Showers Honor Barbara Graff Ahead of Feb 27 Wedding
A kitchen shower hosted by Mrs. Kenneth Howard and her daughter in Germantown precedes Miss Barbara Graff and John Paul Denny’s February 27 wedding at the Church of the Ascension. Guests included relatives from Cincinnati Middletown and Germantown, with games winners named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Graff
John Paul Denny
Church of the Ascension
Kenneth Howard
Lowell Davis
Miamisburg
Albert Brockmeyer
Cincinnati
Ernest Graff
Charles Denny Jr
Beverly Graff
Louis Hess
Eumene Smith
Deener Smith
Middletown
Herbert Ankeney
Albert Wise
Dayton
Ward Lindenmuth Sr
John E. McGuff
Miss Graff
Ernest E. Graff
Florence Street
Nelson Blair
Charles Wyatt
Terrace Hilton Hotel
Graff
Norman Hagedorn
Margery Chapple
Walter Bender
Sam Meadows
Carl Hathaway
Paul Hess
Helen Lockmeyer
George Harvey
Fred Danford
John McGuff
Jean Ann McGuff
Germantown
E. H. Bindley
Franklin
Orville Bach
Vincent Blair
Calvin Beck
Eugene Moon
William Cline
Charles Hagedorn
Denny
Charles Wampler Denny Jr
Thorn Hill Lane
Verity Variety Ball Hosts Pre-Event Party at Manchester Hotel
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Lewellyn hosted a Cranewood Drive gathering Saturday night preceding the Verity Variety Ball at the Manchester Hotel. Guests included several couples and staff from Middletown Hospital School of Nursing. The ball, themed Paris In the Spring, featured Bill Yost and his orchestra with two floor shows directed by Art Beck and attracted 375 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Lewellyn
Cranewood Drive
Manchester Hotel
Harold Agee
William Hendrickson
Harold McGraw
Robert Minor
John Ramsdell
William Sweeney
Robert Walker
Joseph F. Wetzel
Student Nurses Assn
Middletown Hospital
Nancy Spence
Art Beck
Patricia Hovel
Janice White
Carol Mullin
Bill Yost
Middletown Hospital School of Nursing
Paris
Assistant Dean Named President of Amherst College
Dr Calvin H Plimpton a 42 year old New York physician and former assistant dean at Columbia University is named president of Amherst College He succeeds Charles W Cole who retires in June after 14 years in office Plimpton is an Amherst and Harvard Medical School alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Mass
Calvin H. Plimpton
New York
Columbia University
Amherst College
Charles W. Cole
Cole
de Plimpton
Phillips Exeter Academy
Harvard Medical Scho
Cotillion Dance Plans Completed in Middletown
Plans for Middletown Cotillion’s February 13 dinner dance were finalized at a Franklin meeting hosted by chairs Mr. and Mrs. Jack Barclow. Reservations by February 6 with the Barclows. The event begins at 7 30 p.m. with dinner and dancing to Jimmy James orchestra. Assistants include Mr. and Mrs. William Howe and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Cincinnati
William Howe
Charles Barton
James Stewart
James Sawyer
Couple's Ball Reservations Close Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the deadline for reserving a formal dance, Cu pid's Ball, sponsored by Middletown Assembly and La Soiree at the Manchester Hotel. Banquet at 7:30 with Barney Uhl's orchestra. Co chairs Melvin Kelso and Fred Ziegler. other committee members include Jack Bond, Robert George, William Neil, Virgil Condon, Gale Beatty, Robert Mitzell, and David Thurman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Assembly
la Soiree
Manchester Hotel
Barney Uhl
Assembly
Melvin Kelso
McGee Avenue
Fred Ziegler
Sherman Avenue
Kelso
Ziegler
Jack Bond
Robert George
William Neil
Virgil Condon
Gale Beatty
Robert Mitzell
David Thurman
Thurber Carnival Opens at Shubert Cincinnati February Eighth
Tom Ewell and Peggy Cass star in A Thurber Carnival at Shubert Theater Cincinnati beginning February 8 for a one week engagement. Burgess Meredith directs with three revolving stages and a large treadmill. Don Elliott supplies music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ewell
