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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
2
Vatican notes Pope Paul VI in his Christmas message did not name countries but hinted at Viet Nam while urging just and sincere negotiations to restore order and friendship. The pope stresses peace as the first good of society and warns against schemes and domination that endanger justice and human brotherhood.
Havana radio reports 170 women completed six months of training to become traffic police in Cuba. The program covered traffic problems, practical policing, criminology, socialist law, gymnastics, and army infantry tactics.
German police report a US military member near Giessen is missing and may have defected to the Communists. Witnesses say he told them he fled to the East to do much there and he was last seen December 20. He had a Czech girlfriend in Giessen. no ID or US Army confirmation yet.
George E Root Sr 74 of 2502 Elmo Place dies at Middletown Hospital after one day as patient. Retired Worthmore Clothiers salesman, former Cubs pitcher brother Charles Root. Survived by Florence spouse, four children, two brothers, two sisters, 17 grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Services Monday at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home. Burial Woodsie Cemetery.
Joseph W. Back, 92, of Wellington Kentucky, died at 7 a.m. yesterday at a Frenchburg Kentucky hospital. Surviving are his wife Flora and two daughters Mrs. Berry Lawson of Middletown and Mrs. Jes.
U S Marines in Da Nang deployed an amphibious tractor nicknamed the Jingle Bell Special with a red white candy cane camouflage as placards in Vietnamese promote peace. Lt David Duffy from Syracuse described holiday aid efforts as troops across Vietnam held Christmas parties for local children and widows. The season came amid pressure for a longer cease fire and peace talks while State Department officials offered no comment on potential US responses.
Louis S. Hiter, 21, of Cincinnati died early today when his car rear ended another then collided head on with a third vehicle on Cincinnati’s west side residential area.
The fact notes that sound travels four and a half times faster in water than in air, illustrating how medium affects propagation speed.
Charles Conover, 89, Warren County native and Lebanon area farmer, died Wednesday in Fort Pierce Florida where he had lived 11 years. Survived by wife Pearl three sons Eugene Merrill and Donald and two grandchildren. Graveside rites 11 am Tuesday at Rose Hill Cemetery Mason. Oswald Memorial Home in charge with no visitation.
Mrs Teckla Donegan 76 of Kemp Avenue Germantown died Wednesday evening at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton after a period of ill health. She leaves son Thomas Germantown brother Charles Bauman Dayton and two grandchildren. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Monday at home with Rev Henry M Lyndh. burial Memorial Park Cemetery Dayton. Friends may call Sunday 2 to 9 p.m. John A Arpp Funeral Home in charge.
Dennis Webb MORROW 43 of Morrow Rt 2 died Wednesday at the Cincinnati VA Hospital where he had been a patient since December 17 He served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War He is survived by his father Luther of Richmond KY four sisters May Baker Reva Rogers Ethel Hensley Daisy Alexander two brothers Harold Wilbur a sister Susie Parks who died last September Services will be held 10:30 am Monday at Vale Funeral Home Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Middletown He will lie in state Sunday after 2 pm
Nellie Legg 88 formerly 2135 Elmo Ave private services 10 am Monday. Klaus Weigel Amelia Veiper 85 S Ninth St services 10 3 am Monday. Edna Huddleston 89 Wyoming formerly Hamilton services 10 30 am Monday. Jackie Jackson 29 Twin Brook Drive Hazard Kentucky services Monday. Frank Nicholson 61 830 High St services 2 pm Monday.
Bob Hope and a 70 member troupe including Les Brown’s band arrived in Saigon for another Christmas visit to entertain U S troops in combat zones. The group plans a secretive schedule as they travel to boost morale amid security concerns.
Frank A. D. Andrea, 77, a leading early radio developer and founder of the Fada Co., died Wednesday in Manhasset New York. The Fada firm, named for his initials, was a top radio maker after World War I until his 1932 retirement. Robert S. Gerdy, 46, an associate editor at The New Yorker, died Thursday outside his home in New York. Gerdy joined the magazine in 1946.
The U S Weather Bureau expects a cloudy windy and colder Christmas Eve with occasional rain. Lows near 40 and a high in the mid 40s on Christmas Day. Recent highs reached 52 with an 38 overnight. Extended outlook shows temperatures up to 12 degrees above normal with highs in the lower 50s and mids in the forecast. Weekend warmth unlikely.
Rouen in France is noted as the historic location where Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake in 1431, a defining event in medieval legend and French history.
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