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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1961
Page
11
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced strict action under Ohio law with fines up to 500 dollars or six months in jail for telephone hoax offenders. He urged ignoring calls and verifying genuineness when returned, noting vulgar calls to women and false taxi requests add to the burden on police and fear victims.
The New York Central Railroad will move its passenger operations to the new 400 N. Sutphin St. depot in a noon transfer on June 27, with service uninterrupted. The Ohio State Limited will be the first northbound train to stop at the new facility, which already houses NYC freight, and temporary access will use Flemming Road and Sutphin Street.
Oliver Tracy Johns 81 native of Trenton and former Cincinnati Reds pitcher died Saturday at Sunny Breeze Rest Home Hamilton after a ten year pro career including four games with the Reds in 1905 with one win. He later ran a hardware seed farm store in Dayton and a general store in Trenton before retiring in 1949. Survived by his wife Nina a son Merrill and two sisters Bertha Johns and Mrs Ferman Fry. He will be buried tomorrow at Miltonville Cemetery.
Carolyn Ellison of Middletown and Barbara Masana of Hamilton were elected mayors among 21 sworn in at Buckeye Girls State at Capital University. The 21 cities began operating today as over 300 officials took office. Governors hopefuls file petitions. primaries and general elections set for tomorrow on campus.
Civitans name Calvin Young executive director of the mental health federation in Cincinnati to discuss mental illness at tomorrow noon Civitan Club meeting.
Friends may call at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m A Masonic service will be held at 7 30 p m The funeral service will be held at 2 p m tomorrow with Rev Richard Rodda officiating
Doty House was notified as a semi finalist in the Layne Bryant annual awards competition. Miss Marilyn Bell of the treatment center for handicapped children was also named a semi finalist. Both were nominated by Rabbi Harry Roth of Temple Beth Sholom and winners are announced in November. Two $1,000 awards honor outstanding community service to an individual and to an organization.
Franklin police reported two new homes in Layncrest Park entered and ransacked yesterday likely by the same thieves. The Hammer residence at 182 Michael Drive and the Combs home at 196 Miller Drive were burglarized with entries through a front window and a rear door respectively while unoccupied over the weekend. Watches and rings were stolen from the Combs home and three watches plus two rings from the Hammer residence remain unidentified.
Ailing 56 year old Bessie Phillips of 832 17th Ave was helped by the Fire Department emergency squad at home for trouble breathing and was not hospitalized. A false alarm later sent the squad to Verity Parkway and Yankee Road.
Prisoners at the Warren County jail surrendered hacksaw blades used in an attempted escape. Deputies found a jail bar sawed in two places and another partially sawed. The bars were rewelded and repainted as deputies search for those responsible.
About eight hourly workers at Woodall Industries Inc in Franklin walked out at midnight after a general union resolution as talks and federal mediation stalled. Pickets on South and Cedar Streets remained orderly while James Bentley of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service joined discussions. UAW Local 1269 President Eugene Brewer announced the strike after a Saturday general meeting. Talks extended 13 hours Friday and again Saturday morning, with management seeking a 15-cent across the board cut and a 6-cent cost-of-living escalator clause to keep the company competitive. the current contract expired June 4. Officials expect bargaining to resume soon.
The Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture oversees about 181 million acres of woodland across 39 states and Puerto Rico, reflecting its broad national reach and stewardship responsibilities.
The city parks department launches Ponytail Play at Smith Park with 700 girls in two leagues forming 16 teams. About 35 mothers volunteer as coaches. girls grades five through eight, not older than 15 by June 1, may still sign up tomorrow at 10 a.m.
A monthlong beginner, Ru fus Tojo 39, died after a boat he had not operated capsized on a pond owned by Kenneth Neal in Jacksonburg. Neighbors and sheriff deputies searched the 23 foot deep water, recovering the body after a long evening hunt with divers and boats.
Six residents were treated at Middletown Hospital over the weekend for injuries and dog bites. Kathy Burgess, 10, suffered a compound finger fracture when a rock struck her hand at Armco Park. Others include Patricia Kamps, 30, with a fractured left arm from a roller skating fall. Debra Cole, 22, with a fractured right arm from a tricycle fall. Michael Tooley, 11, with a fractured left elbow from a shed fall. Martin Gray, 7, with thigh and stomach lacerations from a dog bite. and Margaret Blair, 36, bitten on the left leg by a dog near her West Middletown home.
Barbara Burns, 23, daughter of the late comedian Bob Burns, was hospitalized at UCLA Medical Center for an eye condition causing severe vision loss. A friend claimed she has inflamed optic nerve and is going blind, saying she is destitute and may be removed from the hospital if funds are not raised.
Mildred Weir of 2811 Inland Drive backed her car into a parked auto across the street yesterday, injures not reported. The owner is C. E. Van Horn of 101 N. Marshall Road. Damage totaled 150 dollars. Two minor city accidents were also investigated by police yesterday and late Saturday.
An employee of the Cincinnati Post Office, Tojo, was described by Neal as often visiting Hamilton for fishing. Neal noted Tojo could not swim and lacked a life jacket, which were kept on Neal’s back porch. Deputies transported the body to Mercy Hospital and then to Good-Jacobs Funeral Home in Cincinnati.
Richard Stiles of 717 15th Ave. receives a certificate of merit from Winona School of Photography at Winona Lake Indiana for completing Fundamentals of Posing and Lighting. The school is run by the Professional Photographers of America, Inc.
Classified notice seeking an electrician to maintain wiring and electrical equipment and install electrical wiring. Apply through Ohio State Employment Service at 18 WN Clinton St.
Two Newport residents Earl Eugene Ogden aged 44 and Delbert Spicer aged 50 were arrested early Sunday at Foster with $1,200 worth of narcotics spanning 27 varieties. They are held by Warren County deputies awaiting hearings in county court. Ogden faces illegal possession and transportation charges plus a concealed weapon count while Spicer faces illegal transportation and possession charges.
Deputies Tackett and Connors answered a tip at Glen Island Bar just after 1 a m. Ogden fled to the parking lot and sped away in Spicer's car. Narcotics and a pistol were found in the vehicle after a short chase. Officer Kemp nabbed Spicer outside the tavern road. Spicer reportedly owned the Newport Bar known as the Midwesterner, closed since January.
Police learned Walter Smith 38 of 28 N Broad St was robbed of a 17 jewel gold wrist watch and $7 in cash at Thelma's Never Inn 1906 Central Ave with a $50 loss estimate. No suspect found. Separately thieves broke into Clay Wolfe 1602 Smith Ave garage Saturday night, siphoning about $3 gas and stealing two fishing rods and reels for a $33 loss.
Charcoal grill taken from Albert Barnett at 330 Curtis Street and a billfold with $21, a driver’s license and papers stolen from Pauline Sebald’s purse at 4520 Creekview Drive.
Police report a break in at a child’s play house on 506 Orchard St. by Vanyals and an additional vandalism incident involving a damaged aerial ripped from a car owned by Don Tipell of 1818 North Ave. Officers investigated and logged the two offenses.
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