road
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Mr. Heitz
Armco Steel Corp
Germantown
Masonic Lodge
St. John’s United
Church of Christ
Erina
Armetha Kern
Eileen Kern
Worthington
John Arpp
Donald Esslinger
St. John's United Church of Christ In
William Gibson of Hamilton Dies at Fort Hamilton Hospital
William A. Gibson aged 62 of Hamilton and resident of Middletown from 1913 to 1940 died yesterday at Fort Hamilton Hospital. He owned the Enterprise Tool and Machine Co. in Hamilton and was a member of the local business community.
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William A. Gibson
Hamilton
Middletown
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Mr. Gibson
Enterprise Tool & Machine Co
Obituary Notice for Gibson Family
Jefferson Lodge F AM member Gibson is survived by two sons Donald of Cincinnati and William A Gibson Jr of Silver Spring Maryland a sister Mrs Leona Whitman of Middletown and three grandchildren Services 10 am Wednesday at Webb Funeral Home Hamilton Burial Woodside Cemetery Funeral home hours 4 to 9 pm tomorrow
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Jefferson Lodge
F&am
Donald
Cincinnati
William A. Gibson Jr
Silver Springs
Leona Whitman
Middletown
Webb Funeral Home
Hamilton
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral
Mrs Etta Mae Leatherman 85 Dies in Camden
Mrs Etta Mae Leatherman 85 died at 8 a m yesterday at Camden Nursing Home after living in Camden since 1938. Born in Montgomery County she lived at 107 East Central Avenue prior to February 1964. No immediate survivors. Services at 2 p m Wednesday at R C Nein & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Help Cemetery near Farmersville.
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Camden
Etta Mae Leatherman
Camden Nursing Home
E. Central Ave
Leatherman
Montgomery County
R.C. Nein & Sons
Help
Farmersville
Franklin Miss Mabe Ritz Obituary
Miss Mabe l Elizabeth Ritz 80 of 833 S Main St died yesterday at home after an extended illness. Survived by three sisters Bernice Ritz Catherine Zeekman Silver Springs Md Enid Hart Escondido Calif. Funeral Wednesday Anglesby Funeral Home Rev Herman McCoy officiating Burial Woodhill Cemetery. Visitation 5 to 7 and 9 p.m.
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Franklin
Mabel Elizabeth Ritz
S. Main St
Bernice Ritz
Catherine Zeekman
Silver Springs
Enid Hart
Escondido
Calif
Anglesby
Herman McCoy
Woodhill Cemetery
Memorial Rites for Local Residents Scheduled
Pfc Walter Marcum 22 son of Mr Mrs Albert Marcum of 122 Herman Ave has military services at 10 30 a m Wednesday in Brown Dawson chapel James Spencer 33 of 1440 Helma Ave has services at 2 p m tomorrow at Pentecostal Highway of Holiness Church Mrs Amelia Hinkel 84 of 827 Belle Ave will have services at 2 p m
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Walter Marcum
Albert Marcum
Herman Ave
Brown-Dawson
James Spencer
Helma Ave
Pentecostal Highway of Holiness Church
Amelia Hinkel
Belle Ave
Fire damages first floor of two story West Middletown home
The blaze damaged the first floor of Thelma Selby’s two story house at 5325 Vine St as Meredith Nelson of South Madison Fire Department stated the cause and total damage are undetermined. Firefighters from North Madison helped contain the blaze at 4:20 a.m. and saved the second floor. The fire reportedly began in a front bedroom.
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Thelma Selby
Vine St
West Middletown
Meredith Nelson
South
Auto crash causes $900 damage in city incident
Emmett L. Greenwell aged 48 of 1107 Elwood Street faced charges for failing to keep a safe distance after his car struck a parked vehicle owned by John Sandidge of Brandon Florida at 2351 Tytus Avenue at 12:50 a.m. The wreck produced $900 in damage.
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Emmett L. Greenwell
Elwood St
John Sandidge
Brandon
Fla
Tytus Ave
Dayton Faculty Captain to Speak on Viet Nam Duty
Capt. Robert Anderson of the University of Dayton will address the Rotary Club tomorrow at noon about his recent service in Viet Nam, sharing experiences from his duty with the U S forces at the Manchester Motor Inn.
