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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1962
Page
9
City Commission last week enacted a traffic rule altering priority at T intersections. Vehicles on the dead end must yield to those approaching from left or right, while at unmarked non dead end intersections drivers yield to the motorist on their right.
New York planning consultant Isadore Candeub told the Hamilton Association of Trade and Industry that Hamilton should pursue an urban renewal program over ten years. He outlined a priority system and orderly schedule of projects to address downtown issues including new commercial sites improved parking and removal of poor housing. The plan features Operation Center Punch aimed at reconstructing an entire block in the downtown business district.
Robert Cole reported a camera theft from his car on a recent day. Two power mowers were stolen from Mrs Dale Shockey's garage over the weekend. A woman on 4 Carolina Street reported a man attempted to strip her clothing from her kitchen last evening before fleeing. Two teenage boys were seen painting MHS Class of 62 on the Kensington Street water tower at 12 23 p.m. yesterday.
Cool temperatures limited turnout at Sunset Yankee and Douglas pools during the season's official start. Ross Kramer reports Saturday attendance from 1 to 6 p.m. at Sunset was 707, dropping to 203 yesterday. Yankee 373 Saturday vs 158 yesterday. Douglas 204 Saturday vs 108 yesterday. Hours are 1 to 9 p.m. Yankee and Douglas, and 1 to 9:30 p.m. Sunset.
Wayne Schoonover 8 fell from a 40 foot Fairfield fire tower at the new station on Route 4 north of Stockton around 3 p.m. yesterday. He suffered a fractured skull and a right arm, was in poor condition en route to Mercy Hospital Hamilton. His companion Greg Woodall, 7, ran for help as the boy climbed near the cat walk and slipped.
Nineteen youths aged 15 to 18 from First Baptist Church depart for a 10 day tour of Mexico City area. They will visit churches and landmarks including Maximilian's Castle and the Shrine of Guadalupe. The trip costs 275 dollars per person, funded by church, parents, and the youths' earnings from nine months of work.
Two area residents died in separate weekend crashes. Clyde Mears 78 of Middletown and Samuel Schneider 56 of Camden died from injuries sustained in Rt 122 and Rt 28 crashes respectively. Margery Hackney 35 of Camden remains in Cincinnati General Hospital in serious condition with multiple injuries.
Middletown airman Robert E. Swaim 22 is in critical condition at Bunker Hill AF Hospital Peru Indiana after an auto crash near Winamac. He suffered a broken arm ruptured spleen several broken ribs and severe scalp injury and was transferred from Logansport hospital to base hospital. His parents were told by the Winamac sheriff that he was returning from a Chicago visit when the accident happened. Speed was clocked at 40 mph suggesting possible sleep loss.
The YMCA Simmer Fun Club lists ten trips for boys and ten for girls. Events include Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum for girls on June 18 and boys on June 25, Cincinnati FBI office on June 20, Dayton Bullwood Audubon Center on June 27, Hueston Woods on July 2, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History on July 9, Dayton Planetarium on July 10, Cincinnati Gardens ice skating on July 16, Reds game on July 21, and Seniors to Mason’s Everybody’s Farm on July 23, with additional outings through August 14 to Cincinnati Zoo and other venues. Contact the Y for more details.
Registrations are accepted daily this week from 10 to noon at Sunset pool and 1 to 9 at Yankee and Douglas pools for the June 11 30 learn to swim program. A $1 fee covers the three week period. Lessons run on select weekdays and a supervised under 16 swim is set from 9 30 to 11 am led by Ross Kramer.
Terri Lee Selby won her 100th first place trophy in advanced solo twirling and her 101st in strutting ages 9 to 11 at the U S T A twirling contest in Urbana. Others placing include Rhonda Sue Napier first in advanced 6 and under Donna Armstrong second in advanced 8 years and Shaui Birch third in advanced 8 years.
