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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1952

Page

6

Local residents travel planned trips and deployments

Mrs. Wesley Brisben widow Virgie Fultz of South Verity Park will travel to Bobenhausen Germany with her husband Captain Wesley Brisben to join his Army unit Eight Field Artillery Battalion for the duration of his tour. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gebhart and Mrs. Carl Gebhart depart for a Miami Beach vacation.

Wesley Brisben Virgie Fultz South Verity Pkvy Bobenhausen Germany Capt Jack Gebhart Superior Ave Carl Gebhart Tytus Ave Miami Beach Fla

Women Earnest About Money at Moth ers League Meeting

Town and Country Club of Mothers Study League met at Mrs. Clifford Morningstar Jr home. Kenneth Warstler spoke on The Biggest Job in the World stressing women's role in money distribution. Elmer Smith attended as guest. A Valentine party was planned for February 14 at Mrs. John Gilmore s Lebanon home.

Town and Country Club of Mothers Study League Clifford Morningstar, Jr Manchester Kenneth Warstler Elmer Smith John Gilmore Lebanon

Mr and Mrs Kitchen Host Family Dinner At Home

Mr. and Mrs. H. Kitchen entertained at their home yesterday with a family dinner. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Selby and Mrs. Sam Selby and son David of Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kitchen with children Susan and Stephen.

8. H. Kitchen Harry Sam Selby David Columbus Ben M. Kitchen Susan Stephen

Bride-Elect Karen Klopp Honored With Tea Shower

Karen Ann Klopp bride-elect of Sgt. Robert F. Petry Jr received a tea and miscellaneous shower at The Alameda hosted by Mrs. H. D. Helsel and Miss Kropp's bridge club. Guests included Mrs. James E. Martin and Miss Audrey Martin among others. The couple plan a February 9 ceremony at First Methodist Church with Rev. Louis R. Walter officiating.

Karen Ann Klopp Robert F. Petry, Jr H. D. Helsel Alameda James E. Martin Audrey Martin Louise Brecht Marlene McAtee Judy Fabing Mary Ann Hoover Reid Canyon Sarah Margaret Gaw Harold P. Ga Fred Johnson R. G. Adair C. H. Murray Kropp Sergeant Perry First Methodist Louis R. Walter

Winter Cotillion Theme Lights Up Manchester Hotel Ball

Members of the Cotillion gathered in the Manchester Hotel ballroom for a buffet supper and dance themed Winter Playgrounds. Tables named for vacation places featured model train centerpieces while guests listed include Mr. and Mrs. Dave Armbruster, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Buechert, Dr. and Mrs. E. C. Peck, and many others in attendance.

Cotillion Manchester Robert Holly Harold Ames Owen Ireland Charles Moon Harry Youngkin Dave Armbruster Max Bailey Douglas Ball Jack Barcalow Glen Brandenburg Ray Brown Tom Brown Ward Browning Charles Buechert Carleton Clark Kenneth Coburn Win Iee Hersheay

Raids Arrest 16 in Richmond Bootlegging Sweep

Rich mond Indiana police and state excise agents conducted Saturday raids resulting in 16 arrests on bootlegging and pouring charges. Authorities traced the liquor to sources in Indiana Ohio and Kentucky.

Richmond Ind Indiana Ohio Kentucky

Local Girl Weds Fairborn Man in December Church Ceremony

Norma Jean Lackey wed Herbert L. Allison in the First Church of God with Rev. R C Caudill presiding. The couple, parents and siblings named, plan to reside at 3388 Arms Dr Fairborn. The bride, a Middletown High School graduate employed by Delco Products, wore pink satin and blue taffeta gowns. The groom, a Franklin High School graduate, works for Standard Oil.

Herbert L. Allison Norma Jean Lackey First Church of God R. C. Caudill Ethel Majors Central Ave Susan L. Allison Fairborn Charles Lackey Allison Middletown High School Delco Products Franklin High School Standard Oil Company Arms Dr

Women group meetings and guest speakers planned

Coming Up Women's Century Club meets at 8 tonight at 210 South Main Street hosted by Mrs. Howard Wilson Jr. The Women's Association of Oakland Presbyterian Church meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at 311 Vanderveer Street with Miss Gladys Griss as guest speaker and assistants Mrs. Seldon Thomas Mrs. Jack Smith and Mrs. Margaret Howel. Baptist Missionary Circle Six gathers at 1214 Yankee Road with Mrs. Ted Abernethy hosting. AAUW Recent Graduate Group meets Tuesday evening at 517 Orchard Street with Miss Mary Lord and guest speaker Miss Norma Aluterbauck on Laboratory Procedures at 8. Alumnae Association of Middletown Hospital School of Nursing meets tomorrow at 25 Red Bud Drive with guest speaker Miss Aluterbauck on Laboratory Procedures.

