Shovel and Hoe Garden Club Opens 1959 Season
The Shovel and Hoe Garden Club held its first meeting of 1959 at Mrs. H. Buchert’s Hampton Place home with hostesses Mrs. John Perking and Mrs. James Waxweiler. Discussions covered a June flower show with Middletown garden clubs at the Middletown Art Center, a tree donation for a local park, and an ABC party style program. Awards announced: arrangements first place to Mrs. Ray Sloan, second to Mrs. William Aiken. house plants first to Mrs. Robert Sutton, second to Mrs. Holly. fruits and vegetables first to Mrs. Paul Martin, second to Mrs. Buchert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Buchert
Hampton Place
John Perking
James Waxweiler
Robert Holly
Middletown
Middletown Art Center
Middle
ABC
Ray Sloan
William Aiken
Robert Sutton
Holly
Paul Martin
Buchert
Couple Plans June Wedding Announcement
Engagement announced for Mrs. Alma Vaughn of Baltimore Street and Noah Lambert of Auburn Street. Vaughn owns Kurlette Beauty Salon and Lambert works for Armco Steel Corp. They plan to marry in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Vaughn
Baltimore Street
Noah Lambert
Auburn Street
Middle town Ladies Encampment installs officers at Odd Fellows
Nineteen members of Middle town Ladies Encampment 323 met at Odd Fellows Hall last night. Under Mrs J B Monroe the group heard Norman Knott install Mrs Ray Skeleton as high priestess and Mrs Mary Hatfield as first watch. Mrs George Kelley and Mrs Hatfield hosted. next meeting set for March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Odd Fellows Hall
J. B. Monroe
Norman Knott
Ray Skeleton
Mary Hatfield
George Kelley
Hatfield
Church Women Plan Annual May Fellowship Luncheon
Middletown women from the Council of Church Women announce the May Fellowship luncheon for Friday May 1 at 12 30 PM in the First Methodist Church. Mrs Howard Price presides and Mrs Ross Kramer is general chairman. The council reviews World Day of Prayer results and upcoming drives for leprosy relief and Christmas creche displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Council of Church Women
First Methodist Church
YMCA
Howard Price
Ross Kramer
First Presbyterian Church
National Council of Churches
Calvin Young
Vital Statistics and Local Out of Town Notices
List of birth announcements for multiple families including Rose Middletown, Hampton Hamilton, Swanner Baltimore St, Rhea Magnolia Dr, Congleton 11th Ave Chautauqua, Balger 7th Ave with yesterday births. Out of town entries include Amatulli Cincinnati and several local residents named with yesterday births or dismissals. A later note recalls composer Richard Rodgers at age eight needing surgery to save his right index finger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rose
West
Middletown
Burgin Hampton
Horshoe Bend Rd
Hamilton
Jack Swanner
Baltimore St
Claude E. Rhea
Magnolia Dr
David Congleton
11Th Ave
Chautauqua
Robert Balger
7Th Ave
Richard Rodgers
Hospital Notices Mention Local Residents
In The Hospital Mrs. Arthur Cox of S Main St Eugene Profitt of Arcadia Dr. Stephen Horne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Horne, McCurry Ave. James Howard of S Main St Mrs. Dale Hardin of Christel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam H. Back
Harold Back
Winona
Leon Clark
West Middletown
Elmer Creech
Spencer Ln
David Heckard
Shadow Hill
Charles Lukey
N. Broad
Kenneth H. Noeller
Poppy
Jackie Peck
Mohawk
Edwin Roel
Trenton
Joyce Simpson
Earl Simpson
James J. Tyler
Franklin
Sheron Kay Ulman
John Ulman
Crawford St
Bryan Veidt
Noah Wise
Auburn St
Arthur Cox
S$. Main
Eugene Profitt
Arcadia
Stephen Horne
Willard Horne
McCurry Ave
James Howard
S. Main
Dale Hardin
Christel Ave
Sorority Springtime Dance Planned by Delta Pi
Delta Pi chapter Sigma Phi Gamma plans a Springtime dance for March 7 in the American Legion auditorium. Social meeting details decor, tickets, prizes, publicity and patronage letters while proceeds aid Middletown children's dental care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Pi Chapter
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Civic Association
American Legion Auditorium
Clark Wilhide
Ray Welsh
Alfred Schwing
John Neuenswander
Card Party and Style Show Planned by Federation
Arrangements are under way for a Fine Arts benefit card party and style show to be sponsored by the Middletown Federation of Women's Clubs on Tuesday March 31 at the American Art Center. Proceeds will aid the Federation and the Art Center with prizes including prints original paintings and floral arrangements. Families may form groups to play cards at homes for prize eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Federated Cubs
George Letts
Richard
C. W. Smith
Nu Linden Ave
Federation Art
Robert Carpenter
Wilbur Martin
Ervin Riesz
Fred Wigginton
R. F. Stewart
E. H. McCandlish
E. H. Weyman
J. C. Sorenson
James Sloan Jr
