Weekend Visitation And Travel Notes In Brief
Nell Fitzgerald leaves for a two month West tour visiting Chicago Elko San Francisco and Tacoma. Walter Goodman returns from Canada with Niagara Falls as a highlight. Kay Gabel of New York City stayed with the Dineens in North Verity Park Way. Mark Ware Cincinnati visits his parents and J W Stalls and Mrs Roy Ware on Yankee Road. Barnards visit Mrs H G Barnard in Greenfield with children Eugenie Carolyn and Chardelle. Dorner guided ten Middletown tennis players to River Forest Tournament. Cockman returns from Pittsboro North Carolina. Ann Dorner visits Chicago with Joan Peterson and Gretchen Trueptner at Lake Gogebic Michigan. all three are roommates at Christian College Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Fitzgerald
West
Chicago
Elko Nev
San Francisco
Tacoma
Washington
Ann Dorner
Joan Peterson
Miss Dorner
Gretchen Trueptner
Lake Gogebic
Michigan
Christian College
Missouri
Birthday party honors Mrs Imhoff in Williamsdale
Mrs Elizabeth Imhoff of Williamsdale near Hamilton was honored by a surprise birthday party Saturday evening hosted by her daughter in Navaho Street. Guests included Mrs Henry Ebbing and daughter Sher Mrs Richard England Mrs Clayton Dunham Mrs Richard Tenham and daughter Linda along with Beatrice Hazlett and son Clifford and many Imhoff family members. Refreshments followed games as the group toasted the guest of honor and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Imhoff
Williamsdale
Hamilton
Bernard Payton
Navaho St
Imhoff
Henry Ebbing
Sher
Richard England
Clayton Dunham
Richard Tenham
Linda
Beatrice Hazlett
Clifford
Dudley Neal
Marilyn
Vera Neal
Felix McCollum
Bobby
Armel Hetzler
Jerry Bowers
Gary Payton
Patsy Payton
Delbert Imhoff
James Imhoff
Marvin Imhoff
Herbert Imhoff
Couple Married On Saturday Morning
A Saturday morning informal ceremony united Miss Juanita Waddles and Cullen B. Sparks in marriage. Sammie Bailey Justice of the Peace conducted a single ring ceremony. The bride wore a powder blue organdy dress with white accessories and a brocaded blue organdy dress for the attire. Sparks is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Sparks. the groom spent three years in the Navy and works at United Welding Company. The couple will reside with the bride’s parents in Jackson Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Waddles
Cullen B. Sparks
Sammie Bailey
Claude Barker, Jr
Sparks
Dolores Carr Weds Clarence Hatfield
Dolores M Carr daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Carr Sr of Main St Franklin wed Clarence Hatfield son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Hatfield Franklin at Church of the Nazarene Franklin on Friday July 28. Rev A R McMurrin performed the double ring ceremony at 6 30 PM with garden flowers. Attendants included Miss Jace Carr Miss Marlene Smith Miss Carol Ann Smith Robert Harrison best man Fred Carr Roy Fitzgerald. The bride wore a white waffle pique dress with bonnet and carried red and white rose buds on a white prayerbook. A reception followed at the bride’s grandparents home. The couple will honeymoon at Catawba Island Windsor Canada and live at 24 North Main St Franklin. The bride is a Franklin High School and Middletown Business College graduate employed by Economy Loan Co Middletown. The groom a Franklin High School graduate spent 2 1/2 years in the Navy and works for National Cash Register in Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores M. Carr
Fred Carr
Main St
Franklin
Clarence Hatfield
Leonard Hatfield
Anderson St
Church of the Nazarene
A. R. McMurrin
Jace Carr
Marlene Smith
Carol Ann Smith
Robert Harrison
Roy Fitzgerald
Franklin High School
Middletown Business College
The
Economy Loan Co
Middletown
Navy
National Cash Register
Dayton
September Bride Honored at Shower
Miss Charlotte Armitage, soon to wed Richard E. Marshall on September 2, was honored at a misc shower hosted by Mrs. Oscar Armitage. Guests included many Armitages and friends. gifts were arranged under an umbrella decorated in orchid white and yellow. Games followed the gift opening with prizes awarded to Mrs. Carl Schwitzer, Mrs. Owen Armitage, and Miss Ethelda Brumfield. Mrs. Armitage won the door prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Armitage
