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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1962

Page

2

Prominent Waynesville Women Die In Accident

Two prominent Waynesville women died in an automob ile crash that injured four others and involved residents of the Friends Home. Ruth Chandler 77 and Dr Emma Hollaway 88 were killed. Elizabeth Chandler 74 and others were injured. P C Zink 98 and Mary Z ink were also hurt. Authorities planned manslaughter charges against Elizabeth Chandler. The crash occurred at Route 42 Route 73 intersection near Day ton.

Waynesville Ruth Chandler The Friends Home Emma Hollaway Indiana Reve Wyatt Elizabeth Chandler

Military space capabilities and future threats discussed

A military spokesman cautioned on forecasting space defense needs while outlining possible future patterns. He cited integrated systems combining missile warning with space tracking and noted weather data from reconnaissance satellites aiding military planning and launch preparations.

Tere Arctic

New Carriageless Electric Typewriter Taps 186 WPM

A lightweight carriageless electric typewriter claims a speed of 186 words per minute. The design emphasizes rapid output and simplified mechanics for faster typing sessions.

Youth Rescues Sufferer After Live Wire Contact

Keith Frazier age 2 of Shaker Road Turtlecreek Township near Lebanon grabbed a live TV antenna that became energized by a home wiring short. Sheriff deputy Ed Hizar found the child turning black and performed mouth to mouth resuscitation. The boy was taken to Middletown Hospital where he was treated and released.

Lebanon Keith Frazier Shaker Road Turtlecreek Township Ed Hizar Warren County Frazier Middletown

Miss Armco crown awarded at jamboree by Armco Girls Association

Miss Carol Shockey was named Miss Armco out of 25 contestants at the Armco Girls Association jamboree. The event featured cocktail dresses and swimsuits judged by a panel of six, with entertainment by the Off Beats. A Friday parade preceded the Saturday jamboree that drew thousands of Armco workers and included games rides and food.

Carol Shockey Armeo Armco Girls Association Miss Shockey Linda Abell Thomas Blanton Betty Crenshaw Lacey Crout James Davis Ruth Ann Dennis Eleanor Dickey James Fox Thomas Hatton Charles Huff Robert Knapp Jeanne Leach Pat May Gail Medley Paula Nickell Lois Rittenberry John Rossi James Sabins Karen Shimer James Shull Penny Stamper Jenny Stein Phyllis Tyler Lee Zimmerman Armco Off Beats Maurice Wise Virginia Fairies J. B. Gividen Talton Drive William Shockey Orville Wells

Stolen S200 At Duds and Suds Laundry

FE. T. Alexander reports to city police that thieves pried out washers at the Duds and Suds Laundry on 902 Yankee Road early Saturday netting $200 from coin boxes. Damage to machines estimated at $100.

Duds & Suds Yankee Road FE. T. Alexander

Auto Fire Destroys Car Hood in Trenton Incident

Firefighters extinguished a hood fire on Judy Ellington’s car at 8 Crane Wood Drive after it ignited near 367 Central Ave in Trenton. Damages listed at $20. Earlier, a grass fire at 1302 Yankee Road was put out at 12:34 p.m. with no damage reported.

Judy Ellington Cranewood Drive Trenton Ellington Auto Central Ave Yankee Road

Ann Auxter Chosen Ohio State Fair Future Farmer Queen

Ann Auxter of Lindsey Sandusky County won the Ohio Future Farmer Queen title at the Ohio State Fair beating 154 entrants. The 16 year old Fremont Ross senior will reign over FAA activities and present trophies during the fair. Hot sunny weather drew crowds with 17 677 attendees on opening day and more expected for Sesquicentennial Day. John Glenn Day arrives next Friday with astronaut slated to be in town at noon.

Columbus Ohio Sandusky County Ann Auxter Lindsey Fremont Ross High School FAA Rowland Bishop

Life Squad Aids Two City Firemen With Oxygen

Life Squad responders assisted two residents yesterday in separate runs. Clara Page, 62, of 1809 North Ave received oxygen at 2 11 pm after chest and arm pains. Charlie Banks, 79, of 608 17th Ave was given oxygen at 6 48 pm after feeling faint.

