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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1961

Page

3

Lutheran Women Attend Candlelighting Service

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Women of the Church held a Christmas Candlelighting Service in Fellowship Hall. The program featured candle lighting by four members, a reading of the Christmas Story, carol singing, and a brief business session introducing newly elected officers. Proceeds support the Christmas Cheer Fund for needy pastors of the American Lutheran Church.

Louisa Behrens Lloyd Thompson William Csellak John Kinder American Lutheran Church

Party Fetes Engaged Couple at Greek Orthodox Church

Mrs. Lucy Lazaron and Mrs. Angelo Scianam blo hosted a pre nuptial party in the St Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church social room for Miss Maria Hagiapostolou and her fiancé Nicholas Georgopoulos. The couple, residents of Young Street and Brentwood Street, plan to wed January 7 at 4 30 p m. at the same church. Twenty guests attended the event honoring the couple.

Lucy Lazaron Angelo Scianamblo Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church Miss Hagiapostolou Georgopoulos Young Street George Hagiapostolou Greece Georgopolous Brentwood Street Gus Christy

Messiah Scheduled At Music Hall By Cincinnati Symphony

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under Max Rudolf presents Handel's Messiah during Christmas concerts at Music Hall Cincinnati with an 8:30 p.m. schedule on Thursday and Saturday. A 200-voice Miami University chorus joins four soloists Judy Raskin Jane Hobson John Alexander Kenneth Smith. No Friday performance.

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Max Rudolf Music Hall Cincinnati Miami University Oxford Judy Raskin Jane Hobson John Alexander Kenneth Smith

Home Culture Club Meeting at Mrs Burns Home

Comino Events Ave. of the Home Culture Club meets Wednesday at 2 p m at Mrs. Robert Burns home 2% Aberdeen Drive. The program is presented by Mrs. Harry Dell and Mrs. W M Warner.

Lucky Twelve Birthday Club Christmas Dinner in Hag erstown

Members traveled to Hag isterstown Indiana for their annual Christmas dinner party. After dining they gathered at Mrs Densmore Brewers home on Dixie Highway for a gift exchange and secret pal reveal. Mrs Brewer and Mrs Hutchinson won prizes and a new member, Mrs Clyde Taylor, was welcomed. The group plans to repair and distribute toys to needy children with next meeting at Mrs Hutchinsons Brewel Boulevard home.

Lucky Twelve Birthday Club Haggerstown Ind Densmore Brewer Dixie Highway Brewer Clifford Hutchinson Clyde Taylor Mrs Hutchinson Brewel Boulevard

Menu Requires Lots of Groceries

Oxford dining report lists required groceries for one Miami University meal serving 1,000 students per The Miami Alumnus. Items include 350 pounds beef or 400 pork, 66 loaves bread, 100 dozen eggs, 300 pounds potatoes, 5 crates lettuce, 300 gallons milk. If sandwiches are on the menu the bread goes to 120 loaves.

Oxford Harris Miami University Jack Hendry The Miami Alumnus

Messiah Presented by Middletown Civic Chorus Inspiring 20th Show

The Middletown Civic Chorus under George Kirch staged Handel's Messiah at First Presbyterian Church. Soloists Gilbert Egelston John R. Puckett Faythe Limp Winifred Sabo Judith Hausman and others delivered fine recitatives airs and arias with strong Baroque adherence and expressive fervor. Critics praised piano and organ accompaniment by Lachenbauer Wilkerson and Ladenauer while noting issues with tempo rubato pronunciation and limited adult tenor turnout.

First Presbyterian Church Middletown George Kirch Kirch George Lachenbauer Vaida Wilkerson Ladenauer

The Best Man at Shubert Theater in Cincinnati

Gore Vidal's The Best Man opens a week long run at the Shubert Theater Cincinnati starting Monday December 18. Frank Lovejoy Kent Smith and James Westerfield lead with Edith Atwater Kathleen Maguire and Laura Pierpont in supporting roles.

