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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1958
Page
8
V George of Fifth Avenue extols individuality in bubble and trapeze hairdos as new fashion shifts. He notes varied face features require tailored coiffures, longer looks fade, progress toward simpler yet intricate styling, and coloring rising in popularity with quick color-to-perm cycles.
The Middle town chapter of the American War Mothers discussed a patients party at Longview Hospital Cincinnati. The event, chaired by Mrs. John Pendleton, will be Aug 16 with 11 a.m. gathering at the Legion home. A picnic is set for Aug 23 at 6 p.m. on Curryer Road hosted by Mrs. George Hincks.
Mrs. Louis Brown led the field winning gross honors yesterday in Ladies Day golf at Forest Hills Country Club. Low net honors in the top flight went to Mrs. John Anderson. Winners in B Flight were Mrs Charles Boyle and Mrs. Carl Bogar. Mrs. John Dillon had the low gross score in Flight C and Mrs. Paul Ruth won the low net award. Flight winners were Mrs. Paul Sibert and Mrs. Jack Christy. Honors for low putts went to Mrs. Richard Woods.
Mrs. Charles C. Beardsley led 18 holes with 70 net in the first flight, followed by Cryus Fitton at 72 and Hasleton 74 in the second flight. Third flight honors went to Thorn at 80 and Hayes 82, with nine hole results noting Bauer 37 and Snider 40 net in first flight.
Mrs John E Jackson and Miss Wanda Jackson hosted a shower at their Shafer Street home honoring Joyce Sansom bride-elect of Donald Gilbert. Guests included 17 with games won by Velma Walker and Barbara Williams. Vows set for September 6.
Mr and Mrs Larry Beckwith and son Larry Jr of Curryer Road returned from Fort Bragg North Carolina where they visited daughter and son in law Dr and Mrs Leland Lynch Jr. The Lynchs daughter Patricia Greer is the wife of Dr Lynch. Beckwiths stopped in Winston Salem with Mr and Mrs Ranny Deig, former Middletonians. Don S Wolford and family 615 The Alameda also returned from a vacation trip through central Colorado visiting Salida Leadville Aspen Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. They traveled home via Denver and Kansas City.
A series of pre nuptial events honors Miss Marilyn Fiessinger and John E Blust. Rehearsal dinner tonight host by Mr and Mrs John B Blust at Driftwood Party Room after church ceremony tomorrow at St Marys Church at 10 30 a m. Guests include immediate family and out of town attendants.
Delegates reported on the 50th Delta Theta Tau national convention held July 16–19 at the Netherland Hilton in Cincinnati. The local Beta Gamma chapter met at the Civic Association with Mrs. John Brooks recounting memorial services for Mrs. Charles Van Horn and noting the new Golden Hand Fund philanthropy program.
The 16th annual Hogg-Bach reunion will take place August 17 at Armco Park. A basket lunch will be served at noon. Mrs. Herman Hogg of 206 E Page Ave Trenton leads reunion arrangements.
Armco Girls Assn hosted 70 Wright-Patterson AFB USAF Hospital patients with a wiener roast on the east lawn and an evening of games in the lounge. Mrs Joseph Alexander led the hostesses with Miss Joyce Zornes in charge, assisted by a list of Armco members and Red Cross staff under Mrs Lawrence Dugan and Mrs Clara Mae Braden.
Jack Hose spoke on Flower Arrangements at Neighborhood Garden Club's annual picnic at the Pratts' home on Central Avenue. He described planning and originality as keys to attractive designs and demonstrated fixing blossoms into arrangements. Awards went to Mrs. Homer Weikel for unusual specimen and Miss Lutie Hale for miniature. The next meeting is Sept. 3 at the Spindlers' home.
Omicron chapter with Beta Sigma Phi sorority members and guests traveled to Dayton to see the musical Carousel at Memorial Hall. Attendees included Mrs. Walter Steway and other members. Mrs. Sloan announced a board meeting planned for September 8.
Princess Margaret spends a quiet day in New Brunswick visiting seven appearances in Fredericton. She plans to attend a harness race and was greeted by Premier Hugh John Fleming who presented a wool skirt. A basement fire and a falling elm branch caused jitters but no injuries were reported.
Washington reports nearly 1 percent of Americans over 65 were passing up Social Security Retirement checks as of January 1 to continue working. About 1,180,000 were men and 222,000 were women. additional women over 62 eligible for retirement benefits also continued to work.
The bulletin lists numerous births at city hospitals with both parents listed and the newborns' sexes. Among local cases, Clyde and wife Shaffer report a boy. George Sakata a boy. Marvin Halsey a boy. Owen Hensley a girl. Edward South a boy. Reece Luke a girl. Fred Hatcher a girl. John Gilmore a girl. Buster Bowling a boy. Jose Mendaro a girl. Out of town entries note Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton with a Dayton-bound family. multiple listed relatives and addresses in Middletown, Franklin, Dayton, Lebanon, and nearby areas accompany these notices.
A post nuptial miscellaneous shower honored Mrs. Jack Douglas Baird formerly Elizabeth Brasshear at Mrs. Everett Brashear’s Yankee Road home. Attendees included Peggy Ross James McIntosh Linwood Conlee Myrtle Brashear and many others. Mr. and Mrs. Baird wed July 18 at the Church of God on Yankee Road.
A roster of names and ages with addresses in Hamilton and Middletown includes Carl T Kubrik 25 construction worker of Hamilton Vicki Ray 18 of Middletown and others such as Arnold Lee Bowling 20 Catherine Neal 16 John E Blust 22 Marilyn Ann Fessinger 20 William D Carter 22 Hortense M Wilburn 20 Charles E Sproul 24 Opal Speaker 19 Thomas Bartels 22 and Opal Lawson 18. The list spans several professions and home locations.
The Hospital page lists William Baker of Winton Street Dale England of Nevada Ohio Donald Sprague of Fairmount Charles Chappell son of Mr and Mrs Charles Chappell St Penfield Ave Mrs E F Miller of Franklin Thomas Richards son of Mr and Mrs Foster Richards Ger Dixson Bryant of Walnut Street Mrs John Gardner of Central.
Mrs. Zinck and Wanda Taylor were honored at a post-nuptial shower hosted by Mrs. Ray Tewart Mrs. Frank Barker and others at the latter's Red Lion home. Thomas Zinck and Wanda Taylor were married Friday at her parents' home in Red Lion. They will live on River Street Franklin. Twenty-five guests played games with prizes won by Mrs. Pearl Riley Mrs. Bernard Payton Miss Irene Fox and Frieda Leis.
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