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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1957

Page

6

Judith Greer Weds Tommy Crowe Tonight at First Presbyterian

Miss Judith Ann Greer, to wed Tommy J. Crowe at 7:30 PM in First Presbyterian Church, was honored at a Hampton Place brunch hosted by Miss Alice Troup. Guests included Patricia Weaver Kathy Pritchett Martha Wills Sandra Minor Barbara Banzhaf Linda Hagen Martia Davis and family.

Judith Ann Greer Tommy J. Crowe First Presbyterian Church Alice Troup Hampton Place Patricia Weaver Kathy Pritchett Martha Wills Sandra Minor Barbara Banzhaf Linda Hagen Martia Davis Franklin Hayes Leland Lynch Jr Larry Beckwith C R. Troup

Coketail Party Precedes Dance at Manchester Hotel

Miss Linda Egelston hosted a coketail party last night at her 15th Avenue home before the Sans Souci dance at the Manchester Hotel. Attendees included Miss Joan Bundren Reg gie Begley Miss Sue King Tom Ewing Miss Nancie Palmer Peter Shellenbach Miss Linda Wood Frank Byrd and Herb Wilson.

Linda Egelston Manchester Egelston 15Th Avenue Joan Bundren Reggie Begley Sue King Tom Ewing Nancie Palmer Peter Shellenbach Linda Wood Frank Byrd Herb Wilson

Births Reported Across Several Families

Vital statistics list multiple newborns with new arrivals by surname and city. Ger mantown delivers a girl to Mr and Mrs Riley Ratliff. Virgil Higgins gain a daughter at 1715 Waite Street. Daniel Wells welcomes a girl at 1133 Lafayette Avenue. Clifford Burns adds a girl from Miamisburg. Donald Blanken welcomes a boy aboard ship at 3005 Ottaw Street. Robert Francis reports a girl at 908 The Alameda. Eldon Pence greets a boy at Dayton.

Virgil Higgins Waite St Daniel Wells Lafayette Ave Clifford Burns Miamisburg Donald Blanken Ottaw St Robert Francis The Alameda Eldon Pence Dayston

Catholic Youth Council Holiday Party Planned

Middletown Council of Catholic Youth schedules its annual holiday party within the Twelve Days of Christmas. The event tomorrow at 8 p m at the Firemen's Clubhouse features entertainment, a grab bag gift exchange, refreshments and dancing. College students and young married couples are invited.

Middletown Connie Brown Anne Murray Alice Smith Edith Norris Theresa Mulligan Fred Sennett Joan Gilder Vera Gay Bennett John Blust Rich Ristaneo John Rosai

Travel Notes show holiday trips and farewells to the West Coast

Holiday travelers from Pitcairn Calumet and Manchester areas plan quick visits to San Francisco and Los Angeles for the Rose Bowl game. OSU student Thomas Robbins heads to California by train with family. several city workers and residents depart for Florida sunshine or return home after Christmas. Various local residents listed as departing or dismissed from hospitals and homes.

D. EF. Reichelderfer Manchester Road Tom Byrd Sutphin Street West Coast San Francisco Los Angeles Thomas Robbins Carl Robbins Fairfield Avenue California Ohio State University OSU

Explosion at Mine No 31 Traps 14 Men Five Hours

About 250 workers were in Mine No 31 when a gas explosion trapped 14 men for five hours. They emerged alive around 12:05 a.m. in good physical condition. Survivors described a violent concussion, dense smoke, and a bad odor, with two canvas barricades built for protection. Local officials classify the mine as gaseous.

Mitchell Harris Cedlar Bluff Harris

Youngstown Steel Plant Operations Pause. Rates Rise

Open hearths at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Campbell Works will halt for a week. The Youngstown district steel rate should climb to about 50 percent next week as Republic Steel restarts some furnaces.

Youngstown Ohio

Radio City Music Hall Celebrates 25th Anniversary

New York Citys Radio City Music Hall marked its 25th year since opening on December 27 1932 amid early predictions of doom. Since then 162 million people have attended its motion pictures and stage shows headlined by the Rockettes.

