Flower arranging talk inspires Shovel and Hoe Club
Shovel and Hoe Garden Club members heard Mrs. Robert Whitehurst describe four design principles for arranging flowers. She urged rhythm through color, plain containers, and harmony. The meeting at Mrs. Richard Royse’s home also set picnic plans for September 26 and announced a nominating committee. Awards honored members including Mrs. Sloan and Mrs. Wilmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Whitehurst
Shovel and Hoe Garden Club
Richard Royse
Long Place
William Wilmer
Verity Club House
Ray Sloan
Robert Miles
Rae Leedom
David Arnold
Joseph Baker Jr
Ray Brown
Harold Anness
Escalator Style Show to Feature Schoolroom Fashions
Middletown hosts its first escalator style show at John Ross Store on August 31 from 11 am to noon. The Our Miss Brooks Back To School Escalator Fashion Show features boys and girls from kindergarten to college seniors modeling outfits for all ages. The first 500 women receive toilet water and children under 12 with a parent get balloons. Local personalities appear. fashion coordinator is Mrs. Percy Craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Miss Brooks
John Ross
Percy Craft
Birthday Gift Trip Through Arizona Tour
Mrs. Adam Sechrist and her daughter Jeannetta of West Middletown Route 2 enjoyed a vacation trip to Arizona as a birthday gift from Sgt. Douglas E. Sechrist on leave from the 15th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. The tour included Grand Canyon Painted Desert Petrified Forest Walnut Canyon Oak Creek Canyon and several museums and observatories during their motor journey and plane return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Sechrist
Jeannetta
West Middletown
Douglas E. Sechrist
Arizona
Sechrist
15Th Fighter
Davis Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Tinch-Scythers Vows Announced
Mr and Mrs Jess Tinch announce the marriage of their daughter Phyllis to Jacob Seythers in Grand Avenue Church of God Middletown. Rev Clifford Hutchison officiated the double ring ceremony with Pvt and Mrs Russell McGuire in attendance. The couple will reside with the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Tinch
Franklin
Grand Avenue Church of God
Middletown
Phyllis
Jacob Seythers
Ernest Seythers
Holston
Clifford Hutchison
Pvt
Russell McGuire
Scythers
Area Couple Wed August 9
Mr and Mrs Aldes Mott of Fort Recovery announce the marriage of their daughter Marilyn to Don L Croll son of Carl Croll of Franklin. The couple were married August 9 at the bride’s parents home with Rev Charles Adams officiating. Miss Virginia Mott and Robert Croll were the attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldes Mott
Fort Recovery
Marilyn
Don L. Croll
Carl Croll
Franklin
Charles Adams
Virginia Mott
Robert Croll
Travel Notes Highlight Several Weeklong Visits Across States
Mr and Mrs Robert E High ley hosted the Kinneys from Fort Worth and Miss Kinney who vacationed at Indian Lake. The DeWeeses return from a two week trip to Surry Me and other sites. Mrs Hintz visits her parents in Monroe Street. Roy and family Hazelwood end a week away with Mackinac Island included. Blizzard family travels include Newport R I and a visit to Camden Me. Morrow couple from Houston visit Aberdeen Drive as Philip Morow enters Army Friday. Lake James vacationers include Waxweiler Gett er Anderson Beattie and families from Princeton Street Aberdeen Drive McKinley Street Sherman Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Highley
Central Avenue
B. D. Kinney
Fort Worth
Tex
Kinneys
Frances Ann Kinney
Sistr
Indian Lake
Michigan
Wisconsin
Roy Hazelwood
Fleming Road
Mackinac Island
D. M. Blizzard
Euclid Street
Clayton Briggs
Camden
Newport, R. I
Philip M. Morrow
Houston
Forrest Morrow
Aberdeen Drive
Philip Morrow
Lake James
Indiana
James Waxweiler
Princeton Street
Richard Get‘er
J. E. Anderson
McKinley Street
C. W. Beattie
Sherman Avenue
Maple Park Mothers Club 50 50 Dance at LeSourdsville Lake
Maple Park Mothers Club hosts an annual 50 50 dance on Thursday at 9 p.m. at LeSourdsville Lake. Proceeds support club activities and community projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Park
Mothers’ Club
LeSourdsville
Ake
Fall Projects Planned By Elks Socialites
Mrs. Sol Schneider president of Elks Socialites outlined fall plans to the executive board at the Elks Temple. Events include a September 3 membership dinner and a October 14 benefit card party at the temple with receipts funding various charities. The summer effort redecorated the Elks Temple reception hall and lounge and last year the ballroom was repainted. Executive board members include Mrs. Edgar Weatherwax, Mrs. Eugene Fishbaugh, Mrs. George Perry, Mrs. J. P. Johnson, Mrs. James Sedge, Mrs. Ernest Hammons, Mrs. William Reardon, and Mrs. Harlan Helse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Schneider
