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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1959

Page

3

Coterie Dance Set For Jan 17

Plans for Coterie’s January 17 dinner dance were finalized at a meeting held at the home of Robert Balger with steering committee members including Thomas Braun James Carpenter Dudley Inwood Elmer Scherrer and Joe Schrock. Cliff Lash's orchestra will play for the Coterie Calendar Ball at the Manchester Hotel.

7Th Avenue Robert Balger Balgers Thomas Braun James Carpenter Dudley Inwood Elmer Scherrer Joe Schrock Cliff Lash Manchester Hotel

Tritsch-White Betrothal Told

Mr and Mrs John B Tritsch of Detroit formerly of Dayton announce the engagement of Deborah Jane Tritsch to 2nd Lt Cecil E White son of Mr and Mrs John White of Franklin The bride elect is a Fairview High School graduate and will graduate from Ohio University Athens in January Her fiance is a Franklin High School and Ohio University graduate member of Phi Delta Theta currently stationed with the U S Marine Corps at Quantico Virginia

John B. Tritsch Detroit Dayton Deborah Jane Cecil E. White John White Franklin Fairview High School Ohio University Athens Franklin High School Phi Delta Theta Fraternity U.S. Marine Corps Quantico

Hunter Frasher Vows Exchanged at First Baptist Franklin

Miss Nancy Hunter daughter of Mr and Mrs Bryan Hunter exchanged marriage vows with Charles Frasher son of Mr and Mrs Martin Frasher of Texas Avenue in a Saturday ceremony at 7 30 p m at the First Baptist Church Franklin Rev H S Gessner officiated The bride is employed by Charles Furniture Co The groom works at Crystal Tissue Co They will reside at 723 Charles Street after a wedding trip south.

Lowell Street Charles Frasher Martin Frasher Texas Avenue First Baptist Church Franklin H. S. Gessner

Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club Hosts Master Point Night

The Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 7 30 PM tonight at Temple Beth Sholom for a master point night session. The Woman's Auxiliary to the Butler County Bar Assn will gather at 1 PM tomorrow for a luncheon meeting at Faton Manor in Hamilton, moved from the Anthony Wayne Hotel.

Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club Temple Beth Sholom Woman's Auxiliary Butler County Bar Assn Faton Manor Hamilton Anthony Wayne Hotel

Shower Fetes Barbara Ross Bride Elect of Langworthy

Miss Barbara Ross was guest of honor at a pre nuptial shower hosted by Mrs Eliza beth Langworthy on S Sutphin Street. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Juanita Eckhardt and others. many relatives attended. The couple plan to marry February 14 at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church.

Barbara Ross Donald Langworthy Lloyd Eckhardt John Russell Bill Spencer Elizabeth Langworthy S. Sutphin Street Juanita Eckhardt Sybil Giveen Courtney Dalton William Erb Pattie Eckhardt Tonya Lynn Burkhardt Sam James Clyde Harp Charles Ingram Joyce Ingram Jim Ingram Buford Kash Lou Langworthy Roy Ross Warren Snodgrass B. F. Sutter Sharon Spencer Ralph Tolliver Lonzie Taulbee Wiley Taulbee William Taylor Miss Ross Langworthy St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church

Open House at VA Center entertains 200 attendees

Two hundred patients and guests from Brown General Hospital and the Veterans Administration Center in Dayton attended an open house yesterday afternoon in the hospital auditorium. The event was sponsored by Middletown Chapter of the American Red Cross with Mrs. Clara Mae Braden, Mrs. Ruth Spriggs, Mrs. Thomas Cleaver, and Mrs. Lawrence Dugan overseeing refreshments and entertainment supplies.

Brown General Hospital Veteran’s Administration Center Dayton Middletown American Red Cross Clara Mae Braden Ruth Spriggs Thomas Cleaver Lawrence Dugan

New Faces Join 1959 Best Dressed List Startup

The 1959 best dressed list expands into a new fashion hall of fame with new honorees alongside prior winners. Notable names include Countess Rodolfo Crespi, Mrs. Winston Guest, Audrey Hepburn contacts, Kay Kendall, Dina Merrill, Merle Oberon, Irene Dunne, Claudette Colbert and many American socialites.

