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Newspaper
Weekend Daily Reporter
Location
Dover, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1965
Page
15
County hog wholesalers report a more than 20 percent drop in farm production, forcing wholesale pork prices to surge 36 to 50 percent per pound. Pork now wholesales around 71 cents per pound, bacon 52 cents, with loins and ribs up 26 to 40 cents. Prices climb as retailers cover higher purchase costs. See hog news on page 22.
Wv. R. Marsh named chairman of the industrial division of the Union Hospital expansion campaign seeking 1,250,000 in public subscriptions toward 3,500,000 needed to build a new hospital and remodel the existing one. Ray H. Adkins is general campaign chairman guiding 70 area industrial firms and all employees in outreach.
AP report from Columbus Ohio profiles the Tree family with forest themed names. Merry Christmas Trees is the 12 year old youngest child of Mr and Mrs Jack Trees. The father Forrest Trees and eldest Douglas Fir Trees 25 live with family and in laws in Denmark and Ohio.
The Totem Sertoma Club hockey team filled the 171 seat Bellevue Center Stage Theatre after a ticket printing error caused them to attend last Thursday. The house had already been sold out to two other groups, prompting the team to relinquish their seats and plan a return visit next week to see The Unexpected Guest.
President Johnson seeks to reassure Communist leaders he will trim new Great Society programs to finance the Vietnam War. The move follows his warning that harder steps may follow if peace prospects fail, with disclosures that civilian programs passed by Congress this year will be curtailed due to war costs.
A girl informs another that she wrote to 16 colleges and notes the chosen one has a high rating. She cites 1,479 boys and 215 girls among the student body, highlighting the school's large enrollment as a positive detail.
Gemini 7 pilots endure a cold night in orbit as they pursue the world endurance record and plan a historic rendezvous with Gemini 6. Frank Borman and James Lovell report a 20 degree cabin drop, but stay in good spirits as they battle tumbling craft and aim for a mid morning milestone.
Arthur R. Janenkraf 57 longtime Dover municipal light plant chief electrician was found dead in his car at 9 28 am in the city garage on East Fourth Street by Vincent Walters a street department maintenance man. The ignition was off and he was taken to Union Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Cause of death is believed to be a heart attack. He lived at 1507 North Wooster Avenue and officials said he may have stopped at the garage to pick up something.
Cairo announced that the United Arab Republic will cut diplomatic relations with Britain at midnight Wednesday unless London acts to resolve the Rhodesian rebellion. The move follows escalating tensions and signals a final stand amid international pressure.
Chuck McBride a 17 year old of 209 Liberty street Dover was admitted to Union Hospital after overturning the car he was driving on County road 80 north of Dover at 10 15 The crash severed his left ear when he lost control on a curve hit a telephone pole and overturned twice Passenger Otto Polilli 17 of 418 rear Crater avenue Dover received minor cuts and bruises Vehicle owned by Bill Pease of Dover
Christmas carries special meaning for Mrs. Nora Dessecker and her family in Act 4 New Philadelphia. Seven children and 18 grandchildren gather for caramels fudge and holiday treats after dinner. The clan attends a candlelight service at Sharon Moravian Church before returning home to see Santa’s gifts.
South Vietnamese forces roving Go Cong Province near Saigon unleashed a big gunfight after penetrating a Viet Cong stronghold. Government and Marine units reported heavy fire from 50 caliber machine guns and 57mm recoilless rifles with preliminary claims of flushing a main Viet Cong battalion. Casualties were described as light for Marines, with 74 Viet Cong dead reported over two days by both sides and no Air Force support due to weather.
The muscular dystrophy drive in Dover and New Philadelphia brought in $1207, led by Max Smith of Dover. New Philadelphia collected $635, with volunteers $579 and Y-Teens $55. Dover totaled $571, with volunteers $535 and Y-Teens $36.
The Tuscara County University Branch District trustees will meet at 12:30 pm Monday in the Kent Center office at New Philadelphia High to choose an architect for the branch college. The architect selection committee will report to expedite the federal funds application. The committee toured four firms nominated by the state architect and studied their brochures.
In Santa Monica California a five year old girl died from a gunshot wound to the forehead after her father Eugene Van Denburgh 34 said he would shoot a tangerine from her head in a William Tell style test. The girl Elizabeth Marie placed the fruit on her head and stood about 15 feet from him when the rifle fired. Detectives reported she was bleeding on the ground as officers arrived and Van Denburgh attended to her.
Everybody's Column surveys varied topics from local life in Dover Ohio with hints of store closings after year start and a shoe store sign. It mentions a barber passing a master test in Columbus and notes about local unemployment and Christmas season concerns amid potential draft risks. Dorothy Malone returns to Peyton Place on Tuesday January 11 per a release.
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