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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1957
Page
8
Puzzle clues from today's Horizon and Vertical crosswords list many definitions and wordplay prompts across sections. The grid references include names like Charles and zodiac terms, plus items such as harbor and pitcher and various common nouns.
Martin Steinmetz leaves for San Diego for four year U S Navy basic training. Todd Braden returns to Norfolk after five month Mediterranean cruise aboard USS Rockbridge with British Italian and American forces. Jimmy Gillman graduates army lineman course at Ft Gordon to build and maintain field communications wire and cables.
Radio program lineup opens with Louisiana Hayride segment followed by TV airings. Den is scheduled for Hi Diddie Diddie with O Keefe and Scott at 6. Movie: Hi Diddie Diddie. Notable shows include Paladin Have Gun Will Travel 8 p.m. and Westing Mystery Dick and the Duchess. The schedule includes Magnificent Adventure and Silent Service and The Village war orphan tale.
Gloria Mae Hensley of Hamilton sues James Hensley Jr. for neglect and cruelty. Virgil A. Martin of Hamilton sues Dorothy M. Martin for neglect and cruelty. Paul P. Mohr of Hamilton sues Mildred Irene Mohr of Columbus for neglect and cruelty. Irma Jean Pegg of Hamilton sues Warren Pegg Jr. for neglect.
Leah Rae James of Oxford from Donald James in Hamilton faced neglect and cruelty charges heard by Judge David Black with co defendants Helen Phillips of Hamilton from Adrian H. Phillips and Vernice Isaacs of Maud from Lawrence Isaacs with neglect claims and Eliza beth W Reuter of Hamilton from Theodore W Reuter in similar cases before Judge Fred B. Cramer and Judge David Black.
Cairo Illinois reports a construction worker from Ohio in critical condition after a beating near the Ohio River. Carl Risher, about 30, crawled to a farmhouse after being robbed and left for dead. he required 200 stitches.
A fragmented listing shows radio programs across stations WPFB WLW WKRC WSAI and WMOH with hosts Randy Blake Kay Morton and Kris Remington. Entries include Grand Ole Opry and News segments as part of a two hour block and late evening programming.
Tommy Lee Curry, 25, a sharecropper, confessed to the 1954 slaying of Sam Wasserman in Cincinnati while robbery proceeds were about 80 dollars. Authorities traced him from a letter shared by an unidentified woman and arrested him near Cairo, Georgia, as Cincinnati detectives joined local police.
The Italian commander of San Marino's police, Capt. Ettore Sozzi, kept order as a Christian Democratic government prepared to take over. Italian police blockade still ringed the country but allowed food and supplies. About 50 former Italian policemen joined the San Marino force while regular San Marinese police stayed neutral. Communists and the new Christian Democratic government recruited their own armed guards.
A 16 man posse aided by bloodhounds tracks an armed killer near Paisley Oregon after the fatal $160 Paisley Post Office robbery. The gunman’s identity is unknown. an alleged accomplice was wounded captured. Ranchers blocked roads and forced the suspect's car to abort. The captured man, Donald Ferguson, 32, of Bakersfield, California, surrendered after a log truck driver wounded him.
Paris reports former premier Antoine Pinay tried his hand at welding a new coalition to replace the toppled government. Observers saw slim chances as President Rene Coty summoned Pinay, following failed efforts by Rene Pleven and Guy Mollet to form a cabinet.
Dr. John Richard Rhine a Tulsa physician was found guilty of drugging and raping a 20 year old patient. A district court jury fixed his sentence at two years in the state peniten tiary with potential for longer under second degree rape. Defense said he would appeal to the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals.
On Kyushu Island Japanese miners must pump about 53 tons of water for every ton of coal raised. The note accompanies market data and weather figures from Chicago including grain and corn figures.
Harry Boone 57 husband of Nellie Boone of 409 Third St. Trenton died at Middletown Hospital Saturday at 12:35 am arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home contact GA 2 3691 Dial GA 2 3691. Top Soil ads and contacts follow.
An old classified-style ad lists Large Economy Bale Hand-Bele at 3.90 and Large bag Handi-Pak small bale at 5.25. The ad also notes a price of 1.19 for diver coal and feed at 1810 First Ave with the contact GA 2-5491.
A jumble of classified items includes haircuts and barber ads, sale notices, pawn shop offers, paper drive for Fenwick High School, Fuller Brush Service, a Germantown Sale Barn auction, insurance and jewelry sale notices, industrial job postings, and local merchandise deals. Job openings cite experience with pumps and motors, city personnel deadlines, and local business contact details.
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