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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1968

Page

2

Pope Defends Birth Control Ban Worldwide Reactions Grow

Pope Paul VI, at Castel Gandolfo, again defends the birth control encyclical urging blessing for opponents. The encyclical has sparked debate, with Cardinal Alfrink warning against schism and Poland’s Cardinal Wyszynski denouncing artificial methods. In Australia, critics including a Melbourne priest led suspensions and public comment.

Castel Gandolfo Italy Paul VI Vatican Bernard Cardinal Alfrink Netherlands Cardinal Alfrink Milan Corriere Della Sera Poland Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski East Germany Sydney Australia Sydney University Hall Melbourne Nicholas Corty Passionate Orders of Holy Cross Seminary Peter Phelan

Local Student Participates in Crash NROTC Program

James F. P. McDermott of Middletown joined eight Miami University peers among 175 students in a six week Purdue University program to prepare for Navy or Marine Corps commissions. The Middletown High School graduate, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McDermott, faced 16 hour days of Marine Corps fitness and intensive academics in a condensed naval institute.

James F. P. McDermott Middletown Miami University Purdue University Navy Marine Corps Middletown High School McDermott James McDermott Ardmore Naval Science Institute Purdue UCLA University of North Carolina

Rabbit Goes to School with Barbara Hen dricks

Barbara Hen dricks and her pet rabbit Cotton Patch accompany her everywhere including to school. The fourth grade class keeps the rabbit in a pen, volunteers care for it, and Cotton Patch earns straight As on its report card.

Louisville Barbara Hendricks Cotton Patch

Two Men Held After Middletown Strong-Arm Robbery

Police hold two men, ages 22 and 19, for questioning in the early morning strong-arm theft of John Warren. Warren identified the suspects after a taxi pursuit near 1600 Woodlawn Ave and the Baltimore Inn. No charges filed by late morning.

Middletown John Warren Woodlawn Ave Warren Baltimore Inn Baltimore St Girard Avenue Curtis Street Norris Jones Grand Ave Middletown Hospital Moore Street Grand Avenue Jones

Deaths And Funerals for Leonard Yocum 76

Services set at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home for Leonard Yocum 76 of 3105 Seneca Street. Burial to follow in Woodside Cemetery. Visitation tomorrow 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. at the funeral home. Yocum died Saturday at Middletown Hospital Lebanon. He is survived by a half brother Gene Studer of Alexandria Kentucky and a grandchild. Arrangements incomplete at Zettler Funeral Home Hamilton.

Leonard Yocum Seneca St Joseph R. Baker & Sons Rodney Williams Woodside Cemetery Yocum Middletown Hospital Lebanon Gene Studer Alexandria Zettler Hamilton

Death of Raymond Price in Hamilton

Raymond Price 49 Warren County native died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton at 1 a.m. after a heart attack at his home on West Elkton Road He worked 15 years for Chrysler Air Temp Corp in Dayton and served in World War II He is survived by his wife Beatrice two stepsons James Tompkins Eldon Wright Navy three sisters Irene Melampy Ollie Dane and Nancy Bennett and two brothers William and Billy from Dayton area.

Raymond Price Warren County Mercy Hospital Hamilton West Elkton Road Price Chrysler Air Temp Corp Dayton Beatrice James Tompkins Eldon Wright Navy Irene Melampy Springboro Ollie Dane Lebanon Nancy Bennett William and Billy

Emma A. Roberts 79 dies at McCullough-Hyde Hospital

Emma A. Roberts 79 of 8258 Quaker Trace Road died at 11 45 am yesterday after a year of failing health. She was born in Madison township and lived in West Elkton until her husband Henry died in 1948. Surviving are daughter Mabel Loop sister Clara Seibert and brother William Walter, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Wednesday at RC Nein & Son Funeral Home burial in Fairmound Cemetery West Elkton. Rebekah Lodge service 8 pm tomorrow. Funeral home hours 6 to 9 pm today. Butler County deaths listed follow.

