Dayton and Cincinnati Theaters Debut Comedies This Week
Anne Jeffreys and Robert Sterling star in Anniversay Waltz at Memorial Hall a Broadway comedy about a 16 year marriage anniversary party that turns chaotic. Kerley Players offer tickets at Elame News with other season picks including The Natural Urge Bus Stop Guys and Dolls Show Boat. Cincinnati Summer Playhouse closes season with Jenny Kissed Me starring Charlie Ruggles and Wedding Breakfast Aug 27 to Sept 1.
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Anne Jeffreys
Robert Sterling
Dayton
Memorial Hall
Jerome Chodorov
Joseph Fields
Alice
Bud Walters
Bud
Kerley
Tempest Storm
Cincinnati Summer Playhouse
Jenny
Charlie Ruggles
Helm DiCocco Betrothal Told
The engagement of Miss Gloria Helm of Lebanon to Daniel John DiCocco of Philadelphia was announced. The bride-elect is a Wilmington College senior active in work study at Randall Co and Delta Omega Theta sorority. DiCocco has been stationed at Clinton County Air Force Base and attended St Donato's School in Philadelphia. The couple plans an open church wedding on the 31st at 2 p.m. at St Col Church in Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria, Helm
Ralph Helm
Lebanon
Daniel John DiCocco
Ra di Cocco
Josepphia
Wilmington College
Randall Co
Delta Omega Thetaorarly
di Cocco
Clinton County Air Force Base
St. Dona'as School
Philadelphia
Air Force
St. Col Church
Wilmington
Reffitt Abney Engagement Planned for Winchester Pair
Mr and Mrs George Reffitt of Winchester announce the engagement of their daughter Anna Mae to Laurel Edward Abney son of Mr and Mrs Asa Abney of West Middletown The wedding is planned for October 2 at Mr Zion Methodist Church in Winchester Anna Mae is a Clark County High School graduate now residing in Middletown Laurel Abney attended Middletown High School and works for Armco Steel Corp
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George Reffitt
Winchester
Anna Mae
Laurel Edward Abney
Asa Abney
West Middletown
Mr. Zion Methodist Seer
Redsee
Middletown
Clark County High School
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown Duplicate Bridge Averages Reported
The Middletown Duplicate Bridge club held its weekly session at Temple Sholem last night. Players noted an average score of 26 with several high hands including Vernon Jones and Mrs M L Johnston, 53, and pairings such as Gordon Nein 41s and R J Lehman with Frank Perryman 4s.
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Middletown
Duplicate Bridge
Temple Sholem
Widiahe Tees Bina
Vernon Jones
M. L. Johnston
Gordon Nein
R J. Lehman
Frank Perryman
Swope Couple Dines At Lodge And Attends Oddfellows Picnic
Mr and Mrs Ed Swope of Hamilton were at the lodge last night. The group received an invitation from the Oddfellows for a picnic on September 8 at Chautauqua where a basket dinner will be served at 1 pm.
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Ed Swope
Hamiton
Lodge
The
Oddfellows
Chautauqua
Westminster Oath-Taking Through British Sovereigns Since 1066
A historical overview notes that British sovereigns have taken oaths at Westminster since 1066, outlining longstanding ceremonial duties and the continuity of the royal oath across reigns.
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Westminster
Aug 10 Rites Unite Couple Frankie Coffey and William Richardson
Mr and Mrs James Coffey of Franklin announce the marriage of their daughter Frankie to William Richardson son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Richardson of Curryer Road The couple exchanged vows Aug 10 in a double ring ceremony performed by Rev Edward S Jones of Lebanon The bride wore a pink carnation corsage and the couple reside at 1526 Philadelphia St Middletown High School graduate Mr Richardson is employed by Aeroncare Corp The wife attended Franklin High School
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James Coffey
Franklin
Frankie
William Richardson
Raymond Richardson
Curryer Road
Edward S. Jones
Lebanon
Richardson
Middletown High School
Aeroncare Corp
Franklin High School
Philadelphia St
Syrian Censors clipping stories
Beirut report says military officers collect dispatches at the cable office and modify or delete items before release. Journalists receive no details on what is cut, raising concerns over press censorship despite martial law being lifted weeks ago.
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Beirut
Wheat Suit Against Farmer Is Dismissed
Cleveland report: Glenn Cal of Nova Richland County faced a $168 claim from the Canary firm. The case was dismissed after Agriculture Department lawyers found Calhoun's troubles were caused by erroneous advice.
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Cleveland
Glenn Calof Nova
Richland County
Agriculture Department
Calhoun
Back-to-School Round-Up Seeks College Applicants
Students returning or entering college are asked to contact the Society Department before August 30 for inclusion in the annual college feature. Provide student and parent names, address, college name, year, major, and high school attended.
