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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1952

Page

5

Golf precedes covered dinner at Verity Club

Mrs Harold Goetz Jr and Don Malcolm won first prize in the two ball foursome at Verity Golf Course with a 38. They led runners up Mrs Win Arnold and John Murphy, blind bogey winners were Mrs Walter Evans and Don Snyder. After golf the group enjoyed a covered dish dinner. Committee in charge was Mr and Mrs Herschel Day and Mr and Mrs Bonnie Trent.

Harold Goetz, Jr Don Malcolm Verity Golf Course Win Arnold John Murphy Lowes Walter Evans Don Snyder Campos Herschel Day Bonnie Trent

Agoston Among 54 Dayton Summer Session Graduates

Louis F. Agoston of Michigan Avenue earned a bachelor of science in business administration as one of 54 graduates at the University of Dayton summer session on Sunday.

Louis F. Agoston Michigan Ave University of Dayton Agoston

Travel Notes From Local Residents Weeklong Trips

A roundup of residents returning from trips and visiting relatives. Mrs Jack Gillmore and her party traveled to Chanute Field in Illinois to visit Airman Jack Gillmore over the weekend. Others visited Daytona Beach and Camp Fort Scott for vacations.

Jack Gillmore East Central Ave Illinois Airman Chanute Field Jesse Tuggle Gillmore Harry Gillmore

Mid-Summer Dance At Middletown Sportsmen's Club

A capacity crowd attended the Middletown Sportsmen's Club mid-summer dance on Saturday evening. The event featured Cliff Lash and his Cincinnati orchestra, tables on the lawn with Japanese lanterns, a buffet lunch by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods at 11 30 p.m., and general chairs Carl Bauer and Don Spears with Harold Leichty as ticket chairman.

Middletown

VEW Auxiliary Hosts Veterans at Dayton Hospital Lawn

The Ladies Auxilia of VFW Post 3809 entertained veterans and their families on the Brown Hospital lawn at the Veterans Hospital in Dayton. Refreshments were served by Albert Moore, Mrs Zollie Warmoth, Mrs Sam Warmoth Sr., hospital co chairman, and Mrs Lawrence Wardlow, president of Miami Valley Auxiliary.

VFW Post 3809 Brown Hospital Veterans Hospital Dayton Albert Moore Zollie Warmoth Sam Warmoth Lawrence Wardlow Miami Valley

Honor Roll Lists John G. Underwood

John G. Underwood of West Middletown was named to the Colorado School of Mines honor roll for the second semester. A junior, he is the son of George W. and Mrs. Underwood of Knoll Woods Route 1.

John G. Underwood West Middletown Colorado School of Mines Underwood George W. Underwood Knoll Woods Route 1 Mineral Engineering College Golden Col

Golf club yields tight two ball foursome victory

Wildwood Golf Club hosted a Sunday two ball foursome. Mrs. Coker and Howard Humphrey won low gross with 40. Blind bogey went to Mrs. J W Deininger and Melvin Kelso with 46.

Wildwood Golf Club

Births Report This Week At Local Families

Mr and Mrs Leonard Hall of 1713 Taylor Ave report a girl born Saturday. Luther Banks of 1616 Oberon Dr inboard a boy born Saturday. Clayton Blanton of 11 Sixth Ave reports a boy born Saturday. Prince Phelps of Middletown Route 1 reports a girl born Sunday. John McKinney of Middletown Route 1 reports a boy born Sunday. Robert Hartman of Warren Rd reports a girl born Sunday. Wallace Michael of Gratis reports a boy born Sunday. Ernest Murphy of West Middletown Route 1 reports a girl born today. Edward Deaton of 1713 Glen Ave reports a boy born today.

Leonard Hall Taylor Ave Luther Banks Oberon Dr Clayton Blanton Sixth Ave Prince Phelps Middletown John McKinney Robert Hartman Warren Rd Wallace Michael Gratis Ernest Murphy West Middletown Edward Deaton Glen Ave

Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Hamilton Residents

Carl Hawkins 21 a farmer and Rosemary Finlay 20 of Hamilton Route 2 are issued a marriage license. Paul F Waechter 26 of Cincinnati and Mary Louise Siebert 24 of Hamilton also obtained licenses.

