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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1969
Page
13
Planetary influences indicate a mostly routine day with prudent financial planning. For those born tomorrow, a year of solid financial gains possible through conservative choices, with key periods in May July and mid September to mid November for opportunities and romance. A child born today may become an artist journalist or business executive.
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Investor L. B. asks about American Machine & Foundry and its improving outlook after buying at 33. He also seeks guidance on the Harley-Davidson merger and its implications for the portfolio.
Today's history highlights include Edison’s electric lamp patent in 1880 and Mozart’s birth in 1756. Notable events cover Verdi’s death in 1901 and Leningrad’s 1944 liberation. Also notes on AMF earnings, Harley-Davidson acquisition, and a stocks/ warrants advisory for a reader.
William Sonny Cuesta, a former drug addict now a licensed Dayton minister, will address the Middletown Area Young membership tonight at 8 in the Sports Bowl banquet room. He shares first hand accounts of 17 years of drug dependence starting at age 13 and pursues a church based crusade against addiction.
The regular monthly meeting of the Butler County Council for Retarded Children is set for tomorrow at 7 30 p m at the Lincoln School Annex 2402 Central Ave. All interested persons are invited to attend.
Little Rock reports the $1.2 billion Arkansas River navigation project, described by the U.S. Corps of Engineers as the largest civil work in the nation, surpassing the Panama Canal and the St. Lawrence Seaway in scope and ambition.
Steel magazine reports a sustained rise in raw and finished steel output from domestic mills, with weekly iron output at 2,590,000 net tons for the week ended Jan 25, up 0.7 percent. Automakers increasingly place orders as inventories shrink, though auto steel demand may ease with high new car stocks. Price for top grade scrap falls to 27.23 per ton.
Saipan lawmakers pass a resolution to forbid Typhoon Phyllis from hitting Saipan. If Phyllis struck, Commissioner William Norwood would bear full responsibility. The storm halted 240 miles southeast of Saipan.
At 1920 Flemming Road John Garrison aged 67 was treated for illness and discharged from Middletown Hospital after a 11:15 am call. At 101 Crawford Street a car fire owned by Denzil Barnette caused by an indoor window motor short circuit caused $50 damage. At 120 Iglehart Street burning clothing in a basement started by a child playing with matches resulting in $10 damage.
Charley Laurie runs a West End diner plagued by 161 burglaries over three years. Thieves smash windows, crawl through vents, and steal groceries, equipment, and even a nailed wall phone. After a $100 reward, one thief served 18 months but reoffended. Laurie keeps the place lean hours and locks up nightly, hauling movable stock home.
Manchester Motor Inn listed with Middletown Securities and New York Stock Exchange contact GA 2 457. Public notices indicate business listings and phone references for investors and patrons.
Prices paid to country packing plants for eggs delivered to major Ohio cities are listed by U S grades with minimum 50 case lots. Cartons Large A Medium A Small A prices. large white 58-63 cents, medium 53-59, small 43-46. Farm poultry prices in Ohio and Southern Indiana show fryers 14-16 cents, hens heavy and light 6-8 cents.
The New York market opened modestly higher with trading moderate. Leaders included Atlantic Richfield up 14 at 1124 and American Electric Power up 4 at 37% while American Telephone fell to 522 and Tenneco slipped to 29. The AP average of 60 stocks declined slightly.
Scouts at Ft. Benning are sending off leash dogs to Vietnam. The dogs operate freely 25 to 150 yards ahead of their Army handlers and have been used to locate enemy weapons caches and booby traps.
Miami cafeterias now offer a jumbo lunch for 55 cents, 10 cents more than standard meals, reflecting teen demand for larger portions while parents note youth eat with gusto.
Dame Zara Holt announces plans to wed Henry Jefferson Percival Baie, a 62-year-old House of Representatives member, with no date set. Holt drowned in December 1967 off Portsea, Victoria. Baie has two children. his second wife divorced him last year.
A mixed notice sheet lists numerous lost pets including a red dog with a gray face on Winthrop Rd with a reward and several cats and dogs in Mayfield and Tren ton areas with contact numbers. It also contains funeral notices for Alfred Cornett Elsie Fryer Luella Hensey Elizabeth Hupka Ethel Sargent and Kevin Turvey with service details and addresses in Middletown and nearby towns.
Thank you notes express gratitude from the COHOON and MYNHIER families for condolences, cards, flowers, and support after the loss of loved mothers and a husband. Special thanks are given to local pastors, funeral homes, doctors, and hospital staff for comfort and service.
Family recalls Peggy Jo McAllister who died one year ago on January 27 1968. They describe ongoing grief and memories at grave sites and in daily life, note her heavenly peace and walking with Jesus, and dedicate memories to her as they visit and cherish her legacy.
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