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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1954

Page

6

Bowling Green Swimmers Plan Aquatic Show

The Swan Club of Bowling Green State University stages its 12th annual aquatic show titled Portraits of the Past. 18 acts feature costumes from old jerseys to modern swimsuits, directed by Iris E. Andrews and Dorothy Luedtke, with performances Thursday to Saturday and 26 members, including Barbara Jo Rau.

Swan Club Bowling Green State University Iris E. Andrews Dorothy Luedtke Health and Physical Education The Barbara Jo Rau Fred L. Rau Kenwood Drive

Marianne Earl Takes Second in Area Toastmistress Contest

Marianne Earl of the Dictionettes chapter placed second in the Toastmistress International area contest at the Hotel Metropole in Cincinnati. Nancy Walton of Canton won first and will advance to the May 1 council contest in Akron. Earl becomes Walton’s alternate.

Marianne Earl Toastmistress International Cnd Hotel Metropole Cincinnati Nancy Walton Canton Akron Ear Miss Walton Melvin Dawson Arthur Osborne

Travel Notes From Florida Vacation Residents Visit Friends

Travel notes mention Mrs. Hubert Bendel of Moore Street returning home after a month in Florida cities Lake Wales Orlando St Augustine and Daytona Beach. Also listed are Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stubbs and Mrs. Frances Franklin as weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Fultz, now living in Louisville Kentucky.

Florida Hubert Bendel Moore Street Lake Wales Orlando St. Augustine Daytona Beach Tom Stubbs Poincilana Road Frances Franklin Princeton Avenue Irvin Fultz Louisville, Ky

Veterans Auxiliary officers to attend inspection meeting

All officers of the United Span War Veterans Auxiliary are asked to be present tomorrow evening at the American Legion armory for the annual inspection. Final plans will be made for the carnation sale on April 10. Elk Creek Grange meeting tomorrow night has been cancelled.

United Span- War Veterans Auxiliary American Legion

Requiem Concert by Civic Chorus Draws Warm Attendance

The Middle town Civic Chorus performed The Requiem by Gabriel Fauré at First Methodist Church with Mrs. Robert McIntyre soprano and John R. Puckett baritone as soloists. Paul Bell directed a refined, sincere interpretation aided by Valda Wilkerson pianist and Walter Davis organist. The group repeated the work at Lebanon Presbyterian Church last evening.

Bess Mitchell Gabriel Faure Middletown Robert McIntyre John R. Puckett Bell Valda Wilkerson Walter Davis

Shower Honors Betty Newkirk Bride Elect

Miss Betty Newkirk, bride elect of James D. Williams, was guest of honor at a shower given by Mrs. Dan Johnson and Mrs. Foy Spence at Spence's Woodlawn Avenue home. Thirty guests played canasta. prizes went to Gene Clendenin, Alice Had dix, Robert Keever and Loval Gomia.

Betty Newkirk James D. Williams Dan Johnson Foy Spence Woodlawn Avenue Gene Clendenin Alice Haddix Robert Keever Loval Gomia

The Churches Co Weds of First Methodist Church Meeting

The Churches Co Weds of First Methodist Church met for a covered-dish supper in the church social rooms. They viewed colored slides of Africa by Tom Kemp who recently returned from a four month African safari and big game hunt.

First Methodist Church Africa Tom Kemp Kemp

Program To Feature Chinese Journalist

Guided Study Club hosts its annual guest day program and tea with Mrs. Anthony Jane as speaker. The event takes place Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Girls' Club and features Mrs. Tseng, a Chinese native and former newspaperwoman, presenting on Chinese Women Yesterday and Today.

Anthony Jane Guided Study Club Tseng China

Teachers' Group Meets For Tea

Members of Chi chapter Delta Kappa Gamma held a spring tea at the Hamilton YWCA clubrooms. Officers for the coming year will be installed at the May meeting. The group urged attendance at the Ohio state convention in Dayton.

Chi Delta Kappa Gamma Hamilton Ywca Veda McCray Dayton Grace Pfister Oxford West Germany Butler County Dorothy Kester Akron Alpha Phi Chapter Hamilton Blanche Earnhart Wi.field Jamison Ruth Irvin Alma Kinnett Lillian Long McCray Ference Powell Ethel Rammer Katherine Roudebush Nevin Smucker

Tappi To Tour Starch Company In Indianapolis

The Ohio Section of the Technical Assn. of the Pulp and Paper Industry will tour the National Starch Co. plant in Indianapolis this Thursday afternoon. Paper chemists engineers and executives will view plant operations starting at 1 30 with a starch symposium to follow at the Lincoln Hotel and an address by Dr. T A White.

Ohio Technical Assn Pulp and Paper Industry Middletown Indianpolis National Starch Co John L. Clouse Sr Ohio Tapps Oxford Miami Paper Co West Carrollton Paul Hain Lincoln Hotel T. A. White

Vending Machine Stolen From Service Station

A vending machine containing about $5 in change and candy was stolen from in front of the Fahrenholz Service Station at 545 Crawford St. Police reported the theft occurred between 8 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. yesterday. Acting Detective Louis Janka said the machine belonged to the Canteen Service Co.

