Lucerne Howard Campbell
Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 7 July 1954, page 1
FAIR CONDITION-Eighteen year old Howard Campbell, three-letter athlete and recent graduate of Dayton High School, was in "fairly good" condition at Speers Hospital Wednesday, paralyzed in his legs and arms, as a result of a freak swimming incident. The youth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell, 1121 Second Avenue, Dayton. He apparently suffered injury in his spine, his mother was told by hospital officials, as he dove from the bank into the Ohio River near Mentor, Kentucky.
The youth was swimming with James Harris, 19, of 107 Kenton street, and Joe Terry, 18, of 1105 Second Avenue, who told Campbell county police they pulled their companion from the water "when we saw in his fact that he was in trouble." The Dayton Life Squad responded to a call from Capt. Amster Roberts of Campbell county police and removed the youth to Speers Hospital.
X-ray pictures were to be made there Wednesday to determine the cause of the paralysis. Mrs. Campbell said her son had driven to the up river swimming place after stopping at Camp Sunshine to see his high school swimming coach, Clarence Capie, camp director, about a job as life guard at the camp post. He was a professional swimmer she said. The youth lettered in football and baseball at Dayton and won three medals in a recent track meet. He was graduated in June.
A brother of the victim, Marine Lt. Albert Campbell, arrived home by plane Wednesday morning from his station at El Toro, Calf.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 10 August 1954, page 1
DIVE FATAL-A broken neck suffered July 6 as he dived into a shallow spot in the Ohio River near Mentor was blamed Tuesday for the death of an 18 year old Dayton youth. Howard Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell Sr. 1121 Second avenue, Dayton, died Monday at Speers Hospital, Dayton. The youth, a three letter athlete and recent graduate of Dayton High School, lay in the hospital with his legs and arms paralyzed since the swimming accident.
The companions, James Harris, 19, and Joe Torrey, 18, both of Dayton, helped the victim to the bank after he was hurt. He was proficient swimmer. The youth lettered in football and baseball at Dayton and won three medals in a recent track meet. He was graduated in June. He was a member of St Paul Evangelicals and Reformed Church, Dayton, and the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department.
Besides his parents, he leaves six brothers, Chester and James, Dayton; Richard, Cincinnati; Edward Denver, Col. Lt Albert Campbell US Maries, El Toro Cal. and Lt. Ronald Campbell US Marine, California, and three sisters Mrs. Dorothy Murphy and Misses Selman and Evelyn Campbell all of Dayton.
Services will be held at 2 pm Thursday at the Radel Funeral home, Newport. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 11 August 1954, page 1
PAY RESPECTS-Members of the Dayton Volunteer Fire Department will assemble in full uniform at 7 pm Wednesday at the firehouse to proceed in a body to the Radel funeral home, Newport, for services for Howard Campbell, 18, of 1121 Second avenue, Dayton.
Page 8-CAMPBELL, Howard, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Campbell Sr. brother of Edward, Chester, Lt. Albert, Mike, James and Lt. Ronald Campbell, Mrs. Dorothy Murphy, Selma and Evelyn Campbell, 1121 Second av. Dayton Ky. August 9, 1954, age 18 years. Funeral Thursday August 12 at 2pm at the John J Radel Funeral Home, 822 York st. Friends may call Wednesday after 3 pm. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.