Weekend Visitors From Portsmouth And Bermuda Trip
Mr and Mrs Wilbur C Neel of 12 Santa Fe Rd Portsmouth Ohio visited over the weekend and stayed with Mrs Neels mother Mrs George B Sparks and brother and family Mr and Mrs C C Sparks. Mr and Mrs A C Mehl of Sixth Ave are visiting their daughter in West Palm Beach Florida for a few weeks. Mr and Mrs John A Bond of Franklin Ohio are staying in Bermuda at Elbow Beach Surf Club Paget Bermuda after arriving over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur C. Neel
Santa Fe Rd
Portsmouth, O
Neel
George B. Sparks
C. C
A. C. Mehl
Sixth Ave
West Palm Beach, Fla
John A. Bond
Franklin, O
Bermuda
Elbow Beach
Paget
Wedding Date Set By Lucile Dodds And Jack Wallace
Lucile Dodds and Jack Wallace will wed in Dearborn Michigan at the First Methodist on February 19 at 4 30 p m Attendants include Mrs C C Mers matron of honor and Patricia Hayes bridesmaid Best man is Leland Clegg with ushers C C Mers and Dale Warn A reception will follow the ceremony at the church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Dodds
Jack Wallace
Dearborn
Mich
Plans Being Made for Next Cotillion Dance
Mr and Mrs Bruce Peters of Fleming Rd hosted the new Cotillion committee last evening. Peters and Peters as chairmen outlined tentative plans for the May dance with decorations led by the chairmen and an orchestra by Mr and Mrs Jack Barclow. Carlton Clark Jr will supervise menus and Robert Sutton arrange seating, while publicity falls to Mr and Mrs Dale Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Peters
Fleming Rd
Jr. Peters
Jack Barclow
Carleton Clark, Jr
Robert Sutton
Dale Moore
Benefit Party Set by Mothers Study League
Tickets remain for a benefit card party hosted by Mothers' Study League at the American Legion Home on Thursday February 10. Mrs. Fred Yoder and Mrs. Everett Sams handle tickets. Proceeds support the benefit with home parties planned. the opening event featured Mrs. Ralph Irons hosting four tables. Thursday’s event offers 30 prizes, main prize a large ham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers Study Group
Mothers’ Study League
American Legion
Fred Yoder
Everett Sams
Ralph Irons
Sutphin St
Canoe-In Theater Opens in Charles River Cave
In Waltham Massachusetts a canoe in theater opens inside a cave on the Charles River. Promoter Paul Mulvihill a 26 year old former Navy flier charges 25 cents admission to a floating performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltham, Mass
Charles River
Paul Mulvihill
Navy
Catholic Ladies of Columbia Valentine party planned
Local Catholic Ladies of Columbia host a Valentine party for Franklin members on Wednesday February 9 at 730 PM in Holy Trinity Hall. A brief business meeting precedes a surprise program led by Mrs W Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
Franklin
Holy Trinity Hall
Organist Minnie Conklin Retires After 67 Years
In La Porte Indiana, Minnie Conklin ends a 67 year tenure as organist at St. Peter's Catholic church. She began playing at age 14 and also served as a first grade teacher for about 50 years before quitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ORGAN
LA Porte
Ind
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Minnie Conklin
Monroe Artist Charms Large Monroe Audience
Charles Moore, a young pianist and former Middletonian, drew about two hundred listeners in Monroe. He opened with Handel, Haydn, then Chopin, Grieg, Debussy, Niemann, and Hanson pieces, praised for finesse and promise after years of study with Mrs. C. J. Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Charles Moore
Handel
Haydn
Debussy
Seville
Niemann
Hanson
C. J. Hughes
Charles
Hughes
P.R
Washington Party Planned by Group Washington
The annual George Washington party by the Col Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be tomorrow at 8 p m at the Girls Club. Program chairman Mrs Ralph Schleich announced an outstanding program for members and guests headlined by Mrs Louise Hunter Windsor and Mrs B Y Spare. Windsor will sing. Spare from Harrison Ohio will present a book review portion. Miss Mary Hankinson chairs the hostess committee with assistants listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Bayard Smith
Daughters of the American Revolution
Ralph Schleich
Louise Hunter Windsor
B. Y. Spare
Windsor
Harrison, C
Mary Hankinson
Leland Pomeroy
William Schuck
Homer Schrock
Florence Newlin
Russell Jefferson
Alma Easter
Birthday Celebration Held At Tipton Home
Mrs Edgar Tipton and Mrs C Stewart hosted a birthday party for Miss Imogene Tipton on Saturday night. Guests included Bill Burton Bob Puckett I B Gerrden Jeri Kendred and many Tipton family members. The event featured a decorated table and a huge birthday cake followed by games and gift opening. Largest cattle market east of Chicago is the stockyards at Lancaster Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Edgar Tipton
C. Stewart
Imogene Tipton
Bill Burton
Bob Puckett
I. B. Gerrden
Jeri Kendred
Minnie Gilbert
Dave Watson
Georgia Coldiron
Donna Alexander
Betty Horn
Laura Corwin
Carole Thomas
Mary Lou Jones
Norma Jean Finney
Mable Moore
Shirley Tipton
James Tipton
John Erb
Dick Smith
Paul Finney
Junior Tipton
Clayton Townsend
