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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1950

Page

6

Society Notes Bring Camp Visits and Travels Across States

Vv News Of Society reports visits by Delafield and Nagawicka camp attendees including Charles and Ted Denny their spouses and Robert Gruver with Marilyn Danford Rita Oh and David Sebald set for Wis travels. Davidson party tours Colorado Kansas and Jamesport visiting relatives while Richard Dell visits Atlanta and Stamford connections attend conventions. Wildwood Golf Club reps head to Maketewah for a Tri State Invitational. A culinary tip notes custard cups bake evenly in a hot water bath.

Charles Denny Ted Olt Charles Ted St. John’s Camp Delafield Wis Robert Gruver Nagawicka Marilyn Danford Fred Danford Rit Oh David Sebald E. R. Coker E. Norwood Clark Cincinnati Wildwood Golf Club Maketewah Country

Jones Home Scene of Dinner Party

The Thomas Jones home in Excello hosted a family dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Sawyer and daughter Adelaide of Lima visiting for several days. Guests included multiple Ferguson, Perry, Barnard, Jones, and Sawyer family members plus Tad Jones arriving today to join the reunion.

Thomas Jones Excello A. G. Sawyer Adelaide Lima Jones John Ferguson Toni Virgil Perry Robert Barnard Eugenie Clarence Jones Sawyer Miss Sawyer Mrs. Jones Tad Jones

Robbins Family Heads to Havana on Sea Trip

The Robbins family departs Middletown after a breakfast hosted by Mrs. Wilbur Farquer. Mrs. Robbins, her son Michael and Mrs. Frank Robbins, Sr. travel by motor to New Orleans where Mrs. Robbins, Sr. will stay for the S S Quiruiga’s sailing to Havana Cuba to join Mr. Robbins and establish a new home. They had lived in Puerto Rico for the past two summers.

Frank Robbins Middletown Wilbur Farquer Puerto Rico

Picnic Held at Armco Park Honoring Spen cer McCurdy

A Sunday Armco Park picnic dinner honored Blufton Indiana resident Mr. and Mrs. Spen cer McCurdy. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. J. G Shafer of Defiance Ohio and several Dayton Fairborn and Dayton area families.

Armco Park Spencer McCurdy Blufton Ind J. G Shafer Defiance Howard Butler Fred Kenvin Joyce Ann Fairborn H. E. Butler Dayton Emma Glasco Ed Hummel

War Mothers of Middletown to entertain veterans

Nine War Mothers from the Middletown chapter traveled to Dayton on Sunday afternoon to entertain veterans at Brown's Hospital. Names include Mrs. C. E. Fakes Mrs. Don Gravenstein Mrs. Joseph McKinney Mrs. Cassie Thompson Mrs. Margaret Freeman Mrs. Richard Walt Mrs. Edgar Cecil Mrs. Charles Bolton and Mrs. J. W. Armitage. Also noted is a 1949 figure: American elevators carried 20 billion passengers for 500 million miles.

Dayton Brown's Hospital Middletown C. E. Fakes Don Gravenstein Joseph MceKinney Cassie Thompson Margaret Freeman Richard Walt Edgar T. Cecil Charles Bolton J. W. Armitage

Refugee Claims Red Koreans Field 340000 Troops

A refugee from Korea says Red Koreans can field 340000 combat troops and may release a further 200000 Chinese Reds as reserves if battles shift. The assertion cites Wang Kung Wen, former head of the Chinese Overseas Association in Seoul, detailing North Korean forces including 200000 North Koreans 80000 Koreans trained by Chinese Communists and 60000 Japanese.

Taipei Formosa Korea Wang Kung-Wen Chinese Overseas Association Seoul Russia Red Korea Kenneth R. Cornell

RCA Makes Test Of Color Video

RCA conducted a test broadcast of color television from Washington to New York, using co-axial cables to assess transmission over 200 miles. The signal originated at WBW and traveled to WNBT, with reception at RCA laboratories in Bridgeport and Princeton. Black and white picture appeared on standard sets unless tuned to the color channel.

