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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1961

Page

9

Dinah Shore and George Montgomery Split After 18 Years

HOLLYWOOD AP Dinah Shore and George Montgomery sought seclusion as news spread of their planned divorce ending an 18 year marriage. They wed December 5 1943 in Las Vegas and now live apart with two children. A spokesman cites general grounds for divorce.

Hollywood Dinah Shore George Montgomery Las Vegas Nev Miss Shore Montgomery Palm Springs Melissa Jody

Dilemma of Presidents Castro Puts New Strain on U S Relations

President Kennedy urged free elections in Cuba but Castro rejected the idea, signaling a drift toward communism and a single party rule. The piece traces U S stance on recognizing governments chosen by the people and compares historic precedents from Jefferson to Wilson, Roosevelt, and Churchill.

Castro U.S Cuba Russia Kennedy Latin America Nathan Schachner Thomas Jefferson George Washington Jefferson Washington United States Henry L. Stimson Hoover Family of Nations Wilson Roosevelt

Two Speakers Advance In Butler County Contest

Jerry Ratliff and Becky Eichhorn, both Middletown High School students, earned places to represent Butler County in the district Prince of Peace contest. They won silver medals for original orations as the county contests were held at First Presbyterian Church and Mt. Pleasant United Presbyterian Church in Monroe. Alternates named were Vicky Mackall and Janet Sink. District finalists compete by Jan. 14 with gold medal recipients winning a trip to the United Nations and a Jan. 21 semifinal in Columbus.

Jerry Ratliff Charles Sr Becky Eichhorn Princeton Ave Butler County Middletown High School First Presbyterian Church Mt. Pleasant United Presbyterian Church Monroe Robert Glass Robert Jensen Bob Hudson Monroe Church Paul Rwark Mary Ann Brehany Paul Seaman Vicky Mackall Janet Sink United Nations New York Columbus

Kennedy Chided By Izvestia for International Autobahn Idea

Izvestia denounces Kennedy's push for international control of the autobahn linking Berlin and West Germany as a doomed idea and a bid to aid West German revenge seekers. The Kremlin paper defends East German sovereignty over roads and traffic and calls the proposal a "cock and bull" charge, noting four power guards and checkpoints on the route.

Moscow Izvestia Kennedy Berlin West Germany Kremlin Soviet Union East Germany

Escapees Threaten Sheriff Says Two Men at Large

NEW PHILADELPHIA Ohio AP Sheriff Tony Young says two inmates who slugged a deputy at Tuscarawas County jail may be armed and dangerous. Deputy John Blake was attacked as he opened the gate for a trustee. Ernest Blunt 25 and Gilbert Blankenship 32 fled. Blunt faces a 17 year cattle rustling sentence and Blankenship faces additional charges in Virginia.

New Philadelphia Ohio Tony Young Tuscarawas County John Blake Blake Ernest Blunt Strasburg Gilbert Blankenship Bolivar

VEW Officer Is Honored in Fourth District Conference

The Fourth District conference at New Richmond Post 6770 honored district commander Gregory Myers of Norwood with a commander’s plaque. An altar set from Post 3809, via Quartermaster Sam Warmoth Jr., included a Bible, American flag, and VFW flag. Ohio official James Comedy attended. Hobart Hopper and Donald Venuman also were present as district leaders. Hopper will attend a three day VFW conference in Toledo starting Friday.

Fourth District Veterans of Foreign Wars New Richmond Sam Warmoth Jr Middletown Hobart Hopper Gregory Myers Norwood Donald Veneman Department of Ohio James Comedy Akron Hopper VFW Toledo

Boy reunites with 18 year old son after 16 year search

In Mansfield Ohio a mother Beatrice Sowash awaits reunion with her son Christopher Vito Christiano and daughter Kathleen Marie Christiano after he traced her via a Providence Journal story. Christopher biked from Englewood New Jersey to Providence Rhode Island to learn her whereabouts, leading to a long awaited call and plans for a Christmas meeting.

Beatrice Lowash Christopher Vito Christiano Kathleen Marie Christiano Christopher Ann Marie Bernadette Mae Mansfield

Bow Sees Weak Bargaining If Tariffs Fall

Washington Congressman Frank T. Bow of Ohio argues that lowering tariffs would place the United States in a weak bargaining position with the European Common Market. He says 27 years of concessions cut tariffs by over 60 percent and that free trade rhetoric failed to win reciprocal concessions. Bow proposes a realistic trade policy and a bill to set a foundation for negotiations with the Common Market.

Washington United States Frank T. Bow R-Ohio Bow Congress Europe

Penny Parker Marries Edward Bright in Las Vegas Elopement

Actress Penny Parker costar of Margie eloped with Edward Bright in Las Vegas and wed at the Sands Hotel performed by a justice of the peace. The couple, both making their first marriage, planned a New York church wedding on December 23. Parker is 21, Bright 25.

Las Vegas Penny Parker Margie Edward Bright Beverly Hills Calif New York Sands Hotel Miss Parker Bright

Lewsburg man files $25,000 alienation suit

George Collins Eaton 74 of Lewisburg Rt 2 is named defendant in a $25,000 alienation of affection suit filed in Preble County Common Pleas Court by Sam Hulett 44 of Central House Eaton. Hulett says his ex wife Dorothy Rebecca 22 married Collins after their June 20 1960 Palestine Darke County divorce and Collins stole his wife's affection.

Eaton George Collins Lewisburg

Mrs Lowash recounts leaving children in Englewood in 1950s

Mrs Lowash testified that when she left Christopher and Kathleen with her in in laws in Englewood New Jersey sixteen years ago she was ill and unable to care for them. She said she went to her parents home in Riverside Rhode Island and there the narrative ends in fragments.

Mans+ field Christopher Kathleen California

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