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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1962
Page
13
The 1962 New March of Dimes city canvass raised 2812.06 with two reports pending, far below last year's about 4100. Y Teens contributed 296.18 in the downtown area Saturday. The final total will be announced after cannisters are collected, Butler County Chairman Jack Harrader said. The event marked the major and final campaign activity for 1962, ending today.
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown filed petitions for the Republican nomination seeking reelection. He reported the maximum 5,000 signatures from all 88 counties, with a filing deadline set for February 7.
Ohio health officials confirmed the first absolute evidence of a flu outbreak with Type B positive tests from school children in College Corner Preble County and Cuyahoga Falls Summit County. The B strain is generally less serious than the A strain, and officials expect other areas with high absenteeism to be affected by the same strain.
Alan F. Reeves of Cleveland filed petitions for the Democratic nomination for congressman at large. He is a former aide to U S Senator Stephen Young. Eight other Democrats have announced for the nomination.
Rathman clarifies that if Mayfield area annexes to Middletown, township fire equipment ownership stays with trustees and a city deal to supply protection is possible. Protesters fear loss of local service as civil service rules apply, with the Mayfield firehouse funded by a 16 000 bond issue.
Oliver Schoeder Jr. a Cleveland law professor and director at Western University will speak at a District 1 Ohio State Bar Association luncheon on the topic Law Medicine and Truth at Manchester Motor Inn. Morning speakers include Stan y Hare C. Robert Beirne Milton M Bloom Boris Auerbach and Robert T Keeler. Afternoon speakers include Dr Robert B Stevenson C Craig Spangerberg B C Alloway Paul A Baden and John A Kiely. Johnston Jr Wooster Ohio Bar Association president will give the dinner talk on The Ohio Legal Center a Vision for the Profession. Sessions are presided by Marc A Fiehrer Andrew Cherney Ralph E Clark and judges Fiehrer and Cramer and Persson.
The FBI says a Brunswick youth, James Wesley Thomas, 17, faked a report that a shrimp boat was attacked by a submarine near Savannah. He transmitted three radio messages on January 25, triggering Coast Guard, Air Force, and National Guard searches. Thomas was released to his parents on a $1,000 bond.
Congressman Schenck announced 11 Ohio nominees for the Air Force Academy including Middletown High pupils Charles Beattie and John McCluckey, Fenwick pupil Timothy Cole, and Madison pupil Michael Clay. Others listed were Gordon Ankney, Andrew Ash, Gary Burgner, Donald Eshelman, Robert Gravelle, William Kennedy Jr., and Harmon Patrick. One candidate will be selected after further examination. James Woodley and Harvey Wilson were Ohio nominees for the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, with 12 other state nominees noted.
William B. Saxbe of Columbus, former Ohio attorney general, will speak at a combined Middletown and Franklin Lions Clubs meeting tomorrow at 6 30 p m at the Manchester Motor Inn. He will discuss The Uncommon Man and has a long record in public service and professional affiliations.
The highest honor for a calypso singer or composer is to have his song selected as the road-march for the pre-Lenten Carnival in Trinidad.
Butler County sheriffs deputies and the State Highway Patrol reported six minor area accidents yesterday and today with no serious injuries. Julie Weikel, 67, lost control on Trenton Franklin Road west of Peasteown injuring lacerations and contusions. Olga Fletcher, 35800 Poplar St., Trenton, avoided collision. Weikel cited for driving left of center. Edgar Kruer, 14, head injuries as car spun on Trenton Franklin Road. Emma Jean Kruer cited for speed. Melvin Meadows, 17, skidded on West Chester Road, struck a pole. Waynf Lt. Lower, 17, escaped injury after striking a fence. Charles Ivins, 22, fell asleep driving on U S 27. one injury at Maud overpass. One-car crash on old U S 25 near Maud reported with one injury, Mercy Hospital. no further details.
A first group of 10,000 volunteers is ready to be sent on short notice to West New Guinea, Indonesian officials said. The navy ordered patrols to take offensive against Dutch warships entering Indonesian waters and to shoot first. President Sukarno said Indonesia will not wait indefinitely for a negotiated settlement with the Netherlands.
Paris AP reports Mrs. Philippe Petain widow of France's wartime leader died Tuesday in Paris after a brief illness. The former Mrs M4 was widely known as the wife of the Vichy regime chief of state.
The Public Housing Administration approved a preliminary loan of 42500 to the Hamilton Metropolitan Housing Authority for a 250 unit public housing project. The loan funds site study and architectural design with 150 units for low income families and 100 for senior citizens. A second loan will follow for site acquisition.
A Scottish bred polled Shorthorn bull named Duke of Westdrums heads to Tulleevin Farms in Mason. Dan O'Conor Jr. of For mica International buys him as a possible first of his kind to export to the United States. Speculation on the price runs high.
The 24 nation committee on the peaceful uses of outer space may convene March 5 to clear a two year backlog. Diplomatic sources say nearly all members agreed to the meeting, but Soviet delegate Valerian A Zorin awaits Moscow approval. The panel, created by the 1959 General Assembly, has struggled with space cooperation work since 1959 and 1961 resolutions, hampered by a Communist boycott until last November. The Lincoln Memorial in Washington has 36 columns.
Municipal Judge J. T. Lamb postponed the preliminary embezzlement hearing for Lawrence Earl Ruhl 35 of Hamilton to Friday. Ruhl alleged to have embezzled about $10 000 from Harrys Corner Store Middletown was questioned by Cincinnati police about the funds while working as credit manager. An audit is ongoing to establish the exact amount and police investigate possible ties to a separate $570 trailer theft at 3810 Tytus Ave where Ruhl stayed while doing extra work.
Washington AP The Atomic Energy Commission announced a new underground nuclear detonation at its Nevada testing site. The blast, the eleventh underground test publicly announced, was described as low yield likely under 20 000 tons of TNT.
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