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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1962
Page
13
Butler County auto purchasers registered 605 new cars last month with clerk of courts Joseph T. Kiep. Chevrolet led with 144 registrations including 33 Corvairs, while Ford ranked second with 110 units and Pontiac third with 72. Truck registrations totaled 28, led by Ford with 11.
Three area high school students earned superior ratings at the State Science Fair at the University of Toledo. Germantown Marshall Kurfiss, Springboro Gary Betz, and Lebanon Alfred Rhoads each received 40 of 40 points for projects on gravity acceleration, the dimethyl sulfide process, and an electronic digital computer. All three collected certificates, with Lebanon also claiming Robert Wood, who earned a gh rating for Electronic Chemistry. Nearly 600 entries statewide. about 100 superiors awarded.
James C Hensley age 17 of 2108 Onet oa Street sustained rib and right arm injuries when his car was struck at the Wanets and Navaho streets intersection yesterday afternoon. Garland Mosley 38 of 3104 Navaho Street was cited for failing to yield the right of way after turning into Hensley's path. In a second crash Coleman Grubb 14 of West Chester suffered back injuries but declined medical attention after losing control of his car on Rt 42 near the Hamilton County line. His vehicle struck an advertising sign and spun into a utility pole. Grubb faced a reckless operation charge.
Two Middletown men gained prominent roles at the American Society for Personnel Administration annual convention in Jacksonville. Jack Linzie of Aeronca Manufacturing was seated as a board member of ASPA, while Dale Constiner of Black-Clawson Sharsle Division was installed as essay contest committee chairman.
Officers of Ohio District 4 Veterans of Foreign Wars gathered for Loyalty Day ceremonies at the tomb of President William Henry Harrison in Harri son. District Commander Hobart Hopper of Middletown and district adjutant George Chamberlain Jr of Lebanon led the event with other post representatives. Judge John W. Keefe presented a medal to Antoinette Heimbach, Cincinnati high school student and district Voice of Democracy essay winner. co chairmen were William Letcher of Cincinnati and Roland Adamson of Adyson Ohio.
Sophomore Sheila ONeill of Miami University plays an Atlantic City beauty contest winner in the school production The Skin of Our Teeth. Performances are scheduled May 10 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. at the university theater.
Raymond Garcia of the US Department of Commerce will speak at the World Trade Week dinner May 17 at First Presbyterian Church. The event highlights world trade activities May 14 21 with a bazaar and local displays of imported and exported goods.
John Sebald Ferris, former Oxford National Bank cashier and Middletown resident, received a suspended two year prison term from Judge John W. Peck after a guilty April 29 verdict on five counts of embezzlement. The judge overruled a new trial motion, ordered no fine, and did not require restitution for $6,155 allegedly missing. The case highlighted loose banking practices at Oxford, now a branch of a Hamilton bank, while Ferris admitted blame in bearing shortages but denied embezzlement.
Fenwick High School stages a midweek music festival directed by Earl Mendenhall and Sister Agnes Patrice. The band performs pieces by Kleffmann Hayes Whistler Humme and Oriental Fantasy while the freshmen and sophomore girls choir sing works by DeRose Stuart Hoppin. The combined choir and glee club perform Ave Maria and Praise the Lord, with Berlin Romberg Serenade featuring Barbara Hegsi and others. Rev John F. Filippine coordinates, tickets available at school or from students.
Gary L Hausman, 19, of 714 S Main St, escaped injury yesterday at 3 pm when his southbound vehicle lost control on the Cincinnati Dayton Road one mile north of Monroe and struck a roadside sign, sheriff's deputies reported.
A bike belonging to Walter Grosse of 231 Park Drive was reported stolen last night. Betty Brumagen of 121 Harrison St. told police intruders broke into her home early Sunday morning and ransacked it, taking several bottles of whisky.
The McCoy Oil Co located at Girard Avenue and Verity Parkway reported a break-in Saturday night. Losses have not yet been determined.
Franklin Hollis England 42 of Waynesville was fined 19 dollars plus costs and sentenced to three days in jail and a day license suspension except to go to work after appearing before Judge J T Riley on a driving while intoxicated charge.
Middletown's annual spring trash collection started today with crews operating in the northwest area north of Central Avenue and west of the New York Central tracks. Director C A Boeke outlined daily routes and urged families to place trash between sidewalks and curbs.
Plans for a Civitan Club special board meeting to be held at Emmitt Perkins’s residence 2416 Superior Ave. Tuesday night will be announced at the club’s noon meeting at Manchester Motor Inn. Charles Palmer of First National Bank will discuss business profits.
Middletown records its second fire death of the year as 73-year-old Harry D. Miller of 224 Baltimore Street dies at Middletown Hospital from third degree burns after his clothes ignited while lighting a gas stove. Miller, born and raised in Middletown, retired in 1957 after 47 years as a timekeeper at Armco Steel Corp. He was conveyed to the hospital by Riggs ambulance with burns covering over 38 percent of his body. The year’s first fatal fire victim was 99-year-old Charisse White, who died February 12 after injuries from a blaze at her Garfield Street home February 6.
Lindsay chosen as lieutenant governor for Optimist Zone H at Toledo district convention. Surviving are brother Robert of Greensburg Indiana and sister Mrs Luella Haeg of Dayton. Services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Riggs Funeral Home with Rev Jerome Schulz. burial Jim Woodside Cemetery. Dale Lindsay, real estate salesman of 901 Tremont Jwoom Court, listed as local contact.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce placed 8500 in a new charity fund from ticket sales at its air show Sunday April 29 at Middle town Municipal Airport. About 20000 tickets were sold and all show expenses were covered. The fund will be managed by community leaders including E W Barker RS Weatherwax Sr J T Lamb T C Venable and L F Feinartz.
A pontifical mass marked the 40th ordination anniversary of Rev. John Oberlander at St Johns Church. The event featured 14 priests from Mount St Marys of the West class of 20 seminarians, a reception with a “This is Your Life” slide program narrated by James A Moorman, and performances by Fenwick High School and St Johns School groups. Former St Johns assistants attended and Mass was followed by a luncheon for out of town guests.
A Greek runner, once the symbol of the Ohio Oil Co for 32 years, is replaced with a red M logo. The new signs will cover more than 3,800 Marathon stations, including Middletown, with completion by August 1. The firm will rename to Marathon Oil Co on August 1, featuring a white hex badge reading Marathon in blue on trucks, cans, letterheads, and tanks.
Hydrant testing will continue Tuesday and Wednesday in areas from Oxford Road north to the city limits and between Tytus Avenue and the Big Four Railroad. Local residents are advised to avoid areas under testing and expect minor water service interruptions during operations.
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