Methodists Hold Annual Yule Meeting
The WSCS annual Yule luncheon at First Methodist Church was held in Epworth Hall after a board session and lunch served by Humphries and Osborne circles. New members were introduced and plans announced for the University of Life Series starting Jan 8, a Men’s Club Ladies Nite guest speaker on Jan 21, a Dec 29 student recognition dinner, and a Feb 12 Colonial Tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
First Methodist Church
Epworth Hall
Humphries and Osborne
Charles Lovell
M. QO. Bechtel
McGonigie
Robert Fiistey
Richmond
Ind
George Holtz
Fellowship Hall
Edward Cockman
Loren Pratt
C. W. Smith
J. D. Riggs
Joseph Schuyler
E. H. McCandlish
Ray Young
Ray Watson
Frances Dodds
Louis R. Walter
Riggs
Mrs Weidle Hosts Family Dinner on Burton Road
Mrs Harry Weidle entertained at a Thursday family dinner at her Burton Road home. Guests included sisters in law and their children such as Mrs Robert Taggart of Hamilton Mrs Raymond Widle Mrs Lawrence Weidle Mrs Ronald Philippot and sons of Trenton Mrs Alvin Bennett Mrs Howard Weidie Mrs Stanley Rickard and Mrs Stanley Hirschbach of Red Lion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Weidle
Burton Road
Weidle
Robert Taggart
Hamilton
Raymond Widle
Lawrence Weidle
Ronald Philpot
Sons
Trenton
Alvin Bennett
Howard Weidie
Stanley Rickard
Stanley Hirschbach
Red Lion
Christmas party scenes from Friendship Club and Good Will Mothers Club
The Friendship Club hosted at the Astons on Ross Street with co hosts Thornberry Jr. Gift exchanges and secret pals concluded the evening along with prizes to multiple couples. The Good Will Mothers Club held its annual dinner at the Driftwood Room with sixteen members and four guests and plans to remember shut ins at Christmas. A Yale meeting featured a program chaired by Mrs Craycraft with a gift exchange and secret pals before the next meeting on January 10 at Mrs Armitage’s Jackson Lane home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Ashton
Ross Street
Friendship Club
John R. Thornberry Jr
Paul Draxler
Clyde Cruse
Eric Jones
Carl Little
Thornberry
Gerald Pieratt
Clyde Tolliver
James Cochran
Paul Sebastian
Malcolm Profitt
Good Will Mothers’ Club
Driftwood Room
Tom Craycraft
Yale
Turner Power
Elmeda Dunagan
Martha Ruth Ginter
Andy Silver
Raymond Bell
Corbett Thomas
George S. Fletcher
Earl Lacey
James V. Armitage
Jackson Lane
Christmas Meetings Across Local Churches
Twenty three members of Mary Circle Calvary Methodist Church met in the social room for a Christmas session with Rev. William Wright as guest. Hostess Mrs Albert Carr and organizers Mrs William Wright and Mrs Vernon Moon led readings on how Christmas is observed abroad, with Christmas numbers by Mrs Anthony Butch. January plans include a meeting at Mrs Emmanuel Clifford’s Auburn Street home. At First EUB Church Mrs R A Hill’s Sun day School Class held a December gathering with flannelgraph storytelling and taped portions, featuring musicians Mrs E H McCandlish and Mrs Corbin Bertram. Gifts exchanged, new classroom map gifted, and refreshments served with candles and holly. Nineteen members attended Circle One First Baptist Church’s Christmas luncheon and party in Fellowship Hall, with Rev and Mrs G Walter Weber as guests. Mrs Guy Smethers led the program “Lets Keep Christmas” by Catherine Marsnall, followed by hostesses including Mrs DeHart Lord and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Circle
Calvary Methodist Church
William Wright
Albert Carr
Vernon Moon
Anthony Butch
Emmanuel Clifford
Auburn Street
R. A. Hill
First Eub Church
Hill
Ardmore Drive
Clifton Whitehead
E. H. McCandlish
Corbin Bertram
Harry Ward
Charles Foutz
Clifford Beedle
Beedle
L. B. Emrick
Brack ‘Little
Circle One First Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall
G. Walter Weber
Guy Smethers
Catherine Marsnall
DeHart Lord
John Dairs
Arthur Swatts
Edward Dell
R. H. Patton
Edna Miller
B. F. Sawyer
Homer Swanger
Local births recorded in Franklin and nearby areas
Vital statistics list multiple births by families in Franklin and surrounding towns. Names include Powell Young Johnston Middleton Isbell Bryant Lindsay Watkins Crockett with births a day or today at area hospitals.
