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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1952

Page

5

Tri Delt pansy tea honors grads for college chapters

The Tri Delt Alumni Club entertained with a pansy tea at Mrs. Robert Nelson's home in Manchester Road. It honored high school graduates planning to attend colleges with Tri Delt chapters, with a floral table and pansy serving decor. Committee members included Mrs. George Breiel, Miss Barbara Hayes, Mrs. William E. Storer, Mrs. John Winger, Miss Ruth Liesenhoff, Mrs. John Whitlock, and Mrs. Robert Nelson.

Delta Delta Delta Robert Nelson Manchester Rd George Breiel Barbara Hayes William E. Storer John Winger Ruth Liesenhoff John Whitlock

Travel Notes From Vacation Trips and Relocations

Travel notes list Miss Betty Lou Newkirk and Miss Barbara Carter departing for Virginia Beach Virginia. Arlere Rae DeWitt and brother Dwight DeWitt travel to Georgia by air to stay with their father Cyril L. DeWitt in Dayton. The Williams family and guests return from Ontario and Rockwynn Lodge. Clinton Eckhardt party tours Key West Miami Daytona Beach and Warm Springs. McAdow and spouse attend American Legion event in New York then Bath Maine with Strauss family guests. Runyan remains in New York after Legion visit. Earnhart Minge families return from Smoky Mountains. Albert Hoppe returns from St Petersburg. George Rothwell family depart for Washington with Ravio.

Arlere Rae DeWitt Dwight Darrell DeWitt Manchester Rd Georgia Cyril L. DeWitt Dayton Clinton Eckhardt Oxford Ave Key West Miami Daytona Beach Fila White House Warm Springs Ga Franklin Roosevelt

Adam Adrion Celebrates His 95th Birthday Friday

Adam Adrion of 715 Yankee Road celebrated his ninety fifth birthday Friday night with 30 Knights of Pythias members at his home. A Middletonian since immigrating from Germany, he worked as a blacksmith before opening a Yankee Road grocery for 32 years. He married Louise Shultz, with whom he observed their 50th wedding anniversary in 1931. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church and has a granddaughter, Mrs. Joseph Newton.

Germany Adam Adrian Yankee Road Knights of Pythias Indianapolis Middletown Adrian Greter Louise Shultz Gillen Crow Central Ave Yankee Rd St. Paul Evangelical

Shower Honors Lucile Lezzani Bride Elect

Miss Lucille Lezzani was honored with a Sunday afternoon personal shower hosted by Mrs. Danny O'Neil Mrs. Louis Agoston and Mrs. Robert Muthert at her father James Lezzani's Baltimore Street home. Bride elect Donald Haverland of Cincinnati. wedding set for September 20 at St Johns Church. Prizes were awarded to several guests.

Lucille Lezzani Danny O'Neil Louis Agoston Robert Muthert James Lezzani Baltimore Lezzani Donald Haverland Cincinnati St. John’s Church Richard Gall Walter Just Arthur Wellininghoff Ann Marchette Louise Vitori Richard Rush Gerald Sara Paul Wilson James Lezzoni Helen Cox Mary Faeta Stephen Kypus Peter Fisher Earl Archberger Anthony Madaffari Francis Scotti Mary Ann Hamilton Julia Forni Elvira Rossi Theresa de Lorenzo

Ninety Attend Helsinger Reunion at Monroe Rec Room

Ninety persons attended the Helsinger Reunion held at the Monroe Recreation room Sunday. Guests came from Osgood Indiana Englewood Dayton Franklin Lebanon and the Middletown area.

Helsinger Monroe Recreation Room Osgood, Ind Englewood Dayton Franklin Lebanon Middletown

Feinthal duo win at Wildwood two ball foursome match

Wildwood Golf Club hosted a Sunday two ball foursome event won by Mr. and Mrs. Bert Feinthal with a low gross of 39. The blind bogey prize went to Miss Virginia Miller and Bill Dinan with a score of 50.

Wildwood Golf Club Bert Feinthal Virginia Miller Bill Dinan

Community notices from Butler County and Jacksonburg church groups

United Cerebral Palsy of Butler County holds its regular meeting tonight at the Hamilton YMCA at 8 p.m. The Women's Missionary Society of World Service of Jacksonburg EUB Church meets Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Harry Short's home with Mrs. Mary Lou Sibsy as leader.

United Cerebral Palsy Butler County Hamilton Ymca Women's Missionary Society of World Service of Jacksonburg EUB Church Harry Short Mary Lou Sibsy

Scotty to Stay Week at Ravio Home

A son named Scotty will stay for a week at the Ravio home. The plan covers a short visit with family, with arrangements to accommodate the stay during the coming days.

Scotty Ravio

Mrs. A. Jackson Hosts Luncheon at Colonial Hill

Mrs A Jackson entertained at her Colonial Hill home in South Lebanon for luncheon honoring Miss Julia Dillman of Sarasota Florida and Mrs Maurice King of Rome Georgia. Guests included Mrs Walton Williams Mrs James Byrum Miss Rubie Lawson Mrs E H Mac Candlish and Mrs J M Leighton.

Colonial Hill Lebanon Alfred Jackson Julia Dillman Sarasota Fla Maurice King Rome Walton Williams James Byrum Rubie Lawson E. H. MacCandlish J. M. Leighton

Woman Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy During Vacation

Mrs Derald Hatton of 2210 Superior Ave underwent an emergency appendectomy yesterday while visiting her sister in Omaha Nebraska. She is at Nebraska Methodist Hospital. Mr Hatton and Mrs Hatton’s sister Mr and Mrs William Smith, both former Middletown residents, accompanied her in Omaha.

