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Middletown Journal

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Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1949

Page

10

Trenton Candidates File Petitions This Week Deadline Today

Final day to file electoral petitions for village and township offices in Butler and Warren Counties. Notable Trenton entrants include eight candidates for the Trenton board of education and council seats along with several other township and village posts across the counties.

Trenton Butler Warren Counties Sam J. Flanador Herbert Kefer Willard F. Schenck Abe L. Young Clarence Cons Clyde Lewis Karl Scholz Eddie McDonald Stanley Imhoff Fairfield Leonard Standefer Steve Gay William A. Schul Board of Education Oxford J. B. MacDonough Wayne Christ Stock Seven Mile Village Kenneth P. Millice Arthur F. Baker Union Robert Wardwell Verner Clemmons Roy L. Maddox New Miami Cecil T. Coldiron Board of Public Affairs Charles E. Landis St. Clair Willam Coffey John Kellum Millville Walter J. Cisle Harold Hunter Albert Miller Thuriel Nagle Reily Edwin E. Buell Morgan Township M. W. Beard Stanley B. Konrad Charles Burnett Milford Marion Eller Warren Hansel Filer Lawrence Gaiser Summerville Jesse J. Brannon

Gratis Spraying to Fight Polio in Rural Village

Gratis village plans an evening DDT spray to combat polio. The Gratis Boosters Club sponsors the project and the village council asks residents to store garbage in closed containers and clean up rubbish.

Gratis Gratis Boosters Club

Franklin Society to Meet Tuesday

The August gathering of the Missionary Society of the Franklin Lutheran Parish will be held next Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Gerald Kemper near Miamisburg with Mrs. Alva Scholl as leader.

Franklin The Missionary Society of the Franklin Lutheran Parish Gerald Kemper Miamisburg Alva Scholl

Community Notes From Greenbush Area

Mr and Mrs Virgil Smallwood and daughter and Beatrice Terrill attended church in Germantown Sunday evening. The Bach Hogg reunion will be held August 14 at Armco Park. The Whipp reunion will be held at Ft St Clair at Eaton. Mrs Ruth Specht and Mrs Dudley Neal entertained the Ladies Aid with eighteen members and three visitors present. The September meeting will be held at the home of Mrs Clarence Deander with Mrs Forrest Gaul assisting.

Greenbush Virgil Smallwood Beatrice Terrill Germantown Armco Park Ft. St. Clair Eaton Ruth Specht Dudley Neal Clarence Deander Forrest Gaul

Morrow Man Claims Biggest Sunflower Height

Clarence Brown of Morrow reports a sunflower at his home reaching 15 feet tall the tallest in Warren County this season surpassing last week’s 13 foot contender by Cliff Brant of Lebanon. The contest season peaks as growers seek sunflowers over 15 feet. Anyone else in the county reporting taller blooms.

Lebanon Clarence Brown Morrow Cliff Brant Warren County

Four Candidates File For Carlisle Education Board

Four candidates, including incumbents William S. Eby and Delbert Muchmore, plus newcomers Robert Spence and Fred Ritz, filed petitions for the Carlisle Board of Education. The district reports faculty openings only for third grade and the home economics commercial post in the high school remain unfilled.

Carlisle Carlisle Board William S. Eby Delbert Muchmore Robert Spence Fred Ritz

Springboro social roundup recalls weekend visits and travel

Community notes list numerous residents visiting relatives and attending services and events across nearby towns. Sightings include Charles Leiss, Orville Miller, Don Bishop, Jake Urschel, Ernest Pickering at Columbus Legion convention, and Jim Douglas heading to Camp Perry with Ohio National Guard.

Springboro Charles Leiss Orville Miller Don Bishop Carlisle Jake Urschel Franklin Smoky Mountains Ernest Pickering American Legion Columbus Jim Douglas Ohio National Guard Camp Perry Elmer Wetz Dayton Sallee Magruder Anna Louis Harmell Rachel Wells Anna Se Nellie Taylor Orena Ely Germantown Marjorie Ursehel Miamisburg Mary Taylor Grace Lawrence Taylor Lawrence Leis George Seidenstick Lee Lovely J. M. Hogg Olney Fugate Robert Lovely Eaton Oscar Wade Lytle Harriet Druley Springfield Anna Hormell Ida Wical Centerville James Wical Perry Wade Jesse Brandenburg Chalmers Brandenburg Beavercreek Reformed Church Howard Cosler Xenia Blanche Miller Ridgeville Louis Null Farmersville Jennie Wills Howard Dumford Urbana Charles Sweney Stephen Nathan Martha Granda Robert Ault C. C. Mahan Jene Ault Ray Ault Clara Crockett W. T. Tullis Abbie Gray Kam the Decker Margaret Lebanon Raymond McCurdy Richard Lubbersman Cincinnati Stanley Fry Claud Bowman Middletown Wally Jene Bowman Robert Eaton Wilbur South Red Lion Emma Roof Herbert McAbb Robert South Anna Marshall Richard Updyke William Perrine Jack Suttman Ben Suttman James Suttman Helen Kehrle Mary Frances Bishop William Marstall Ernest

