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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1963
Page
2
Armco Steel Corp begins CENTREX service from Ohio Bell, routing 1,830 telephones to seven digit numbers with 425 exchange. Operators remain for a short period as toll billing shifts, and did not use the old Garden 2-2711 number. Joe Doaks 425-0000 example shows direct inward dialing.
Crews from Ohio Bell and Western Electric ran more than 13 000 feet of cable with 2400 pairs to link all Middletown plants and offices. Armco's cost totals 4200 dollars for installation plus a monthly rental fee.
Twelve Middletown High School students and two chaperones returned Friday from the National Junior Classical League Convention at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. The group included Debbie Banker Rex Bevis Albyn Davis Emma Gillespie Larry Mull Pam McNabb Charlotte Nichols Dulcy Scheiler Beverly Selby Betty Store Danny Strickland and Linda Whitehead. Chaperones were Miss Veda McCray and Jim Butch. Davis serves as president of the Ohio Junior Classical League.
The body of a woman found dead at 629 Heaton St in Hamilton last Tuesday has been identified as Llanore Ruth Caldwell 37 formerly of Oregon. Coroner Dr Garret J Boone says she had lived in Hamilton about four years under two names and died from a self infused head wound by more than a week ago. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Mrs Elizabeth Ruth Whitesell 62 of 1115 Oxford State Road Excello collapsed and died at home yesterday at 9 30 am Found by husband Harold The Lewiston born widow leaves husband two sons Harold New Smyrna Beach Florida and William New Castle Indiana one daughter Laura Owens Excello five grandchildren Funeral services Tuesday 2 pm at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial Woodside Cemetery Calling hours Monday 2 5 and 7 9 pm at the funeral home
A light fixture short caused a store fire at Myer's Limited clothing store 531 Breiel Blvd yesterday at 10 37 a m with damage estimated at 100 Firemen were also sent to the residence of James Helton 1804 Woodlawn Ave yesterday at 9 25 a m for a couch fire caused by a cigarette resulting in 100 damage A backfire sparked a car carburetor fire owned by Chester Thorpe 1322 Fairmount Ave on Baltimore Street yesterday at 5 15 p m with no damage reported
Walter Poenisch a 50 year old grandfather and president of a cookie company from Grove City near Columbus will swim 60 miles in the Jim Moran Swim Challenge from Chicago to Benton Harbor Mich for 17500 in prize money next week Poenisch says he aims to prove a 50 year old can stay as active as younger rivals The event is to be held Tuesday.
Marie Mackory 34 of 1318 Sycamore St. was treated at Middletown Hospital yesterday after blacking out at her home. Emergency squad gave oxygen as she complained of breathing difficulty and was taken away by ambulance.
Police reports list ROY ALLEN KING 22 of Cincinnati arrested by the state patrol on the Cincinnati-Dayton Road at 5 50 p m for no operator s license and speeding. Other notes include bicycle thefts at Smith Park and a Stuart list of vehicle thefts and stolen parts with values ranging from 2 98 to 30. A 16 year old youth faced juvenile authorities after attempting to steal a shirt valued at 2 98 from Central Store.
An energetic honeybee is reported to transport as much as 47 pounds of pollen back to the hive in a single day. This remarkable feat highlights the insect’s role in pollination and food production.
Bax ter Cornett 43 of 8142 Princeton Road died Friday at Christ Hospital Cincinnati Visitation 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 Monday Oswald Memorial Home Lebanon Funeral Tuesday 10 30 a m First United Baptist Church Hamilton Burial West Chester He is survived by wife Lizzie two sons Roger of Mason and Randel Middletown Rt 1 a sister Grace Sneed Batavia and a brother Herman Middletown
A balloon busting contest will be held today at Smith Park for the Middletown Aero-Modelers. First events start at 2 30 with completion expected by 5 o clock. Contestants will break four balloons in four passes. Demonstrations of control line models including stunt scale and Navy carrier will be included.
Middletown area twirlers won honors at a United States Twirling Association contest in Kettering. Barbara Robinson and Janice Chippendale placed third and fifth in beginners 12, Steve Snider was runner up in advanced junior boys, Kimberly Retherford fourth in advanced 6 and under, Kathy Snider fourth in advanced 7, and Robin Burdge seventh in advanced 10.
Eight-year-old Jackie Price of 114 Moore Street was removed from the serious list at Middletown Hospital after internal head and leg injuries from a Tuesday crash on Crawford Street. He is in good condition now.
Madame Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit will lead India's U.N. General Assembly delegation next month, replacing former Defense Minister V K Krishna Menon. The announcement came from an official spokesman in New Delhi as Pandit, sister of Prime Minister Nehru, takes the role.
In Butler County Domestic Relations Court a 17-year-old Middletown youth was sentenced to the Boy's Industrial School for forging and cashing government checks. Four other Middletown boys aged 13 to 16 were sent to the Columbus Juvenile Diagnostic Center for study and observation after auto theft charges. The 17-year-old passed altered checks recovered from adults who erased the word voided. those adults are being sought by police and the FBI. The checks were passed in April.
Gudrun Bjarnadottir, 20, Iceland, won Miss International Beauty of 1964 in Long Beach after initially doubting her chances and considering dropping out due to not feeling well. Her final measurements were 38 23 38 as judges crowned her.
A seven year old Carlisle boy was treated at Middletown Hospital for head contusions and facial lacerations after running into a car on Highland Street. Charles Taylor of Carlisle was hit by Robert A. Melton’s auto, which left 15 feet of skid marks.
George W. Leis of Kiester Road sues John Brook Karcher of New Brighton for 26765.25 in Common Pleas Court over injuries from a motorcycle car collision on Curtis Street August 30, 1962. Leis alleges Karcher turning left onto Girard Avenue in front of him caused back leg ear and elbow injuries and medical costs.
Irene R Metzger denies being a night owl after the Journal reported an accident near her home at 2 35 a m. Police say she was asleep at home when the incident occurred. her car was one of two cars involved and was parked.
A quip notes marriage halves two individuals into one while highlighting the humorous dispute over who leads or decides. The line plays on the classic one-entity concept and the playful friction in early joint life.
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