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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1962
Page
11
Middletown residents and doctors debate the Twist dance. Radiologist Dr L J Gibbons reports few serious injuries and notes most issues are due to strain. Orthopedist Dr Ray E Kiefhaber cites sore backs and mentions a Cincinnati friend with a knee injury.
An all day seminar themed The Church in New Times will be held January 31 in Fellowship Hall at First Methodist Church. Organized by the Women’s Society of Christian Service with local church women’s groups, it lists several planning committee members and hostesses from First Methodist and allied churches. A separate note mentions a 199 bill signing for a permanent U S radar defense network.
Listings show Monday and Tuesday gatherings including the Quarterback Club at noon, Frisch's Industrial Council, Monroe Lions Club, various school and civic groups, VFW posts, church rooms, and several veterans and service organizations. The note closes with a Japanese line noting Nippon meaning home for the sun.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip suggests a mix of dancing to the Twist and a note to have on hand both a band and an orthopedic surgeon. The tongue in cheek line hints at a social event requiring live music and medical readiness.
Hollywood report says Irish actor Richard Harriss has a long filming period for Mutiny On The Bounty. He began shooting thirteen months ago in Tahiti with his wife joining him, then staying in Hollywood before returning to their London home. He now has a four month old son he has not yet met.
Hollywood star Peggy McCay expresses happiness over Warner Bros TV series Room For One More set to debut this fall on ABC TV. She says the role fits her desire to be deeply involved as a wife and mother of four plus a dog in a family comedy atmosphere.
Mrs. Donald Cross of 1735 Tytus Ave was named Mothers' March chairman for the Middle Town area in the January 1962 March of Dimes campaign. Campaign chairman Dick Voglesong announced the selection as volunteers plan a citywide canvass on January 30, the march’s final major event.
Janet Shaffer 17 of 217 Shafer St is named Teen-Ager of the Month by the Optimist Club. She earned admission to Christ Hospital nurses training in Cincinnati and will study at the University of Cincinnati night school during training. She aims for a bachelor’s degree after五 years, joining the Nightingale Club and National Honor Society, and serves as exchange editor while active in CYF and Y Teens. Her hobbies include reading and water coloring with work displayed in Cincinnati next month.
Hollywood Hawaii born actor Poncie Ponce of Hawaiian Eye fame is having lava rock shipped for exterior work on his Panorama City residence. The rock is being imported from Hawaii for the project, illustrating a coastal connection in his home improvements.
The report notes that a honeybee moves its wings back and forth at a rate exceeding forty times per second, highlighting rapid wing motion and its role in flight and nectar gathering.
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