Agnes Tipton
Linda Lou Stewart
Ronald Stewart
Martha Tipton
Chicago
Lancaster
Dorothy Wells Weds Edward Kees in Chillicothe Church
Dorothy Wells daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Harry Cruse of Chillicothe Ohio married Edward Kees son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Kees of Winona Dr on Saturday morning February 5 at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church The Rev H H Jung officiated the double ring ceremony Only immediate family attended Attendants wore azure blue suits The bride wore brown gabardine with talisman roses The groom served four years in the Marine Corps and works for Dayton Topographics They will reside at 110 Shafer St after February 12
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Wells
Harry Cruse
Chillicothe
Edward Kees
Ernest Kees
Winona Dr
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
H. H. Jung
Dale Converse
Manchester
Kees
Shafer St
Women arrange gay tea after Midl town concert
The musically minded of Middletown gathered at the Church of the Ascension after the Middletown Civic Symphony Orchestra concert. The Women's Committee hosted with Mrs J R Lehman and Mrs George Shaffer as co hosts. Guests included Treble Clef Chorus orchestra audition winners and Cincinnati Symphony members. Special guest Joseph Bernstein appeared as guest soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Church of the Ascension
Theiddletown
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Joseph Bernstein
Case Worker Joins Family Service Bureau
Miss Eleanor Crist of 300 Yankee Rd. fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Miss Margaret Reel last December. Crist served 1935 to 1948 in the bureau and has since been with Associated Aid Societies at Harrisburg Pa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Family Service Bureau Today
Helen Davis
Eleanor Crist
Yankee Rd
Margaret Reel
Crist
Associated Aid Societies
Harrisburg
Drama Students To Present Play At Middletown High School
Florence Rowell, Middletown High School dramatics teacher, announces students will present a program at the Central School PTO meeting on Wednesday at 7 30 p m at the school. Thomas Sanders will chair the business segment. Plans are set for a February 24 card party at the American Legion Home. tickets will be distributed by Mrs Herbert Armitage and committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Rowell
Middletown High School
Central School
PTO
Thomas Sanders
American Legion
Herbert Armitage
Pay Boost Measure To Pass Prediction
Cleveland state Rep. Mark McElroy predicted at a liquor store managers meeting that his bill to raise pay for liquor store workers will be adopted. Proposed salaries would reach 3600 to 4200 dollars for managers and 2400 to 3000 dollars for clerks. Sam Perri said current averages are 250 to 260 dollars monthly for managers and about 170 for clerks. Peter Hele of Nuremberg is credited with inventing spring power in a timepiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mark McElroy
Sam Perri
Peter Hele
Nuremberg
Concert Acclaimed By Large Audience
Joseph Bernstein impressed a near capacity Middletown audience with a sensitive Mendelssohn Concerto performance. Under Miss Valda Wilkerson the Middletown Ivie Symphony Orchestra, augmented by Cincinnati players, offered Mozart to Sibelius in a varied program ending with Finlandia, leaving listeners elated by a masterful evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bernstein
Middletown
Ivie
Bernstein
Mendelssohn
Europe
Middle-East
Valda Wilkerson
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Miss Wilkerson
Strauss
Debussy
Toch
Sibelius
Quiet War Opens As City Targets Radio Sets
Hamilton officials launch a quiet war on residents with radio sets able to receive local police broadcasts. The move aims to justify penalties for users. City Manager orders police to stop calling a garage that owns such a set for wrecker service until the device is removed. Council members worry officers may lurk in cafes listening for calls, threatening idle patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Council
Charles Schwalm
Mark Thomas
Delinquent Tax List Published in Butler County
A list of nearly 600 Butler County parcels with unpaid 1948 taxes was published under Ohio law. County auditor R. H. Smith said 350 parcels were resolved last year after delinquency, with potential sale after two years and possible May auctions for remaining properties. Officials aim to reduce red ink, noting a decline from over 1,700,000 to about 200,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Ohio
R. H. Smith
Otter County
Ohio Veterans FILE FOR GI Unemployment Drops 29 Percent
Columbus AP report shows Ohio veterans applying for GI unemployment benefits fell 29 percent last year while unemployment rose in the final quarter of 1948. About 39,670 unemployed veterans received 14 million dollars in 1948, down from 25 million in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Bureau of
BUC
Advertising Exam Set February 19 in Cincinnati and Dayton
