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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1961
Page
9
A short puzzle by William J. Miller distributed by Ming Features Syndicate explains a daily fortune game. It instructs counting letters in a name to produce a key number, then reading letters under checked figures to reveal a message.
Speaker Sam Rayburn, 79, started injections of an experimental drug called 5 Fluorouracil to fight cancer. If tolerated, daily injections may continue for about two weeks. Baylor University Medical Center doctors assess side effects. the drug is not a cure but may slow spread. Notables including Vice President Lyndon B Johnson and Sen Ralph Yarborough visit. a press room conducts twice daily briefings as Rayburn remains seriously ill but with guarded hope.
A Pittsburgh reader recalls 30 years of psoriasis and failed remedies. After two weeks with GHP Ointment and Tablets, scales vanished and skin cleared in six weeks. The letter touts a dual treatment and a 44 day trial plan from Canam Mass, 2675.
John D. Hertz, 82, founder of the Hertz Rent A Car System and Yellow Cab, died Sunday night in Los Angeles. His business empire included car rental and taxi ventures, shaping early 20th century urban transport. He leaves a legacy in mobility services and corporate development.
A 2000 strong crowd in Madison rioted after Wisconsin defeated Indiana 6-3 at Bloomington. Scarf flicking sparked screams, chants demanded panties, and a janitor with a lead pipe faced the mob outside Langdon Hall. Police threatened tear gas as cars sirened and firecrackers exploded, ending after two hours. Five youths were arrested.
State pharmacy leaders will present a program at a joint meeting of the Butler County Pharmaceutical Association and the Southern Ohio Independent Druggists Association next Monday at the Sports Bowl here. Harrold K. Emerson of Toledo, president of the Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association, will be the main speaker. James W. Eich of Gillen Crow Drugs, vice president of the BCPA, will take part.
In S. motor vehicle registrations reached 73,895,274 in 1960 with 61,682,036 passenger cars. Automotive advertisers spent about 197 million dollars on national newspaper advertising last year to inform the public about products and services.
The Middletown baton twirlers returned from a National Baton Twirling Association Twirl Off in Richmond Indiana with eight first place trophies. Debbie Mathis and Debbie Hale led intermediate divisions while Mickie Jones Candy Bailey Leann Fawns Debbie Gray and Linda Brown earned top spots in various age groups. Shirley K Sandusky's Thirds claimed their eighth division win with Debbie Hale named intermediate champion. Others placing include Cheryl Mathis Lorna Kell Vickie Sergenov Kathy Medley Vickie Dehart Kathy Alexander Karla Bryant Patty Montgomery Vickie Fowler Sharon Nickles and Debbie Smith with multiple top five finishes across beginner intermediate and advanced levels.
Mexico City AP reports President Adolfo Lopez Mateos outlines government plan to transfer over 18 million idle acres to new communal farming groups. The move aims to boost cooperatives and rural development across the nation.
Chapel Hill police say the cyanide deaths of UNC roommates James Barham of Burlington and William Johnson Jr. of Statesville may be murder, self harm, or a combined scenario. An autopsy confirmed cyanide poisoning. investigation continues as a suspect, Ralph Seargent, 20, Plainfield NJ, faces unrelated charges after possessing mercuric cyanide pills.
Tokyo reports the highest Japan radioactivity reading since the Soviet resumed nuclear testing. Rain samples in the Tokyo area show 3800 counts per liter per minute, exceeding the previous 3620 counts from Kushiro near Tokyo last October 5.
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