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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1964

Page

6

Area Woman Elected to Head SPG Province

Mrs. Carl Becker of Miamisburg was elected president of Tau Province Sigma Phi Gamma sorority, succeeding Mrs. Wilford Wells of Middletown. New officers include Mrs. L. A. Mulvaney of Dayton editor and Mrs. Richard Horn of Dayton organizer, installed by international editor Mrs. Christine Roberts. The meeting featured a $261 donation to Lincoln School for handicapped children, a Hawaiian themed social, and a candlelight ritual led by Delta Pi president Loyal Van Buskirk.

Carl Becker Miamisburg Wilford Wells Middletown Sigma Phi Gamma International Sorority SPG Ohio L. A. Mulvaney Dayton Richard Horn Wells Christine Roberts Long Beach Calif Lincoln School Russell Smith Delta Pi Alaska Loyal van Buskirk Manchster Motor Inn

Wedding Date Set for Sharon Gibson and Charles Summers

Miss Sharon Gibson and Charles T. Summers will wed on June 13 at Crawford Street Church of God. Rev. Herschel Caudill to officiate. Gibson is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Gibson of Plymouth Avenue. Summers’ parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Summers Jr. of Hillsboro.

Sharon Gibson Charles T. Summers Crawford Street Church of God Herschel Caudill Miss Gibson T. D. Gibson Plymouth Avenue Charles W. Summers Jr Hillsboro

Soviet Cosmonaut Ends Britain Tour In London Departure

Valentina Nikolayevna Tereshkova boarded a plane in London returning to Moscow marking the end of her British tour. She traveled across multiple cities meeting officials and giving lectures on space exploration.

London Valentina Nikolayevna- Tereshkova Moscow Britain

Plans Set for Merry Married Mixers Guest Dance

Plans for the Merry Married Mixers guest dance on February 15 proceed at a Taylor residence meeting. Theme titled Valentine Frolic will fill the Manchester Motor Inn ballroom with dinner at 7 30 p m and dancing to Charles Kehrer’s orchestra from 8 30 p m to 12 30 a m. Hostesses invite cocktail party organizers and table seating requests via Mrs Walter B Evans by tomorrow. Evans and Anness Molloy and Taylor coordinate the event.

C. H. Taylor Breiel Boulevard Valentine Frolic Manchester Motor Inn Charles Kehrer Walter B. Evans Nixon Court Evans Russell Anness John Molloy

Reservation Deadline Set For Sorority Social

Mu chapter Phi Beta Psi sorority sets the reservation deadline for its Founders Day party on Wednesday Feb 19 at the Girls' Club. The 60th anniversary observance begins at 730 PM with a dessert bridge and features a style show by Irvings and Doellmanns and a display by Fenzel McDonough Store. Mrs Carl Hathaway heads arrangements and is coordinating active and inactive member reservations.

Phi Beta Psi Irving's Doellmann's Fenzel-McDonough Carl Hathaway Hathaway Lorg Place William Bursk Ellen Drive

Fuller 41st Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Mr and Mrs John F Fuller of S Breiel Boulevard marked their 41st wedding anniversary with a dinner hosted by their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Robert E Brown at their Stanley Street home. The couple wed February 19 1923 in Middletown and have four children Ruth Betty Richard and Arthur with Arthur in the U S Naval Air Force stationed in Jacksonville Florida. Mr Fuller works for Armco Steel Corp.

John F. Fuller S. Breiel Boulevard Robert E. Brown Stanley Street Mrs. Fuller Middletown Brown Ruth Betty Fuller Richard Fuller Franklin Arthur Fuller U. S. Naval Air Force Jacksonville Fla Fuller Armco Steel Corp

Leap Year Dance Bids Mailed for LaSoiree Event

The Feb 29 dinner dance themed Its Leap Year anything Goes will start at 7 30 pm with Jack Walton s Dayton orchestra. Invitations go to LaSoiree members by Feb 15 and Feb 25 is deadline to reserve with chairmen Mr and Mrs Robert Gloeckler. Additional planners and sponsors listed.

LaSoiree Jack Walton Dayton Robert Gloeckler Manchester Motor Inn Richard Webster Fred Boehm Donald Farquer John L. Gilmore Clarence Strassburger

Playing Cards Among Oldest Printed Materials

A concise note highlights playing cards as part of the earliest printed items known to humanity, underscoring their antiquity and historical significance in printing history.

Homemakers Circle Two Hosts Informal Gathering

Mrs. Norman Marks extended hospitality to 16 members at Stanley Street. Assistant host was Mrs. Guy Stone with guest Mrs. Gerald Thomas. Elvin Wagner of Rathman Troup Furniture Co spoke on interior decorating and color schemes. Federation meeting date noted February 27. Anderson announced Homemakers All-Circle Party set for March 31 at the Girls' Club.

Norman Marks Circle Two Stanley Street Guy Stone Gerald Thomas Elvin Wagner Rathman Troup Furniture Co Wagner Federation Robert Anderson

Women of Wildwood Bridge Luncheon Meeting

The Women of Wildwood will meet for bridge and a luncheon on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Wildwood Clubhouse.

Women of Wildwood

Field Service Supper Planned

A chill and fish supper will be held in Middletown High School cafeteria Friday from 5 to 7 p m under the American Field Service committee for foreign exchange student support. Mrs Barbara Greenwell is general chairman and Mrs Cromwell leads ticket sales at the door.

Middletown High School American Field Service Committee Foreign Exchange Barbara Greenwell Cromwell

Miscellaneous Shower Fetes Miss Collinsworth

Miss Sylvia Collinsworth bride elect of Robert Jackson received a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Larry Wardlow on Erie Avenue. Guests included Cincinnati visitors and local friends. The couple plans to wed February 21 at 7 30 p m in the Church of God on Poasttown Road.