New York Rockefeller Center Radio City Music Hall

Groom-To-Be Crash Victim Killed in Turnpike Collision

Dallas Binning 24 formerly of Coshocton Ohio and Faith Diane Catlin 26 of Brooklyn were en route to Coshocton when icy road conditions caused their car to skid and collide with a second vehicle seven miles east of Somerset Pennsylvania. Binning and James McNamara 38 of Oceanville New Jersey died. Mrs McNamara also perished. Catlin sustained serious injuries.

Somerset Dallas Binning Jackson Heights N.Y Coshocton Ohio Here Faith Diane Catlin Brooklyn James McNamara Oceanville, N. J Miss Catlin

Elvis Granted 60 Day Delay From Army Induction

Elvis Presley was granted a 60 day delay of his induction into the Army by his draft board. The deferment allows him to finish a Paramount Studios moving picture. Paramount and Presley requested the delay citing potential losses of about 350000 dollars if he fails to begin filming on January 13 in Hollywood.

Memphis Tenn Elvis Pressley Paramount Studios Paramount Elvis Hollywood Presley

Cincinnati Youths Held For Questioning

Two Cincinnati youths, Donald M. Carney aged 18 and Ronald Hall aged 20, were arrested at a police road block south of Skyland on Highway 25. They were sought on armed robbery house breaking and larceny charges after police followed a tip they might be staying at Carney's parents home near Skyland in Asheville area last Friday night.

Asheville N. C Cincinnati Skyland Donald M. Carney Ronald Hall Carney

Diana Dors' Husband Loses His Luxury Houseboat

Fire destroyed the interior of a luxury houseboat linked to film star Diana Dors estranged husband Dennis Hamilton near Maidenhead England. police suspect arson and questioned Dors and guests from a party at her riverside home. Hamilton and Dors separated earlier this year with a divorce suit pending.

Maidenhead England Diana Dors Friday Miss Dors Thames River Dennis Hamilton

Flight To Mars Next Says Soviet Writer

Soviet writer notes Russian scientists plot trajectories for a Mars flight. V Dobronravov says USSR launches of two earth satellites open a new era in human culture in the U S S R Illustrated News published by the Soviet Embassy.

Ottawaw Mars V. Dobronravov U.S.S.R

Fingerprint Checks In Japan To Be Eased

Tokyo officials said a bill to ease fingerprinting rules for foreigners will be sent to the Diet early next year. The measure would require fingerprinting for foreigners staying in Japan longer than one year.

Japan Tokyo Justice Ministry Diet

Thief Abandons Heist After Damaging Wilmer Lane Store

In Williamstown New Jersey a thief smashed front and rear doors of Wilmer Lane's liquor shop but could not reach the safety chain. He stole about seven air gallon jugs of wine and five fifths of liquor valued at roughly $60 before fleeing.

Williamstown Wilmer Lane Lane

Two Die In Crash In Conneaut Ohio

A two car collision in Conneaut Ohio killed Mrs Sirga Holcomb 44 and James Baker 17 both residents of Conneaut. The crash marked the town first fatal in two years and the second in a single incident.

Conneaut Ohio Sirga Holcomb James Baker Connéaut

Population counts place Brooklyn ahead of Manhattan

Brooklyn shows 2,731,000 residents while Manhattan has 1,898,000, per the latest figures. The reader is informed of the population gap between the two boroughs.

Brooklyn Manhattan

Deaths and Funerals for Dora Deaton and Verona Elder

Services for Mrs Dora Deaton of 2921 Yankee Rd are set for Monday at 2 pm at Grace Baptist Church with Rev Howard Sears officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home Sunday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm and at the church after moon Monday. Dora Deaton died at 4 45 am yesterday at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since December 16. Survivors include daughter Mrs Bessie Huffman Dayton two sons Samuel Huffman Lewisburg and Walter Huffman Hartford Conn eight grandsons and 1% great grandchildren. Services for another person will be held Monday at 2 pm at EUB Church Verona with Rev Ivan E Jenkins officiating. Burial Verona Cemetery. Friends may call John Arpp Funeral Home after 2 pm Sunday and until 11 am Monday when body will be removed to the church.

