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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1956

Page

6

Dessert bridge honors Miss Margaret Renner in Wyoming

Society parties continue as Miss Renner, bird elect of Frank Buchanan, is feted at a dessert bridge hosted by Mrs. C. C. Clark Jr and others on Superior Avenue. Guests include Miss Reamer and Mrs. Robert Kruse among a long list of attendees from Louisville Toledo Dayton and beyond. a stainless steel flatware set is given to the honoree.

C. C. Clark Jr Melvin C. DeMaris H. J Paland Wyoming Margaret Renner Frank Buchanan Clark Superior Avenue Winuers Miss Reamer Robert Kruse John Allen Louisville Eugene Lanner Charles Goforth Richard Lyons J. F. Seibold Jr T. H. Wilson R. B. Lane Joseph Cornella Edward Portsmouth Jack Meeker Paul Long Dayton R. ¥. Bennett Robert Schenck John L. Blair Toledo

Friends Fete Phyllis Tilton Bride Elect Shower

Miss Phyllis Tilton bride elect of Donald Pelfrey was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Claude Stapleton and Miss Pat Drake at Drake's Peasttown Heights home. Attending were Miss Josephine Castle, Mrs. Harry Tilton, Mrs. William Drake, and prize winners Mrs. Denny Justice, Mrs. Carl Adkins, and Miss Maxine Tyler. The couple is set to marry June 2.

Phyllis Tilton Donald Pelfrey Claude Stapleton Pat Drake Peasttown Heights Josephine Castle Harry Tilton William Drake Denny Justice Carl Adkins Maxine Tyler Tilton Pelfrey

Mr and Mrs Dennis Honored By Friends

Mr and Mrs W J Dennis married April 20 at 10 Lafayette Ave were guests of honor at a party hosted by Mrs McIntosh and Mrs Roy Amburgey. Dennis is 87 and his wife Camilla Ezell is 71. Attending were Fred Wilson and daughter, Robert McIntosh of Trenton, Marion Ploch, Margerum and daughter Brenda Kay, William Spencil, Alice McKenzie and daughter Janice, and Ann Thomas. The couple reside at 910 Lafayette Ave.

W. J. Dennis Kelly McIntosh Lafayette Ave McIntosh Roy Amburgey Dennis Camilla Ezell Fred Wilson Robert McIntosh Trenton Marion Ploch Robert Margerum Brenda Kay William Spencil Alice McKenzie Janice Ann Thomas

Travel Notes Include Pitcairn Apple Family Gathering

Mr and Mrs Leonard T Apple of Pitcairn Pennsylvania were weekend guests of Mrs Orval Truitt in Calumet Avenue joining the Truitts and Apples for a family get together Saturday evening Also present were Mr and Mrs Wendell Truitt of Hill Avenue Home from a Daytona Beach vacation are Mr and Mrs Lloyd Miller and children Dennis and Denise of Sierra Road and Mrs Miller's mother Mrs Charles Fall of Jacksonburg They visited Orlando and Pensacola and stayed briefly with friends in Meadowview Virginia.

Leonard T. Apple Pitcairn Orval Truitt Calumet Avenue Wendell Truitt Hill Avenue Daytona Beach Fla Lloyd Miller Dennis and Denise Sierra Road Miller Charles Fall Jacksonburg Orlando Pensaola Meadowview

Prizes Awarded at Julia T. Roth Past Councilors Meet

In The Lodges prizes were awarded to Mrs. Alma Richardson Mrs. Harry Sticklen Mrs. Percy Kash Mrs. George Adams Mrs. Della Marshall and Mrs. Butler Jewell at the Julia T. Roth Past Councilors meeting. Mrs. Charles Witters of Hill Avenue, hostess for the meeting, was assisted by Mrs. Bryant Holt and Mrs. Sticklen.

Alma Richardson Harry Sticklen Percy Kash George Adams Della Marshall Butler Jewell Julia T. Roth Charles Witters Hill Avenue Bryant Holt Sticklen

Church Group 10 Hosts Dessert Meeting at Memorial Room

The Churches Mrs Harold Young Mrs Elmer Barker Mrs C K Carpenter and Mrs J H Lawrence hosted a dessert meeting of Group 10 at First Presbyterian Church Memorial Room. Mrs Gordon Nein and Mrs Young presented the program.