Peggy Cass
Broad Way
Marilyn Monroe
Jack Paar
Paul Ford
Alice Ghostley
Thurber
Ross
Walter Mitty
Plane crashes in fog. two escape unharmed
Wayne Behner, 37, struck a power line while landing a Piper Cub near Grafton Ohio, destroying the plane. He suffered a cut nose but survived with his 16 year old daughter Carol unhurt. La Grange power service was interrupted for five hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blyria
Ohio
Grafton
Wayne Behner
Behhner
Carol
la Grange
Middletonian Receives Degree at Dayton 110th Commencement
V. Dean Jones of 2454 Wilbraham Road was among 193 students awarded degrees at the University of Dayton winter exercises yesterday. Jones earned an associate degree in electrical technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. Dean Jones
Wilbraham Rd
University of Dayton
Jones
Eastern Star Meeting Set With Obligation Night
Ida Morningstar chapter 572 of the Order of the Eastern Star will meet tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the Commercial Building. Obligation night will be observed and a report on the school of instructions held January 19 in Dayton will be given. Mrs George Brown will supervise refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Morningstar
Order of the Eastern Star
School of Instructions
Dayton
George Brown
Afternoon WSWS EUB group moves meeting location
The group will meet tomorrow at 1 30 p m at Mrs Dan Davis home 214 Flemming Rd instead of Mrs L K Hendersons home as previously scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSWS
EUB Church
Dan Davis
Flemming
L. K. Henderson
Vital Statistics Birth Notices Parade Across Franklin Area
Multiple birth notices list families from Franklin and surrounding towns with new babies born Saturday Sunday and today. Notable entries include Bowden Gard ner Smith Kobler Miller Greene Jones Alexander Hale and Dough man among others with out of town Knight in Wisconsin. The notice also lists numerous parental and grandparent names and residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bowden
Garden Ave
James E. Gardner
Verity Pkwy
Johnny C. Smith
Riverview Dr
Donald Kobler
Germantown
James M. Miller
Sheridan Ave
Charles Greene Jr
Germantown Rd
Gary D. Jones
Lake Ave
Franklin
Robert Alexander
Burtoy Rd
Hershel Hale
N. River St
Robert Maning
Jewell St
Robert Doughman
Miamisburg
Phil Knight
Wauwatosa
Wis
Ralph C. Knight
Brentwood St
Hospital Slates List of Local Residents and Relatives
In the hospital report several residents are named including Osborne of McKinley, Mrs William Kincaid of Hamilton, Mrs Paul Shafer of Catalpa, Dr Elisha Miller of Teller, Tony Sullivan of Yankee Road, Venessa Drake daughter of Mr and Mrs Winfred Drake Ottawa, Mrs Buster F Joy of Plymouth, Lydia Bach of N Broad, Albert Post of Lindy Road, Joseph Gomin of Baltimore Street, Walter J Kragg of Trenton, Mrs John Dietz Mohawk Street, Merle Paul Grand Ave, Mrs Thomas Neal Meadow, and Thomas Neal son of Mr and Mrs. Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Neal Sr
Meadow Ave
Danny Profitt
James Profitt
Arcadia
John A. Presta
Brown St
William Seevers
West Middletown
Raymond K. Arnold
Sherman Ave
Terry Bailey
Robert Bailey
White Oak
Jacquline Lonicker
Clarence Lonicker
Franklin
Charles Little
Charles Mentzer
Oberon
Edward Fair
Oxford State Rd
Clifford Jarrell
Albert St
Janet Ferguson
Gerald S. Ferguson
N. Sutphin St
Carrel Henry
Clark H. Henry
Robert Matthews
Vernon
Ind
John Ousley
Curtis St
Otis Trammell
Baltimore St
Allen Thirkield
Harold C. Thomas
Jacksonburg
Delnis Tuttle
Breiel Blvd
John Wetzel
Carrie Wilson
Germantown
Willard Wylie
Monroe
Audley Adams
Margaret Jane Adams
Paul Adams
Thomas Armstrong
Carl Banks
Excello Trailer Ct
Wendel K. Beaty
Bernice Ave
Landon Blair
Garfield St
Charles Caudell
Mohawk St
Gary Irwin
Donald Irwin
Dixie Hwy
Constance Muthert
Robert Muthert
Linden Ave
Arthur Nash
Logan Ave
Paul Perkins
Riverview
Roy L. Purcell