First Ram Day Set in Warren Ohio and Lamb Pool

Warren County plans its first ram day of the season and third lamb pool at Warren County fairgrounds on Wednesday August 17. The lamb pool runs 6 to 8 a m with lambs graded by County Agent Berman Ross. notify in advance. The ram day program starts in the afternoon. farmers with rams or desires to exchange are urged to bring them to the fairgrounds.

Lebanon Warren County Warrenounty Fairgrounds Berman Ross Ross

Germantown Bride-To-Be Joanna Kuch Feted In Showers

Miss Joanna Kuch bride elect of August 13 receives multiple miscellaneous showers in Germantown. Hosts include Miss Grubbs and Mrs Calvin Ankeney with guests such as Mrs Eunice Gephart Mrs Roy Anslinger and many others. Gifts are exchanged as part of the celebrations.

Germantown Joanna Kuch Maryann Brubbs Shirley Hardin Marcia Buck Marilyn Zeck Miss Grubbs Miss Kuch Eunice Gephart Roy Anslinger Joann Marker Marybell Ankeney Jeanyne Gunkle Bertha Grossnickle Janet Elright Barbara Guntle Calvin Ankeney Very] Ankeney Berth Grossnickle Everett Kuch Charles Mears Charles Mears, Jr Emmerson Mears Clara Brown Jack Adams Everett Zeck Ray Gephart Merrill Shaffer Bernard Inglebrand Albert Ankeney Glenn Reason Charles Kuch Charles Reason Jack Brewer

Trenton Alumni Prepare Old Fashioned Basket Picnic

The Trenton High School Alumni Association outlines plans for an old fashioned basket picnic to be held Sunday at 2 p.m. The event will feature games contests and prizes plus softball tennis and croquet facilities for attendees.

Trenton Trenton High School Alumni Association

Shiflett and Wilkerson Guests Among Franklin Shoppers

Franklin residents and relatives are noted in a series of social items. Mrs A Shiflett and Mrs Sylvia Wilkerson shopped in Dayton, while Mrs Margaret Hamilton visited relatives in Arlington Virginia and Springfield New Jersey. The column lists birthdays, visits to Detroit and Chicago, and locals hosting gatherings at Chautauqua Road, plus trips to Niagara Falls and Sturgeon Falls.

Franklin A. Shiflett Sylvia Wilkerson Dayton Margaret Hamilton James Ferst Arlington Robert Hamilton Springfield N. J Virginia Tommy Thacker Jimmie Ruppert Jerry Larry Scholl Roy Morgan Carl Morgan Sara Murphy Kentucky Mary Robinson Sylvia Cluxton Rhodabelle Mullins Columbus Eileen Meyers Ralph (Snow) Anglesby Ralph Canton Chautauqua Rd Garnett Rumaggi May Hunstbarger Detroit Mich Col. L. J. Rumaggi Memphis Tenn Everett Thacker and Sons Bud and Ohn Lowman and Son Russell McCoppin

Weekend Visit Highlighted By Lima Guests

Mr and Mrs Jesse Ramsey hosted over the weekend with Thomas Hurst of Lima visiting Marie Mar and others at the stall event.

Marie Marstall Thomas Hurst Lima Jesse Ramsey

Ball and Chain Club to Meet Trent on Picnic Night

The Trenton Ball and Chain Club will meet tonight at 6 30 for a picnic supper at Le Sourdsville Lake.

Plow Contest Features Warren Field Day

Warren County conducts Field Day at Owen Hartsock farm Massie Township from 1 to 4 pm. Winners advance to district plowing matches in Wilmington on August 16. Two miles of terraces will be built by tractors with at least one terrace by a motor grader. Demonstration shows terrace construction with common farm equipment.