Elks Socialites
Elks Temple
Temple
United Cerebral Palsy
Elk Officers
The
Edgar Weatherwax
Eugene Fishbaugh
George Perry
J. P. Johnson
James Sedge
Ernest Hammons
William Reardon
Harlan Helse
Two Local Girls Win Freshman Scholarships to Ohio University
Miss Margaret Louise Sergent of Monroe and Miss Florence Louise Thress of Arlington Avenue have accepted freshman scholarships to Ohio University for the fall term. Sergent, Lemon Monroe High School valedictorian, and Thress, Middletown High School graduate, were announced by Dr George W Starcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Louise Sergent
Thomas Sergent
Monroe
Florence Louise Thress
Mildred Thress
Arlington Avenue
Ohio University
George W. Starcher
College of Arts and Sciences
Sergent
Lemon-Monroe High School
Miss Thress
Middletown High School
Miss Day Named To College Post
Miss Marilyn E. Day a Otterbein College graduate has accepted a physical education instructor post at Otterbein College announced by President Dr J Gordon Howard. Day is daughter of Mrs J S Day of North Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn E. Day
Otterbein College
J. Gordon Howard
Otterbein
Miss Day
J. S. Day
North Avenue
Marriage of Miss Patty Ann Snyder and Joe Birbal
Announcement of the marriage between Miss Patty Ann Snyder and Joe Birbal after vows on August 13 at the Church of Visitation rectory Eaton. The couple, graduates of West Alexandria High School, reside in Dayton with the bride employed at McCall’s and the groom stationed with the Marine Corps at Camp LeJeune North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Ann Snyder
Joe Birbal
Church of Visitation
Eaton
Wedding Day Set for Miss Lillian Mallan Dain and S Sgt Monce
Miss Lillian Margaret Mallan dain of London England and S Sgt Samuel J Monce son of Mr and Mrs Charles Monce of Ottawa Street have chosen September 5 as their wedding date. The ceremony will take place in London where the bride elects parents reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Margaret Mallandain
London
England
Samuel J. Monce
Charles Monce
Ottawa Street
Arthur Mallandain
County Treasurer Uses Bonds for Maricopa School
Kern County Treasurer Frank Wilkson arrived in Los Angeles with more than a million dollars in school bonds. He exchanged the bonds for a 1 363 822 68 dollar check at Bank of America to fund the joint grammar and high school of Maricopa damaged by last year's earthquakes. A truck driver offered him a ride when his car broke down near Gorman, and he reached his noon bank appointment on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Kern County
Frank Wilkson
Wilson
Bank of America
Maricopa
Gorman
Wilkson
Plane Owners Told To Get Certificates
All model plane owners who displayed their crafts Sunday at the air show at Gardner field may pick up merchandise certificates at Beatty's Hobby Shop this week. Dick Dearth of the plane club announced the notice and said another flying exhibition will be held this Sunday at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner Field
Beatty
Dick Dearth
Plane Club
Dearth
Thirst apron pattern 9129 for misses sizes
The ad promotes pattern 9129 for a thirst apron with a one yard fabric requirement for sizes misses small through medium. It highlights a scalloped hem petal pockets and easy Sew Chart instructions. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents mailing to Marian Martin via News Journal Middletown Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
News Journal
Middletown
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
N. Y
Dahlquist Named Chief of Army Field Forces at Fort Monroe
Lt. Gen. John E. Dahlquist was named to head Army field forces with headquarters at Fort Monroe Virginia. He had been serving in an acting role since June 30. Also announced were Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Parks moving to command the 2nd Army at Fort Meade Maryland and Lt. Gen. I D White taking over the 4th Army at Fort Sam Houston Texas. Maj. Gen. Gilman G. Mudgett will become chief of Army information replacing Parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4Th Army
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Parks
Gilman G. Mudgett
Far East
Tuesday Meetings Across Local Groups in Middletown Area
