Boxing Ring Dreams and a Golden Gloves Champion Turned Singer
The article recalls Jackie Wilson, once a high school boxing prodigy who won the Golden Gloves at sixteen by faking his age. It tracks his rise in music from a 1953 signing with Domtigos and Nat Tarnopol to a Bruns Records breakthrough with Reet Petite. It notes Wilson’s later chart activity and crossover into supper clubs and television.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Wilson
Jackie
Billy
Ard
Domtigos
Nat Tarnopol
Bruns Records
Tavia This Week Songs List
The note lists tunes including All I Have To Do Is Dream by Richard Chamberlain All Over the World by Nat King Cole and Youre The Reason Im Living as part of the week’s music selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tavia
Richard Chamberlain
Nat King Cole
Deaths and obituaries from Williamsburg area notices
Obituaries list Ora Jones of Mt Orab and Mathias Fisch of St Bernard with funeral details. Robert Tarvin of Batavia Pike and Julia Porter of Glen Este are noted with service times, cemeteries, and survivors. Infant Charlene Howlett of Milford is remembered with service details and family survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mathias
Fisch
Amelia
Mathias Fisch
Chapel St
St. Bernadette Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
St. Bernard
Nurre Funeral Home
ERT
Tarvin
Newtown
Robert F
Bob) Tarvin
Batavia’ Pike
Moore
Main
Spring Cemetery
Julia Porter Glen Este
Julia Porter
Wyatt
Joyce Dr
Ray L. Porter
Powers-Nurre
Spring Grove Cemetery
Harry
Evelyn) Rotch
Navy and Army Personnel in Missile Frigate and Western Pacific Tours
Harold S. Isaacs seaman USN son of Mr and Mrs Clothes Isaacs of Batavia serves aboard USS William V Pratt a guided missile frigate homeported in Norfolk Virginia. Jimmie D Willoughby airman USN son of Mr and Mrs Emmett Willoughby of Lindale Texas serves aboard USS Ranger in Yokosuka Japan on a fourth Western Pacific cruise. Army Sergeant Michael L Philhower 22 son of Robert E Philhower Hamilton Ohio recently completed platoon tactics training near Mannheim Germany with the 1st Battle Group 8th Division 18th Infantry. Pvt Raymond H Hutchinson La Crosse missile crewman trained at Fort Sill Oklahoma. foster parents listed as Mr and Mrs James L McKibben Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold S. Isaacs
Seaman
USN
Clothes Isaacs
Batavia
William V. Pratt
Norfolk
Pratt
Navy
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Destroyer Squadron 18
America
Ingates Dahlgren
John King
Lawrence
Sampson
USS
Yarnell
Ranger
Jimmie D. Willoughby
Air
Emmett Willoughby
Lindale Mt
Holly Road
Yokosuka
Japan
Philippines
Alameda
Calif
Michael L. ‘Philhower
Robert E. Philhower
Anthony Wayne
Hamilton
Ohio
8Th Division
Mannheim
Germany
Sandhofen
Philhower
Army
Raymond H. Hutchinson
James L. McKibben
Rt. 1
Williamsburg
la Crosse
Air Defense Center
Fort Sill
Okla
Hutchinson
Marines and Coast Guard enlistments and training updates
Marine Lance Corporal Wayne M. Lyman undergoes seven weeks of training at Camp Fuji Japan with the Second Battalion Third Marine Regiment. Coast Guard enlistee Robert Laurent Bush from Batavia completes oath at recruiting station and heads to boot camp at Cape May New Jersey. Army Private Samuel E. Horton from Parma completes 11 weeks of basic ordnance electronics training at Fort Monmouth New Jersey.
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Camp Fug
Wayne M. Lyman
Riley Lynam
Rt. 2
Bethel
Third Marine Regiment
Third Marine Division
Camp Fuji
Japan
Okinawa
Seventh Fleet
Far East
Robert Laurent Bush
Dorothy N. Bush
Karen
Batavia
U.S. Coast Guard
Bush
Elza H. Wilkins
Coast Guard
Cin- Before
Batavia High School
Graser- Wolfe’ Chevrolet
Main St
Cape May
N.J
Auto Club Opens New Headquarters in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Auto Club on Race Street and Parkway unveils a fully modernized headquarters. Open House is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 6 and 7 with hours 9 am to 5 pm Saturday and noon to 5 pm Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Club
Cincinnati Auto Club
Race St
Parkway
American Automobile Association
Ralph Peters
Hake & Hake
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Bethel
AAA
Clermont
Brown
Adams
Grace Marksbury
Richard Stevens
Dimes March Nets $208.86 In Williamsburg Camp Relief
The 1963 March of Dimes campaign in Williamsburg raised 208.86 dollars. Paul J Calebaugh notes totals from Elsie Minnick Norman Irvin and Nancy Day with 51.65 returned from in-store coin collectors. W. E. Morris of Milford named Clermont County director for 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
Paul J Calebaugh
Elsie Minnick
Norman Irvin
Nancy Day
Clermont County
W. E. Morris
Milford
Births at Brown County Hospital Week Ending March 24
The Brown County Hospital recorded births for the week ending March 24. Names include Victor Kevin Moler, Melody Harden, William Joseph Conover, Theresa Lee Moorehead, Velma Perkins Batavia girl, and Anthony Luke Mt. Orab boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown County Hospital
Victor J. Moler
Carolyn Conley
Mt. Crab
Victor Kevin
Howard Hardy
Marjorie Stephan
Melody
Durward Conover
Julia Murphy
Mt. Orab
William Joseph
James Moorehead
Betty Robbins
Bethel
Theresa Lee
Walter Perkins
Velma Enoch
Batavia
Tony Luke
Linda Townsley
Anthony
Best time to practice economy quote leads page
A Courier page1 style quote from April 2 1963 notes that the best time to practice economy is when you still have something to practice with and not after you have broken. It invokes Columbus and his voyage citing 29 of 30 ships sunk as a cautionary contrast.
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In Review
Russell Martin
Nettes
Del-Shannon
Kelly
Del
the Dad
Jhe
Flip
Shannon
Rtv’s Record & Hobby Shop
Manu. Srater
ACE Radiator Enclosure CO
Cincinnati
ORA Jones
Katerine Kiefer Fisch
Max Fisch
Elizabeth Sullivan
Cathérine .Pangburn
Howlett
Charlene Fay Howlett
Stanley _ Howlett
Betty Ramsey
Vera Cruz Pike
Craver Funeral Home
Williamsburg Cemetery
Children’s Hospital
Betty Mae
Stanley Edward. Jr
Roues
Samuel E. Horton
Cyril E
Batavia Pike
Recon
The
Signal School
Fort Monmouth
Horton
Fort Jackson, S.C
Parma High School
EL Rancho Rankin
Roo
Beechmont
East
South Sea Island
Beetle
Mort Walker
Nelson Aluminum Products
Main Street
Hillcrest Far
Arhour Answering Service
the Courier
Carr's Barber Shop
Robert L. Seiler
R & J Frostop Drive-In
Mt. Orab, O
Amsit
Sum
Garden 10
Phoenix
Sone
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