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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1950
Page
6
Numerous Middletown families and guests report возвращение домой после недельных и трехнедельных поездок по Южному штату Дакота Мичигану Флориде Джорджии и Огайо включая черные холмы Суоми и Нью-Йорк посещения гостей и участие в выпускных мероприятиях колледжей.
Miss Georgia Kampschaefer hosted a Cotton and Linen shower at her Orchard Street home for Miss Carolyn McQuitty who has set August 26 for her wedding. Canasta was the main diversion and refreshments followed with wedding themed salad and cake. Guests included Mrs Esther Paul Mrs Robert Sabo Mrs James V Davis Dayton Mrs A R McQuitty Mrs George Kamp schaefer Miss Dorothy Johns ton Miss Martha Taylor Miss Helen Mulholland Miss Ann Guthman Miss Barbara Howard Miss Chardell Webber Miss Ann Rider and the honored guest.
Mrs. Chester V. Harden hosted a birthday party Saturday at the Harden home on Princeton Street. Guests enjoyed canasta, games, singing, and television. Attendees included Robert Koontz, Chester Witkowski, Slawa Czechowicz, Harold Barry, Nora Barry, Hal Barnes, Joann Patterson, Edward Fisher, Earl Flint and Lynne, Fred Cox, Carl Burgemeier, Sam Feinstein, Nathan Harden, Jack Orr, Truman Hull of Dayton, Ferry Starner, Austin Edwards of Miamisburg, Dora Combs of Richmond, Ind., and many others.
The Coming Up group of the Regents of the Moose will gather at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mrs Walter Bassett’s Park Street home. In other news, the chrysanthemum, originating in the Orient, is described as Japan’s imperial flower.
Forest Hills Country Club members held a two-ball foursome at the Veri ty Golf Course yesterday afternoon with a supper in the evening. Blind bogey winners were Dr. Roger Bennett and Mrs Harold Flagg, Mr Roger Cotter and Mrs James Waxweiler, Mrs Guerney Cole and Mr J T Lamb, Mrs Tilmon Ellison and Mr Frank Myers, Mrs Bogan and Mr John Murphy. Low gross winners were Mrs Frank Myers and Mr Tilmon Ellison.
A miscellaneous shower Saturday evening honored Mrs. Paul Owens, the former Dolores Moreland, whose wedding occurred July 29. Activities included games with prizes for Inez Burton, Betty McGlothen, and Victor Fraley. decorations featured a satin mini bride and summer blooms. Guests included Howard McGlothen, Norval Van Cleve, Arthur Burton, Matthew Griggs, Esther Owens, Lester Owens, the Cassidy and Guido families, and the Owenses themselves.
A miscellaneous shower honored Miss Barbara Bergen, with her upcoming September 16 wedding to Mr. Jerry Fry. Mrs. Shingledecker and Mrs. Al Muenchen hosted at the Shingledecker home in Seven Mile last Friday night. Pink and blue umbrellas set the theme, with many guests attending and refreshments later served.
Otterbein Sunday School class of Calvery Methodist Church will meet Tuesday at 7 30 PM. Hostesses listed are Mrs Mabel Dance Mrs Emmanual Clifford and Mrs William Bunnell.
A compact note highlights lammergeiers and swallows as the speediest birds in the avian world. It underscores their swift flight and agile movements in aerial environments.
Attendees at the Frazier-Quigley reunion at Waynesville included Verna Reed Lewisburg Pa J C Martin and family William Martin and children Frank Martin Vanscoy and Mary Babbs Wilmington Del Herschel Frazier Chester Frazier Maxine Gormand Washington D C William McKinley Day ton Carey Quigley Robert Martin and daughter Dayton Edwin Frazier Monroe William Weimer and sons Xenia Robert Copeland Oliver Frazier and daughter Jean Mary Ann Roof Middletown. Next year the reunion will be the second Sunday in August.
Miss Imogene Kayser and Elwood Abney were honored with a surprise shower at the Asa Abney home in West Middletown on the eve of their August 26 wedding. Friends from Fairborn and Miamisburg attended, presenting a lovely picture and enjoying games and refreshments after the gathering.
Goodwill Mother's Club gathered Friday evening with 15 members present at Mrs. C. R. Bell's home on Warren Road. Two guests attended, Mrs. Meredith Pate and Mrs. Roy Bunnell. The gathering opened with a scripture reading and the Lord's Prayer. The program, led by Mrs. R.x. Streifthau with help from Mrs. Craycraft, Mrs. McQuinn, and Mrs. Silver, featured Secret Pals gifts for Mrs. McQuinn, Mrs. Craycraft, and Mrs. Turner Powers. A luncheon followed.
State patrolmen report Arthur Reed, 19, of 102 Third St, Trenton, with a sprained back and cuts to the left arm after a car overturned on a curve on Route 4 north of Route 747. Passenger Fay Sargent, 16, of 607 Garfield St, suffered cuts to the right arm and knee. Both treated at Middletown Hospital. Accident occurred at 12 20 a.m. today.
Pre nuptial festivities for Joan Davies continue with a shower luncheon at Mrs Harry Davies home on Baltimore Street. A miniature bridal party decorates the dining table and a bridegroom replica drives in a decorated car. Attendees include Mrs Clyde Davies Mrs Jim Davies and many Davies family members plus guests.
Middletown firemen responded to three calls Sunday including a false alarm from Young St. and Forest Ave at 1:32 a.m. A gas explosion was reported at 2405 Superior St. owned by Dr. Dora Deitz after a resident lit a match while checking a gas leak with no injuries. A field fire at Lafayette St. and the B and O crossing was blamed on lighted fuses from an engine crew. no damage reported.
Senator truth shows Truman would seek wage price controls if Congress grants power but sees no current need. He argues he did not request authority to avoid delaying other urgent control powers. These include allocating scarce materials, prioritizing defense contracts, possible plant takeovers, and credit control. Senate debate on the bill resumes today.
George Lewis Crawford, 22, a railroad worker from Lorain, was killed when his car lost control and struck a tree on State Route 254, seven miles northeast of Elyria.
The U S Civil Service Commission announced an examination for probational clerk appointments at Air Force installations around Dayton with salaries of 2450 to 2650 annually. Duties cover general and specialized clerical work, with many specialty areas listed. Age 18 and up. veteran preference waives age limit. Written aptitude exam required. no prior experience needed. Applications due as service needs are met at Cincinnati regional office. forms available at Middletown post office.
The annual picnic of the Auseelman Transportation Company was held Sunday at the Miami Valley Chautauqua. Over 120 employees, friends and their families attended the all day affair with a chicken dinner in the large shelter house. A group photo followed and a baseball game between office staff and truck drivers was won by the office group. Entertainment was provided under Mrs. Robert Nickell.
About 500000 workers travel into New York City for work each day, reflecting a heavy inbound daily flow and the city’s dependence on commuter transit. The figure highlights the scale of regional commuting and the impact on transportation systems and urban activity.
A 16 year old Boston girl Mary Doyle was found hidden in the trunk of her sailor boyfriend Dollus Burt's car. She believed a drive from Boston to Norfolk Virginia was only a half hour away, but the distance is 543 miles.
Mrs Mary Doyle reports her daughter singing last night as police halt the car after it had traveled 87 miles. A new football device uses an ammonia gas filled earpiece in a helmet to relay bench instructions to the guard on the field.
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