Dora Deaton Yankee Rd Grace Baptist Church Howard Sears Woodsideemetery Joseph R. Baker & Sons Deaton Middletown Hospital Bessie Huffman Daylton Samuel Huffman Lewisburg Walter Huff Hartford

Middletown Woman Margaret King Dies at 39

Mrs. Margaret King 39 of 909 Avenue died at her home yesterday at 11 a m after a three week illness. Born in Perry County Alabama she lived in Middletown 16 years and was a New Era Baptist Church member. Survived by four sons James Theola Lewis of Middletown and Rance of Uniontown Alabama two brothers Jake and Tebbie Bennett of Dayton and Middletown father Peter Page of Uniontown Alabama and one grandchild. Funeral arrangements are at Jordan Hall Funeral Home.

Margaret King Perry County Alabama King Middletown New Era Baptist Church James Theola Lewis Rance Uniontown Ala Jake Bennett Dayton Tebbie Bennett Peter Page Jordan Hall Funeral Home

Jacob Huffman Dies at 87 in Germantown Area

Jacob Huffman 87 of Arcanum Rt. 3 died at his daughter Mrs Russell Longman Germantown Rt 1 home at 2 30 p m Friday He had lived with his daughter 13 weeks and was a Warren County native who moved to Arcanum in 1917.

Germantown Jacob Huffiman Arcanum Rt. 3 Russell Longman Germantown Rt. 1 Warren County Arcanum

West Elkton Girl 13 Dies After Illness

Beverly Sue Kirk 13, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Kirk of West Elkton, died at 10 30 am Friday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after a week of illness. A Shawnee Junior High 8th grader, she was active in West Elkton Friends Church and Sunday School. Survived by sister Barbara Ann brother Stephen Robert paternal grandmother Mrs Lillian Kirk maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Jesse Finchum. Services 2 pm Monday at West Elkton Friends Church Rev Phillip Johnson officiating. Burial Fairmound Cemetery. Friends may call at R C Nein & Sons Funeral Home Camden 2 4 and 7 9 pm Sunday and at church Monday after 1 pm.

West Elkton Beverly Sue Kirk George Kirk Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Middletown Shawnee Junior Stephen Robert, Butt Lillian Kirk Jesse Finchum Paragon Rt. 1 Ind Friends Church Phillip Johnson Fairmound R. C.nein & Sons Campden

Nighttime radio schedule fragment

A fragmentary listing shows a sequence of programs on multiple stations including WKRC WLW WMOH WPFB and WSAI with music dances and patrols. The schedule mentions Grand Ole Opry and Messiah and late date shows across stations.

Bob Braun WLW Records WKRC WMOH Mayshiela WPFB Matinee WSAI WLW Auto Clus Wkrc Motor Matinee Wsai Missionary Wpfb Church Wsai Oo Monitor WLW News Ews Waar Ens Suren WRB Wmoh Jr Acheve WLW

Radio TV Highlights Night Of Prime Shows

Prime time schedule lists premieres and guest guests across WHIO WCPO WKRC TV Tonight. Highlights include Paul Creston world premiere Toccata on Cleveland Orchestra, star lineup Rita Hayworth Janet Blair Shelley Winters, The Starfish Came Home on Silent Service, Have Gun Will Travel subplot, a Mike Wallace interview, Gunsmoke feud, Penny Serenade with Irene Dunne Cary Grant and Riders to the Stars cast.

Radio Tonight Paul Creston Cleveland Orchestra TV Tonight WCPO Rita Hayworth Janet Blair Shelley Winters WHIO WKRC Paladin Mike Wallace Dodge City Irene Dunne Cary Grant Richard Carlson Herbert Marshall William Lundigan

Cop Is Shot In Struggle In East Side Apartment

Cleveland police report Patrolman Richard F. Hrabak 29 was shot in the leg during a disturbance investigation when two men and a woman resisted entry. He was taken to St Luke's Hospital after the struggle with a suspect as fellow officer John Butler assisted.

Cleveland East Side Richard F. Hrabak St. Luke's Hospital Hrabak John Butler

75 Foot Fall Fatal in Canton Painting Accide

Victor Cottrell, 31, died after a rope broke while he painted a smokestack at F. E. Schumacher Co in Canton Ohio on Friday. The 75 foot fall ended his life at the worksite.