Richard E. Marshall
Oscar Armitage
Queen Ave
Carl Schwitzer
Owen Armitage
Ethelda Brumfield
Armitage
Harry Armitage
Luther Armitage
Adrian Duff
Dwight Trimble
Schwitzer
Ray Belt
Russell Armitage
Dillard Oldfield
Sarah
The Lewis Reiners Honor Houseguests Dinner
Mr and Mrs Lewis Reiner hosted a dinner last evening for their house guests Mrs Edward Balzer and children from Riverside Connecticut. Attending were Mr and Mrs Riley Appleton Mr and Mrs Clyde Stone Mr and Mrs Claude Stone and family Bath Indiana Dr and Mrs Perry Seal and family Mrs Margaret Brackney and daughter Brookville Indiana the honored guests and the Reiners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Balzer
Riverside
Missionary Society to Meet at Pleasant Ridge Church
The Missionary Society of the Pleasant Ridge United Brethren Church will gather Wednesday at 6 30 p m for a covered dish dinner at the church Members are asked to bring a covered dish and their own service and all church members are invited to attend
Scouts Depart for Camp Hook Weeklong Outing
Scouts from Troop No. 20 sponsored by Holy Trinity Athletic Association left yesterday for a week at Camp Hook. Attendees include John Brell Joe Christman Fred Dakin Jerry Dakin Charles Daly Dick Daly Larry Daly Terry Fink Tom Fink Tim Gough Michael Kell Jim Kramer Jerry Kramer Leo Miller Richard Ristaneo Tony Rogers David Smith Dennis Stein John Dorenbusch Robert Zuehlke. Counselors are Clem A. Fink Francis Kramer and Edward K. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hook
Scout Troop No. 20
Holy Trinity Athletic Association
John Brell
Joe Christman
Fred Dakin
Jerry Dakin
Charles Daly
Dick Daly
Larry Daly
Terry Fink
Tom Fink
Tim Gough
Michael Kell
Jimmy Kramer
Jerry Kramer
Leo Miller
Richard Ristaneo
Tony Rogers
David Smith
Dennis Stein
John Dorenbusch
Robert Zuehlke
Cincinnati Friends Fete Engaged Couple
A surprise buffet dinner in Cincinnati honored Miss Marjorie Gardner and Lars R. Larson whose marriage is set for September 30. Co hosts were Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Willett and Miss Christine Carrico at the Robert OBrien home. Gladioli decorations framed a miniature bride and groom and a wedding cake centerpiece. Guests gave gifts then played bridge late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Marjorie Gardner
Lars R. Larson
Robert O’brien
R. A. Willett
Christine Carrico
Two-Ball Fourball at Wildwood Golf Club Favors Mulligan Pair
Chairmen for the two-ball fourball at Wildwood Golf Club yesterday afternoon were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mulligan, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Campbell Allen. Winners with low gross of 41 were Mrs. J. W. Denninger and Bert Feinthal. Mrs. Don Keffer and Gene Coker won the blind bogey. A buffet supper followed in the club house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wildwood Golf Club
Glenn Mulligan
Campbell Allen
J. W. Denninger
Bert Feinthal
Don Keffer
Gene Coker
Former Middletonians Visit Over Weekend
Former Middleton residents Mr and Mrs Richard Broeren visit Middletown before moving to Chicago. Hosts Mr and Mrs John Ferguson hosted a small dinner at Forest Hills Country Club on Saturday. Sunday evening Mr and Mrs Harold Osborne served a dinner at Fairmount Ave home. A summer cooler with crushed mint and pineapple juice was served over ice with mint sprig and cherry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Chicago
Richard Broeren
Broerens
John Ferguson
Forest Hills Country Club
Harold Osborne
Fairmount Ave
Holy Trinity School Term Opens September 6
School days for Holy Trinity parish children begin Wednesday September 6. A free day is set for September 26 when Archbishop Alter is installed at St Moni ca Cathedral in Cincinnati. On September 25 the Archbishop will pass Middletown in his special car on Train No. 303 arriving at 5 p.m. at the Big Four station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Parish
Alter
St. Monica Cathedral
Cincinnati
Middletown
Big Four
Assistant Pastor Named Temporarily at Holy Trinity Church
