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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1961

Page

3

Halloween Planners Meet Tonight For Mardi Gras Help

A pre Halloween party for 100 volunteers will be held tonight at American Legion headquarters to organize workers for the Halloween Mardi Gras on Oct 31. John Paschal heads the Parks and Recreation effort with civic and business groups. Volunteers will receive duties for seven neighborhood parties and rehearsals of games are planned. Elementary and junior high pupils receive two part tickets highlighting party locations.

American Legion S. Main St Department of Parksland Recreation John Paschal Barait Goldman Sunset Gardner Parks Manchester Main Streets

Ohio Supreme Court declines Lorain church dispute review

The Ohio Supreme Court refused to review a Lorain Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic church case. An injunction bars Rev. George Burdikoff from acting as priest at St. Peter and 8. Paul’s Church after he refused a transfer. The common pleas court injunction remains in effect.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio Supreme Court Lorain Common Pleas Court George Burdikoff St. Peter and 8. Paul's Council of Bishops

Arm-Co Operator Receives 11th Freedoms Foundation Award

The Arm-Co Operator, a publication of Armco Steel Corp, won its eleventh annual Freedoms Foundation Distinguished Service Award at a WHIO-TV ceremony in Dayton. Richard Peters, Armco’s supervisor of community relations, accepted the honor from Vice President W C Sawyer for editorial work highlighting free enterprise in the United States. The Arm-Co Operator is overseen by C F Mentire with Robert Hawk as editor. The foundation honors individuals, schools, and groups promoting understanding of the United States and its philosophies, chosen by a jury of state supreme court judges and leaders of patriotic and veterans organizations.

Armco Steel Corp Freedoms Foundation Valley Forge Whio-Tv Dayton Richard Peters W. C. Sawyer United States Ameria The State Supreme Court

Court Rejects Man's Appeal in Armed Robbery Case

The Ohio Supreme Court denied Curtis Wallen's appeal, upholding his 1959 plea of guilty to robbing a Cincinnati man of 1449 dollars and his subsequent 10 to 25 year sentence. The defendant's prior 1957 Butler County conviction and detainer were noted as context for the appeal.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Butler Hamilton Curtis Wallen Butler County Cincinnati Wallen

Polar and tropical sponges share ocean homes

Sponges mostly inhabit warm tropical seas but a surprising number also occur in polar waters. Researchers note that adaptability to cold currents and nutrient availability explains their wide distribution across latitudes.

Polar

Obituary of Sharon Glenda Johnson Four Month Old

Sharon Glenda Johnson four month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Abner Johnson of 543 Martha Drive Franklin died at 11 a m yesterday at Middletown Hospital two and a half hours after admission Surviving are the parents a sister Jo Ann at home two brothers Stever and Dale at home paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Curt Johnson Miltonville maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Merkle in Germany Services will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at the Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home with Rev R E Kelchner officiating Burial will be in Miltonville Cemetery Friends may call today 7 to 9 p m at the funeral home

Sharon Glenda Johnson Abner Johnson Martha Drive Franklin Middletown Hospital Jo Ann Stever Dale Curt Johnson Miltonville Henry Merkle Germany Joseph R. Baker & Sons R. E. Kelchner

Funeral services for James Madison Tibbs 4 Germantown

Services for James Madison Tibbs aged 4 of Germantown will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. He died Monday at St Elizabeth Hospital, Dayton. Survivors include a daughter Mrs Lorena Morris of Germantown.

James Madison Tibbs Germantown

Butler County Deaths Noted for Three Residents

Mary A. Reutti aged 89 of 335 Main St Hamilton dies. services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow. Lilly Mae Williams 57 of 1310 Parkamo Ave Hamilton dies. services today. George M. Bryant 54 of College Corner dies. services at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

Mary A. Reutti Main St Hamilton Webb Lilly Mae Williams Parkamo Ave Brown - Dawson George M. Bryant College Corner Miller

Deaths of Edward Gottlieb and Milan Stojadinovic

Edward Gottlieb 58 longtime editor of the Long Island Press since 1942 died Tuesday after lung cancer surgery and years of declining health. Dr Milan Stojadinovic 73 former Yugoslav premier and ex-finance minister died Tuesday in Argentina where he had lived in exile for 12 years and edited an economics magazine.