Shubert Gore Vidal Shubert Theater Cincinnati Frank Love

New Year's Eve Dance Slated At American Legion

The American Legion hosts a New Year's Eve dance for members and guests at the Legion home on S Main Street on Sunday December 31. Ted Sarris chairs arrangements with reservations via the Legion office. Music by Paul Stevenson's Combo from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Doors open, favors and noisemakers provided, refreshments served.

American Legion Legion S. Main Street Ted Sarris Paul Stevenson

Vital Statistics and Hospital Notes Listing Births and Dismissals

A long list of birth announcements, dismissals, and residents from Franklin, Trenton, Middletown, and surrounding areas. Includes names of parents, addresses, and newborns with several notes of out of town and hospital connections. Notable entries mention Mr and Mrs John Wiley, Mr and Mrs Franks Stenpkins Jr, and others with multiple births on Sunday and Saturday.

John Wiley Circle Drive Franks Stenpkins, Jr E. Home Ave Trenton James Deaton Sunny Lane Franklin James Salyer Woodlawn Ave Sampson Brasshear Middletown Hamilton S Pike Rt. 1 Donald W Wright George E. Motza Germantown

Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples in Region

Clayton Heflin 65 Armco employee 3107 Judy Drive and Alta Mae Million 52 supervisor 14 Trenton Place Trenton. Lynwood Virgil Schaeffer 47 truck driver 528 Hill St West Middletown and Marguerite E Ratliff 38 cashier 1203 Ferrer St Excello. Melvin E Armstrong 32 bartender 1203 Ferrer St Excello and Ethel Marie Powell 29 waitress 1806 Glenn St. Gary Lee Blankenship 22 paper mill worker 1936 Erie Ave and Gretchen Louise Tackett 20 1936 Erie Ave. Charles Howard Rodgers 36 Armco employee 1824 Woodlawn Ave and Janet Rodgers 34 posting clerk 317 Garfield St. Richard E Cox 18 U S S Army Miamisburg and Rosean ina South 18 grocery clerk 1106 Oxford State Road. James Alvin Barlow Jr 18 salesman Wilmington and Sandra Kay Peelles 16 student 13 Arnold Drive.

Clayton Heflin Armco Judy Drive Alta Mae Trenton Place Trenton Lynwood Virgil Schaeffer Hill St West Middletown Marguerite E. Ratliff Ferrer J St Excello Melvin E. Armstrong Ferrer St Ethel Marie Powell Glenn St Gary Lee Blankens Wilmington Sandra Kay Peelles Arnold Drive

In The Hospital Names of Local Residents Listed

A hospital notice lists multiple local residents with addresses and family relationships. Names include Robert Albertson Lebanon Rt. 3 John Dorsey S Marshall Mrs John Herald Roosevelt David Glass 20th Ave and others such as Daniel Miller Erie Ave James D Anders Granada Robert Staton Grove St Mrs Leon Osborne Monroe William Alexander Crawford Mrs Denzil Brandenburg Malvern St Mrs Calvin McIntosh Pershing Ave Mrs Harry J Rizzo Oxford State Road John Sheets Monroe St John Sora Grand Ave Vista Ford Franklin Scott Miltenberger Adolph Huf Plymouth Ralph Dennis Trenton and Mrs Mark McGlothen Algin iSt.

Robert Albertson Lebanon John Dorsey S. Marshall Road John Herald Roosevelt Ave David Glass 20Th Ave Audrey C. Firth Middltown William H. Wilson S. Dixie Highway Daniel Miller Daniel C. Miller Taylor Ave Frank Ditmyer Erie Ave James D. Anders Granada Ave Robert Staton Robert B. Staton Grove St Leon Osborne Monroe St Denzil Brandenburg Malvern St Calvin McIntosh Pershing Ave Harry J. Rizzo Oxford State Road John Sheets John Sora Grand Ave Vista Ford Franklin Scott Miltenberger Richard L. Miltenber Adolph Huf Plymouth

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