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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1965
Page
12
Middletown Health Commissioner Robert McConaughy urges eye tests for children entering school. He notes tests reveal hidden issues, reassure parents, and that 20 to 25 percent of entrance-age American children have defective sight.Tests for ages 4 to 5 are effective though vision matures by age 7.
William Dawes was the companion rider to Paul Revere on the famous lantern signal ride. The duo alerted colonial militia to British advance, though Revere remains best remembered for the midnight warning.
Mrs Versa Whitt, longtime resident of 4749 S Dixie Highway, explains she earned a liberal arts degree at Miami University in education after years of delays from 1933 to today. She recounts a farm stint, a scholarship turned down, and finally pursuing studies at multiple centers to qualify.
18 Middletown families will host 31 international visitors from 11 countries, arriving Sunday from Lexington, Ky. under YMCA sponsorship. Counselors from camps in the Northeast and Midwest will stay with local hosts at various addresses and attend gatherings at First Presbyterian Church before departure to Pittsburgh Wednesday.
Floyd C Brewer reports 25 head of cattle owned by Chester Mull wandered into his Middletown garden on Friday causing an estimated $25 damage by trampling vegetables and eating all the sweet corn. He says he was tending the corn at the time.
AP reports that African nations from Malawi to Zambia and Kenya crack down on Western beauty aids. Girls face dress code crackdowns, lipstick bans, and public shaming as governments clash with evolving fashion.
Sen. Stephen M. Young and Sen. George Smathers introduced a measure to make the home of the chief of naval operations the official residence of the vice president. The house sits on Naval Observatory grounds on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington’s Embassy Row.
Brand expands Breathin Pigskin line with a second option. The company keeps the popular Breathin Brushed Pigskin style while adding a smooth glove-soft brushed leather casual. The move broadens the comfortable footwear family without altering the established favorite.
Mention of leather shoes with crepe soles and steel shank for comfort. Encourages indulgence and trying both kinds. Suggests a casual, relaxed tone and playful urging to find the dog in the shoe.
Walter J. Mackey of the Ohio Manufacturers Association told the House Ways and Means Committee that more jobs, not higher taxes, are the solution to unemployment. He testified against legislation to raise Ohio employer taxes by 174 million dollars annually, arguing job availability is the key to economic recovery.
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