Harold Young Elmer Barker C. K. Carpenter J. H. Lawrence First Presbyyerian Church Gordon Nein Young

London rally plans noted at Inter nationally Yours Club meeting

Rose Buckner chapter hosts discussed rally planning and hostesses Mrs. Frank Charles Mrs. Paul Franz and Mrs. Della Marshall. American delegates sailing from New York April 25 on the Queen Mary include Mrs. Call of Milan Ind acting as Middletown delegate for Mrs. Robert Weaver. Delegation to tour Europe before returning May 2. Chapter will meet May 23 with Mrs Ralph Gingerich.

London Rose Buckner Internationally Yours Club Frank Charles Paul Franz Della Marshall Lawrence Dugan New York Call Milan Ind Middletown Robert Weaver Europe America Ralph Gingerich Lefferson Road

Grubbs Carrozza Vows Exchanged in Brookville NY

Mrs Harold Grubbs of Columbia Avenue announces the marriage of daughter Judy to Chris C Carrozza son of Mrs Carmine Carrozza of Waneta Street The bridegroom s brother and sister in law John Carrozza witnessed the exchange Saturday in Brookville NY The Carrozzas attended Middletown High School He works for Replogle Construction Co They reside temporarily with the bride s mother

Harold Grubbs Columbia Avenue Judy Chris C. Carrozza Carmine Carrozza Waneta Street John Carrozza Brookville Carrozza Middletown High School Replogle Construction Co

Farewell Party Honors Wolfes

Mr and Mrs Charles A Wolfe left Middletown for Florida and were honored at a Saturday farewell party hosted by Mr and Mrs James R Frisby on Mar shall Road. Also attending were Mr and Mrs Morgan Finney Mr and Mrs Meredith Pate Mr and Mrs O G Henry Mr and Mrs Robert Melampy and Mr and Mrs B B Shackelford.

Charles A. Wolfe Middletown Florida James R. Frisby Marshall Road Morgan Finney Meredith Pate O. G. Henry Robert Melampy B. B. Shackelford

Church Women to Meet at Excello with Hostesses

The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Excello Methodist Church will gather Wednesday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Charles Schneider Mrs Wesley Hausman and Mrs Edith Trimble hosting. Mrs Edward Gaunt will report on the mother laughter banquet and five members will be honored at the birthday table. The Beth Sholom Sisterhood Council plans an installation luncheon at 12 30 p m tomorrow at the temple.

Woman's Society of Christian Service Excello Methodist Church Charles Schneider Wesley Hausman Edith Trimble Edward Gaunt W. E. Ballinger Mary Kohr Marie Huffman Nora Trimble Dorothy Schneider Gaunt Lyburn Fleming Beth Sholom Sisterhood Council

Community Organization Meetings Flat, Week Ahead

A list of meetings scheduled Monday and Tuesday across Middletown and area venues including Civic Boys Choir Civic Symphony Orchestra National Guard Company D Rotary Civitan and more with times ranging from noon to 8 p.m. Attendees include groups at YMCA Manchester Hotel Armory and schools plus fire departments and local clubs.

Civic Boys YMCA Civic Symphony Orchestra Middletown High School National Guard 174Th Infantry Regiment Armory Rotary Club Manchester Civitan Club United Spanish War Veterans Legion South Middletown Civic Mayfield Fire Department Sheffield Street FOE Sportsmen's Club Trustees Holy Trinity Pta Spebsqsa

Tito to Visit Russia in June Invitation from Soviet Government

Belgrade Yugoslav President Tito will visit the Soviet Union in June by invitation of the Soviet government. It will be his first trip to the USSR since Yugoslavia was expelled from the Cominform in 1948.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Tito Russia U.S.S.R

Vital statistics births and names listed

A stream of birth notices lists multiple families with newborns born Saturday and Sunday. Names include Marion Barnes Willie McCoy Kermit Cox Herbert Osborne James Gumm John Sebastian Rufus Trammell Donald Oditt Sharswood Swope and others with addresses on Armco Calumet Lefferson Germantown Excello Wilbraham 511 17th Harrison Garfield Brookhaven Woodlawn Franklin Aberdeen Laf ayette Baltimore Fairmount and related details.

