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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1962

Page

2

Annual Ordeal Slated Friday By Arrow Lodge

Nachenum Lodge of the Order of the Arrow will hold its annual Ordeal Ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday at Camp Hook, with about 30 scouts and leaders to be inducted. The event emphasizes cheerful service, with the ordeal a day of service Saturday, followed by a camp fire program. The lodge, tied to the Delaware tribe history, conducts annual elections for new members and supports camp operations and district activities.

Arrow Lodge Nachenum Order of the Arrow Camp Hook John Dechant Boy Scouts of America Russ Esker Esker Efker

President Kennedy Back Home From Space Tour

President Kennedy returns from a two day tour of space installations in St Louis and Washington pledging U S leadership in space and a Moon landing by 1970 He outlines pressing peaceful outer space use and views Gemini spacecraft work at McDonnell Aircraft plant as his only formal speech site

Washington Kennedy United States McDonnell Aircraft St Louis Russia Outer Space Gemini Manned Spacecraft Center

Four German Suspects Arrested for War Crimes

Frankfurt chief prosecutor reports the arrest of four German suspects tied to the murder of more than 20,000 Jews in White Russia and the Ukraine. The case centers on involvement in mass shootings during World War II.

Frankfurt Germany White Russia Ukraine

Death notices for Betty Carr with Middletown family ties

Mrs. Betty May Carr 60 of 3008 St Middletown Kentucky died at 2:55 pm in Middletown Hospital after a days long stay. She leaves husband William two sons William Jr and Charles six daughters several sisters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 10 am Saturday at Joseph R. Baker & Sons with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Meany details confirm additional memorial attendance times and clergy at Mecy Leffler Funeral Home prior to burial.

Betty Carr Betty May Carr Ae Hospital Kentucky William William Jr Middletown Charles Trenton Gwendolyn Chessman Betty Layton Mildred Carrington Fay Williams Mary Noe Douglas, Ariz Evelyn Carr Rhoda Baker Sierra Vista Ariz Mary Donathon Douglas Mary O'Bryant Miltonville Joseph R. Baker & Sons Clifford Hutchison Woodside Cemetery Meccy-Leffler Funeral Home Howard Sears Middletown Hospital John Miller Roy Hensley James Dalton Campton

Gill White dies at 72 after yearlong illness

Gill White 72 father of Mrs Arthur Mount of West Middleton died about 4 am at Garden Manor Nursing Home after a year of declining health. He lived at Garden Manor since April, formerly Urbana. Survived by son Erven White of Twenty-nine Palms California, two sisters and five grandchildren. Services at Humphreys Son Funeral Home Urbana with burial at Price Cemetery Essex.

Gill White Arthur Mount West Middletown Garden Manor Urbana Erven White Palms Calif Humphreys & Son Price Essex

Services for Rhonda Elaine Highley scheduled

Services for Rhonda Elaine Highley a four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Millard Highley will be held at an area chapel on a date to be announced. The child resided at 1325 Fairmont Avenue and is remembered by family and friends as a bright presence in the community.

Rhonda Elaine Highley Millard Highley Fairmont Ave

Ten Bodies Found in Burned Villa at Lake Yamanaka

Firemen found ten adult victims with crushed skulls in a partly burned mountain villa at Lake Yamanaka Japan. Police said the deaths appeared to be a mass slaying. Initial reports indicated no foreigners among the victims.

Lake Yamanaka Japan Tokyo

Scaffold Breaks Kill Two Brothers Painting NYC Building

In New York two brothers Ludwig Signs and Alfred Signs, both in their 50s, fell eleven stories to their deaths when a scaffold broke while painting window frames on a new 16 story building at Sixth Avenue and West Ninth Street. The tragedy follows a May 29 fatal fall of four window washers four blocks south.

New York Ludwig Signs Alfred Sixth Avenue West Nth Street

Columbus Workers is a Boost In Pay

In Cincinnati four unions representing about 4000 city workers seek a 15 cent hourly raise and a 35 hour work week. Police urged a five percent increase and firefighters asked for a 21.50 weekly hike with a cut from 54 to 40 hours.

Cincinnati

Kennedy News Conference Broadcast Planned At Five EST

President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 5 p.m. Easten standard time with live coverage on all national television and radio networks and telecasts.

Washington Kennedy

Explosion injures Communist officials at Chinese border

Hong Kong AP reports that at least two Communist officials were wounded by an explosion across the Chinese border on Wednesday with border sources confirming. Additional blasts have occurred near the border in the past six weeks.

Hong Kong

Lopez Mateos to ok constitutional wage share amendment

Mexico City AP reports President Adolfo Lopez Mateos is poised to approve a constitutional amendment empowering the government to compel Mexican and foreign firms to share profits with Mexican workers after Congress passed the measure Wednesday.

Mexico City Adolfo Lopez Mateos Congress

Springboro woman Shirley Williams dies after six weeks illness

Mrs Shirley Rose Williams 31 of 30 Elmwood Drive died at 9:45 am yesterday at home after a six week illness. Born in Scioto County she had lived in Springboro eight years. Survived by husband Leo son Rogers mother Agnes Morris Portsmouth brother Randall McPheters Fairborn sister Fairy McFarland Portsmouth. Services 10:30 am Saturday Pennington Funeral Home New Boston with burial New Boston Cemetery. Friends may call Eaton Franklin today 4 to 9 pm and tomorrow New Boston afternoon and evening.

Springboro Shirley Rose Williams Elmwood Drive Pennington Funeral Home New Boston Eaton Funeral Home Franklin

Downey Child Service Tomorrow at 10 A.M.

Burial services are planned for eight year old Addie Downey with services at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Proeschel officiating. details indicate a local funeral arrangement.

Addie Downey

Theft of radios from Thelma Lacefield residence

Thelma Lacefield of 5001 Jefferson Road reported to sheriff's deputies yesterday that two transistor radios valued at 70 dollars were stolen from her residence recently.

Thelma Lacefield Jefferson Road Sheriff's Deputies

Missionaries from Africa and India visit Monroe churches

Rev. Samuel Kamaleson of Madras and Rev. Jonah Chitombo of Mutambana Southern Rhodesia speak at Monroe and Amanda Methodist churches about witnessing for Christ. Chitombo, born in Southern Rhodesia, describes tribal tensions, forgiveness, and church work. Kamaleson, fifth generation Christian and former veterinarian, shares faith path. They attend orientation at Union Chapel Seminary in Dayton and stay in the U S until December 196?

iChrist Samuel Kamaleson Madras India Monroe Methodist Church Jonah Chitombo Amanda Methodist Church Mr. Chitombo Rhodesia Africa Chitombo Mutambara Southern Rhodesia Kamaleson Emmanuel Methodist Church Union Chapel Seminary Dayton United States

Driver Cited In Franklin

Darvis Pitts, a 55 year old Miamisburg man, was charged with reckless driving after driving over a cement divider on S Main Street in Franklin shortly after 5 p.m. Police said his southbound car failed to turn at S River Street and struck the divider, causing about 150 dollars in damage. Pitts was uninjured.

Franklin Miamisburg S. Main Street Darvis Pitts S. River Street Pitts

Miss America arrives as Vanderbilt freshman

Maria Beale Fletcher, last year’s Miss America, has arrived in Nashville and enrolled as a freshman at Vanderbilt University. She says she hopes for a normal campus life.

Nashville, Tenn Maria Beale Fletcher Nashville Vanderbilt University

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