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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1953

Page

6

Safety Council Pushes 7 Point Plan Near Aeronca Plant

Middletown Safety Council votes to urge a seven point plan to ease two year traffic problems near Aeronca Manufacturing Corp on Germantown Road. The plan calls for 35 mph limits no passing zones better turn timing foot bridge bus loading zones sidewalks and a traffic light at Verity Parkway and Germantown Road. A broader program includes a traffic signal survey higher roadbed and potential future bridges with state and city officials to address pedestrian and vehicle hazards.

Safety Council Aeronca Aeronca Manufacturing Corporation Germantown Rd Middletown Safety Council Board of Control Pennsylvania Railroad Curtis State Highway Department Ohio 4 Verity Pkwy Aeronea

Taft School Association Fetes Teachers

Taft School Association hosted a coronation themed dinner for Taft School teachers and supervisors in the school gym. The event featured heraldic table decorations, a Treble Clef Chorus program, and a guest list of faculty, escorts, and school staff with arrangements coordinated by several couples.

Taft School Association Taft School Treble Clef Chorus Ada Louis Weishaar Eleanor Shartle James B. Diefenbach Wade Miller Hugh Butler Herman Copp Earl Dils Celia Long Jack Fay Mary Brehany Dorothy Whitworth Cecil Runyan Lee Oswald L. E. Campbell Robert Konthier Morris Renick Paul Combs Robert Evans Noram Tresler Ross Kramer

Travel Notes From Local Residents Abroad

Travel notes report James O Wray of Tytus Ave returning Monday from Toledo where he attended a school of motors last week. Ada Selby of Grove St attended the Ohio Cosmetologists style show and clinic at the Sinton Hotel in Cincinnati. Mrs John T Robbins of Mount St Clair NJ visited her in law and others after a trip to Kansas City to see Marvin Marsh and Middletown friends. Mrs John Pendleton and Mrs John Miller returned from a California three week stay visiting Los Angeles family and Sacramento relatives. Louise Hunter Windsor and Florence Newlin attended the Daughters of the American Revolution national convention in Washington DC.

James O. Wray Tytus Ave Toledo School of Motors Ada Selby Grove St Sinton Hotel Cincinnati John T. Robbins Mount St. Clair N. J Frank Robbins Charles Beck Linden Ave Kansas City Marvin Marsh Middletown John Pendleton Brentwood St John Miller North Ave California John Pendleton, Jr Los Angeles Louise Hunter Windsor Florence Newlin of the Daughters of the American Revolution Washington, D. C

Use Wooden Spoons to Protect Saucepan Coatings

Advice recommends wooden spoons for stirring sauces to avoid scratching the pan’s bottom and preserve coating integrity.

Viola Rebekah Lodge marks 134th Odd Fellowship anniversary

Twenty six members and one guest attended the Monday evening meeting at Knights of Malta Hall for the Viola Rebekah Lodge anniversary celebration. Initiation occurred during the gathering and refreshments followed the close of the evening.

Viola Rebekah Lodge Knights of Malta Odd Fellowship

Tropical Fish Talk At Middletown Aquarium Meeting

Ernie Gottman presented Scavengers Janitors of the Aquarium to Middletown Aquarium Society members in Civic Association hall. The talk compared scavenger usefulness and included member portraits and a Florida Studios film. Glen Spencer won a prize. Next meeting is May 19.

Aquarium Ernie Gottman Middletown Aquarium Society Civic Association Florida Marine Studios Glen Spencer

Bride Elect Honored At Garfield Street Shower

Miss Gladys McPeek bride elect of Donald Lewellyn was honored with a miscellaneous bridal shower at Mrs Harold McGraw’s Garfield Street home. Guests included Mrs Ira Lewellyn and other locals. Prizes went to Mrs Ray Longman Miss Yvonne Horne and Miss Lavone Ballentine. The couple plans to wed May 8 at the First Church of Christ.

Gladys McPeek Donald Lewellyn William Hendrickson Harld McGraw Garfield St McPeek Ray Longman Yvonne Horne Lavone Ballentine Ira Lewellyn William Sweeney Lowell Fichner Ray Craycraft Frank Diver William Burton William Mann Jack Combs Nancy Zehring Mary Hopkins Norman Zecker Harry Cetone Mr. Lewellyn First Church of Christ

Club News Highlights From Corona and Trenton Circles

Members of Corona Circle and Trenton Circle Mothers Study League held a series of covered dish suppers at local homes and athletic clubs. Newly elected officers include presidents, vice presidents, secretaries and treasurers. meetings featured games, donations to libraries, and plans for upcoming mother daughter banquets in May.

Corona Circle Rodney Barker Red Bud Charles Bussert Ed Peck Mallory Bell Carl Popp Luther Ikenberry Urban Davis Trenton Trenton Jolly Morther’s Club Trenton School Library Amanda Athletic Club George Douglass Ray Hughes Herbert Kelley Trenton Circle Mother's Study League Homer Taylor Joseph Schrock

Dictionettes Hear Unusual Talk About Speech Cakes

Mrs. Robert Mueller chose Speech Cakes as the unusual title for a Dictionettes meeting last evening at Mrs. Robert McConaughy’s Princeton Avenue home. The program included Midge Weir as toastmistress, E M Rains as general critic, John Kaufman as speech critic, and Arthur Osborne as timekeeper.