William Z. Burkhart, chair of the Southern Ohio Chapter exam committee, announced the 1949 Advertising Agency examination to be held February 19 in Cincinnati and Dayton. Senior students and unemployed applicants may apply by February 9. The test assesses aptitudes for eight agency roles and evaluates related knowledge. The session runs 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with emphasis on aptitude testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Dayton
William Z. Burkhart
Southern Ohio
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Planning Board To Meet Tonight
The Senior Planning Board of Middles Middletown Girl Scout Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Civic Association. Officers will be elected to serve until June and spring and summer camp programs and aids will be discussed. The board comprises two Girl Scouts from each senior troop. The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is two and a half miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Council of Church Women
Barnitz
YMCA
Middletown Girl Scout Council, Inc
Civic Association
Middletown Civic Groups Schedule Evening Meetings
City Briefs list rehearsals and meetings for the Middletown Civic Symphony at 7 30 p m in the high school music room Blythe Williams Post American Legion meets at 8 p m at 836 Eighth Ave American Legion executive committee convenes at 7 30 p m at the Legion home Company C 814th Tank Battalion meets at 8 p m at Aeronca Men of the Church Church of Ascension holds a 7 30 p m parish house meeting Reserve Unit Battery B 323 Field Artillery meets at Aeronca at 8 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Blythe - Williams
American Legion
Eighth Ave
Church
Church of Ascension
323 Field Artillery
Aeronca
Various Middletown Club Meetings This Week
A schedule of weekly gatherings in Middletown includes the North Middletown Fire Association at 7 p m, VFW Auxiliary at 7 30 p m, Middletown Personnel Association at 6 30 p m at the Manchester Hotel, Veterans of Foreign Wars at 7 30 p m at post HQ, Camera Club print competition at 7 30 p m, Cancer Clinic open at 7 p m, Middletown Co-operative Club at 6 30 p m, Sportsmen Club at 8 p m, Fraternal Order of Eagles at 8 p m, Rotary Club noon talk by Dr Reuben Pieters at the Manchester Hotel, Civitan Club talks by Hugh Butler at the Manchester Hotel, and Board of Control of the Middletown Safety Council meeting at 4 p m in the Civic Association library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Middletown Fire Association
North Middletown Fire House
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post Headquarters
Camera Club
Civic Association
Middletown
Reuben Pieters
First Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club
Manchester Hotel
Civitan Club
Hugh Butler
Red Cross Rushes Food to Navajo Indians in Snowstorm
The American Red Cross is sending emergency food to about two thousand Navajo families in northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona as heavy snow continues. Western snow disaster headquarters move from St Louis to Omaha to be nearer the affected area. John H Provinse cites unprecedented storm extending the emergency beyond expectations and notes large livestock losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Omaha
Ames Gardner
Middletown
Red Cross
Gardner
Washington
New Mexico
Arizona
Bureau of Indian Affairs
John H. Provinse
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Man To Participate In Production Clinic
T. F. Olt of Armco Steel Corporation has been invited to participate in a three day production clinic by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The program runs March 8 to 10 at the Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit Mich. Automotive engineers from 23 cities in 10 states will present papers lead discussions and contribute to a program aimed at a better view of progress current operations and future requirements in vehicle design and manufacturing. OK will participate as a member of the engineering panel discussing Body Steel and Its Treatment on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Olt
Armco Steel Corporation
Society of Automotive Engineers
Detroit
Mich
Salt menace to trees in Kent warns Davey expert
Salt scattered to melt ice on walks can seep to tree roots and injure or kill shade trees, warns D. C. Grove, chief field supervisor of the Davey Tree Expert Co. Seepage harms trees in Kent, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent, O
D. C. Grove
Davey Tree Expert Co
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News of Coctaty
Peg Rosing
Sparks
Campbell
WPFB
First National Bank of Middletown
F.d.lc
Lafayette Temple
Castle Hall
Unity Council, Daughters of America
Knights of Malta
Christine Jackson
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
W. Bryan Green
Union Chapel Church
Peasttown Hets
American School
Dept
N. Ludlow St
Washington Party
Advance Upholstering CO
BY Peg Rosing
Noland
AMC RT
Central Ave
Abigail Smith Adams
United States
John Adams
John Quincy Adams
Pacific Ocean
Legion
VFW
Middletown Personnel Association
Middletown Hospital
Sportsmen Club
Order of Eagles
Board of Control
The
Middletown Safety Council
Mrs. Louise Denny
John’s Quilt Shop
C-207
Girard
Illinois
Valentine
Jean
Erle Hanson
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