Novelist Joyce Burditt on her gold plated life and recovery
Joyce Rebeta Burditt reveals a high powered career at ABC TV and a marriage to a celebrated writer, built after a fierce battle with alcoholism. Her autobio novel The Cracker Factory, written with wit, traces a Cleveland housewife’s downward spiral, rock bottom, and eventual recovery through AA and reinvention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Rebeta-Burditt
Abc-Tv
Burditt
Cassie Barrett
Joyce
Cassie
Cleveland
St Joseph's Academy
Card party slated April 16 at Fenwick
Plans are set for a Holy Trinity Church fundraiser card party on April 16. Co chairs Mrs. Robert Fay and Mrs. Nick Vitori lead preparations. Event starts 2 30 pm in Fenwick High School gym. Proceeds fund church equipment. Tickets 1.75 contact Anna Ronto or Jack Williams. or buy at gym door. Refreshments tea table style with prizes in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Church
Robert Fay
Nick Vitori
Fenwick High School
Anna Ronto
Jack Williams
Sextet booked for dance at Wildwood Golf Club
The Wedgewood Sextet from Cincinnati will play for Wildwood Golf Club spring dance on April 22 led by Dave Lieberman and Larry Buck. The group has bookings at area venues. Reservations are limited to 70 member couples and guests with a $15 per couple fee including breakfast.
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Wedgewood
Cincinnati
Wildwood Golf Club
Dave Lieberman
Larry Buck
Carrousel Inn
Stouffers
Jim Kramer
John Carmody Jr
Garden club opens 1977 78 season
Middletown Garden Club started the new year with a luncheon at Mrs KR J Wright Jr home. Hostesses were Mrs William Rathman Mrs Robert Kent Mrs Harry Nicholson Jr and Mrs Calvin Skinner. The program First Steps in Arranging featured slides by Mrs George Drew and a list of difficult to arrange flowers. After the business meeting ribbons for flower of the day went to Mrs Calvin Verity and Mrs Joseph Harvey blue, Mrs John Molloy Mrs Verity and Mrs Thomas Wilson red, and Mrs Verity yellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
William Bailey
Calvin Verity
Joseph Harvey
John Molloy
Verity
Thomas Wilson
Sorority to Elect Officers Tomorrow Evening
Coming up My Chapter Phi Beta Psi Sorority will hold an officer election tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in a meeting at the home of Mrs. Ted Fugate on Bunker Lane.
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Phi Beta Psi Sorority
Ted Fugate
Bunker Lane
Monroe seniors win AAUW scholarships in Middletown meeting
Middletown AAUW branch awarded $300 scholarships to Jill Wenger and Dawn Musgrove at the Women's Center last night. Alternate Patrice Reider was named. The event included remarks by branch leaders and plans to attend regional conference in Toledo focusing on women rights and laws.
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Middletown
American Association of University Women
Jill Wenger
Dawn Musgrove
Women's Center
Jill
Harold Wenger
First Ave
Ohio State University
Dawn
Reed Musgrove
Sunset Court
Monroe
Lemon-Monroe
Ohio Northern University
Patrice Reider
H. L Chase
Hetzler Road
Fenwick High School
Louise McBain
el Easton
Ida Zecher
Dee Markle
Nancy Nelson
Lars Nichols
Susan Brooks
Tina Newlin
Barbara Wells
Rosemary Clark
AAUW
Commodore Perry Hotel
Toledo
Wedding date set by pair Miss Hammerle and William Schwab
Miss Jean Hammerle and her fiancé William Schwab have set July 15 for their wedding at St Mary Church at 2 p m with a reception to follow at the DAV Hall. The engagement was announced in April of last year and Miss Hammerle is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Hammerle of 3102 Poinciana Road while Mr Schwab is the son of Mrs Rose Schwab of Primrose Lane and the late John Schwab.
