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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1967
Page
10
Hoffa spends his first Christmas in Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary among 1650 inmates. He gets a special turkey dinner, one gift package, and standard greetings. services, carols, and a Christmas movie follow. Hoffa, jailed for jury tampering, remains jovial with no outbursts.
A list of birth announcements shows Mr. and Mrs. Virgil C. Lacy gaining a boy yesterday at 1720 Roosevelt Ave along with several other families reporting newborns or births today. The notice also mentions residents including Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Halsey, Clarence Wells, Mason Bolt, Rex Collins, and various names linked to addresses and households.
In Torrance California a judge finally allowed Wayne and Madeline Christensen, a deaf couple, to adopt Scott, a normal‑hearing 2‑year‑old, after a year‑long court fight. The foster child moved in at one month old and the family hopes to set a precedent aiding deaf parents. Scott communicates in sign language and the home uses aids for daily care. Janett, their 6‑year‑old foster daughter, may join the adoption as well. she aspires to college and nursing.
Florissant Missouri residents Richard and Ruth Fahrenkrog celebrate quadruplets born August 25 in St. Louis. Four boys Brian Mark Paul Dwayne born at under four pounds each, weighing just under 19 pounds combined. The large family, living in a five room bungalow, faces busy holidays with two shifts for shopping and no room for expansion.
The 43 year old Mattoon Illinois native and first American Negro woman ambassador was given an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Miami University president Dr Phillip R Shriver. She urged graduates to retain a youthful spirit rather than youth and cited Churchill at 60 rallying forces to resist tyranny.
Due to lack of public interest the exhibition of selected works from the 1966 All Ohio Print and Drawing Show closed yesterday at the Middletown Fine Arts Center. Jim Steven, director, said only those who attended Monday night’s lecture saw the exhibit. It was circulated by the Dayton Art Institute and the Ohio Arts Council and was to run through January 4.
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. declares a quarterly dividend of 32.5 cents per share, up 2.5 cents from the prior rate. President William H. Zimmer said the increase aligns CG&E payout with the industry average. Payment is Feb 15, 1968 to shareholders of record Jan 15, 1968.
Ancient civilization revered rabbits and eggs as symbols of a pew birth and adopted them to represent resurrection, reflecting ritual associations with renewal and life after death.
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