Scouts En Route to Philmont for 12 Day Trek
Thirty nine Boy Scouts Explorers and three leaders depart Middletown by chartered bus for a 12 day Philmont Scout Ranch trip in Cimarron New Mexico with stops at Camp Warren Levis Alton Ill Ft Riley Kan Ft Carson Colo arrival Aug 6 and return Aug 21. The group from the Mound Builders Area Council covers Warren Butler and surrounding townships. They will ride horses on long trips and carry gear supplies. Leaders are Richard Wopper and James Meeks with Joe Worley as assistant scoutmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Middletown
Philmont Scout Ranch
Cimarron
N. M
Mound Builders Area Council
Warren County
Lemon and
Madison Townships
Butler County
Camp Warren Levis
Alton
Ill
Ft. Riley
Junction City
Kan
Ft. Carson
Colo
Philmont
Philmont Boy Scout Ranch
David Banker
Ted Brown
Bob Cape
David Casky
Gene Combs
Lee Dennis
Russell Dennis
Danny Hogan
Dale Meeks
Gary Moore
Tom Ortman
Dick Retter
Tom Sant
Dick Selvar
Darrell Stutz
Don Mertz
Steve Alexander
Carl Baxter
Joan Dechant
Sam Disham
Douglas Geckler
Barry Glover
Willard Hoffman
Robert Taylor
Franklin
Stephn Baily
Bill Bennett
Harry Cornett
Bob Davis
Barry Keith
Jim Kite
Delbert Langhurst
Charles Perrine
Dennis Poindexter
David Surface
Jack Worley
Terry Zecher
Lebanon
George Brandenburg
David Ellis
Gary Wilson
Kings Mills
Richard Wopper
Middletown Post 77
James Meeks
Joe Worley
Chuck Perrine
del Langhorst
Journa
Seven Mile Withrow Reunion At Fairgrounds
Local notes report the Withrow Reunion at the Faton Fairgrounds attended by Warren and Penny Fisher and the Fisher family. Others include Celina weekend visits by Lawrence Martin and family, Ed Conarroe and Sue Ann in Celina, and Floridian travel by Donald Cornthwaite family. Hospital notes list Hattie Brown and Margaret Inman as patients at Fort Hamilton Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Fisher
Jerry Fisher
Penny
Withrow
Faton Fairgrounds
Lawrence Martin
Celina
Edgar Conarroe
Sue Ann
Donald Cornthwaite
Florida
Hattie Brown
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Mildred Zeigler
Ida Hood
Millard Fields
Hubert Kramer
Trenton
Harley Johnson
Camden
Gordon Johnson
Lafyette
Ind
Margaret Inman
Fort Hamilton
Hospital
Carter family reunion draws attendance in Ripley
Blue Ball reports Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Cottle and children Vickie and Penny of Grand Ave attended the Carter family reunion in Ripley last Sunday. Mrs. Henry Webb improves at Windsor Rd home after days in Hughes Hospital Hamilton following months of illness.
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Raymond Cottle
Vickie and
Penny
Grand Ave
Carter
Ripley
Henry Webb
Windsor Rd
Hughes Hospital
Hamilton
Webb
Injured In Car Crash Gratis School Head Has Cast Removed
Supt. Albert Kiracofe returned to University Hospital in Columbus to have his cast removed. He had worn it since last year’s Columbus basketball tournament due to an auto accident and was released Friday to return home. Modern Homemakers were entertained at Mrs. Della Hedger’s home with Mrs. Lucy Hedger as co host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratis
Albert Kiracofe
University Hospital At
Columbus
Della Hedger
Lucy Hedger
Gwen Blake
Blake
Local families enjoy Sunday outing at Cincinnati attractions
Karen Fletcher joined a Middletown YMCA ice skating trip. Families of Mr. and Mrs. James Combs, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Wolf, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Worley, and Mr. and Mrs. Don Combs spent the day at the Cincinnati Zoo. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lorkey and children are vacationing at Indian Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karen Fletcher
Middletown Ymca
Cincinnati Garden
James Combs
Lowell Wolf
Robert Worley
Don Combs
Cincinnati Zoo
Kenneth Lorkey
Indian Lake
Preble County Fair seeks horse and pony entries
Officials of the Preble County Fair announce an all including horse and pony show and a tractor pulling contest for August 11 to 15. Pony entries close at 6 p.m. August 14. The horse and pony show features thirteen classes and will run Friday August 14 at 7 30 p.m. in the grandstand. Horace Kramer Jr. is master of ceremonies with W. W. Stutz and Virgil Withrow as superintendents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Kramer, Jr
W. W. Stutz
Virgil Withrow
Monroe i H s To Perform At Fair Carnival
The Monroe Snip Snap 4 H Club chose members to give demonstrations at the Butler County Fair and Monroe Firemen's Carnival. The ninth meeting was at Jackie James home with plans for the next gathering at Sarah Hollon's at 2 p m Thursday. Diana Ex news reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Jackie James
Butler County
Sarah Hollon
Diana Ex
Stainless Pazo Piles Relief Promises Quick Comfort
Does more than shrink piles it claims to stop pain in minutes and promote healing without surgery. The ad says Stainless Pazo suppositories or ointment provide three actions: instant pain and itching relief, reduced swelling and congestion, and healing of raw tissues, with a money back guarantee.