The Rev. Raymond Favret of Cincinnati has been assigned to Holy Trinity Church as assistant during Rev. Walter Sterwert’s European tour. Favret returned from Rome last Tuesday and will serve during Sterwert’s absence as he travels to Oberammergau Lourdes Paris and back to the United States by September 1. James Favret, his father, is active in local American Legion circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Favret
Cincinnati
Holy Trinity Church
Favret
Rome
Walter Sterwert
Father Sternert
Oberammergau
Lourdes
Paris
United States
James Favret
American Legion
Air Force Bomb Tragedy Averted In Housing Area
Eyewitnesses report 17 bombs detonated in minutes as flames ripped through a housing area with about 50 trailers 150 feet away. Fire trucks were blown aside by delayed blasts, the explosion felt 30 miles away, threatening hundreds of families in the nearby military complex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Servicemen News Highlights Tharp Home on Furlough
PFC Paul Arthur Tharp son of Mr and Mrs John Tharp of Trenton is home on a 21 day furlough before reporting to Fort Dix New Jersey Pvt Paul G Nickell 18 son of Mrs Stanley Nickell of 2103 South Ave has begun indoctrination training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas The Gateway to the Air Force
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Arthur Tharp
John Tharp
Trenton
Fort Dix
N. J
Paul G. Nickell
Stanley Nickell
South Ave
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Force
San Antonio
Texas
Residents Report Flying Saucer Over Beech Street
Beech Street residents say they saw a white flat flying saucer about two to three feet in diameter for five minutes this morning. The object appeared high in the sky, zoomed in from the northeast, turned, then left toward the southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech St
False alarm at South Ave and Cherry St fire box
An early morning alarm near South Ave and Cherry St triggered Company 3. They responded at 3:31 a.m. and released the out-tap at 3:35 a.m. The report also notes Western Australia has 525,000 residents in a land area over three times Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Ave
Cherry St
Company 3
Western Australia
Texas
Cornerstone Rites Draw 300 At New First Presbyterian
More than 300 persons attended the cornerstone ceremony at the new First Presbyterian Church site on East Central Ave Sunday. Calvin Verity, president of the general building committee, received the honor of saving the first cornerstone. John B. Whitlock was master of ceremonies and Rev. Robert S. Thomas of Oxford delivered the main address on Temple Building, likening church construction to ancient temple making. A highlight was placing a stainless steel box in the cornerstone containing building records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
East Central Ave
Calvin Verity
John B. Whitlock
Robert S. Thomas
Oxford
Thomas
Paul
Accident Victim Returned To City
Mrs. Chester L. Kingsbury was returned to her Alameda home from Erate ston Til hospital after an automobile crash near Lac Lafayette Ind on July 18. She suffered lacerations and shock when her car rolled over after being forced into a ditch by a vehicle entering from a side road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester L. Kingsbury
Alameda
Erateston
Til
Lacfayette
Ind
Dedication of New Church by Rev. Russell Galloway
The Rev. Russell Galloway delivered the invocation and dedication prayer at the church service. The congregation plans to move into the new church around the first of the year, with a copy of the Middletown Journal and other papers preserved for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Journal
Russell Galloway
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vv News of Society
Walter L. Goodman
Canada
Niagara Falls
Kay Gabel
New York City
Dan T. Dineen
North Verity Parkway
Mark Ware
Roy Ware
South Main St
J. W
Yankee Rd
Robert Barnard
Mr. Barnard
H. G. Barnard
Greenfield, Ind
Eugenie, Carolyn
Chardelle
Fred Dorner
River Forest
Jane Dorner
Susan Hagen
Miriam Rautio
Karen Siegfried
A. Edward Cockman
Mr. Cockman
Pittsboro, N. C
Mrs. Imhoff
Queen Optical Company
Palace Theater
East Sixth Street
Butler
DRY Cleaners
Butler Dry Cleaners
Dial 24220
Cleaners
St. Clinton
Dolores Carr
Lewis Reiners
Central Ave
Wildwood
Holy Trinity
Skeeiicmed
Middletown Credit Bureau Office
Ethyl Bowman
Gabardine
Miami Valley
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