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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1964
Page
2
A 16 year old Dayton boy robbed Ridgways Pharmacy in Dayton at gunpoint taking $127 from employee Paul Slusher and ordering him to walk outside. Detectives spotted them near a park and after negotiation the youth dropped a rifle and surrendered with no injuries reported.
An explosion on the Egyptian ship Alexandria tied at the Bone harbor dock sparked a fire in the eastern Algerian port. Two dead and at least 165 injured reported. Firemen controlled the blaze at dawn as evacuations continued and cargo details remained unclear.
In Fairmont West Virginia a daring bandit grabbed a cash box containing $30,000 from a credit union official. He fled in a light colored 1956 or earlier model Pontiac with a female accomplice as Clarence L. Baker reported the theft occurred while the money was being moved between buildings.
Sancho Panza is identified as the squire and traveling companion of Don Quixote, carrying the role as Sidekick and steadfast partner in the knight’s adventures. The description centers on his character as Don Quixote’s loyal support and source of wit during quests.
Tomorrow brings confusing situations yet pleasant personal contacts may spark optimism. Disappointments could affect plans but things should be righted within 24 hours. For the next year thriftiness tempers monetary ambitions and avoid risky ventures in November or December.
A fire bomb damaged the Monson Motor Lodge restaurant in St Augustine early today, two one gallon containers of flammable liquid thrown through a window and ignited. Manager James Brock, who integrated the restaurant after the Civil Rights Act then resegregated, suspects no clear culprit near a Ku Klux Klan rally. Estimated damage about 3000 dollars with smoke causing most loss.
University of North Dakota geologists pursue a likely 80 million year old triceratops skeleton unearthed by a student mapping southwestern North Dakota last summer. The partial skull and body suggest a 20 foot long, 10 foot high specimen as described by Prof. F D Holland.
In SANDUSKY Ohio AP one of 23 Miss Ohio finalists will be selected tonight to represent the state at Miss America in Atlantic City. Diane Courtwright Miss Columbus won swimsuit in Thursday prelims and Victoria Lauffer Miss Southeastern Ohio captured the talent title with a marimba performance, marking a second win for Courtwright after Wednesday. The top 10 will be named at the start of tonight’s program.
Workers of group seven will present financial reports during a service at 3 30 pm Sunday at Mt Zion Baptist Church. Rev Rudolph Pringle will speak with singing by the Male Chorus and soloist Miss Luvenia Gresham.
Sealed bids will be received until 10 a.m. August 4 at the Ohio Department of Highways in Columbus for a highway improvement project in Butler and Preble counties. The work includes partial paving and a bituminous surface treatment to 9.93 miles of roads.
Mrs William Neff reported her car stolen from the driveway last Friday in Louisville Kentucky. The vehicle was found back in the driveway Thursday with about the same amount of gasoline as when it was taken.
The bushmaster is a sizable snake within the rattlesnake family known for its length and potent venom. It inhabits tropical forests and is among the longest vipers in the Americas.
President Eisenhower, resting after GOP convention and a bout of postconvention travel, checked into the St Francis Hotel in San Francisco before heading home with Mrs Eisenhower. Three Army doctors awaited him and he said a mouth burn from hot coffee caused the episode while noting he picked up something too hot.
The sixth annual Butler County Unit gathering of the Cincinnati Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Nurses is set for September 20. The program includes a solemn high mass at 4 p.m. at St Stephen Church, registration and business session at Gonzaga Memorial Hall at 5, and a 6 p.m. dinner in Mercy Hospital dining room. Sister Mary Remighs, R.S.M., obstetrics director at Mercy Hospital, will chair.
A Missoula woman gave birth to a boy weighing 16 pounds 4 ounces on Thursday. Dr. Steven Preston, with 25 years in obstetrics, notes this is the largest delivery by about four pounds. Hospital and doctor did not identify the parents.
Emma Coe 90 of 1403 Highland St died yesterday at Middletown Hospital where she had been since July 15. Survived by Cuban daughter in law Ruby Zuiderhoek, sister Alice Brown of Birmingham, four brothers in Alabama and Illinois, and a grandchild. Services Sunday at Ellisville Baptist Church with burial in Indiana Cemetery. Arrangements by McCoy Leffler. McGuire was 36 hours after birth, survived by parents, siblings, and grandparents. Graveside Saturday in Woodhill. Arrangements by Eaton. Edward Risk 88 formerly of Middletown died yesterday in Naperville Illinois. Survived by daughter Louella Ferneding and two grandchildren. Services Monday at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home. Burial Woodside. May call Sunday 7 to 9 p m. John Sheldon Ritchie 41 Columbus formerly Hamilton services 10 am tomorrow. Earl V Coldiron 52 Chicago formerly Hamilton services 10 am tomorrow. Miss Ruth Sawyer St Burbank Calif formerly Hamilton graveside services 10:30 am tomorrow Greenwood Cemetery.
Infant McGuire Franklin, son of Mr and Mrs Herschel Ray, is welcomed into the family. A brief birth notice noting the parents and newborn with no additional details.
In San Antonio eighty monkeys will be flown to Oak Ridge Tennessee for proton radiation tests by the Atomic Energy Commission. Space science researchers study radiation risks to astronauts on space flights. The School of Aerospace Medicine spokesman says the monkeys have not been in space and will be irradiated with protons.
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