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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1967

Page

11

St Marys Wins Top Prizes at School Science Fair

St Marys Elementary students Kevin Lawon and John Potte led top prizes in physics and chemistry while Elizabeth Spellbaum Daly and Mary Murphy Daly earned high honors in sophomore chemistry and senior chemistry. Charles Muraski placed in biology with fellow eighth grader Sherry Fening and Jack Bors. Fenwick High received a gold medal for the eighth grade project Logic. Traveling trophy goes to St Marys for most points. other silver medals awarded to Catherine Brill Holy Trinity physics Gale Muthert Susan Halbig Linda Wise Sandra Pawelkeski Holy Trinity biology.

St. Mary's Kevin Lawon John Potte Elizabeth Spellbaum Fenwick Mire Mary Murphy Fresh- Daly Sherry Fening Jack Bors Charles Muraski Jim Ot. Marys Catherine Brill Holy Trinity Gale Muthert Susan Halbig Linda Wise Sandra Pawelkeski Bisigh School

Hit-Skip Reported In Franklin

A hitskip reportedly skidded into Martha Gillis's parked auto at 3 Chestnut St Franklin near 10 30 p m. Damage set at 50 dollars. Another accident involved Sacae Weekney backing into a Reed vehicle at Stadia Drive Germantown with total damage 500 dollars.

Franklin Hitskip Martha K. Gillis Chestnut St Pontias Gillis Auto Sacae Week’ Ney Bridge St Reed Germantown Rt. 1 Stadia Drive

Committee chosen for Bosses' Night event 1967

Ron Trowbridge and Bill Neatherly named co chairs of the Bosses' Night planning committee for March 16 at the Manchester Motor Inn. Other members include Bob Moore program Karl Brown reservations Al Decatur Jr entertainment Lee Weeks finance and Larry Rummell publicity. Speakers will be announced within two weeks.

Ron Trowbridge Bill Neatherly Manchester Motor Inn Bob Moore Karl Brown al Decatur Jr Lee Weeks Larry Rummell

Heart Sunday total May top last year

Mrs. Walling Gray, chairman, reported that yesterday's Heart Sunday collection is expected to exceed last year's total. With one section still to report, the sum stood at 6721.18 dollars, including Middletown, Monroe, Trenton, and North Madison Township. Last year’s total was 7026.23 dollars.

Heart

Ohio adds neat look to 1967 license plates

Smaller numbers create a cleaner outline for 1967 Ohio plates. Die changes at Main Street facility improve readability. Renewal requires birth date, social security number, and driver records. Butler County expects 95,000 sets sold, a 4 percent rise from 1966, with blue background white lettering. Plates sold in Middletown and Monroe at designated hours and locations.

Ohio Kathryn L. Agee Middletown Fred Rice Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Butler County Kentucky

Dog Trained To Steal Pocketbooks

In Midtown Manhattan a pair used a guide dog as a thief. A 22 year old housewife, pregnant, was knocked down and her pocketbook grabbed by the dog after the man said to the dog to seize the bag. She was treated for bites and scratches. the attacker and dog fled up Sixth Avenue with $45 in cash.

New York Tracy Goodman Manhattan

Snow Keeps Valley Residents Guessing Weather Forecast Shift

Area residents awoke to unexpected snow after a 40 degree warmth predicted, with weather observer C T Morningstar reporting 3.5 inches on the ground at 10 am. Schools closed or late across several districts while road crews battled slick conditions and minor incidents.

Valley C. T. Morningstar

Armco Crews Keep Furnaces Running After Roof Collapse

Armco Steel Middletown Works kept two of six furnaces operating after 330 feet of roof ventilator collapsed last Saturday. A third furnace, under repair, should resume by Wednesday. No injuries or fire occurred. production shifts limited as repairs proceed. The Middletown blast furnace runs reduced. No. 2 Hamilton blast furnace banked. fifth No.1 open hearth back in service.

