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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1953

Page

5

Brown Clark Vows Spoken Sunday Ceremony at Home

Miss Edna Brown of Findlay married John Clark at 1 45 PM Sunday in a double ring ceremony at their Woolburn Avenue home. The Rev. Edwin Bobbitt officiated before a poinsettia decorated fireplace, with pianist Mrs. Eugene Mack and attendants Mrs. Harrold Rood and ringbearer Phyllis Jean Bush. Clark works at Middletown High School.

Edna Brown Findlay John Clark Broad Street Edwin Bobbitt Woolburn Avenue Eugene Mack Harrold Rood Columbus Phyllis Jean Bush James Gill Harry Gibbs Ambus Andrew Bush Walter Cobaugha Clark Middletown High School

Service Couple Wed In Japan

Announcement of the marriage of Cpl. Mary L. Van Horn of Lebanon to Roy E. White of Hartford Michigan. The couple exchanged vows in Japan where Mr White serves with the U S Navy and Mrs Van Horn is stationed with the Army.

Cpl Mary L. van Horn Ethel van Horn Lebanon Roy E. White Hartford Mich Japan Mr. White U. S. Navy Army

Friends Honor John B. Minnich At Retirement Dinner

Twenty former business associates gathered at the Manchester Hotel to honor John B. Minnich for 24 years as manager. Engraved watches were given to he and his wife, letters from absent friends were read, and Paul Galeese, to succeed Minnich, served as toastmaster for an informal program. Guests came from Middletown Dayton Cincinnati and surrounding areas.

Manchester John B. Minnich Miami Valley Middletown Dayton Cincinnati

Travel Notes From Eaton Drive Couple and Others

Mr and Mrs G L Kemp of Eaton Drive returned Sunday after a month away They spent early November in New York with Mrs Kemp s brother William J Smith They said goodbye to their son Tom who flew to the Belgium Congo Africa They then visited Thanksgiving with Ralph Reade in Clearwater Ohio Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Norval Leichty and son Tim in Niles and parents Mr and Mrs W A Davis Pfc Arthur C Springer returned to Camp Pendleton after leave with his Snodgrass family Shelly Street Clayton Buehl and Billy Buehl with Donna Jean spent Sunday in Cincinnati for an ice show at Cincinnati Gardens.

G. L. Kemp Eaton Drive New York Norval Leichty Tim Bryant Street Pfc Arthur C. Springer Camp Pendleton Calif Garner Snodgrass Shelly Street Clayton Buehl Central Avenue Billy Buehl Donna Jean Cincinnati Cincinnati Gardens

Penasse Post Office Marks U S Northernmost Island Facility

Penasse is a post office located on an island in Lake of the Woods Minnesota, noted as the northernmost U S post office. It serves the local island community and operates within the Minnesota postal system.

Penasse Lake of the Woods Minnesota U. S

Barbara Guy Bridal Shower Held for Miss Barbara Guy

Mrs William Purnmill hosted a miscellaneous shower for her sister Miss Barbara Guy fiancée of Bill Fairchild. The event at United Presbyterian Church Trenton featured bridal games and followed earlier celebrations by local friends. The couple plans to marry December 5 in an open church ceremony at United Presbyterian Church Trenton.

William Purnmill Barbara Guy Bill Fairchild United Presbyterian Church Trenton Ralph Kinser Dana Cochran Granada Avenue William Grayhart Lois Schultz Jerry Cruse Frank Hoerst Guy Fairchild

Coming Up Jacksonburgh Church Mothers Club Dinner

The Jacksonburgh Church Mothers Club meets tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Elmer Childers home for the annual Christmas covered dish dinner and gift exchange.

Jacksonburgh Church Mother's Club Elmer Childers

TV Makeup Man To Wed Actress

SANTA MONICA Calif P New York television actress Christine Cooper 28 and Fred L Williams makeup department head of NBC Hollywood plan to marry New Year s Day The couple secured a marriage license Williams said he met Miss Cooper when applying her makeup for her first appearance in Hollywood

Santa Monica Calif.p New York Christine Cooper Fred L. Williams National Broadcasting Co Hollywood Williams Miss Cooper

Whistling Tea Kettle Sparks Chicago Divorce

Mrs. Joan Brown, 21, told Circuit Judge Julius H. Miner that her husband Clem, 27, kept a whistling tea kettle on the fire and called it his symphony. After she asked him to remove it, he struck her, and she was granted a divorce on grounds of cruelty.

Chicago Joan Brown Julius H. Miner Clem

Two Women Enlist in Women's Air Force Selected for Three and Four Years

Mabel Rodgers Greene of 2008 Grand Ave and Odean Hensley of 603 Malvern St have enlisted in the Women's Air Force for three and four years respectively, according to MSgt. Al Walters the recruiting officer. Both are sent to Sampson Air Force Base for basic training.