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Robert Anderson
University of Dayton
Viet Nam
Rotary Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Obituaries and funeral notices pass in several cities
Notices list Andrew Lenehan Ora Ogg Mrs Ethel Tinsley and service details in North Carolina. Obituary notes William Gage Brady Jr former First National City Bank chairman died in Asheville. John B Backhus Philadelphia Joint Council president and seven VP died Saturday of cancer.
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Asheville
N.C
William Gage Brady Jr
National City Bank of
New York City
First National City Bank
Philadelphia
John B. Backhus
The
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
National Union
Trieste Riot Simmers Over Economic Fears Postwar Loss
Rioting in Trieste over the weekend reflected long standing grievances after the 1954 settlement eroded the free port status. Workers protested government shipyard redistributions while 80 injured and 47 arrested for sedition.
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Rome
Trieste
Adriatic
Italy
Istrian
Yugoslavia
Europe
Genoa
Suvet
Brown urges one story schools cut costs at meeting
Board of Education member Jerry Brown tells Exchange Club it is cheaper to build one story schools. He cites footers walls and stairwell costs. Garfield and Central school examples show one story costs less though site space forced two stories. Superintendent Cromwell speaks at Garfield PTO on tax levy and open house.
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Jerry Brown
Board of Education
Exchange Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Bob Housh
Roger Craft
Better Schools Committee
Brown
Wildwood
Central School
Central
Howard Cromwell
Bill Osborne
Dale Hinshaw
Garfield School
Optimist Club
Eastern Lanes
Delbert Mann
Ray Kelly
Dale Wood
Lemon - Monroe High Band
School’s Athletic Association
Storm damages homes in Greene County Ohio neighborhoods
A storm in Greene County causes roof loss and damaged homes in Beavercreek Township near Dayton. No injuries reported. At Central State University in Wilberforce power outages and shattered dorm windows occurred after youths disrupted campus for over an hour before order was restored.
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Xenia
Ohio
Greene County
Beavercreek
Here
Dayton
Central State University
Wilberforce
Victoria Cross forged from Crimean War captured guns
The Victoria Cross is described as being made from metal taken from the guns captured during the Crimean War, shaping a symbol of valour for recipients.
Prison Break At Tucker County Jail During Breakfast
Three inmates pried a door and toppled a wall to escape from Tucker County Jail on a Sunday morning. Sheriff Carl Hedrick said seven others might have fled but stayed. the escape occurred while Hedrick prepared breakfast for the inmates.
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Parsons
W.va
Tucker County
Carl Hedrick
Hedrick
Ohio voters reminded on absentee ballots deadline
Ohio voters away from home precincts on Election Day must file absentee ballots by 4 p.m. November 3 at their election board. Sick or disabled voters and those in the armed services are entitled to cast absentee ballots. Service ballots by mail must be received by noon on Election Day.
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Columbus
Ohio
Secretary of State
Ted W. Brown
Armed Services
Armed Service
Brown
Services Set For William Sowers In Columbus
Funeral services are scheduled Tuesday in Columbus for Howard William Sowers 63 assistant enforcement chief of the Ohio Department of Liquor Control. He died at home Saturday. Sowers was a former Ohio Highway Patrol lieutenant and member of the original patrol training class of 1933.
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Columbus
Ohio
Howard William Sowers
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Sowers
Ohio Highway Patrol
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Wade Pratt
Paul Heits
Dodds Monuments
Verity. Phanyo
Sundeys
Eventars
William Gibson
Etta Leatherman
Mabel Ritz
Plumbing Company
Manchester Ave
Blaze
Klaus-Weigel
Andrew Lenehan
Show Your Children
Roosevelt
Ist National Bank
Guyler
Buick, Inc
Middletown Safety Council
Gerald Miller
AP News
Ben Roberts
James Slamka
William Sowers
Jeep
John Dobrozs Jr
Ins
First Ave
Wildest
Blue Cross
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