Women's Century Club Howard Wilson, Jr South Main St Women's Association of Oakland Presbyterian Church M. S. Proctor Vanderveer St Gladys Griss Seldon Thomas Jack Smith Margaret Howel A.A.U.W Mary Lord Orchard St

Vital Statistics Babies Born to Town Couples This Week

A list of new births reports multiple couples across Franklin, Germantown, and surrounding areas with names and addresses. Entries note the gender and day of birth including several mothers at Mercy Hospital and Grandview Hospital.

Rev Alfred H Tate Dies Well Known In Middletown

The sudden death of Rev Alfred H Tate aged 50 of Hamilton occurred while he was substituting in the pulpit of Second Baptist Church in Hamilton. He died at Mercy Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. Tate was a former Butler County Juvenile Court staff member who spent Monday and Friday in Middletown. He is survived by his widow and two children.

Alfred H. Tate Hamilton Middletown Mr. Tate Tate Second Baptist Church Mercy Hospital Butler County J. F. Seibold, Jr Franklin John L. Francis

Medical and Surgical Patients List by Town and Street

A long roster of individuals with medical or surgical conditions listed by name and home location. Names include Donald Agee Danville Carroll Jerry Carter Michael Cottmeyer and many others, with addresses spanning Trenton Middletown Germantown and surrounding streets and routes.

Donald Agee Silmer Agee Trenton Harry Walburg First Ave Andy Hembree Wilbraham Rd Danville Carroll Herbert Carroll Middletown John Roark Germantown Deborah Turvey Floyd Turvey Tytus Ave Bernice Alfrey Fifteenth Ave Emma Gaul Sutphin St Jerry Carter Oliver Carter Neal Delver Meadow Ave Michael Cottmeyer Aelvin Cottmeyer Sarah Michael Rodney Michael

Police Briefs On Driving Under Influence and License Failures

Gerald Fisher aged 22 of 307 Young St faces charges of driving while intoxicated and operating without a license. He reportedly drove a stolen car owned by Raymond Black, seized at Baltimore St and Fairfield Ave by officers Thompson and Layson. Sam Oliver Jr aged 19 of 1414 Sycamore St was charged with failure to have an operator's license after a arrest at Garfield St and York Ave.

Gerald Fisher Young St Fisher Crawford St Raymond Black Baltimore St Fairfield Ave Theodore Thompson Clarence Lawson Sam Oliver, Jr Sycamore St Garfield St York Ave

Funeral services for Dwight Wells at Joseph R. Baker and Sons

Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home for Dwight Thomas Wells, 19 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. Wells of 2007 Pear St. The Rev. Charles E. Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Woodside Deme. Death was due to pneumonia after he was pronounced dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital Saturday at 1 a.m. Surviving include great-grandmother Mrs. Louise Barnhart and others. Friends are received at the funeral home.

Dwight Thomas Wells Roger M. Wells Pear St Joseph R. Baker and Sons Charles E. Miller First Church of God Woodside Middletown Hospital Louise Barnhart City

Death of Middletown resident Mrs Sarah Ada Ashcraft at 91

Mrs Sarah Ada Ashcraft 91 died at 6 30 am today at her daughter Mrs Arthur Stubbs home 2005 Henry Ave Born in Bracken County Kentucky she was the widow of John Ashcraft who died in 1913 Beloved oldest member of First Baptist Church funeral 2 pm Wednesday McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev John I Parr and Rev John J Williams will officiate Burial Middletown Cemetery Friends may call 2 5 and 7 9 pm Tuesday at the funeral home Surviving daughter Mrs Stubbs son Edward Ashcraft 12 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Sarah Ada Ashcraft Middletown Arthur Stubbs Henry Ave Ashcraft Bracken County John Ashcraft First Baptist Church Stubbs Edward Ashcraft McCoy-Leffler John I. Parr John J. Williams

Funeral services set for William Alonzo Charlton 79

Funeral services for William Alonzo Charlton 79 retired farmer will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at Vale Funeral Home Morrow burial will be in South Lebanon Cemetery Charlton died Saturday at his home in Branch Hill he was born in Clinton County and lived most of his life on the Morrow area Surviving are his widow Viola five sons Stanley Curtis William Ralph and Joseph five daughters Alvereta Grissom Bessie Dunford Edith Starkey Ethel Solsman in Bethel and Cincinnati and other area towns

Lebanon William Alonzo Charlton Vale Morrow South Lebanon Branch Hill Clinton County Viola Stanley Cincinnati Curtis William Ralph Joseph Hamilton Alvereta Grissom Dayton Bessie Dunford Mason Edith Starkey Ethel Solsman Bethel

Truck Operators Say Contract Unworkable

Middletown trucking operators after a Columbus meeting say carriers refuse to sign a union contract, citing prohibitive costs from proposed 19 cent, 7.5 cent and 7.5 cent increases plus fringe benefits. Five Middletown firms Bauchman Dumford Hauselman Harvey Wil son Miami Terminals hold out, while Ralph Riley notes only about 25 percent signed.

