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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1962
Page
3
Robert Frost, 88, nearly flubbed a line from a favorite poem during a Library of Congress reading but recovered with audience aid. He joked about Khrushchev, teased becoming a statesman, and praised Secretary Udall as he held 600 listeners spellbound in Washington. Frost agreed to another three year term as honorary humanities consultant.
Four Sandusky area women were killed in a Route 113 crash described as Delaware's worst accident this year. Victims were Lillian Roesch Gladys Kiehn Laura Brown and Mrs Ralph Wykoff. A southbound car driven by Armando Badia and with Mary Ann Williams collided with the Ohio vehicle carrying Mrs Brown, who may have been the driver. Nevie Abele was hospitalized in serious condition. The other occupants of the third car were uninjured.
London AP says Stirling Moss, renowned British racing driver, had a peaceful night in hospital. The bulletin notes he was badly injured in a crash fifteen days earlier and continues to experience periods of semi consciousness.
Rep Walter H Moeller of Lancaster says the Ohio Legislature betrayed the state by slashing the Ohio Department of Industrial and Economic Development budget by 270000, about 50 percent, to lure business. He compares it unfavorably with Kentucky and West Virginia and warns of economic harm to distressed counties and high unemployment. He blasts the Republicans for shortsightedness and betrayal.
A meeting to form a Butler County chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will be held tomorrow at 7 30 p m at Garfield High School on Fair Avenue in Hamilton. The group aims to aid sclerosis patients, assist in medical clinics, and provide social and educational gatherings for patients. MS affects about 500 000 in the United States with symptoms like numbness, blurred vision, and fatigue.
Richard T. Frisbie and William M. Graham of Middletown earned spots on the Superintendent's List at the United States Naval Academy Annapolis Md. The honor requires an average of 33 or better and an aptitude mark of 2.95 or higher for the first half of the second term of the 1961 462 academic year plus satisfactory physical education status. Frisbie, a second classman, is the son of Mr and Mrs Jack Frisbie of 129 Orchard Street. Graham, a fourth classman, is the son of Mr and Mrs Dudley Graham of 103 Kenee Drive.
Marion Kershner executive vice president of the National Management Association will lead a delegation of NMA staff to the board meeting in San Francisco May 11 to 18. Attending are William Levy John W Brown Eric P McCarty and Jean B Adams. The workshop is an annual training program for officers and leaders of affiliated Pacific states management clubs.
Firefighters responded to a reported alarm at 843 PM at the corner of Garden Avenue and Elm Street but found no fire. The crew returned to the station by 8 46 PM.
A 10 year old boy, Dall Campbell, shot himself in the head with a .22 after receiving a report card showing three failing grades. He died hours later at Fairview Park Hospital. Son of Mr and Mrs Howard Campbell.
Two brothers Charles Brooks and Eugene Brooks were fined 50 dollars plus costs each by Judge J. T. Lamb after a Friday night airport area clash. The fight stemmed from a dispute with two men, leaving Charles Arnett and Jack Reed injured at Middletown Hospital. Other local cases included Billy Allen Williams fined 500 dollars and jailed 30 days for DUI with license suspension, Orville Bowling fined 290 dollars and jailed three days with driving suspensions, John Dunlevy jailed 30 days for shoplifting, and Frank Back receiving a suspended 25 dollar fine for a Sunday business violation.
Scouts elect John Mann of Explorer Post 9 Excelle as chairman of Mound Builders Area Council cabinet. Jerry Myers Post 100 Middletown is ice chairman and Charles Benge Post W Lytle secretary. Cabinet members, Pokey Griffith and Fi Ancient districts, discuss potential all council events including bowling tournaments or leagues and a summer activity at Region 7 canoe base or Cumberland Lake with a committee to be formed at the September meeting.
Police briefs describe multiple incidents on Sycamore Street and Aberdeen Drive including a BB gun shooting report with no suspect present. Eight year old Thurmond Owens faced a trash permit charge, while Joseph Hall reported a May 5 car theft on Aberdeen Drive. Vandalism damaged an unoccupied home on Manchester Road and hubcaps were stolen from cars on Aberdeen Drive and Brentwood Street. The Central School principal noted three windows broken over the weekend and Thomas Half reported a broken windshield on Fulton Street.
William Burke reports his car antenna was broken off last night while parked at Cherry Street and Yankee Road. No further details on suspects or motive are provided.
Middletown Fine Arts Center will hold its annual membership meeting tomorrow at 4 50 p m in the basement of the American Legion building at 116 S Main St. An executive board and board of governors will be elected. The adult art exhibit opens Thursday, with works in ceramics, oil, drawings and watercolors continuing through Saturday at 1038 Central Ave.
Attorneys say actor Van Johnson and his estranged wife reached agreement on alimony and child support for Eve Lynne Johnson and their 14 year old daughter Schuyler. The arrangement was made during a conference in Superior Court before Judge Aubrey N Irwin while Mrs Johnson pursues separate maintenance. The couple wed in Jaurez Mexico in 1947 soon after her divorce from Keenan Wynn.
American Legion Post 218 leads a campaign to urge Middleton residents to fly the flag, help obtain flags, and learn display etiquette. A kickoff meeting occurred last week at post HQ with a Thursday session planned. Committee chairs include Ed Brelsford and E M Rains, with local groups joining. The drive notes four spring holidays and Mother’s Day as flag occasions, and the legion offers flags and information by phone.
Three youngsters were treated at Middletown Hospital after falls at a Franklin playground. George Kenerly, 8, fractured his right forearm falling from a teeter totter. Sharon Burress, 13, fractured her right shoulder after a swing mishap. Robert E. Dearth, 4, fractured his left wrist from a slide fall.
In U S District Court Cincinnati non lfred H Landers of 502 S Main St is listed as salesman with 6832 debts and 0 assets. James C Barnes of 212 Eaton Road Hamilton a baker shows 3900 in debts and 1450 assets.
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