Local notices and social notes from Butler County Ohio and beyond
A collage of social visits and movements includes Dr and Mrs Robert Ligett touring Chicago for a dental convention and hosted by Dr and Mrs James O Hair. Mrs Sherman Perry returns from Arlington Virginia visiting daughter and family in Richmond. Various visits to Adrian Michigan Jamestown New York and Richmond Virginia noted along with a lengthy legal notice about a proposed annexation of territory to Village Monroe with a formal hearing date set for March 14 1950 and listed agent details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ligett
The
Alameda
Chicago
James O’hair
Board of County Commissioners
County of
Butler
State of Ohio
Lemon Township
Butler County
Monroe-Lebanon Road
Monphe
Corporation Line
Monroe
Monroe-Lebanon
Seid East Corporation
Francis O. Burke
Monroe Heights
Francis O. Burk
Monroe Lebanon Road
Elmer and
Mildred Hauser
Hauser
Boyd's Subdivision
Boyd's
Emilie Kestermann
Edith Sigg
Sigg
R. C. Hutson
Hutson
Fannie Anderson
Fannie M. Anderson
Anderson
Corporation
Villa
Hamilton
Ohio
Sera
Amoma Class Meets At Baptist Church
Mrs. Walling Corwin presided over the Amoma Class monthly business meeting at the home of Mrs. Owen Albaugh on Wilmore Drive. The devotional period was led by Mrs. Howard Stalker. Mrs. James Wikoff reviewed February day by day. A surprise party honored Mrs. Ray Standafer. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Albaugh with help from Mrs. A. B. Hembree, Mrs. Ralph Phibbs, and Mrs. Myron Snethen for one guest and 26 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Phibbs
Myron Snethen
Winmore Bible Class Hosts Military Dinner at Church
The Winmore Bible Class of St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church met in the social rooms for a covered dish dinner and military party. Mrs. Russell De Bolt led a business meeting while Mrs. William Schneider read devotions. A film titled Pantry Meal Magic capped the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winmore Bible Class
St. Paul
Russell de Bolt
William Schneider
Virgil Meehan
Noel Parks
Charles Gephart
Clarence *Frye
Century Club Talk Highlights Doll History and Women Roles
Century Club guests heard Mrs. Harry Eldridge discuss God dolls from prehistoric times to a Victorian room built to scale. She traced Sarah Josepha Hale and the first Thanksgiving, stressing women can be a force while maintaining homemaker duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Century Club
S. J. Kuderer
Elizabeth Schenck
Mary Jane Buchanan
Gene Phillips
Golliwoggs
Debussy
Eldridge
Sarah Josepha Hale
Gody Lady Book
Women Peace Group Hosts Evening Meeting
Four women lea vers and women work for peace described a meeting with refreshments from a prettily appointed table. A gleaming silver service and red carnations centered the display. Mrs. D. R. Baker and Mrs. Kuderer poured, while hostesses included Mrs. E. A. Badger, Mrs. J. J. Canfield, Mrs. W. S. Stein, and Mrs. Eben Aubley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Baker
Kuderer
E. A. Badger
J. J. Canfield
W. S. Stein
Eben Aubley
Back-Wells Vows Spoken Friday
The wedding of Mrs. Lou Back to Tony Wells was held at the Veterans of Foreign War Hall at 2 p.m. February 3 with Rev. J. D. Nisewonder officiating and Mrs. Robert Perry providing music. The couple’s attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Lovell Goria and Mrs. Gomia wore a silver and gray gown with a gardenia corsage. The bride, given in marriage by Grant Back, wore an aqua gown with detailed styling and gardenia corsage. A gala reception followed Sunday evening at the hall hosted by Mrs. Lovell Gomin and Mrs. W. A. Harp, featuring a three tier cake and red white and blue decor. Guests included many relatives and friends, among them Mr. and Mrs. Foy Spence, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Queen, the Purdu m and Back families, and the hosts. The groom, a World War I veteran, is employed by oe Veterans of Foreign War. The couple plan to reside on Yankee Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Back
Tony Wells
Veterans of Foreign War Hall
J. D. Nisewonder
Robert Perry
Lovell Goria
Gomia
Grant Back
Wells
Lovell Gomin
W. A. Harp
Foy Spence
Joyce
Joseph Queen
Vivian Back
Faye Carol Stubbs
Ertil Williams
Robert E. Barker
James Barker
Don Derickson
Gomin
Harp
Yankee Rd
Viola Rebekah Lodge Valentine Meeting at Knights Hall
