Vital Statistics Births Reported Across Several Families
A series of birth notices lists new arrivals for multiple families. Names include Bernie Novak in Garfield Street for a boy and William Dougherty on Yankee Road for a girl, with several other local couples adding daughters and sons yesterday or today. An out of town entry notes a birth at Mercy Hospital Hamilton for a son to William Frederick and Betty Hees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield St
Yester
Bernie Novak
Ave
William Dougherty
Yankee Rd
Samuel Thomas
New Carlisle
Thomas Kennedyton
Carmody
Ochis Murray
Middletown
William Frederick
Betty Hees
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
False report on couple engagement shocks local readers
Nancy Murphy and Robert Sears were the targets of a cruel prank after a caller to The Journal claimed a shower for a January bride elect. The couple, who have never dated, deny any engagement and apologize along with their families for the disturbance caused by the prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Murphy
Robert Sears
Nancy
Charles E. Murphy
Curtis St
Robert
William Sears
Ith Ave
Journal
Traveling families return from Florida holiday trips
Mr. and Mrs. W. Charles Boyle and daughter Penny of Magnolia Drive came back from a three week Florida vacation at Treasure Island St Petersburg to Lakewood after visiting her brother and sister in Princeton Avenue. Mrs. Allen is the former Shirley Newton Maxwell. Airman and Mrs Wallace Fultz and son Tracy returned to Tyndall Air Force Base Panama City Florida after Christmas with their parents Coursey Fultz Oxford State Road and Benton Hall Park Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Charles Boyle
Penny
Magnolia Drive
Florida
Treasure Island
St. Petersburg
Lakewood
Joseph Newton
Princeton Avenue
Allen
Shirley Newton Maxwell
Wallace Fultz
Tracy
Tyndall Air Force Base
Panama City
Fla
Coursey Fultz
Oxford State Road
Benton Hall
Park Street
Allen Family Returns Home After Trip
Mr and Mrs Thomas Allen and their daughter Betsy have returned from their travels and are reported safe at home with no further details provided.
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Thomas Allen
Betsy
Explorers Celebrate Christmas Dance at Middletown Club
A Christmas dance last night at Middletown Sportsmen's Club drew members of Scout Troop 29 Explorers. Chaperons were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Strassburger and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Murphy. attendees included Linda Morris Harold Hooker Valerie Auvil Richard Rice Larry Cress Butch y Judy House Martha Ellis Sirsey Ellis Chickie Smith Donna Brandenburg Eddie Ferrer Larry Smith Robin Welte John Weikel Pamela Eldridge Roger Lawson Kenneth Brown Mike Murphy Kent Selby Sandra Strassburger Jim Adams Linda Adams Buster Strassburger Billy Hill Barbara Adams Dwight French Barbara Dietz Gail Hawkins Larry Withrow Larry Sears Joyce Gaston Joe Dutmyer Nancy Palmer Jim Conatroe John Ratliff Janice Brandenburg Donna Cross Lillian Boyd Joe Mason.
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Linda Morris
Harold Hooker
Valerie Auvil
Ri*hard Rice
Larry Cress
Judy House
Martha Ellis
Sirsey Ellis
Chickie Smith
Donna Brandenburg
Eddie Ferrer
Larry Smith
Robin Welte
John Weikel
Pamela Eldridge
Roger Lawson
Kenneth Brown
Mike Murphy
Kent Selby
Sandra Strassburger
Jim Adams
Linda Adams
Buster Strassburger
Billy Hill
Barbara Adams
Dwight French
Barbara Dietz
Gail Hawkins
Larry Withrow
Larry Sears
Joyce Gaston
Joe Dutmyer
Nancy Palmer
Jim Conatroe
John Ratliff
Janice Brandenburg
Donna Cross
Lillian Boyd
Joe Mason
Music Keynotes Teacher Hosts Piano Pupils Christmas Party
Mrs. Homer Weikel entertained her piano pupils yesterday afternoon with a Christmas party. The event featured games favors and refreshments all carrying a musical motif. Attendees included Barbara Apgar Marvin Brown Wally Driever Carolyn Egelston Cheryl Greene Steven Green Mike Gilmore Skip Gilmore Joe Lacey Mary McGraw Sue Ann Mynhier Candis Overturf Patricia Richardsen Jack Seitzer Jennifer Wedekind and Susan Wedekind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Weikel
Barbara Apgar
Marvin Brown
Wally Driever
Carolyn Egelston
Cheryl Greene
Steven Green
Mike
Skip Gilmore
Joe Lacey
Mary McGraw
Sue Ann Mynhier
Candis Overturf
Patricia Richardsen
Jack Seitzer
Jennifer
Susan Wedekind
Knoxville Couple Weds In Family Home Ceremony
Judith Ann Harrell and Donald H. Ettel married at 7 30 p m December 21 in Knoxville at the bride's aunt C R Connaiser home. Rev Warren Lewallen officiated as bride wore blue nylon lace gown and carried a white Bible with an orchid. After a two week visit the bride will finish high school in Knoxville while the groom, stationed with the U S Air Force in Niagara Falls N Y, returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton F. Harrell
