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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1949

Page

6

Barnard Family Plans Move To Wildwood Colony

In New York Mr and Mrs Robert C Barnard Cheri Jones and daughter Eugenie prepare to leave for Middle town joining a Wildwood colony and Armco Dr address. Mrs Barnard and baby arrive Friday with Mr Barnard to follow next week. Sunday guests include Gerald Wilhoit family and Louie Daily of Dayton. Longtime residents Earl Wilhoit Jean Anna Jane Earl visit Michael Rd. Long Mon day.

Middletown New York Robert C. Barnard Cheri Jones Eugenie Wildwood Gerald Wilhoit Louie Daily Dayton, Ky Earl Wilhoit A Jean Anna Jane Earl Michael Rd

Local Visitors Return From Week at Indian Lake

Yesterday Mr and Mrs A R Morris and family returned from a pleasant week's vacation at Indian Lake, accompanied by Mr and Mrs Walter A Kuenzel and family.

Indian Lake A. R. Morris Walter A. Kuenzel

Local Home Movements Mark Millard Shrote Family Change

Residence updates show Mr and Mrs Millard Shrote with children John Jill and Joe now at 2715 Elmo Pl after leaving 202 S Main St. Previously listed occupants Mr and Mrs Robert Lane with children Bob and Nav have relocated to Cincinnati.

Elmo Pl Millard Shrote John Jill Joe S. Main St. Parmer Robert Lane Bob Nav Cincinnat

State Dental Board member attends Columbus annual meeting

Dr. H. A. Sebald, a member of the State Dental Board, is in Columbus for the annual meeting of the board.

H. A. Sebald State Dental Board Columbus

Ak Ron couple weekend visitors at Myers home

Mise Jo Anne Myers and her fiance William Barnes of Ak Ron were weekend visitors at the home of her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs E S Myers of 712 South Main Street.

Mise Jo Anne Myers William Barnes Akron E. S. Myers South Main St

Longs Bring Daughter-in-law and Son Home From Chicago

Mr and Mrs Long returned from Chicago with their daughter in law Mrs John L Long and son John after a visit here.

Mrs. Long Chicago Inlaw John L. Long John

Photographer Robert Osborne attends 58th convention in Chicago

Robert G. Osborne of Os borne Studio 1521 Central Ave attends the 58th annual convention of The Photographers' Association of America in session at the Stevens Hotel Chicago Illinois from August 15 to 19.

Robert G. Osborne Osborne Central Ave Photographers’ Association of America Stevens Hotel Chicago

Folger and Scherer to Visit MacGregor Bay Canada

Mr and Mrs Donald B Folger and Sr Philip Scherer plan an extended visit to MacGregor Bay in Canada beginning Wednesday.

Donald B. Folger Philip Scherer MacGregor Bay Canada

Rest and travel mark long weekend for Gardner family

Dr. Mabel Gardner Mrs Elizabeth Schenck and daughter Miss Elizabeth Schenck enjoyed ten days of rest and travel starting at Silver Lake Indiana. They stayed at the Alou Motel in South Bend and later occupied a cottage at Lake Breeze Michigan. They returned Sunday to learn Lt and Mrs Charles M Johnson and their baby have sailed for Germany for two years residence.

Mabel Gardner Elizabeth Schenck Silver Lake Ind South Bend Alou Lake Breeze Mich Andrs Charles M. Johnson Baby

Vacationers from Middletown Tour Florida and Pa

A group including Mr. and Mrs. Owen Barrow and Mr. and Mrs. John Ballay visited Miami Beach Florida and stopped to see Rev W D Brock and family in St Petersburg. They also met Mr and Mrs Henry Sample formerly of Middletown in De Land Pennsylvania. In Lake City Tennessee they encountered Mrs Julia Roka St Clair pushing a wheelbarrowed son from Jacksonville Florida toward Detroit Michigan.

Miami Beach Fla Owen Barrow John Ballay W. D. Brock St. Petersburg Henry Sample Middletown DeLand Lake City Tenn Julia Roka St. Clair Jacksonville Detroit Mich

Ladies' Auxiliary Knights of St. John Meeting

The Ladies' Auxiliary 194 of the Knights of St. John will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at St. John's Hall. Plans for the annual picnic will be discussed and the date set at this meeting.

Ladies’ Auxiliary Knights of St. John St. John’s Hall

Busy Fingers Club Heads to Armco Park for Birthday Picnic

Busy Fingers Sewing Club plans a monthly picnic at Armco Park on Wednesday at 6 pm. The event will celebrate the birthdays of two members with their families attending. Mrs. Otis Peak and Mrs. Floyd Johnson oversee arrangements.