Clara Seibert Lebanon R William Walter Germantown RC Nein & Son Funeral Fairmound West Elkton Rebekah Lodge

Woman and husband in rear-end crash near Hamilton

Ay Hamilton area woman struck the rear of a car then hit the car driven by her husband shortly after midnight on Millikin Road two miles east of Rt 747. James R Harding 41 stopped his westbound car. His wife Marcella 42 wife of 6229 Liberty Fairfield collided with John Barger Jr 37 of 4997 Wabash Fairfield. Barger's car hit Harding's vehicle. Mrs Harding charged with failing to stop within an assured clear distance.

Hamilton Area Millikin Road James R. Harding Liberty - Fairfield Road Marcella Harding John Barger Jr Wabash Drive Fairfield Barger Harding

British Official's Trial Opens In Haiti

In Port au Prince the trial of David Knox a 44 year old Bahamas information director opens. Haiti accuses him of acting as a British agent aiding a May invasion plot while ten exiles face death sentences in the same military tribunal.

Port AU Prince Haiti CIA David Knox Bahamas United States Canada Francois “‘Papa Doc” Duvalier Nouveau Monde Duvalier Knox Jean Déssalines Raymound Toussaint Bahaman Inagua MI-5 Mlitary Inteligence Agency Britain Jamaica Dalton Murray Oswald J. Brandt Clifford

Long-Time Middletown Postmen Honored for 98 Years Combined

Three Middletown letter carriers received meritorious service certificates at the annual Local 188 picnic at the Sportsmen's Club. Honorees were Oakwood Jordan with 37 years and 1 month, Ralph Wilson with 30 years and 2 months, and Norbert J. Day with 30 years and 1 month.

Middletown National Association of Letter Carriers Afl-Cio Frank Dobrozsi Oakwood Jordan Ralph Wilson Norbert J. Day Dobrozsi Webster Newton Sharon Stamper National Ladies Auxiliary

Cool Air Cuts Pool Attendance in Weekend Drop

Attendance at three municipal pools fell with cooler weather to 1 748 for the weekend. Sunsets 1 200 Yankee Roads 372 and Douglas 176. The first seven days saw peak turnout last Wednesday with 2 040 at Sunset 569 at Yankee Road and 261 at Douglas. Pool Supervisor Ross Kramer reported total July attendance 45 741 breaking down to Sunset 31 115 Yankee Road 10 416 and Douglas 4 210.

Sunset Yankee Road Douglas Ross Kramer Department of Parks and Recreation

Lebanon Girl Struck By Car

An 11 year old girl, Joyce Ann Trent of Lebanon, was injured while bicycling on Ohio 741. She was in good condition at Grandview Hospital, Dayton, after a car driven by John William Coon of Dayton struck her bicycle at 7:05 p.m. as she U turned into his path. Coon’s car slid off the road hitting a culvert and post before stopping.

Lebanon Grandview Hospital Dayton Ohio Joyce Ann Trent John William Coon Coon

Scout Rally at Camp Hook Plans Event Lineup

Pokey Griffith District announces a Cub Scout rally at Camp Hook this Saturday with 12:30 p.m. registration and 50 cent fee per boy. Rally chairman Cliff Gorski lists nature hunt archery B B gun work knife safety trail work swimming and family picnic. If rain the event moves to Sunday.

Camp Hook Pokey Griffith Cliff Gorski

Back to School Shopping Guide and Book of Gifts

A bustling catalogish column urges readers to prepare for fall with back to school clothing and supplies from Sears, featuring Berhard Altmann sweaters, Maud Muller stationery, Reed Klopp furniture, Peck’s Flower Shop gift ideas, and Davidson’s Mercury cordless phonograph. It highlights savings, delivery options, and dorm life appeal for students and families.

Mr. Peck Maud Mullers Reed Klopp Thomasville Stanley Howard Parlor Davidson

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