Clara Page North Ave Charlie ‘Banks 17Th Ave Banks

Sun Day Launch of Mariner 2 Delayed 24 Hours

Cape Canaveral officials postponed the Sunday Mariner 2 spacecraft launch to Venus by 24 hours due to technical problems Saturday night. The delay follows an earlier Page One report and shifts the target window for the mission.

Cape Canaveral Fila Venus

Obituary Mrs Maud O Sheley 82 Middletown resident

Mrs Maud O Sheley 82 of 2114 Woodlawn Ave Middletown died Saturday at Middletown Hospital after a two year illness. Survived by Sanford B Sheley husband four children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services Tuesday at 2 pm Wilson Memorial Home with Rev Edwin Robbitt officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Monday 2-5 and 7-9.

Maud Sheley Woodlawn Ave Middletown Hospital Sanford B. Sheley Middletown First Christian Church Aileen Sheley Loretta Norris Dayton Esther Miller Oxford Howard B. Sheley Herbert Sheley Richmond Ind Wilson Memorial Home Edwin Robbitt Woodside Cemetery

Berger Attends Conclave and State Honors at Ohio DeMolay

John Berger deputy of the 1%th district attended the 37th annual Ohio State DeMolay Conclave at the Sheraton Cleveland Hotel with over 1,900 boys present. Sweetheart titles went to Sharon Spaulding and Carolyn Ellison. Mrs. John Berger was honored as 1%162 state president.

Franklin John Berger Stadia Drive Ohio State Sheraton- Cleveland Cleveland Ohio Sharon Spaulding Cincinnati Carolyn Ellison Middletown Ethel Colline Columbus Berger Jewel Felix Bonvouloir Dorothy Terwilliger Miamisburg

Lebanon Lions Discuss Fair Plans

Tentative plans for a sample fair are being discussed by the local Lions Club. Russell Horn announced the effort. Lion publicity director Il McKee was named fair chairman and other committee chairs were elected, including Willard Snyder as project chair, Dean Miller as program chair, Jim Michael as sight chair, and Russell Horn as publicity chair.

Lebanon Lions Club Russell Horn Lion Il McKee Willard Snyder Dean Miller Jim Michael Sight

Poor Relief Funds Allocation in Preble County 1942

During the fiscal year ending June 1942 Ohio distributed poor relief totaling 30 314 49 dollars a drop of 19 912 from the prior year. Public utility excise taxes funded 25 706 281 while general revenue subsidized 26 554 255 to match local relief area expenditures Preble County contributed 78 564.

Eaton Ohio Preble County

Nine Month Old Boy Hit By Father's Car

Alvin Hale nine months old, son of Mr and Mrs William Hale of Franklin, was reported in good condition at Middletown Hospital after being struck by his father’s car yesterday afternoon. Police escorted him to the hospital. the car’s front wheels narrowly missed him and he suffered only abrasions and scratches.

Alvin Hale William Hale Wells Lane Franklin Middletown Hospital Middletown Hale

Police Briefs Report Vehicle Damage and Theft Incidents

Gabe Lunsford reported slashes to the convertible top causing 50 dollars in damage. James Clark’s car parked at Diamond Gardner Parking on Charles Street lost four hubcaps valued at 10 dollars. William Pennington reported clothing theft valued at 125 dollars from 605 Stanley Ave.

Gabe Lunsford Lincoln St James Clark S. Dixie Highway Diamond Gardner Charles Street William Pennington Stanley Ave

Don Piccard Sets New Balloon Altitude Record

Sioux City Iowa AP Don Piccard climbs to over 17000 feet in a cluster of helium balloons breaking the 11171 foot second class free flight mark held by Audouine Dollfus of France He lands in a corn field 38 miles southeast of Sioux City two hours after launch during the Midwest Shrine Association summer meeting.

Sioux City Iowa Don Piccard Piccards Audouine Dollfus France Piccard Midwest Shrine Association

Transmission Report Stolen From 1941 Pontiac

City police seek thief believed to be expert mechanic after transmission from Thomas Metzger’s 1941 Pontiac was stolen along with two racing tires. The value of the transmission listed at 1299 dollars.

