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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1961
Page
7
Eddy Gilmore reports from London on signs of Americanization in Britain as Britons embrace U S foods brands gadgets and consumer culture. The piece notes American lunch staples, vehicles and shopping habits spreading through English towns alongside a wave of American influence in daily life. A short Johannesburg update follows about riots in Portuguese Angola with fresh casualties.
Middletown restores the Daniel Doty marble monument in the cemetery after a lean and foundation repair led by Robert Konthier. The epitaph notes Doty born 1765 in New Jersey, died 1848 aged 83, marking his role as Middletown founder and pioneer in the Miami Valley.
Mrs. Helen Prueitt of Hamilton seeks 350000 in a Common Pleas Court action against Frank H. Elmes of West Elkton for the death of Moss G. Prueitt in a December 21 1959 traffic crash on U S 127 south of Seven Mile. Prueitt a Hamilton fireman died hours after being struck while aiding a prior accident along the berm. The suit seeks relief for herself and their two daughters. The incident occurred near Middle town. The record notes Prueitt stopped his car to help others when the collision happened.
Budapest Radio reports Hungary will follow the Soviet line and recognize Antoine Gizenga's Congo government now in power. The Hungarian government says it will extend all possible aid to the Gizenga regime and establish relations.
Kon nier plans to restore faded lettering on theArmco Fabricating founder Doty era cemetery monument. He will mask and sand blast the inscription deeper into marble, hoping to preserve Middletown history and the site on the hill overlooking the canal era.
Rex Mullins, 23, of 14 North St Trenton, is scheduled to appear in Municipal Court here Monday after a Friday arrest on an indecent exposure charge. He faces two similar charges elsewhere, including exposing himself to a 17-year-old Feb. 7 and to a 22-year-old in May in Harry Stretcher's court. Mullins was released on $200 bond in the Middletown case and is to appear before Butler County Domestic Juvenile Judge David Black.
A comparison notes that only the Himalaya ranges in Asia exceed the height of the Andes peaks. The statement highlights Asia's roof as the planet’s loftiest compared with South America’s ridge system.
Cash value of Series E and H savings bonds outstanding reached a record $43.3 billion as of January 31. In Ohio January sales of Series F and He bonds were just under $0 million, up $1.9 million from January 1960, while Butler County E and H bond sales totaled $369.48 thousand, up $37,252 from a year earlier.
The statement notes that typical thunderstorms release energy far exceeding the yield of the first atomic bomb, illustrating the immense power of natural storms compared to human-made explosions.
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