Annual Program And Tea By Women’s Association
Mrs. Freda Gerber presided at the First Presbyterian Church Women’s Association Christmas program and tea yesterday. The program included a violin solo, a cantata “The Child Jesus,” and a talk on legends. Tea hosts and missionary offertory recipients were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freda Gerber
Women’s Assn
First Presbyterian Church
Richard Nein
Jesus
Edward Barker
E. Kern Cate
James Diefenbach
Murray Jacobs
C. Lockmeyer
Joseph Sabo
Hommer Weikel
Russell Galloway
Robert Ward
E. B. Klein
Gerber
Iota Nu chapter names four delegates for sorority convention
Mrs. Claire Humphrey hosted Iota Nu at her Franklin home to announce the February 8 and 9 convention at the Van Cleve Hotel in Dayton. Tau Province delegates were Mrs. Liliam Norris and Mrs. Ruby Hancock with Miss Joanne Brewer and Miss Emily Brammer as alternates. A donation was voted for NeKee Station project and plans set for the Yale party December 17 at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Humphrey
W. Bryant Avenue
Franklin
Iota Nu
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
van Cleve Hotel
Dayton
Tau Province
Liliam Norris
Ruby Hancock
Joanne Brewer
Emily Brammer
NeKee Station
NeKee
Yale
Humphrey
Coketail Party Precedes Dance Hosted by Miss Bonnce Koettel
Miss Bonnce Koettel hosted a coketail party before the Rainbow Girls annual Christmas dance at her Atco Avenue home. Attendees included Nancy Bowling James Buck Betty Jo Burton Bob Koettel Marcia Chenoweth John Gabel and Dave Buck with Christmas motif refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonnce Koettel
Rainbow Girls
Koettel
Atco Avenue
Nancy Bowling
James Buck
Betty Jo Burton
Bob Koettel
Marcia Chenoweth
John Gabel
Dave Buck
Powell Home Scene of Coketail Party
Miss Sandra Powell hosts a coketail party at her Malvern Street home entertaining seven guests before the Rainbow Girls dance. Guests include Miss Ann Nairin Miss Glenda Taylor Miss Barbara Morefield Douglas Morgan Russell Johnson James Ratliff and Richard Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandra Powell
Malvern Street
Ann Nairin
Glenda Taylor
Barbara Morefield
Douglas Morgan
Russell Johnson
James Ratliff
Richard Potter
UAW Activities Under Study Reported by Mundt
Senate Rackets Committee probes improper activities by the UAW as part of a broader inquiry into violence during the Kohler Co. strike. Mundt defends objective inquiry and cites AFL-CIO charges of bias against the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers Union
Mundt
UAW
Kohler Co
Wisconsin
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
Curtis
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Emil Mazey
Marey
Teamsters
AFL Cio
Bakers and Confectionary Workers Union
Kohler
Couple Wed In Hospital In Alabama War Marry In Room
In Montgomery Alabama a couple wed in a hospital room when their minister was ill with a virus infection. 1st Lt Eugene Schultz of Clovis New Mexico and Clara Low of Montgomery planned a formal ceremony but the minister Rev Cecil Perry was hospitalized. Perryman performed the ceremony from the bed edge as Schultz returned to Hamilton Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Eugene Schultz
Clara Low
Schultz
Clovis
N.M
Miss Low
Cecil Perry
Hamilton Air Force Base
San Francisco
Perryman
Names of Hospital Patients and Residents Listed
The hospital and local addresses list numerous patients and their family homes. Entries include James Flisher Harrison Street Ida Fallon Otterbein Home Florence Zecher Florence Street Samp Taylor Smith Avenue and others across Franklin, South Lebanon, Oxford State Road, Brentwood Street, and Moore Street. The long roster names individuals with their associated streets and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Flisher
Harrison St
Ida Fallon
Otterbein
Walking Watch Kid Discovered In Detroit Girl
Two year old Kenneth Rogers of Detroit swallowed his mother's wrist watch after removing the band. X rays show the watch in his stomach still running. Doctors will decide how to remove it, as the child remains under observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Kenneth Rogers
Kenneth
Income Tax Fraud Conviction Recorded
Canton restaurant operator Frank David, 50, was convicted by a Federal Court jury of income tax fraud. He allegedly falsified his 1948 and 1949 tax returns totaling 7085 dollars. Judge Paul C Weick deferred sentencing pending a probation report and kept bail at 2200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Frank David
Canton
David
Paul C. Weick
Shooting near-fatal for Denton Maxie in Cincinnati
