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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1958
Page
8
The Sorosis Club met at Mrs. James Purvis home to hear talks on folk music by Mrs. 8. P. Moyer and on jazz history by Mrs. G. E. Brooks. They discussed the origins of folk tunes and the future of jazz as an American art form, with plans for the March 1 guest day and social hour activities.
Delta Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi at the YMCA Bar nitz Room heard Joe Atkinson discuss fluoridation with Mrs. Derald Hatton in charge. The group voted to sell dishcloths as a fund raiser and prize winner was Mrs. Oral Sallie. The next meeting will be a 6:30 pm covered-dish dinner February 23 at Mrs Hal Combs 1005 Midway St.
A simple idea from home cooks plates leftover cooked green lima beans into tomato soup. The mix adds heartiness and a subtle bean flavor, boosting texture and nutrition.
Glenn Ellison, guest speaker for the Col. Jonathan Bayard Smith chapter DAR, praised George Washington as a real person not a saint. Middletown High School coach described Washington as a determined man devoted to duty, noting his limited schooling but great mathematical understanding. The event celebrated Washington’s birthday at the Girls' Club with music by a Nein vocalist and Mrs. Ruth, tea hosted by several members, and plans for the March 4 meeting at Mrs. Ruth's home.
Vera Micheles Dean will speak on Anti Westernism at the Senior Day convocation at Western College for Women in Kumler Chapel. She will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree. Evelyn Amarteifio will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters in abstentia. The event includes library intercultural room dedication funded by Lilly Endowment and other Senior Day traditions.
George Harvey presented a film of Boy Scout activities from the 1957 Jamboree at Valley Forge Pa during a Sertoma and La Sertoma dinner at the Manchester Hotel. Joe Newlin shared a personal scout story. Busy Bee Mothers' Circle welcomed Mrs Wiley Witherspoon Jr and Mrs Howard Chapman at a Harkrader home gathering with co hosts. Plans for a card party and spring banquet were discussed.
Roberta Peters headlines with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra at Music Hall at 8:30 p m in a concert featuring a world premiere by a contemporary American composer and a tribute titled A Musical Salute to Istanbul It will be taped for rebroadcast in Istanbul with a ceremony honoring the city The event will include Mayor Donald D Clancy inviting Turkish Ambassador S H Urgulplu as guest of honor and Thor Johnson directing the program Peters recently welcomed a son with her husband Bertram Field during her last visit Arias from four starring roles will be performed
Travel notes report Miss Martha Ann Rammsdell returned to Central Avenue after a Denison University weekend in Granville guest of honor at a Chi Omega shower hosted by former roommates Miss Ann Downing Middletown Miss Eleanor Carse Miss Janet Waugh Miss Barbara Atkinson and Miss Nancy Willoughby attended by 25 honoree friends. The marriage to Stephen C Evans is set March 29 at the First Baptist Church. Mrs Earl Jones left today for St Petersburg Fla after being summoned by the death of her brother Clifford Crawford and spent time with daughters Mrs J Richard Grubbs Ross Street and Mrs Gilbert Kohr Gratis.
Designer Oleg Cassini champions the female figure in a spring collection featuring defined waists, necklines, and peekaboo cutouts. He uses linen and silk blends for daypieces and soft crepes for evenings, insisting fashion should highlight a woman’s lines rather than conceal them.
WSWS and Unon Chapel EUB Church plan a 7 30 p m gathering tomorrow at the Peasttown Fire house instead of the church as previously scheduled.
The report lists SSW Class First Baptist Church members hosting and inviting sewing for Ruth Hodson, plus next meeting at Mrs Kiser Wells home. Oakland Presbyterian Clipper Club welcomes Ed Gunderson Welby Nash. Family Night set for Feb 20. Also Mary Martha Guild at Church of the Ascension featured a film The Broken Mask and prize winners. Bethlehem Lutheran Circle Four announced committees and a Junior Lutherans Feb 16 meeting with Africa talk. Additional items include New Guinea sewing volunteers and a St Anne’s Guild luncheon program. Wedding Band Class met at First Church of God with candy sale plans. Catholic Ladies of Columbia held a Valentine dinner and Easter basket plans.
John Thompson geography teacher at Miami University will speak at Thursday noon Kiwanis Club meeting at the Manchester Hotel. His topic is Conservation.
A spokesman disclosed plans of actor Richard Egan and actress Patricia Hardy to wed. The marriage is tentatively set for May and will be the first for each.
Julie Van Zandt 27 dated studio executive Robert Rains 36 after he asked for a date. She later recalled she cared little about meeting him but wanted to see the movie. Two years passed and yesterday they obtained a marriage license.
Mrs C T Morningstar was elected chairman Mrs Kenneth Eversole secretary and Mrs Rollie Griffith Sr treasurer of the Middletown Sewing Unit of the Ladies Oriental Shrine of North America at a Monday night meeting at Mrs Austin Smiths home on Dixie Highway All new officers will assume duties in April Also note a stray sentence about preparing stuffed green peppers before boiling.
Vital statistics list several newborns with parents’ names and addresses. A Dayton pair welcomed a girl at Good Samaritan Hospital yesterday, while Franklin saw a boy born to Mr and Mrs William Robinson. Other births include boys at Somerville and Fort Hamilton Hospital with paternal grandparents named.
The Hospital list includes numerous residents from Sycamore and nearby areas such as Trenton Franklin Germantown Ottawa St. Wayne Ave. and more. Entries show names with street addresses and family ties including Mr. and Mrs. Ardnt Ms. Duncan and others with several noted as being moved to Cincinnati hospital.
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