Viola Rebekah Lodge met last evening in the Knights of Malta Hall with Mrs. Mervyan Snethen presiding. A Valentine party followed with prizes to Mrs. Harold Radenheiner, Mrs. William Randel, and Mrs. Caroline Ting. Mystery gifts were exchanged and 27 members were served lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Recah Lodge
Knights of Malta
Mervyan Snethen
Harold Radenheiner
William Randel
Caroline Ting
Current Events Club Members Hear Two Papers
Members of the Current Events Club met yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. P. Butterfield on Ardmore Drive. Mrs. Arthur Griffith conducted the business meeting and Mrs. J. B. Whitlock presented a paper titled Everyday. Mrs. John Wilks reported on The Problems and Pleasures of Retirement written by Mrs. J. H. Ayres. Roll call centered on the theme the thoughts we live by. Tea followed, served by Mrs. Charles Beck and Mrs. E. J. Sebald. Hostesses were Mrs. Butterfield with assistants Mrs. G. W. Breiel, Mrs. W. T. Maxwell, and Mrs. E. A. Stahl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Current Events Club
J. P. Butterfield
Ardmore
Arthur Griffith
J. B. Whitlock
John Wilks
J. H. Ayres
Charles Beck
E. J. Sebald
World War II Veterans to Receive New Insurance Dividend
The Veterans Administration expects a new special dividend for World War II veterans in 1951, likely totaling millions and paid in two halves. It will cover three policy years and apply to policies in force a year or longer, with deductions for any prior overpayments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Veterans Administration
Congress
H. W. Breining
National Service Life Insurance Program
Breining
Valentine's events cue at Kaystone Guild meeting
Kaystone Guild of the First Methodist Church plans a February 9 gathering at 6 29 p m with a Valentine party and covered dish dinner at the church plus an open house for members and friends and a westward film. Committee members include Hank Jones K S Learey B A Roof Dave DeFrees Clyde Morris and Hale Dodds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaystone Guild
First Methodist Church
West
Hank Jones
K. S. Learey
B. A. Roof
Dave DeFrees
Clyde Morris
Hale Dodds
Meeting Change for Cub Pack at First Presbyterian Church
The organizational meeting for a cub pack at First Presbyterian Church is moved to February 15 from February 8. Parents of boys aged eight to eleven are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Halloween Celebrations Thought to Derive from Druids
Believed origins of Halloween festivities lie in ceremonies of the Druids, linking modern celebrations to ancient ritual practices.
Preble Woman Hurt In Crash
Miss Dorothy Norris 18 of West Manchester suffered serious facial lacerations when the car she rode in went off the road north of Lewisburg and struck a tree. Driver Oscar Thompson 67 and Harley Johnson of West Manchester escaped injury. another passenger. The group was en route to Lewisburg for work about 6 30 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Norris
E. P. Trittschuh
Lewisburg
Thompson
Guard Inspection Underway Tuesday in Middletown
Personnel of Battery B 182nd Anti Aircraft Battalion prep for the annual federal inspection set for today at the LeSourdsville armory. Maj. Sam Dudderar of Ft Meade arrives at 1 pm to review records, armory facilities, vehicles and heavy weapons, with a 7 30 pm drill and final findings briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
LeSourdsville
James Cochran
Sam K. Dudderar
Second Army
Ft. Meade
Cochran
National Guard
South Main St
Dudderar
147Th Infantry Regiment
Industrial Arts Teachers Convene in Butler County
Industrial Arts teachers from Butler County high schools met in the County Court House to plan a county exhibit for the state convention in Columbus later this month. Bertrand Aber of Oxford Stewart School chaired the county group with attendees including McCollum Fairfield Nelson Hanover Ridenour Oaklets Lude wig Monroe Hann Morgan Enloes New Miami Wiley Reynolds Lunsford Lindsey Seven Mile Aber Oxford Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Columbus
Bertrand Aber
Oxford-Stewart School
Galen McCollum
Fairfield
Clarence Nelson
Hanover
Dale Ridenour
Rudy Oaklets
Frank Ludewig
Eemon Monroe
Harry Hann
Morgan
Elwood Enloes
New Miami
Eldon Wiley
Reily
Robert Lunsford Ross
Donald Lindsey
Seven Mile
Herbert Myers
Trenton
Maurice Ittel
Wayne
Oxford-Stewart
Weather Outlook Seems Cloudy and Mild
Forecast reports cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Yesterday ranged from 46 to 52 degrees, with a 39 degree low this morning and 38 degrees by midmorning. Tonight expected to be partly cloudy with a low near 35 degrees and Wednesday turning cloudier and milder in the afternoon.