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Jean Hammerle
William Schwab
Miss Hammerle
Robert Hammerle
Poinciana Road
Schwab
Rose Schwab
Primrose Lane
John Schwab
St. Mary Church
DAV
Breakfast Tickets For May 3 At First United Methodist
Tickets for the May 3 breakfast sponsored by the First United Methodist Women's organization are available from Mrs Benny Brown and Mrs Glenn Barker. Adults pay 2.25 and children 0.75. The breakfast, chaired by Mrs Kay Long, runs 6 to 10 30 am at the First United Methodist Church on S Broad Street.
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First United Methodist Women's Organization
Benny Brown
Glenn Barker
Kay Long
First United Methodist Church
S. Broad Street
Festivities precede I Farquis Balaz vows in April wedding
Pre nuptial celebrations surround Patricia Farquis and John Balaz ahead of their April 22 ceremony at St. Mary Church. Varying showers hosted by relatives and friends from February to April culminate with a rehearsal dinner hosted by the groom’s parents. Religious rites, family addresses, and venue details appear throughout as local community members participate in the preparations for the Arlington Avenue couple.
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Patricia Farquis
John Balaz
Arlington Avenue
Bill Knapp
Rehearsal Dinner Concludes Wedding Plans for Morgan Leimkuhler
Miss Marcia Jane Morgan and James Kenton Leimkuhler plan a April 22 wedding after a rehearsal dinner on April 21 hosted by Gus and Mrs Leimkuhler of Kansas City. Morgan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George K Morgan, has earlier showers in Riverview Avenue and Wicklow Drive homes and celebrations in Columbia and Kansas City. The ceremony is set for 10 am at the First Christian Church in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Marcia Jane Morgan
James Kenton Leimkuhler
Gus Leimkuhler
Kansas City
Manchester Inn
Miss Morgan
George K Morgan
Riverview Ave
John Caldwell
Robert Nunlist
Robert Fletcher
Court Louise
Alan Cooper
Pau Chenault
Wicklow Drive
Frank Cessna
Riverview Avenue
Kathy Gordon
Leann Grimes
Columbia
Morgan
Des Moines
Iowa
First Christian Church
Duplicate results in Middletown bridge club game
Thirty six players participated in the Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club last night at Temple Beth Sholom recreation room. Using the Mitchell movement across nine tables, Dave Balsmeyer and Steve Temple won the north south section. Other winners included Mrs. Frank Myers with Mrs. Hetty Lamb in second and Mrs. Morton Taylor with Mrs. Richard Getter in third. East west top pair was Mrs. Marianne Timmons and Paul Smith with John Burdsall and Chuck Talmadge second and Mrs. John Houser and Mrs. Steven Pledger third.
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Middletown
Temple Beth Sholom
Mitchell
Dave Balsmeyer
Steve Temple
Frank Myers
Hetty Lamb
Morton Taylor
Richard Getter
Marianne Timmons
Paul Smith
John Burdsall
Chuck Talmadge
John Houser
Steven Pledger
Meeting Set United Methodist Women at Union Chapel
United Methodist Women of Union Chapel will meet Thursday at 7 pm at the church on Keister Road. Program leaders will be Mrs Jeanne Card and Mrs Mabel Wetzel. Hostesses for the evening will be Mrs Frances Conarroe and Mrs Sedalia Joliff.
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United Methodist Women of
Union Chapel
United Methodist Church
Church On Keister Road
Jeanne Card
Mabel Wetzel
Frances Conarroe
Sedalia Joliff
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California
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Garden Club
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
Monica Chapin
Columbus
William Denham
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Courtney Duff & Associates
INC
Roosevelt Blvd
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Paul Farquis Jr
Flemming Road
Balaz
American Legion
Miss Farquis
Walter Farquis
A. J. Dobrozsi
Alameda
Breiel Boulevard
First National Bank
Charles
Beverley Balaz
Dick Fugett
David Horn
Fugett
Spencer Lane
Richard Swope
Yankee Road
Choad Samitle
Famous . Stearns & Foster Costa Combo
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Springboro
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