New York Edward Gottlieb Long Island Press Buenos Aires Argentina Milan Stojadinovic Yugoslavia Stojdinovic

Suit Seeks 100000 In Track Sale Case

Youngstown man Daniel L. Lombard files in common pleas court alleging Edward J. De Bartolo failed to pay commissions tied to the 1960 sale of Randall Park race track. Lombard sought 25000 plus 75000 punitive damages after claiming negotiations were reopened following a 1959 offer.

Youngstown, Ohio Youngstown Edward J. de Bartolo de Bartolo Randall Park Common Pleas Daniel L. Lombard Lombard Corp Ramdall Park Jockey Club

TV Open House at Central School Planned by Principal

Principal Norman Korn announced an open house at Central School to demonstrate educational TV classes. The event is set for November 14 from 7 to 9 p m and is open to all Middleton residents. Daily House children will participate in Central School activities and be linked administratively to the school.

Norman Korn Central School Middletonians Dally House

Ayershire Zoning Set For Hearing

City Planning Commission schedules a public hearing on Ayershire Village zoning at 7:30 p.m. in the City Building auditorium. Annexed Dec 16, 1959, the area has no official zoning and must be limited to single residence use until zoning is ordered. The plan board will also consider vacation of portions of Columbia and Manchester avenues, and final and preliminary plats for Bindley Hill Maple Hill Knoll Plains and Ronald Heights in Madison Township. Planning Director Walter S Newman leads a general discussion.

City Planning Commission Ayershire Village City City Commission Columbia Manchester Avenues Plan Board Bindley Hill Maple Hill Knoll Plains Ronald Heights Madison Township Walter S. Newman

Four Juveniles Arrested For Corn Stalk Roadblock

Warren County deputies arrested four juveniles after they piled corn stalks across Morningstar Road near Franklin blocking about a mile of traffic for an hour. They are also suspected of BB gunning house windows and setting fires near homes. Sheriff Kennard called it more than Halloween pranks and said the act endangered people. The four were held overnight in the county jail.

Franklin Warren County Morningstar Road Here Byron Kennard Chamberlain Franklin - Madison

Taft Open House Introduces Ten New Teachers

At the Taft School open house the PTO introduced ten new teachers and officers for about 230 attendees. Ebie Banks presides, with Frank Latimer as VP, Frances Kartovich as secretary, and Edward Norton as treasurer. Executive members include Mrs. Herbert Mitchell, Charles Rankin, Mrs. Geneva Bailey, Robert Brown, Agnes Bechtel, and Mrs. Paul Bergdall. A memorial picture for the late Mrs. Richard Shaffer was presented to the school.

Taft School PTO Ebie Banks Frank Latimer Frances Kartovich Edward Norton Herbert Mitchell Charles Rankin Geneva Bailey Robert Brown Paul Bergdall Agnes Bechtel Richard Shaffer

Land Sells Near $206,000 An Acre

San Francisco AP Twenty two acres on Red Rock Hill near Twin Peaks sold at auction for 4 525 000 averaging nearly 206 000 per acre. Winning bid by Peninsula Apartments a syndicate of New York Los Angeles and San Diego developers. Seller San Francisco Redevelopment Agency. Irvin J. Kahn of San Diego led bid against five groups and said at least 20 million more will be needed to complete an apartment project in Diamond Heights.

San Francisco Red Rock Hill Twin Peaks Peninsula Apartments Beverly Hills Calif New York Los Angeles San Diego Diamond Heights

Interstate Comptroller Named ITOPS Boss of the Year

John Kinder, comptroller of Interstate Folding Box Co., was named ITOPS Boss of the Year at the fourth annual Boss Night at the Meadows last night. Lee Wildermuth of Armco Steel Corp. delivered a humorous speech praising progress in modern communications and noting telephone service advances over the past decade driven by new computers.

John Kinder Interstate Folding Box Co ITOPS the Meadows Lee Wildermuth Armco Steel Corp

United States Holds One Third Of Global Rail Mileage

The United States accounts for nearly a third of the world’s railroad mileage, highlighting its vast rail network and transportation footprint. This prominence underscores the country’s extensive freight and passenger corridors and aging infrastructure needs.

The United States

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