Armco Steel Corp Middletown Don Osborne Osborne Hamilton

Rites Set For Victim Of Fire

Mrs Florence Wilmer 82 of 431 Dick Ave Hamilton died of burns at Fort Hamilton Hospital suffered when apron caught fire while cooking. Visitation 5 to 8 pm tomorrow Kraus Weigel Funeral Home. Service at St Stephen s Church. Survived by six brothers E H Dorenbusch and Dorenbusch of Dayton to officiate.

Hamilton Florence Wilmer Dick Ave St. Stephen's Church Stanley ‘Dorenbusch Hamilton Fire Department Kraus-Weigel Funeral Home St. Stephen's Cemetery

Area crashes send four to Middletown Hospital

Four people were taken to Middletown Hospital after traffic crashes this weekend and today. Patricia Weimer a 19 year old from Franklin released after minor injuries from a one car crash at Ohio 122 and Julia Drive. Sharon Kinner a 22 year old from Franklin reported in fair condition with possible head injuries from a two car crash on Franklin Trenton Road near Rt 122. Her husband 25 released after minor injuries. Billy Little 32 of 1228 Girard Avenue was involved in a left of center collision. Larry J Williams 16 of Somerville released after chin lacerations and knee abrasions from a Rt 122 crash in front of Madison High School. Williams car sideswiped Mary Alice Harrison 20 Green Wood Road as third vehicle passed. Williams drove into a fence and pole and rolled.

Middletown Patricia Weimer Beatrice Drive Franklin Ohio 122 Julia Highway Patrol Sharon Kinner Trenton - Franklin Road Franklin - Trenton Rt. 122 Kinner Billy Little Girard Ave Little Larry J. Williams Pleasant Valley Road Somerville Madison High School Mary Alice Harrison Greenwood Road William

Rebel Youth Urged to Challenge Elder Health Norms

Boston AP reports Dr Paul Dudley White urged America's youth to oppose overfed inactive elders prone to heart attacks. He called it a national disgrace that the average man dies at 68 and is outlived by women by seven years.

Boston Paul Dudley White America

Ohio man questioned after wife’s fatal shooting in home

Green ville Ohio AP report states Darke County authorities held 82 year old Fred L Blume after the death of his wife Donna Blume 52 who was shot in the chest and face following an alleged argument in their Palestine home authorities questioned him as a person of interest in the case

Greenville Ohio Darke Palestine Fred L. Blume Donna Blume

Garlikov Crowned King of Clubs in Middletown Follies

Manny Garlikov president of the Rotary Club was crowned King of Clubs during intermission of the High Fever Follies at Middletown High School auditorium. Proceeds from Friday and Saturday shows totaled 832.72 dollars. Garlikov won with 29 200 votes, representing nine local service clubs. Paul Steigerwald of the Noon Optimist Club was second with 8 400 votes, Ed Mynhier Jaycees third with 11 900, and Arthur Wolman Lions Club had 9 300 votes. Previous winner in 1965 was George Harvey, also a Rotary Club member. Mrs Petrocy led committee with several assistants.

Manny Garlikov Rotary Club Middletown Middletown High School Garlikov Robert Petrocy Paul Steigerwald Noon Optimist Jaycees Ed Mynhier Arthur Wolman Lions Club

London Hires First Negro Policeman

London announces the Metropolitan Police have chosen a 21-year-old West Indian as the capital’s first Negro officer under the ordinary selection system. The man’s identity was not released and he is expected to begin detective training soon. Meanwhile, two Midlands police departments report using Black bobbies on patrol.

London Scotland Yard English Midlands

Must Keep On In Viet War, Home Tells U.S.

Sir Alec Douglas Home, former British prime minister, urged the United States to persist in Vietnam at a news conference in Los Angeles. He saw no alternative to Washington’s policy and said the U.S. aims were driven by self-determination, while critics loudly called for change.

Home U.S Los Angeles Alec Douglas Home United States Vietnam Alec

British Lose To Gumdrops In Tale Contest

A humorous yarn claims a Tory at Yorktown swapped cannon fire for gumdrops. Colonists allegedly charged, British troops supposedly gobbled sweets, suffering belly aches as Cornwallis allegedly surrendered.

Yorktown Cornwallis

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