Pair Happy With 19th Child 'God Wills It'
Harrisburg pair Mary Grab 44 and Bob Grab 45 welcomed their 19th child James Mario weighing 10 pounds 13 ounces. Mother and baby were reported well at Osteopathic Hospital and expected home Saturday. The couple, married 22 years, said they did not plan such a large family but were glad things turned out as God willed. The Grabs’ children range from 19 months to 21 years old.
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Harrisburg
Mary Grab
James Mario
Osteopathic Hospital
Captain Ike Sends Note to Mr Sam Rayburn
Ailing Sam Rayburn received a message Tuesday from Dwight D. Eisenhower. The former president predicted Rayburn would recover from illness and, next January, appear on television in the State of the Union address, as a proud Texan rapping for order. An aide notes Rayburn called Eisenhower Captain Ike in Army days and referred to him as his vicarious constituent.
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Dallas
Tex
Sam Rayburn
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sam
Ike
Rayburn
Eisenhower
Roundtable Meeting Set for Scout Leaders
The Pokey Griffith Roundtable will meet tomorrow night at 7 30 at St Pauls United Church of Christ on S Broad Street. Cub Scout Magic will be the theme for cub leaders and To Help Other People the theme for boy scout leaders with Richard Brodbeck newly appointed assistant district commissioner in charge of roundtable for all district scouts.
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St. Paul’s
Doty House Ex-President Given Gavel
William R. Bailey the incoming president of Doty House at 413 Curtis Street presented an inscribed gavel to retiring president Robert Ritter after the annual report to the Doty House board of trustees. Officers named include Pete Trepanier as vice president Don Goodman as vice president in charge of finance Roger Young as treasurer and ex presidents Ritter Mel Dawson and R. C. Greathouse on the executive committee. Ruth DeChemin became secretary, succeeding Mrs. William Tilton, with new committees announced for the coming year.
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William R. Bailey
Doty House
Curtis St
Robert Ritter
Ritter
Doty House Board of Trustees
Pete Trepanier
Don Goodman
Roger Young
Mel Dawson
R. C. Greathouse
Ruth DeChemin
William Tilton
Bailey
Civil Defense Progress Praised by City Leader
City Commission Chairman William Donham praised three months of civil defense progress in Middletown saying local efforts have surpassed any since World War II. He credited a federal shift granting areas local responsibility, designating Middletown as a holding area to access refugees from Cincinnati and Dayton.
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City Commission
William Donham
Civitan Club
Donham
Middletown
Cincinnati
Dayton
Woman Injured In Auto Accident Near Camden
Marjorie Hackney of 1188 Hoel Road Somerville was admitted to Mercy Hospital Hamilton at 2 45 AM for multiple head and body lacerations after her car ran off Old Route 127 south of Camden. She was transported by Nein Ambulance Camden. Preble County Sheriff John Stover investigated.
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Marjorie Hackney
Hoel Rd
Somerville
Rt. 1
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Old Rt. 127
Camden
Nein Ambulance
Preble County
John Stover
Franklin Firemen Hold School Drills
Franklin fire department staged routine drills at the high school at 10 am with one more city school following, prompting residents to see fire trucks and students evacuate.
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Franklin
Deaths And Funerals Miss Harris 20
Miss Mary Ella Harris 20 of 36 Ninth Ave. dies after long illness in Orient Ohio. Survived by parents Harry L Harris Sr and family. four sisters and three brothers. Private service at Jordan Hall Funeral Home 10 am tomorrow. burial Woodside Cemetery. Also services for Dana Marsh of Columbus at Riggs Funeral Home Friday 2 pm. burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation tomorrow 3:30–5 and 7–9 pm.
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Mary Ella Harris
Ninth Ave
Orient
Ohio
Harry L. Harris Sr
Middletown
William Harris
Lockborne Air Base
Columbus
Harry L. Harris Jr
Wright Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Thomas
Janie Harris
Rosbury
Mass
Juanita Stallworth
Helen McCluskey
Annie Ruth Henderson
Jordan Hall Funeral
Rollen F. Hans
Woodside Cemetery
Middletown Woman Magdalene Hudson Dies At 37
Magdalene Hudson 37 of 710 16th Ave died at 2:15 a.m. today at Middletown Hospital after a 30 month blood disease illness. She was a Stanley Home Products unit sales leader, born in Kentucky, resident of Middletown 24 years. Survived by husband Orville, two sons David Lee and Donald Allen, parents Mr. and Mrs. Burton, three brothers Claude Jimmy William, and three sisters Lucy Stacey Alma Elrod Josephine Hagan, all of Middletown. Arrangements incomplete at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home.
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Magdalene Hudson
16Th Ave
Middletown Hospital
Hudson
Stanley Home Products
Kentucky
Middletown
Orville
David Lee
Donald Allen
Calloway Burton
Claude
Jimmy
William
Lucy Stacey
Alma Elrod
Josephine Hagan
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
William B. Igo services set for 66 in Crawford Street home
Funeral services for William B. Igo, 66, of 627 Crawford Street, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Edwin Bobbitt officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. The funeral home will be open today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Masonic service is planned at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Igo died Monday at his home.
