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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1960
Page
2
Residents reported a red glow in the night sky with sightings on Malvern Street and Old Route 25 toward Monroe. A Journal reporter found no danger beyond a search light, while The Columbus Dispatch confirmed northern lights seen Saturday night causing radio and TV interference.
Robert E. Brumbaugh aged 17 of West Milton died Saturday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton from injuries after his car left Ohio 003 near West Sonora Friday night. Passenger Thomas Meyers 17 of Brookville was injured in the crash.
A two year old boy Tim Lakes suffered head injuries when he opened a car door and tumbled onto Woodsdale Road two miles south of Trenton. His mother Rose Mary Lakes 31 was driving. A northbound trailer detached and crashed into a ditch on old US 25 two miles north of the Hamilton County line causing about 400 dollars damage. The trailer owner Pre-Fab Transit Co of Former City Alabama was heavily damaged and driver Glenton Lewis 39 of Franklin Rt LL was identified.
Sen Henry M. Jackson announced Edward H. Foley of Washington as chairman of the inaugural committee. Foley, a former assistant secretary of the Treasury in the Truman administration, will lead the planning for the event.
Nancy Elizabeth Locke daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Locke of Blufton Ohio died Friday in a Blufton hospital at birth. Graveside services were held Saturday with Rev William J Hannum officiating. Surviving are the parents and grandparents Norman C Locke and Mr and Mrs William Riddell all of Franklin.
Funeral services for 73 year old Nellie McGee of West Middletown were set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Donald Cryer officiating. Call hours were 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the home. Mrs. McGee died early Saturday at Middletown Hospital. Miami Valley Council D of A to hold services at 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Mrs Margaret Miller 60 of Lebanon Route 1 died at home Saturday. Surviving are her husband Harvey four children James Fred Lee and Gary Miller her father Clifford Brant a brother Marion Brant and three grandchildren. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p m at Oswald Broadway Chapel with calling hours Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m.
Alaska's presidential vote remained uncertain as absentee ballots count looms. With 20 of the state's 300 precincts reporting, Nixon led Kennedy 27,212 to 26,798 by 414 votes, and absentees can only be counted after ten days.
Gloria Kowalewicz, 9, vanished on Saturday while heading to Mass and was found shot to death in a forest preserve near Willow Road and 114th Street. Ed Kowalewicz identified the body. a laundry truck driver, Harry Lindeman, 40, witnessed it. The case echoes the 32 year old Grimes sisters murder scene nearby and marks the ninth violent death of a Chicago area child in five years with eight unsolved.
Judy Ann Page of Excello became the Air Force's youngest WAF after enlisting the day after her 18th birthday. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth A Page, she graduated Lemon Monroe High School and was recruited by Sgt Allen Babcock at the Middletown YMCA. She shipped to San Antonio for basic training then advanced tech schooling.
The Upholsterers International Union seeks full collective bargaining rights for three chimpanzees Bobby Fudgie and Candy used on a Houston assembly line. The telegram to plant manager Ben Friedman pushes for paid holidays health benefits and union dues via fingerprint checkoff. Humans supervise the chimps who operate a boxing machine and pack supplies as a trainer oversees their duties in a playful scene.
Police estimate loss at $2% in whiskey cigarettes and vending machine change after intruders forced a rear window of VEW Post at 1232 Garfield St Way yesterday morning. Four fifths of whiskey and rum plus 10 beer bottles were taken. Cash amount undetermined pending investigation.
John Vonella, 42, a paraplegic, is suspected of mercy killing his wife Corrine, 40, who suffered multiple sclerosis. Corrine was shot in the back of the head and found in their home, while Vonella’s body, believed to have taken poison, was later found in his car in a wooded area near New Shrewsbury. The events trace back to an accident in 1948 that left Vonella paraplegic.
Washington AP The Senate Elections subcommittee asks the Justice Department to report any federal voting violation evidence from last Tuesday's election. GOP Chair Morton says he asked state leaders in 11 states to recheck votes. Vice President Nixon aides say they were not consulted about Morton’s move. Senator Green requests updates on vote fraud developments.
Winners announced by the U S Twirling Assn at a Miamisburg contest include Carla Bryant first in 12-year-old beginners and beginner overall, Debbie Mathis first in 11-year-old beginners, Joyce Wilson first in intermediates, Debbie Murphy second in 13-year-old beginners, Sandy Akerman third in seven and under, Joey Evans fourth in seven and under, Buddy Mangomery third in seven-year-old intermediates, Candy Bailey third in 10-year-old and under, and Danny Combs third in 13-year-old beginners. The British Museum library holds over six million volumes.
Franklin woman Peggie Peters, 27, escaped with minor head injuries after a two car crash at Anderson Street. Her husband Clyde, 30, was involved as well. Damage totaled 150 dollars. Police seek a hit and run motorist on Bridge Street.
One accident reported on Stevens Avenue near the Kroger lot yesterday afternoon. Mattie Shorter of 1418 Garfield Street pulled from her parking spot as Eva Ronto of 2911 Sherman Avenue moved in. The collision damaged the right rear fender of Shorter's car. total damage listed at 35 dollars.
A car struck a retaining wall on Gal Breath Road in north Cincinnati Saturday killing Samuel Dick, 4, of Carthage. The incident reports say the vehicle left the road and collided with the wall before emergency crews arrived. Further details on the driver or circumstances were not immediately available.
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