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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1950

Page

8

Out-of-town Wedding Guests Arrive As Dana Hayes Plans

Out-of-town guests for Miss Dana Hayes and Tom McGraw's wedding began arriving. Anne Scott and Charles Umstat of Mingo Junction arrive, with Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Hayes Jr. and daughter Sharon from Athens due today. They will stay at the bride's parents Ardmore Drive home. Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Zollett and twins Scott and Jeffery vacationed in the Bronx and Adirondacks, guests of Mrs. Zollett's parents in New York, then Schroon Lake. Mrs. Leon Wolfe and daughters Joanne and Marilyn, from Wilmore Drive, returned from Ypsilanti, Michigan, accompanying Mrs. Wolfe's mother Mrs. Barth home after her visit. Barth had spent two months vacationing in Van Nuys, California.

Dana Hayes Tom McGraw Anne Scott Charles Umstat Mingo Junction Robert S. Hayes Sharon Athens Ardmore Bronx N. Y Adirondacks P. B. Zollett Scott Jeffery New York Leon Wolfe Joanne Marilyn Wilmore Drive Yvusilanti Mich Mrs. Wolfe G. O. Barth Barth

Arline Fall to Marry Charles Fall at Jacksonburg Church

Mr and Mrs Charles Fall of Trenton Route 1 announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Arline to Charles Fall son of Mr and Mrs Dorsie Morrison also of Trenton Route 1. The ceremony will be Saturday at 4 30 pm at the Jacksonburg Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev Lloyd Davis officiating Attendants are Miss Lois Whitman and Mr James Conrad.

Charles Fall Trenton Arline Dorsie Morrison Jacksonburg Evangelical

Rainbow Girls prepare for August meeting and memory book

Coming Up Rainbow Girls announce a regular meeting Saturday at 7 30 pm with plans for inspection and requests for pictures for the memory book. The Grand Cross of Color will be conferred at Fairborn on August 12. Ladies Auxiliary VFW meets at 7 30 pm August 4 at the Post, delegates nominated for the national convention in Chicago from August 2 to September 1.

Rainbow Girls Fairborn Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Chicago Rom

Heck children to return home after vacation visit

After a month away with grandparents Mr and Mrs R A Heck of South Main Street Billy Heck and his sister Lynne will travel back to Williamsville New York. They will be joined by two aunts Miss Linda Sue Heck and Miss Ann Heck who will stay briefly in Williamsville for a visit.

R. A. Heck South Main St Billy Heck Lynne Williamsville N. Y Linda Sue Heck Ann Heck

August Visitors and Vacation Return in Middletown and Glendale

Mrs. Harry W. Tisdall and children Page Pratt and Stephen Tisdall of Winchester Mass visit Mrs Tisdalls parents in Middletown for August. After five weeks with his mother Mrs John Fay of Central Ave Mr and Mrs Paul Fay depart Middletown for Glendale California. Mr and Mrs R E Mack and daughter Suzanne of Fleming Rd return from a vacation to Chicago and Lake Huron via Detroit.

Harry W. Tisdall Page Pratt Stephen Tisdall Winchester Mass John Fay Central Ave Paul Fay Middletown Glendale, California R. E. Mack Suzanne Fleming Rd Chicago Lake Huron Michigan Detroit

Piersons travel through New England and Nova Scotia

Dr and Mrs R M Pierson of South Broad Street Uniontown Pennsylvania spent a month touring New England states and Nova Scotia during a vacation. They visited Mrs R S Lanahan former Betty Hur who was a houseguest of Mrs Fletcher Shoup in August. Mrs Lorine Winegardner, mother, is visiting from Hawaii and recently returned from a year with daughter Mrs Richard Mitchell.

New England States Nova Scotia R. M. Pierson South Broad St Uniontown R. S. Lanaham Betty Hur Fletcher Shoup Lorine Winegardner Winegardner Richard Mitchell Hawaii

Shellacked tips extend shine on children's shoes

Thin layers of shellac brushed over the toe caps after shining reduce scuffing and help retain gloss, keeping footwear looking newer longer.

Davies Promoted at Woodcraft Camp Culver Ind

Donald A Davies son of Clyde G Davies of 3204 Fleming Rd was promoted to Beaver Sergeant at Culver Military Academy Woodcraft Camp Culver Indiana He joins about 1200 boys from 36 states and several foreign countries for the eight week session His appointment followed a counselor and faculty recommendation.

