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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1961
Page
3
Middletown's school patrols gain a portable traffic signal built by Pt. Jack Combs. The two foot high light, fitted with a timing switch, will be used to train first through third graders and new patrols, with demonstrations arranged via the City Building Traffic Bureau.
Essie Pollard and family announce the marriage of their daughter Daisie Lee to Robert King of Cleveland. The ceremony March 4 at the bride’s Ninth Avenue home was officiated by Rev. Davis Jones of Shilo Baptist Church Richmond. Daisie Lee graduates from Carriage College August, and Robert King hails from Detroit with North Division High School roots.
A New York AP report highlights Cavitron Corp ultrasonic dental scalpel designed for periodontal surgery to remove diseased gum tissues. It claims an extremely fast 25 000 strokes per minute with a cooling burnishing effect that seals capillaries, reducing bleeding. Other products include a compact home tape printer, a boy doll named Ken by Mattel, mink golf club covers, Lionel educational sets, Van Heusen Century Vanalux finish shirts, and a Wollensak home tape recorder with built in power converter for boat or auto use.
Ohio born adventurer William A Morgan executed by a Castro firing squad left a six page letter denouncing his military trial as a history of lies and injustice. Defense attorney Edilberto Marban fled Cuba amid rebel pressure as Morgan claimed to be the last anti-Communist commander in the rebel army and accused key witness Marin Marin of testifying falsely. The court sentenced Marin Marin to five years in prison. The text also notes the Maryland charter and St Mary's settlement origins.
Two gunmen robbed the Mahoning County sheriff's residence in Youngstown forcing entry and tying up the wife. Mrs Langley crawled to a phone to call for help while the couple's detective partner and officers arrived. A wrist watch and a strong box with papers were also taken.
Franciscan friars were the initial Europeans to set foot in what is now Nevada, marking the earliest known presence of white explorers in the region.
Charleston, S C The nation remits to the Civil War centennial stirring renewed interest in battles like Shiloh Vicksburg Chickamauga The Wilderness Bull Run Gettysburg Antietam and Atlanta as massed artillery and strategic fronts are studied in war colleges worldwide.
In reflective questions the piece ponders alternate Civil War paths from Bull Run to Gettysburg and Lee s possible choices. It weighs pursuit, cavalry moves, and foreign intervention against the Union victory, noting history’s course and the Confederate memory of a dauntless spirit.
Whitesburg Kentucky Bill Bates found a way to run a television line through 50 feet of 12 inch pipe. He tied the line to the family cat and sent it through the pipe while releasing his hunting dog. The cat was rescued by Bates' son at the far end.
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