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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1957
Page
6
Mrs. Howard Wikoff and Mrs. William Manwell top the master point session with 87 points at Temple Beth Sholem. Second place went to Mr. and Mrs. Phil Cade with 80 points, followed by Ernest Bowen and Gene Coker with 73 as six tables played and the average was 67.
Cotillion committee reports decorations progressing well for the Manchester Hotel event. Chairmen Glen Thompson and John Timmer with Mrs. Bevis and Mrs. Kramer lead a Sunday meeting planning table centerpieces and programs for the May 18 affair.
Eighteen members plus guests attended Amania Class at First Baptist Church hosted by Mrs. DeHart Lord on Highland Street with flower arranging led by Mrs. Tom Stubbs and brief talks by Mrs. Howard Sheley and Mrs. Walter Weber. Jack Hose spoke on Flowers for You to Winmore Bible Class at St. Paul s Evangelical and Reformed Church showing garden slides. Circle Six at Bethlehem Lutheran and Women's Missionary Society activities at Calvary Church were also noted along with upcoming associational meeting at East Hamilton Ohio.
Prosser chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star hosts Susan H. Weist chapter members as guests at a Friendship meeting Thursday evening. Mrs. W. F. Scearse oversees refreshments including a salad lunch. Willing Workers Class of First Church of God on Crawford Street meets tonight at 7:30 at 1908 Howard Ave.
Miss Nancy Berkey daughter of Mr and Mrs G K Berkey has been tapped for Indiana University chapter of Mortar Board national honorary. She is a Middletown High School graduate of 1954 and a junior majoring in speech and theater at IU Bloomington. The tapping ceremony marks the spring mass meeting for women students. Mortar Board selects members for leadership scholarship and service and supports scholarships, a spring tea, the Turn About Dames Ball and campus administration.
A bulleted schedule lists meetings for the Y Mens Club at 6 p m in Room K at the YMCA Sertoma Club at 6 90 p m Manchester Hotel South Middletown Fire Department at 6 30 p m 108 Forrer St Fire Department at 7 20 p m Sheffield Street Fire House Civic Chorus at 7 30 p m Middle town High School Lemon Township Board of Trustees at 7 30 p m township hall Mayfield PTO at 7 30 p m school Battery A 180 AAA Gun Battalion at 7 45 p m Armory Holy Trinity PTA at 8 p m assembly room Sportsmen's Club trustees at 8 p m club FOE at 8 p m hall SPEBSOSA at 9 p m Legion Miami Lodge IOOF at 9 p m Monroe IOOF Hall
Golden Age Club at 7 30 p m and Civic Association events are listed along with meetings by the National Guard Company D 107th Armored Cavalry Blythe Williams American Legion Post 231 Knights of Columbus IK of C Auditorium Order of Ahepa Nelva Center Highview Encampment IOOF Monroe IOOF Hall and Golden Helmet Post 7250 VFW at 5 p m 63 S Main St all scheduled for the evening.
Mrs Frances Dearth Mrs Robert Wong and Mrs Charles Wiltters won prizes last night. Mrs Ralph Robison noble grand chaired the session which was attended by 24 members at The Lodges.
Miss Charlotte Kramer plans to wed Robert A. Hesselbrock April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the bride’s parents home, 2207 Linden Ave. Sister Mrs Peter Guzak serves as matron of honor. James Hesselbrock is best man. Reception follows with hostesses Mrs John Martin and Mrs Don Harding assisting.
Middletown chapter of the American Red Cross will sponsor two dinners for veterans returning from Redleg baseball games in Cincinnati. A Miami Valley Council luncheon in Hamilton approved June 22 and August 3 dinners. Sixteen veterans will attend each game. Hamilton, Cincinnati, and Warren County chapters will also serve meals. Attendees included Mrs. R. E. Ferguson of the Dayton VA Center and A E W B Zimmerman of Franklin.
The Bronx Zoo reported 2,038 prank calls on April Fools Day, far below recent years, with officials noting the gag of asking for Mr. Lyon Mr. Fox Mr. Wolf or Mr. Bear is aging out.
Twenty Cub Scouts of Pack 6 received awards in a ceremony last night. Keith Johnson advanced to Boy Scout Troop 6 after earning Webelos. Other honorees include David badge, oe Bauer, Dan Combs with a gold arrow, Jimmy Fawns with a silver arrow, and Beer Barnett with a one year pin. New Bobcat pins went to Robert Bowling, Michael Bowling, Gordon Carder, James Eckhardt, Leonest Lock, Jerry McNeice, James McNeice, Stanley Shepherd, Je Wells, and Dale Weir.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Chamberlain of St. Trenton welcome a boy yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John Cain of 1701 Park Dr report a boy born yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. BaEst of 1917 Brentwood St announce a boy born today.
Out of town notices and hospital discharge names appear for patients and relatives at The Hospital. Entry lines include Edith Thiel and Nora Siler on Franklin addresses, James Allen and Debra Adams with aten mentions, plus Mabel Hammonds and Robin West among others. several out of town and misformatted lines remain. The fragmentary list shows patient names and home streets with scattered city references and hospital affiliation.
Rep. Fran ces P. Bolton of Ohio questions reports she might be offered the assistant secretary of state for Africa post. She says the job may not exist yet and she would consider it only if assured of many conditions.
The Metropolitan Opera Company arrived at the Lyric Theater in Baltimore and caused a rush hour traffic jam on Maryland Avenue. City traffic director Henry A. Barnes criticized the disruption while drivers expressed frustration at the delay. Dessert tip suggests red cinnamon candies or chocolate pieces for a baked apple face.
Argentina's provisional president Pedro Aramburu presses for control as air force dissidents clash with the regime. Navy ships move toward Buenos Aires while talks of police measures loom. Aramburu delays elections to February 23 1958 and ousts Commodore Krause over the dispute.
George Pfeiffenberger of Lubbock, executive vice president of Plains Cotton Growers, told the Texas Cotton Gin Incre Assn that chemical-element modifications in cotton fibers yield shirts that stay stiff without starch, stain-resistant dresses, and wrinkle-free slacks, with durability lasting as long as the fabric.
Republican leaders announce Secretary Benson will participate in a Cincinnati regional conference on May 7. The event is part of a series of spring meetings to map strategy for the 1958 campaign chaired by Meade Alcorn.
Philadelphia mayor's noise abatement committee focuses on residential racket in a special drive this month. Half of last year's complaints involved late parties yowling pets and loud radios and televisions. Alaska is noted as the northernmost U S territory.
Actress Agnes Moorehead 50 sues actor-director Robert Gist 36 in Santa Monica for divorce citing cruelty. She seeks token alimony of one dollar per month.
The Ohio delegation, numbering 199, was the largest at the fifth annual Republican Women's National Conference in Washington. Among them 65 members waited for a pre-convention breakfast with Justice Harold Burter and other GOP officials as their train ran an hour late, led by Dayton's Mrs. Gwen W Kline.
In Sacramento California the State Assembly Transportation Committee rejected proposed legislation that would have made falling asleep at the wheel a criminal offense. The ruling ends the current effort without a public vote.
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