Middletown Ohio Columbus Tutt Ralph Rile Riley Hauselman and Dumford Harvey Transfer Company Wilson's Motor Transit Miami

Walter Minton dies at 57 in Morrow Ohio

Walter Minton 57 died Sunday at his home in Morrow after a heart attack. A Kennedy Construction Co. employee, he lived in Morrow 20 years. Survived by wife Frances two daughters Mrs Clarence Frauenknecht and Mrs Virginia Blevins two sons Clennie Virgil Marion a brother Albert Spring Valley three sisters Mrs Elizabeth Huddleston Union Mrs Delena Huddleston Midland Mrs Nancy Sanders Harris Ky. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday Vale Funeral Home Morrow. Burial Blanchester Cemetery.

Delena Huddleston Midland Nancy Sanders Harris The Vale Funeral Home Blanchester Cemetery

Wage dispute sparks steel industry debate on wages and prices

Fairless faults unions for demanding large sums for no work and outlines three paths to the wage dispute: no wage or price rise, wage rise with no price rise, or raises in both. He warns third option sparks inflation while the industry favors the first. Mark Follansbee urges local plant level bargaining and recognition of small firms as distinct from big steel, arguing for wage differentials and independent treatment.

Fairless Washington Mark Follansbee Follansbee Steel Corp Pittsburgh Follansbee

Union Demands Bring Unfamiliar Strain To Staff

Workers at an unnamed facility reacted to “these exorbitant demands” voiced by the union, highlighting tensions over compensation and benefits. Management expressed concern over the cost impact and potential disruptions to operations as negotiations continued.

Union

Every Day Home Unites Hearts Across Miles

The piece celebrates a long distance service uniting sweethearts and coordinating key men to speed defense decisions and civil and military communications. It notes tripling use in ten years and continued growth.

Workforce Expansion Drives Trade Service Growth

The company reports a steady hourly addition of new employees throughout last year, totaling about 1800 net hires to meet rising service demand. Current recruitment continues with new classes training operators in phone skills and technicians installing and maintaining systems to boost capacity and speed of service.

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News Society Karen Klopp John C. Dillon Kenneth Ditmeyer Andrew Dobroszi Robert Dunn Paul Galeese H. Wright Goetz Donald Goodman Robert Hayden David Heckard James Herr George Hill Robert Hoppe Leland House George Hutchinson William Jelks Robert Kolburn John Kinder J. R. Kistler Paul Lawson Richard Leichty Douglas Lewis Fred McCarthy Joseph McDermott Fred McNabb Mark Marshall Conyers Dale Moore Robert Myers Habeec Newcomb Robert Newlin Nickell Chester Rausch E. C. Peck Quinten Reeder John Reznor Millard Saylor Clifford Sehroff Marvin Sherron Paul Sibert Charles Staley J. M. Stevens Russel Stevens Robert Stultz Charles M. South James Snider Vincent Sisson W. T. Thorne Frank Troutvine James Waxweiler James Wells Gerald Wilcox James Wilkins Charles West Paul Wilcch William Wilmer Joe Baker Charles Chalfin Herb Duvall Paul Long Frank Thullen Stanley Watkins John Murphy Albert Corrodi Hugh Townsley Reeves Jewelers, Inc Tee Igading Herbert Allison Davidson Baptist Missionary Circle Six Ted Abernethy Yankee Rd Louis Warmoth Columbia Ave Paul Allen Woodburn Ave Joseph Dineen Manhattan St Bey Ronald Sprinkles John Gross Jackson Lane Leonard Lakes North Main St Charles Cockrell Lake Ave Clayton Peck Claude Scearce Henry E. Miller Stanley St Son John Wagner Jane Coulter Grandview Hospital Eugene Johnson Lewis St Key da Grandview Hospital Middletown Ice & Coal CO Curtis ST Asa Abney West Middletown Good Samaritan Hospital Buenos Boya Monroe St Tom Dokas Howard James Ealy Cecil Fugate Gunar Leon Herman Matz Fleming Rd Lawrence Moreland Mohawk St Robert Mullins Lee Page Gratis Gordon Stalls Timothy Brewer Eugene Brewer Oxford State Rd Jayette St Ann Fay Couch Henry Couch Susan Davis Russell Davis Mary Duvall Arlington Frances Holstein Kenwood Peggy Ann Heflin Yance Rd Denville Lovelace Whittier Richard Lambert Norman Lambert Florence St John Madaffari Ash Household Finance America HFC Household Finance Corporation First National Bank Main St Newby Dwight T. Wells Mrs Sarah Ashcraft William Charlton William J. Miller King Features, Inc Sam Tutt Hauselman Transportation Company Charles Dumford Dumford Trucking Company Dorothy Harper Green Hills Emory Waynesville Andrew Springboro Sam John Walter Delmar Loveland Alice Gose Walter Minton Davidson Photo Shop Lincoln-Mercury Co Bryan Philips Ken Philips Noselawn Spencer Ohio Bell Ohio Bell Telephone Company
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