Middletown Assembly to Guard Grand Cross of Color in Columbus
Middletown Assembly 68 of the Order of Rainbow for Girls has been chosen from 98 Ohio assemblies to form the honor guard for the grand cross of color degree at the statewide grand assembly in Columbus in June. George N. Clark announced the honor after the annual inspection at the Manchester Hotel.
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Middletown Assembly
Assemblies of Ohio
Grand Assembly
Columbus
George N. Clark
Supreme Deputy
Ohio
Manchester
Ralph Kah
Joyce Benge
Franklin
H. O. Millers Due Here May 4
Mr and Mrs H O Miller of La Jolla California are expected in Middletown May 4 for a stay at the Manchester Hotel They invite old friends to call on them Miller a former Armco official and also served as Middletown city manager
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H. O. Miller
la Jolla
Calif
Middletown
Manchester
Corsons Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary
Dan S. Corson and his wife marked their 40th wedding anniversary with a family reception at their Christel Avenue home. About forty friends attended as they extended congratulations. The couple have a son William L. Corson and three grandsons. their older son Lt. Dan W. Corson died in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan S. Corson
Christel Avenue
Corson
William L
Poincianas Road
Gary
Danny
Billy
Dan W. Corson
Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
O. M. Corson
Covington
Frank Winstead
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Cincinnati
Delegates Named For District GOYA Conference
Ern est Villas national councilman of Greek Orthodox Youth of America will attend the district conference on May 30 in Middletown. Appointed to represent Middletown are John Jelson Irene Bagitzedes Dena Eliopoulos Bea Revelos Catherine Tsakeris Thalia Thomas and Jim Margerum. Jim Demetriou named publicity chairman for the 1954 GOYA national conference in Minneapolis. Miss Lula Revelos chairs the Mothers Day corsage committee assisted by Becky Jonson Irene Bugitzedes Catherine Tsakeris Stella Bugitzedes and George N Revelos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Villas
Becky Jonson
Irene Bugitzedes
Catherine Tsakeris
Stella Bugitzedes
George N. Revelos
Card Party to Benefit Hospitalized Vets at VFW Hall
Butlerette Cootlette Club 511 hosts a benefit card party for Brown Veterans Hospital at VFW Post 1208 Reynolds Ave starting 8 p.m. Mrs. Donald Bolden chairs, aided by Mrs. Ralph Warmoth and Mrs. Louis Warmoth. Guests supply their own cards. prizes and buffet refreshments. The club, linked with the VFW, supports veterans families and marks its first major fund raiser in three years.
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Brown Veterans Hospital
Butlerette Cootlette Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Reynolds Ave
Donald Bolden
Ralph Warmoth
Louis Warmoth
Th Club
VFW
Veterans of Overseas Service
Church and Homemakers Plans This Week
Otterbein class and Calvary Methodist Church meet Thursday at Mrs. William Conklin's home. Homemakers' Circle 12 gathers tonight at 8 at Mrs. Ray Schmidt's residence. Jacksonburg E church Missionary Society meets Thursday at Mrs. Clarence Gerber's home.
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Homemakers’ Circle 12
Ray Schmidt
Eaton Dr
The
Missionary Society of the
Jacksonburg E Church
Clarence Gerber
5000 Pennies Pay For Fifth Child
In Alamosa Mrs. Arthur Cox gave birth to her fifth child, a daughter, and the family doctor received more than 5000 pennies. The first child Ronald was paid for with 3500 pennies twelve years earlier while the other three girls were paid in nickels dimes and quarters due to rising living costs.