Rodney Barker
Walter Crenshaw
S. J. Kuderer
James R. Howard
Firefighters Wives Club Prizes During Meeting
Mrs Paul Gibbs Mrs Ralph Curtis Mrs Harley Gomin and Mrs Curtis Peck won prizes at last night’s games at the Firefighters Wives meeting held in the Firemen's clubhouse. Sixteen members attended and the next meeting on March 23 will feature a pizza demonstration with refreshments served by hostesses Mrs Floyd Johnson Mrs Gerald Horn and Mrs William Brice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gibbs
Ralph Curtis
Harley Gomin
Curtis Peck
Firefighters Wives
Floyd Johnson
Gerald Horn
William Brice
Scouts Hold Open House for Troop 5 Armco Assn
Boy Scout Troop 5 Armco Assn held an open house at the youth opportunity building. The program featured patrol demonstrations films of last year’s summer camp at Camp Hook and a court of honor. Award winners included David Deaton Hubert Hillard Ronnie Haney Lawson Gentry Mike Pitts and Tom Grubbs. John Newley presented the awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Armco Assn
Youth Opportunity
Camp Hook
David Deaton
Hubert Hillard
Ronnie Haney
Tenderfoot
Lawson Gentry
Mike Pitts
Tom Grubbs
John Newley
Armco Man To Speak At Hamilton Club Meeting
Armco Middletown Works supervisor W. F. Johnston will address the Hamilton Industrial Management Club tomorrow at 6 30 p m. His talk Barnyard Economics began as a hobby and has been delivered over 250 times nationwide. Tomorrow’s session is the sixth in the club’s current series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Johnston
Middletown
Armco
Hamilton Industrial Management Club
Industrial Management Club
Hamilton
Frolich Serenade Piano Arrangement Published
A piano arrangement of Otto Frohlich's Serenade, debuted at the 1558 Miami Summer workshop and the Southwestern Ohio orchestra workshop at Talawanda High School, published by Thalia Music Co. of New York and available to high school groups through the Goldflies Music Store in town. Frohlich directs opera and orchestra at Miami University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Otto Frohlich
Miami
Southwestern Ohio Orchestra
Talawanda High School
Thalia Music Co
N. Y
Goldflies
Frohlich
I ‘Ami University
Tom Thumb Wedding Planned At Lebanon High School
A Tom Thumb wedding will be staged in the Lebanon High School gym on Wednesday at 7 30 p m by first grade pupils of Francis Dunlavy School. Tickets may be purchased in school offices or at the door. Sponsored by Oakwood and Dunlavy PTAs, this is a repeat performance from last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Lebanon High School
Francis Dunlavy School
Oakwood and Dunlavy Ptas
Frank Sims, 68, Garver’s father-in-law, dies in fire
Bryan Ohio AP Frank M Sims aged 68 father in law of Ned Garver Kansas City Athletics pitcher died Sunday from burns suffered in a fire and explosion at his home on February 11 This report also notes the Touro Synagogue at Newport Rhode Island built in 1763 as Americas oldest synagogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Ohio
Frank M. Sims
Kansas City Athletics
Ned Garver
Maher Home Hosts Town and Country Garden Club Meet
Mrs. Joe Maher hosted the first meeting of the year at her home on Poinciana Road. Program booklets were handed out and members heard talks on judging floral arrangements, growing superior flowers, and mechanics of arranging with a demonstration film by J Gregory Conway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Maher
Poinciana Road
Town and Country Garden Club
Les
Leighton
Robert Reiver
Wade Prat
J. Gregory Conway
William Harper
Jon Prows
Donald Horton
Wayne Beall
Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club Winners Named
Mrs Vernon Jones and Mrs M L Johnston won first place with 67 points at Temple Beth Sholom in Middletown. Mr and Mrs C A Woodruff took second with 60 points and Dr Louis Gaker with Walter Mischley were third with 56 points. Average was 48 across five tables. Master point night is next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Jones
M. L. Johnston
Middletown
Bid Opening Set For Last Miami Project
In Columbus on Wednesday bids will be opened for a mathematics physics aeronautics building at Miami University. This is the final project from Miami’s share of 1955 bond issue financed by cigarette tax revenue, with total costs expected near six million dollars including planning and tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Columbus
Arconautics
Miami University
Miami
Hiestand Hall
Carl Bentz
Troop 43 Girls Scout Rummage Sale at Church
Troop 43 Mariner Girl Scouts of Excello plan a rummage sale at Amanda Methodist Church starting at 8 a.m. Saturday. It is a fund raising project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariner Girl Scouts
Excello
Amanda Methodist Church
Judge Bars Teen Marriage Licenses Over Early Steady Dating