Lebanon Warren County Massie Township Wilmington Hartsock Clarksville Oregonia-Harveysburg Wayne Wilson Soil Conservation District Berman Ross Warren Posts County Extension Service

Stitch and Chatter Club to Meet in Franklin

The August meeting of the Stitch and Chatter Club is set for Wednesday at 1 30 in the home of Mrs C 8 Jackson. Other notices include Warren County 4 H Style Revue at Lebanon High School gym Friday with health and demonstration contests and a lawn social at IOOF Lodge lawn. The Amanda Methodist WSCS holds a lawn fete Friday at 5 on church yard. Blue Ball Presbyterian Women meet Friday at 2 p m at Mrs Paul Fishers. Pleasant Ridge Wide Awake Class meets Friday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Clovis Kalbfleich.

Lebanon Warren County Lebanon High School Excello WSCS Amanda Methodist Church Blue Ball Women’s Missionary Society of the Blue Ball Presbyterian Church Paul Fisher Pleasant Ridge EUB Church Clovis Kalbfleich

Gratis The Women of the Rebekah Lodge Will Hold

The Rebekah Lodge plans a gathering for its women members. Details on date time and location are not fully legible in the fragment.

Gratis Rebekah

Carlisle Church To Hear Pastor From Maryland

The New Jersey Presbyterian Church in Carlisle will host Rev. B. F. Ferguson of Gaithersburg Maryland this Sunday to deliver the sermon as a supply minister and candidate for the vacancy. On August 21 Gilbert Dodd dean of Cedarville College will give the morning address while August services continue as usual.

Carlisle B. F. Ferguson Gaithersburg, Md New Jersey Presbyterian Church Ferguson Gilbert Dodd Cedarville College

Local Society Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Card Parties

Lebanon society guests include Mrs Clara Keeve of Los Angeles and many local families. Birthday Club hosts on Summit Street with prize winners listed. Two-Table Bridge Club hosted by Mrs William Pierce on Deerfield Road. Numerous weekend gatherings feature picnics, dinners, and family visits from Cincinnati Newark and Louisville with several youngsters mentioned.

Lebanon E. O. Ragland Birthday Club Summit St Homer George Morris Nixon H. R Harris J. Ragland Robert Klick Ragland Harris George Nixon William Pierce Deerfield Rd Zane Brant Charles Earnhart Orville Keever Jearl Spivey Paul Holthaus Oakwood Ave Clara Keeve Los Angeles Calif Mary Jane Fraser Walter Stubbs Robert Lesan Jeanetter Carder Don Runner Keith Kenneth Gordon Springfield Cincinnati Chautauqua Earl van Ness Danny Newark John Shinn Stanley Schellenbach Clarence A N. High

Visits Reported From Woodsdale on Monday Evening

Mr and Mrs William Allen visited Mr and Mrs Bruce Brooks Monday evening Eddie Haskell visited Bill Abrams Monday evening Mrs Eugene Couch visited Mrs John Haag Monday evening Mrs David Reece visited Mrs Howard Abrams Monday evening Leis Rose visited Margaret Davis Monday evening David Reece visited Glen Gabard Monday evening Mrs Helen Sisom is ill Mr and Mrs Robert Schenck visited Mr and Mrs Raymond Tincher Betty Puckett is visiting Clara Johnson

Jolly Matrons Club Plans Luncheon in Poasttown

Franklin rural members of the Jolly Matrons Club will hold a covered dish luncheon and all day meeting Thursday at the home of Mrs. Lon Harper in Poasttown.

Franklin Rural Jolly Matrons Club Lon Harper Poasttown

Cream Ridge Club to Host Annual Ice Cream Party

The Franklin area Cream Ridge Club will hold its annual ice cream party Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hartman.

Franklin Rural Cream Ridge Club Charles Hartman

Youth at Blue Ball Church Host Friday Hay Ride

Geneva Fellowship groups of the Blue Ball Church plan a hay ride and wiener bake this Friday, inviting neighbors to a community event at the church grounds.

Blue Ball Geneva Blue Ball Church

Willing Workers Plan Church Ice Cream Social Friday Evening

The Willing Workers class will host an ice cream social at the church on Friday evening at 5 30. Proceeds support church programs.

Trenton Ball and Chain Club Picnic Planned

The Trenton Ball and Chain Club meets Wednesday at 6 30 p m for a picnic supper at LeSourdville Lake with members expected to attend.

Somerville Volunteer Fire Dept Homecoming Carnival Planned

The Somerville volunteer fire department announces its annual homecoming carnival to be held this Saturday with community participation expected.