Middletown groups announce Tuesday gatherings including the Sertoma Club at 6 30 p m at the Manchester Hotel Civitan at 6 30 p m Le Sourdsville Lake North Middletown Fire Association at 7 p m Mayfield Fire Department at 7 30 p m Sheffield Street Fire House Miami Valley Post 3809 VFW at 7 30 p m Post Headquarters 1208 Reynolds Ave Battery A 180th AAA Gun Battalion at 7 45 p m Armory FOE Lodge at 8 p m Wednesday events include Golden Age Club at 2 p m Girl Scouts Room Civic Association National Guard Company D 107th Armored Cavalry at 7 30 p m Armory Franklin FOE Auxiliary meeting at 7 p m FOPA Lodge 2 at 8 p m Police Pistol Range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Golden Age Club
Civic Association
National Guard
107Th Armored Cavalry
Franklin Foe
Offia
Fopa Lodge
Ohio Plans Site Survey to Ease School Crowding
John H. Lamneck state welfare director said he will meet federal officials Thursday to discuss using the Scioto ordnance tract near Marion to relieve crowding at the Boys Industrial School near Lancaster. Ohio would pay 625000 to remove restrictions that the land be used for education. The sum has been appropriated by the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
John H. Lamneck
Scioto Ordnance Tract
Marion
Boys
Lancaster
Lamneck
Vital Statistics Births for Local Families
Local births reported for yesterday and today include Cornelius and 3118 Ottawa Street a son Ernest Buckles 321 Yankee Road a son Cecil Sheppard 29 South Clinton Street a daughter James Manning Excello a daughter James Hume 202 Burton Road a son John McGuire 2301 Woodburn Avenue a daughter Robert Carter 905 Wilson Street a son Out of town Walter Mandrak Arlington Virginia a daughter August 19 Grandparents listed for Mandrak Arnold Gray Holman and others at various addresses in Ohio and Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Taylor
Ottawa St
Ernest Buckles
Yankee Rd
Cecil Sheppard
South Clinton St
James Manning
Excello
James Hume
Burton Rd
John McGuire
Woodburn Ave
Robert Carter
Wilson St
Walter Mandrak
Jo Ann Arnold
Arlington
Michael Mandzak
Central Ave
William Arnold
Columbia Ave
John A. Gray
Marjean Holman
Euclid Ave
Wyoming
Cincinnati
Bay
Good Samaritan Hospital
J. W. Holman
Alameda Circle
John A. Gray, Sr
Springfield, Mass
Marriage Licenses Issued in Richmond Ind
Robert E. Burton 26 and Lewis Rose 25 both of Middletown were issued licenses. Troy Brown Jr 22 and Renate Rosa Hofling 19 both of Middletown also received licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Robert E. Burton
Lewis Rose
Middletown
Troy Brown, Jr
Renate Rosa Hofling
Medical and Surgical Hospital Notices List Names
A long list of patients and relatives appears with statuses mostly medical or surgical. Names include Clyde Pence Bernard Montgomery Mrs George Koeppel Ronald Martin Caroline Purdy Richard Reed II Walter Hurd Larry Webb David McMonigle Michael Tolson Nancy Lawson Martha Jean Hamlin Kathleen Powers Gene Ronto Carl Scarpa Tim Asher William Hoff John Hogan Robert Fiscus Elmer Eisele and Dexter Carpenter among others. Locations include Central Avenue Park Street Woodside Avenue and Germantown with family references listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Pence
Central Ave
Bernard Montgomery
Garvey Montgomery
Park St
George Koeppel
Woodside Ave
Ronald Martin
Donald Martin
Minnesota St
Surgical
Charlie McDaniels
Lawn Ave
Harlan Hamlin
Franklin, Surgical
Leonard Lawson
Highland St
Caroline Purdy
Clayton Purdy
West Middletown
Richard Reed II
Richard Reed
Water St
Walter Hurd
North Main St
Larry Webb
Vincent Webb
Franklin
David MecMonigle
John McMonigle
Curryer Rd
Michael Tolsor
Finley Tolson
Peasttown, Medical
Nancy Lawson
C. W. Lawson
Camdenite Loser In Oats Transfer
Mrs. Ad die Creech of Camden Route 2 was swindled when a man claiming to be Malcolm Dietz of College Corner Route 2 took two truckloads of oats valued at $72.35 from her farm on August 12 and promised payment. Sheriff Floyd Spitler and Deputy Joe Lee investigate a likely fictitious address and name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Addie Creech
Camden
Floyd Spitler
Baptists Name Pastor Aide For Rev Parr
The First Baptist Church will name Rev Earl Dale as assistant in charge of religious education with duties starting September 1. Dale, director of Bethel Neighborhood House in Kansas City Kansas, was chosen unanimously by church boards. He and Rev Parr have long worked together in Iowa. Dale is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist Church and Central Baptist Theological Seminary and will move here with his wife and two children to assume education duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Earl Dale
Bethel
Kansas City
Kas