Donald A. Davies Clyde G. Davies Fleming Rd Culver Military Academy Culver Ind Young Davies

Martha Akers Married Saturday In Franklin

Miss Martha Akers wed Herschel Kendrick at Church of God Franklin with family present. Attendants Patricia Landis and Charles Taft wore light blue and pink while Landis carried white rose buds. Couple planned a 10 day trip to New York and the East then will live near Lebanon with the groom’s parents. Both work at National Cash Register in Dayton.

Martha Akers Herschel Kendrick Church of God Franklin Patricia Landis Dayton Charles Taft Carlisle New York City East Lebanon National Cash Register

Women of the Moose Plan August Meeting Programs

At Moose Hall last evening the Women of the Moose held a regular weekly meeting and laid plans for their August gathering. Senior Regent Mrs Alfred Gehron oversaw the business session.

Moose Hall Women of the Moose Alfred Gehron

Picnic Sandwich Spread With Pimiento Egg Mix

For picnic sandwiches mix a third of a cup of pimiento cream cheese with a mashed hard boiled egg, add a little prepared mustard and a tablespoon of finely diced green pepper.

Bridge Club Luncheon Hosted by Mrs Milton Johnston

Mrs Milton Johnston entertained her Bridge Club with a luncheon at Forest Hills Country Club. Eight guests attended including Mrs G W Breiel Mrs Charles Beck Mrs Clyde Davies Mrs Fred Greathouse Mrs Joseph Ayres Mrs Howard Cheney and Mrs E H Bindley. After lunch the guests played bridge and canasta.

Milton Johnston Forest Hills Country Club Johnston G.W. Breiel Charles Beck Clyde Davies Fred Greathouse Joseph Ayres Howard Cheney E. H. Bindley

Canta-Tel Club Entertained by Mrs Doughty at Tytus Ave

Mrs. Ross Doughty hosted the Canta-Tel Club meeting on Tytus Avenue with Canasta winners named as Mrs. Hasselbach Shaffer Beachler and Becker. Members present included Mrs. Simmons Long Shaffer Hasselbach Proffitt Beachler and the hostess. Refreshments followed the adjournment.

Ross Doughty Tytus Ave Canta-Tel Club George Hasselbach Walter Shaffer Edward Beachler Paul Becker Robert Simmons Roy Long Shaffer Hasselbach Milton Proffitt

Middletown Hospital July 1950 accident cases rise

Total accident patients treated in July 1950 reached 338, up from 315 in July 1949. Home accidents fell from 125 to 115, unclassified cases rose from 21 to 28, pedestrian incidents increased from 0 to 1, industrial accidents edged up from 59 to 61, and park playground accidents rose from 23 to 29.

Middletown Hospital Middletown Safety Council

Elk Seek Homes In California Tule Elk Shortage

Bakersfield California. AP reports 51 Tule Elk need new homes in zoos schools and other public institutions. Officials say the animals are likely skinny and in poor condition. There are 73 Tule left near Bakersfield with overgrazed range. They cannot be transplanted to wild refuges since that is all that remains of their natural habitat.

Bakersfield Calif California Fish and Game Division

Laugh That Off at Chicago High Cooking Class

George Switak a 17 year old joined a cooking class at Carter H Harrison Technical High School and earned an E for excellent.

Chicago Just For Laughs George Switak Carter H. Harrison Technical High School

Garden Club Hosts Neighbor hood Group Meeting

Mr and Mrs Dave Whitehurst of Franklin Street hosted the Neighborhood Garden Club at its August meeting. President Harvey Apple led a business session and committee reports. A banquet planning committee was formed for October with Mrs Roland S Heller chairing, assisted by Mrs E T Cross and Mrs Whitehurst. Lutie Hale and Roland Heller led the program. Hale spoke on Going Modern With New Bulbs and Heller presented Going Modern in Insecticides and Fungicides. Flower judging honored Hale for tall arrangements and Rose specimens, with multiple first and second places awarded to Hale, Heller, Cross, Moyer, Earnhart and Weikel. Refreshments closed the event.

Dave Whitehurst Franklin St Harvey Apple Miss Hale R.A Pochel S. P. Moyer Blanche Earnhart

Decline of Communist China Newspapers and Readership

A Yangtze Valley correspondent reports China has about 253 periodicals with 2.5 million total circulation, far below the Nationalist era’s roughly 3,000 titles and 50 million readers. He says readers tire of uniform coverage of government, worker life, and anti imperialist themes in official papers.

