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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1971
Page
9
Reader letters celebrate Ann Landers column on venereal disease for teens. They credit it with education, saving lives, and guiding youths to seek help early. A teenager asks for a 50 word drug avoidance statement, which Landers declines to supply, urging self-authored work instead.
In Coolville Ohio Albert Brewer 85 and Emma Clark wed at a nursing home last Sunday evening after meeting there late last summer. About 100 attended including Mrs Clark’s son and daughter from a previous marriage. Her 98 year old mother could not attend. The couple plan a quiet honeymoon at the facility.
Provincetown on Cape Cod seeks a new town crier to wear Pilgrim attire and bell out news. The seasonal post runs 10 am to 4 pm daily from June 15 to Aug 30, with pay of $900, open to men of all ages. Retiring since 1963, Fred Baldwin, aged 86, leaves due to leg trouble. his son Craig explains the decision.
About fifty students from Utah State University joined Millville residents to clean up streets, paint buildings, dig ditches, and install a drinking fountain. Volunteers aided the elderly and handicapped while local residents provided a hot lunch. Mayor John Clark praised the effort and noted aid from townspeople for the first time.
A North South three notrump deal prompts postmortem on how the contract could be made. West leads spades, declarer misplays early, but analysis shows overtaking the queen of diamonds and heart finesses can yield nine tricks. The key is crediting East with the king of hearts after West’s queen shows out.
Advertises Marian Martin pattern 9280 for girls ages 6 8 10 in cottons with bright binding. Notes 39 inch fabric 1 percent yard usage for size 10 and price 75 cents per pattern, 25 cents extra for air mail. Mail to Pattern Dept New York address.
About 500 delegates at the Ohio Optometric Association convention in Toledo voted to back a federal rule requiring impact resistant lenses for all eyeglasses except contacts after December 31. The 68th annual meeting elected Dr. Don L. Curtis of Marietta president for the coming year and named Dr. Gerald Troy of Xenia the first Outstanding Young Optometrist of the Year.
Two Middletown area men Richard H. Stentzel of Eaton and Donald W. McFall of Hamilton were named to the rules committee for the Ohio State Automobile Association convention set for June 23-24 at the Sheraton Hotel in Dayton. They will participate in resolutions and future officers and directors elections at the event.
Readers share frugal craft tips and small home solutions from everyday life. The letters describe paper doll gifts for Mother's Day, DIY jewelry from a necklace, reusing shower curtains on a grill, knitting yarn savings, rotating furniture cushions, baking tiny cupcakes, and using leftover berry juice to make a frothy drink.
Horoscope style guidance lists zodiac periods with cautions about actions and personal interactions. It notes Aries riding out situations, Taurus avoiding unreliable people, Gemini approval seeking, Cancer alertness to competition, Leo avoiding long trips, Virgo caution with money, Libra accommodating temperaments, Scorpio surprise family plans, Sagittarius pursuing tips, Capricorn romance caution, Aquarius profits from rivals mistakes, Pisces guests for a stimulating evening.
Seven Brownie Troop 1016 members advance to Junior Troop 1031 from Wilson School. Ten Junior Troop 1427 members enter sixth grade at Roosevelt Middle School. Leaders Mrs Cridleba Mrs Taylor and Mrs Ba retire while Mrs Taylor moves with the brownies to the new Troop 1031 created by merging two Wilson School junior troops.
At Amarillo International, a roadside gate sign reads Dont forget to brag about Amarillo while youre gone inviting travelers to carry home a memory of the city and its hospitality as they depart.
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