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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1952

Page

6

Lemon Monroe Groups Perform For University Women Club

The Lemon Monroe High School Concert Choir Triple Trio and Boys Octet entertained the University Women’s Club audience under Paul Bell’s direction singing Jingle Bells White Christmas and Sleigh Ride The Boys Octet and Girls Trio performed by a Night Before Christmas No Candle Was There and No Fire and Good Christian Men Rejoice New AAUW members were welcomed by Mrs Walling Corwin Seventy Edison School children will receive gifts December 16 and the annual Christmas party is set for that date with Miss Ruth Yinger as program chair and Mrs Dave Selvar overseeing arrangements

Lemon-Monroe High School American Association of University Women Paul Bell Fire Walling Corwin AAUW Sarah Gribbs Thomas Zentner Irene Price W. P. Gribbons L M. Russell Lillian S. Carr William Maxwell Edward Campbell Edison School Dave Selvar C. R. Davidson Ruth Yinger

Medical Center Is Asset To Strategy

Mrs. Devorah Emmett Wigoder of Jerusalem spoke to 100 guests at a Hadassah dinner in Manchester Hotel. She stressed Hadassah’s medical center in Israel as a lifeline supporting democracy and U S global efforts. A skit Oh Soshanna directed by Mrs. Robert Nerenberg was performed and will air Thursday at 9 over WPFB.

Devorah Emmett Wigoder Jerusalem Hadassah Manchester Israel Wigoder United States

Travel Notes Highlight Middletown Residents Abroad

Mrs. Robert Banta of 513 Young St travels to Phoenix Arizona for the holiday season to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs B Thomas and plans to return to Middletown in February. Mrs Edwin Carter of Baltimore St visits daughter Mrs Charles VM Blazer inouis ville and will stay through Christmas holidays returning with Mrs Carter to Middletown Sunday with her husband joining Christmas week.

Robert Banta Young St Phoenix Ariz B. Thomas Edwin Carter Baltimore St Charles VM. Blazer

Annual Christmas Musicals By Middletown Music Club

Middletown Music Club presents a Christmas program Thursday featuring Agnus Dei, Ave Maria, No Candle Was There and No Fire, and a Christmas Cantata Childe Jesus. Performances include voice, violin, organ and choral ensemble under Ada Louise Weishaar with several soloists and a narrator.

Middletown Music Club Childe Jeasus Joseph W. Clokey Hazel J. Kirk Ada Louise Weishaar Fletcher Brate Donald Broughton D. L. Daly Ruth DuChemin W. A. Havemann Thelma Helsinger Robert Nickell Harry Pratt L. J. Ragland Walter Sheffer Homer Weikel Harriet Young Dale Wiley Margaret Clapp Howard Wren Clifford Hist V. C. Thompson

Organizations Plan Holiday Festivities

Several groups announce Christmas parties this week. Rosary Altar Society of St Marys Church meets 8 p.m. tomorrow in the school cafeteria. Middletown Shrine No 25 will receive gifts at 7 30 p m Thursday at Masonic Temple. Knights Templar and Commandery No 71 hold a turkey dinner and gift exchange at 6 30 p m Friday. Willing Workers Class of First Church of God has dinner and gift exchange at 6 p.m. Friday at the Gas and Electric Building on Mary Etta St. Goodwill Mothers Club hosts a 6 30 p.m. Friday Christmas party in Calvary Methodist social rooms. Alpha Epsilon Chapter Epsilon Sigma Alpha meets at 7 30 in YM director's room. no party scheduled tonight.

Rosary Altar Society of St. Mary's Church Middletown Shrine Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem Santa Masonic Temple Knights Templar Auxiliary of Commandery No. 71 Cecil Rogers Louis Waldner, Jr Gas and Electric Mary Etta St First Church of God Goodwill Mothers Club Calvary Methodist Church Alpha Epsilon Chapter Epsilon Sigma Alpha

Piano Students Present Recital at Mrs Thompson Home

Mrs V C Thompson hosted a Sunday afternoon piano recital at her South Main Street home. Participants included David Szabo Sharon Diver Sally Mason Joyce Lowe Danny Reedy Mary Hinsch Sherry Carpenter Mar leen Appie Penny Boyle Linda Daniel Janet Phibbs Janet Dawson Jerry David Jane Ann Hembree and Richard Jones.

V. C. Thompson South Main St David Szabo Sharon Diver Sally Mason Joyce Lowe Danny Reedy Mary Hinsch Sherry Carpenter Marleen Appie Penny Boyle Linda Daniel Janet Phibbs Janet Dawson Jerry David Jane Ann Hembree Richard Jones

Crash Injuries Fatal in Ravenna Car Crash

Gerald Shade, 34, of Warren, died here Monday from injuries suffered Friday in an automobile crash near Manua. The crash occurred near Manua and led to Shade's death after several days in hospital.

Ravenna, O Gerald Shade Warren Manua

Misses' Apron Pattern 9067 for Fundraising Use

Instructions describe a Marian Martin apron pattern 9067 for misses sizes 14 to 42 with a tulip pocket and contrast trim. Includes yardage, sizing notes, and a sew chart. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents extra for first class mailing to Pattern Dept in New York and include name address size and style number.

Marian Martin News Journal Middletown Ohio Pattern Dept West 18Th St New York N.Y

Akron Woman Falls From Viaduct To Death

Akron authorities report Lena A. McGregor 55 leaped or fell about 60 feet from the North Hill viaduct Monday, dying at the scene. The death is under investigation to determine exact circumstances.

