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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1957

Page

15

First Ohio driver may lose license under new point system

A Lockland man could become the state’s first license suspendee under Ohio’s penalty point law. George C. Braden reports Fred Youngblood drew six points for drunken driving on June 29 and another six days later, totaling 12 points that could trigger a one year suspension. Braden and Highway Director Gordon Jeffery urge caution and note the law aims to curb habitual violators and improve traffic safety. Six points are assigned for drunken driving manslaughter and hit and run, three for reckless operation, two for other moving violations.

Columbus Ohio Lockland Cincinnati George C. Braden State Registrar of Motor Vehicles Fred Youngblood Braden Common Pleas Court Hamilton County Youngblood Gordon Jeffery State Highway Department

New Patrolmen Added to State Highway Force

Thirty rookies join the State Highway Patrol after a 14 week Columbus training. Edward M. Dunagin heads to Post 9 near Middletown, while Edmond J. Coffey transfers to the Dayton post. The force nears its 700 strength plus Turnpike patrol, with potential for no new academy soon.

State Highway Patrol Columbus Middletown Edward M. Dunagin Edmond J. Coffey Hamilton-Cleves Road Hamilton Dayton Fred Moritz Moritz

Show Seeks Old Planes for Love Field Opening

Dallas seeks to borrow several dozen vintage airplanes to display at the new Love Field Terminal opening in October 2027. The exhibit will cover aircraft types operated at Love Field since the first scheduled airmail flight in 1926, inviting owners to lend Curtiss carrier pigeons or Fairchild planes.

Dallas Love Field

Couple remarry after 30 years in Detroit reunion

Walter M. Dunham 61 and Selma Mae Back 57 plan to remarry after a 30 year separation. They first wed as teens in Hot Springs Arkansas, divorced 11 years later, with Dunham marrying twice more in Detroit and Selma marrying three times in Hot Springs. Last month Dunham visited Hot Springs, proposed again, and was accepted.

Detroit Walter M. Dunham Selma Mae Back Dunham Selma Hot Springs Ark

Chicago Woman Is Secretary of Year

Mrs. Ruth Clemence of Chicago was chosen Secretary of the Year at the National Secretaries Assn annual convention. Miss Dorothy MacKenzie of Toledo, secretary to L C Van Nest, president of National Laboratories Inc., placed third.

ST. Louis Ruth Clemence Chicago National Secretaries Assn Dorothy MacKenzie Toledo Ohio L. C. van Nest National Laboratories Inc

Man Electrocuted at Shelby Power Pole Work

Samuel Turner, 48, an Ashland electrician, was electrocuted while atop a 30 foot pole at Shelby Air Force Depot after his head hit a 7 200 volt wire. Co worker John Fisher, 41, of Delaware, received an electric shock brushing Turner and was reported in fair condition.

Shelby Ohio Samuel Turner Ashland Shelby Air Force Depot John Fisher Delaware Turner

Spectacular proposed on Cleveland lakefront

Architect R. Franklin Outcast unveiled a 34 story office tower arched glass lobby and Y shaped hotel for a 30 acre Cleveland lakefront development. The plan includes underground exhibit hall, parking, speedwalks, gardens and a 150 by 250 foot pool with funds from capital improvements and revenue bonds. John W. Galbreath called the concept outstanding and not unrealistic.

Cleveland R. Franklin United Nations New York Lake Erie Public Square Municipal Stadium Outcast John W. Galbreath Columbus E. 9Th Street

Two Men Granted Paroles for Slayings in Ohio

The Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission approved paroles for Edward Taylor, 58, Cleveland, and Arthur Powell, 56, from Hamilton County. Taylor pled guilty to the murder of his wife Elizabeth and father-in-law Andre Horne, with sentences dated June 24, 1945. Powell was sentenced June 14, 1945, for killing Josephine Barnett.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission Ohio Penitentiary Edward Taylor Cleveland Cuyahoga County Elizabeth Andre Horne Arthur Powell Hamilton County Josephine Barnett

Rhode Island Stocking for President Visit Trout Plan

Providence RI The Rhode Island Fish and Game Division will stock streams in the Wood River Reservation with large trout from the Lafayette hatchery to ensure President Eisenhower can fish during his Newport vacation next month. Thomas Wright division chief said the plan aims to provide big fat sassy trout for the visit in a public streams project.

Providence R.I Rhode Island Fish and Game Division Eisenhower Newport Thomas Wright Lafayette Wood River Reservation

Moonshine Still Stolen From Jail

Bryson City man Willard Lloyd Dorsey aged 23 received a six month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to stealing a moonshine liquor still from the county jail. Police said he took the confiscated still as he left the building after visiting a friend.

Bryson City N.C Willard Lloyd Dorsey Dorsey

Ohio Sailor Loses Leg In Ship Blast

New London Conn Norfolk C Bradford 19 Delaware Ohio sailor aboard USS Somersworth seriously injured in explosion at sea. Bradford's left leg amputated below the knee and he suffered cuts and shock. The blast killed three men and injured eight.

New London Conn Norman C. Bradford Delaware Ohio Somersworth Navy Bradford

Two Dead In KC97 Crash Off Port Kent Lake Champlain

Two bodies recovered and three men missing after an Air Force KC97 refueling plane crashed into Lake Champlain near Port Kent, 15 miles south of Plattsburgh. Three others escaped. two parachuted to safety. Crashing minutes after takeoff from Plattsburgh AFB, engines failed and reef impact likely.

Plattsburgh N.Y Lake Champlain Plattsburgh Air Force Base Port Kent

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