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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1961
Page
23
A measure to repeal a law requiring women to remove view obstructing hats in theaters was sent to the Mines and Natural Resources Committee. Chairman Kenneth Robinson noted the committee has no other bills to consider and quipped about hats as a natural resource.
An estranged husband wounded his wife critically, shot his son, then killed himself in a Beverly Manor, Columbus, East Side shooting. Elmer Schwind, 43, used a pistol on his son, then a shotgun on his wife Leona, 37, who is hospitalized, and then shot himself. Ronald, 17, also hospitalized with a shoulder wound.
Mel Blane the voice behind Bugs Bunny and other cartoons will leave UCLA Medical Center today after treatment for injuries from a January 2 head on collision on Sunset Boulevard near UCLA. His car and another vehicle were involved in the crash.
A Cleveland man identified as Thomas B. Napier, about 60, was killed when thrown from his car and crushed under wreckage in a two car crash on the city’s east side. The driver of the other car, Anthony Rapitis, 33, escaped injury.
Police logs note four hubcaps stolen from Dallas South at 2134 Brentwood Street and a car theft from Foster Vaucin of Miamisburg near Middletown High School.
Red Lion MRS Mary Ellen Ifall of Moorehead Kentucky was a weekend guest of Ollie Elam and family. James Snowden entertained Sunday evening at a double birthday party for Mrs Tom Blackburn of Franklin and Diane Rothman near Ridgeville. Others included Leslie Rothman and sons Tom Blackburn and daughter, Anna Blackburn, and Sue Palmer at Jeanie Shumaker near Lebanon Wednesday. Fred Duff joined later from Middletown. Duff spent Thursday with Jeanie Shumaker. Simon Shumaker and Paul Pahm hosted Canasta on Friday. Ralph Lane and son John Lane and family hosted Sunday supper.
The Lebanon Rotary Club board elected Alfred Hardy of Hardy Furniture as president to take office July 1, succeeding E. Bar man Ross. Ray Keith was named vice president and Ralph Hickerson was reappointed secretary treasurer. Ed Hartman was chosen sergeant at arms.
Houston AP: Space scientist Wright W Langham, director at Los Alamos AEC laboratory, told a civic club en route to Cape Canaveral that huge rocket ships will land on the moon within 15 years. He said man already has far more nuclear power than needed for a round trip, but control remains unresolved.
Police said an error listed Lenox Vaughn, 46, Hamilton, as the cited driver yesterday. The actual cited motorist was William M. Wise, 25, of 313 Arcadia Drive, charged for pulling from the curb when unsafe to do so.
Nancy Malcom and Norma Marler head straight-A honorees for the fourth six weeks. Other honor roll students include seniors Mary Earhart through Linda Schaefer, juniors Jerry Stewart to Carolyn Sehenck, sophomores Nancy Moore to Terry Frohm, and grade seven to iGrade 8 list. "Accidental Hero" will be staged Friday and Saturday at 8 in the school auditorium, followed by a Freshman Class dance in the cafeteria. Local Science Awards judging occurred today with projects advancing to Middletown High School for April 15 and 16. entries due by Monday, March 2. A covered-dish supper for basketball teams and cheerleaders is set for next Tuesday at 6:30 in the school cafeteria.
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