Carl Hawkins Farmer Rosemary Finlay Paul F. Waechter Cincinnati Mary Louise Siebert Hamilton

Medical list of local residents named

A local notice lists several residents by full names and addresses with their medical or surgical statuses. Entries include David Whitesell, Edward Ryan, Edna Sue Frye, Mrs. Clifton Musser, Clarence Long, Mrs. Frank Mathers, Mrs. Berley Johnson, Mrs. John Melton, Mrs. Cecil Bogan, Mrs. Gerald Horn, Mrs. Joe Kay, Ketrena Fortune, Mrs. Edith Arpp, Edwin Shuey, and their respective locations on Franklin, Fleming, Ardmore, Reynolds, Yankee, and Germantown routes and streets.

David Whitesell Corliss Whitesell Vannest St Edward Ryan Franklin Edna Sue Frye Roy Frye Clifton Musser Fleming Rd Clarence Long Ardmore Frank Mathers Seventeenth Ave Berley Johnson John Melton Reynolds Ave Cecil Bogan West Middletown Gerald Horn Ellen Dr Joe Kay Columbia Ave Ketrena Fortune Christine Fortune Yankee Rd Edith Arpp Manchester Ave Edwin Shuey Germantown

Shower honors Carolyn Mail bride elect of William Ridge

Mrs. Robert Fay Mrs. Lehman Ronto and Mrs. William Penewit hosted a Sunday breakfast shower in the Oval Room at the Hotel Manchester for Miss Carolyn Mail bride elect of William Ridge. Thirty guests received a corsage of chrysanthemums.

Robert Fay Lehman Ronto William Penewit Manchester Carolyn Mail William Ridge

Wedding Date Revealed At Warstler Kruger Shower

Miss Joan Warstler bride elect of Dan Kruger revealed August 30 as their wedding date at a miscellaneous shower hosted at Mrs. Ivo Bedie and Mrs. Jim Smiths home on Stanley Street. Seventeen guests attended as winners received letters unscrambled to disclose the date. Summer flowers decorated the rooms and a miniature wedding party stood before a white church on the mantle.

Joan Warstler Dan Kruger Ivo Beedie Jim Smith Stanley St Miss Warstler Kruger

August 16 Bride-Elect Is Honored

Patricia Trimble, bride elect of Ernest Zitori, was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. James Zitori. Pink and white crysanthemums and white bells decorated, with 35 guests attending. Out of town guests from Dayton and Milton.

Patricia Trimble Ernest Zitori James Zitori

Local Residents Named in Medical and Surgical Notices

A list of residents including Miss Frances Burgher of East Street and Mace Vinson of Michigan Avenue appears in a medical and surgical notices column. Others named include Mrs. Kem Massey, Marsh of Lind Street, Mrs. Dan Brandenburg, Dora Brown, Mrs. Edward Cox, Thomas Clark, Alfred Fletcher, Mrs. George Cox, Mrs. Howard Kidd, Mrs. Ralph Kindred, Harry Kleemeier, Merit Malott, Marion Marshall, Steven Pate, Miss Mary Ann Temmen, Charles Morris, Francis Cox, Edson Shine, Beverly Dalton, Jerome Falta, Robert Fitzgerald, Katherine Kelly, Michael Lawson, Mrs. Larkin Parman, Mabel Mathews, Richard Moon, Odell Riley, Glen Sharrit, Richard Tracy, Mrs. Albert Workman, and Clarence Wilson.

Frances Burgher East St Mace Vinson Michigan Ave Kem Massey Eighth Ave Marsh Lind St Dan Brandenburg Jewel St Dora Brown Ninth Ave Edward Cox Yankee Rd Thomas Clark Granada Ave Alfred Fletcher Park St George Cox Moore St Howard Kidd Germantown Ralph Kindred Franklin Harry Kleemeier Fifth Ave Merit Malott Lebanon Marion Marshall Steven Pate Emerson Pate Mary Ann Temmen Fleming Rd Charles Morris Francis Cox Clarence Cox Queen Ave Edson Shine YMCA Beverly Dalton Josph Dalton Yankee Odell Riley Garfield St Glen Sharrit Oxford St Richard Tracy Albert Workman West Middletown Clarence Wilson Eaton

Scout Parley Called By Middletown Council

A meeting of the Middletown Girl Scout Council steering committee chaired by Mrs Wade Ex is set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Girl Scouts office in the Civic Association.

