Evening Optimists to Spotlight 3 Seniors
Middletown Evening Optimist Club will honor three naval high school seniors at a dinner tonight at the Manchester Motor Inn. Don Altstaetter is club president and Rev. Raymond B. Farrow will speak.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1964
Page
11
Middletown Evening Optimist Club will honor three naval high school seniors at a dinner tonight at the Manchester Motor Inn. Don Altstaetter is club president and Rev. Raymond B. Farrow will speak.
A minor electrical fire caused by a short in a 440 volt power line at Aeronca Manufacturing Corp. drew five fire divisions to Building 1B shortly before 9 a.m. Smoke appeared as the short arced and CG&E cut power. Extent of damage and any casualties were not determined.
The Ohio Supreme Court was asked to declare invalid the November 3 third district election in which incumbent Rep. Paul F. Schenck lost to Democrat Rodney M. Love. Contestors allege lack of candidate name rotation on Butler County ballots could have altered the result. Katheleen K. Haase filed the petition with 25 signatures. court attaches called it a first of its kind election case.
Paul Gulinski, 39, of 123 S Broad St, attempted to pick a pocket at the Baltimore Inn on Baltimore Street. When his son dropped his keys into a pool table pocket, Gulinski reached in and his hand became stuck. Firefighters used a power saw and hand tools to free his hand and retrieve the keys within minutes.
Adolph Huff spoke on the effects of alcohol and the work of Alcoholics Anonymous at the regular meeting of the Top Teen Club held at the Students for Christ Center. During the business portion, members were told they will go Christmas caroling on Dec 20 and will visit any address on request. call 423-6030 to arrange.
A Sunday 3 a.m. blaze at 2041 Middletown Hamilton Road destroyed a garage building and its contents including outboard motors and tools. Allen McComb Jr. 19 alerted Fairfield Township firefighters after seeing flames while home. his parents were away for the weekend. The house was not endangered.
A roundup of canned foods and Christmas basket items will be collected this week for 40 to 350 needy families. Units of the American Legion 40 and 8 VFW and DAV, aided by Boy Scouts, will run daily collections from 5 to 8 p.m. Walter Arvin and James Collier lead the effort using the 40 and 8 locomotive and box car around the community.
A 50-year-old man, Elisha Gabbard, died after stepping into traffic on South Main Street in Franklin. Police say he entered the street and was struck by a car driven by Larry J. Keith, 20, at 25 to 30 mph. Keith is being questioned as the investigation continues. The victim, a former Merchant Marine born in Owlsey County, Ky, had lived in Franklin since childhood and is survived by his mother and sister. Arrangements are pending at Eaton Funeral Home.
James F. Harkins, 41, of 808 Crawford St., was captured in Hamilton after picking locks on restraints at Mercy Hospital while in custody for Middletown break-ins. He fled in a stolen car, was pursued, then arrested with a .32 caliber pistol found concealed under his belt. He faced charges of automobile theft, carrying a concealed weapon, and escape from confinement.
Police reported burglars ransacked the office of the Rev. James Linaman at 3714 Tytus Ave as nothing was missing. James Plumbo of 302 Burton Road said his coat valued at 30 dollars was stolen. Burglars entered pop machines at Gross Service Station 1325 Breiel Blvd and Wildwood Service Station 3410 Manchester Road taking an undetermined amount of cash.
Arthur Comb 5 6740 Allen Road reported to police that someone stole 100 dollars in cash and a 119 dollar check from him at the Airport Inn 1701 Germantown Road on Friday.
David L. Smith of 4608 Moore Road and leader of the Smith Construction Co. and Middletown Chamber of Commerce was chosen president of the Cincinnati Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Men at its biennial meeting at the University of Dayton. He succeeds Ford Niehaus of Cincinnati as 800 laymen heard Msgr. James L. Krusling urge Catholics to speak out. The convention supported proposed school bus legislation for 1965 and discussed the Let’s All Agree social behavior code booklet.
A lighted cigarette likely caused a basement fire at the Ann Bowen home 2912 Wilbraham Road early today. Firemen used an inhalator and Dennis Jones 21 of Tampa Florida was taken to Middletown Hospital by Tri County ambulance. Residents misread snow for smoke near Fenwick High School 3800 Manchester Road.
Morning snowfall topped last week’s amount as temperature dropped from a day high of 36 to 16 by 7:30 a.m. The Weather Bureau predicts continued cold with 10 to 15 degrees below normal over the next five days. Ohio Patrol logged 10 minor accidents in a three hour period last night due to slick roads, with one injury reported in a three car crash on Rt 73 involving Bernice Melton and three others.
A defective furnace caused a blaze at Elbe Estes residence 5072 Manchester Road yesterday evening. Firefighters reported the fire at 9:30 p.m. and said damage estimates were not yet available.
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