New York Washington, D. C Radio Corporation of America WBW Washington WNBT RCA Bridgeport

Lake Shore Gas Seeks Court Injunction Over Pickets

ASHTABULA AP The Lake Shore Gas Company seeks a court order to stop picketing at its gates and to bar the CIO Utility Workers union from interfering with business and damaging property. The firm says output is about 75 percent due to the strike, with gas produced at Diamond Alkali in Painesville. Strikers average $1.24 to $1.42 an hour and demand 10 cents more.

Ashtabula Lake Shore Gas Company Common Pleas Court CIO Utility Workers Painesville Lake Shore

Church of God Rally Set at First Church of God

Alfred Garr and Dan White of Youth for Christ will conduct a rally service at 7:45 p m today at First Church of God led by Dr R C Caudill. They will soon depart for Europe to hold rallies in Britain Ireland Scotland France Germany Switzerland Spain and Italy. Garr, once a Phil Baker radio soloist, served as a Normandy officer before returning to entertainment and pastoring Garr Auditorium in Charlotte. White, ex Hollywood Baptist Church organist, now directs music at Garr Auditorium.

Alfred Garr Dan White Youth For Christ Church of God R. C. Caudill Europe British Isles Scotland France Germany Switzerland Spain Italy Garr Phil Baker Hell Normandy Garr Auditorium Charlotte, N. C White Hollywood Baptist Church

Ohio War Death in Korea Claims Pfc George Gfeller

Pfc. George Gfeller, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs Oscar Gfeller of Salem Ohio, was killed in action in Korea on July 24. He served with the First Cavalry Division.

Salem George Gfeller Oscar Gfeller Korea Defense Department Pfc Gfeller First Cavalry Division

Taft says U S Invited Attack In Korea At Field Day

U S Senator Robert A Taft told 5 000 to 6 000 attendees at Morgan County s soil conservation field day that the United States invited the attack in Korea. He warned heavy rearming could spark World War III and urged limited mobilization and restraint on wage price controls. He favored pushing into North Korea beyond the 38th parallel to seize the principal capital city if UN decisions allow.

Morgan County Acheson Korea Formosa Russia Taft United States Ohio 38Th Parallel United Nations Louis Brom

Notable Ohio figures praised at Lausche event

Field said Taft was an American liberal and one of Ohio's greatest citizens, noting the second great Ohio citizen could not attend. Bromfield added he referred to Gov. Frank J. Lausche, a Democrat.

Field Taft Ohio Bromfield Frank J. Lausche

Sea water freezes near two degrees Centigrade

Britannica states sea water freezes at about two degrees Celsius and the ice formed is practically free from salt.

Walkout Hampers Rubber Research at Akron Plant

A strike by 225 AFL Chemical Workers union members halted operations at the University of Akron rubber research plant for the Rubber Reserve Corporation. The university reports partial operation, while union officials say activity has nearly stopped. The walkout began yesterday over wage boosts of five to 30 cents to level wage differentials.

AKRON University of Akron Rubber Reserve Corporation AFL Chemical Workers Union

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News of Society By Susan Breiel A. Fervidson Martha Eleanor West Atlanta Richard Dell Hilda Bullion Julia Moore Stamford, Conn J. D. Riggs Tom Brown Chamber of Commerce Stamford Business and Professional Miss Bullion Riggs Richard Newlin Chicago Henry Haven Windsor Ted Windsor G. P. Lewis Eust Ann Lis Warse Havana United United Parts Tytus Berlin Soviet Zone North Korea West Berlin London Financial Times Detroit Randolph Churchill Winston Churchill The London Daily Telegraph Today Toyo Lake Shore Gas Melampy New China News Service Peiping Daily Worker Pyongyang London Daily Worker U. S McConnellville Robert A. Taft America Norcross the Optical Dept Roger Central Ave Ford Ross Motors, Inc DIAL
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