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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1960

Page

2

Traffic Heavy Condition Reports Across Area Roads

State Patrol Post 9 logged six accidents since Memorial Day weekend began at 6 p m with one minor injury. Dorany Credit 26 of Franklin treated at Middleown Hospital for head contusions after a crash on U S 25 Pennyroyal Road involving a pickup driven by Earl Credit 29. Horace Young Jr 16 Franklin was rear ended during a left turn into Pennyroyal Road. damage listed as not heavy.

State Patrol Post 9 Dorany Credit Ryan Rd Franklin Middleown Hospital U.S. 25 Pennyroyal Road Horace Young Jr S. Main St Frankin Earl Credit Young

Stores To Open Late On Tuesday In Middletown

Following a long standing policy most Middletown stores will open from noon to 8 30 p m Tuesday in observance of Memorial Day They will be closed Monday and the Tuesday hours mirror typical Monday hours for the holiday period

Middletown

Early Press Deadlines Tighten for Monday Journal

The Journal sets earlier deadlines for Monday news with 8 a.m. for all sports 9 30 a.m. for society items and obituaries 10 a.m. for general news and 9 a.m. for want ads. The paper goes to press before noon to grant employees a half holiday and offices close at noon.

Society

Middletown Offices to Close in Monday Policy

The Retail Merchants Division of the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce set the policy. City offices will be closed all day Monday, as will the American Legion, Army recruiting office, Selective Service office, and all others in the Legion building. The post office also will be closed.

Middletown Area

Khrushchev Pushes East West Disarmament Talks To Geneva

Khrushchev argues for disarmament negotiations while warning against unilateral moves that would split the United States from its Allies. Officials privately show interest in restarting full scale talks at Geneva next month as a nuclear test ban conference continues there.

White House State Department Khrushchev Soviet Union Geneva

Actress Sues Charm School for 400000 Damages

Los Angeles based actress Yvette Mimieux sues Marjorie Charm Schools, Inc. and John Robert Powers claiming breach of contract and seeks injunctive relief to prevent use of her image and 400000 in damages. She is described as an 18 year old rising film and TV star.

Los Angeles Yvette Mimieux Charm School Marjorie Charm Schools, Inc John Robert Powers Mimieux

Emergency Aid Urged for Chile Disaster Victims

Middletown church leaders urged members to donate one blanket and 25 cents to aid Chile’s disaster victims. The Church World Service center in Napanee Indiana accepts direct contributions for those unaffiliated with a church. CWS has already sent cash, medical supplies, blankets and food to Chile.

Middletown Chile Richard Peters Middletown Council of Churches Church World Service New York City CWS Churches Service Center Napanee Ind

Death of Local Woman Probed by Coroner

Coroner Garret Boone reports preliminary finding that Mrs. Rudell Cutcher 35 of 1609 Fleming Rd appears to have died by her own action a final autopsy to determine cause of death will be conducted. Mrs. Cutcher who worked as a waitress at Carfax Restaurant was found dead in bed after returning home from work early Saturday. Survived by husband Stanley two children mother Susanna Gayneart a brother and a sister funeral arrangements through Riggs Funeral Home are incomplete.

Rudell Cutcher Garret Boone Cutcher Flemming Rd Boone Carfax Stanley Susanna Gayneart Riggs

Miamisburg Man Quizzed In Shooting

A Miamisburg man was arrested for questioning in a shooting that followed a brawl at the Silver Bar on US 25 north of Franklin. Donald Boles, 26, was jailed in Lebanon on carrying a concealed weapon charge after a .42 caliber pistol was found in his car. Frank Glenn, 21, was listed in satisfactory condition with a bullet wound to the right thigh at Middletown Hospital.

Franklin Miamisburg Silver Bar Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies Lebanon Donald Boles Union Ad Middletown Hospital Frank Glenn Ethel Ave Warren County Sheriff's Office

Youth Cited After Crash At Verity Parkway Intersection

A youth was cited into Municipal Court after a car truck collision at N Verity Parkway and Tytus Avenue. Sterling Mikesell 18 Franklin changed lanes causing his car to cut in front of Clayton Cornett 33. The damage totaled 50 dollars. A parked car owned by Sidney Hanson 100 Shafer Street was side swiped by a hit and run on Manchester Avenue with 75 dollars damage.

