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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1962
Page
13
Ona Switzer a widow and former farm operator from Ona West Virginia turned 100 today at Nellie Austin Rest Home in Huntington Street. Once active in needlework and current events she has been bedfast the past year with declining sight and hearing. Born in Ona during Civil War times she endured family divisions near the conflict.
Trenton Council rejected a request to rezone a west end parcel for a supermarket on a 5-1 vote after two weeks of debate. The decision followed public hearings and petitions from residents while concerns cited included spot zoning, traffic, and parking.
A witty aphorism notes that a government large enough to grant all desires could also seize all possessions, highlighting the risk of expansive state power and overreach in a concise, pointed remark.
Two Ohio parachutists from the Cleveland Parachute Club jumped in Cape Canaveral to honor Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. Their descent attracted a large crowd near a motel housing NASA personnel. Police released them at the station with no charges due to no ordinance governing the stunt.
The Trenton Board of Education conducted a full tour of Trenton High School noting leaky faucets cracked plaster and two major roof leaks. They discussed brightening rooms and future remodeling while stressing money is scarce. Final payment for Babeck School left a $988 balance in the building fund.
Superintendent Baker spoke at Governor DiSaylo’s educational forum in Dayton this week. He described the main picture presented at the conference as crucial for future schooling policy and funding priorities, highlighting statewide implications for districts and students.
A ten annual obedience trial features 76 dogs totaling 99 entries across 28 breeds. The event starts at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at the National Guard Armory 2002 Main St. Middletown, with four prizes in each of seven classes and 45 special prizes. Participants hail from Indiana Kentucky Michigan West Virginia and Ohio. German Shepherds lead entries with several miniature poodles retrievers Weimaraners and Shetland sheep dogs also listed. James Haynes of Franklin chairs the event.
State Highway Chief Joseph Unger pledged action to reduce crashes on U S 40 from Lewisburg to the Indiana line and on U S 35 near Eaton. Sheriff John Stover asked for new no passing zones added signs and lower speeds amid rising accidents and three-fat alities on U S 40 west of U S 127.
City police reported three minor accidents with no injuries. A hit-skip struck Jim Ferguson's parked 2007 Van at 2007 Van Ave causing $15 damage. Mil dred Venneman’s car on First Avenue sustained $50 damage after a hit-skip collision. Hazel Hannah’s car on Shafer Street sideswiped a tree after losing control while pumping gas brakes.
A flurry of injuries from home, work, and play filled Middletown Hospital's emergency room yesterday. Patients included Jack Abner 23 injured playing basketball at Amenda School and Michael Abell 22 hurt at Springhill School, among others from Franklin and Peastown, with causes ranging from falls and caught hands to dropped loads and lacerations.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey urged broad federal aid for higher education during a 90 minute Charter Day Convocation at Miami University in Oxford. He cited the National Defense Education Act of 1958 and predicted new legislation granting construction loans and scholarships to support growth in education and the economy. He warned against campus conservatism and praised Kennedy administration ties between campus and government. He spoke after arriving at Cox airport in Dayton where he was greeted by university president John D. Millett. Humphrey is a magna cum laude alumnus of Minnesota and Phi Beta Kappa member.
The Mayfield Elementary area in Middletown seeks a four acre park inside city limits. Robert Cox, PTO president, said a Mayfield PTO delegation met the park board to discuss a park behind the school for students and nearby Barbara Park residents. Final action may wait on annexation decisions for the Mayfield area.
Sgt Harold Gaddis 24 of Ft Benning Ga reported a man took his briefcase with important papers at a Cincinnati bus station. A bartender alerted police, who recovered the case and photographs. Gaddis was held overnight then released. investigators said he had placed the case and another soldier turned it over to the bartender.
Butler County Judge David Black sentenced Deaster Morgan of Middletown to six months in the Cincinnati Workhouse for one child support. Morgan pleaded guilty as Black denounced reliance on unemployment and welfare funds. The judge, also an advisory board member, told Morgan he would not tolerate taxpayers supporting dependents and vowed to remove welfare cheats from rolls.
Hamiltonian youth James F. Willis, 15 31 8 Franklin Sr., sustained head shoulder back and leg injuries after losing control of his car on Old Oxford Road near Route 177. Deputies moved him to Fort Hamilton Hospital and then to McCullough Hyde Hospital in Oxford.
The South Middletown Fire Department answered a call at 3491 Caroline Lane at 10 am for a basement filled with smoke. A previous alarm at 8:45 pm reported a fire on a railroad track, extinguished by 9:05 pm, location not obtained today.
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