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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1966
Page
11
A cool Memorial Day drew a record crowd for the parade starting on Broad Street near Central Avenue and ending at Woodside Cemetery. Central Avenue and Main Street were crowded with spectators, with Old South School grounds seeing 15 to 20 deep lines.
New procedures started May first in Butler County aim to speed juvenile hearings and require parent attendance. The reforms, praised by John Bookman, cut through bottlenecks between police and juvenile authorities and have reduced filings to Judge David Black, whose load had been described as back breaking.
A Middletown serviceman Pfc. Ralph E. Warrick, 21, wounded in Saigon when his Jeep was hit, was operated on today at Walter Reed Hospital for a left side skull nose jaw and eye injury. He had been in Viet Nam since March with the military police and entered service last June. His mother reported he spoke with her by phone and woke in a Philippines hospital on May 17.
City refuse collections follow the normal weekly schedule this week despite Memorial Day. Sanitation superintendent Ken Young said crews worked on the holiday to prevent backlog as residents asked about possible delays.
A Philip Randolph, head of the Negro American Labor Council, urged labor groups to write a history text that presents a sound, reliable portrait of heroic Negro leaders and their role in U.S. culture, stating current school histories omit essential context. Courtship customs in Antarctica show females initiating, while males incubate eggs.
FRANKLIN A 21 year old Franklin man in good condition at Middletown Hospital after reportedly being shot five times Sunday afternoon. Harmon Shepherd unknown address originally told investigators he shot himself. Found at David Puckett's home on Wilson Drive while Shepherd claimed self harm on Harriett Street. Officers searched for the gun at Harriett Street address where a woman said she shot him. Details pending further Warren County sheriff's deputies investigation.
Three 18-year-old youths, David L. Coburn Mayfield, Ronald F. Fleetwood 1207 Askew St., and Richard A. Duncil 1900 Lamberton St., pleaded guilty to fighting and disorderly conduct at LeSourdsville Lake. Each was fined 50 dollars and costs in Middletown Municipal Court. Three juveniles aged 15 16 and 17 were cited to juvenile court in Hamilton tomorrow and released to their parents after deputies aided in breaking up the altercation following remarks made.
A claim states Brahman cattle are the most intelligent bovine breed and capable of greater temperament, suggesting superior cognitive traits and steadier behavior in the herd across contexts.
Butler County officials praised residents and visitors for a relatively safe Memorial Day as 22 accidents were investigated since Friday evening with only one hospitalization. A two car crash injured Gary Wheeler, 18, of Maud, who remains in fair condition at Mercy Hospital. Total city and county incidents included 13 injuries in eight highway patrol cases and 24 local accidents in Middletown with minor injuries.
Thomas A. Gomia, 19, son of Mr and Mrs William B Gomia of 4980 Eck Road, has received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy Annapolis Md after May 27 graduation from the Naval Preparatory School Bainbridge Md He will enter the academy June 28 A 1965 graduate of Madison High School he was athletic leader and student council president Gomia was nominated after high school graduation with the one year prep course leading to a Naval Reserve appointment
Akron AP report says laboratory tests will decide if an autopsy is needed in the death of Richard M Sawyer president of Firestone Textiles Co. found dead in his car in the family garage. The textile firm is a division of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
The City Planning Commission, in a five to one vote, recommended against changing Breiel Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue’s zoning from single family to neighborhood business for a service station. The matter, deemed a hardship, will go to the Board of Zoning Appeals after Monday’s City Commission hearing.
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