Police say Patsy Maxie, 35, shot husband Denton Maxie, 28, after an argument in Cincinnati. He survived three bullet wounds to the abdomen after heart massage by a surgical team at General Hospital and remains in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Patsy Maxie
Denton
General Hospital
Maxie
Appeal Is Continued in Ohio Clerk Typist Case
The State Civil Service Commission continued until Jan 10 the appeal of Erma J. Jones who was removed Nov 15 from her clerk typist post with the Lawrence County Office of the Division of the Aid for the Aged. She is accused of insubordination inefficiency and violating division rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Civil Service Commission
Erma J. Jones
Lawrence County
Aid For the
Automatic Mae West life jacket inflates on water entry
The new U S Armed Forces Mae West life jacket auto inflates when the wearer enters water, even if unconscious. The device promises quick buoyancy and hands free flotation, reducing drowning risk for sailors and aircrew in wet operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Ministers Manifesto Is Approved in Atlanta Relations Clash Heats Up
Five prominent Atlanta Negro clergymen thanked 90 white ministers who issued a November manifesto on race relations. They praised its call for prayer, ending prejudice, obeying law, protecting schools, free speech, and dialogue between white and Negro leaders. The white ministers signed as individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Southland
Von Braun Named Huntsville's Outstanding Citizen 1957
Dr Wernher von Braun, World War II German scientist and leading missiles expert, was named Huntsville's outstanding citizen of 1957. He is director of the Development Operations Division at the Army Ballistic Missile Agency on Redstone Arsenal and became a U S citizen in 1955 after arriving in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Wernher von Braun
America
von Braun
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Redstone Arsenal
Low Bid Reported For Apple Creek State Hospital Rehab
An apparent low bid of 365 895 for general construction on a rehabilitation and training building at Apple Creek State Hospital near Wooster was submitted by Ferrell Construction Co of Canton. The state estimate was 404 179. Apparent low bids for all work totaled 615 498 against a state estimate of 636 989. Whisler Plumbing Health Co Massillon was the low bidder on plumbing with 76 114.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Apple Creek State Hospital
Wooster
Ferrell Construction Co
Canton
Whisler Plumbing Health Co
Massillon
Vorys Will Retire From Congress After Twenty Years
Columbus Republican Rep John M Vorys announces he will not seek re election in 1958 after nearly 20 years in the U S House. Legal notice concerns estate of Richard W Cooper with a petition to sell real property in Butler County Ohio to satisfy debts.
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Columbus
Ohio
John M. Vorys
Geo Jane
Aha
Aoe Reeane Cooper
Richard Cooper
Jerry L
Teddy H. Cooper
Ya Street
Bear
Denver
Colorado
Donald E. Coe
Ard W. Cooper
Butler County
Hamilton
Middletown
Citizens Building Loan & Sailings Association
Grace Jane Cooper
Gracie Jane Cooper
Donald E. Cooper
Admi
Richard W. Cooper
Ben M. Kitchen
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Birmingham
Richard Zanuck
Beam
Hollywood
Darryl Zanuck
SMT
Aberdeen
Army Proving Grounds
Weyer
North Rhine-Westphalia
Hagen
Alfredo Milano
Monza
Methodists
Yule
Mrs. Weidle
Daniel C. Powell
S. Main St
Kenneth F. Young
Locust St
James E. Johnston
Wilson St
Shelby Middleton
S. 7Th St
Franklin, Boy
Roger Isbell
Germantown
Rt. 1
Cecil Bryant
Sherman Ave
Robert Lindsay
Iglehart St
Lawrence Watkins
Franklin Rt. 2
Darrell Crockett
Main St
Elmer J. Son Jr
Dayton Good Samaritan Hospital
Powell
TRE
Emily
G. Milton Kelly
Washington
Sen
R-Sc
Senate
Florence Zecher
Florence St
Samp Taylor
Smith Ave
Davis Linkous
Penfield Ave
Daryl Bundy
Ellis Bundy
Ernest Bates
Miamisburg
Marion E. Young
Central Ave
Melvin Collins
James M Collins
Violet Montgomery
Morris Montgomery
Brentwood St
Robert C. Ritter
Highland St
Nathaniel Hardy
Robert Hayes
Tom E. McGraw
Sorg
IPI
Jackie Peck
South Lebanon
Phillip Childers
Phillip Childers Sr
Oxford State Rd
Herschel Gilbert
Luther Myers
Moore St
Frank Polakovich
Lafayette Ave
Martha E Russell
Tren
Betty Rogers
Kenny
Enterprise Baptist Church
Seneca ST
Pilgrim Quartette
Belbrook, Ohio
Evangelistic
Young People's
Sir Delpha Laycock
Clyde Keeton
Kelly Ratliff
Vorys
Jesus Christ
Bible School
Directed By
Kenneth Wells
Grace Baptist Church
Wilbraham
Wilmore
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