N. Verity Parkway Tytus Avenue Sterling Mike Sell S. Main St Franklin South l Clayton Cornett Oberon Dr Mikesell Sidney L. Hanson Shafer St Manchester Avenue Shafer Street Hanson Auto

Watkinson Arrives in Ottawa for Talks with Canadian Defense Chief

British Defense Minister Harold Watkinson arrives in Ottawa for informal discussions with Canadian Defense Minister George R Pearkes. In traffic news, pedestrians over fifty account for two of three fatal accidents.

Ottawa Harold Watkinson George R Pearkes Canada

Art C. Sebald Rites Set at Schramm Funeral Home

Funeral services for Art C. Sebald, 74, of 2806 Inland Dr will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Schramm Funeral Home with Rev. H. C. Gruenwald officiating Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday Sebald died yesterday at Middletown Hospital He was an auto salesman for most of his life and well known in sports circles.

Art C. Sebald Inland Dr Schramm Fynere H. C. Gruenwald Woodside Cemetery Sebald Middletown Hospital

Rhee Leaves Korea and May Flee to United States

Former President Syngman Rhee and wife Francesca departed Seoul by chartered plane on Sunday morning. Acting President Huh Chung’s office confirmed the trip and said the first stop would be Honolulu, with no announcement of the final destination.

Seoul Seith

Lemon Monroe Pupils Excel In District Scholarship Test

Lemon Monroe High School students earned multiple honors in the district state scholarship test given May 7 at Miami University. Patricia Ann Davis and Judith Frazier received honorable mentions in bookkeeping division 1 and 18th place respectively in the district. Susan Oliver placed 17th in American history division 1 with honorable mention in state. Keith Miller 18th in world history division 1 with honorable mention in state. Penny Duval and Eunice Warmoth earned honorable mention in Latin 1 and algebra division 1. Charles Heck finished 10th in plane geometry, plus second and fifth places in division 1 and all divisions at Miami University District and state respectively.

Miami University Monroe High School Patricia Ann Davis Judith, Frazier Miami Susan Oliver Keith Miller World Hstory Penny Duval Eunice Warmoth Charles Heck

Creator of Uncle Sam Succeeds in Death at 82

James Montgomery Flagg, famed American illustrator behind the World War I Uncle Sam poster, died at his Manhattan home at 82 after long illness and near blindness. He left a second wife Dorothy Wadman and daughter Faith Ives. his first wife Nellie McCormick had died in 1923. The Smithsonian houses the original Uncle Sam, and his work boosted enlistments with four million posters in WWI.

Uncle Sam Manhattan Flagg America Smithsonian Institution Pelham Manor N. Y New York London Paris Dorothy Virginia Wadman Faith Ives George Ives Flagag Nellie McCormick St. Louis

U S Plans Held For Six To Eight Months

Secretary Gromyko and Ambassador Lodge discussed U S military planning with timing tied to November elections and a 120 plane dispatch to Southeast Asia for training. Lodge rejected Soviet claims of aggressive US intent and questioned Soviet fear of attack.

U.S Gromyke United States Southeast Asia Far East Lodge Madison Avenue

Pontiac Teacher Jumps From Statler Hilton

Miss Beverly Eaton a 31 year old school teacher from Pontiac Michigan jumped to her death from the 10th floor of the Hotel Statler Hilton in Cleveland Police said notes found in the room show she was despondent over a broken romance

Cleveland Beverly J. Eaton Pontiac Mich Statler Hilton

Police Briefs Report Arrests and Vandalism Incidents

Police yesterday arrested Miles Hunter age 39 of 220 Wall St for intoxication and investigation. A warrant charged Hunter with petit larceny for allegedly stealing a carton of cigarettes worth 24 from Albers Super Market on Clinton Street and Vail Avenue. Vandals smashed a large window at Webb's Pool Room on Garfield Street and tore down a picket fence at 911 Delaware Ave. A garage at 2021 Sherman Ave was struck by a car Friday night, officers said.