The Men's Horticultural Society of Greater Middletown hosts its monthly meeting at the Firemen's Club on Carmody Boulevard at 8 p m. The program features two sound and color films Blue Grass Beauty and How Green is Your Garden with speaker Victor Wootan, a local nursery man and landscaper, discussing grasses and their durability. Members are encouraged to bring guests.
A 22 year old woman was treated at Middletown Hospital at 8 20 p m Saturday for lacerations to both wrists reportedly self inflicted with a razor blade.
James Cline of the Ohio Bell public relations staff will address both the Middlestown Rotary Club and Kiwanis Club at their luncheon meetings this week at Manchester Motor Inn. He will speak on Space Communications and explain techniques and equipment for linking distant points via space aided signals. Cline is an Ohio State graduate and served four years in the Korean War with the Navy Civil Engineer Corps.
New car sales in Butler County dropped to 564 in May from 605 in April and 734 in March, the highest since January 1960. Ford led with 174 sales, Chevrolet 174 including 53 Corvairs, Pontiac 59, Oldsmobile 36, Buick 44, and others like Mercury 27 Rambler 26 Volkswagen 18 Plymouth 17 and several small totals. Ford also led truck sales with 13 of last month’s 33 total. Chevrolet 9, International 7, GMC 3, Studebaker 1.
A 47 year old Franklin driver was cited for reckless driving after his car struck a parked vehicle in front of 310 FE Second St. Alvin Harrison of 10013 Shaker Road was traveling east on EF Sec and Street when he hit the left rear of a car owned by James Gross at 310 FE Second. Estimated damages were about 225 dollars for the Harrison vehicle and 150 dollars for the Gross vehicle. The accident occurred around 10 PM.
Seven people received emergency treatment at Middletown Hospital this weekend for dog bites and related injuries. Rue Webb, 41, of Franklin, was treated for head and arm injuries from a bottle incident and later for possible injuries to both hands, head and left eye after an alleged Franklin fight. Five year old Berdella DeBoard, of Franklin, received a rabies shot after a dog bite at home. Thirteen year old Michael Griffin, of Hamilton, was treated for a lower leg laceration from a ball game incident at Trenton ballpark. Thomas Bond, 1, of Franklin, treated for a head laceration after a bicycle fall. David Burton, 12, of Winton Street, treated for a puncture wound from a nail. Charles Angelini, 5, of Franklin, treated for scratches from a dog bite at home. Ronald Longworth, 29, of Middletown, treated for pains after an automobile accident in Blanchester.
Seven members of Cub Pack 22 received awards during ceremonies at Camp Hook Saturday. Over a hundred parents and boys attended. Awards went to Steve Park, Steve Broskie, David Braden, Rodney Daniels, Gerry Grider, Jim Loyer, and Kenny Sturgill. Pack 22 is sponsored by Blue Ball Presbyterian Church and led by Stanley J. Rothman.
Delta Theta Tau sorority designated four days from today through Thursday as Sorority Days at Doty House. The group contributed a $200 gift toward Doty’s therapy program.
The Middletown Young Republican Club meets tonight at the Manchester Motor Inn to elect officers for 1962 63 and outline plans for the Young Republican convention in Dayton scheduled for Saturday June 16.
Roy Van Winkle 20, of Hamilton, is in poor condition at Mercy Hospital after a collision on Ohio 136 east of Darrtown Road. His car struck a station wagon driven by Leland W. Nelson 51 of Oxford, overturned after leaving the road. Van Winkle suffered a fractured skull and a fractured left leg.
War representatives of Miami Valley Post 3809 report Sam Warmoth Jr of Monroe was elected senior vice commander and Hobart Hopper of Middletown became trustee at a Fourth District VFW meeting in Addyston. John Lynch of Cincinnati won district commander. Mike Maline of Cincinnati was junior vice commander. Gregory Myers of Norwood treasurer and Carey Fleming of Felicity surgeon.
Frederick Maryland honors Franceska H Kapitsky of Strasburg Ohio with an honorary doctor of laws degree during Hood College graduation exercises for outstanding service to community and church.
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