Mabel Rodgers Greene Grand Ave Women's Air Force al Walters Walters Odean Hensley Malvern St Air Force Sampson Air Force Base

Author Dorothy Canfield Fisher Stricken Ill at Home

Arlington Vermont friends report author Dorothy Canfield Fisher age 74 was stricken last Saturday and is ill at her home. condition described as not serious.

Arlington, Vt Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Boy Finds Dictionary Misspelling Interdependence

Ten year old Kendall Toney, a sixth grader at West Alexandria School, alerted publisher Clarence L. Barnhart to a misspelled word in the Thorndike Barnhart Junior Dictionary. The letter from Barnhart praised his sharp eye, noting the error caused by two characters dying out in typesetting and promised correction in the next printing.

Ace Elliott Eaton Kendall ‘Toney West Alexandria School Kendrick Kendall Clarence L. Barnhart Reference Books Bronxville N. Y Barnhart Thorndike- Barnhart United States

Births Reported for Hopkins Watson and Rains Families

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hopkins of Morrow Route 1 welcome a boy born Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Watson of 3220 Finley Street announce a girl born today. Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Rains of 9 S. Sutphin Street welcome a girl born today.

Clarence Hopkins Morrow Boyd Watson Finley St Earnest Rains S. Sutphin St

Middletown youths named in Richmond license listing

Licensed in Richmond Indiana Roy Plummer Bennett 21 and Freda Cox 18 both of Middletown William R Viars 18 and Shirley Cox 17 both of Middletown.

Richmond Ind Roy Plummer Bennett Freda Cox Middletown William R. Viars Shirley Cox

Hospital Admissions and Discharges Noted in Franklin Area

The notice lists multiple patients and their addresses detailing hospital admissions for medical or surgical care. Names include Mark Moreland Aaron King Jr Gary Bellaw Robert Ritter Frank Leibold Rozella Patterson Robert Fugate and others with various streets and towns in Franklin Malvern Germantown and surrounding areas. Several individuals are marked as dismissed.

Mark Moreland William Moreland Franklin Aaron King Jr Aaron King West Middletown Gary Bellaw John Bellaw Malvern St Robert Hudson Gery Robert Ritter Highland St Harry Dell Alameda Frank Leibold Crawford St Geritta Murray Warren Murray Rozella Patterson Moore St Robert Fugate Luster Fugate Germantown Perry Michael Lovell Gomin Charles St Kenneth Giltrow Glenn McLain Clark St Willard Ferguson Fleming

Meeting Postponed in Columbus GOP Committee Indefinitely

A meeting of the Republican State Committee in Columbus has been postponed indefinitely due to illness of state GOP chairman Ray C. Bliss who is being treated for a virus infection at Akron City Hospital.

Columbus Ohio Republican State Committee Ray C. Bliss GOP Bliss Akron City Hospital

Forty Nine Men Sent for Pre Induction Examinations

Fourteen men from the Middletown area were sent by local Selective Service Board 10 to Cincinnati for pre induction physical examinations. Registrants include Charles Edward Frasher and others with listed addresses in Middletown Hamilton and Oxford. Additional men registered with out of town boards but now residing in Middletown area were also noted.

Middletown Selective Service Board Cincinnati Charles Edward Frasher Texas Ave Charlies Don Schultz Calumet Ave Herbert William Laundy Central Ave Carl D. Taylor Manchester Ave Elwin Eugene Tomilson West Middletown Robert Lee Tragesser Main St Hamilton John Leroy Riedel Campbell Ave William Darold Chaney Oxford-Middletown Rd Thomas Jacob Beckett N. Poplar St Oxford S. Main St Donald Claxon James Lowell V. Poling Yankee Rd

Principal Promoted As Lawrence County Schools Chief

IRONTON Ohio W Donald Russell 44 an Ironton elementary school principal for 10 years is named superintendent succeeding George W Webb who resigned last night Marion Rex Wilson 3012 Yankee Rd and Emory Allen Theiss 1313 Barnitz Ave seven Miami University students seeking board transfers were sent to Cincinnati.

Ironton Ohio W. Donald Russell Lawrence County George W. Webb Marion Rex Wilson Yankee Rd Emory Allen Theiss Barnitz Ave Miami University Cincinnati

UN Peave Tuple At Baha'i Meeting

United Nations and World Peace topics headlined a Dayton event at the YMCA room 203. Mrs. Helen Rieckhoff, executive secretary of the United World Federalists of Dayton, will speak first, followed by Jas Armstrong of Cincinnati, a representative for a Cincinnati air conditioning firm.

United Nations and Weorld Denn Oaaha'i YMCA Helen Rieckhoff United World Federalists of Dayton Jas A Armstrong Cincinnati Armstrong Is Meenahicon Streatan

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