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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1960

Page

2

Butler County Judge Cramer Elected Ohio Common Pleas Chief

Fred B. Cramer, longtime judge of the Butler County Common Pleas Court, was elected president of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Assn at the Deshler Hotel in Columbus. The first Butler County judge to hold the post, Cramer begins a new term while McBride of Dayton becomes first vice president.

Fred B. Cramer Common Pleas Ohio Common Pleas Judges Assn Deshler Hotel Columbus Butler County Cramer County Common Pleas Court M. ©. Burns Middletown Robert McBride Dayton

Kennedy outlines foreign trade push and cabinet picks

President elect Kennedy notes the State Department employs 35 009 and ran a budget over half a billion. He names Gov. Ribicoff and Michigan Gov. Glenn Williams among new appointees and aims to finalize his Cabinet soon. Kennedy, Caroline, and relatives arrive at a resort for a beachside visit as a carriage with dolls named Mary and Baby Dear draws attention outside the Kennedy house.

Kennedy Hodges Ribicoff Michigan Glennen Williams Caroline Stephen Smiths Kennedy House Maude Shaw Secret Service Mary Baby

Twins arrive again in Berkeley family

Kirsten Pedersen gave birth to twins last year and Monday welcomed a son and a daughter, making the Pedersen family have two sets of twins in a year. Harley Pedersen, a laboratory technician, hopes tax benefits from both births ease extra expenses.

Berkeley Cali Harley Pedersen Kirsten Pedersen Pedersen

Two Crashes At Trenton Injure One Man

Two crashes occurred within a tenth of a mile on Route 73 near Trenton injuring one man. Melvin Taggart, 32, of Trenton, suffered rib bruises after a three car collision involving Jerome Harbison and James Hundshell. Police cited Thomas A. Smith for following too closely after a separate rear crash on the same highway near Trenton Bridge. A Friday night wreck near Oxford led to Eugenia Wells, 38, Libert y, Ind., being arrested for reckless driving after her car went off the road and down an embankment.

Rt. 73 Trenton Oxford Melvin Taggart Baltimore St Eaat Jerome Harbison Dillsboro Ind Taggart James L. Hundshell Thomas A. Smith Dayton Trenton Bridge Patricia’ Mayer Smith Smith Auto Mayer Eugenia Wells Liberty Rt. 1

Soviets Welcome Red China Chief in Leningrad

Hundreds of workers welcomed President Liu Shao chi of Red China in Leningrad on Saturday. Tass reported he led the Peiping delegation to a Moscow conference of world communist leaders.

Moscow Leningrad Liu Shao-chi Red China Tass Peiping

Evans plans small shopping center at former Continental Club site

Plans for a new small shopping center at Chesapeake in Gallia County were announced by Stanley Evans of Evans Grocery Co. He said his firm bought the Continental Club property, development costs exceed one million dollars, with part of the center possibly opening by next summer.

Plan Gallipolis Ohio Continental Club Chesapeake Stanley Evans The Evans Grocery Co

No Injuries Reported In City Accidents

Police investigated several city crashes yesterday. Norman Cox, 51, was charged with failure to yield after his station wagon hit a car driven by Howard Steele at First Avenue and Eagle Alley, with about 200 dollars in damage. Ronald Jackson, 25, was cited for following too closely after his auto collided with Harold Riffel’s on Tytus Avenue, causing around 160 dollars in damage. A Raleigh King truck striking a canopy at Country Kitchen on Tytus Avenue caused damage not yet estimated. Two minor accidents were also reviewed.

Norman Cox Howe Road West Middletown Howard A. Steele Roosevelt Ave First Avenue Eagle Alley Ronald E. Jackson Whittier Sr Harold £. Riffel Hamillion Tytus Avenue Raleigh King Miamisburg Country Kitchen Tytus Ave

Two Lebanon Youths Hurt In Accident

Police say a two car collision at Deerfield Road and Maple Avenue injured two Lebanon youths. Donnie Jaynes aged 17 from Pike Street South Lebanon was hospitalized with severe facial cuts and a fractured leg. Michael Baker also 17 from Lebanon Route 4 was treated for possible knee injuries at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Thomas Hacker 20 of King Avenue South Lebanon was cited in Municipal Court for failure to yield right of way. The crash occurred around 9 20 p m last night as Hacker allegedly pulled into the intersection into the path of Baker.

Lebanon Deerfield Road Maple Avenue Donnie Jaynes Pike St South Lebanon Middletown Hospital Michael Baker Lebanon Rt 4 Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Thomas Hacker King Ave Hacker Baker

Middletown Bent On Early Christmas Buying

Middletown merchants report an unusually brisk start to Christmas shopping during Thanksgiving Week with well stocked shelves and crowds clogging sidewalks and intersections. Early shoppers appear more numerous than in previous years as stores prepare for late season buyers.

