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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1962
Page
5
Washington AP report on Public Housing Administration 25th anniversary notes expanded elderly housing aims. Marie C. McGuire hosts vision for happier, more livable public housing including walk in showers, lever taps, non skid floors, front store controls, and broader services like day nurseries and youth centers.
J. R. Clements, president, announced four promotions at Raymond Bag Corp on Enoch Drive. Rufus G. Roberts becomes vice president of sales for the eastern region based in Middletown, and Robert J. Stevens is named vice president of sales for the Midwestern region with Chicago headquarters. W. F. Noble rises to assistant to the president in Chicago, and E. J. Richars becomes manager of the Middletown sales office, with tenure at Raymond since April 1959.
Detroit AP reports automakers move to long life maintenance plans. Chevrolet adopts 6,000 mile lubrication intervals for 1963, exhaust systems lasting two years, Rambler offers lifetime mufflers, Cadillac discourages grease jobs, Ford predicts savings of about 50 dollars yearly on a 1963 Galaxy, Chrysler ties warranty to 6,000 mile service logs and dealer inspections. executives question if these features boost sales, noting 1962 Chevrolet set sales records with standard maintenance.
Hein ie Geckler of Southwestern Ohio Steel Co Cincinnati serves as chairman of the membership committee for the Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati for the fifth consecutive year. The campaign invites individuals and firms in Butler County to affiliate with the Cincinnati chapter.
Nottingham station masters join a charm school to learn polite passenger handling and how to announce delays with tact. The program covers communication with travelers and presenting late train information in a courteous manner.
Berlitz Worldwide Phrase Book offers 398 pages of key phrases in 16 languages printed phonetically in English. Grosset Dunlap publishes the pocket guide, with sections on house keeping accommodations transportation food service shopping and emergencies.
A new male organization named Men Among Men claims to honor husbands who perform daily domestic duties. The founder, an Astoria, New York, groom to be, envisions practical safety measures such as an emergency bathroom call bell and an outward opening bathroom door. He also advocates bedside telephones and bell-equipped entrance doors for elderly members.
LaFayette Gordon of 3811 Fisher Ave opened a home furnishings cleaning service to operate from his residence. Trained through Servicemaster he will serve Butler County with on site carpet and upholstered furniture cleaning mothproofing spotting and static proofing.
Ohio anticipates a larger public school year with 2 076 728 students up 75 354 from 1961 62. Kindergarten to grade 12 enrollments total 1 897 304 plus 157 194 kindergartners and 22 230 in special classes. 84 799 educators including administrators. Cleveland leads with about 145 000 pupils and 700 new teachers. Columbus about 93 000. Cincinnati 81 700.
Charles L. Maertz of Middletown Lincoln Mercury Co Inc is named to the 100 Club ranking among top L M dealers nationwide. Willard Litle Cincinnati district manager notes his sales place him in the upper third of all L M salesmen nationally. Allen Thompson Miami Ohio Society of Professional Engineers reports survey crews on federal aid work now viewed as professional or sub professional in character, excluding them from Davis Bacon Act laborer status. The Ohio group previously pressed this view in 1953, with nationwide discussion since 1960.
Robert Linville, ex Cabinet Shop owner, announces Linville Kitchen Distributors at 4102 Tytus Ave specializing in kitchen modernization. Former eight year owner of Cabinet Shop, Middletown High School graduate, resides at 5984 Niedender Lane.
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