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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1971
Page
14
Howard Pyle of the National Safety Council says 90 percent of traffic fatalities come from driver error and calls for better driver training. He notes ongoing rise in deaths over Labor Day weekend despite safer cars and highway improvements.
Traffic accidents across the nation claimed 591 lives during the three day Labor Day weekend. The National Safety Council had estimated 600 to 700 deaths on streets and highways during the period from Friday evening to Monday midnight. The holiday toll compared with 612 last year and 688 in 1968.
A National Research Council summary says lead in city air remains similar to 15 years ago despite more leaded gasoline, with 20 times more lead in urban air than rural. It notes most exposure comes from food and drink and urges continued monitoring and research.
Edwin Anderson Jr is the newly elected state master councilor of the Ohio Order of DeMolay and will speak at tomorrow noon High Twelve Club in the Commercial Building. A reception Thursday at 8 30 p.m. in the Commercial Building will honor him with Mid dletown White Shrine Chapter hosting and guests including Chester Hodges grand master of the International Order of DeMolay.
The 118 year old Ohio State Fair drew 2 182 125 visitors over 12 days ranking as the second biggest year despite 37 000 fewer attendees than last year Rain on Labor Day reduced crowds with 149 171 while Sunday posted 250 587 and the all time single day record was 253 659. Officials assess final balance with a predicted profit or loss around 50 000 and receipts near 2 500 000 to stay in the black after 205 000 profit last year.
Mrs Emerson Wendt R N 3108 Hampton Place was promoted from staff nurse in surgery to supervisor. Announcement by Mrs Margaret Mosby director of nursing specialties notes her training at St Luke's San Francisco and postgrad OR management in Alameda County. She has worked with the Red Cross the Office of Civilian Defense and Libby Pineapple Cannery in Honolulu Hawaii.
Brothers Stan and Ken Sorrell remodeled their Yankee Road meat processing area in a $25,000 job. The facility now bears the Ohio Department of Agriculture mark on every piece of meat and features stainless steel, sealed wood, and strict sanitation. Six full-time cutters operate in controlled temperatures as demand for wholesale and retail meat grows.
Active trading in stocks and funds with yields from CBWL Hayden Stone and numerous companies listed. Livestock and feed markets show steady to higher prices for cattle hogs calves and sheep with specific ranges for steers heifers cows and bulls and rounds of hogs and lambs at various weights.
Day on stock list shows calf prices with categories Choice Good Utility Medium Down and heifers with price ranges. Steers and cows priced, ranges include 23 to 33 dollars for certain categories and standard grades.
Cincinnati market report shows cattle about 1200 head and calves 150 with slaughter steers and heifers listed as fair quality in the AP USDA summary from Cincinnati.
Ohio markets list eggs packed to country plants with U S grades and consumer grades. Prices show Large A cartons 39 to 45 cents to retailers, Medium A 33 to 38 cents, Small A 18 to 20 cents. Poultry prices at farms show hens at 5 to 5.50 dollars and ready to cook broilers and fryers around Cincinnati Cleveland and Columbus trading 26 to 27.90 cents. Potatoes priced at 5.50 dollars per hundredweight.
New York stocks opened broadly higher after a week of small gains. The Dow rose 12.12 to 912.75, the AP 60-stock average gained 4.4 to 334.1, with total volume at 14.04 shares as most key issues showed fractional changes.
Charles Mcintosh administrator of Hazel Mcintosh estate files to sell decedent real estate for debts. One half interest in lot ten in Elvedo Acres Madison Twp Butler Co Ohio to be sold to pay debts. Pearl Mcintosh unknown heirs and executors must answer within 28 days after last publication. Attorney Fred Ross, First National Bank Bldg Middletown Ohio. Dates Sept 7 14 21 28 Oct 5 12.
A collage of death notices and funeral details for Mae M Crim 79 of 4108 Grand Age Middletown. Margaret Fallert 87 of Hamilton. Ralph W Forney 57 of 1112 Catalpa Dor. Emma Louise Goodwin 53 of Excedlo. Charles Lee Lindsay 67 of 2236 Brentwood. Margarete A Minor 74 of 719 151 Ave. Herbert M Page 78 of 1002 Oxford State Rd. R Morris Smith 61 of 1612 Schirm Dr. infant daughter of Richard and family. Services, visitations, and interments listed with embalmers Joseph R Baker & Sons or McCoy Leffler. locations include Middletown Hamilton Woodside Greenwood Memorial Gardens.
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