Middletown Girl Scout Council Wade Ex Girl Scouts Civic Association

Word Puzzle Clue List Ends With Vertical

The page shows a crossword style clue sequence with headings Game of Authors and a vertical clue set including hints like Sun god Ceylon teas and Shovel. It presents numbered entries and a closing note Vertical oe.

Answer to Previous Puzzle 23 Goes swiftly 25

Word puzzle clue set progresses with rapid solution links. Entries include vegetable items like pana and pL notation, along with terms for specks not sowed severed meals trees boys and a British author Charles.

Patrolman Aides Give Chase Capture Car Thief Suspect

Franklin officers nabbed Arnold Byrd after a foot chase when a dangling license plate led to a car theft arrest. Byrd, 30, of Dayton, fled Route 25 south of Franklin with two auxiliary officers pursuing. the stolen vehicle was taken from the Reliable Used Car Lot in Dayton. Byrd is held in Franklin jail awaiting mobile theft charges.

Franklin Arnold Byrd Eagle St Dayton Louis Cornthwaite Curt Thomas Route 25 Byrd Cornthwaite Thomas Roy Nickell Middletown

Overpeck Man Struck by Car on High Street

An Overpeck man, 77, suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car at Second and High Streets. Joseph H. Harrison, 77, sustained fractures to both legs and head injuries. the driver was William H. Addison, 25, of Oxford, who said he could not see the pedestrian in time. Harrison is in Mercy Hospital and Addison was arrested for failing to yield to a pedestrian.

Hamilton Second High St Joseph H. Harrison William H. Addison Oxford Addison Harrison Mercy Hospital

Dayton District 38 Youth Attend Sabina Camp

Thirty eight members of the Intermediate Youth Fellowship of First Methodist Church attend the Methodist Youth Camp at Sabina this week. Rev. Louis R. Walter addressed over 200 youths at the vesper service. Mrs. Clifford Cook leads the girls, with Mrs. Jack Byrum and Miss Nancy Lee Yocum as counselors.

Intermediate Youth Fellowship First Methodist Church Sabina Louis R. Walter Dayton Clifford Cook Jack Byrum Nancy Lee Yocum First Church Charlotte Bailey Tommy Bailey Nancey Beam Frances Brecht Marcia Brooks Roda Brooks Louise Spinney Sarah Strodtbeck Judy Tieman Elaine Weaver Bill Wolter Marcia Wolter

Middletown to Receive Safety Award on Aug 26

The Ohio State Safety Council will present a community traffic safety award to Middletown city officials at a noon Rotary Club meeting August 26 at the Manchester Hotel. H. S. Nomenan will deliver the award. attendees include Chief Joseph B. Blackmore Lieutenant James Combs Harry Hadley Paul Wilson and a City Commission representative.

Middletown Ohio State Safety Council Rotary Club Manchester Hotel Richard Wilmer Rotary H. S. Nonneman State Safety Council Joseph B. Blackmore James Combs Traffic Bureau Harry Hadley Safety Council Paul Wilson Local Safety Council City Commission

Trustees Seek Authority to Sell Church Property in Hamilton

Butler County Probate Court action filed by trustees and officers of the Church of God seeks authority to sell church property in the First Ward. Petitioners include Samson S Garland Amos Wilson both of Hamilton and Lloyd Crawford of Middletown. The estate of Effie Chadd Howard valued at $3500 real estate in appraisement filed by Sharp Howard executor.

