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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1961
Page
2
Middletown hosts Steelmark Week from June 27 to July 4 under the Midstate Area Chamber of Commerce to honor steel workers. The Steelmark symbol, adopted by the American Iron and Steel Institute, features three hypocycloids within a circle and signifies steel’s lightness, smartness, and versatility across appliances, furniture, hardware, and more.
Franklin Ohio judge fined John Worth 150 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated. Worth, 32, Dayton, received three days in jail and a six month license suspension after arrest on May 2 on E Bryant Street. Judge Riley also disposed of 32 speeding cases and fined several others for various traffic offenses.
Mrs Myrtle Moon 62 of Franklin injured in a cartaxi collision on River Street remains in fair condition at Middletown Hospital. She suffered a fractured nose and possible chest injuries. Robert Pursley 22 of Waynesville was dismissed from Miami Valley Hospital after treatment for severe head and left arm cuts following a one car crash near Ridgeville.
ATHENS Ohio AP A city created for Buckeye Boys State honored State Sen Roy B Gardner as its namesake since he led the Ohio American Legion in 1959 40 The ten day program at Ohio University runs through June 17 with more than 1200 boys expected to participate and compete for leadership posts in Columbus next week
A medical specialist in Communist Poland cites heart conditions in 40 percent of patients. Dr. Tadeusz Frackowiak, in Zycie Warszawy, blames overcrowded housing excessive bureaucracy and too much noise for the widespread heart disease.
Omar Neeley 34 of Wilson Drive Franklin stayed in critical condition at Mercy Hospital Hamilton with a skull fracture from a bicycle accident in Franklin Thursday.
New York Times reports President Kennedy sent goodwill letters to Arab state chiefs including Saudi Arabia Iraq Jordan Lebanon about ten days before his meeting with Israeli Premier David Ben-Gurion. Saudi King Saud aims to convene a Riyadh meeting of Arab chiefs. Iraq's Abdul Karim Kassem and Lebanon's Fuad Chehab unlikely to attend.
Mollie Runners, 60, of 217 Curtis St., died at Middletown Hospital at 5 p.m. yesterday after four years of illness and a six week critical period. Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, she moved to Middletown four years ago and was a member of Bethlehem Temple Church. Survived by four sisters Roberta Rankins, Mary Hicks, Johngeline Hicks, all of Middletown, and Clara Mason of Dayton. Funeral services, handled by Bailey Funeral Home, are in complete.
No injuries were reported as two cars collided at Sheldon Road and Ardmore Drive causing 800 dollars in damage. Harlan Marshall, 3%, 14 Franklin Street, was cited for failure to yield at a yield sign. Dan Davis, 76, of 2614 Flemming Road, said the other car ran the sign.
Mrs. Anne Gibson of 2028 Howard Ave. reported vandals stole potted flowers from her husband’s grave at Middletown Cemetery. Police were told two men were seen removing flowers from graves there on Friday.
Police report Gary L Justice aged 16 has been missing from his home since 10 30 p m Thursday. He is 5 feet 6 5 inches tall weighs 125 pounds with green eyes and blonde hair.
Jack Stamper of 933 4th Ave. reported vandals damaged the antenna on his car.
New Delhi prime minister Nehru 71 will take his first real vacation in three years starting in June. An announcement says he will spend 10 days at Manali in the Kulu Valley about 250 miles north of New Delhi.
Khrushchev attentively greets Jacqueline Kennedy at Schoenbrunn Palace during a state dinner hosted by Austria. The event drew 6,000 Viennese and featured lavish dishes and the Blue Danube Waltz as the orchestra played. Kennedy and Khrushchev exchanged anecdotes with smiles and cordial remarks.
An Algerian customs officer inspecting a rail shipment from Morocco uncovered heavy earthen jugs. One jug broke revealing dozens of submachine gun bullets. The rest of the jugs contained about 25 000 rounds of ammunition believed destined for Algerian nationalists. An investigation was ordered.
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