Local Man Weds Clevelander in May Engagement
Cleveland couple Mr and Mrs Irving Hoban Putnam announce the engagement of Virginia Mary Putnam to Robert Hale Perry son of Mr and Mrs Sherman Perry. Virginia is a Hathaway Brown graduate and Junior League member. Perry is an Air Corps veteran and Armco Steel employee. The wedding is set for Saturday May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Hoban Putnam
Cleveland
Virginia Mary
Robert Hale Perry
Sherman Perry
Stanley St
Miss Putnam
Hathaway-Brown School
Shaker Heights
Colby Junior College
New Hampshire
Stuart School
Boston
Junior League of Cleveland
Middletown High School
Miami University
Air Corps
Armco Steel Corporation
Chicago
Successful Card Party At St John’s School Basement
Over one hundred fun seekers gathered in the basement of St. John’s school last evening for several hours of games. Many prizes were won by lucky players and refreshments were served at the close.
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St. John’s School
Births at Hospital Reported in Franklin
Mr and Mrs James Stern Franklin welcome a boy on Thursday. Mr and Mrs Leonard Coyle Franklin welcome a boy on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Wilson 1209 Grove St welcome a boy on Wednesday.
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James Stern
Franklin
Leonard Coyle
Wilbur Wilson
Grove St
Local piano students win audition honors
Mrs. C J Hughes announces 47 piano players achieved Guild tests with two diploma winners Dorothy Pomeroy and George Skillman. Seventeen joined National honor roll. district and local winners listed include Peggy Mann, Marilyn Turner, Miriam Rontio, Joann Woodrey, Shirley Maxwell, and Charles Moore among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Hughes
Middletown
National Guild of Piano Teachers
Dorothy Pomeroy
George Skillman
Pat Lockard
Elaine Schlup
Joan Kidd
Margot LeRoy
Carolyn Cribbs
Nita Lou Ellison
Beth MacKinnon
Margaret Anne Weikel
Leslie Gene Slye
Shelby Anne Welte
Janice James
Beulah Jean Squires
Robberta Edna Robinson
Marilyn Graham
Gene Phillips
Peggy Mann
Marilyn Turner
Miriam Rontio
Joann Woodrey
Shirley Maxwell
Charles Moore
Nancy Berkey
Shirley Armitage
Jeannette B. Sechrist
Robin Velte
Carol
Piano Recital This Sunday By Wilhelmina McLane Group
Wilhelmina McLane will present students from the Junior High and Senior High School groups in a piano recital Sunday afternoon May 2 at 3 30 p m. Open to the public the program features Arnold Amburgey Carol Cheney Barbara Ecelston Gwynne Sue Finkleman Beatrice Getz Dorothy Glass Gloria Glass Alice Guernsey Veda Haven Patty Kauffman Jeri Lipton June Ann Martin Florence Mehl Gretchen Minnich Hugh Moore Charles Revelos Dolores Revelos Joyce Sandlin Trudy Scott Barbara Swango and Forrest Swango.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina McLane
Arnold Amburgey
Carol Cheney
Barbara Ecelston
Gwynne Sue Finkleman
Beatrice Getz
Dorothy Glass
Gloria Glass
Alice Guernsey
Veda Haven
Patty Kauffman
Jeri Lipton
June Ann Martin
Florence Mehl
Gretchen Minnich
Local Society Notes Reach Across Towns and States
Mrs Mayme Skidmore is confined to St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton. Mrs B Y Spare former Middletownian guest speaker for Middletown Federation of Women s Clubs stayed with Mr and Mrs Cecil Kindred then returned to Harrison Ohio. Mrs Henrietta Sims Ellsworth will visit from Wellsley Mass to Middletown friends for an indefinite time. she was a World War I nurse. Mr and Mrs Jack Siegfried and family returned home after funeral services for Sgt Richard C Mace killed in France during the Normandy invasion. burial was at Pendleton Cemetery Pendleton Ind where his father was buried weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Y. Spare
Middletown Federation of Women's Clubs
Cecil Kindred
Superior Ave
Spare
Harrison, O
Henrietta Sims Ellsworth
Wellsley
Mass
Jack Siegfried
Franklin St
Siegfried
Sgt
Richard C. Mace
France
Normandy
American Legion
Sergeant Mace
Pendleton Cemetery
Pendleton
Ind
Clemons Hoerst Vows Spoken in Newport Presbyterian Church
Mr and Mrs Archie Clemons of Trenton announce the marriage of their daughter Charlotte to Frank Hoerst Jr of West Chester. The ceremony occurred Thursday April 15 at the Newport Presbyterian Church. The bride wore a blue crepe dress with pearls and an orchid corsage. Attendants Lenora Brown and Clifford Schenck wore green crepe and white carnations. Charlotte is a Trenton High School graduate employed by Crystal Waxing Company. Frank is Monroe High School graduate employed by Avalon Dairy. They reside on Tytus Ave.
