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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1954

Page

7

Middleton native elected to honor society at Berea College

Mrs. Martin A. Coyle of Hamilton formerly Lucille Baird daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Baird of Central Avenue last week was chosen for Phi Kappa Phi at Berea College 14 years after her graduation Election is based on undergraduate scholarship and post graduate achievement She and her husband a Republican party leader have both been active in local civic and political life and she contributes to school programs and community events

Martin A. Coyle Hamilton Coyle Marty Jr Mary Lou Butler County Republican Party William Saxbe Senate Marty Mary Lou Coyle Berea College

Berea selects two graduates for Phi Kappa Phi membership

Mrs. Coyle, top ten percent of her class with an A.B. in English and languages in 1940, recalls typing in the dean's office during school years. Berea's Phi Kappa Phi selection recognizes two graduates per class. The college's work and study program requires students to devote 10 to 15 hours weekly.

Berea Phi Kappa Phi Coyle

Travel Notes Include Visits and Vacations Across States

Travel notes report Miss Holly Cummings of Kenilworth Illinois arriving to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holton and their son Tom in Highland Street. Mr. and Mrs. James G. Purvis and children Nancy and Jimmy return home from a vacation that included a fishing trip to Michigan and a tour of New England and western states. Warren will serve eight more months in South Carolina before a furlough at home prior to a new post. Mrs. Snodgrass has returned from Nazarene Center in St Mary as a delegate to the district assembly.

Holly Cummings Kenilworth, Ill J. W. Holton Tom Highland Street James G. Purvis Nancy Jimmy Aberdeen Drive Michigan New England States Warren South Carolina Snodgrass Nazarene Center St. Mary

Louisville visitors stay with Lloyd Tankersley family

From Louisville, Mrs. Ralph Boegel and her children are guests this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Tankersley on Lylburn Road, enjoying hospitality and local touring.

Louisville Ralph Boegel Lloyd Tankersley Lylburn Road

Snodgrass Family Heads to Alaska for Son’s Air Force Post

Mr and Mrs John Snodgrass of Sherman Avenue flew to Alaska where their son Warren serves in the Air Force at Elmendorf. They plan to return home by car late this month.

John Snodgrass Sherman Avenue Alaska Warren Air Force Elmandorf Middletonians

Miss Gay Millar Attends Leadership School in Wooster

Miss Gay Millar of Brentwood Street returns from Wooster where she attended leadership training at the College of Wooster on the campus of the Presbyterian Church in the United States Board of Christian Education.

Gay Millar Brentwood Street Wooster College of Wooster Board of Christian Education The Presbyterian Church In Us.a

Family returns from Chattanooga weekend trip

Mrs. George S. Fletcher and her children Danny and Lucetta of Warren Road with grandson Paul Raymond Ellis of Columbia Avenue and Miss Margaret Hemsiey of Blue Ball came back yesterday from a weekend visit with relatives in Chattanooga Tennessee. They toured Lookout Mountain Rock City and other points of interest.

George S. Fletcher Danny and Lucetta Warren Road Paul Raymond Ellis Columbia Avenue Margaret Hemsiey Blue Ball Chattanooga Tenn Lookout Mountain Rock City

Plane-hopping West Indies tour delighted three travelers

Miss Josephine Armstrong Miss Alma Easter and Mrs Joe Crawford enjoyed a two week trip visiting Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands Jamaica Haiti and Cuba during their plane hopping tour in the West Indies.

West Indies Josephine Armstrong Alma Easter Joe Crawford Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Jamaica Haiti Cuba

Friendship Class Picnic At Maple Park EUB Church

Mrs Pearl Whitesell and Mrs Ellsworth Lioyd hosted a Friendship Class meeting at Lioyds Manchester Road home. A white elephant sale accompanied the gathering with Rev Henry Snap Floyd Ballard Byrd Wilhoit and Cora Hesse as guests. The next meeting is planned for Sept 7 at Mrs Sam Mallorys Ohio Avenue home.

Pearl Whitesell Ellsworth Lioyd Manchester Road Maple Park Eub Church Henry Snap Floyd Ballard Byrd Wilhoit Cora Hesse Sam Mallory Ohio Avenue

Divorce notice in Butler County case for Williams

Lonnie Williams residence unknown must answer by August 21 1954 in Butler County Common Pleas Court case 64950 filed by Josephine Williams for divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. Clerk J T Kiep deputy Norman A Grevey Maxwell Finkleman attorney notice dates July 7 to August 11.

