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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 21, 1957

Page

15

Easter Bonnets by Gay Grandmothers Create Jolly Custom

In a long standing church group dating to 1933, eight grandmothers from Old Circle Fight design original Easter bonnets. Each member crafts unique headpieces featuring flowers, hats, and whimsical motifs while the club traces a history of Red Cross work and charity. Members list totals include 75 grandchildren.

Old Circle Fight First Methodist Church Harry Lewis Fred Lehm-kuhl J. S. Day Flanders Fields Paul Donald Shibley Mark Walke Edward Graft Fred Cunningham Circle Eight Frank Crocker Crocker Hae Day Lehmkuhl Graft Walke Cunningham Lewis Shibley

Plan Your 1957 Housekeeping Schedule For Success

A consumer piece urges readers to set simple yearly resolutions for better housework. It stresses planning, proper tools, efficient routines, and using a washing machine to maintain a clean home with less effort and greater happiness.

Clothesline Eliminates Pins In Weatherproof Design

A 50 foot weatherproof clothesline features braided plastic and looped furnishings to simplify drying. The design tucks each article between strands, eliminating the need for clothespins and offering easy fastening.

Mirror Tests Indicate Damp Cellar Condition

If a basement shows dampness, place a small mirror on a wall and wait a few hours. Fog on the mirror signals condensation as the cause. Improve ventilation or air movement to address the dampness.

Nail Polish Removal Tip For Faster Manicure

The guide advises saturating one side of a cotton ball and pressing it firmly on the nail for a moment to soften old polish. Then slide the softened polish off into the cotton with a slight downward push for quicker removal.

Pie Filling Thickener and Beef Seasoning Tip

A cook suggests mixing fruit with 1 3/4 to 2 tablespoons quick cooking tapioca or cornstarch and some sugar to prevent bubbling in pies. The text also notes some cooks add pemenge meat to ground beef.

College students honored for scholarships and leadership

Miss Nancy Berkey of Central Avenue received an Indiana University Junior Week certificate for activities service and scholarship signed by dean Robert H. Shaffer. Karen Levey of Euclid Street, University of Michigan freshman, is Frosh Weekend general chairman and Alpha Epsilon Phi pledge-class president. Terry Sams of Kenwood Drive, Harvard College senior pre med, earned a Edward Mallinckrodt Memorial Fund scholarship and has played trumpet in the Harvard Band.

Nancy Berkey G. K. Berkey Central Avenue Indiana University Robert H. Shaffer Miss Berkey Mortar Board Karen Sue Levey Elliott D. Levey Euclid Street University of Michigan Ann Arbor Frosh University Miss Levey Te Univer‘sity Women's League Karen Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority The Terry Sams J. E. Sams Kenwood Drive Harvard College Edward Mallinckrodt III Edward Mallinckrodt II Harvard Sams Gardner

Poundage Is Hazard For Adults

An advisory piece explains how excess weight burdens the heart and outlines steps to reduce pounds. It notes middle age as a key period for weight gain, suggests medical guidance for large losses, and offers diet tips such as regular meals, balanced foods, not skipping breakfast, and avoiding rapid weekly weight loss.

New Cutters For Butter Attract Guests For Dinner

To make attractive little molds of butter for a dinner party, use one of the new miniature cookie cutters. Cut firm butter into 1 inch squares about half an inch thick, then chill before serving.

Soaping Cuffs Collars Helps Garment Cleaning

Soaping cuffs collars aprons fronts and pocket edges before washing helps loosen ground in soil. The procedure softens and loosens dirt, making cleaning more effective.

Student to Enter Cornell Medical School Next Fall

The subject has served as dance chairman on the Lowell House governing board where he resides during the past year and will enter Cornell Medical School in New York City next fall.

Lowell House Sams Cornell Medical School New York City

Pearson Murphy Nuptials at Fort Bragg in 1950s ceremony

Miss Betty Jean Pearson daughter of Col Ralph Pearson and Mrs Pearson of Fort Bragg North Carolina married First Lieutenant Clyde Lawrence Murphy son of Mr and Mrs Armond Murphy of Twin Falls Idaho in a double ring ceremony at the Fort Bragg Main Post Chapel officiated by Captain F A C Vavrin. The couple planned to move to Fort Belvoir Virginia for the Army engineering school.

Betty Jean Pearson Ralph Emerson Pearson Ft. Bragg N. C Middletown Clyde Lawrence Murphy Armond Carlton Murphy Twin Falls Idaho F. A. C. Vavrin Charles R. Haag Col. Pearson Donald Terry Drysdale Milwaukee Judith McCullough Arlington, Va Eleanor Rice San Francisco Lee Ann Boyd Washington I D. C Marvin Wayne Murphy East Islip N. Y Bruce Gilbert Pearson Brdle Eli Benton Plunkett Peter Charles Kelly Ross M. Goddard Jr Ft. Bragg Officer's Club H. R. Boyd P. H. Hill A. G. Viney C. O. Bennett W. D. Smith A. J. Lepping B. F. Lenhardt Edward Kesling Ft. Belvoir 82Nd Airborn Division Army Murphy Falls Church University of Georgia San Jose State College California Kappa Kappa Gamma

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