Sinking of Maine Triggered Cuban War in 1898
W. B. Ragsdale Jr recalls the 1898 explosion of the Maine in Havana Harbor and the rush to war as Congress pressed Spain to quit Cuba. The piece notes conflicting inquiries and the shift of power after the conflict, with U.S. independence for Cuba and later ties with Fidel Castro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Washington
Spain
Cuba
Russia
Havana Harbor
McKinley
United States
Fidel Castro
Key West
Charles D. Sigsbee
Havana
USS
Havana Bay
No Errors Talk Is Winner At Club Meeting
A talk on No Hits No Runs No Errors won best-speech honors for Lloyd Nolan an Armco engineer at the Middletown Toastmasters Club meeting last night at Eastern Bowling Lanes. Wives of members and past toastmasters attended. Jim Wander was toastmaster and Bob Moorhead topicmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Nolan
Armco
Middletown
Toastmasters Club
Eastern Bowling Lanes
Jim Wander
Bob Moorhead
Castro Unpopular Yet Largely Unknown in Latin America
President Kennedy cited USIA polls showing Fidel Castro unpopular in seven Latin American nations over two years. In a late 1962 survey rural campesinos largely did not identify Castro, and among those who had heard of him many held poor opinions. USIA notes significant unfavorability across the region.
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Washington
U.S
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Cuba
US Information Agency
Kennedy
Castro
Americas
USIA
America
47 Fined In City Traffic Court
Judge J T Lamb fined 47 persons in Middletown Municipal Court session totaling 895 dollars. Speeders paid 390 dollars across 25 cases while nine others forfeited speeding bonds totaling 260 dollars. Several individuals were suspended or fined for violations including assured clear distance and other traffic offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Lamb
Middletown
Gerald E. Pieratt
Renee Drive
Rosa Fitzwater Scott
Hamilton
Eddie Beavers
Richmond
Ind
Stanley Fortner
Middletown Eaton Road
Frank B. Fields
Cincinnati
James Donald Daly
Arcadia Drive
Charles Crary
Sheffield
The Aquarian Birthday Forecast For Tomorrow
Estrellita interprets present restrictions in personal matters as lasting into tomorrow with advice to stay tactful and prudent. The birthday reader may gain opportunities to test ingenuity, handle unusual responsibilities, and gain prestige in career and finances if employing intelligent, detail oriented planning.
Auxiliary Of Legion Hosts District Guests
District Four officers were guests at the Women's Auxiliary of American Legion Post 218 meeting at lost headquarters. District president Mrs. Roland Huston of Cincinnati attended with project chairmen Mrs. Bruce Miller Americanism Miss Penny Singleton child welfare Mrs. Richard Jones community service and Mrs. Edward Hader rehabilitation. Walter Pawelkoski discussed legislation in Congress for veterans. Mrs. Vern McKinney appointed delegates to a state auxiliary conference in Columbus on Feb. 23. An annual card party to benefit the Legion baseball project is set for March 13 under Mrs. Clarence Steele’s chairmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Four
American Legion Post 218
Lost Headquarters
Roland Huston
Cincinnati
Bruce Miller
Penny Singleton
Richard Jones
Edward Hader
Walter Pawelkoski
The
Legion Post
Congress
Vern McKinney
Ted Sarris
Robert Gutshall
Les Kincaid
Columbus
Legion
Clarence Steele
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W. B. Ragsdale JR
Court of Common Pleas
Butler County
Ohio
the Western and Southern Life Insurance Company
Plainiff
Asa E. Middleton
Betty J. Middleton
Asa E Middleton
Western and Southern Life Insurance Company
Common Pleas Court
Keays Place
Lemon Township
Joseph H. Herr
Larry David Palmer
H. M
H. Diviss
Franklin OD Roosevelt
CVA
FPO
New York
Billie Palmer
Floyd L Palmer
Probate
Beira
Oho
Butler
Harry F. Walsh
Hae County
Eva Tellery
Alton H. Combs
New Orleans
Halvana Harbor
Sigsbee
Adm
Pascual Cevera
Caribbean
Joseph Triep
Charlotte F. Hermann
S. W. Prather
Algie Williams
Deelaware Street
Gary
Indiana
Georgia Williams
A.D
Joseph T. Kiep
Charlotte F. Herman
Finkelman & Ross
Ethan Allen
Hutch Top
Verity
By Lewis Gulick
U. S. Information Agency
James Lovill
Somerville
Carless
Harry Hartman
Germantown
Charles Carr
Grand Ave
Muller
William Richard VanCleve
Casper
Carol Lee Ingram
Buena Ave
John E. Mishler
Robert E. Jones
16Th Ave
Estrellita
Auxiliary of Legion
John Howard Svart Ram
Automoriesurance Company
Totus
Valentine
Mark Lampier
the Serenaders
Eagles Lodge Aerie
Central
Indian
Madras
Warshaver
Franck
Mack
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