George D. Ramsey
Lindburgh Ramsey
Ogden
Harold Schuyler
Highland St
Joel Sissom
Edgar Sissom
Rufus St
McClelland Smith
Atco Ave
Drexel Williams
Hood Ave
William Williams
Mildred Wilson
Charles St
William Kincaid
Hamilton
Paul Shafer
Catalpa
Elisha Miller
Teller Ave
Tony Sullivan
Yankee Rd
Venessa Drake
Winfred Drake
Ottawa St
Buster F. Joy
Plymouth Ave
Lydia Bach
N. Broad
Albert Post
Lindy
Joseph Gomin
Baltimore
Walter J. Kragg
Trenton
John Dietz
Merle Paul
Grand Ave
Thomas Neal
Carl Russell
Harlan St
Middletown Actors' Playhouse Meeting Schedule
The Middletown Actors' Playhouse will hold its monthly business meeting tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the Middletown Art Center basement of the American Legion. A report on the three act play Jack And The Beanstalk and on the April 1 play reading committee will be presented by Mrs. Robert Glass. Plans for the annual election of officers will be discussed, with a special meeting February 16 at the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Actors’ Playhouse
Middletown Art Center
American Legion
American Assn. of University Women
Robert Glass
Franklin SAW Club Meeting Topic Child Development
The SAW Club gathers Tuesday at 1 30 p m at Anthony Wayne School with a child development theme and a white elephant gift sale. Members should bring wrapped gifts. The meeting notes Edison’s first phonograph words echo “Mary had a little lamb.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
SAW Club
Anthony Wayne School
Thomas Alva Edison
Mary
Bride Elect Elizabeth Presta to Wed William Knott
Sunday kitchen shower at Yankee Road home honors Miss Elizabeth Presta bride elect of William LeRoy Knott. Prizes went to Mrs. William Click, Mrs. Ruth Fox and Mrs. Robert Margarum with guests from Dayton and Rossmoyne. The couple plans to marry February 13 at 2 PM at Sgt Johns Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Knott
Harold Radenheimer
Yankee Road
Elizabeth Presta
William LeRoy Knott
William Click
Ruth Fox
Robert Margarum
A. J. Wehr
Fox
Alyce Goodpaster
Dayton
Gilbert Goodpaster
Rossmoyne
Hobart Deaton
Betty Jean Deaton
Juvenile Delinquents: Nine Percent Claimed Mental Deficient
An estimated nine per cent of juvenile delinquents are mentally deficient. The figure reflects concerns about the mental welfare and rehabilitation prospects of young offenders.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Middletown Civic Symphony
Garfield 112Th Transportation Battalion
Armory
Legion Home
Civitan Club
Manchester
Rotary Club
United Spanish War Veterans
South Middletown
Amanda
Sertoma
Civic Chorus
Roosevelt Junior High
Mayfield Fire Dept
Sheffield Street
Trenton High School
Lemon Town Ship Board of Trustees
Township Hall
Mayfield
Oneida
Wildwood
Holy Trinity
St. Mary
Sportsmen's Club
FOE Lodge
Miami Lodge
Alcoholics Anonymous
U. S
N. P
U.S
Shubert
Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Honjyo Shoten
California
Middletonian
Carrie Waitley
Centennial Ave
Caleb Alfrey
Tammy Perry
Billy Perry
Bellomonte St
Robert E. Artman
Central Ave
Viola Pate
Brett Crouch
Leford E. Crouch
Columbia Ave
W. H. Allman
Lebanon
Harold Anness
Kensington
John Barker
Walter Barker
Elizabeth Ann Barnes
2Th Ave
William Carrington
Richmond St. Alton
Mabel Ford
Forrest Ave
Nelson Gates
Earl Henry
Shafor St
Glen L. Hodge
Bernadine Hornback
Russell Kinder
Glenco
Albert Kuiken
Forest Ave
Wheeler Owens
Excelle
Hugh Rose
Hazel Shepard
Inland
Henry Chasteen
Carlisle
Dale Clements
James Clements
Tyee W. Gade
Highview
Albert Paul
Hamilton Mercy Hospital
Crawley Osborne
McKinley
Playhouse
Franklin Meeting
Yesteryear
Gillen Crow Pharmacies
Nanny van Cleve
Orville Haire Jr
Veronica Presta
Jeanette Knott
Rosemary Stadenheimer
Karen Radenheimer
Presta
Mr. Knott
Sgt John’s Church
John Presta
Brown Street
Norman Knott
Shop Getz
TIMEX
V-Conic Movement
GETZ
John Oss
Ross’ Nations
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