Busy Fingers Sewing Club Armco Park Otis Peak Floyd Johnson

Picnic Gathering At Germantown Dam For Visiting Orrells

A yesterday picnic at Germantown Dam honored Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Orrell of Ft. Cobb Oklahoma who are visiting their sisters Mrs. Emry Borders of West Middletown and Stokely Belcher of Elwood. Attendees included numerous Borders and Belcher family members and others who later watched home movies at the Borders home in West Middletown.

Germantown Dam Lonnie Orrell Ft. Cobb, Okla Emry Borders West Middletown Stokely Belcher Elwoodie Borders

Butler County Stamp Sales Decline From Last Year

Butler County sales for the week ending July 30 show 33759 in stamp sales compared with 41509 a year earlier. Monthly totals reach 126092, down 36356 from last July as statewide weekly stamp sales trail last year by 383547. Automotive category leads the drop with 735733 this week versus 625376 a year ago.

Butler County Don Ebright Ohio

Shrine leader Harold Lloyd set for Al Koran ceremonial days

Imperial Potentate Harold Lloyd of the Shriners arrives at midnight for the Al Koran ceremonial in Youngstown. Shrine officers bands and marchers from Youngstown Ashtabula Warren Canton Akron Pittsburgh Dayton Erie Buffalo Toledo Columbus Cincinnati and Wheeling will attend the festivities. A food tip urges storing washed salad greens in a covered container in the refrigerator.

Youngstown Imperial Harold Lloyd The Shriners Shrine Ashtabula Warren Canton Akron Pittsburgh Dayton Erie Buffalo Toledo Columbus Cincinnati Wheeling W. Va

Tea Sunday Opens Bridal Festivities For Ann Flanagan

A September 5 wedding to Edward M. Shumate is announced with a tea Sunday at Hillcrest from 3 to 5 honoring Miss Ann E. Flanagan. Mrs. Walter Schneider and Mrs. Thomas Walburg hosted, with guests including Mary Strodtbeck and Elizabeth Bramlage presiding over tea service and a display of summer gifts.

Ann Flanagan Ann E. Flanagan Edward M. Shumate Hillcrest Mary Strodtbeck Elizabeth Bramlage William Augspurger Frances Dillon James Cahill Mary Dillon David Dillon Paul Adams Emrie Do

Wedding at Buckeye Draws 700 Guests Under Guard

A former Catholic priest Emmett McLoughlin married Mary Davis in Buckeye Arizona before 700 guests and a pistol armed sheriff’s detail. The ceremony in Ralph Watkins garden followed McLoughlin’s leaving the priesthood to run St Monicas hospital.

California Buckeye Ariz Here Emmett McGloughlin Woody Killman Mary Davis Superior Court Charles Bernstein Ralph Watkins Phoenix Shrine Temple L. Manoil Phoenix Richard McGovney Santa Barbara Cal St. Monica’s Hospital McLoughlin Arizona

Tax collection in full swing in Butler County

John W. Wendel, Butler County Treasurer, announced that the semiannual real estate tax collection will be in full swing next week. The process has begun in Middletown and environs, with books opening in Oxford Monday morning and bills to Hamilton and remaining areas mailed early in the week.

Church of God Tabernacle Yankee Road Middletown Ohio Court of Common Pleas Butler County Towit Oneida Yank Road Joseph T. Kiep John W. Wendel Oxford Hamilton

Weekend weather outlook with clouds and showers

Forecast calls for cloudy skies and scattered showers through the weekend with highs around the mid 90s and a Sunday peak near 94. Overnight low around 76, with morning readings near 8 a.m. showing temperatures in the 70s and a slow rise by 10 a.m.

Barkley Crowns Granddaughter Queen at Paducah Event

Vice President Alben Barkley presided over the rededication of Barkley Field airport in Paducah Kentucky crowning his six year old granddaughter Dorothy Anne Barkley as queen. He joked about rumors of romance with Mrs Carleton Hadley while noting the tabloids had speculated on his public life earlier.

Barkley Six Peducah-McCracken County Barkley Field Alben Barkley St. Louis Carleton Hadley Dorothy Anne Barkley Pausin the Culpepper Hadley Anne Washington Max Truitt

Plans for Marriage Discussed Too Briefly

A brief exchange shows the couple postponing marriage plans as they note discussions have not taken place. The tone remains light with no firm commitment or dates mentioned.

Life insurance as a boon for the poor man

The article argues life insurance provides a liberal provision for a family after a breadwinner's death, noting many cannot save $5,000 in 25 years but can secure a better future in one day. It mentions worry for families and references a caution about guaranteeing income posthumously.

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