Bridal Shower Honors Bonnie Trent in Garden Theme
A shower hosted at a home for Mrs. Bonnie Trent and others featured white wedding bells and garden flowers. A miniature bride and groom decor plus pastel ribbon streamers adorned the gift table. Prize winners included Miss Marguerite Miles and several named guests enjoyed refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Moon
Co. J. Brehany
Mary Ann Brehany
William Miles
Dorothy Miles
Lee Baird
Margaret Rodefer
Eatil Wombold
Marie Draut
Darwin Sentsten
Mary Nee
Paul Smith
Carl Fugett
Ed Miller
Clara Radabaugh
Robbins
Haskins
Miles
Founders Day Observed by Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Sorority members held a gala dinner at Eaton Manor Hamilton last evening. Toastmistress Mrs. Donald Llewellyn introduced Mrs. Irene Worley of Oxford, founder, as new officers were installed in a candlelight ceremony led by Worley with sponsors Miss Lina Sheets and Mrs. William Neusenwander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Eaton Manor
Hamilton
Donald Llewellyn
Irene Worley
Oxford
The
Sorori
Robert Meehan
Llewellyn
Marie Aee
Mary Carroll
Worley
Lina Sheets
William Neusenwander
George Fry, Jr
Jean Wallick
Roger Glei
Dorothy Lyle
Elizabeth Rock
Alfred Schwing
Howard Schneider
Meehan
Jean Weidner
Tra Harter
William Whitesell
Numerical puzzle game predicts fortune from name
A 1949 William J. Miller puzzle titled ERE offers a daily message. Count letters in your name, adjust by subtracting four if six or more, or adding three if fewer than six, to form a key number. Read letters under checked squares left to right to reveal the fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Miller
King Features, Inc
Omicron Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Hosts August Social
The August social of Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi was held at Holiday House with hostesses Mrs William Croake Mrs Dale Converse and Mrs Thomas Chamberlain. Bridge was played and top winners were Mrs Robert Hoppe Mrs Crooke and Miss Betty Lou Smith. President Mrs Charles Goforth announced the first business session of the season for September 12 in the Girl Scout room of Civic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holiday House
Omicron
Beta Sigma Phi
William Croake
Dale Converse
Thomas Chamberlain
Robert Hoppe
Crooke
Betty Lou Smith
Charles Goforth
Girl Scout Room
Civic Association
Society Department Deadlines and Photo Rules
Establishes deadlines for Society reports and calendar items with times for morning submission and Sunday photo deadlines. Also notes restrictions on weddings engagements age of photos and social event reminders. Contains an unrelated cooking tip about scrambled eggs with cottage cheese and toast.
Thundershowers Predicted With Warm Midweek Outlook
The forecast calls for thundershowers tonight with temperatures easing from a high near 89 yesterday. Overnight lows dipped to 62, then 55 at 6 am, with a 78 degree reading by 11 am as cooler conditions move in and scattered storms are possible.
Woman Reports Assault Attempt Near West Middletown
A local woman told police she was forced into a car at gunpoint and driven to the countryside where an assault was attempted. She and her husband had planned a trap for the man, who had pursued her, but the plan backfired. The suspect allegedly abducted her on Franklin Trenton Road, but she escaped and walked back to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin - Trenton Rd
West Middletown
Middletown Club and Clinics Schedule for Tuesday
Middletown Co Operative Club meets at 6 30 p m at the Manchester Hotel. Cancer Clinic opens at 7 p m at Middletown Hospital. North Middletown Fire Association meets at 7 p m at the North Middletown Fire Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Co-Operative Club
Manchester Hotel
Committees to Plan Nationwide Empl The Physically Handicapped Week
Meeting at 2 45 p m in the Middletown Civic Association library to plan promotion activities for National Employ The Physically Handicapped Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Civic Association
Legion Post 231 Meeting Set For 7 30 PM
The house committee and executive board of Blythe-Williams Post 231 of the American Legion will meet at 7 30 p m at the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Blythe-Williams Post
American Legion
Inexpensive supper features macaroni cheese loaf
Menu plan offers macaroni cheese loaf as the main dish with a cooked vegetable salad and bread and butter sandwiches. Includes milk and seasonal fruit for dessert.
Lawyers Seek Changes In Court Index System
The Butler County Bar Association voted to seek an appropriation for Clerk of Courts Joe Kiep to install a revised public records index. The new system, already operating in Hamilton County, would allow title examiners to locate records in one book, reducing reliance on multiple volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Bar Association
Joe Kiep
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court
John B. Connaughton
Kiep
Fourth Preble Polio Case Is Reported
Dr. C J Brian of Eaton reports Kenneth Trunck nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Trunck of Consolidated Road south of Eaton admitted to Miami Valley Hospital Dayton as a positive polio case. This is the seventh case in Preble County this season and the first in the Eaton area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
C. J. Brian
Kenneth Trunck
Consolidated Rd
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Preble County
Butler County Divorces Granted and Related Petitions
A list of divorce actions and related petitions in Butler County courts includes Dolly Holton vs Clyde Holton Esther Halcomb vs Marion Halcomb Ruth Young vs John Young and Ambert Witters vs Uney Witters all noting neglect or failure to provide. Aileen Adams Hampton and John C Mueller are named in cases of neglect and cruelty and neglect respectively.
