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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1961
Page
23
Alfred Sheinwold notes that many top American chess players also enjoy bridge and that in some clubs bridge dominates. He recounts a bridge hand where West opens hearts, East signals a chess term check, and South successfully defends by managing trumps to secure the long contract.
The United Nations Postal Administration will issue its first commemorative stamp of 1961 on February 13, featuring a hand holding scales of justice with the UN emblem in the background. The design by Kurt Plowitz highlights the International Court of Justice and is part of a series on UN work. Additional notes mention Afghanistan stamps for UN anniversary, Olympic Games stamp album, and Belgium tuberculosis fund issues.
Dr George W Crane hosts a talk honoring Dr George A Fowler retirement amid tribute to his ministry. Bishop Magee, aged 80, is praised for mental vigor while questioning compulsory retirement and urging society to value experience over age. The column argues against enforced idleness and for continued employment of capable elders across professions.
A 20-year-old Cleveland man, Bennie Buford, admitted squeezing his 1-year-old stepdaughter to death after she would not stay on his lap. He faces possible first degree manslaughter charges. The child, Vanessa Woods, died at Lakeside Hospital after an earlier report of a cold. Police say he shook and squeezed the child and wedged her in a chair while his wife was away.
Medway radio announcer Ronald Greene twenty six was sentenced to three months in jail and fined one hundred dollars for leaving the scene of an accident in a hit and run death of Domenick de Fazio aged twelve in Wrentham Massachusetts. A manslaughter charge was dismissed by District Court judge Samuel Fisenstadt after Greene broadcast appeals for information leading to the driver’s arrest.
AP reports a sharp but non damaging earthquake felt across Los Angeles. CBS newscaster Pat McGuinness noted a Caltech Seismological Laboratory phone number during the moment, city hall received about 5000 calls, and no injuries or damage were reported. A separate note mentions a silk factory finishing the coronation robe at Lullingstone Castle, Kent.
AP reports in Montreal that Marjorie Vosburgh, 43, died before a fatal blaze that destroyed the Vosburgh family shack at Noyan Quebec on December 29. Eleven Vosburgh children perished. Police say Mrs Vosburgh showed no smoke inhalation, skull fragments recovered, lab experts work to reassemble the skull. Abel Vosburgh, 3, held on a coroner's warrant after bail set at 200 dollars as the sole survivor.
Washington AP reports several Ohio Democrats were unhappy as the inaugural committee cut back tickets for the Kennedy inauguration. Sen. Stephen M. Young said about 109 Ohioans were promised word from the committee but received none. The mixup, blamed partly on a Republican-led inaugural committee in 1957, led to renewed allocations and a large engraved invitation mailing that misled many into thinking they would attend. Young expressed disgust and concern over the situation.
Vatican City AP four new cardinals to be created Monday in ceremonies called The American Consistory Two originate from Latin America Venezuela and Colombia One US prelate Archbishop Joseph E Ritter of St Louis The fourth Msgr Giuseppe Ferretti secretary for Latin America noted for church issues Haiti Cuba Beatification orations for Catherine Tekakwitha and John Nepomucene Neumann to be urged at Thursday consistory Pope John XXII to confer red hats in benediction hall
Franklinite and others paid assorted fines in municipal court. Al Frizzell, 45, Linwood Road, fined 45 total for wrong way driving on a one way street, brake defects, and no operator's license. Frank Burdge, 46, Day ton-Oxford Road, fined 10 each for failure to yield and no license. Several others faced fines for yielding, brakes, stop signs, and fictitious plates. Judge Riley also continued 13 cases, including 12 related to city income tax. Railroads transport 75 percent of US coal production.
Tom Taylor of McCall Corp an officer of the web offset section of the Printing Industry of America will speak on Web Offset Printing at the January 24 meeting of the Miami Valley Division of the Paper Industry Management Association at the Manchester Hotel A social hour from 6 to 7 is sponsored by Lockport Felt Co
Cleveland police report two youths denied participation in an attempted robbery at the Cleveland Trust Co branch on 705 E. 18th St. An 18-year-old Euclid youth was arrested after a call to Adelbert Kaiser. A Willowick youth led police to the vehicle used in the incident. Mrs Kaiser was unharmed. outside wires were cut. Evidence including pliers and wire was handed to the FBI.
Wilson Memorial Home in Mal GA 23661 operates as the funeral home serving the area. Contact dial GA 2-4545 for services and arrangements.
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