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Archie Clemons
Trenton
Charlotte
Frank Hoerst
West Chester
Presbyterian
Newport
Lenora Brown
Clifford Schenck
Miss Brown
Trenton High School
Crystal Waxing Company
Monroe High School
Avalon Dairy
Tytus Ave
Home Builders Class Convenes At Root Home
The monthly Home Builders class of the Church of the Brethren met at Mr. and Mrs. Carl Root in Grove Street. After devotions a program and contests were held with prizes to Mrs. Ralph Evans Rev C W Warstler and Paul Martin. Closing guests included Rev and Mrs C W Warstler and several couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Carl Root
Grove St
Ralph Evans
C. W. Warstler
Paul Martin
Lloyd Fisher
Thimble Club Meets at Mrs. Palmer Home in May Event
Thimble Club gathered at Mrs. Herman Palmer's house at 1108 Lafayette Ave for sewing and games. Prizes went to Mrs. Ralph Wilson Mrs. Vernon Burgess and Mrs. Samuel Redding. Lunch followed for members including Mrs. Gene Forney and the hostess. The next meeting will be May 12 at Mrs. Redding's home, 1106 Lafayette Ave.
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Thimble Club
Herman Palmer
Lafayette Ave
Ralph Wilson
Vernon Burgess
Samuel Redding
Gene Forney
Marvin Carpenter
Wilson
Burgess
Redding
Girls Beta Psi Sorority April Party Lights Up Club Scene
The Girls Club hosted Phi Beta Psi sisters for an April party with spring pastel decor and blooms. Traveling prizes went to Mrs. Robert Roberts and Mrs. J. O'Donnell. pot plant consolation prizes matched the floral theme. Top bridge honors were shared by a long list of members, while Miss Clara Mae Yorgen led the organizing committee with several assistants.
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Phi Beta Psi Sorority
Robert Roberts
J. O'Donnell
S. G. Shetter
Walter Bender
Paul Ruth
Charles Black
Ann Chenoweth
Paul Crane
Temple Choir Hosts Buffet Supper At Leary Home
The Rev and Mrs Leary entertained members of Temple Choir with wives and husbands at South Broad Street. After a short rehearsal the group enjoyed a musical themed buffet. Prizes were won in contests as Lynnda Lavey greeted guests at the door.
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Kenneth S. Leary
Temple Choir
South Broad St
Leary
Lynnda Kay Leavey
Charles Palmer
Samuel Lapham
Ruth Dredge
Herbert Frantz
Lois Walke
Herschel Day
Carl Davis
C. A. Hagan
George M. Flynn
Learey
Esther Hoover Phillips
Miscellaneous Shower for Miss Janet Roehll
Miss Janet Roehll, bride-elect of June 12, hosted a spring themed shower at Mrs. William Jones’s Euclid Avenue home in Middletown. Thirty-six guests attended a one o clock dessert bridge with tulips lilacs and lilies of the valley adorning the setting. High scorers included Mrs. S R Ives Mrs. Fred Bryan Mrs. E S Myers Mrs. McCall Morris Mrs. Charles Blair Mrs. Charles B Stiles and Mrs. Leo Reinartz.
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Middletown
Janet Roehll
R. C. Beam
William Jones
Euclid Ave
S. R. Ives
Fred Bryan
E. S. Myers
McCall Morris
Two Book Reviews Shared At Literature Group Meeting
The Current Literature Study Group of the AAUW met at Mrs. Robert Baker’s home on Fourteenth Ave. Two reviews were given The Peacock Sheds His Tail by Alice Tisdale Hobart by Miss Josephine Armstrong and The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder by Miss Kathryn Roudebush. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Charles Bussert.