Middletown Thomas Metzger Yankee Road

Salvation Army Drive Kickoff Dinner in Lebanon

Workers opened the annual Salvation Army finance drive with a Thursday kickoff dinner at Camp Swaneky. The event featured a pool side sim party followed by a buffet dinner.

Lebanon Salvation Army Finance Camp Swaneky

Four Crashes On Trenton Franklin Road In West Middletown

Four accidents occurred within thirty minutes on the Trenton Franklin Road last night in West Middletown between 6 30 and 7 30 pm. A mother Betty Sizemore and her three sons Darrell Gregory and Ronald were taken to Middletown Hospital with minor injuries. all were treated and released.

West Middletown Trenton Franklin Road Middletown Hospital Betty Sizemore Darrell Gregory Ronald Route 1 West Milton

Oakey Smith Charged With DUI After Stop Light Run

Oakey Smith aged 35 of 8731 Keisier Road was charged with driving while intoxicated after police arrested him at 1 25 pm yesterday when his car ran a stop light at Second Avenue and Main Street.

Oakey Smith Keisier Road Smith Second Avenue Main Street

Train Sparks Cause Grass Fire Near Carlisle

A grass fire along the railroad tracks near Union Road in Carlisle was sparked by sparks from a passing train yesterday at 1:10 pm. Franklin city firemen extinguished the blaze.

Carlisle Union Road Franklin City

Churchill improves at home after hip injury

Sir Winston Churchill shows gradual improvement as he walks the ground floor of his London home after returning from hospital. He fractured his left hip during a vacation in Monte Carlo last June.

London Winston Churchill Monte Carlo

Farmersville Firm In Bay Buys Rue bush Coal Company

Germantown Farmersville Exchange Company announces its purchase of the Rue Bush Coal Company of Farmersville. Robert Kerschner, manager, made the disclosure statement. The note adds a world population claim stating it has more than quadrupled in the past three centuries.

Germantown Farmersville Exchange Company Ruebush Coal Company Farmersville Robert Kersehner Exchange

Rhodes And DiSalle Clash In Ohio Campaign Rhetoric

In Belmont County towns and St Clairsville DiSalle accused the Republican led legislature of halting school building programs while Rhodes campaigned in Hamilton County arguing Ohio’s job growth lags and tax costs rise. Rhodes urged his plan for 200000 new jobs and noted Ohio’s slower job gains versus the nation boosting his critique of DiSalle.

St, Clairsville Ohio Michael V. DiSalle Belmont County Shadyside 104Th General Assembly Bureau of Johio Hamilton County

Ohio AFL-CIO backs PiSalle ticket with COPE slate

Gov Michael V. PiSalle and the Democratic slate for state offices won the endorsement of the Ohio AFL-CIO COPE on Saturday. Only one Republican, Kingsley A. Taft, was named on the list for chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.

Columbus Ohio Michael V. PiSalle Afl-Cio Committee On COPE Kingsley A. Taft Ohio Supreme Court

Ohio governor assails tax funding gap for schools and labs

Governor DiSalle criticizes the legislature for halting a public school building program and not funding poorer districts. He cites 1953 54 appropriations and contrasts with earlier and later sessions, arguing state school cost sharing fell from 45 percent to about 31 percent while property taxes rose.

Ohio DiSalle

Judy Garland to File for Nevada Divorce

Judy Garland, vacationing in Lake Tahoe, Nev., will file for a Nevada divorce from Sid Luft. The couple wed in 1951 amid a stormy marriage. Garland plans to remain at Lake Tahoe until a September 18 Las Vegas engagement, meeting Nevada residence requirements. Luft was married once before.

Hollywood Judy Garland Lake Tahoe Nev Nevada Sid Luft Jerry Giesler Judy Luft Las Vegas Miss Garland

White lines to designate traffic lanes in Boston

A brief note reports that white lane markings were introduced to designate traffic lanes in Boston. The change aims to improve road safety and traffic flow by clearly defining lane boundaries on major streets.

Bostian

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