First Ward Church of God Kenworth Ave Hamilton Common Pleas Court Samson S Garland Amos Wilson Lloyd Crawford Gardner Rd Middletown Effie Chadd Howard Sharp Howard

Servicemen News Captain Caldwell to Leave Air Force

Captain John C. Caldwell of 809 Fourteenth Ave will leave the Air Force in September and return to civil life as assistant credit manager at Armco Steel. A Miami University business administration graduate, he joined in 1942 and was recalled in 1951 as chief of reserve officer classification at Mitchel AFB. His parents live at 12 West Church St in Oxford. Airman Robert Franklin Short, 19, is completing basic indoctrination at Lackland AFB and awaits technical training. he is the son of Mr and Mrs ae L Short of 1909 Logan Ave.

John C. Caldwell Fourteenth Ave Air Force Mitchel Air Force Base N.Y Armco Steel Corporation Miami University Caldwell West Church St Oxford Robert Franklin Short Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Tex Air Force Technical Short Ae L. Short Logan Ve

Woman Falls Cut As Vase Shatters

Mrs. Clara Rauche aged 70 of 1400 Young Street was cut on her left forearm and face when she slipped in a Yankee Road alley near the No. 3 fire station shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday. Assistant Chief Robert Bell carried her to Middletown Hospital after treatment. she was en route to the cemetery when the vase she carried shattered in the fall.

Clara Rauche Young St Yankee Rd No. 3 Robert Bell Middletown Hospital

Divorce and Custody Filings Across Hamilton Region

Court records show multiple dissolution actions in Hamilton and nearby towns. Plaintiffs include Michael B. Gormely, Tenny Decker, Opaline Settles, Alva Lutes, Maudie Kuykendall, Leila Inman, Frankie Mallie Bogolo, and Anna Lee Roberts, with alleged neglect or cruelty by spouses. Judge Fred Cramer presides over the Roberts case. others list various defendants in New Miami Verona and Seven Mile jurisdictions.

Michael B. Gormely Hamilton Tenny Decker New Miami Charles Raymond Decker Ean T. Brown Edward Morris Brown Verdale Ala Opaline Settles Charles Settles Alva Lutes Arthur Lutes Maudie Kuykendall Minor Richard Kuykendall Leila Inman Anna Lee Roberts William K. Roberts Fred Cramer

Realtors Invited to Ohio Real Estate Convention

Middletown real estate men were invited to attend the forty third annual Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards convention in Cleveland from October 6 to 8. Middletown Real Estate Board plans to send representatives. announcements are expected soon. Dr. Allen Stockdale of the National Association of Manufacturers will speak at the banquet.

Middletown Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards Cleveland Middletown Real Estate Board Britt Kendrick Allen Stockdale National Association of Manufacturers New York

Church Pledges Left Behind By Hamilton Thief

A Hamilton burglar looted Weldon Adams home at 10 Westbrook Dr. taking $122 from three budget envelopes but leaving a fourth labeled church. A separate break in at Carter's Drive-In on Dixie Hwy. 3010 saw $129 stolen.

Hamilton Weldon Adams Westbrook Dr Church Carter's Drive-In Dixie Hwy

Fishing gear stolen from Trenton car reported

Clifford Schenck reported theft of a fishing rod and reel a tackle box full of lures and a flashlight from his automobile parked near his home. Deputy Loren Gustin said the missing equipment was valued at 84.50 dollars and Schenck left the car unlocked at the rear of his house.

Clifford Schenck Trenton Loren Gustin Schenck

YMCA Camps Open With Preparations For Transfer

YMCA staff move food and camping gear to Camp Hook in afternoon convoy. Transfer begins 1:30 p.m. tomorrow as Camp director Harry ter Braak states. The 10 day boys camp opens Wednesday at 4 p.m. A concurrent 10 day girls camp will follow.

YMCA Camp Hook Harry Ter Braak

Morrow Crash Victim In Fair Condition At Hospital

Don Satchell 44 of Morrow Route 2 is listed in fairly good condition at Middletown Hospital after a Saturday crash on Route 48 south of Lebanon. His car collided with a second vehicle driven by W Blaine Amburgy 21 of South Lebanon, who was treated and discharged.

Don Satchell Morrow Lebanon Middletown Hospital Satchell W. Blaine Amburgy South Amburgy

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