Middletown Middletown Area

Retired Miami Professor William E. Anderson Dies at 85

Dr. William E. Anderson, emeritus professor of mathematics at Miami University in Oxford, died Saturday at McCullough-Hyde Hospital after a stroke. He was 85, formerly headed the mathematics department, and later served as a part time instructor. He leaves widow Nettie May Anderson, a son George in Bombay, India, and four grandchildren. Burial at Woodside Cemetery with calling hours at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

William E. Anderson Miami University Oxford McCullough-Hyde Hospital Anderson Miami Miami Athletic Ohio Mathematical Association of America American Astronomical Society American Mathematical Society Royal Astronomical Society American Association of University Professors Mansfield High School Midland College Atchison, Kanis Wittenberg College Nettie May Anderson George Bombay India

Funeral services for Mrs Anna Agee

Mrs Anna Alpha Agee 58 wife of Osa Agee died suddenly Thursday in Florida. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. noting the time and location in a local notice.

Anna Agee Anna Alpha Agee Osa Agee Florida

Police Briefs Report Parking Lot DUI and Licenses

State patrolmen arrested Harry Terrell for driving under the influence on Eaton Avenue. Tom E. Braden Jr. faced charges of no operator’s license and giving false information. Thirteen people were arrested for no license during a Grand and Central check and 13 juveniles were cited for shoplifting at Liberal Market.

Harry Terrell Lamberton St Eaton Avenue Tom E. Braden Jr Franklin- Lebanon Road Grand and Central Avenues Liberal Market S. Verity Pkwy

Fosnaugh Died After Auto Crash Near Circleville

Charles M. Fosnaugh 43 of Ashville Rt 1 died from head injuries after his car overturned on a curve on U S 22 three miles west of Circleville. He was thrown from the vehicle and died Saturday.

Circleville Ohio Charles M. Fosnaugh Ashville Rt. 1 U.S. 22 Here

Ohio Code Changes Studied by Prosecutors Group

A 17 member committee of the Ohio Association of Prosecuting Attorneys will study major code sections to draft recommendations. They favor raising the minimum jail term in first degree manslaughter from one to three years and discuss second degree manslaughter, burglary of motor vehicles, and defining felonies versus misdemeanors. Proposals include protecting railroad cars and trucks, and making break ins into locked automobiles a felony.

Cleveland Ohio Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Ove Thomas Beil Mahoning County Aso

Top Bracket U S Pay Is Too Low

Washington report says government salaries at upper levels lag private industry, while lower levels compare favorably. rigid pay laws hinder correction, and a federal pay commission will seek broad solutions to fix the disparity.

Washington Sam Federal Paws

Fire destroys Jacksonburg area home. $5000 loss

Fire gutted a two story frame house on Jacksonburg Road near Jacksonburg, with flames rising forty feet. The blaze began in the basement and burned about two hours before discovery, with no one inside. The home belonged to Charles Smith and was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Couch and family. contents loss not estimated. The South Madison Fire Department helped, saving a nearby shed. Mrs Couch and children were in Kentucky.

Henry Couch Jacksonburg Road Jacksonburg John Paullin Wayne Township Paullin South Madison

Pope Receives Uruguayan Chief at Vatican

Pope John XXIII met Benito Narbonne, president of Uruguay’s governing council, in a private audience at the Vatican. It marked the first time a Uruguayan chief of state had been received by the Pope.

Vatican City John XXIII Benito Nardone Uruguay

Hudson Appointed To Election Board

Ted W. Brown Ohio secretary of state named Clifford Hudson of Greenfield as a Democratic member of Highland County Board of Elections to fill the unexpired term of Charles T. Hiser who resigned. The term ends February 28 1962.

Columbus Ohio Ted W. Brown Clifford Hudson Rt. 3 Greenfield Highland County Board of Elections Charles T. Hiser

Seaweed Provides Daily Vitamin Dose in Norway

Oslo reports Norwegians are obtaining essential vitamins from seaweed as a local company completes three years of tests on a seaweed tonic. Other firms market seaweed bread alternatives and vitamin pills. Seaweed contains vitamins A to K and about 60 minerals.

Oslo Norway

Coast Guard To Question Aid Failure In Lake Erie Incident

The Coast Guard plans to question crew of the freighter Taplin when it docks in Duluth about why it left the scene after spotting a fisherman in distress off Fairport Harbor. Sam Adams, 62, of Eastlake, is believed missing after a snowstorm. an empty 14 foot rowboat found near Conneaut is traced to Adams. Heavy winds and poor visibility hindered rescue, while federal law requires ships to render assistance to sailors in distress unless in peril themselves.

Cleveland Coast Guard Frank ©. Taplin Duluth Minn Lake Erie Fairport Harbor Christ Hanson The Taplin Sam Adams Eastlake

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