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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1962
Page
2
A gas explosion injured a dozen people, one severely, as a four story apartment near downtown Cincinnati was wrecked. Arthur Johnson, 65, suffered serious burns. nine others were hospitalized. Damage totaled about 41000 with 25000 to the apartment and 15000 to adjoining garages.
London AP reports the British government launched a hard hitting poster campaign against cigarette smoking. Over 400000 posters were sent nationwide following a Royal College of Physicians report linking cigarette use to lung cancer. Heather is used in Scotland to fashion thatched roofs.
Romney W. De Vore 67 longtime Hamilton educator died yesterday. He served as first principal of Wilson Junior High and later Roosevelt Junior High before retiring in 1934. Elected to Hamilton Board of Education in 1956, he taught in several Indiana towns before moving to Hamilton in 1924. Survived by wife, son, two daughters and a sister.
Trinity PTO last night elected Richard Harmount of 2311 Grand Ave expeditor in Armco Steel Corp as president. Robert Rouster was named vice president, John Halbig treasurer, Mrs. Donald Fiessinger recording secretary, and Mrs. Arden Swope corresponding secretary.
Franklin police recovered a stolen auto at 2 53 am in the Miami Valley Coating Mill lot on Oxford Road. The car was in running condition and believed to have been taken from outside an automatic laundry on 21 FE Sixth Street. The owner is Robert Johnson of 19 N River Street.
Mrs Annie Hart aged 99 died at 5 p m yesterday at Baker Rest Home Hamilton after a two year decline in health She was born in Monroe lived in Middletown since 1950 and previously Chicago Her husband John died in 1948 Surviving are son Thomas of Atlanta two sisters Mrs Elia Dineen and Mrs Laura Brannon five grandchildren Also survived by daughter Mrs Phyllis Leisz and four grandchildren Burial planned at South Lebanon Cemetery Funeral arrangements by Joseph R Baker & Sons.
Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Oswald Memorial Home for Mae V. Galbreath 79 retired school teacher who died Tuesday at the home of her.
Mrs. Elsie Mc Curdy Snook 76 of 118 N Cherry Lebanon died this morning at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Wife of Clarence Snook she is survived by daughters Doris Columbus and Marian Lebanon and sister Mrs Roxy Saunders Monroe. Oswald Memorial Home is handling arrangements.
Multiple brief funeral notices list names ages and addresses including Mrs Mary K Stover 78 Oswald Memorial Home burial Centerville Cemetery and others such as Mrs Nettie W Jones 5875 Ferndale Lane and Mrs Ema Laura Parker 94 1304 Clearview Place services shown with times and locations for nearby towns.
Mrs. Fannie Vicenze, 34, of Hamilton, was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Hamilton after a two car collision on U S 12 two miles north of Camden at about 1 15 a m. She suffered head right hand and knee injuries. Neser Shiverdecker, 67, Camden Route 3, was turning left into his driveway when Vicenze tried to pass and the crash occurred.
Actor Richard Burton cabled his wife to reassure her of his love despite publicized kisses with Elizabeth Taylor. Friends said the message was sent in Welsh to deter prying eyes and read love to all everything fine.
The House approved a measure to double the Peace Corps budget and triple overseas volunteers. It authorizes 3.75 million dollars for the coming year, aims to send about 10,000 volunteers by year end, and follows a 316-70 vote sending the bill to the Senate.
A dynamite explosion ripped off the front of a car parked at a construction foreman's driveway in South Euclid. Joseph D Angelo, 37, owner of the car, could not explain the blast. He works for Allison Construction Co. in South Euclid and recalled a porch bombing at his Cleveland Heights home two years earlier.
Bids for a 400000 addition to Clearcreek Township High School were to be opened at noon as part of a 707000 bond issue last November. Contracts await review of alternates. the board also renewed teacher contracts privately. The board discussed non certified study hall supervisors, new student council rules for PTO dances, and announced a Warren County School Board meeting and a May 15 athletic banquet with Miami University coach Dick Shrider as speaker.
New Orleans mayor Victor H. Schiro, 58, defeated Republican E. Ross Buckley, 40, in a four-year term race. Schiro led with 81,623 votes to Buckley’s 19,503 from 351 precincts. turnout was under half of 251,000 registered voters. Buckley campaigned on segregation issues leveraged from the primary fight.
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