Bowden-Pressler Vows Exchanged in Dayton Ceremony
Janice Faye Bowden wed Robert Pressler in Westminster Presbyterian Church Dayton. The bride wore Chantilly lace and carried white rosebuds and an orchid. A reception followed at the Dayton Canoe Club. The couple plan residence on Bruce Avenue Dayton after a Sarasota Florida wedding trip.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Dayton
Janice Faye Bowden
Ralph Bowden
Robert Pressler
Earl Pressler
Middletown
Robert Thompson
Ina Lou Richardson
Missy Pat Orendorf
Richard Pressler
al McGlinsky
Charles Jared
Shirley Ann Bowden
Dayton Canoe Club
Bruce Avenue
Sarasota, Fla
Pressler
Fairview High School
Stivers High School
Travel notes on extended vacations and visits around the region
Mrs. Fred Roberts returns from five week Miami Beach and 18 day visit with her mother in Nashville. The Graf family from Hamilton spent a Washington assignment visit in D C. Dorner and family vacationed at Myrtle Beach with daughter Jane and fiancé William Pend. Gardner couple returns from Sea Island. Inheritance linked to about half the blindness in the United States per the Better Vision Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Roberts
Central Avenue
Miami Beac
Fla
A. W. Simpson
Nashville
Fred Dorner
Santa Fe Road
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Corners
Jane
William Pend
Granger
Ind
United States
Better Vision Institute
Canton Faces FBI Probe Over Windshield Pitting Mystery
Canton Ohio mayor Carl Wise aims to involve the FBI to investigate more than 1000 pitted windshields in the area. Seattle mayor Allan Pomeroy had similar calls for federal help. A Massillon witness cites mystery dust as the cause, while a Tuscarawas County coal operator notes unusually high radioactivity near the Dover New Philadelphia district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Seattle
Carl F. Wise
FBI
Eisenhower
Allan Pomeroy
Massillon
Tom Logan
Tuscarawas County
John P. Jones
Jones
Dover-New Philadelphia
Vital Statistics Birth notices from several families
A string of birth notices lists new babies born to couples in Monroe Germantown Mason Middletown Hamilton and nearby areas with dates Sunday Saturday and today. Names include Bell Furbee Pendarg rass Layer Emerick Hackney Todd Brewer Davis McGraw Back McDaniels Robinson Franklin and many others with home addresses and hospitals noted. Out of town entries include Albuquerque Dayton Columbia and Cincinnati placements with parental names and hospital details.
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Paul Bell
Monroe
Homer Murrell
Germantown
Herbert Furbee
Mason
Cleveland Pendergrass
18Th Ave
Nathaniel Passmore
Walnut St
James Layer
Middletown
Rt. 3
George Emerick
16Th Ave
Donald Hackney
Garfield St
Edward Todd
Franklin Rt
Eugene Brewer
Winton St
Clyde Davis
Hamilton
John McGraw
Michigan Ave
Charles E. McDaniels
Albuquerque
N. M
Albuquerque Hospital
Charles McDaniels
Lawn Ave
Davis Robinson
Charles St
Dayton
Grandview Hospital
Melvin Franklin
Oxford St
Dayton Grandview Hospital
Local residents listed with medical and surgical details
A fragmented notice lists numerous local residents with medical or surgical conditions. Names include Sally Jo Frisch, Mrs Morgan Dickerson, Mrs Alice Haddix, Mrs Charles Wysong, Mrs Charles Duff, Richard Croucher, Mrs ee Adams, Mrs William Lawson, Chester Davis, Albert Larson, Walter Carr, Mrs Nick Zelkas, Mrs Ily Brown, Norvall Jackson, William Horn, Mrs Eva Moore, Arthur Biechler, Mrs Charles Chrismore, Ray Doughman, Donald Eichorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Jo Frisch
John Frisch
Fairmount Ave
Morgan Dickerson
West Middletown
Alice Haddix
Woodlawn Ave
Charles Wysong
Germantown
Charles Duff
Franklin
Richard, Croucher
Jome Croucher
Trenton
Ee ‘Adams
Cleveland St
William Lawson
Lafayette St
Return of Cpl James E Dumford on Gen J H McRae
Cpl James E Dumford, aboard the Gen J H McRae with 2776 officers and enlisted men, arrived at New York docks after 32 days at sea. He returns from 13 months with the 5th Regimental Combat Team. Parents Mr and Mrs Charles Dumford and sister Sally greet him. he called from Hawaii and Puerto Rico en route. Dumford, Xavier University graduate in 1952, entered service in 1952 and trained at Camp Breckinridge Kentucky.
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Cpl
James E. Dumford
Navy
J H. McRae
New York
Sth
Charles Dumford
Sally
Sierra Rd
Cpl. Dumford
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Two Cars Collide on Franklin Street
Franklin Special reporting Sarah Burns 26 pulled from a Main Street parking place and struck Ruth Cruse 30 on Miamisburg Rt 3. Damage listed as 150 dollars to Burns auto and 95 dollars to Cruse vehicle.
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Franklin
Sarah Burns
Boyse Ave
Main Street
4Th Street
Ruth Cruse
Miamisburg
Rt 3
Burns Auto
Dummy torso stolen from carnival game at beach concession
William Flanigan told police a stuffed dummy with a wooden head was stolen yesterday from a mechanical carnival game operated at a Daytona Beach beach concession. The incident occurred in Daytona Beach Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daytona Beach
Fla
William Flanigan
U.S. Widows Number About Seven Percent of Population
A crude estimate places widows at roughly seven percent of Americans, reflecting ongoing demographic shifts. The figure highlights the aging population and social support considerations for surviving spouses.