Lonnie Williams Josephine Williams Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio J . T. Kiep Norman A Grevey Maxwell Finkleman

Couple Wed Saturday In Kentucky

Miss Patricia Runkles and Carl Kaurich were married July 31 at the Ft. Knox main post chapel in Kentucky. The ceremony was performed by Father John Donavan at 9 a.m. The bride wore a ice blue two-piece dress with Navy accessories and a fuchsia hat, with white orchid corsage.

Patricia Runkles R. W. Runkles Cincinnati Car Kaurich Kaurich Sr Lawn Avenue Ft. Knox John Donavan Louis Botos

Wedding of Mr and Mrs Kaurich at Ft. Knox Ritz Restaurant

Louis Botos served as best man. The bride's mother wore a charcoal gray dress with black and white accessories and a pink carnation corsage. After the ceremony a breakfast for 20 guests was at the Ritz Restaurant in Ft. Knox. The couple will live at 1904 Tytus Ave after a trip. Mrs Kaurich is Lemon Monroe High School graduate and Ohio Bell employee. Her husband is Middletown High School graduate and Cincinnati School of Pharmacy alumnus, formerly with Gillen Crow Drug Co, now in the Army.

Ohio Bell Telephone Co Middletown High School Cincinnati School of Pharmacy Gillen-Crow Drug Co

Coming Up American War Mothers Meeting Set for Tomorrow

The American War Mothers group will gather tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Legion Home for a scheduled meeting and activities.

Legion Home

Settlement Reached in Suit Against Bob Cummings

Television writer-producer Mort Greene says he settled his $119 600 lawsuit against actor Robert Cummings and Don Sharpe TV producer and Cummings' wife named in the action. The contract alleged for 48 weeks at 600 dollars a week on My Hero was breached by Sharpe over innuendo and slander. Greene sought 19 600 in salary and 100 000 punitive damages.

Los Angeles Mort Greene Robert Cummings Cumming Don Sharpe Greene Cummings Hero Sharpe

Youth Takes Driver's Test For His Pal

In Detroit, 18 year old Mike Moore posed as his friend Ivan Buford Harmon to obtain a driver's license. He handed over Harmon s wallet and signed Harmon s signature, triggering a violent disturbance at police headquarters as officers restrained a chaotic crowd after Moore was detained for fraudulently obtaining an operator license.

Detroit Mike Moore Moore Ivan Buford Harmon Harmon

Panama Canal Opening Delayed by Massive Landslides

When the canal opened in 1913 engineers noted it might have finished two years sooner if not for huge landslides. The slides hampered work in the deep excavation necessary for the waterway.

Panama Canal

Dior's Bold New Look Targets Fashion’s Next Era

Paris reports Christian Dior, famed as fashion's creative genius, pursues a third career arc from farming to diplomacy to art before revolutionizing postwar style with the H-line silhouette. His New Look era began in 1947 and reshaped high fashion despite mixed reception in the United States.

Paris Christian Dior United States America France Dior Allyn Camble Hubert de Givenchy

Two In Hospital After Accidents

An industrial case and a burn ed housewife were admitted to Middletown Hospital yesterday. Mable Frebis, 55, of 613 Wikoff St., suffered first and second degree burns over a large area of her body when she overturned a tub of hot water. An accident occurred at the Logan Long Co. when Ira Morris was hit in the right eye with a sheet of ripping paper. Morris is a resident of 844 Sycamore Rd., Franklin.

Middletown Hospital Mable Frebis Wikoff St Logan Long Co Ira Morris Morris Sycamore Rd Franklin

No US plague deaths reported 1949 to 1954

The record states there were no deaths from plague in the United States during the period from 1949 through 1954, indicating a span of five years without plague fatalities.

United States

New Windows Installed At St Johns Church

Five new art glass windows have been installed at St John s Church this summer with two more planned. The windows are hand blown translucent pink gold tinted glass 13 feet long and 4 feet wide and depict the Virgin Marys ascent and apostles Peter Paul John the Evangelist and Andrew. The remaining panes will feature St James and St Matthew. The glass from England and crafted by C J Riordan Co of Cincinnati is noted for its pink hue and radiant glow.

St. John’s Church St. Peter Paul St. John the Evangelist Andrew St. James Mathew John Oberlander England C. J. Riordan Co Cincinnati

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