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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1957
Page
12
Metals markets heated by dull trading spark race for new products and processes. Aluminum steel copper zinc nickel tin alloys clad buildings rise, metal framed homes grow, auto makers test new combinations, metals enter fashion and home decor.
A list of residents and spouses involved in neglect and cruelty cases, divorces granted, and cross petitions, with several addresses and names such as Fern Wallace Mae Ferguson Myrtle Schneider Vida Hale Irene McKelvin Sue Hillard Jessie Trosper James R. Smith Clarissa Frank E. Elam and others. The document also covers an ordinance for Middletown City Charter amendments and election items slated for November 5, 1957.
Two men died in a Sunday head on collision 18 miles south of Greenville. Robert E Kapusta 2 of Struthers Ohio and James Allison 52 of Sharpsville were killed. Nancy Marie Junk 19 of Greenville was reported in critical condition at Greenville Hospital.
William Glover notes American travelers abroad hear familiar music on European stations. He describes BBC, Luxembourg, and others offering Rodgers & Hammerstein, jazz, swing, and rock while ads are rare on state broadcasters. The piece contrasts home and continental programming and ends with a trivia reference about the term post road.
Radio on WMOH airs Nite Patrol with on duty policemen reports. TV on WHIO WKRC features Gracie Allen setting up a date for her son. WCPO presents Tarahumara journey and boxing from 7 to 9:30 PM with cinema and war drama slots.
Produce and poultry markets report price ranges for live and dressed poultry including hens, turkeys, ducks, and rabbits. Egg prices in Cincinnati reflect consumer grades US A and B with various size and jumbo classifications. potato prices noted.
Investigation continues after a souvenir bazooka shell exploded near York killing four youths, the Weaver and Baker brothers. The Weaver boys ages 15 and 10 and Baker brothers 10 and 9 died, with Gary Weaver dying at a York hospital. The shells were reportedly brought home from Fort Bragg by the Weavers after a recent visit.
Physicians from parts of Ohio and West Virginia are expected in Huntington on September 12 for the annual Tri State Y Symposium sponsored by the Cabell County Medical Society.
A network of fallout collectors and air samplers from Christmas Island to Australia will determine if the three British hydrogen bombs were clean or dirty. Officials say initial reports show negligible fallout but stress a final verdict may take months to years, with global disarmament talks in flux.
Cincinnati Kensley Post wins the Ohio American Legion senior baseball title over Lancaster in a dramatic comeback. The Bentley Post advances to the regional tourney as the defending queen city champions enjoy a seventh straight state title and twelfth Ohio crown.
A train crash near Eindhoven, Netherlands, leaves at least six people dead and many injured as rescuers rush to the wreckage. Officials indicate limited details while investigators review the scene for causes.
In Columbus the state board and the office of Superintendent E E Holt report proposed changes to graduation credits. The plan would raise science to two units and math to one or two units, lifting minimum credits from eight to nine and allowing seven electives for a 16 unit total. The standards would also push for a uniform school year and a six hour day.
Four Ohio girls softball tournament games eliminated four teams. Sherwood fell 12-1 to Hubbard, Dalton lost 11-2 to Grove City, Braceville went to Oberlin 10-2, and Akron was shut out 3-0 by Oberlin.
Teenage teams from Itation and Panama begin the nine club field for the Veterans of Foreign Wars teener baseball championship in Hershey Pennsylvania. Competition opens as nine clubs vie for title.
A car skidded off a highway seven miles north of Bala Ontario killing Mrs Charles Naumann 55 of Cleveland Ohio and injuring her husband and son. Authorities reported the crash occurred Sunday on the highway north of town.
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