Gratis Lowell Knabe Buys Eaton Flower Shop
Lowell Knabe has purchased Your Flower Shop at Eaton from Darrell Wysong. The shop is at 104-106 North Cherry Street. He has worked with Wysong five years in the flower business and for nine years as custodian at Gratis School. He is a 1949 Gratis High School graduate and a noted vocalist and wedding director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratis
Lowell
Knabe
Eaton
Darrell Wysong
North Cherry Street
Wysong
Gratis School
Gratis High School
Germantown EUB Plans Swim Party and Picnic
The Arnold and Goodfellow Classes of the Germantown EUB Church sponsor a church family swim party and picnic on Saturday August 8 at Camp Miami. Swimming runs 3 to 5 p.m. followed by supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Arnold
Goodfellow
James Dunham
Daytona Beach
Fla
Harry Grunwald
Memphis
Tenn
Erik
Carl Zink
Miamisburg
Kenneth Heistand
Creek Area Miscellaneous Shower Honors Mrs Sickle
Mrs William Sickle was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Howard Kelhoffer and Mrs Earl Brown in Elk Creek. Nineteen guests attended at the home of Mrs Earl Brown with prizes awarded to four guests including Mrs Jack Bush and Mrs Winston Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Creek
William Sickle
Howard Kelhoffer
Earl Brown
Jack Bush
Winston Love
Wade Brown
Pauline Gilman
William Hinkle
Art Friend
Glen Gingerich
Carl Carter
Kenneth Brown
Ted’ Whiteman
Mae Tillman
Ruth Pangle
Frank Love
Richard Walkier
Jess Gabbard
Joyce Sanders
Vaij James
Thirteen Club
Deerfield Road
Kenneth Kevenaugh
Marvin Young
Robert Cantom
Julius Fred
Bridge Club
McBurney Hills
Betty Arnold
Doris Mays
Ralph von Pabst
Charles Hacker
East Main St
Edna Lanham
Esther Lawson Family Relocate From Cherry Street
Mrs. Esther Lawson and her family moved recently from a double dwelling on Cherry Street to Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Lawson
Cherry St
Lebanon
Sheep Show At Sebald's Farm In Somerville
A sheep showing demonstration will be staged at the Charles Sebald Farm on Hamilton-Richmond Road Somerville on Saturday August 8 at 2 30 p m for the benefit of 4 H members with sheep projects They will see animals being shown ask questions and view Mr Sebald's show string.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sebald
Hamilton - Richmond Road
Somerville
4-H
Mr. Sebald
Warren County Families Hold Sunday Reunions
Two Warren County families held gatherings on Sunday. The Irons reunion met at Bethany Church Parish House near Lebanon with a noon basket meal. The Melampy reunion was held in the Seven Dolors Church recreation hall at Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County
Irons
Bethany Church
Seven Dolors
Monroe
Lebanon Woman Honored Appointed National Security Chair
Miss Jeanette Williams, named National Security Chairman of the Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women, was announced by the president. The board met in Columbus as 165 state clubs prepared plans, with Mrs. B. J. Bowman hosting a bridge gathering and honoring Miss Helen Fogle's birthday. Local social events included weddings, guests from Columbus, and parties on the Ohio River and in Lebanon venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Jeanette Williams
National Security
Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Agnes Merritt
B. J. Bowman
Helen Fogle
Zane Brant
Marjorie Terry
Orville Keever
Local Social Notes From Lima and Nearby Towns
Somerville Mr and Mrs F D Haggard of Lima called on Mr and Mrs Harry Hasemeir Tuesday. Mrs Roy Morrow spent Tuesday evening with her sister in Oxford. Mrs W B Bell spent a few days with her sister at Harveysburg. Darrell Daniels of Springfield spent Sunday with Mrs Arthur Harris. Mrs Daniels and children returned home with her husband after a visit with her mother Mrs Arthur Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Bratton
Walter Creech
First Brethren Church
Mary Kathryn Knabe
Anita Mobley
Ernest Creech
Walter
Miss Bratton
Norris O. Thompson Jr
Kimberly
Savanah
Calvin Fite
Eunice Brannon
Alice Wy‘song
Lowell Knabe
Netherland Hilton
Cincinnati
Edith Walters
Norman
Camden
Paul Gilbert
Browns Run
Ora Miller
Ruth Ann Campbell
Julie Ann
Helen Brubaker
Nancy Kiracore
Ruth Ann
Julie Ann Campbell
Hagerstown
Ind
Kathryn Nancy
Karen Kiracofe
Betty
Carolyn
Linda Morrow
Sara McDaniels
Rose Kiracofe
Margaret Shafer
Bessie
Phyllis Winter
Eaton
Dorothy Brubaker
Anne Lee
Brenda Miller
Sandra Karns
Bertha Johnson
Leona Kreider
Grace Smith
Suzanne Willis
Dorothy Vance
Louise Patton
Helen
Pam
Bevy Brubaker
Irvin Eller Dwain
Jeannie
Hiton Beach
Canada
Jenny Kiracofe
Lou Taylor
Jeanette Knabe
C_ Donald Dilatush
South Lebanon Road
Anne Chambers
Red Oak
Iowa
Hewett P. Mulford
Alfred Brant
Michigan
Shamlin Lake
F. D. Haggard
Lima
Harry Hasemeir
Roy Morrow
Oxford
W. B. Bell
Harveysburg
Darrell Daniels
Springfield
Arthur Harris
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Philmont Ranch
King Mills
Trailways
Dan Hogan
Paul Brandenburg
Russall Dennis
Darrell Stulz
Gary M. Moore
Dick Hooper
Steve Rexander
David Caskey
Dick Reitich
Don Wertz
John Dechant
Williard Hoffman
Scoulmaster
Mexico
Fairgrounds
Paul Neanover
Randy
William Neanover
Oliver Cox and Sons
Penny Fisher
al Suman
Agency For
Yankee RD
Marjorie Slone
Gladys Via
Wanda
Kopperstown
W. Va
Ruth Lumpkin
Delores Goins
Marlene Spivey
Dallas
Miss Spivey
Dayton Biltmore Hotel
Lumpkin
Arlene Avenue
Dayton
Rosie Bosnak
Jean Jenkins
Mart Helman
Dottie Durat
Barbara Berger
Helen Wishon
Marcella Helion
Bonnie Pierce
Eunice Engleman
Marciella Neff
Jeanie Tamplin
Dorothy Berry
Roberta Zimmerman
Preble Fair
i-H’s
Robert Bevington
John Bevington
Glen Thomas
Otis Thomas
Marines
San Diego
California
Robert J. Bevington
USMC
Co. B
Calif
Glen. E. Thomas
Miami Valley News
New England States
George Paine Jr
Pleasantville
New York
Ross Firestone
Middletown Hospital
Raymond Dean
James Dean
Kettering
Mrs. Earl Kern
Indianapolis
Wilbur Williams
E.U.B
Bremerhaven
Germany
Arcadia
Ann Arbor
Mich
Montreal
Brown
Melampy
Walter H. Miller, Jr
Valley View Farm
Mary Groves
Charles Carter
Donald H. Carter
Rt. 2
Lebanon Presbyterian .Church
Ohio Bpw
William C. Albrecht and Sons
Chris and
Johnnie
Jack Jones
Louise Herrick
Elaine Herrick
Josephine Banta
Larry ‘Best
Sharon Chiles
Kent Max Spieth
First Methodist Church
van Wert
Best
Mary S. Bolmer
Elmhurst
Illinois
H. E. Ackerman
la Grange
Ilinois
Hazel Brookes
Ellis Thompson
Cincinnati Club
Ca. F. Amana
Sam Bartel
Glamor
Buster Brown
Roblee
Pedwin
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