Akron Lena A. McGregor North Hill

Couple Is Wed In Germantown

Miss Eleanor Thompson and Howard C. Poff were married Friday evening at Germantown Methodist Church in a double ring ceremony performed by Rev. H. A. Rothrock. Attendant Miss June Thompson wore aqua, and Ralph Poff served as best man. A reception followed at the bride’s mother’s home. The couple plans to reside at 1048 Walton Ave Dayton. Mrs. Poff works for Burroughs Company. Mr. Poff with Kroger Dairy Company.

Eleanor Thompson Cora Thompson Germantown Howard C. Poff Cornelius Poff Miamisburg Germantown Methodist Church H. A. Rothrock Robert Cogill Russell Storer June Thompson Ralph Poff Walton Ave Dayton Poff Burroughs Company Kroger Dairy Company

Births Reported for Local Families

Vital statistics list two newborns for Mr and Mrs Roy Fairchild Jr of Gratis a boy born yesterday. Mr and Mrs John Smith of 1331 Fairmount Ave welcome a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Dale Baker of Trenton announce a girl born yesterday. Mr and Mrs Glen Sallie of 3124 Morgan Sr greet a boy born yesterday.

Roy Fairchild, Jr Gratis John Smith Fairmount Ave Dale Baker Trenton Glen Sallie Morgan

Pairings listed in Middletown and nearby towns

A roster of engaged or paired individuals is recorded with ages and hometowns including Anthony Wayne Hotel Hamilton Middletown Richmond Ind Franklin Lebanon Dayton Mi amisburg and other locales. Names include Robert Mingua Carrie Collins Ellsworth Bone Jr Pauline Carpenter Loney Brown Betty Turner Douglas Morgan Hattie Brandon Earl Pearson Dorothy Johnson Gerald Risner Elsie Smith Fred Schwietert Letha Crisp William Shrout Lydia Puckett Norman Southardk Edna Johnson Jack Rudd Dorothy Walker Ronald Lawson Mary Temmen Edward Wells Monavene Spencer.

Robert F. Mingua Anthony Wayne Hamilton Carrie Collins New Miami Ellsworth Bone Jr U. S. Army Dayton Pauline Carpenter Crawford St Middletown Richmond Ind Loney Brown Betty J. Turner Douglas R. Morgan Hattie Brandon Earl Pearson Dorothy Johnson Franklin Gerald E. Risner Elsie K. Smith Fred H. Schwietert Letha Mae Crisp Lebanon William H. Shrout Lydia Puckett Norman E. Southardk Miamisburg Edna Faye Johnson Jack Rudd Dorothy Alice Walker Ronald L. Lawson Mary Ann Temmen Edward Franklin Wells Monavene Spencer

Hospital surgeries and dismissals listed for residents

A local notice lists multiple residents and relatives by name with medical updates. John Koeppel and several others are recorded as surgical or medical patients, including Mrs. Talmadge Haven, Sheron and Shirley Tanreuther, Marie Johnson, Sally Jo Hopkins, Mrs. Harold Wells, Erven Watkins, Debra Woodward, Betsy Puckett, Kenneth Henderson, and Mary Duvall. Dismissals include Kenneth Copenhaven, Mark Adams, Mary Hester, and Albert Moore. Out of town entry for Mary Duvall cites Deaconess Hospital in Cincinnati.

John Koeppel Winona Dr Surgical Talmadge Haven South Sutphin St Sheron Shirley Tanreuther Adrian Tanreuther Jewell St Medical Marie Johnson Wilson Johnson Franklin Medica Sally Jo Hopkins Jerome Hopkins Sheffield St Harold Wells Germantown Erven Watkins

Fire destroys part of Middletown Veterans Village unit near Franklin

A fire at 8:15 p.m. Monday tore into an unoccupied Middletown Veterans Village unit on the Cletus Borders farm along Union Road south of Franklin. Franklin firemen battled the blaze but could not determine the cause.

Franklin Middletown Veterans’ Village Cletus Union Rd Here

Capitalist Fashions Rip Russia Iron Curtain Says Barbas

Raymond Barbas head of the House of Patou and a French couture leader says fashion and perfumes are tools of peace and internationalism. He argues the Iron Curtain could fall to capitalist fashions as Russian women seek Western styles, sharing a view that fashion shapes history and future worlds.

Dorothy Roe Associated Press Raymond Barbas House of Patou Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne French Couture Legion of Honor Barbas Moscow New York Rome Caesar France Louis XIV

Costello Appeal Denied by Supreme Court

Washington briefs report that the Supreme Court again refused to grant gambler Frank Costello a review of his contempt for Congress conviction. The decision leaves Costello's bid for relief unresolved and maintains the prior ruling against him.

Washington Supreme Court Frank Costello Congress

Sportsmen Will Elect Directors For 3-Year Terms

Middletown Sports men's club resolves to elect three new directors tonight for three-year terms. Incumbents with expiring terms include Adrian Smallwood, Melvin Kelso, and Ed Drayer. Nominating committee lists Kelso, Drayer, Shaffer Schenck, Stanley Whitsley, Francis Ditmyer, Harold Lichty, Vance Cribb, William Loveless, Owen Albaugh, and Dr. S. C. Toman. Members must show cards to vote. Lunch features fish and a movie Dust or Destiny.

Middletown Sportsmen’s Club Adrian Smallwood Smallwood Melvin Kelso Ed Drayer Kelso Drayer Shaffer Schenck Stanley Whittlesey Francis Ditmyer Harold Lichty Vance Cribb William Loveless Owen Albaugh

Newark Man Injured In Car Bus Crash

Hart Montgomery, 49, of Newark, was injured Monday night when his car collided with a bus on Ohio 16 west of Newark. None of the 30 bus passengers were injured.

Newark Hart Montgomery Ohio Here

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