Ministers Split Over New Testament Translation Debate
Local ministers weigh in on the recent English translation of the New Testament praising its clarity for study while fearing loss of the King James Bible’s majesty. Opinions vary from viewing it as a useful adjunct to urging caution about changing sacred language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Gass McCammon
Church of the Ascension
McCammon
C. E. Wintringham
First Methodist Church
Wintringham
Richard Rodda
Trenton
Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church
J. B. Phillips
G. Walter Weber
First Baptist Church
Howard Sears
Grace Baptist Church
Wilbraham Road
Three Middletown students receive JA national scholarship nominations
Middletown High School seniors Eileen Riesz Tom Fraley and Georganna Hancock lead the local JA nominee group for national scholarships. Ten applicants from Lemon Monroe Middletown and Madison high schools were reviewed. National and local JA scholarships total over 400 awards worth more than 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Eileen Riesz
Erbin Riesz
Roosevelt Ave
Middletown
Tom Fraley
Lawrence Fraley
Ellen Drive
Georganna Hancock
George Hancock
S. Marshall Road
Lemon- Monroe
Madison High Schools
United States
Canada
Modernized Bible Revisions Spark Mixed Reactions
A columnist reviews revisions to the New Testament and Luke and Corinthians passages noting clearer wording such as pregnant replacing great with child and Shoot the net to starboard replacing Cast the net on the right side. They parry over changes to innkeeper absence and the famous John 11 35 Jesus wept while acknowledging modernization aims for clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Jesus
Kingdom of Heaven
Teen-Ager Barbara Leffler Named Optimist of the Month
Barbara Jean Leffler 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Leffler of 2307 Arlington Ave, is March Optimist Club Teen-Ager of the Month. A Middletown High senior ranking fourth in her class, she will study elementary education at Miami University. She edited the school paper, participates in National Honor Society and Future Teachers of America, and leads YMCA programs. She has worked as a babysitter and lifeguard and attends St Paul’s Evangelical & Reformed Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jean Leffler
Homer Leffler
Arlington Ave
Middletown High School
Future Teachers of America
Buckeye Girl's State
St. Paul's Evangelical & Reformed Church
Counties Share In 1.5 Billion State Spending In 1960
Ohio state auditor reports direct payments to Butler Preble Warren and Montgomery counties totaling 560 623 150 of the 1.6 billion revenue for the year ended June 1960. Distributions include gasoline taxes auto licenses sales taxes and welfare programs plus school and pension subsidies to local governments and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Butler County
James A. Rhodes
Preble County
Warren County
Montgomery County
Warren
Montgomery
Osborne Studios Grand Opening Featured in Magazine
The National Photographer profiles a 16 page Osborne Supplement from last year in The Middletown Journal. The piece includes the supplement front page announcing Osborne Studios opening at Manchester Avenue and Verity Parkway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Journal
The
National Photographer
Osborne
Manchester Avenue
Verity Parkway
Interstate 75 to get new uniform road signs
A contract awarded in Columbus to Whitaker-Merrill Co. for $282,283 will fund permanent larger signs along Interstate 75 and U S 3B Circle Freeway. The project, below the state estimate, covers signs from Evendale to Dwyer and from Ohio 4 to U S 42, with luminous materials and headings for route numbers interchanges and speed limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. 3B
Columbus
Whitaker-Merrill Co
State Highway Department Division 8
Evendale
Dwyer
Ohio 4
U.S. 42
Community organization meetings list for Monday and Tuesday
A long list of weekly meeting times and venues across Manchester Monroe and Middletown including industrial council noon at Manchester Hotel firemen associations grange armory and schools civic groups rotary civitan safety council Sertoma South Middletown fire, alcoholics anonymous, Mayfield fire, American Citizen's Club, Maple Park PTO, grocers association, MHS Band, American Legion posts FOE lodge IOOF hall SPEBSQSA and more with specific locations such as the Manchester Hotel Monroe Fire House Armory and high school rooms listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Council
Manchester
Monroe Firemen’s Association
Monroe
Monroe Grange
Armory
Middletown Civic Symphony
Garfield
Rotary Club
Civitan Club
Safety Council
Civic Association
Sertoma Club
South Middletown Fire Association
Amanda
Alcoholics Anonymous
Mayfield Fire Department
Sheffield Street
American Citizen’s Club
Brong St
Maple Park Pto
Middletown Grocers & Meat Dealers Association
Chatterdine Mhs Band Associates Board
American Legion Post
Legion Home
FOE Lodge
Eagles Hall
Miami Lodge
Monroe Ioof
Spebsqsa
Industrial Outlook Booklet Available 1961
The U S Industrial Outlook for 1961, a compilation of studies covering 91 industries, has been released by the Business and Defense Services Administration of the U S Department of Commerce. Prepared by 25 industry divisions, it assesses prospects for the year, reviews 1960 operations, and provides background and statistical data. Available from the Cincinnati field office at 809 Fifth Third Bank Building for $1.75 per copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Business and Defense Services Administration
U. S. Department of Commerce
Cincinati
Fifth Third Bank
Middletown Schools Embrace How To Study Initiative
Middletown schools move to add a summer course on how to study and how to learn for junior and senior high students. The six week program starts June 12, uses a book How to Study and a reading machine to raise rate and comprehension, with note taking and shorthand instruction for college bound students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie J. Nason
University of Southern California
Nason
Middletown Board of Education
Webb
Gregg Publishing Co
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National Association of Direct Selling Companies
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Horace A. Moses Foundation
Katharine Cornell Foundation
International Graduate Achievement, Inc
Rev. McCammon
DR. Wintringham
Rev. Rodda
Weber
Joseph
Judaea
Nazareth
Galilee
City of David
Behlehem
House of David
Corinthians
John
Sears
Institute On World Affairs
Cincinnati
Girl Scouts
Sunset Park
Osborne Supplement
Paul Sullivan
Howard R. Cromwell
Tom Webb
Board of Education
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