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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1957

Page

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Last Block To Rights Bill Fades

Washington reports the last Southern filibuster threat to a civil rights bill faded as 11 Southern Democrats met with Sen. Russell and planned no talkathon. They vow no vote until all oppose changes to jury trial provisions. Some say the jig is up and expect passage by week’s end.

Washington Congress Sen Russell D-Ga Senate Olin Johnston Andren Stennis D-Miss Justice Department House

Akron Drivers Cup Truck Rodeo Titles

Akron drivers won two of four divisions at the Ohio Championship Truck Rodeo in Springfield. Otto Rado and Frank Laury of Roadway Express, Inc. claimed titles, while Hubert L. Kennedy of Cincinnati and Eugene F. Johnson of Toledo won other divisions.

Springfield Ohio Akron Otto Rado Frank Laury Roadway Express, Inc Hubert L. Kennedy Cincinnati Eugene F. Johnson Toledo

Five Legged Frog Captured By Ripley Boy

Paul Himler ten of Fulton road nets a five legged frog named Freak along the Great Miami River while picnicking with family. The boy and siblings attracted neighbors and may seek a Ripley’s Believe It Not feature. Fellow kids expect visitors and possible earnings from observations.

Iona Asher Ripley Paul Himler Fultonnn Miami Paul Paul J. Himler

Beating Case Involving 14 Year Old Star Shocks Tampa

In Tampa detective notes, Doris Jean Worthington mother of Hope Laverne Brown 14 from Columbus Ohio was questioned about the alleged beating that left the girl with a fractured skull. Hope says her mother beat her after a dispute over going out with boys. mother denies the charges. Both underwent lie detector tests as authorities investigate.

Tampa Fla Columbus Ohio Walter Heinrich Doris Jean Worthington Hope Laverne Brown Heinrich Hope

T Bone 25 Cents Sign Sparsely Noted in Window

A restaurant window displays a playful sign reading T-BONE 25 CENTS with a fine print line offering meat at 4 dollars. The quirky notation draws shoppers in with a bargain feel.

Life in a Test Tube? Scientists Spark Hope at Moscow meets

In Moscow a week long international symposium of 40 scientists on life’s origins nears a breakthrough. S L Miller and Melvin Calvin forecast laboratory life within decades while A I Oparin urges international cooperation to unlock life’s secret. Linus Pauling calls parallel global efforts striking.

Sterling Slappey Moscow S. L. Miller Columbia University Melvin Calvin University of California In Berkeley A. I. Oparin Soviet Union Linus Pauling California Institute of Technology Pasadena California Oparin

Eisenhower flies plane becoming first president to pilot

Gettysburg Pa President Eisenhower who held a pilot license briefly took the controls on a Washington to Gettysburg flight with Col William Draper as co pilot The 23 minute flight ended at the Eisenhower farm amid a weekend of golf rest for the president his wife convalescing from surgery.

Gettysburg Eisenhower William G. Draper Draper Air Force Washington Drapler Eisenhower Farm Franklin D. Roosevelt Dewey Long White House Roosevelt Truman John Walter Reed Army Hospital

Sunday work banned for Catholics in three-state region

A pastoral letter from Archbishop Edward D Howard directs Roman Catholics in Oregon Idaho and Montana to abstain from work shopping and business on Sundays effective Sept 1 readers at Mass will confess violations. The letter signed by regional bishops specifies Mass attendance as first duty and allows only necessary services for the common good with Mass access for workers.

Portland Ore Oregon Idaho Montana Edward D. Howard Howard Chancery Office Joseph M. Gilmore Helena William J. Condon Great Falls James J. Byrne Boise Francis P. Leipzig Baker Christ

Mahoning County Sheriff Ralph Elser Dies at 72

Former Mahoning County sheriff and assistant superintendent Ralph E. Elser, age 72, died today at City Hospital in Salem following an illness. He served as sheriff and led county schools for years, shaping local law and education administration.

Youngstown Ohio Mahoning County Ralph E. Elser City Hospital Salem

Frano American beauty contest winners at Hook lawn party

A Middletown girl and a Lyons France guest tied for first in a Franco American bathing beauty contest hosted by Armco chairman Charles R Hook. American winner Mary Anne Morgan 17 Middletown High School will be a senior. French winner Christiane Roux de Bezieux 22 completes secretarial studies.