First US Ice Machine Invented by Dr John Gortie
The first ice making machine in the United States was invented by Dr John Gortie of Apalachicola Florida in 1850.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John Gortie
Apalachicola, Fla
Eatonian Victim of Gun Accident
Fred Miller, 41, operator of Miller's Gulf Service Station in Eaton, was shot when a 38 caliber revolver discharged after being dropped. He is in satisfactory condition at Reid Memorial Hospital, Richmond, Ind. His wife heard the shot as they returned home. Sheriff Floyd Spiller noted the bullet entered just above the heart, suggesting the gun was dropped. Miller carried the pistol for protection while returning from the station with funds. Dr. C. E. Newbold advised his removal to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Barron St
C. E. Newbold
Miller
GOP Platform Attacks Fair Deal At Lincoln Day Dinner
Republicans in Congress and the National Committee back a platform accusing the Truman Fair Deal of planning a socialist economy with price and wage controls rationing socialized medicine and Brannan Plan style penalties. Senator Humphrey accuses GOP of hijacking the program while Senator Lodge criticizes the text as too soft on civil rights and southern filibuster risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
National Committee
Europe
Brannan
Bush
Humphrey
D-Minn
GOP
Guy G. Gabrielson
Republican Party
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Lodge
River recedes as Ohio overflows decline from crest
The Ohio River, flooded and muddy, falls one tenth of a foot per hour and drops to 57 feet. The U S Weather Bureau says the river, which crested at 59.1 feet Sunday, will be back in its banks tomorrow. Flood stage is 52 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
We, the Women First and Last Rules for lasting love
A column outlines reciprocal behavior for women to keep husbands affectionate. Instructions emphasize being first to laugh at his jokes, acknowledge his judgments, show approval publicly, notice subtle changes, and avoid criticizing or repeating his faults. The piece frames relation tips as mutually affirming signals of care.
City Briefs Weekly meetings across Middletown and area
A Tuesday slate lists multiple group gatherings: Unity Council No 241 at 7 30 p m Nelva Center. North Middletown Fire Association at 7 p m Fire House. Cancer Clinic at 7 p m Middletown Hospital. Eagles at 8 p m hall. Library Board at 7 30 p m library. Middletown Aviation Club 7 30 p m classroom Middletown Airport. Sportsmen's Club trustees at 8 p m club house. Blythe Williams Post of American Legion 8 p m Legion home. Lemon Township Board 7 30 p m township hall. Spanish American War Veterans 7 30 p m Legion home. Camera Club 7 30 p m Civic Association. Rounders rehearsal 7 15 p m Armco Auditorium. Holy Trinity PTA 8 p m school. Mayfield School PTA 7 30 p m school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Council
D. of A
Nelva Center
Ahepa and Seabee Island X-10 Meet This Wednesday
The Order of Ahepa will convene at 8 p m at the YMCA. The Middle town Seabee Island X-10 unit plans a 7 30 p m meeting at the American Legion for its monthly session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Middletown
Seabee Island
American Legion
Incorporation Papers Filed by Middletown and Hamilton Firms
Papers filed in Columbus show Grund Incorporated of Middletown listing 250 shares of no par common stock with incorporators Hy Grund Cecelia Grund and Maxwell Finkleman. Hamilton Quizette Company incorporators John B Connaughton Frank A Schwab and Frederick K Randolph with 100 shares of no par common stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Middletown
Hamilton
Grund Incorporated
Hy Grund
Cecelia Grund
Maxwell Finkleman
Hamilton Quizette Company
John B. Connaughton
Frank A. Schwab
Frederick K. Randolph
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Sherman Perry
Stanley St
Arlington, Va
Richmond Va
Dr. W. H. Henry
R. A. Hill
Adrian, Mich
George Hill
Dick Rodefer
Westminister College
Jamestown
New York
Amoma
Baptist Church
MRC
Household Finance —Corporation
First National Bank
Central Ave
Main St
Maller
Sparrow
Harry Eldridge
Viola Rebekah Lodge
Office Outfitters, Inc
N. Main St
Ladies Auxiliary of
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
Alert Club
John Hoskins
Ralph Gingerich
Earl Salman
Silver Link Council
Preble
Eatonian
Liberty
Ruth Millett
NEA Stati
North Middletown Fire Association
North Middletown Fire House
Middletown Hospital
Order of Eagles
Middletown Aviation Club
Middletown Airport
Sportsmen’s Club
Conene
Blythe-Williams
Legion Home
Lemon Township Board of Trustees
Camera Club
Civic Association
Armco
Holy Trinity Pta
Mayfield School
PTA
Esther L. O’neil
M. A
U. of C. Mascalldmaschillig
Sills
Cafe
Distinctive Mallmark
Val i
DIAL
Vance
Maytag
Tees
Fiaroware
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