West Must Hold Fast At Geneva To Save Indochina
AP dispatch from Singapore reports Indochina in 1954 as a battleground of ideas and forces. Ho Chi Minh’s Vietminh leverage political and psychological fronts alongside military action, while French and Vietnamese leadership struggle with peasant support, propaganda, and the draft amid looming Geneva negotiations.
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West
Geneva
Indochina
Reds
Aa Ng L. Ryan
Singapore
Nam
Tonkin
Cochin China
Saigon
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Korea
Southeast Asia
Ho Chi Minh
Rene Corny
Thomas J. H. Trapnell
U. S
Bao Dai
Annam
Moscow
Red Rver
Kansas
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois
Asia
Conent
Laos
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh Ha
Paris
French National Assembly
France
Monroe Lions Egg Hunt Draws 100 Plus Children
More than 100 youngsters took part in the Monroe Lions Club Easter egg hunt at Seven Dolors Church grounds. Hunted eggs totaled 60 dozen colored by the Rebekah sisters. Prizes included two eggs worth $1 each found by James Price and Barbara Lathy, with 28 other eggs carrying cash prizes.
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Monroe
Monroe Lions Club
Seven Dolors Church
Rebekah
Monroe 10of Lodge
Walt Coppess
James Price
Barbara Lathy
Cass
Oxford Boy Four Remains in Coma
Stephen Hawley four year old son of Mr and Mrs William Hawley remains comatose on sixth day at Children's Hospital Cincinnati after injury at Western College Nursery School. Surgeon father Dr Paul R Hawley of Chicago serves as executive director of the American College of Surgeons. Operated Tuesday night as doctors continue observation of his pulse and reflexes.
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Oxford
Stephen Hawley
William Hawley
Children's Hospital
Cincinnati
Paul R. Hawley
Chicago
American College of Surgeons
Stephen
Western College
Car crashes into house after swerve on lawn near Columbus
A car left the road yesterday morning and skimmed 45 feet of grass before ripping a young tree and crashing into the living room of the Claire Howard family. Damages exceed $1,500. Two youths were in the car. the 20 year old driver faces charges of reckless operation and driving without a license. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Claire Howard
Shipping Idled by Korea Ban on Japanese Goods
Pusan's largest independent newspaper reports eighty percent of South Korea's marine shipping halted by a government ban on importing Japanese goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PUSAN
South Korea
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Soctety Sautivas
Guard of Honor
H. O. Millers
Dan S. Corsons
Goya
Roupholster
Johnston
Oxford State Road
Engles Corner
William Barnes
Ashland, Ky
Forest Barnes
W. 6Th Avenue
Mrs. Chamberlain
Carson Road
A. C. Barnes
Clearwater
Hollywood Beach
G. L. Kemp
Eaton Drive
Clearwater Beach
Fila
Arthur A. Graf Jr
Stephen and
Douglas
Washington, D. C
S. A. Ellison
S. Main Street
Grafs
Meaneee
Washington
Mr. Graf
Paul F. Schenck
Third
Elizabeth Lyman
Dayton Daily News
Ralph C. Oglesby
Shafer Street
Colin Gardner
Gardner Place
Sea Island, Ga
William J. Miller
King Features, Inc
Charles Faulkner
Columbia
Albert Greenwood
Sycamore
D. L. Hammonds
8Th Ave
J. N. Inwood
Shafer St
Ralph Jackson
Crawford St
Chester Miller
Omaha
Leonard Patterson
John Perry
Amanda Veidt
West St
Clarence Wilson
Frank
Lin
Wanda van Cleve
Ballard van Cleve
Moore St
Marion Shoupe
Albert Roach
Donald Oswalt
Stanley
Floyd Nickell
van Ave
Donald Myers
Centralve
Anderson Moore
Foster, O
George Long
Malvern St
George Heinkel
A Konrad Heinkel
Marshall
Gary Lee Gray
Charles W. Gray
Catalpa Ohare
Jesse Gibson
Navaho
Dan Corson
Christel Ave
Emmett Cornwell
Woodlawn
Phyllis Conley
William Brown
Chantel Ave
Margaret Bechtolt
Curtis St
Harry Armitage
Iglehart St
John Dooley Sr
Grand Ave
Good Samaritan Hospital
Arthur Biechler
Charles Chrismore
Engle’s Corner
Ray Doughman
Yankee Rd
Donald Eichorn
Harold Eichorn
Central Ave
Franklin Street
William L Ryan
Soviet Union
Edna H.leibold
Louise Selby
Robert Garver
Crawford Street
Butler County
Bryant
Stanley Street
Edna M. Seibold
Elliott D. Levey
Attorney At Law
Monroe Lions’ Egg Hunt
Launderers
Paramount Theater Bldg
Ce Leate
N. Broad
Liberty
Liberty Restaurant
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