Dale
Christian Education
John J. Parr
Parr
Iowa
Oklahoma Baptist Church
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
AF Dropping 6000 Reserve Officers From Ranks
Washington The Air Force will discharge about 6 600 reserve officers as ROTC graduates enter the force. About 12 500 reserve officers will be released in 60 days with roughly 6 000 leaving voluntarily to make room for young ROTC graduates, despite potential personal inconvenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Reserve Officers Training Corps
UAM Elects President at Columbus Convention
Harry E. Fetter of Springfield becomes the new councilor of the Ohio Chapter Junior Order United American Mechanics at the Columbus convention. William E. Burdsall of Hamilton is named chaplain after being nominated without opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Harry E. Fetter
Springfield
United American Mechanics
William E. Burdsall
Hamilton
Policeman Rescues Woman Jumping From Window
New York patrolman Stephen Kramer lunged into a flat to catch 38 year old Mattie Totkowska as she leaped from a second floor window. He grabbed her arm and balanced across a fire place opening to hold her until aid arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stephen Kramer
Mattie Totkowska
Mattress fire and grass blazes injure property
A $250 smoking in bed fire damaged a second floor apartment at 29 North Broad Street owned by the Arpp estate. The blaze ruined a mattress and rug with $50 floor damage and $200 contents loss. Grass fires occurred at 3:19 p.m. on Borden Dairy property and at 3:24 p.m. on Prior Products Co. property with no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hall
North Broadst
Arpp Estate
Borden Dairy
North Main St
Prior Products Co
Atco
Miami Valley Baptist Men Meet Here Tonight
First Baptist Church hosts the Miami Valley Association men in the church school auditorium at 8 oclock. Ballard Blount a divinity student from William Jewell College will be the guest speaker. Group singing will precede the speech and refreshments will be served during the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Miami Valley Association
Ballard Blount
William Jewell College
Jefferson’s Monticello Rooms Feature Rope-Hung Beds
In Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, thirteen bedrooms use beds suspended from wall hooks by ropes in alcoves, a distinctive arrangement described in the period lodging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
Hollywood AFL Delegate Roy M. Brewer Resigns Post
Roy M. Brewer, the AFL International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees delegate in Hollywood, resigns amid differences with international president Richard Walsh. The Hollywood job, valued at about 15000 dollars yearly, has Brewer noted for opposing Communist influence in film since 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
AFL International Alliance of Theatrical
Roy M. Brewer
Richard Walsh
International
Brewer
Variety
Walsh
Only Two Believe TOKYO a Freed American Sergeant Says
Sgt. Frederick Bakley of Clementon New Jersey reports that in a 200 man company at a Communist prison camp about one third were labeled progressives yet most were merely “playing along” to avoid trouble. He notes only two stayed behind as believers in communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Frederick Bakley
Clementon
N. J
Remember Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires Public Service Ad
The message warns about the annual cost of forest fires to citizens and resources, stressing personal responsibility to prevent fires. It urges careful use of matches and cigarettes and promotes a public service campaign created with The Advertising Council.
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Mee
Lyerten
Garden Club
Ing
Robert Holly
Joseph Baker, Jr
Hayden Tobias
Mark Richter
Frank Woolworth
Utica
Worl
Smith-Corona
Office Outfitters, Inc
N. Main ST
Think
HFC America
HFC
Middletown Lewis
Ressdom
R. E. DeWeese
Bryant Street
Surry
Richard J. Hintz
Tacoma, Wash
Mrs
F. R. Lipfert
Monroe Street
Rothman Furniture Repair
Moore St
Elks
Renner
Rennel
Merion Masti
Harry
Finkelman
Dial
William Hahn
Victor Gray
Armco
Larry Fletcher
Mr. and
Luther Fletcher
Morgan C
Martha Jean Hamlin
James Hamlin
Dale Howard
Herman Howard
Columbia
Kathleen Powers
Samuel Powers
Germantown
Gene Ronto
Baltimore
Ahotth
Office Outfitters
Baptists
Rev
UAM
Miami Valley Baptist
AFL
Advertising Council
Reeves
Reeves Jewelry, Inc
Studebaker
America
A.P.G
Charles ST
McConn Motors
Middletown, Ohio
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