Fahrenholz Crawford St Louis Janka Canteen Service Co

Pastor Appointed at East Cleveland Church

Members of Philips Avenue Presbyterian Church in East Cleveland voted unanimously to appoint Rev. Roscoe J. Warble to succeed the late Rev. Dudley F. Uphoff as pastor. Warble previously served as pastor of Montpelier First Presbyterian Church.

Cleveland East Cleveland Philips Avenue Presbyterian Church Roscoe J. Warble Dudley F. Uphoff St Presbyterian Church Montpelier

Shirley Sandusky Takes Second At All-Ohio Baton Test

Ten year old Shirley Sandusky finished second in the All-Ohio open baton twirling contest in Cleveland. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Sandusky of Dix Road and a student at Maple Park School.

Shirley Sandusky Cleveland Shirley Ed Sandusky Dix Road Maple Park School

Middletown Youth Cited After $1850 Auto Crash on Grand Ave

Five autos damaged in weekend incidents totaling 2200 dollars in Middletown. A 16 year old boy from Mohawk Street was cited in juvenile court after a Saturday crash at Grand Avenue and Wicorf Street. He was treated for shock and his car sustained 1850 dollars in damage.

Middletown Grand Avenue Wicorf Street Millard T. Hill, Jr Mohawk St Wicoff Street E. Terry Commines Clinton St Hill Juvenill Court Middletown Hospital Hill Auto. Commines Kenneth W. Collier, Jr Jefferson Rd S. Broad Street 1St Avenue Floyd Catron Lucasville Rt. 3

Local Births Reported From Several Areahomes

Vital statistics lists births this weekend to families across Middletown Bellefontaine Franklin and nearby areas. Names include Stamper Netherly Turner Richardson Cole Stacy Tobias Hoehn Ellis Gault among others with a mix of girls and boys born Saturday Sunday and today.

Aoy Stamper Middletown Rt. 2 William Netherly Clayton Ave Green Turner Bellefontaine William Richardson 4Th St Franklin Guerney Cole Elmo Pt Walter Stacy Vannest St Maclyn Tobias Renee James Hoehn Marchester Rd Robert Ellis Glen Ave Louis Gault Somerville Rt. 1

Hospital Patients and Names List by Street and Relation

Out of town and local entries show numerous patients residents and relatives listed by name and address under medical or surgical categories. The roster names Barbara Brewer Douglas Boxwell Eleanor Crist Janet Edison and others from Shafer Street 11th Avenue Yankee Road Franklin and nearby areas alongside out of town entries like Cincinnati and Vernon Breitenbecher.

Joshua Inwood Shafer St Barbara Brewer Berlin Brewer 11Th Ave Douglas Boxwell Oxford Ave Alexander Gailey Stanley J. Simpson Woodlawn Matilda Fallert S. Main St Ellen Row Trenton Virginia Wise William Wise West Middletown Rt 1 Wesley Fugate McKinley Fugate Taylor Ave Eleanor Crist Yankee Rd Janet Edison Frankau Surgical Lawrence Haney Elsmere St William Muthert Sr Fleming Rd David Hillard Franklin John C. Rose West Middletown Rt Cyprian Klame Jr

Loretta Curtis Arrested for Disorderly Conduct

Loretta Curtis, 21, of 1404 Michigan Ave, was arrested at her home late Saturday night on a charge of disorderly conduct.

Loretta Curtis Michigan Ave

Three Autos Wrecked In Sudden Sunday Crashes

No injuries were reported in three early morning accidents on slippery state roads. Joseph Salter of Trenton, 32, wrecked on Rt 73 east of Middletown after over tonen overturned. Grenwood Hopkins of Germantown, 32, skid on Ohio 4 and crashed into an abutment and mailboxes, landing in a ditch. Bill Buener of Dayton, 319 Holland Ave, rear ended David Akers of Waynesville, 34, with extensive damage to Neuner’s car.

Highway Patrol Joseph Salter Trenton Rt. 73 Middletown Grenwood Hopkins Germantown Ohio 4 Bill Buener Holland Ave Dayton David Akers Waynesville

Agronin and Westbrook Lead ASME Regional Meeting

Adrian Westbrook acting head of Dayton mechanical engineering leads the ASME regional agenda committee in Cleveland today and Tuesday. Tony Agronin chief engineer of Shartle Brothers Machine Co and Dayton ASME chairman also participates in the session.

Adrian Westbrook Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Dayton American Society of Mechanical Engineers Cleveland Tony Agronin Shartle Brothers Machine Co Dayton

Ex-Aeronca Official Resigns Mining Post

Elmer L. Sutherland, Aeronca official in Middletown 1933 to 1948, resigns as president of Puritan Coal Corp in Huntington W Va He will enter public accounting with Sutherland and Cassells in Huntington Sutherland previously worked as a CPA in New York and Chicago before joining Aeronca in 1943.

Elmer L. Sutherland Aeronca Middletown Puritan Coal Corp Huntington W. Va Sutherland Sutherland and Cassells New York Chicago

The Search For Security by E Stanley Jones

The piece reflects on insecurity in the atomic age, citing Hiroshima as a focal point. It argues defenses fail, urging return to the Kingdom of God as true Home, with a daily affirmation that all else is temporary. It closes with a biblical reference from Acts 27.

Heb Moffatt Hiroshima Japan Christ Kingdom of God

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