Fremont Ohio probate Judge Robert J Gabel denounces early steady dating and vows to refuse marriage licenses to teenagers under the age of consent. He cites high failure rates of teen marriages, economic hurdles, and moral concerns, urging casual dating for juniors and seniors and ages 22 for boys 20 for girls for steady dating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fremont
Ohio
Robert J. Gabel
Sandusky County
Gabel
Community group meetings listed for Tuesday schedule
Middletown groups announce events at 6 30 p m and later. Activities include Middletown Personnel Association at Colony South, Fire Department stations, Sertoma at Manchester Hotel, United Cerebral Palsy at First Presbyterian, VFW Post 3809, Mayfield Fire Dept Sheffield Street, Wilson PTO Lincoln School, MHS Band Associates at the high school, Miami Lodge, SPEBSQSA at Legion Home, FOE Lodge 528 at Fables Hall and Alcoholics Anonymous sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Personnel
Colony South
Middletown
Amania
Sertoma
Manchester
United Cerebral Palsy of
First Presbyterian Church
VFW
Miami Valley Post
Mayfield Fire Dept
Sheffield Street
Wilson Pto
Lincoln School Assn
MHS Band Associates Inc
Miami Lodge
Monroe
Spebsqsa
Legion Home
FOE Lodge
Fables Hall
Alcoholics Anonymous
Civic groups and military unit schedules listed for evening meetings
Golden Age Club at 10 pm and Civic Association Girl Scout Room meetings at 7 40 pm led by Girl Scout Leaders Assn. National Guard Company D 107th Armored Cavalry to meet at 7 30 pm in the Armory. Franklin FOE Auxiliary at 7 and Fenwick Welfare at 8 pm at Fenwick High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Age Club
Civic Association
Girl Scout Room
Girl Scout Leaders Assn
National Guard Company D
107Th Armored Cavalry
Franklin Foe
Survey Shows Nixon Leading GOP Nomination Watch
A U S News & World Report survey of political leaders rates Vice President Nixon ahead for the Republican presidential nomination. Democrats favor Sen. Stuart Symington and Adlai Stevenson, with Kennedy, Johnson, Humphrey, Williams, and Meyner also named. Rockefeller support appears to have cooled after his high tax program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Adlai E. Stevenson
U. S. News & World Report
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Wiener
Robert Humphrey
Minnesota
Gevs
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Toronto Rejects Copter Control
Toronto Traffic Director Sam Cass says helicopters over traffic cause more accidents and tieups as motorists gape at them, rejecting a United States inspired idea to control traffic from the air in Canada’s largest city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Canada
Sam Cass
United States
Roundup fund drive seeks donations for girls
A local church Roundup program invites donations for girls. Interested persons may contact the church Friday night or call leader Mrs. Harry Heisinger at GA 3-5440. Miss Ruby Armstrong and Miss Lois Staton serve as assistant troop leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Heisinger
Ruby Armstrong
Lois Staton
The Growing Horror of Lung Cancer
The March Reader's Digest article warns heavy smokers face high cancer risk and outlines survival odds. It covers a detailed lung removal case and introduces two simple tests to detect early symptoms while there is still time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March
Reader's Digest
Suill
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R. Schneider
Charles Fraley
Gardiner Scott
William Randall
Price
Sunset Park Creche
Knights of Pythias Lodae
Church World Service
Japan
McKinley Collman
Mack
Thomas J. Thomas Ilrene
Amatulli
Omena Pl
Cincinnati
Good Samaritan Hospital
Pete Amatulli
Grand Ave
Willie Wolfenberger
Vannes Ave
Elisha Miller
Taylor Ave
Joseph R. Ponder
Omaha
John Presta
Brown
William Waller
Reynolds Ave
Stewart M. Smith
Arlington Ave
Arnold Davis
Sadie Binnix of
Rose Adkinson
2Nd Ave
David McFarland
Grove St
Loren Slater
Gideon Ra
Oscar E. Flohr
Central Ave
Norris
First Ave
Elena
Fda
Ayia
Cts
Shop Getz
EER Jewelers
Cent Ray
Board of Trustees
Middletown Hospital Assn
Red Cross
Welfare Auxiliary
Verity Hall
William K. Robinson
Charles Buchert
David Driscoll
J. D. Sawyer
Sawyer
Charles Joy
William Burton
George Frye
Wilbur Roberson
James Gutshall
Vernon Carter
Harold Hoover
Heart Johnson
Mike Humbert
Schwing
Helen Wilkinson
J-J Lanes
Frolich
Tom Thumb
Garver
U. S
Newport, R. I
William J. Miller
King Features Syndicate
By Jim Herald
Fenwick Welfare
Fenwick High School
China
Eeliktaetey
Rome
Huta
Streifthau’i
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U.S. GA
U.S
Strand Theatre
Central Avenue
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Strand
West Central
First National Bank
Second Avenue
Broad
Verity
Grand Avenue
Gideon Road
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