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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1957

Page

8

Gamble At Raising Andrea Doria Hinted

Providence report notes an unidentified Rhode Islander considering bidding to raise the sunken Andrea Doria using internal flotation. Russell Adams of Gorham Manufacturing Co. says insurers have abandoned attempts to salvage and will retain title until a buyer is found willing to gamble on raising the liner after its July Nantucket sinking with 50 lives lost.

Providence Russell Adams Gorham Mig. Co Nantucket Stockholm Adams Titaly Gam‘oe

Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday in Fitchburg

Mrs Louisa I. Smart of Fitchburg turns 100 today. A native of Ashe County North Carolina she is mother to eight children and has 7 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. She recalls Civil War days and has flown 22006 miles with plans for another air trip next summer. Her husband fought for the North and died in 1973.

Fitchburg Mass Louisa I. Smart Ashe County N.C

Elks Name Two Youth Leadership Winners

Middletown High senior boy Sam McAdow Jr and Fenwick senior girl Patricia Averdick win the Elks youth leadership contest. They advance to district and state levels with $50 bonds awarded for first place and $25 bonds for second. Presentations set for May 5 at the Elks Temple.

Middletown High Fenwick The Elks Lodge Patricia Averdick Sam McAdow Jr Wich Ohio James Spindler Katherine Kenney Mark Daly Phyllis Lawson MecAdow Miss Averdick Miss Kenney Spindler Elks Temple Elks Delbert Averdick Kensington Ave McAdow S. J. McAdow S. Main St

Singing Star Quits Station

Nashville Tenn Radio station WSM announced Webb Pierce is no longer with the Grand Ole Opry. Opry director W D Kilpatrick cited his unwillingness to conform with long established rules governing personal appearances. Pierce said he quit over an artist's fee with no services provided.

Nashville, Tenn WSM Webb Pierce Grand Ole Opry Opry W. D. Kilpatrick Pierce

Polish Delegation Silent On Aid Trip To U S

The Polish economic delegation en route to seek aid from the United States remains quiet about its mission. Delegation head Henryk Kot telicki arrived from Warsaw by plane yesterday and would not say when the group would resume its travels.

Amsterdam United States Henryk Kottelicki Warsaw

Gambler Must Pay $151,583 Tax Bill

Cincinnati area gambler Harry Gleis of Norwood is ordered by the U S Court of Appeals to pay 151,583 in back income taxes. The ruling affirms a tax court finding from March 2, 1958 after Gleis pleaded guilty to gambling room charges in November 1947 and saw his liquor license revoked. A Treasury probe followed.

Cincinnati Harry Happy’ Gieis Gambag Norwood U. S. Court of Appeals Gleis U. S Treasury Department

Church Dinner Cancelled After Furnace Repairs

A Brotherhood dinner at the First Christian Church scheduled for tomorrow night has been canceled due to furnace repairs in the building.

First Christian Church

Piqua Man Injured In Two Car Crash

Robert Claglem, 62, of Piqua, was injured Saturday in a two car collision here and remained in Memorial Hospital on Tuesday.

Piqua Ohio Robert Claglem Memorial Hospital

Optimism Marks Phone Talks in Ohio Strike Impasse

In Columbus Ohio union and Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co negotiators ended a night session as the strike entered its 222nd day. Federal mediator FE L Phillips remained hopeful but cautious saying a settlement tonight is not assured and a new talks session is set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Seneca Hotel. The core issues include a union shop clause and 15 other contract items.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co Communications Workers of America Senaca FE. L. Phillips

Petitions Seek To Strip License From TV Station Over Luther Film

A Chicago group protested FCC action by WGN TV canceling the Martin Luther film telecast. Petitioners claim 150000 Chicago signatures and urge revocation of the station license citing Protestant concerns and Catholic church condemnation. WGN TV cited emotional reaction and aim to prevent misunderstandings from airing the film. The archdiocese says no representations were made to the station and Catholic reaction is an individual matter.

Luther Washington Chicago Federal Communications Commission FCC Martin Luther Action Committee For Freedom of Religious Expressions Wgn-Tv The Chicago Tribune E.M. Burke Roman Catholic Church Earler

Man Tied To St. Agnes Leads Navy Family Move

Green Bay Lt Cmdr Joseph Agnes became commander of the naval training center on January 21 St Agnes Day. His family moved into 1200 St Agnes Drive and enrolled their children in nearby St Agnes School.

Green Bay, Wish Cmdr Joseph Agnes Naval Training Center St. Agnes St. Agnes Drive St. Agnes School

Silver Medals Minted Into Yen Coins in Japan

Japan's Finance Ministry will convert 1,140,000 unused World War II silver medals into 15 tons of 100 yen coins. Each coin is worth 0.278 dollars, turning wartime medals into circulating currency.

Tokyo Japan

Hot Rodders Car Crashes Tombstones in Bronx Cemetery

A stripped down car driven by two 17 year olds crashed into tombstones in St Raymond's Cemetery Bronx. One youth James Navan of Sterling Connecticut was killed. William Schroeder of the same area was critically injured. Police say they were testing their contraption on a road when it went out of control.

New York Bronx St. Raymond's Cemetery James Navan Sterling, Conn William Schroeder Profix

Divorce Petition Filed in Butler County Court

Cynthia Delores Fults of Wayne County Indiana faces divorce action filed by Eugene Fultz in the Common Pleas Court of Butler County Ohio case number 114. The court requires a response by March 23 1957, or the petition may be granted. Maxwell Finkleman attorney listed with clerk Joseph T. Kiep and deputy Charlotte F. Hermann.

Cynthia Delores Fults Wayne County Richmond Indiana Eugene Fultz Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio A. D Joseph T. Kiep Charlotte F. Hermann Maxwell Finkleman

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