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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1962

Page

2

Ohio Pittsburgh quartets win at Middletown barbershop show

Eleven hundred attendees watched 19 quartets compete for honors at Middletown High School. Hi Fi Four from Lakewood Colonials from Fast Liverpool Town and Country Four of Pittsburgh earned spots for the Johnny Appleseed District in Kansas City July 19 20 with Sta-Laters of Painesville named as alternate. The event ended with audience singing and remarks from Rod Baker Middletown chapter president and Bill Crawford convention chairman with Clarence Pat Veyre national president serving as master of ceremonies.

Lakewood Liverpool Middletown High School Middletown Razor's Edge Raymond Lovely Miami Valley Robert Mucha Harbershoppers Somen Rod Baker Tion Planning Ithe Bill Crawford

Man Burns Critically At Home In Middletown

Harry D Miller aged 71 was reported in critical condition at Middletown Hospital after sustaining third degree burns covering about a third of his body. He reportedly tried to light a gas stove at 214 Baltimore Street when his clothing caught fire. His sister-in-law Edna Miller rushed inside from the yard and doused him with water before Riggs ambulance transported him to the hospital. Firemen investigated the incident with emergency squad help and noted the timing as last night.

Harry D. Miller Middletown Baltimore St Investiating Miller Edna Miller Riggs

Quartet Elimination at Middletown Sparks Local Admiration

Twenty six quartets performed at the Manchester Motor Inn in Middletown for eliminations, with six scratches from Akron Lakewood Painesville Warren Toledo and Columbus and writeins from Akron Defiance Cincinnati Western Hillis and Toronto Ohio. The Four Naturals from Lakewood SEBPSA wowed the crowd with When the Red Red Robin and Ind Your Mother Come From Ireland but failed to reach the top ten finals. Each quartet performed two songs within four to six minutes, judged on harmony accuracy voice expression song arrangement balance blend and stage presence by Ohio West Virginia southwestern Pennsylvania and northwestern Maryland judges. District officers held a business session at the hotel this morning.

Middletown Manchester Motor Inn Akron Lakewood Painesville Warren Toledo Columbus Defiance Cincinnati Western Hillis Toronto Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Johnny Appleseed

Parley Set For May 10 For Regional Airport Authority

A regional air port authority meeting to discuss enabling equalization for southwestern Ohio is scheduled in Lebanon on Tuesday May 5. Davion mayor and interim chair R William Patterson reports nine of eleven counties in the proposed region will send representatives to the session.

Southwestern Ohio Lebanon Davion R. Wiliam Patterson Airport Authority

Health care institutions gain AHA listing in Ohio and beyond

Sixteen health care institutions in Ohio have been accepted for listing by the American Hospital Association. Institutions must meet standards and be surveyed by an AHA representative. New Ohio listings include Bethany Lutheran Village in Springfield and Gov. Harris Homestead in the Dayton area.

American Hospital Association ABA Oho Dayton Bethany Lutheran Vi

Murder suspect reads sleeps during jail stay

Allegan Michigan AP reports 18 year old William J Warner remains in jail over a weekend as investigators gather facts in the April 2 shooting of his mother Marie FE Warner. Sheriff says the youth confessed to shooting his mother and disposing of the body in a sand weighted steamer trunk and dumping it into the Kalamazoo River.

Allegan Mich Iam J. Warner Barre Marie FE. Warner Harry Smith Kalama- 200

Ten More Teens Arrested in Wildwood Golf Club Burglaries

Fourteen youths aged 14 to 17 were arrested by juvenile officers Friday and Saturday, linked to robberies at Wildwood Golf Club on Aberdeen Drive and a private home on April 25. Officers Crocker and Dover say at least five break-ins at the golf course and the home burglary were admitted, with seven youths picked up after classes at Roosevelt Junior High. all are in custody of their parents awaiting disposition.

Wildwood Golf Club Russell Anness Central Ave Aberdeen Drive Roosevelt Junior High

Condit Elevated Printz President At Manchester

Three executive changes at Manchester Machine Co a Diamond National subsidiary were announced by Richard J Walters executive vice president. Warren G Printz named president succeeding Gex P Condit who moves to the corporate executive group. Russell J Smith becomes vice president and chief engineer. Condit served as president since 1940 and has a background including Yale University and Xavier MBA.

