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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1962
Page
3
New York Central crews repairing crossings here will start work Monday at the First Avenue crossing. The crossing will stay open to traffic. Today work neared completion at North Avenue as a second crew begins Monday on replacing the Manchester and Central Avenue crossings.
Financial snapshot dated March 26 1962 shows assets of 54.88 million with cash balances loans and investments. Liabilities total 50.66 million including deposits 48.77 million and capital accounts 4.22 million. president E W Barker and directors Lawler Cohn Verity attest to accuracy.
Don Rich, named best speaker at last night’s Toastmasters Club session at J and J Bowling Lanes, argued that constant striving for perfection drives personal improvement. W. J. Lutz served as general critic of the meeting.
Ballast work along the NYC main line in the area is planned. Work at First Avenue is expected to take the entire week. Crews will then move south to repair other crossings.
Frank E. Wendt, retired foreman of Pipe and Carpenter shops at Armco Middletown Works, was honored with a 50 year service pin and wristwatch by Works Manager Don Holstein. Wendt started in May 1912 as a millwright, advanced to foreman in 1920, led pipe and carpenter shops from 1946 until retirement in 1955, and lives at 21 Ardmore Drive with his wife. two sons, Chester and Emerson, hold Armco posts in Middletown Works and Fabricating Plant.
Washington Daily News ran a page one photo of ace reporter Tom Kelly showing his left eye after a punch by Edwin A. Walker resigned major general. Kelly says he asked if Walker would disavow an admirer for George Lincoln Rockwell, an American Nazi, before getting hit. Army records list Walker as 6 feet tall and 200 pounds. Kelly as 5 feet 6 and 155 pounds.
A weekend training program for Sunday school teachers, principals and superintendents of local Churches of God opens today at Crawford Street First Church of God. Esther Kirkpatrick of Gospel Trumpet Co and Mildred Hatch lead sessions with classes for principals, superintendents, nursery, kindergarten, and primary teachers scheduled across today and Saturday. Mrs. R. W. Redden, Sunday school superintendent, arranges the logistics.
An organizational meeting for a cancer fund collection will be held tonight. Mrs Velma Long, drive chairman, asks all volunteers to assemble at the school at 6 p m to prepare for house to house solicitation. Solicitors will carry proper ID and later meet at Capital Dry Cleaners for refreshments.
Chief Joseph Black warns drivers to be extra careful in warm weather as children play outside. He notes many complaints about kids in streets and yards and says motorists must slow down. Parents are warned they may be liable for damage to neighbors’ property if their children cause harm.
FBI sources say most plane bomb scares stem from practical jokers not deranged individuals. Nearly 400 people have been identified over six years for such false reports, with penalties up to a $1,000 fine and one year in prison.
FBI records reveal investigators traced the hoax perpetrators behind a crossfire of threats and false alarms. Officials identified suspects, mapped links to the hoax network, and outlined charges and investigative steps across federal jurisdictions.
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