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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1966

Page

2

Paul Day Promoted To Journal Managing Editor

Paul J. Day, longtime Middletown Journal news editor, will assume the new post of managing editor tomorrow. He will direct planning for expanded news coverage as Middletown grows, with Jim Friend returning as copy editor and Day overseeing department development.

Paul Day Paul J. Day Middletown Journal Dave Regan Journal News Day Journal News Jim Friend Sidney Ohio Daily News Friend Middletown Regan Armco Miami University Jim Mills Wth Ohio University Max Sommers Indiana University Jerry Nardiello New York University Chardelle Weber Women's and Society News Europe Flemming Road

Egg Hunt Gets Tiresome In Lorain Prank

In Lorain Ohio police chased a 75 pound concrete egg hidden on a front porch swing during the annual Easter egg hunt. The stunt repeats yearly as pranksters steal eggs from a large concrete Easter basket in a city park.

Lorain, Ohio

Miami Clarifies Residency Ruling At Oxford Campus

Oxford University admissions clarified that enrollment at its central campus for the April 26 term remains open for either commuting or resident students. The summer trimester splits into two seven week terms from April 26 to June 15 and June 21 to August 10, with April 25 reserved for registration and payline.

Oxford Miami University Office of Admission

Woman Stricken By Phone in Warren Death

Mrs. Stella B. Van Horn 81 of 9 Franklin St. Middletown died of an apparent heart attack Saturday night while talking on the telephone with a friend in Warren Ohio. Funeral services Tuesday at Riggs Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Christian Science reader presiding. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Monday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m.

Stella B. van Horn Franklin St Warren Ohio Ida Palmer

Mrs Maud Johnson 84 Franklin resident dies at Middletown

Mrs Maud Johnson age 84 longtime Franklin resident died at 1 45 p m Saturday at Middletown Hospital after admission She was a Richmond Ind native and member of First Baptist Church A service will be held at Anglesby Funeral Home at 2 p m Tuesday with Rev H S Gessner officiating Burial in Woodhill Cemetery.

Franklin Maud Johnson Middletown Hospital S River St Anglesby Funeral Home H. S. Gessner Woodhill Cemetery

Crash Of Plane Takes 2nd Life

A light private plane crashed in northeastern Montgomery County killing two men. Ralph King, 32, of Fairfield, died at the scene after the Cessna 170B hit a tree near Interstate 70. David Wilmer, 22, of Hamilton, died later at Gord Samaritan Hospital after being pulled from wreckage with severe injuries. Both victims were married. King was a Tank Transit Co. mechanic.

Montgomery County David Wilmer Benninghofen Ave Hamilton Gord Samaritan Hospital Dayton Ralph King Fairfield Sulphur Grove Interstate 70 Vandalia Tank Transit Co

Milford man survives 70 foot fall at Armco project

Larry C. Bills, 40, fell 70 feet at Armco Steel Project 600 while working for Ohio Valley Riggers, a Kaiser Engineering subcontractor, landed on concrete and was listed in serious condition at Middletown Hospital with chest and pelvic injuries.

Milford Larry C. Bills Middletown Bills Armco Steel Corporation Ohio Valley Riggers Kaiser Engineering

Masons organize youth group the Order of Pythagor ans

Triedstone Lodge No 83 Free and Accepted Masons PHA plans a youth group named the Order of Pythagor ans A meeting is set for Thursday at the Masonic Temple 808 Ninth Ave at 6 30 p m Males aged 14 to 20 may join the group

Triedstone Lodge No. 83 Free and Accepted Masons PHA Order of Pythagorans Masonic Temple Ninth Ave

Elderly Man Multiplied Victim In Phony Repair Scam

An elderly Hamilton man living alone was cheated of about 7 200 to 8 000 by two con artists who posed as home repair workers. Investigators say only genuine work was a fixed chimney, cleaning rainspouts, and termite spraying totaling around 100. The man, about 75, had been paying cash since October and has 3700 left. Police have no clues and were alerted by the man’s attorney Friday.

Hamilton

Jerrie Mock Heads East In Record Flight Attempt

Ohio pilot Jerrie Mock begins a solo Eastbound attempt from Honolulu to set a new nonstop distance record for women. With 400 gallons of fuel she aims for Baltimore or Boston depending on winds, seeking to surpass the 3,671.432 miles mark set by Russian aviators in 1938.

Honolulu Ohio Jerre ‘Mock Honolulu International Iest

CAP Here Joins In Plane Search

Five pilots and nine observers from the local Civil Air Patrol squadron are set to participate in a search today for a plane feared to have crashed en route from Georgia to Fort Wayne Indiana. The CAP flew three planes yesterday in an area extending from Cincinnati to Fort Wayne as operations begin at 7 a.m.

Civil Air Patrol Fort Wayne Ind Georgia CAP Cincinnati

Beating on Yankee Road Leaves Man Injured

A man identified as Donald L. Conrad, about 20, was treated at Middletown Hospital for head injuries after being beaten and robbed by three men on Yankee Road just outside the city limits. He was unable to provide details.

Donald L. Conrad Middletown Hospital Yankee Road

Five Children Die In Newark Fire Tragedy

Five children including four siblings died as a rapid multi dwelling blaze ripped through Newark apartments. A sanitation worker collapsed and died later. six others hospitalized and hundreds fled the fire described as a forest fire like display. Police question a suspect linked to a back porch fire pattern with two gasoline cans in his car.

Newark N.J Michael Cacavele Marvin Samuels Loretta Gale Marvin Jeffrey Cindy Davis Valnita Davis

Dress Up Dress Up Judge Tells Witnesses

Hamilton Judge David Black orders future Domestic Relations Court hearings to require proper dress for litigants and witnesses. Women to wear women's attire and men to dress as men, prohibiting slacks shorts hair curlers and casual wear. memo sent to Butler County Bar Association notes decorum impact on court proceedings.

Hamilton David Black Black Butler County Bar Association

Harmony Week marked by joint barbershop meeting in Middletown

Harmony Week observance brings Razor's Edge Chapter of SPEBSQSA and Connersville chapter together at 8 p.m. in the Kessler Auditorium American Legion Home 116 S Main St Middletown. Seated program includes close harmony groups as 650 chapters nationwide mark SPEBSQSA's 28th anniversary.

Middletown Razor’s Edge Spebsqsa Connersville, Ind Society Kessler American Legion S. Main St City Commission William Denham America Tulsa Rupert I. Hall Tulsa Club Alvin Hotel Institute of Logopedics Wichita Kan Speech Middletown High School Cincinnati Western Hills Legion Auditorium

Two Car Crash Injures Driver on Central Avenue

Anita Gorder 27 of 4110 Central Ave was treated and released at Middletown Hospital after a collision with 18 year old William R. McNabb on Central Avenue in front of Gorder's home at 11 35 a m. The crash caused 950 in damage and McNabb faced charges for failing to maintain an assured clear distance and for driving without a license.

Central Avenue Anita Gorder Central Ave Middletown Hospital

Police Briefs Looted Garage Report

Bill Brown of 109 Aberdeen Drive reported at 1 p.m. yesterday that a break in occurred Friday night at his garage. A spare tire jack and a set of tools were stolen, with total loss estimated at 160 dollars.

Bill Brown Aberdeen Drive

Theft of clothing from auto at Middletown Shopping Plaza

Clothing valued at 290 dollars was stolen from a car owned by Mrs. Joyce Rich of 5990 Red Lion Road. The vehicle was parked at the Middletown Shopping Plaza and the theft was reported yesterday afternoon.

Joyce Rich Red Lion Road Middletown

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