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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1960

Page

2

Lunch Counter Sitdowns SparkinG Civil Rights Demonstration

In Greensboro and several Southern cities, Negro college students sat at lunch counters seeking service, drawing no violence. The Charlotte action under Joseph Charles Jones spread to multiple stores within four blocks, as students read and remained orderly while authorities and NAACP had limited knowledge of coordinated planning.

Relman Morin Associated Press Charlotte, N. C Greensboro N.c Charlotte Saye Joseph Charles Jones Jones Woolworth’s Kress Iones Lver Supreme Court Senate

Sitdown protests surge as 34 Negroes arrested in Richmond

In Richmond Virginia 34 Negro demonstrators were booked on trespassing charges after attempting to use white only lunch counters at Thalhimer's department store. CORE representative Gordon Carey discussed desegregation efforts with Woolworth's and Kress executives.

Richmond Duke Ellington Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Ellington Hopkins Thalhimer Gordon Carey Congress On Racial Equality CORE Norfolk Woolworth’s Kress New York City Durham N.C Carey South Virginia Council On Human Welfare N. C Douglas Moore Florida Thhe National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People Land

Boosters Plan Dance On Saturday

The Middletown High School Boosters Club sponsors a Tournament Hop from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday in the American Legion auditorium for Middletown students. Records will be played by Bud Baldwin and attendees can win tournament souvenirs such as shakers, buttons, and hats. Mack Tobias is chairman and James Reichelderner is the publicity chairman.

Middletown High School Boosters Club American Legion Middletown High School Bud Baldwin Mack Tobias James Reichelderner

Scholarship Offered in Politics by Local Republican Groups

A $100 internship stipend is offered to college students in the area by the Ohio Citizenship Clearing House and the Butler County Republican Central and Executive Committee. Applicants must apply by August 1, 1960, to Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.

Hamilton Ohio Citizenship Clearing House Butler County Republican Central and Executive Committee Martin A. Coyle Republican Committee Republican Oho Citizenship Clearing House Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware Ohio

Fire destroys plant in Delhi Halls causing heavy damage

A blaze at the Rachel Trucking and Concrete Block Co plant in Delhi Halls near Cincinnati caused extensive damage estimated at 150000 dollars. Fire officials suspect an acetylene torch may have started the fire amid gasoline fumes as firefighters fought the intense heat and smoke Monday.

Cincinnati Rachel Trucking & Concrete Block Co Delhi Halls

New Load Limits Set For Union Two Roads

Butler County Commissioners approved 10 ton gross limits and 40 mph on three Union Township roads after engineer Jesse H. Pochard cited heavy construction and heavy hauling from the Cincinnati to Dayton Freeway project. Roads affected are Port Union Road from the Fairfield line to Rt 747, Rialto Road from Rt 747 to Rialto Road, and Rialto Road from Rt 747 to Mills Road.

Butler County Jesse H. Pochard Union Township Port Union Fairfield City Corporation Princeton Pike Rialto Road Mills Road Pochard Cincinnati to-Dayton U. S. 25

Merger Talks Off Between Eaton and American Metal

Eaton Mfg Co of Cleveland and American Metal Products Co of Detroit announced merger talks are off after failing to reach major conditions. The proposed 40 million dollar deal had been introduced January 2.

Cleveland Eaton Mfg. Co American Metal Products Co Detroit

Conscious use of the subconscious mind from March Reader's Digest

An article urges reducing strain on the conscious mind and presents three methods to engage the subconscious for solving difficult problems while you relax. It notes mental energy is wasted when overusing conscious thought and encourages wiser inner processes.

March Reader’s Digest

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