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Society
Vacation Notes Include Local Families and Wedding
Travel notes show Mr. and Mrs. Pete Rhoads with daughter Sally enjoying a Minnesota vacation while Jacksqn E. Rhoads plans to return from New Orleans to Ohio State in September. Dick Thompson becomes head lifeguard at Bledsoe's Beach on Aug. 22. A wedding among local families occurred at St. Joseph Church in Hamilton.
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Pete Rhoads
Sally
Central Avenue
Mike Emrick
Stanley Street
Minnesota
E. Rhoads
New Orleans
Ohio State University
Dick Thompson
J. F. Thompson
Milton Road
Bledsoe
Kelley Family Reunion Held at Chautauqua Grounds
The Kelley family reunion took place Sunday at the Chautauqua picnic grounds with many members and their spouses in attendance. Activities included boating swimming and roller skating during the day in Trenton Middletown and Hamilton communities.
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Kelley
Chautauqua
Clarence Kelley
Lucy Kelley
Willard Kelley
Frank Kelley
Herbert Kelley
Edward Pettus
Trenton
Elmer Hoffman
Middletown
Harry Kelley
Robert Wirtley
Charles Wirtley
Hamilton
Designer's Daughter Brings Fresh Paris Fashion Slant
18-year-old Joan Simpson and Arlyn Miner return from Europe with a new youth oriented view of Paris styles. Adele Simpson credits the trip for breaking out of fashion ruts and embracing middy tops pleated skirts and gunnysack dresses.
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Paris
Joan Simpsson
Bennett Junior College
Millbrook
N.Y
New York
Adele Simpson
Joan
Arlyn Miner
Chicago
Wellesley
Europe
Mrs. Simpson
Adele
Simpson
Mom Simpson
Schweitzer Plans European Visit
Dr Albert Schweitzer arrives in Bordeaux for a three month Europe trip at age 82. He says the journey is not for rest and will focus on preparing a modern drug department for his hospital in Lambarene after leaving French Equatorial Africa on July 31.
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Bordeaux
France
Albert Schweitzer
Lambarene
Schweitzer
French Equatorial Africa
P G to Choose New President in Cincinnati Directors Meeting
Procter and Gamble directors plan a meeting on Thursday to pick a successor to President Neil H. McElroy. Howard J. Morgens, former executive vice president, is among candidates. McElroy was confirmed as defense secretary by the U S Senate, succeeding Charles E. Wilson.
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Cincinnati
Procter & Gamble Co
Neil H. McEroy
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Howard J. Morgens
U. S. Senate
McElroy
Charles E. Wilson
Employee Hurts Hand In Pulley Mishap
A Coolidge Corp. employee Darrell Hatton age 26 of 230 Allen Street suffered partial amputation of his right first finger and cuts to two other fingers when his hand was caught between a bell and a pulley. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and released after minor surgery.
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Coolidge Corp
Darrell Hatton
Allen St
Hatton
Middletown Hospital
Legion Post 218 to Meet at Legion Home
American Legion Post 218 will hold a brief business session tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Legion Home. Art Albaugh will serve as the new commander and preside over the meeting.
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Legion
American Legion Post 218
Art Albaugh
Three Youths Questioned in Maud Break In
Hamilton youths aged 13 and 15 plus a Maud child, about 1, were questioned after they entered Cross Ponds Store through a window. Owner Jim Parsons said the boys had entered the store about 15 times taking cigarettes valued at 15 to 20 dollars while four others fled to a nearby field.
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Hamilton
Maud
Jim Parsons
Cross Ponds
U. S. 23
Paul Pell
Sickles Stokley Bridal Party Named for September 7
Miss Mary Jo Sickles selects Judy Beatty as maid of honor for the September 7 ceremony at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church. Ronald G. Stokley will have Edgar Stokley as best man. Other party members include Cora Sue Stokley, Mrs Michael Lanning, Margie Ann Carter, Paul Howard, Ronald Thomas, Roger Carter. Hostesses include Judy Sander, Joyce Hackney, Kathy Stokley, Becky Rogers, and Gayle Meyer.
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Mary Jo Sickles
Judy Beatty
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ronald G. Stokley
Edgar
Cora Sue Stokley
Michael Lanning
Margie Ann Carter
Paul Howard
Ronald Thomas
Roger Carter
Judy Sander
Joyce Hackney
Kathy Stokley
Becky Rogers
Gayle Meyer
Settlement Reached in Stevens Furniture Bankruptcy Case
A settlement of 33 1 3 cents on the dollar for general creditors was approved by U S District Judge John H Druffel for Stevens Furniture Co debts totaling 1 005 362. The payment plan spans 100 days and assets were acquired by Leon and Jerome Schottenstein of Columbus who will run the downtown Cincinnati store.
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Cincinnati
U.S
John H. Druffel
Stevens Furniture Co
Druffel
Leon and
Jerome Schottenstein
Columbus
Stevens
Methodist Chautauqua Meet Opens In Cincinnati District
The 38th annual Greater Cincinnati District Methodist Youth Group conference opens at Miami Valley through Saturday with about 350 youths from Cincinnati Hamilton Wilmington and Madeira. Activities include chapel services classes choir student council films lectures and a talent night. The week ends with communion and a ceremony presenting certificates and diplomas.