Middletown Lyons France Charles R. Hook Armco Board Mary Anne Morgan Bellemonte St Middletown High School B. D. Morgan Christiane Roux de Bezieux Christiane United States Pierre Michel Irene Dineen Richard Peters Ohio U.S.A

Syria's Kuwaily to Return Amid Syrian Leftist Takeover Turmoil

Syria's Shukri Kuwaily leaves Egypt for medical treatment in Alexandria but leftist coup gains threaten a broader political shift. In Cairo he met with Nasser as Western observers fear Syria's drift toward Soviet influence and regional isolation. Disruptions risk impacting Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Saudi oil routes.

Cairo Egypt Syrian Foreign Ministry Damascus Shukri Kuwaily Kuwaily Alexandria Syria Gamal Abdel Nasser Turkey Iraq Jordan Lebaon London Washington Hussein Faisal Saudi Arabia Saud Middle East Lebanon Iraq Petroleum Co Kirkuk Transarabia Aqaba

Veteran Actor Unaware of Wife's Death amid Illness

North Hollywood California veteran actor Fred Stone who has impaired sight and a heart disorder rests at home unaware that his wife Allene Crater Stone died 11 days earlier. His daughter Dorothy Collins says doctors fear shock could worsen his condition and will inform him when treatment options are ready. Allene Crater Stone died at a Burbank hospital after a heart attack at age 77.

North Hollywood Calif Fred Stone Stone Dorothy Collins Allene Crater Burbank

Beauty contest tops garden party for visiting French students

Mike Aronoff hosted a beauty contest as the main event of a swimming and garden party at the Hook residence on Alameda Circle. The event honored 11 French students visiting this summer under the Experiment in International Living program, joined by their host families and American peers.

Mike Aronoff Hook Alameda Circle Anthony Delorme Schapiroff Michael Ullman Jacques Lard+illat George Haefele Robert Ohana Patrick de Guillebon Christine Campion Anne-Marie Dreyfus Evelyne Dubost Florence Prades Beth Hammon Aida Aronoff Ron Bennett Dick Neff Virginia Tyson Bob Dobrozsi Betsy Martha O’niel Julie Phillips

Nine Year Old Girl Expected To Become Mother In October

In Little Rock Arkansas a 9 year old girl, identified only as a Negro, is reported to be pregnant with the due date in October. Hospital authorities disclosed she is not hospitalized. A prior case notes a Negro girl giving birth by Caesarean section to a 6 pound 4 ounce infant on her 11th birthday last Saturday.

Little Rock Ark

Defense In Mag Trial Nears End of Case

Los Angeles defense lawyer Arthur Crowley says he expects to finish presenting the case next week in the Confidential magazine libel trial. The trial enters its fourth week Monday after a weekend recess as witnesses dwindle and stars subpoenaed by the defense become unlikely to testify.

Los Angeles Arthur Crowley Crowley Isubpoena

Boston Faces Paper Shortage Amid Strike at State House

Boston enters a third Sunday without local papers as striking mailers and six metropolitan dailies await a Monday State House meeting. Gov. Foster Furcolo plans to meet first with mailers union officials then with publishers, aiming for a joint conference.

Boston Mailers State House Foster Furcolo Mailers Union

Dixie Bill Would Send Negro North

Georgia plan to evacuate Black families to northern and western neighborhoods by creating a state real estate commission. Agents would quietly buy property then lease or sell to screened citizens, aiming to relocate residents to reduce integration fears.

Atlanta Georgia A. A. Fowler Jr Douglas County Fowler South Congress

No Smoke No Fire in Portage Jail Fire Confession

A 17 year old boy accused of setting 35 fires including a 390000 church blaze says in Portage County Jail he cannot light cigarettes because matches are not allowed and tells a reporter he is out of options.

Ravenna Ohio Portage County

Armco Steel growth explored in five part series

Middletown and Armco Steel Corp tie together as expansion drives the firm. Ed Edmiston writes a five part series detailing Armco’s growth and operations, with the first installment on Page 29. Also on Page 29 Iona Asher tells how a group of youths changed paths. Page 34 offers AP’s world view on teenage gangs.

Armco Journal Today Ed Edmiston Iona Asher Associated Press Wess Valley News Sete Ween

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