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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1963
Page
2
Sugar refiners American Sugar and National Sugar cut back part of their 1963 price increases amid a market that had cooled after a raw sugar decline. Gulf firm Southdown Inc had already lowered its price. Northeast wholesale price falls to 15.50 per 100 pounds, down 80 cents from prior levels.
A three year old Franklin truck driver, Willie H. Green, walked away unhurt after his Franklin Transfer Co. vehicle leased to Stone Container Corp. overturned at the Rt. 123 and Dayton Oxford Road intersection. About 30,000 pounds of paper products shifted upon a curve, sending the truck into the Johnson Service Station lot. Gas from loaded tanks spilled. Franklin Fire Department worked until about 2 a.m. to clear the area.
Dial GA 2 3611 to place your result practicing ad and join firms thriving with economical advertising. The notice urges quick action via a Want ad service, promoting rapid growth through affordable classified listings.
Mrs Mayme Reiner 82 of 2113 Linden Ave died at Middletown Hospital at 10 am today. Her husband Lewis died in 1961. Surviving daughter Mrs Ruth Balzer Middletown. Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Visitation tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Eagles Lodge service at 7 30 pm tomorrow at the funeral home.
Elmer Smith 47 of 141 Pershing Ave died Monday at Cincinnati VA Hospital. He worked since 1954 as a city route man 4 for The Journal. WWII veteran and Main Lodge 528 member born in Mt. Vernon Ky resident of Middletown 30 years. Survived by wife Lillian, children Rose Marie Juanita Kay Timothy James Robert, father Grant Smith, six brothers Amos Luther John Oliver Elmer George, sister Bertha Beery. Services 2 p.m. Friday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. burial Soldier's Lot Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Wisecup residing at 332 Oxford State Road was stillborn at 2 90 pm yesterday at MichTown Hospital. Surviving are the parents three sisters Carol Vicky and Dessie and two brothers Frank Jr and James at home. The paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Chester Wisecup of Cincinnati and the maternal grandmother Mrs Catherine Becker of Cincinnati. Graveside services set for 10 am Friday at Woodside Cemetery. Arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral.
John M. Hance 79 of Oxford died in Saginaw Michigan services announced. Rose M. Hennecke 94 of 178 Washington Street Hamilton will have services at 9 am Friday at St Josephs Church.
Stavros Livanos, a leading Greek shipping magnate, died after a heart attack following the previous day’s health episode. The report places him among Greece’s top three naval industrialists, alongside Stavros Niarchos and Aristole Onassis.
Effingham health and safety commissioner Robert Dirks had a four-way stop sign placed at US 4 and Willow Avenue last week for safety. A motorist ran the sign on Tuesday, striking Dirks’ car and causing $100 in damage. Dirks was not hurt.
Cincinnati judge Robert V. Wood, 35, the city’s youngest municipal court judge, admonished Bramwell Espy, 21, a University of Cincinnati student, for arriving in Bermuda shorts to traffic court. Espy was ordered to return May 29 in pants, as the judge said the court is not a playroom.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the Soviet Union may resume nuclear tests while the United States plans no atmospheric tests for now. He argued NATO should remain indivisible and dismissed aiding national nuclear forces, while noting potential for a multilateral NATO solution without wider proliferation.
Washington AP report notes Republican House members defend Americans for Constitutional Action amid criticism from liberal Democrats. Rep Bruce Alger accuses ADA of echoing socialist and communist platforms while Wayne Hays challenges ACA branding of votes as against the Constitution, sparking quorum calls and extended floor action.
Lebanon city council discussed future street projects including resurfacing and rebuilding about 10 miles of high crown streets, representing roughly one third of the system, with an estimated cost near 1 million dollars. About 20 000 feet of these streets require reconstruction at roughly 400 000 dollars, and plans to finish sidewalks on Oak and Southline Drive were also presented for potential approval.
Nine area residents formed Springwood Inc to purchase 14 acres between Williamsdale and Thornhill north of Fresh Air Camp and near Wildwood Golf Club. The plan calls for nine home lots to be carved from the Armco Steel parcel with access from Curryer Road. Articles filed by William E. Rathman. city planning commission approved the plat.
55 grandchildren gathered in St Louis to honor Harry Hill on his 75th birthday. The oldest is 17, with no great grandchildren. Hill has 10 living children. one son was killed in World War II. His wife died in 1949.
Sidewalk resolutions discussed at a June 1 meeting aim to begin work promptly and finish before the construction season advances too far. The plan prioritizes timely initiation to prevent delays in completion.
Two crashes last night in Middletown produced six injuries and extensive damage. At Finley Street and LaFayette Avenue, Bowling and Barker collided after Bowling ran a stop sign, both cars totaled. A second wreck on Sutphin Street near North Avenue injured Denise Kennedy and Robert Terrill, with Betty Kennedy treated for head and hip injuries. Lillian Martin was arrested for intoxication after a separate gas-pump crash. Police logged three additional accidents totaling $240 in damage.
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