Local Man Dies in Headon Route 4 Crash
A Middletown man killed and three others injured in a head on crash on Route 4 near Wright Patterson Field after attending the Ohio State-Indiana game. Victims include Herman Rekers 3 and Burton Barber 41 both from local firms Aeronca and Acronca, with two others seriously hurt. Police say Haggard 40 and Mortimer 39 are in critical and serious condition. manslaughter investigation underway. Rekers survived by wife Evelyn and two children Joellen and David.
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Middletonian
Wright-Patterson Field
Columbus
Acronca Manufacturing Co
Herman Rekers
Grand Ave
Acronca
Wright- Patterson Afb Hospital
Burton B. Barber
McKinley St
Bernard Bond
Hill Ave
Aeronca
Robert Rinck
LeSourdsville
Martin Airplane Co
Baltimore
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Montgomery County
Barber
Middleonian
Thomas Haggard
Virgil D. Mortimer
Haggard
Paul N. James
Wright-Patterson
Harley Hill
Fairborn
Bond
Rinck
Rekers
Barbey
Mortimer
Evelyn Rekers
Joellen
David
Middletown
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Obituary of Adrian D. Tucker
Adrian D. Tucker 49, former Mount Washington hardware store owner, died Friday in St. Petersburg Florida. Survived by wife Muriel Tucker Madeira Beach Fla. son Paul Tucker US Army Big Springs Texas. brothers James Tucker. sisters Mrs. Logan Hughes M iddletown, Ky. Mrs. George Burke and Mrs. Bruce Wallingford Maysville Ky. Funeral Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Peach Memorial Chapel St. Petersburg.
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Adrian D. Tucker
James Tucker
Logan Hughes
Middletown
Petersburg
Fla
Tucker
Mount Washington, D
Muriel Tucker
Madeira Beach
Paul Tucker
U. S. Army
Big Springs
Texas
George Burke
Bruce Wallingford
Maysville, Ky
Peach
James M. McGaha dies after long illness at 81
James M. McGaha 81 of Oregonia died Friday at Dayton Miami Valley Hospital after a long illness. He was a retired farmer who had lived 30 years in Oregonia, formerly of Adair County Kentucky. Survived by three sons and three daughters, plus a brother. Wife Linda predeceased him. Services Monday at 2 p.m. at Vail Funeral Home Morrow with burial in Morrow Cemetery.
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James M. McGaha
James Martin McGaha
Oregonia
Dayton
Miami Valley Hospital
McGaha
Adair County
Wilbert McGaha
Cincinnati-Middletown Pike
Welby McGaha
South Lebanon
Chris McGaha
Newport
Bertha Burton
Wilmington
Emma Reeder
Lebanon
Letha Powell
Harrison McGaha
Columbus
Linda
Vail
Morrow
Morrow Cemetery
Benjamin H. Jones 73 Former Middletown Resident Dies
Benjamin Harrison Jones 73 formerly of Middletown died at 7 05 p m at his sister’s home 1135 Beaumont Ave Dayton after a 10 month illness He lived in Portsmouth earlier worked 45 years for Shelby Shoe Co and later as platform manager for Middletown Ice and Coal Co retiring in 1952 Survived by wife Sue Sherman Jones son Homer R Jones Middletown daughter Ruth Oliver Portsmouth brother Walter L Jones Ashtabula three sisters and one grandchild Funeral at Wilson Memorial Home officiated by Rev Edwin Bobbitt with burial at Woodside Cemetery Mon calls 2 4 and 7 9 p m
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Benjamin Harrison Jones
Middletown
Blanche Oie
Beaumont Ave
Dayton
Jones
Portsmouth
Shelby Shoe Co
Middletown Ice and Coal Co
Sue Sherman Jones
Homer R. Jones
Ruth Oliver
Walter L. Jones
Ashtabula
Tacie Conklin
George A. Bauer
Garden Grove
Calif
Togan
Wilson Memorial Home
Edwin Bobbitt
First Christian Church
Purial
Woodside Cemetery
Homecoming King Tom Roude Bush and Queen Dolly Hendricks Honored
Miami University's Oxford campus hosted halftime ceremonies honoring homecoming royalty. Tom Roude Bush of Oxford and Dolly Hendricks of Clyde, Ohio, stood with smiles as the undergraduates received tribute during Saturday afternoon events.