Couturé New York Dress Institute Rodolfo Crespi Winston Guest Consuelo O'Connor New York Rome O'Connor Twins Palm Beach Guest Long Henry Ford li Grosse Point Mich Margaret Rose Britain Countess Quintanilla Madrid Mme Arturo Lopez-Willshaw Paris William Randolph Hearst Jr New ‘York Rex Harrison London Kay Kendall Thomas Bancroft Jr Norman K. Winston Mel Ferrer Audrey Hepburn Europe The Fashion Institute Duchess of Windsor William Paley Edward von Bismarck Capri Harrison Williams

Judy Walter Honored At Germantown Bridal Shower

Mrs William Walter Sr and Mrs Carl Walter hosted a bridal shower for Judy Walter bride elect Donald Wright at Germantown Rt 1. Decorations were yellow and white with a white wedding bell. Guests included numerous Middle Town Franklin Lebanon and Germantown residents. The couple will marry January 16 at 7 30 p.m. in the Evangelical United Brethren Church Germantown.

William Walter Sr Carl Walter Germantown Rt. 1 Judy Walter Donald Wright Dwight Phillips Dan Gross Franklin Gene Seibert Lebanon Clara Walter Floyd Ashmore Webb Bradshaw Richard Walter Middletown Clifford Cast William Walter Jr Mr. Wright Wilbert Wright Evangelical United Brethren Church

Lil Abner Tour Cancelled at Shubert Theater

The Li'l Abner tour opening in Cincinnati tonight has been cancelled. The New York company cancelled all remaining coast to coast dates due to difficulties in prior engagements.

Shubert Theater Cincinnati New York

Pollsters reveal Mann Act views in Los Angeles poll

Los Angeles Mirror News columnist Paul Coates phoned 150 people and asked if the Mann Act deters or helps labor, and whether they would vote for repeal. He found 38 percent favor repeal, while just 12 percent realized the question was rigged.

LOS Angeles Los Angeles Mirror News Paul Coates Coates

Norfolk and Western to recall 134 furloughed workers

The Norfolk and Western Railway announced recalls for 134 furloughed employees in Ohio during January. About 108 will return to Portsmouth and 25 to Columbus, resuming duties as operations restart.

Roanoke Norfolk and Western Railway Ohio Portsmouth Columbus

Bandit Didn't Have A Chance

A would-be holdup man entered a Louisville liquor store and pointed a gun at manager Sam Waldman. Waldman, 67, grabbed a broom and, with janitor Clinton Calbert, wrestled the assailant, Charles Ray Booth, 31, to the sidewalk and held him until police arrived.

Louisville Sam Waldman Waldman Clinton Calbert Calbert Charles Ray Booth

Vital Statistics and Hospital Notes Summary

Births recorded for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morgan at 2113 Winton St a boy and for Mr. and Mrs. Hearold Lakes from Franklin Rt. 1 a girl. Numerous entries list names of new parents with addresses from Hamilton to Trenton and surrounding towns, followed by a long roll of discharged or noted individuals linked to hospitals or domestic residences.

Richard Morgan Winton St Hearold Lakes Franklin Rt. 1 Carl Wilkinson Monroe Mercy Hospital Hamilton

Hoover Heads to Florida Keys Fishing Trip

Former President Herbert Hoover, 84, arrived in Miami Beach aboard a National Airlines jet for a month long vacation and his annual fishing trip in the Florida Keys. He called air travel a true revolution and predicted the U S economy would have two or three more good years after periodic recessions.

Miami Beach Fla Herbert Hoover Florida Keys New York National Air Lines

Bird’s Warning Saves 8 Persons in Quincy Fire

Firefighters heard a voice during a blaze in Quincy Massachusetts and entered a second floor apartment with gas masks to rescue Edward Anderson eighty. They found Anderson and seven others had escaped but his parakeet Tweety suffocated while likely signaling for help.

Quincy Mass Edward Anderson Tweety

Boone Substitutes For Cliburn On 1958 Jaycees List

Pat Boone was added to the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce list of 19 Outstanding Young Men of 1958 replacing pianist Van Cliburn who declined due to his concert schedule. Boone, who previously declined for the same reason, now can attend the Fort Lauderdale ceremony Jan 17 as sponsors required. Other names will be announced soon. Eu leads in coal production accounting for about 45 percent of world output.

Tulsa Okla U.S

Nomadic herdsmen in Outer Mongolia join cooperatives

Peiping radio reports that since 1955 three percent of Outer Mongolia’s nomadic herdsmen have given up roaming to join cooperatives under communism. The broadcast notes a gradual shift toward organized farming and collective work in the region.

Tokyo Outer Mongolia Peiping Radio

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