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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1950
Page
6
After an 18 day Florida stay Mr and Mrs Gordon J Reed returned to 1501 Brentwood St They were guests of Mr and Mrs Fred Hood of Ft Myers and toured Ft Lauderdale and other points of interest
Birthday festivities for Mrs. Nettie Korn end with a gala tea at daughter Mrs. R. A. Heck’s home on South Main Street. Over 100 friends visited from Springfield Dayton West Carrollton Xenia Hamilton Monroe and Middletown to offer wishes and view a 90 motif cake and gifts while Mrs. Korn heard messages from a recording.
The Society Department sets its deadline to avoid confusion for social items. Reports must be in by 30 a.m. the following morning. Saturday deadline is 9 30. Pictures for Sunday edition must arrive by Thursday noon.
The notice states space for Sunday pictures must be reserved at least one week in advance. weddings and photos older than ten days are ineligible for use.
The notice states that either an engagement or a wedding photograph will be selected for publication, not both, indicating a single event image will accompany the feature.
The notice states items for Sunday calendar may be called in any afternoon with a 3 p.m. Friday deadline. It emphasizes an advance call for inclusion and clarifies the weekly schedule status.
Column warns against hosting children centered events such as parties and stork showers citing social norms and family traditions.
The Charles Foutz home on South Main Street hosted events for the 49th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Sanford of Liberty Indiana who were visiting for the weekend and the 11th birthday of Ann Louise Foutz. Ann Louise had a party Saturday with games and contests and a Sunday dinner honoring the Sanford couple. Attending included Jane Adams Barbara Ranzhaf Marlene Byrd Rosa Jane Cusano Barbara Edwards Marlene Fisner Virginia Griffiths Linda Hagan Rosa Lee Harden Carol Sue Jones Lind a Learey Sandra Minor and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cohen of Franklin Street entertain their brother in law Theodore Taxin of Washington DC as a week long house guest.
Mr and Mrs Walter Smith hosted Mr and Mrs Herbert Dennis and son Roderick from Hamilton and Mr and Mrs Tip Hampton and daughter Betty at 817 Elwood Street to celebrate the birthdays of Mr Dennis and Miss Betty Hampton. A birthday dinner with green and white decorations followed.
Mr and Mrs George B Hutchinson and their son George Jr come back from a trip to the East. They visited Mr and Mrs George F Wolfe of Sewickley Pennsylvania and Dr and Mrs Norman H Dawes of Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
Miss Jean Manning Miss Mol lie Rossi Joyce Forkner Nan cy Helsinger and Phil Lawson from Jane Fraser studio entertained yesterday at Germantown Eagles club 12th anniversary celebration. They will return February 5 for a polio benefit show with accompanist Mrs. Howard Perkins.
The Current Literature Group of the American Association of University Women will meet Wednesday at 8 p m with Mrs Glen Hempstead at 1714 Tytus Ave Middletown. White Shrine meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at Masonic Temple with supreme appointments past worthy high priestess and past watchman of shepherds as guests. Mrs J C Thompson will preside, with entertainment and refreshments planned.
The Women's Society of World Service at the Jacksonburg Evangelical United Brethren Church will meet Thursday January 27 at 2 p.m. with Mrs. John Brelsford of Jacksonburg as hostess.
Miami Valley Council Daughters of America will meet Tuesday January 24 at Junior Hall at 7 30 pm Members of Unity Council and Silver Link Council invited for inspection, signaling a regional gathering and collaboration.
The Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club will not meet Tuesday as previously scheduled. No replacement date announced.
Over a hundred guests gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl D. Conklin at 9 Aberdeen Dr to honor their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house. The event featured white and silver decor, a tea service, and arrangements of white chrysanthemums, snapdragons, and carnations. Hostesses included Mrs. Walter Ward Morris and Mrs. Bernal R. Moon with several relatives assisting. out of town guests hailed from Dayton and Lebanon.
Yesterday a bridal shower for Jeanne O Connor bride elect of LeRoy Smith was hosted at the O Connor home on North Grimes Street. Guests enjoyed cards and raffles with 25 attending as gifts were revealed under a pink and blue umbrella. The couple plans to wed at St James Church Wyoming on February 4.
Sunday afternoon a festive personal shower was held at the home of Miss Jenny Denisi on Clayton Street for bride-elect Miss Forni. Guests included Mrs. Mae Donald, Miss Jane Wilhoit, Miss Louise Lolli, and many others who enjoyed gifts and luncheon after games and prize drawings.