Marion Barnes Armco Willie McCoy Ahe Calumet Ave Kermit Cox Lefferson Rd Herbert Osborne Germantown Rd James Gumm Excello John Sebastian Wilbraham Rd Rufus Trammell 17Th Ave Donald Oditt Garfield St Sharswood Swope Brookhaven Dr

Names Read Off In Hospital Noted Discharges

A hospital notice lists multiple patients and guardians from Arcadia Henry Henry Avenue Fleming Road and other streets. Names include Charles Harrison Arthur Wall Ruby Long James Murphy Dixie Major Margaret Elieff Marion Horton and more, with several discharges noted for Fir Staton Walter Slattery Shirley Shrout and Iva Sennett among others.

Charles Harrison Charles Harrison Sr Arcadia Arthur Wall Henry Ave John Cusick Germany Ruby Long Fleming Mark Lickiiter Kenneth Lickiiter Franklin Victoria Marlowe Wilbur Marlowe Carolina James Murphy 2Nd Ave Clara Wark Harrison St Curt Smith Willie Smith Baltimore Joan Murphy Charles St Obediah Barker Harlan St Marion Horton Red Bud Dixie Major Camden Margaret Elieff Lafayette St Orville Moyer Germantown Ama Millard DeHaven Lawn Harry Mason Curtis St Grove St Patrick Costello William Costello Lafayette Nelson Dennis Elwood St Elmer Francis Fir Staton Vannest Ave Earl Swain Highland Walter Slattery Tytus Shirley Shrout James Shrout Trenton Iva Sennett Fulton Lane James Nesbit Somerville Rt. 1

MHS Boy Wins State Office in Student Council

Middletown High School junior James Spindler was elected treasurer of the Ohio Association of Student Councils at a two day Shaker Heights High School gathering. He has served on the Middletown Student Council for a year and will attend the national convention in Toledo in June. Also representing Middletown was Lynne Lawson, another student council member.

James Spindler Middletown High School Ohio Assn Shaker Heights Spindler Toledo Lso Middletown High Lynne Lawson

Miami Professor Receives Guggenheim Fellowship Award

Dr Margaret Williams Pepperdene assistant professor of English at Miami University has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for 1956 to study Christian elements in Beowulf. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation granted fellowships totaling over 1100 to 275 scholars and artists, the largest in its history. The foundation established in 1925 by Simon Guggenheim and his wife honors a son who died in 1922. Fellowships are awarded without distinction to race color or creed.

Margaret Williams Pepperdene Miami University Pepperdene John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation U. S Colorado Simon Guggenheim

Firemen Plan Annual Festival by South Middletown Dept

The South Middletown Volunteer Fire Dept Assn schedules its annual festival supervision by Charles A. Byrd of 3110 Judy Dr with Jack Trimble of Ex cello assisting. June 15-16 at Gordon Park in Amanda, featuring pony rides and Midwestern Hayride entertainment. The department auxiliary will handle food and more details will follow.

South Middletown

Powder mixing kit for perfect shade blends debuts

A beauty gadget kit offers eight shade envelopes and a mixer to create tailored powder tones for daytime and evening looks. Detailed instructions include fabric swatches and two recipes per color, plus a refills line for various hair colors. A California stevedore was fined $100 for smoking near cotton bales and dynamite cargo.

Beauticians California

Save Your Valuable Rugs and Furnishings Now

Soil free carpets and upholstery wear longer with Blue Lustre a new easy to use foam. It cleans wall to wall carpets oriental rugs and upholstery leaving piles open and lofty with no residue. A gallon cleans three 9x12 rugs and is economical.

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Miss Renner Mrs. Dennis Grubbs Wolfes San Francisco Joseph Boos Maxine Baylacq International Soundphoto R. D. Kitchen Ernest Igo Central Ave Wally Dishman Lee Dishman West Middletown Ruby Ringer Floyd Napier Woodlawn Joe Modlin Estill Horton Pies Fanny Gath Aberdeen Jr Floyd Dunn Ronald Chrisman George Crabtree Charles Carter Bunnell Fairmount MHS Miami Jeanne Darcy Charles Dial 6Th Ave N. Verity Pkwy S. Broad ST the Bake Shop Dept. K Rie Institute of Life Insurance Madison Avenue
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