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Greater
Spain Stops Riot In Ifni Enclave Fight Ends
Paris reports say fighting broke out Friday between Spanish soldiers and Moroccan civilians in Ifni on Morocco’s southwest coast. No casualty figures were given and details remain unclear.
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Paris
Ini
Morocco
Chief Deputy Bippus Receives Medical Exam in Battle Creek Hospital
Chief Deputy John A. Bippus, former Hamilton police chief now on vacation from the sheriff office, entered a Battle Creek hospital for a complete physical examination. Sheriff Paul A. Pell said Bippus left Hamilton police last year to become chief deputy under Pell. The text also notes France’s four major rivers: the Seine, Loire, Garonne, and Rhone.
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John A. Bippus
Hamilton
Battle Creek, Mich
Sherif Paul A. Pell
Bippus
Sheriff Pell
Seine
Loire
Garonne
Rhone
France
Vital Statistics Report of Newborns and Dismissals
A detailed list records multiple births and dismissals from local hospitals and homes. Entries include families from Franklin, Somerville, Camden, and Oxford with newborn boys and girls, alongside out of town notices, grandparent names, and several marriage licenses and local names.
Park Tennis Winners Announced
Results of the playground tennis tournament announced by Miss Joan Wilson supervisor of playgrounds and community centers. Winners include Raymond Bauer Goldman Park 11 and under, Tom Dobrozsi Sunset Park 13, Janis Dobrozsi Sunset Park 11 and under, Joan Andrews Douglas Park 13 and under, Eileen Riesz Goldman Park 17 and under. Fifty five youths entered the tourney which began August 5 with Margaret Schlup and Louis Gabbard in charge.
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Joan Wilson
Raymond Bauer
Goldman ‘Park
Tom Dobrozsi
Sunset Park
Janis Dobrozsi
Joan Andrews
Douglas Park
Eileen Riesz
Goldman Park
Margaret Schlup
Louis Gabbard
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Nellie Evans
Cincy
DiCocco
America
Jewelers
Charles Billig
Niles
Ohio
Richard Jordan
Tytus Avenue
John Duke
Jordan Home
Donald Jordan
Linda
Richard Jordan Jr
Arthur. Leppich
David L. Smith
Moore Road
Ervin D Smith
Kunz Avenue
Joan Lea Hesselbrock
Roger W. Brown
St. Joseph Church
Ralph A. Asplan
Brown
Msgr. Asplan
Smiths
Dorothy Roe
Women's
P&g
Peck
Flowers
Republic
Spain
Michigan Hospital
Washington
Greenridge
Ray Townsend
Franklin Rt. 1
Walter Roberts
Woodlawn Ave
Thomas Jones
Grove St
Thomas O'Flynn J
Kunz Ave
Bobby Green
Camden
Malcom Paynter
Moore St
Cordell Donathan
Oxford State Rd
Yestery
Dillard Power
Pearl St
Orman Bach
Somerville
Floyd Curtis
Harry Nixon
Foster Rt
George Kirk Strodtbeck
Oxford
McCullough-Hyde Hospital
Vorhis Sebald
Kirk Strodtbeck
Patrick Sebastian
Tampa
Fla
Naple Hoover
S Main
H. C. Sebastain
Tytus
Airemanic
Leroy Deaton
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Curtis Blair
Morgan St
Bonnie Oldfield
Fernwood St
Clarence Rhoads
Florence St
Arthur Maze
Archie White
Young St
William Woodward
Orchard St
Mary Jones
Garfield St
Mabel Hinkle
Janet Lowman
Land
George Lowman Jr
Franklin Raymond Bush
Sheridan Ave
Mose Cohen
Grand Ave
William Delaney
Highland St
George Grubbs
Brendwood
Jeffrey Mitchem
Ed Mitchem
Harold Koeller
Marie Moore
Tytus Ave
Mary Smith
William Mofford
Thomas Barnhart
Edgar Bowlin
Germantown
Aed
Luther Young
Tandy Adams
Highland
Dudley Barrett
Charles Creech
Burg
Lucian Jones of
Elwood
George Gracy
Roger Lawson
Charles
Charles Little
Woodrow Martin
Clarence Mers
Linden Ave
John Methven
Park
Ots
Joseph Rush
Winfred Steele Jr
S. Main
Carol Stone
Jefferson Rd
Kenneth Tibbs
Burton Rd
Sammy Tolson
Bernice Ave
Russell Morgan
Betty Durbin
Sterling Nunn
Alveria Baker
Charles H. Hawkins
Melva J. Webb
Baltimore St
David L. Coleman
Armco
Wavil Carmody
Ian
Music House
Norris
Doellmann’s
FOR
Prunes
U. S. Way
Central Ave
Strand
West Central Ave
Ist National Bank
Second Ave
Grand A
Gideon
U. S. Middletown
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