Canton Ohio Victor Cottrell F. E. Schumacher

Birth Fatality Notice for Stimson Infant

Robin Lynn Stimson three week old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lester Stimson of Franklin Rt 2 died on arrival at Middletown Hospital at 1145 p m after one day illness. Survived by one sister Cheryl at home and two grandparents Mrs Rosalie Lowe of Middletown and Mr Isaac Stimson of Dover Tennessee. Funeral arrangements with McCoy Leifler Funeral Home.

Robin Lynn Stimson Lester Stimson Franklin Rt. 2 Middletown Hospital Cheryl Rosalie Lowe Middletown Isaac Stimson Dover Tennessee McCoy-Leifler Funeral Home

Confidential Ordered To Name Names In Flynn Case

State Supreme Court Justice Irving Saypol ordered Confidential magazine to name the alleged call girl and provide dates and places tied to its March 1955 wedding night story about Erroll Flynn. Flynn sues for one million dollars, arguing the piece was a mass of fabrications.

New York Erroll Flynn State Supreme Court Irving Saypol Flynn Saypol

Two Family Members Die in Ohio Crash

In a six mile south of Tiffin collision two members of an Upper Sandusky family were killed. Mrs. James Kolar, 32, and her 2 year old son Timothy died when a pickup swerved into oncoming traffic and struck their car. The husband was listed in serious condition at Tiffin Mercy Hospital.

Tiffin Ohio Sandusky Here James Kolar Timothy Tiffin Mercy Hospital Kolar

Catholics and Catholics Faith Truths in Community

The Knights of Columbus publish an appeal to non Catholics to correct false rumors about Catholic beliefs. The message urges understanding of Catholics as they live amicably in everyday life and aims to explain the faith even without joining.

Knights of Columbus

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Vw Sociely Judith Greer Tommy Crowe Russell Greer Colony Mr. Crowe Franklin Haves Charlies Mrs Riley Ratliff Catholic Youth Council Leonard T. Apple Pitcairn, Pa Orville Truitt Caluimet Avenue Florida Gerald E. Chambers Harry Wiggenton Robert Holida Maynard Euverard Jimmy Short Hills N. J Perry Hoss Euclid Street Earle Johnson Taylor Ave Harry McKenzie Roy McKenzie Roslyn Gregory Smith Luther Smith Franklin Charles Hobart Charles Hobart Sr Jim Ave Roy Trimble Brentwood St Kelly Prater Trenton Dora Garrett N. Leibee St Everett Beedle Moore Martin Booth Wilson St Carl Keith Jewell St Timothy Lyninger Ray Lyninger Craig Blevins Crate Blevins Gratis Lois Franklin Fairmount Ave Thomas Hintze Walter Hintze Excello Trailer Ct Paul Elam Jack Elam West Middletown Rt Luane Nickell Roy Nickell Cherry Street Ben Janney Grandview Hospital Thad Anderson Nora Baker S. Main St Leon Bailey Woodlawn Andrew Barnickle Sr Gideon Rd Billie Caudill Minda Lafayette Mrs. John Lafayette van Ave Bill Moore Charles St Grace Mull Sherman Ave Walter Nichols 6Th Ave Stella Perry Lebanon William Rice Garfield S Christine Watson Hanover St Harry Whitaker Monawk St K.C Germantown RD Bible School King OF Kings Church Body OF Christ GOD Christ Matt R. C. Caudill Eph Martin Egelston Rodney C. Caudill J. Herschel Caudill Lady Sylvia Verity Easy Jacob Huffman AERC Braun Dean Marion UL Turoter Ware Vanety June Box Garlinger Wpfb Musico Caer Wee Nite Patrol Grand Ole Opry WMOK Vancetume Remington Watch Night Service Wilbraham Wilmore Radio TV Robin L. Stimson Dobrozsi Colgate Palmoli Colgate Dental Cream Tk Spay Gillen-Crow Aew West Fog Pasioties No Council Knights of Columba BURES
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