Hong Kong China Yangtze Valley

Montana tester tags applicant a pedestrian after curb jump

Missoula Montana AP George Mourar driver examiner for the Montana highway patrol reached a verdict quickly during a driving test when a license applicant lost control of the car and jumped a curb. Mourar sat beside him and swiftly catalogued the candidate calling him a pedestrian.

Missoula Mont George Mourar Montana Highway Patrol Mourar

Teacher Reprimand Triggers Student Tragedy in Egypt

Mahmoud Mohamed Shahin, a student in Shebin el Kom, Egypt, faced a teacher’s rebuke for cheating on an exam. After leaving the school, he walked to the Nile and drowned himself, the AP reports.

Shebin-El-Kom Egypt Mahmoud Mohamed Shahin Shahin River Nile

Former Middletown resident dies in Korean air crash

Maj. Vincent C. Cardarella 31 son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cardarella former Middletown residents killed when his jet crashed in Korea. Widow notified parents by phone from Kyushu Japan where the couple lived since the Korea invasion. Parents now reside in Akron. told plane hit a high tension wire.

Vincent C. Cardarella Carl Cardarella Middletown Korea Maj. Cardarella Kyushu Japan Cardarella Akron

Franklin staff resignations prompt board action later month

The Franklin school board anticipates action on replacements after resignations by two instructors. Raymond Stackhouse will leave as assistant football coach to become line coach at Xavier University in Cincinnati. Gerald Chappel, called to active military duty, was the sixth grade instructor at the new Anthony Wayne School.

Franklin Board of Education Raymond Stackhouse Xavier University Cincinnati Gerald Chappel Anthony Wayne

Self-Addressed Envelopes Needed To Mail Schedules

Students at Middle Town High School who did not leave a self addressed envelope last term may not receive schedules until school starts. Principal D R Baker corrected a prior report and said those without envelopes may bring one to the office before next week or have schedules mailed to them. others will receive schedules at the start of the new year.

Middletown High School D. R. Baker Baker

Courthouse Workers To Get Pay Boost

Hamilton County Courthouse employees will receive a January 1 pay raise as part of the 1951 budget. Gordon Augspurger, president of the board, said money would be added to the payroll fund but exact allocations remain to be decided by department heads. He noted wage competition with war plants prompted the raise to retain staff. Final budget action was expected Friday with real estate taxes rising to cover operating expenses.

Hamilton — Buuler County Commissioners’ Office Gordon Augspurger Augspurger

Philippines considers new code of crimes and public office rules

Manila reports President Quirino studies a new code of crimes including penalties for gossip columnists and co habitation without marriage. The proposal also strengthens standards for public office with penalties for abusive language, wealth accumulation, delays in government work, and nepotism, while banning wage discrimination and harsh treatment of women. A single act of adultery could convict an erring husband.

Manila Quirino

Hamilton County taps Col Bass to lead civilian defense

Cincinnati AP Colonel Fred T. Bass, veteran Army engineer and head of the industrial division at the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, was asked by county commissioners to head the civilian defense organization. Bass had not yet indicated whether he would accept the appointment.

Cincinnati Hamilton Fred T. Bass Col Bass Cincinnat Chamber of Commerce

Cooler Weather Forecast Extends Into Weekend

The forecast calls for continued cool air after two days of mild temperatures. Tonight should be fair with a low in the upper 50s, and Friday is expected to be mostly sunny with little temperature change. A high of 86 degrees was recorded at 4 p.m. yesterday after a low of 66 degrees at dawn, with today’s 6 a.m. low at 54 and 10 a.m. reading around 65.

Newark man dies after crash in cemetery near Columbus

AP report says Roland Caldwell, 35, of Newark, was seriously injured when his car lost control and overturned in a cemetery off Route 40 about 12 miles east of Columbus. He died six hours later in Grant Hoge Hospital.

Columbus Roland Caldwell Newark Route 40 Grant Hogespital

Home ownership grows in Chicago report

The United States Savings & Loan League reports that the number of families owning homes has increased three and a half times since 1900, while the union's non-farm population is about one and a half times.

Chicago United States Savings & Law League Union

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No News of Society By Susan Breiel van Nuys Women OF the Moose Plan Central Age Ronson Lighters Rogers Efi Castle Harbour Bermuda William F. Tuttle, Jr Ted Windsor Mr. Windsor Louise Hunter Windsor Ella Hunter Bridge Club Garden Club Dave Whitehursts Philippines OLD Fashion Blueball First Church of God Claude Sandland Stenford Burnett’s OF New United Mid Phmane Ytus Ave Burnett Asco
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