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Wiliam B. Igo
Crawford St
McCoy- Leffler
Edwin Bobbitt
Woodside Cemetery
Igo
Obituary of Louie Runnells of Trenton Rt 1
Louie Runnells age 48 of Trenton Rt 1 died at Middletown Hospital at 3 p m after four years of illness He was born in Monroe and lived in this area his whole life He worked as a laborer for a Catholic cemetery in Hamilton He is survived by brothers Ralph and Samuel both of Middletown and sisters Doris Barker Helen Brill of Middletown and Mary O Neil of Huntsville Ohio Funeral services will be held at 2 p m at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home with Rev Herschel Caudill presiding Burial will be tomorrow with viewing today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m.
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Louie Runnells
Trenton Rt. 1
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Runnells
Monroe
Hamilton
Ralph
Samuel
Middletown
Doris Barker
Helen Brill
Mary O'Neil
Huntsville
Ohio
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Herschel Caudill
Woodside Cemetery
James T Weaver, local fishing lake operator dies at 65
James T Weaver 65 died at 8 a m at his West Middletown home after years of ill health since a stroke. He once ran Lake Monroe south of Monroe and served in World War I. He belonged to Eagles Lodge 528 and Poasttown Church of God. Survived by Ada his wife a brother Maurice of Middletown and six sisters in Ohio California and Colorado.
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James Taylor Weaver
West Middletown
Rt. 1
Weaver
Lake Monroe
Monroe
Navy
Eagles Lodge
Poasttown
Portsmouth
Helen Bohne
Middletown
Mary Jeffs
Pollock Pines
Calif
Alma I McCann
Colorado Springs
Infant Roach Graveside Rites Held at Woodhill Cemetery
Graveside services were conducted for the stillborn infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Stanley Roach at Woodhill Cemetery. The child was stillborn yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Surviving are the parents, two brothers Richard and Eric, the paternal grandfather William John Roach of Xenia, and maternal grandparents Mrs. Richard Ware of Dayton and Charles Bogan of Franklin. Eaton Funeral Home arranged.
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Franklin
William Stanley Roach
Myrtle Drive
Woodhill Cemetery
Middletown Hospital
Richard
Eric
William John Roach
Xenia
Richard Ware
Dayton
Charles Bogan
Eaton Funeral Home
Obituary Notices From Hamilton and Dayton Areas
Coy E Burnett aged 93 of Mill ville Ave Hamilton to be laid to rest at 2 p.m. Friday at Webb. Edward E Myers age 8 of Shandon to have services 2 p.m. tomorrow at Shandon United Church of Christ. Linda Stitzel age 19 of Franklin St Hamilton to have private services tomorrow. Mrs Mary Kelly Dixon age 84 of Oxford to have services today in Dayton.
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Coy E. Burnett
Millville Ave
Hamilton
Webb
Edward E. Myers
Shandon
Milwauke e Sentinel veteran Hirschfield dies at 71
Jerome Hirschfield 71 retired retail advertising manager of the Milwaukee Sentinel died Tuesday of a heart attack. He retired December 30 after 37 years with the paper. In Dunedin Florida Frank Milton Newberry 81 former coach at Army and Navy Preparatory School died Monday. His career mentored several future military figures including Generals Patton Spaate Gruenther and Admiral Halsey.
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Milwaukee. Wis
Jerome Hirschfield
Milwaukee Sentinel
Hirschfield
the Sentinel
Dunedin
Fla
Frank Milton Newberry
Army and Navy Preparatory School
Washington
Patton, Spaate, Gruenther
Adm
Halsey
Evangelistic Service Planned For Bethlehem Temple
Revival services are conducted at 7 30 tonight through Sunday at Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal on Young Street and York Avenue. Evangelist is Rev. Ernest Cross of Toledo a healing minister. Church pastor is Rev. Lawrence Irving.
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Bethlehem Temple
Pentecostal
Young Street
York Avenue
Ernest Cross
Toledo
Lawrence Irving
Oil heir convicted in death faces long prison term
Oil heir Lynn Morton, 38, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of his wife Margaret Morton, 37, at their Wilshire district home. The trial was held without a jury, started Sept. 6, with sentencing and probation hearing set for Oct. 24. Prosecutors blamed a beating. defense cited falls amid evidence of extreme intoxication by both spouses.
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Los Angeles
Lynn Morton
Superior Court
David Coleman
Morton
Margaret Morton
Wilshire
Coleman
Hoffa Indicted Again on Union Fund Fraud Charges
Bulletin from Washington reports James R. Hoffa president of the Teamsters Union was indicted in Orlando Florida for the second time on fraud charges alleging improper use of more than 500000 dollars of union funds.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Orlando
Fla
Liquor Stores To Be Closed Columbus Day
Ohio liquor stores in Middletown will be closed on Columbus Day. Affected locations include 44 S. Main St in Middletown, 523 S. Breiel Blvd in the Middletown Shopping Plaza, and 351 S. Main St in Franklin.
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Middletown
Ohio
S. Main St
S. Breiel Blvd
Franklin
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