Knoxville
Tenn
Judith Ann
Donald H. Ettel
Orville W. Ettel
Germantown
C. R. Connaiser
Warren Lewallen
Jacelyn Connaiser
Mr. Ettel
Thomas Brown
Eitel
Niagara Fells
N. Y
United States Air Force
Magic Show Planned for Polio Children in Dayton
John Wolf of 920 Catalpa Drive will stage a magic show for polio children at Barne Convalescent Hospital in Dayton at 2 p m Friday. Wolf has presented similar shows to local church groups and out-of-town organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wolf
Catalpa Dr
Barne Convalescent Hospital
Dayton
Wolf
A Year Ends for Women In Space Age Fashion
In 1957 American women embraced bold changes from space dreams to casual wear. They challenged old styles, faced public debates, and now look toward 1958 with expectations of modified sacks and new fashion frontiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Outer Space
Marilyn Woods Hosts Holiday Luncheon and Bridge Party
Miss Marilyn Woods entertained a bridal luncheon and bridge party at her parents home on Thornhill Lane in Cincinnati. Guests from Cincinnati Glen dale and Middleton attended, including Gayle Jones Catherine Atkinson Jane Bosworth Janet Deupree Bonnie Dodd Patricia Dwight Nancy Gay Natalie Griess Sally Harrison Polly Hastings Emily Hauser Harriet Hummel Joan Krehbiel Ann Lotspeich Lugie Layne Ann McGuire Barbey Nyce Piper Perry Missy Richards Ann Joy Barbara Seibert Ruth Robbins Lloyd Scallan Quintista Sutphin Cindy Terrill Bourque Wunsch Janet Hiestand Nancy Donaldson Sue Hunt Tony Gardner Susan Crawford Ann Grine Judy Cornee Ann Winge Beth Aillan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
J. L. Woods Jr
Thornhill Lane
Gayle Jones
Dayton
Catherine Atkinson
Jane Bosworth
Janet Deupree
Bonnie Dodd
Patricia Dwight
Nancy Gay
Natalie Griess
Sally Harrison
Polly Hastings
Emily Hauser
Harriet Hummel
Joan Krehbiel
Ann Lotspeich
Lugie
Middletonians
Sue Hunt
Tony Gardner
Susan Crawford
Ann Grine
Judy Cornee
Ann Winge
Beth Aillan
Miss Eleanor O Fallon Hosts Holiday Luncheon
Miss Eleanor O Fallon entertained yesterday at her S Main Street home with a Christmas luncheon in honor of her grandniece Gretchen Hummel daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Hummel of Germantown. Guests included Mary Gibbons Greta Fies Edwina Granam Marilyn Mandrak Jo Ann Frey Eileen Dineen Karen Skinner Patty McWilliams Carol Shockey Susan Ritter Wynelle Hummel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor O'Fallon
S. Main Street
Gretchen Hummel
Ralph Hummel
Germantown
Mary Gibbons
Greta Fiessinger
Edwina Granam
Marilyn Mandrak
Jo Ann Frey
Eileen Dineen
Karen Skinner
Patty McWilliams
Carol Shockey
Susan Ritter
Wynelle Hummel
Dr Robert Johns Named Staff Director in Illinois Education Post
Dr Robert Johns, 36, educated at Ohio State University and Baldwin Wallace College, is named staff director of the Illinois Commission on Higher Education on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago i
Robert Johns
Ohio State University
Baldwin-Wallace College
Illinois Commission On Higher Education
Lonely Hearts Letters Spur Santa Mail in Columbus
In December a letter signed by a "lonely widow" to the City Hall Santa mailbox sparked a rush of replies. Columbus recreation director Nick Barack says 40 lonely readers and 37 youngsters sent letters, with mimeographed lists of names and addresses to connect writers and donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Santa Claus
Nick Barack
Barack
Santa
Wet New Year’s Eve Across Eastern Regions
A storm system brought heavy precipitation to the eastern half of the nation on New Year’s Eve with rain sleet and snow. Warm moist air from the Gulf pushed into the Mississippi Valley and central plains while snow totals ranged from 1 to 3 inches in parts of Missouri Kansas Nebraska and heavier totals forecast for Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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North Central
Mid-Continent
Atlantic Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
mid-Mississippi Valley
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraka
Prospect
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Community club meetings listed for Tuesday
Meetings include YMCA Men's Club at 6 pm in Room K, South Middletown Fire Dept at 6 30 pm at Fire Station 1108 Forrer Street Amanda Sertoma at 6 30 pm Manchester Hotel Mayfield Fire Dept at 7 30 pm Sheffield Street Fire House Fraternal Order of Eagles at pm Lodge Hall Miami Lodge 100F at 8 pm Monroe IOOF Hall