Manchester Machine Co The Diamond National Corp Richard J Walters Warren G. Printz Manchester Machine Gex P. Condit Diamond National Russell J. Smith Printz Manchester VICF Vanchester Printz Gardner Board &Carton Co

Roatavia Observes Grant's Birthday Observance Held

Batavia Ohio AP The 14th anniversary of Ulysses S Grant birth will be commemorated Sunday at Point Pleasant with events by Ohio and Cleveland County Historical Societies. Grant born April 27 1822 at Point Pleasant Ohio River town. Gardner is a major packaging division executive with Diamond National in Middletown and Stamford. He holds Antioch College and University of Cincinnati degrees and has served on planning and zoning boards. SMITH formerly managed mechanical development at Diamond National Center in Stamford before joining the Middletown division in 1954. He is a Cincinnati mechanical engineer with an MBA and pursued graduate study at Pitt and NYU.

Batavia Ohin Ulysses S. Grant Point Pleasant Clermont County Historical Societies Grant Gardner Diamond National Printz Antioch College University of Cincinnati Middletown Smith Stamford Conn Gardner MN Vision Middletown Carton

Jackie Kennedy to Visit Joe Kennedy Today

Jacqueline Kennedy will fly from their Virginia estate to New York City on Sunday afternoon to visit her father in law Joseph P. Kennedy at Horizon House where he is receiving treatment for stroke aftereffects. The White House confirmed the trip.

Washington Jacqueline Kennedy Middleburg New York City White House Joseph P. Kennedy Horizon House

City wreck injures two drivers in late Saturday collisions

Darrell Gullett of 821 Sixth Ave sustained facial lacerations at Middletown Hospital after a collision at Baltimore Street and Fairmount Avenue. His truck, driven by Jack Lykins of the same address, collided with a car driven by Larry Waldner of 105 Forest Glen Drive. Police report total damage around 650 dollars to the two vehicles.

Darrell Gullett Sixth Ave Middletown Hospital Baltimore Street Fairmount Avenue Gullett Jack Lykins Lykins Baltimore Larry Waldner Forest Glen Drive

Memorial Rites Today For Pilot Grunwald

Memorial services will be held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 4 am for Capt. H Ho Grunwald dr. 31 lost Thursday when his plane skidded from the carrier Shan gri la Full military rites will be directed by Pastor Paul Bressler. The accident likely occurred in the Mediterranean after landing on the carrier. His body was not recovered. His wife Delores and two children reside with her parents at 183 Plum St. since he left Beaufort, C. for sea duty months ago. Native of Corning, NY.

Germantown Emmanuel Lutheran Church H Ho Grunwald Shangri la Paul Bressler Grunwald Mediterranean Delores Dan Anstinger Plum St Beaufort

Franklin Man Treated After Aspirin Overdose

Franklin police reported a man overdosed on aspirin Saturday, taking more than a dozen pills before leaving town. He was found in front of a house on Second Street and transported to Middletown Hospital by Eaton ambulance.

Franklin Middletown Hospital Eaton Ambulance

Police Briefs Arrests and Damages in Local Area

Patrolmen arrested Billy Allen Williams 44 Brookville at 4 15 p m Saturday on Manchester Road and Ellen Drive charged with drunken driving. R D Stevens Jr 30 Ardmore Drive reported a birch tree cut in his yard Friday night. Herr Pennington of OK Barbershop 12 W Central Ave reported shop window smashed by a rock for the third consecutive night. Douglas Lee Quillen N Main St Miamsburg and William Murray 188652 Sue St Franklin were charged with drag racing early Saturday. Quillen also cited for driving without a license.

Billy Allen Williams Brookville Manchester Road Ellen Drive R. D. Stevens JR Ardmore Drive Central Ave N. Main St Miamisburg William Murray Sue St Franklin Quillen

No Fish For Lake At Camden

PORT CLINTON Ohio AP more than 700 pounds of fish spilled on a county road southeast of here Saturday were cleaned up by motorists The fish in three water filled tanks on a flat bed truck driven by Marion Ware 34 Camden Rt 1 were to stock his lake Ware bought 285 pounds of white hase and 300 pounds of cat fish The truck left the road after water shifted into a ditch. motorists helped recover the fish and deputies praised the cleanup effort.

Port Clinton Ohio Here Marion Ware Rt. 1 Camden Ware Ottawa County

Connally Takes Lead In Texas Governor Primary

John B Connally surged to the lead in the Texas Democratic governor primary as early returns showed Don Yarborough challenging Price Daniel. The scene in Dallas reflected a volatile race with Connally riding Lyndon Johnson's friendship, while Yarborough pressed Daniel for second place amid scattered tallies.

Dallas Tex John B Connally Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Don Yarborough Houston Price Daniel

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