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Dolly Holton
Finley St
Rolling Mill Park
Middletown
Clyde Holton
Esther Halcomb
Hamilton
Marion Halcomb
Ruth Young
John Young
Ambert Junior Witters
Uney Mae Witters
Hazard
Stella Davis
Jefferson Rd
Woodrow Wilson Davis
Nashville
Tenn
Defendent
Aileen Adams Hampton
Minor
Edsel Hampton
John C. Mueller
Norma Mae Mueller
Ohio Bus Line seeks damages from Nolan over July collision
The Ohio Bus Line Company files a petition in Common Pleas Court asking for 383.06 against Earl Nolan of 918 Sixth Ave Middletown for damages to a vehicle after a July 19 crash at First Ave and Broad St in Middletown. The suit alleges Nolan ran a red light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Bus Line Company
Common Pleas
Earl Nolan
Sixth Ave
Middletown
First Ave
Broad St
Nolan
Boxwell son named administrator of Ida A Boxwell estate
J Homer Boxwell named administrator of the estate of Ida A Boxwell of Middletown. The estate is estimated to include $6000 in realty. Ida A Boxwell died July 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Homer Boxwell
Ida A. Boxwell
Middletown
Estate Appraisals and Inheritance Tax Figures Noted
The estate of William J. Schlottermiller in Hamilton is appraised at 9000 dollars with Mabel Y. Schlottermiller as ex ecutrix. Inheritance taxes for Louis Hess of Middletown show a gross value of 44190 dollars and net value for tax purposes of 28193.8 dollars. Edna Hess, widow, receives 9731.27 dollars with tax of 47.31 dollars. Daughters Lucille H. Denny Mary Jean McGuff Dorothy M White and Louis Paul Hess son each receive 1345.64 dollars with tax of 13.46 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Hess
Middletown
Edna Hess
Lucille H. Denny
Mary Jean McGuff
Dorothy M. White
Louis Paul Hess
Local 13 Year Old Wins National Comic Award
Sherry Frisby, 13, of Trenton, won a national prize from Comet for a 50 word plus entry about Silver the wild horse. She earned a $3 fishing line after submitting her winning explanation during the June 1 to August 1 contest period. Dixie News Stand supplied the comics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherry Frisby
Trenton
Sherry
Comet Comic Book Company
Dixie News
Clinton St
Reynolds Ave
Tax payments slow as deadline approaches
Carl Wedekind deputy county treasurer urged citizens to speed real estate tax payments with about 15 days left in the regular collection period. He noted many bills not yet called for and changes in address. penalties will apply to late payments. The tax office is on the city building's second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Wedekind
Wedekind
Letter Carrier Convention Set September 3-5
The 34th biennial convention of the Ohio State Department of the National Association of Letter Carriers and the Ladies Auxiliary will be held in Cincinnati September 3-5. Registration starts Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Gibson Hotel with tickets for all events including a Sunday banquet. The event features sessions, a Saturday dance themed Over the Rhine, and performances by regional bands and drill teams. National president William Doherty and officers from Middletown will attend, with delegates from ten Ladies Auxiliary branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Department
National Association of Letter Carriers
The
Ladies Auxiliary
Cincinnati
Gibson Hotel
William Doherty
Howard Nicol
George Bang
Louis Horlbach
James O. Layer
Chester E. Hollenbach
Middletown
L. J .Knox
Charles Flavin
Hazel Hannah
Pearl Holienbach
Legionnaires Rally as Convention Swells in Philadelphia
Brown of Beaumont Texas, national commander of the Legion, warned aggressors remain a threat until it is dangerous for them to move from their territory. Outside the sweltering convention hall thousands swarm Philadelphia streets as traffic blocks at the Bellevue Stratford headquarters hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Tex
The
Legion
Philadelphia
Bellevue Stratford
Government crushes anti government terror group in Czechoslovakia
The government announced the second major action in four days against a group called anti red move, charged with trying to overthrow the Communist led government. Nine men were convicted of high treason by a state court at Melnik near Prague, accused of contacting foreign powers. An American embassy spokesman said the embassy knew nothing about the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melnik
Prague
Preble County Engineer Appointed to Fill Sheppard's Term
Ivan Earhart, former county engineer, is appointed by the Preble Board of Commissioners to fill the unexpired term of B. G. Sheppard who died last week. Earhart, a Dixon Township farmer, previously served a four year term and was defeated for a second by Otho Hecathorn. He is expected to be sworn in at the courthouse as commissioners meet in special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Will I
Earhart
Court House
Thomas
Lee Riner
Roy Smith
Sheppard
West Alexandria
Church Secretary Detects and Identifies Robber
Ruth Childers, church secretary at First Methodist in Hamilton, identified Edgar Simpson after spotting him with a woman on a bus. Simpson, charged with armed robbery, allegedly forced her to open the church safe and herded her to a basement supply room during the Tuesday incident. police confirm further questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
First Methodist
Ruth Childers
George van Lieu
William O'Hara
Edgar Simpson
Miss Childers
Women urged to marry bulging men says New York psychologist
A New York psychologist advises women to marry men with paunches, claiming they are easier to get along with and more home loving, though fatter men are noisier sleepers. The piece contrasts this with a Columbus man’s moth killer causing rug holes and notes high prices create holes in budgets, while promoting low prices at Middletown Lumber Company 1925 Central Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Columbus
Ohio
Middletown Lumber Company
Central Avenue
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Robert Ra@abaugh
United Presbyterian Church
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M. C
Streifthau
Central Ave
Enduro
South Broad ST
Chary
U. S
Society Deadline
Ihes
Bavarian Brewing Co. Inc
Covington, Ky
Middletown Hospital
North Middletown Fire Association
North Middletown Fire Department
Butler County Courts
William J. Schlottermiller
Mabel Y. Schlottermiller
Ohio National Guard
Legionnaires
Roach
Apt
Preble
Sport Oxfords
Doellmann’s
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