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YMCA
South Middletown
Forrer St
Amanda
Sertoma
Manchester
Mayfield Fire Dept
Sheffield Street
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Lodge
Miami Lodge
Monroe Ioof
Buses Offered For Celebrants In Phoenix
Phoenix officials announce safety buses for New Year Eve celebrations. Charters will serve groups of 40 or more traveling to and from parties. City Transportation Superintendent Carl Rawlings and Police Chief Charles P Thomas back the plan with Elks Lodge 335 backing the initiative.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Carl Rawlings
Phoenix Elks Lodge
Charles P Thomas
Classified Notices Listing Dismissals and Addresses
A compiled list shows multiple individuals with home addresses and family connections. Names include Sam McAdow, Martin Littman, Mrs James Saunders, Richard Lambert, Shafer Street, and others with street references from Franklin, Sheridan, GardField, Trenton, and Lafayette areas. Dismissals appear for Louis Franklin William Hanks Ann Leasure and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam McAdow
S. Main St
Martin Littman
West Middletown
James Saunders
11Th Ave
Richard «Lambert
Norman Lambert
Shafer St
Brown
Avalon
Arry Adams
Hurdle Adams
Franklin
Brown Hampton
Henry Hampton
Franklin Ri
Elmer Lackey
Burton Rd
Minnie Dupee
Curry Dupee Sr
Garfield St. Jean Frisby
Victor Frisby
Jimmy Spicer
Cliff Spicer
Sheridan Ave
Deborah Campbell
James Campbell
Jack Stewart
West Alexandria
Hubert Steele Jr
Glenco Ave
Therese Bryant
Harley Bryant
Trenton
Pamela Winkle
Leroy Winkle
Sutphin St
Wilbur Biltz
N. Main St
John Hatton
Lafayette Ave
Judy Wells
Wallace Donahoe
Oxford State Rd
Cora Richardson
Carlisle
Willa Donaldson
Franklin Rt. 1
Robert Andrews
Lloyd Jones
Louis Franklin
Fairmount Ave
William Hanks
Crawford St
Ann Leasure
Richard Leasure
5Th Ave
Egbert Reid
Elsmere
Hosts Urged To Keep Guests Auto Keys
Endicott New York Police Chief Leon E. Coleman urges hosts to confiscate guests car keys on New Year Eve to ensure safe return home. He says the guests survival may rest in the party giver pocket and keys should be kept until guests can drive away.
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Endicott
N. Y
Leon E. Coleman
Two Troop 18 Scouts Win Silver Explorer Award
Micky Dennis and James Berry, both 17 and 19, earned the Silver Award in a court of honor at First Methodist Church. Berry is a Miami University student and former Eagle Scout. Dennis is a Middletown High senior. Both served on Camp Hook staff and trained under Troop 18 leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 18
Explorer
Micky Dennis
James Berry
First Methodist Church
Russell Ester
Berry
Miami University
School of Business
Foster Berry
Buena Ave
Dennis
Middletown High School
George Dennis
Bexley Dr
Order of the Arrow
Camp Hook
Joe Caldwell
Everett Sherron
Mickey Dennis
Jim Berry
Victor V. Mackall
Civitan Club
Seventy Five Attend Troop 6 Court of Honor
Seventy five scouts and parents attended the court of honor last night at the First Methodist Church. Troop 6 members received second class awards and merit badges. advancement awards and tenderfoot pins were also handed out. Special recognition went to Tom Wilson for outstanding work in scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
First Methodist Men's Club
George Fraley
Tim Goforth
Mac Knepshield
Jon Swift
Tom Thurman
Charles West
Tom Wilson
Glen Bewley
David Granger
Ted Cobaugh
Bob Beckett
Dan Conn
Tom Cobaugh
Bill Johnson
Troop 6
Frank Swift
Charles Morgan
Bob Davies
Jim Phipps
George Harvey
Valley Forge
Curious Nine Year Old Questions On Space Cars At University Of Michigan
A 9 year old from Ann Arbor writes to University of Michigan authorities asking for information about space rockets stars atoms the past and cars. He signs with a polite PS thanking them in advance for any materials sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Son's Roof Repair Ends in Ohio Man's Death
Robert W. Wood Sr. of Youngstown Ohio fell to his death in Fort Lauderdale while inspecting repairs on a roof at his son's home. Police said the incident occurred today as the elderly man worked at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Robert W. Wood Sr
Youngstown
Ohio
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Logan Ave
Middletown’s
Ivory Soap Laundry
Dorothy Roe
Marilyn Woods
Hillsdale School For
Cincinnati
Miss O'Fallon
Lonely Hearts
THE
Norbert Schunk Jr
Norbert Schunk Sr
Merity Pkvy
Gale Steele
Sandra Taylor
Robert Taylor
North Ave
Roy Trimble
Brentwood St
Ed Venneman
Hill Ave
Gail Weathersby
Beatrice Weathersby
18Th Ave
Bissell
Peielpogds
Tan
Good Housekeeping
Eeenyte
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