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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1952
Page
6
Joanne Frogale explores the wedding veil as one of the oldest bridal traditions. From China to Hebrew rites to Anglo-Saxon heritage, the veil signifies protection, modesty, and fruitfulness. Modern brides vary in length, but the veil remains a must for grand church weddings.
Mrs. Keuthan and family return from Lake James Indiana while Mr. and Mrs. McKeever and son vacation in northern Michigan. Miss Didier returns from a buying trip to New York. Mr. and Mrs. Price and son finish a week of vacation. The Middletown family toured York State Finger Lakes and Niagara Falls. Several local girls depart for Camp Manito-Wich Boulder Junction Wisconsin from Chicago by special train for a month.
Mr and Mrs Virgil E Perry hosted a morning brunch at the hotel for the bridal party of Miss Patricia Blizzard and Clayton E Briggs. Spring flowers and white wedding bells decorated the table center with a miniature bride and groom. several out of town guests attended.
Mr and Mrs Robert McClellan and Miss Marcia McClellan of Shaker Heights entertained after the wedding rehearsal for Miss Patricia Blizzard and Clayton E Briggs. The bridal party and out of town guests dined at the Manchester Hotel with attendees including Mr and Mrs Paul R Murphy and Miss Agnes L White and Miss Dorothy O Neill. The couple will exchange vows at 430 this afternoon at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr Z F McNary officiating.
Mrs. Lou Knezich hosted a surprise shower for Vera Rossi at her Central Avenue home on Tuesday evening. Decorations featured garden flowers and blue and white streamers, with two large wedding bells hung from the chandelier and prize winners named. The couple will wed September 6.
In Kokomo Indiana Susie the mother dog kept a nine pup litter but paid little attention to them. A kind hen named Biddy moved into the doghouse to brood the pups and protect them. After three weeks the pups began biting Biddy leading to a separation. The Vogleys relented and reunited them last week.
Mrs Leona Wise Jones of Athens Ohio was appointed Tuesday dean of women at Denison University She is the wife of Frank N Jones librarian at Ohio University where she was dean of women from 1949 until 1951 She resigned her Ohio U job when she was married because the school bars a man and wife serving on its faculty Mrs Jones succeeds Mrs Dorothy Z N Brooks who resigned to become dean of women and professor of personnel administration at Cornell
Ohio Attorney General ruled parents and teacher associations cannot run school dental clinics for profit. clinics may operate only on a charitable basis. Dentists in fee for service clinics violate the dental code and risk license suspension or revocation.
Middleton fire records show only one minor fire on August 1 amid dry conditions. Fire Inspector Howard Gall praises the rate but warns it may drop as dry days rise and urges vigilance. Grass fires, trash burn timing before 4 p.m., and outdoor cigarette disposal are stressed to prevent incidents. Household furnace and chimney checks are advised ahead of cooler weather to reduce autumn fires.
Slim lines flatting Half-Sizers pattern 1-2-3 sewing for fall casual wear. Marian Martin pattern R9087 offers sizes 14 to 24 with 39 inch fabric, complete Sew Chart, 35 cents in coins sent to Pattern Dept New York. Include name address and size in mail.
In East Liverpool Ohio a truck struck and killed James Springer aged 12 and Erwin Higgins aged 11 after they ran into the road chasing a ball thrown by a companion near Cannon's Mills. The crash occurred Tuesday.
Draft Board 10 to induct 22 men Thursday at the Legion Home. They will travel by bus to Cincinnati to enlist for 24 months. This is the third largest group to leave this year, following 30 on Jan 3 and 29 on Jan 5. Most inductees are June graduates. August Ohio quota rises to 1 446, with September at 1 710. Butler County August 48, September 87. Montgomery 75 and 87. Preble 7 and 8. Warren 9 and 11.
North Middletown Fire Department officials report many hydrants east of North Middletown are hidden by weeds. Chief William Long said trucks checked nearly 150 hydrants along Marshall Rd and East Side Farms to verify pressure and locate them. He urged residents and property owners to keep hydrant areas cleared for protection and to weed and burn only when necessary to prevent fast grass fires in hot windy weather.
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore reports July record of 319 inmates in air at the jail, averaging more than 10 per day. Heat and heat related drinking cited as factors though the jail expects no crowding danger and notes officers are alert.
A confidential source alleges Senator Williams of Delaware received threats after he accused racketeers of evading taxes. Williams, questioned by reporters, refused to confirm the threats. The informant links the threats to Williams’s Senate speeches naming gangsters profiting from tax settlements and questioning leniency for the average citizen.
Real Monkey Wrench Utica reports the steel strike disrupts Roscoe Conklin Park project. Delayed steel deliveries push the new monkey cage completion from September 1 to October 1, delaying opening and affecting park plans.
The Original Supreme Democrat Club plans a Friday moonlight picnic at 8 30 on the Kennedy lawn 1314 Baltimore St to invite old members and new joiners for reorganization A free barbecue and refreshments will be served Rosa Garett secretary announces a special club meeting at the Kennedy residence Saturday at 830 p m A rummage sale for the Building Fund of the Church of God will be held at 911 Garden Ave Friday at 8 p m The Missionary Society will meet at the church after prayers Also noted are visits by Dayton relatives to Garden Ave and a Tennessee trip by a Moore family member.
Police and Coast Guardsmen on Chicago's far South Side searched the Illinois Michigan Canal after reports of a body being dumped from a bridge. They recovered a rag padded dummy dressed in a blue sweater with loaves of bread held in its arms. Deputy Chief William Touhy called it likely a prank.
James E. Hoover of 2500 Elmo Place joins 162 others in passing the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy examination in June the board announced from Columbus today.
Middletown firemen continue off duty signature drives to qualify a petition to place the 56 hour work week issue on the November ballot. Captain Ernest Gehm said canvassing of Upper Arlington and remaining Middle town areas should finish by next Tuesday with over 3,000 signatures already gathered.
Raymond Lykins, 19, of Middletown, received a fractured left arm and facial and body lacerations when his car ran off Oxford State Road near Ottawa Street and struck a utility pole. State patrol said the car was heavily damaged and he was admitted to Middletown Hospital in fair condition.
Two men accused of cattle theft and a third accused of horse stealing were jailed after posses captured them near Liberty Texas. Sheriff W P Red Rose chased the cattle thieves for 12 miles after discovering their deserted car. Bloodhounds traced the trio to a tree in a backwoods area.
Findlay officer Frank O'Meara, former Kay Brand Packing Co. secretary treasurer, was found guilty of perjury in the Findlay horse meat scandal. A special three judge court deferred sentencing.
On Route 73 five miles west of Trenton a car driven by Walter L. Weber 25 of Hamilton struck a calf owned by Clarence Brosher. The calf died and the car received minor damage, state highway patrolmen reported today.
Gov. Frank J. Lausche granted a reprieve until Nov 21 for Louis Allen Angel 18 of Huntington W V a Marine private who faces execution Aug 14 in the hitchhike slaying of Allen Drake 43 a Columbus numbers writer in Licking County Angel was convicted May 3 by a Licking County jury of first degree murder and the reprieve allows more time for the pardon and parole board to review the case.
Akron Children’s Hospital reported 121 polio patients in its care and 244 polio treatments this season, with 15 fatalities. The latest death was Edwin Emch, 11, of Rittman, who died Tuesday, with his cousin James, 7, also from Rittman, having died last Sunday.
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