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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1959
Page
2
Columbus man William Samuels shot and killed his estranged wife Virginia Samuels 39 and her relatives Sallie King 49 and Charles King 47 on Columbus East Side then shot himself. He survived with life threatening injuries. investigators noted a taped shotgun and rapid reloads.
The Optimist Club will continue its Teen-Ager of the Month program through the summer as a year round project. Floyd Hartzog says the monthly recognition honors a local teen whose example benefits the community. A five member non club screening committee selects candidates and the winner receives a $25 savings bond and a certificate.
The Presbytery of Cincinnati will establish four new Presbyterian churches in the Greater Cincinnati area, joining the Milford church already set up. This brings the plan to five new congregations in three years funded by the Presbyterian Expansion Fund.
Advertises T-4-L at Castell Cut Rate Drugs with fresh dairy like skin benefits and instant drying claim. Promises 48 cents back from any druggist if not delighted, noting suitability for severe cases and urging immediate purchase.
Rev. George H. Riggs of Westwood Southern Baptist Church was found dead in the church office hallway with a shotgun beside him. Police believe he died accidentally while attempting to confront a prowler. coroner Dr. Robert Zipf continues the investigation. Riggs, 40, moved from Louisville to Ohio last February and is survived by his wife Edna and two children, Marilyn and George.
YMCA boys plan an Aug 25 outing to Hueston Woods replacing Armco Park corn roast. Dick Hundley says the last scheduled stop features a hot dog roast scavenger hunt and swimming. Buses depart 9:30 a.m. return by 3 p.m. Reservations due by Saturday. Next tour is Aug 12 to Cincinnati Art Museum.
Bud Chase the Cincinnati TV figure known as the Stringbean will retire his WCPO show in September to take an executive position with ZIV International. He will become South American representative for ZIV on October 1, overseeing production sales in Caracas and Puerto Rico while moving his family to Puerto Rico after a review period. Chase, whose real name is Arthur F. Charvis, also resigned as captain of a Hamilton National Guard unit.
David A DeCamp of 3108 Keays Ave will graduate tomorrow at General Motors Institute 32nd annual commencement He is sponsored by Delco Products Division GM Corp Dayton and will receive a four year business administration diploma He is among 10 Middletown Hamilton Cincinnati area graduates Students at GMI alternate study with work experience at GM plants and a fifth year leads to a bachelor’s degree after a research project.
Packaging Corp of America results from the merger of American Box Board Co Central Fibre Products Co and Ohio Boxboard Co Fairbanks Containers Inc becomes a subsidiary of the new entity No changes in local personnel are planned Wayne Young chairman says the expanded company will improve facilities diversify products and broaden markets from New York to the Rocky Mountains Construction underway for a kraft mill at Counce Tenn and a container plant in Lancaster Pa with operations at 42 locations East Midwest and West Administrative offices remain in Grand Rapids Ill and Rittman Ohio
Thousands of youngsters attend school in the United States financed by installment plans supported by parents. They underwrite education the same way they buy a TV set or a family car, tying future learning to monthly payments and credit.
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