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Miami University
Tom Roudebush
Oxford
Dolly Hendricks
Clyde
Ohio
Three-Vehicle Crash Cited Driver Faces Court
A three-vehicle wreck at Clark Street and Trinity Place at 1 50 p m left no injuries but resulted in a Municipal Court citation for Farris Blevins 34 for pulling from a curb when unsafe to do so Russell Taylor 17 of 3403 Wildwood Road drove south and his car flipped twice crashing into a mailbox Blevins truck then struck a parked car owned by Walter Kemplin 29 of 2123 Wells Road knocking it onto the curb Total damage estimated at 700
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Hamiltonian
Clark Street
Trinity Place
Farris Blevins
Blevins
Russell Taylor
Wildwood Rd
Taylor
Walter Kemplin
Wells Rad
Middletown Junior Optimist Choir Seeks New Members
Vacancies remain for the Middletown Junior Optimist choir for students in grades four through nine. Auditions are scheduled tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at the YMCA. Private interviews can be arranged by contacting Rev. Walter Davis, choir director, at the First Methodist Church.
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Middletown
YMCA
Walter Davis
First
Methodist Church
Leaf Pickup Ready To Go In Middletown
Middletown Public Service director C. A. Boeke announced leaf collection will start tomorrow. Boeke says the three week schedule begins with Monday collection for areas north of Central Avenue and west of the New York Central Railroad.
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Leaf
C. A. Boeke
Middletown Public Service
Saturney
Boeke
Central Avenue
New York Central Railroad
Better Middletown Committee Officers Named By Driscoll
Donald Driscoll president of Sorg Paper Co announces officers for the Better Middletown Committee as it campaigns for a two mill levy to fund city government. Vice chairs include Dillon Doty Sebald and Wilmer. executive chair Weatherwax leads a large slate of local volunteers amid warnings of vacancies and potential income tax if the levy fails.
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Better Middletown Committee
Driscoll
Donald Driscoll
Sorg Paper Co
Better
Middletown
John C
Con) Dillon
Reuben Doty
E. J. Sebald
Richard Wilmer
Russell Weatherwax
Allen H. Bechtel
Ben Bender
Jillie Cobb
Cliff Crawford
Car and Man Crash at Ross Motors Injures Two
Rufus Mosley, 47, of Xenia, was treated for forehead and facial cuts after his car moved from a rear door at Ross Motors Inc. and crashed through the door as he worked the engine. About 500 in damage was caused. A two year old, David Smith Jr., was admitted to Middletown Hospital after his father struck him with the family car in the driveway. condition undetermined.
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Xenia
Ross Motors Inc
Tytus Ave
Middletown Hospital
Rufus Mosley
Rt. 5
Mosley
David Smith
South Ave
Smith
Franklinite Hurt As Plane Crashes Near Springboro
Franklin man Warren Davis 32 injured after a two seat Taylor craft crashed in a field on Bunnell Hill Road three miles east of Springboro. Passenger Glenn Rimer 25 suffered broken teeth. both were from Franklin. The crash occurred at 4 30 p m as the plane veered and damaged its gear wing and nose. Davis admitted to Middletown Hospital. Rimer not hospitalized. State patrol investigating. crash scene on Russell Williams farm.
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Bunnell Hill
Springboro
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Warren Davis
S. Main St
Glenn Rimer
Olive Ave
Russell Williams
Williams
Stolen 1954 Model pick up recovered. bicycle theft report
A Mohata Decorators truck at 1901 Central Ave carrying about 600 dollars of paint was reported stolen at 2 24 p m yesterday. The vehicle and paint were recovered at 2 40 p m police said. Mrs Robert Wilson of 612 Stanley St reported her daughter's bicycle stolen from that address Friday night.
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Mohata Decorators
Central Ave
Robert Wilson
Stanley St
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Phi Delta Theta
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Dessie Amburgey
Gary
Russell
Waynesville
Richmond
Davis
Eaton
Rimer
KRAFT
Rus’ Dempster
N. Verity Pkwy
U. S
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U.S. GA
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West Central Ave
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Second Ave
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Verity Pkwy
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11Th Ave
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