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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1955

Page

7

New Fields In Film Open To Bob Hope

Bob Hope explores dramatic acting with eight upcoming projects including That Certain Feeling with Eva Marie Saint and Not For Money with Katharine Hepburn. He also plans Beau James biography of Jimmy Walker and a busy TV and public appearances schedule.

James Bacon Hollywood Bob Hope Texas Bob Hope William Powell Cary Grant Marion Brando Eva Marie Saint Katharine Hepburn Beau James Gene Fowler Jimmy Walker New York Crosby

Honeymoon Skipper Drowns After Lake Erie Capsize

The Little Lady a 16 foot honeymoon cruiser capsized in Lake Erie during a storm. Skipper Harvey Hecker 78 drowned while his wife Louise Lussier Hecker 74 was rescued after three hours in a lift belt. Mrs Hecker is in fair condition in an Erie hospital. Coast Guard recovered Hecker's body.

Erie Lake Erie Harvey Hecker Herbert Durst North West Hecker Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Sandusky Ohio Florida Louise Lussier Munson Mass

Oil blast at High Penn Oil kills man and injures others

Rufus Whitaker of High Point died in the High Penn Oil Co refinery explosion near the Greensboro High Point airport. Carl Thompson is in very critical condition at Cone Memorial Hospital. John Peeler and Henry Ingram were also injured. a crop-dusting pilot reported flames reaching 1,000 feet.

Greensboro N.C Rufus Whitaker High Point High Penn Oil Co Greensboro- High Point Carl Thompson Cone Memorial Hospital John Peeler Henry Ingram Whitaker Joe Brinson Jack McAdoo

Carlisle Soldier Promoted to Private First Class

News of Servicemen Cicero Feltner son of Mr and Mrs Robert Feltner Carlisle has received promotion to private first class in Battery C 284th Field Artillery Battalion He recently graduated from NCO school at Ft Campbell Ky Feltner entered the service Sept 27 1954 and was stationed at Ft Jackson S C for basic training He was assigned to the 337th Battalion at Ft Campbell for eight weeks of advanced training in Field Artillery and then to his present unit as a cannoneer Feltner is a Carlisle High School graduate and former Wilmington College student Tokyo population eight million city officials say.

Cicero Feltner Robert Feltner Carlisle 284Th Field Artillery NCO Ft. Campbell Feltner Ft Jackson S. C 337Th Carlisle High School Wilmington College

Government adopts strict outside activity rules for commerce workers

The Commerce Department issued a single standard of conduct to prevent impropriety among paid and unpaid workers. Penalties range from warnings to dismissal. The code targets safeguarding confidential information and prohibits private deals, gifts, loans or entertainments that could bias official judgment. It also bans speculative trading while allowing bona fide investments.

Washington Commerce Department

New Polio Cases Reported In East

Sixty eight new polio cases were reported in Massachusetts yesterday. The state total for the year reached 1,674 with 1,236 cases since Aug 1. The unofficial polio death toll stood at 80. Connecticut 226 and 120, New Hampshire 108 and 32, Vermont 30 and 8, Rhode Island 122 and 22, Maine 57 and 31.

Boston Massachusetts Massachusetts Department of Public Health Connecticut New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island Maine

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