Somerville

Willing Workers Plan Pleasant Ridge Ice Cream Social

Members of the Willing Workers Class at Pleasant Ridge EUB Church will host an ice cream social this Friday at 5 30 p m at the church. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Pleasant Ridge EUB Church

Local residents attend fairs and visit relatives across states

Ger mantown residents plan to attend the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Riverside Connecticut visitors arrive for a stay with Mr and Mrs Harold McMurry. Several families host relatives and friends in Middletown Chautauqua and Cincinnati. Households share hospital confinement and travel to Smoky Mountains and Salt Lick Kentucky during the week.

Germantown Larry Barnhart Jack Judy Springfield Ill W. J. Loughlin Riverside, Conn Harold McMurry George Creech S. Cherry St Middletown Hospital Robert Black Columbus Herman Clasen Robert Martz Kenneda McDonald Long Beach Cal Roger Kindig Brookley Field Elizabeth Kern Dan Auslinger Danny Donald Moyer Ira Zimmerman Calvin Kern Dean Stiver Vernon Stiver

Warren County Car Sales Set July Record

An all time high in Warren County July new car sales reached 148. Chevrolet led with 54 sold, Ford 19, Buick and Pontiac 10 each, Plymouth and Dodge nine, and others fewer. Certificate of title filings about 812, mortgages 335, cancellations 234.

Lebanon Warren County Cliff C. Beckett Chevrolet Ford Buick Pontiac Plymouth Dodge Studebaker Oldsmobile Kaiser Packard Hudson Nash Chrysler Mercury DeSoto Cadillac GMC Beckett

Monroe couple marks 50th wedding anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Davis of Route 63 celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family reunion at home. The couple, formerly Elizabeth Nel, wed August 10, 1899 in Hamilton, have no children but 23 nieces and nephews. Mr. Davis works as a carpenter and they have lived in Monroe all their lives.

Monroe Joseph Davis Route 63

Social Roundup of Local Visits and Travels

Mr and Mrs Wilbur Beltz and daughter of Middletown called on the Reddings Sunday. Families visited in Frenchburg Ky with Mrs Cora Canney. Many attended a Reds Dodgers game and a Marietta Was Naughty at West Chester. Trips included Mammoth Cave Great Smoky Mountains and Virginia Beach.

Wilbur Beltz Middletown W. D. Redding Richard Beebe Frenchburg Cora Canney Robert Snyder Edwin Earhart Cincinnati Reds Brooklyn Dodgers S. G. Patterson James Baird Renk Joann Carberry Stillwater James Linkous Clarence Carberry T. S. Jasper Wyandotte Mich Charles Alexander Wilson Williams Ted Hall Robert Dunn Manchester Rd Chester Hall Janet Gail Kentucky Mammoth Cave Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Indian Reservation North Carolina Virginia Beach Washington Shirley Wilson Nora Gay Phyllis Holland Ruth Gray St. Louis Joseph Baird Michigan Wisconsin Illinois Indiana J. F. Hinkle Douglas Ken Batchaw Canada Michigan Straits Ed. McQuinn Jackson George Arnett Sam Russell Jack Lovely

Bull wins prizes at Green County Fair Xenia

A registered Jersey bull named Royal Forward Prince Noble owned by Arthur E. Sibe and sons of Lebanon Route 3 was rated Senior and Grand Champion Bull at the Green County Fair in Xenia this past week.

Kings Mills Royal Forward Prince Noble Arthur E. Sibe

First Woman Physician Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth Blackwell earned her medical degree in 1849 becoming the first woman in the United States to receive a medical diploma. Her achievement marked a landmark for women in medicine and higher education.

Elizabeth Blackwell Geneva College United States

Greenland Ice Cap Thickness Estimated at Fifty Thousand Feet

A historical note estimates the Greenland ice cap at about 50 000 feet thick, signaling extreme ice volume. Scientists discuss implications for ocean levels and climate models based on this deep ice mass and its potential to store vast climatic records.

Greenland

Butler County First Mobile Chest X-Ray Program Inaugurated

A mobile chest X-ray unit will be launched in Liberty Township on August 25 as the county's first such program. Miss Edna Billingslea, Bethany board member, and Charles Greig, executive secretary, outlined plans amid local church and Women’s Society of Christian Service involvement. Dr. H A Moore assists with the effort, to expand to other townships later. organizations may arrange via the tuberculosis office in Hamilton.