Rehearsal of the Boys Choir scheduled for Thursday January 26 has been cancelled. Members will be notified about the next rehearsal time and location.
Lafayette Lodge No. 37 Knights of Pythias and the Pythian Sisters host an old fashioned square dance on Wednesday at 8 p m at Castle Hall. The event is open to members and their families with an instructor secured. Installation of officers follows at Friday’s weekly Knights of Pythias meeting.
A 90yearold man died in Glenville Hospital after a fall between a safety island and tracks as a trolley pulled away. Witnesses say John F. Stokes attempted to board the streetcar, leading to the fatal incident.
The forecast calls for cloudy skies and mild temperatures with occasional drizzle tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures have risen since yesterday morning with a low near 44 and a high around 50 as of early today.
Reserve Unit Battery B 323 Field Artillery meets at 7 p m at the American Legion. Middletown Civic Symphony Orchestra rehearses at 7 30 p m in the high school music room. Executive committee convenes at 7 30 p m at the American Legion. Foreman's training course by the Middletown Safety Council at 7 p m in the Shartle Brothers Machine Company company classroom.
Tuesday includes Rounders rehearsal at 7 15 in the Armee Auditorium. Fraternal groups meet at 7 PM. Rotary Civitan noon sessions at the Manchester Hotel. Cancer Clinic opens 7 PM at Middletown Hospital. Fire and unity group meetings slated for 7 PM and 7 30 PM. PTA and school associations set gatherings through the evening. City committees convene at 7 30 PM and 4 PM at various venues.
Life Magazine reports the Duke of Windsor will publish a second memoir installment in spring covering his adult years romance with Wallace Simpson and abdication in 1926. First installment appeared in 1947. Publication not before next fall. Putnam's Sons owns world rights. Cassell will publish in British Empire.
The U S Bureau of Reclamation reported hydroelectric plants produced 19 billion kilowatts in 1948. The record reflects the era's growing rural electrification efforts and power generation scale across western projects.
In Greenville Texas, 12,000 carats of industrial diamonds valued at 50 000 to 75 000 were stolen from a plant safe. Officials doubt thieves can sell the stones due to dealer links and a key stone marking. Plant president W H Davison says notices will go to jewelry groups. manager Ed Williams Jr found the theft.
The passage argues that a heavy progressive income tax would erode incentive by shifting earnings toward security rather than enterprise, noting even a 10 step plan supported a progressive tax but not one as severe as the modern system that reduces individual rewards.
The text notes a preparation method for sea slugs involving boiling and gutting prior to smoking or drying. This indicates traditional handling steps to ensure safety and texture before preservation.
The Very Rev. Sidney Sweet urged church leadership in race relations and labor tensions at the National Convention on the City Church in Columbus. Delegates from 31 Protestant denominations, totaling about 30 million members, heard that the church must confront national injustices and prejudices and promote living beside people of other nations in Christian brotherhood.
The Ohio Progressive Party at its Cleveland convention urged electing at least six Negro members to the Ohio Legislature and backed defeating Senator Robert Taft in the general elections. The group tasked its new officers and state central committee with deciding if a Progressive candidate would oppose Taft. Oliver Loud of Antioch College was reelected party chairman and Hugh DeLacy became executive director.
FBI investigators pursuing a missing deposit bag at the American Trust Company found teller John Herbert Cole 21 admit a $2400 shortage. The bag containing $2893 from a wholesale grocery firm remained missing. Cole denied knowledge of the bag and was held on a Federal Reserve Bank Act violation charge.
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas rode horseback for about an hour in Tucson marking his first ride since a November Washington accident that left him with broken ribs and a lung injury. His physician ordered daily rides to strengthen his back as he recovers at a ranch ten miles west of Tucson.
Paul Mantz, 47, a speed pilot and stunt flier, says he set a new west to east transcontinental record in four hours nine minutes. Flying a converted P-51 with a 2,000 horsepower Rolls Royce Packard engine, Mantz departed Burbank and landed at LaGuardia at 3 06 17 p.m. The National Aeronautics Association will judge the official status.
The Greek historian Thucydides records eruptions of Mount Etna dating back to the eighth century B.C. The note places Etna among early recognized volcanic events in classical geography.
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