Derald Hatton Superior Ave Omaha Neb

Baby Bacall Gives Bogarts a Daughter in Hollywood

Hollywood notes report Lauren Bacall delivered a girl weighing six pounds five ounces on Saturday. The infant was named Leslie in honor of Leslie Howard, Bogart's late friend. The Bogarts also have a son named Stephen.

Hollywood Humphrey Bogarts Lauren Bacall Leslie Bogart Leslie Howard Bogarts Stephan

Fire destroys four story building in Hamilton

Estimated damage from the blaze in Hamilton reached between 125000 and 150000 dollars. The fire on Third and High Streets started on the second floor and spread through the building aided by an open stairway and an elevator shaft. Five engine and two ladder wagons plus reserve pumpers fought the fire from 8:30 p m. to 1:30 a m. Sunday. The Vicki Shop occupied the first floor suffered major damage while the upper three floors were mostly empty. Lenehan Harmon, former city fire chief visiting Hamilton, helped in the effort.

Vicki Lenehan Harmon Hamilton

Four Emergency Cases Treated At Hospital Here

Wendell Deavon Diehl basketball coach at McKinley Junior High fell 15 feet from a barn roof Saturday and fractured his heel. He was admitted to Middletown Hospital for most of the week. His wife said he was painting when the accident occurred. Diehl is 38 and lives at 3127 Mohawk Avenue. Mrs. Forrest McLaughlin of 215 Yankee Road fractured her right ankle and was admitted. Industrial accident at Inland Container injured Berlin Brewer, 38, of 716 Eleventh Ave. with flash burns to both eyes from an electric welder. he was released after treatment. Barbara Napier, 2, daughter of Ed Napier of 320 Maple Street, Franklin, fell from a parked car and received facial abrasions. she was released from the hospital.

Wendell ‘ Deavon” Diehl McKinley Junior High Middletown Hospital Diehl Mohawk At Forrest McLaughlin Yankee Rd Berlin Eleventh Ave Barbara Napier Ed Napier Maple St Franklin

Lemon Township Kindergartens to Open September 3

Lemon Township Schools will open kindergartens on September 3 at Amanda Maple Park Mayfield and Monroe Schools. Registered children who have Health Clinic or doctor exam records may start. sessions run 8:45 11:15 and 12:30 3:00. Clifton Farms attends Monroe morning. others follow district bus or walk plans.

Lemon Township Amanda Maple Park Mayfield Monroe Mayfield School Clifton Farms

Young Lion Tamer Wins New Car at Show

David Hoover, 22, of 2213 Linden Ave., lion tamer by trade, won a four door Regal Studebaker at the Food and Home Show in Cincinnati. Sponsored by the Cincinnati Times-Star and local Studebaker dealers, Hoover, recently discharged from the Air Force, is the eldest of nine children.

David Hoover Linden Ave Jaster Regal Studebaker Cincinnati Cincinnati Times-Star Greater Cincinnati Studebaker Hoover Air Force George Hoover

Watermelon Varieties Split Into Round and Cylindrical Forms

Some watermelons grow cannon-ball round while others take a cylindrical shape like sausages. The contrast notes distinct appearances and potential uses in markets and cooking. Researchers and farmers observe how growth conditions influence fruit form.

Hamiltonian Is Critical After Crash

Maurice Wim mers, 30, of Hamilton is in critical condition at Mercy hospital after a Route 127 crash near Seven Mile. His car skidded 300 feet along a ditch, broke a telephone pole, and rolled four times. Two passengers suffered only slight injuries.

Hamilton Maurice Wimmers Route 127 Seven Mile Mercyospital Wimmers

Birthday Determines School Entry Date Policy

A. R. Emery, superintendent of Springboro School, announced that a child entering first grade this year is eligible for admission if the birthday is on or before December 31, 1952.

A. R. Emery Springboro

Social Drinking Linked to Alcoholism, Expert Says

TORONTO An American expert on alcohol told 100 students that more than half of today's alcoholics developed the craze through years of steady social drinking. Dr Harry S Warner said Yale studies show personality conditions as the chief factor in about 45 percent of cases, while social drinking initiated the remaining 55 percent. He cited 950000 serious alcoholics in the United States.

Toronto Harry S. Warner Intercollegiate Association For Study of the Yale School of Alcohol Studies United States

Pressmen Union Opens 35th Convention in Cincinnati

About 1,100 delegates from 671 locals gather in Cincinnati for the opening of the 35th convention of the International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of North America. The event signals union leadership and policy discussions across the printing trade.

Pressmen Union Cincinnati International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of North America

Locomotive Sparks Fire At Junk Yard Blaze

Sparks from a passing locomotive tire ignited piled paper at Cohen Brothers Junk Yard on Woodlawn Avenue. Firemen from two companies extinguished the small blaze at 1 27 p m Sunday. No loss estimate available.

Cohen Brothers Junk Yard Woodlawn Ave Robert Bell Bell

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Rees Hué Annam TU Duc Betty Lou Newkirk Barbara Carter Virginia Beach, Va Philip Williams Martha Margot Rockwynn Lodge Magnetawan Area Ontario Can Jane Shipman Anne Larimer Troy Samuel J. McAdow American Legion New York Bath Richard Strauss Philadelphia Cecil Runyan Legion Leslie Earnhart Carlisle and Son Guy Minge Smoky Mountains Albert Hoppe St. Petersburg George Rothwell Washington, Lll Howard Ravio Adam Adrion Lucile Lezzani Mrs. A. Jackson Bacall Elizabeth Sleigh Putton On Hil England Samuel Sleigh Third America Doebler Brothers Ohio Norris Music House
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