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American Association of University Women
Robert Baker
Fourteenth Ave
Rossill
Alice Tisdale
Hobart
Josephine Armstrong
Thornton Wilder
Kathryn Roudebush
Baker
Charles Bussert
Community Mothers Elect New Officers
Mothers' Study League held a dinner at the Town House in Franklin. Officers elected for the year: Lester Chenoweth president, Alvin Bell vice president, Morton Taylor secretary, Harold Knopshield treasurer. Prizes: Robert Bell and Robert Gould.
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Community Mothers of Mothers’ Study League
Franklin
Morton Taylor
Robert Evans
Lester Chenoweth
Alvin Bell
Harold Knopshield
Mothers’ League
Robert Bell
Robert Gould
Miss Wilburn Feted At Spring Time Shower
Miss Kathleen Hannah hosted a clever miscellaneous shower for bride elect Dorothy Wilburn in honor of her engagement to Thomas G Reed. The yellow spring decor featured a cake inscribed Dorothy and Tom with umbrellas as favors. Twenty guests played games and prizes went to six attendees.
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Kathleen Hannah
Maal
Dorothy Wilburn
Thomas G. Reed
Dorothy
Tom
Robert Baker
Boone Darrell
Edward Daniel
Francis Brown
Ewell McClain
Wilburn
Girl Scout Troop No. 12 Court of Awards Planned
Girl Scout Troop No 12 will hold a court of awards ceremony at a local venue to recognize Scouts for achievements in leadership service and merit. The event gathers troop leaders families and community members for the formal presentation.
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Girl Scout
Women of the Moose Meet in Moose Hall
The IN THE LODGES chapter held a business and social meeting at Moose Hall last evening. Miss Hazel Stamp, homemaking chairman, led the chapter program. Refreshments were served as the gathering concluded.
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Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
Garfield School event features dinner awards and minstrel show
An event at Garfield School hosts dinner at 6 p m followed by awards and a minstrel show to close the evening.
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Garfield School
Hospital Patient Roster Lists Multiple Surgeries
A list from The Hospital Rebecca Fugett and others notes medical or surgical status. Families from Somerville Bellomonte Wood lawn Warren Monroe Central Ave and Trenton Route 1 are represented among patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Fugett
Stanley Fugett
Somerville
Shirley Johnson
Otis Johnson
Bellomonte St
Milton Thinnes
Woodlawn Ave
Walter J. Leap, Sr
Germantown Rd
Thomas Tincher
Warren Rd
Surgical
Bernice Levy
Julius Levy
Monroe St
Jeremiah Schwab
Central
Local Socials Note Weddings and Survivors
Miss Martha Wallace and James McLaughlin appear in a society notice with families listed. Donald Selby and Robert Kimble also referenced in a similar social column, detailing residences on Buena Navaho First and Webster streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McLaughlin
Howard McLaughlin
Navaho St
Donald E. Selby
Franklin St
Robert Kimble
First Ave
James B. Burton
Buenave
Rosanna Carlier
Webster St
Population share of Negroes in U S falls from 1790 to 1930
The proportion of Negroes in the U S population declined from 19.3 percent in 1790 to 9.7 percent in 1930, reflecting demographic shifts over nearly two centuries.
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U. S
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Jean Maier
Linette Crauder
Zaina Keller
Judy Sander
Margaret Anne Daly
Maryanne Coyle
Isabel Fuller
Gloria Walburg
Eleanor Davidson
Betty Jane Crawford
Carol Anne Heller
Nancy Miller
Nancy Purvis
Lois Roper
Louis Vertich
Susan Hagen
Kenneth Cornella
Phyllis Barker
Bobby Jones
Edwin Hellman
Homer Weikel
Pearl Walburg
E. L. Phillips
V. C. Thompson
Candy Shop
Central Ave
Mayme Skidmore
Garfield St
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dayton
Clemons-Hoerst
Frank Hoerst, JR
Root Home
Miss Wilburn
Martha Wallace
William E. Wilson
Buena Ave
Cori School OF Dance
Katherine
Courey
Strand Theatre
So. Main St
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