Miles Hunter Wall St . Albers Super Market Clinton Street Vail Avenue Hunter Webb Garfield St Delaware Ave Sherman Ave

Middletown Debates Compulsory Auto Inspections

Middletown City Commission weighs a compulsory auto inspection plan after the Middletown Board of Property Insurance Agents urged adoption. Commission study cites Cincinnati’s large operation, 328 695 inspections yearly, six month intervals, and a $1 fee. The Cincinnati station handles 1,200 cars daily with 44 workers and issues windshield decals based on pass or fail results.

Middletown City Commission Middletown Board of Property Insurance Agents Martin B. Miller Cincinnati Miller

Kent Littles to Appear on Don McNeill Breakfast Show

Kent Little family of Middletown Ohio, winners of the Ohio All America Family Search, will appear on the Don McNeill breakfast program at 9 a.m. Monday. The national selection ends Sunday as judges finalize entries from 51 areas including the District of Columbia. Talent judging was held Thursday with individual interviews Friday and Saturday. winners announced Monday.

Kent Little Middletown Lehigh Fla Don McNeil District of Columbia

Ohio student killed in crash near Athens

An Ohio University student died and two others were injured when their car went off a road east of Athens and hit a culvert. Charles C. Tipton of Cleveland was the deceased driver, while Mary Francis Hays of East Liverpool and Michael M. Stump of Hamilton were taken to hospital in non life threatening condition. The crash happened at Ohio 690 and U S 50 about six miles east of Athens.

Athens Ohio Ohio University

Sons Seek Permit Transfer to Bamboo Room in Middletown

The Ohio Department of Liquor Control processes a permit transfer from Sons Bars & Grills Co. to Stephen Gulinski for the Bamboo Room at 16 N Broad St. The cafe moves its location to Ranch Inn at 40 Tytus Ave. and involves multiple license classes. An additional transfer would move permits from Otis V and William B Turner to Don Swiss for Don't Carry-Out at 761 Columbus Ave Lebanon.

Middletown Ohio Department of Liquor Control At Columbus Sons Bars & Grills Co Stephen Gulinski Bamboo Room N. Broad St Ranch Inn Tytus Ave Colin Hardware & Paint Co Otis V Willima B. Turner Columbus Ave Lebanon

Vehicle inspection urged to cut excuse rate for defects

Miller notes up to 14 percent of defective vehicles are blamed on poor mechanics, but inspections reduce such excuses. He says Cincinnatians view inspections not as nuisance but as a helpful check on their car condition.

Miller Division of Police

Newspapers Drive Interest in Compact Cars in 1960

Estimates show over 2 million compact cars sold in 1960. A recent survey finds newspapers are the dominant source of information, with more respondents citing ads or stories than any other single information source.

Theft Targets Mr. Shultz Car Skirts

Roger Shultz of 1915 Woodlawn Avenue reported yesterday that two fender skirts were stolen from his automobile.

Roger Shultz Woodlawn Ave

Police arrest suspect in concealed weapon case

Police last night arrested Joe Mitchell, 43, of 1727 Central Ave, on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon aboard a vessel in the canal area. The suspect was detained after officers found a butcher knife in his possession during a routine check near the Suez Canal.

Suez Canal Joe Mitchell Central Ave Canal

Forest Hills Pool Opening Delayed

Forest Hills Country Club pool opening postponed due to heavy rains. Chairman Glenn Selby said repairs were delayed but the pool should be ready for use next weekend.

Forest Hills Country Club Glenn Selby

Sixty Small Glaciers Recorded in Glacier National Park

A report notes sixty small glaciers exist within Glacier National Park in Montana, highlighting the park's icy landscape and ongoing interest in its glacial features and natural history.

Glacier National Park Montana

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