Robert Mueller Robert McConaughy Princeton Ave Midge Weir E. M. Rains John Kaufman Arthur Osborne

Local Club Meetings Schedule This Week

Coming Up Guided Study Club observes its annual guest day Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Girls' Club. Current Literature Study Group of AAUW meets Wednesday at 8 p.m. at 2103 Linden Ave. Presbytows of First Presbyterian Church gather Thursday at 6 30 p.m. in Fellowship Hall for a spaghetti dinner.

Coming Up AAUW Elmo Lingrel Linden Ave First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall

Mrs Paul Better Improves After Auto Crash Clarification

Mrs Esther Paul of 238 South Broad St. remained improving at Middletown Hospital after an auto collision Saturday. An earlier notice incorrectly named Lynn Mull 18 as the driver. Mrs Paul, her son Mark and Miss Mull were in a car driven by Miss Mull's father Ralph when it collided at Fifteenth Ave and Minnesota St with a car driven by Nathaniel Bennett of 305 Cooper Alley.

Esther Paul South Broad St Middletown Hospital Lynn Mull Winona Dr Paul

Auxiliary Members Attend Convention in Cincinnati

Mrs Ross A Hill Mrs William Henry and Mrs Joseph Peil of the Auxiliary to the Butler County Medical Association attended the convention in Cincinnati yesterday of the Auxiliary to the Ohio State Medical Association. Thomas Hendricks addressed the group at a luncheon at the Sheraton Gibson Hotel. The Hamilton County Auxiliary staged a fashion show with styles from 1860 to present and a spring summer display of original gowns. The Butler County Auxiliary won first place in the credits and awards. Mrs G E Marr of Hamilton was elected as a delegate to the National Auxiliary convention in New York June 15. Mrs Paul Ivins spoke on the Nurse Recruitment panel.

Ross A. Hill William Henry Joseph Peil Butler County Medical Association Cincinnati Ohio State Medical Association Thomas Hendricks Council On Medical Service American Medical Association Sheraton - Gibson Hamilton County Auxiliary Butler County Auxiliary G. E. Marr Hamilton Waldorf - Astoria Hotel New York City Paul Ivins

VFW Miami Valley Post 3809 Plans Friday Fish Fry

The Veteran of Foreign Wars Miami Valley Post 3809 will host a fish fry and family evening at its post headquarters 1208 Reynolds Ave at 7 p.m. Friday. Dick Barnhart will provide the entertainment for members and their families.

Miami Valley Post Reynolds Ave Dick Barnhart

Births in the area conclude with multiple newborns

Mr and Mrs Clinton Spicer Sheridan Ave have a boy born yesterday. Mr and Mrs Roger Wells 2007 Pearl St welcome a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Jerry Lafayette 1604 Tytus Ave have a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Russell Langworthy Germantown Route 1 report a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Ivan Neely 3402 Glenco St have a girl today. Mr and Mrs John Kemplin 1730 Columbia Ave have a boy today. Out of town Mr and Mrs Raymond Nicholas 612 Young St have a boy born Monday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton.

Clinton Spicer Sheridan Ave Yesteray Roger Wells Pearl St Jerry Lafayette Tytus Ave Russell Langworthy Germantown Ivan Neely Glenco St John Kemplin Columbia Ave Raymond Nicholas Young St Mercy Hospital Hamilton

Marriage Licenses Granted in Local Area

Sidney Staples age 23 of Hamilton and Marjorie Collins age 17 of Hamilton appear on marriage license records. Jack Opesky age 32 and Teresa Stahl age 29 listed at 1618 Lafayette Ave and 924 Ninth Ave respectively. Berman Calvert Jr age 33 and Claranette Manning age 34, both of further details incomplete in the notice.

Sidney Staples U.S. Army Marjorie Collins Hamilton Jack Opesky Lafayette Ave Teresa Stahl Ninth Ave Berman Calvert, Jr Claranette Manning

List of Patients With Medical and Surgical Stays

A garbled hospital care list records multiple patients by names and street addresses, noting medical or surgical status. Names include Clifford Kinsworthy Garfield St and Ruth Diver Malvern St, with others like Mrs Virgil Harp Navano St and Audrey Truesdell West Middletown Route 1.

Rodie Eliefs Lafayette St Clifford Kinsworthy Garfield St Ruth Diver Malvern St Virgil Harp Navano St Gical Louis Estridge Franklin Route 2 John Roberts Prospect Ave Audrey Truesdell West Middletown William Henry Church St Lehman Ronto Queen Ave Wilson Hershner the Alameda Fred Morris George McAlister Manchester Ave Nancy Smith Andrews St James Burgess

New Frontiers Open to School Group Meeting

Lincoln School Association heard Dr. William E. Smith of Miami University outline expanding frontiers in the Arctic, Siberia, Africa and South America driven by population growth. He warned of defending American culture against Slav influence as the group elected officers for 1953-54.

Lincoln ‘School Association William E. Smith Miami University Arctic Siberia Africa South America Smith William Helton Charles Chalfin William Raines Mildred Trushel Josephine Rousch Ralph Ringgenberg

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Don C. Osborne C. E. Statenroth H. L. White H. H. Hadley State Department of Health and Welfare Rose Toyland Central Ave Dial Wwundertone Dean & Barry Pans Barry ROY A. White Co Aquarium Society Civic Chorus Harold Sherron Mrs. Paul Scot Scotts Grimes VEW the Civic Hannah-Kirk Artists’ Supplies Dek Clinton & Reynolds Glenn Cook Franklin Charles Baskett Charles Gullett Miamisburg Andrew Hancock Glenve Robert Specht Lafayetese RUG Cleaners Wilson St Trenton Fishing Club Little Red Ambulance Service Wilson F.H. A Main & Central Ave
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