Sylvia Collinsworth Robert Jackson Larry Wardlow Erie Avenue Joe Swope Alden Williams Jim Slafer Shirley Ireland Drayfus Combs Phillips Williams Amanda Swope Sandra Land Melody Wardlow Cincinnati

Antiques Fair Tickets Handled by Salvation Army Auxiliary

Mrs Heber Jones and Mrs Kenneth Coburn head ticket duties for the Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary Antiques Fair to be held March 13 to 15 at the National Guard Armory on S Main Street. The event includes 30 dealer displays from six or more states and proceeds support Salvation Army work.

Heber Jones Kenneth Coburn Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary National Guard Armory S. Main Street Co. A. Burnett Don Beasley Marion Wetzel Tom Bell Don Cazey Homer Dickerson Harry Hadley Howard Wilson C. W. Smith Ralph Grimes Ernest Eckman Jean Crutcher New Carlisle Black Little Salvation Army

Middletown Board to Hear On School Supplies Purchase

Robert Wearly director of business affairs for the Middletown City School District will speak at the Board of Education meeting at 1515 Girard Ave. at 7 30 this evening. He will explain the local method of school supplies buying and the process of awarding contracts to visitors and board members.

Robert Wearly Middletown City Board of Education Girard Ave

Japan Soviet Union sign new trade accord in 1964

Tokyo reports Japan and the Soviet Union signed a trade agreement calling for 142 million dollars in Japanese exports to the USSR and 130 million dollars in Soviet goods sold to Japan in 1964.

Japan Soviets Tokyo Soviet Union

Vital Statistics Chronicle births and dismissals listed

A condensed notice records numerous births at area hospitals this Saturday and Sunday with multiple families named by address. It also lists many patients dismissed, along with additional names associated with local households and communities.

Hospital List Includes Local Residents

In The Hospital John Poe of State St Lonnie Dalton son of Mrs Dex ter Dalton Franklin Miss Belva McCandless of Mrs Green B Turner of Frank Mrs Carl Frye of Franklin Scott Harrison son of Mr and Mrs Sterlin Harrison Woodlawn Russell Wolfe of Cincinnati Shirley Reedy of Franklin Vel Spence of Hill Ave Ralph Gabbard of Middletown Rt 1 Joe W Hembree of Franklin Mrs Dorothy Barker of Fair mount Ave

Thomas Denniston Hamilton - Trenton Road Trenton Paul E. Gabbard Franklin - Lebanon Road Franklin Rufus Trammell Pine St Gacine Saucedo E. State St James F. Murphy Keith Ave Glenn Ave Dan Scott Lamberton St James Harrison Central Ave Clayton Richardson Ingboro Matt Smith Andrew Dobrozsi Dix Road Maunuel Cox Charles Taylor Roy Hardin Jr Vannest Ave Kelse Nickell Omaha John IV. Ferguson Cincinnati-Dayton Road Kenneth Oakley Manchester Road Luther Williams S. Main St Edward Klein Jackson Lane Charles Alexander Middletown John Poe Carl Frye Scott Harrison Sterlin Harrison Woodlawn Ave Russell Wolfe Cincinnati Shirley Reedy Vel Spence Hill Ave Ralph Gabbard Joe W. Hembree Dorothy Barker Fairmount Ave

Gibbons Assigned To Patrol Post

Sgt. E. P. Goffos announced the assignment of Cpl. Frank N. Gibbons to the local post. Gibbons, a Middletown High School graduate, served two and a half years in World War II and has worked at Cincinnati license stations in Blue Ash and White Oak after postings in Xenia Cincinnati and Hamilton. He spent 11 years with Armco Steel Corp before joining the patrol. World War II aircraft engines averaged two thirds horsepower per pound, while modern jets average four horsepower per pound.

E. P. Goffos State Patrol Cpl Frank N. Gibbons Gibbons Middletown High School Xenia Cincinnati Hamilton Blue Ash White Oak Armco Steel Corp Patrol

British Remoan New Brain Drain To U.S

London AP reports a leading British research team plans to move to the Worcester Institute in Massachusetts. Sir Robert Aitken of Birmingham University confirms Ian Bush and nine staff will depart this fall, citing years of inadequate government funding for body chemistry research in mental illness.

London United States America Robert Aitken Birmingham University Ian Bush Worcester Institute Massachusetts Priscilla Hele Bush Birmingham Science Department Britain

Man Dies in Blaze at Hamilton

Joseph Bell an 80 year old resident of 135 North Front Street was found dead in his second floor one room apartment after a fire. Coroner Dr Garret J Boone reported suffocation as the cause with the body badly burned. Firemen said flames started from boxes and paper near a heater and spread burning a hole in the floor. A passer by reported smoke from a window. Other tenants were unaware. Building damage was about 250 dollars. Bell was taken to Cahill Funeral Home.

Hamilton Joseph Bell Front St Garret J. Boone Butler County Bell Cahill Funeral Home

Hospital Group To Meet Here

Two staff members from Middletown Hospital James M Elder and Thomas L Wiley will attend a meeting of the Southwestern Ohio Public Relations for Health group Tuesday at the Manchester Motor Inn. Lynn C Wimmer of Chicago will discuss standards by which hospital public relations programs are judged. David L Ford will preside.

Middletown Hospital James M. Elder Thomas L. Wiley Southwestern Ohio Manchester Motor Inn Lynn C. Wimmer American College of Hospital Administrators Chicago David L. Ford Dayton State Hospital

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