Butler County Liberty Township Edna Billingslea Bethany Butler County Tuberculosis and Health Association Charles Greig Greig Robert Gifford Assocication Leland Chapman Women’s Society of Christian Service Bethany Methodist Church H. A. Moore Second St Hamilton

Preble County Plowing Contest Winners Named

Eaton Lloyd Busch and Dwight Landthrop of Eaton captured first prizes in the Preble County plowing and contour contests held at the Preble County Children's Home. An 82 year old resident John Penrod demonstrated pioneer plowing with oxen. About 3,000 people attended.

Eaton Lloyd Busch Dwight Landthrop Preble County Busch Landthrop John Penrod Preble

Franklin Baptist Church To Hear Joy Bell Ringer

Franklin Ohio hears Wilbur Fish of Columbus as Joy Bell Ringer at the First Baptist Church this Sunday. Rev H B Gessner announces a sermon titled The Prodigal Son delivered entirely through music using instruments including musical glasses piccolo cowbells and singing saw. Service starts 730 PM and the public is invited.

Franklin Ohio Wilbur Fish Columbus First Baptist Gessner Fisher London

Community notices and visits mingle in Liberty Township events

Liberty Township residents attend birthday dinners and picnics at Harmon Park Banon and Golden Lamb Hotel Lebanon. Ohio State University student Gordon Stout to enroll in September. Families from Mason Milton Port Huron and Cincinnati visit relatives and attend farm bureau events and a Marietta Was production.

Pleasant Ridge Social Notes Highlight Local Visits

Danny Downey of Salt Lick Ky visits aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Steve Willis and son Mrs Hattie Hauselman of Grand Prairie Tex visits with Mr and Mrs Durbin Beach Their guests Thursday evening were Mr and Mrs Earl Keppler of Middletown Joe Eldridge is confined to Middletown Hospital Mr and Mrs Gordon Parker celebrate a new son Gregory Lee Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Wallace Diver of Helzeer Rd Mr and Mrs Orville Wills visit Shelbyville with Mr and Mrs A H Collins and Mr and Mrs W D Tipton attend Shelbyville fair and horse show Ronnie and Jimmie Diver attend 4 H Camp at Camp Campbell Gard near Hamilton Mrs Rose Orth bruised after stepping in a register and suffering injuries.

Pleasant Ridge Danny Downey Salt Lick Steve Willis Hattie Hauselman Grand Prairie Tex Durbin Beach Earl Keppler Middletown Joe Eldridge Middletown Hospital Gordon Parker Gregory Lee Wallace Diver Helzeer Rd Orville Wills A. H. Collins W. D. Tipton Shelbyville Ronnie Jimmie Diver Camp Campbell Gard Hamilton

Local notices from West Chester and surrounding areas

Friday R. V. Kennel and wife attended a funeral in Bowling Green Kentucky on Monday. Edna Billingslea returned from Georgetown Ohio after visiting friends. Perry Whallon enjoyed a plane trip to Lincoln Nebraska with Wilbur McCormick of Port Union. Harry Bates family mourns death of their son in law Harry Mayne at Mt. Washington. Pythian Sisters held a bi monthly session at their temple Tuesday. Mr and Mrs C O Everson were guests of Mr and Mrs William Ibick Millville Ohio Wednesday evening.

Liberty Township Everett Chalk and Sons Osborn Mason Progressive Club Harmon Park Banon J. O. Wyle Elma Long Homer Carter William Melampy Leland Chapman M. C. Hail C. O. Everson C. C. Moshier Edna Billingslea LeRoy Stout Gordon Milliken Rd Columbus Ohio State University John Phillips Middletown E. E. Roosa Cincinnati Angela Cozad Deer Park Kyle Eads Josie Miller Dayton Bryce Mitzel Oxford R. M. Mitzel Bethany Harry Meyer Port Huron Mich Chester Chance C. R. Rider Lawrenceburg Ind Farm Bureau le Sourdsville Lake B. L. Frye Tampa Fla Ohio Lebanon Golden Lamb Hotel Charles O. Everson Clifford Hagemeyer Wyoming Albert Shutte Lavella Hamilton D. E. Heywood Edwin McCradie Baby Hamilton Fred Rhoades R. McCaffery Covington Everett , Chalk Russell Farrell Newark Michael Brosee Bros Hamilon Charles Ringersen Joseph Condon Charlene Harry Pell Amanda Marietta West Chester R. V. Kennel Bowling Green Georgetown O. Perry Whallon Lincoln Neb Wilbur McCormick Near Port Union Harry Bates Mt. Washington Harry Mayne Temple William Ibick Millville

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