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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1962
Page
9
An airborne operation moves troops under wing of aircraft with cargo loaded on another in the background as a relief airlift begins to replace a battle group stationed in Germany. AP Wirephoto.
Ohio news notes a strike by Operating Engineers Local 18 halting widening of a mile on Grand Avenue delaying a 1962 street program. City crews plan seal coat and hot mix paving across 53 streets while Roosevelt and Grand avenues see ongoing work and gas main connections by Cincinnati Gas & Electric.
Four people received injuries over the weekend with Edward Powers 27 treated for a possible right shoulder wound after a porch intrusion, Jerry Maney 26 for a right eyebrow laceration from an attack at Le Sourdsville Lake, Virginia Davis 32 with multiple injuries after a beating, and five year old Marlon Waddell treated for a dog bite on the chest.
Ray Crayerafl of State Farm Insurance becomes president of the Middletown Association of Life Underwriters. Glenn E. McGraw elected vice president Perry Grier secretary Stewart Creelman treasurer E Cal Grier national committeeman. Committee chairs include Clayton Hollen Harry Norris Robert Detmer John Howard Dick Nunnery Ernest Davis David Lewis Howard Norris and Hollen serve on the board.
Miss Nicka Nicola reports auto broken into on Ross Street with glasses stolen. Carl Carpenter, 33, arrested for driving while intoxicated at Sutphin Street. A man fell on Eighth Avenue South and was taken to Middletown Hospital with shoulder back and arm injuries. Sol Schneider reports youths turned over a lantern and attempted yard fire. they were lectured. Harry Walker reports a transistor radio stolen from under a car seat at a car wash. Rhododendron and blueberries require aluminum in soil for growth.
A 32 year old Franklin man John G. Martin escaped serious injury after his car slid into a moving B and O train on Yankee Road. He received mouth cuts and chin contusions at Middletown Hospital and was released. The incident, at about 3 pm, caused $475 to the auto with no train damage. The crossing had signs but no flaggers.
Scientists note that many migratory birds cross thousands of miles of ocean non stop and current studies seek to uncover the mechanisms behind their remarkable navigation. Researchers explore celestial cues magnetic fields and solar positioning to explain this feat and identify guiding senses used during long transoceanic flights.
Timothy Abele 17, a Lakota High School graduate, died when lightning struck a low farm building near Monroe while he worked there with his father on a mink farm. He is survived by his parents Jeffery and Anna Abele, a brother in the Air Force, and grandparents. Funeral arrangements were pending.
The Board of Education will meet at 7:30 pm to consider a tentative operating budget of 6,934,969 for local public schools in 1963. The plan shows about a five percent increase over 1962, with tonight's agenda including personnel matters and teacher appointments.
The Ohio VFW convention in Cleveland honored Middletonians and Armco. Warmoth received an outstanding quartermaster award and a ruby studded pin for service. Commander Paul Miller led the Middletown delegation with James Comedy of Akron named state commander.
The Strategic Air Command plans an air incident over Cincinnati starting Sunday April 15. B58 Hustlers will fly at 1300 mph between 35 000 and 50 000 feet. No rockets or people are involved though sonic booms may be heard in Middletown. Nike radar scoring units at four sites including Felicity Wilmington Oxford and Dillsboro will track the runs. Planes come from Carswell and Bunker Hill Wings.
A 25 year old Middletown mother was raped in her home between 3 and 5 a m Sunday. Police say a 21 year old Black man is in custody. the victim was treated at Middletown Hospital for head cuts bruises and a bitten thumb and is in good condition. The attacker entered by cutting a screen door and fled after rifling the purse. The victim identified the assailant in a lineup. The suspect has prior arrests and had been in Domestic Relations Court in June.
A Chamber of Commerce spokesman said only about half a dozen extra copies of the Urban Land Institute study on Middletown's industrial development potential remain available on a loan basis. About 150 copies were received, with most already earmarked for sponsors. the survey was conducted by a six man panel in April.
Mrs Delphia Hamilton 45 and daughter Billie Ann 14 of Oxford were killed when their car collided with another driven by Edgar Cheely family of Indiana Pa on U S 25 W six miles south of Corbin Kentucky. William Hamilton 40 and daughter Donna 12 were injured. Cheelys Carole 12 Cathryn 41 George 14 and George Cheely 14 were also injured.
Raymond Paul Brandner 13 was killed in a traffic accident on Rt 4 about 22 miles north of Hamilton. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at Griesmer Grim Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. The driver Elmer Radenheimer 44 of Excelle is reportedly involved. Surviving are parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Brandner a sister Mrs Ruth Crowe and brother James and paternal grandmother Mrs Joseph Brander.
Two members of Shirley's T Birds of Middletown won top honors at the U S Twirling Association contest in Urbana. Debbie Surgenor took first in advanced six year olds and younger while Regina Ann Jackson won in advanced eight year old division.
The diabetes death rate has varied little in recent years, fluctuating around the level of 15 deaths per 100000 people.
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