Givens Johnson Vows Announced in Christiansburg
Mrs. Lula Porterfield Givens of Christiansburg announces the marriage of her daughter Patricia to Lt. Walter Lowell Johnson of Villamont. The ceremony was performed by Dr. Cochran G. Smith on December 30 at the Presbyterian Manse. Patricia, a Radford College junior, joins Alpha Sigma Tau and Kappa Delta Pi. Lt. Johnson, a BYU and Virginia Tech attendee, earned his USAF Pilot School commission in Lubbock. They will reside in Austin Texas where Patricia will continue her studies at the University of Texas. Lt. Johnson is a grandson of the late Walter B. Johnson of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lula Porterfield Givens
Christiansburg
Patricia
Walter Lowell Johnson
Norman W. Johnson
Villamont
Cochran G. Smith
Presbyterian Manse
Radford College
Alpha Sigma Tau
Kappa Delta Pi
Johnson
Brigham Young University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Usaf Pilot School
Lubbock
Tex
Austin
University of Texas
Lt. Johnson
Walter B. Johnson
Middletown
BPW Card Party Plans Reached
Mrs. Floyd H Starr presides over Middletown BPW as final preparations are made for a benefit card party Thursday at 8 p.m. in the American Legion auditorium. Reservations close tomorrow. prizes by table and refreshments arranged. Proceeds support Middletown Hospital building program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd H. Starr
Middletown
A. E. Rammel
James Reed
Kathryn Popp
H. R. Jones
15Th Ave
Alice Stoecklein
Garfield St
Middletown Hospital
Coming Up Gleaners Class Meeting at First Methodist
Members of the Gleaners class of First Methodist Church will meet Thursday at 2 p m in the church. Middletown Civic Chorus will rehearse tonight in Room 306 at Middletown High School instead of the music room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gleaners
First Methodist Church
Middletown Civic Chorus
Middletown High School
Middletown Shrine 25 Holds Friendship Night
Middletown Shrine 25 meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple with Unity Shrine of Piqua. Mrs George Schueller refreshment chairman asks each member to bring a salad to the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Masonic Temple
Unity Shrine
Piqua
George Schueller
Methodist Chapel Wedding Reveals Local Nuptials
The Rev Louis R Walter presided at First Methodist Church for the wedding of Betty Lou Oglesby to Donald C Jay. Attendants included Mrs Carl Jay with 60 guests attending a church reception after the ceremony. The couple plans a wedding trip and will reside in Chautauqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis R. Walter
First Methodist Church
Betty Lou Oglesby
R. E. Barnes
Garfield Street
Donald C. Jay
Car L. Jay
Carl L. Jay
Albert Enz
Robert Jay
James Jay
Walter W. Davis
William L. Enz
Delma England
Evelyn Veidt
Jay
Chautauqua
Friends Honor Miss Cummings at Lynchburg Dinner
Miss Mary Ann Cummings bride elect of Michael J. Long was feted by college friends led by Miss Jean Anderson. The Sunday afternoon dinner and linen shower gathered former Mount St. Joseph on the Ohio classmates at Andersons home in Lynchburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Cummings
Michael J. Long
Jean Anderson
College of Mount
Weekend Parties for Miss Cummings and Engagement Plans
Weekend parties for Miss Cummings included a miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Janet Jackson and S. Lawrence Long at Holiday House with eighteen guests. Miss Cummings and Mr Jees will wed February 6 at 9 am at Holy Trinity Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cummings
Janet Jackson
S. Lawrence Long
Holiday House
Mr. Jees
Holy Trinity Church
Plans Begin For La Soiree Dance
The La Soiree Club plans a March 6 formal dinner dance at the Manchester Hotel at 7 p.m. Saum Brothers orchestra of Dayton will provide music. Co chairs Mr and Mrs Donald Tuttle and Mr and Mrs Homer Moyer lead arrangements with a steering group including Mr and Mrs Jack Barrett and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Tuttle
14Th Avenue
Manchester
Saum Brothers Orchestra
Dayton
Tuttle
Homer Moyer
Jack K .Barrett
Joseph Canter
Wilbur Egelston
Russell Dempster
Earl Egeleston
Rothe Hosts Dinner Party on Coles Road
Mr and Mrs Rothe entertained Sunday evening for a dinner at their Coles Road home. Guests included Dr and Mrs L E Lynch Mr and Mrs Moody Fletcher and children Mr and Mrs Tom Benge and Miss Joyce Benge of Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Rothe
Coles Road
L. E. Lynch
Moody Fletcher
Tom Benge
Joyce Benge
Frank
Travel Notes From The Big Playoff Winners Beasley
Mr and Mrs Don Beasley who won a tour of South America on The Big Playoff have visited Brazil and are presently touring Argentina they write to friends here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Beasley
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Trenton Man Fined and Sentenced for DUI in Hamilton
Vean Cavin, 34, of Trenton Rt. 1, was fined and jailed after a Sunday DUI arrest on Liberty Fairfield Road. Judge Frank Wessel of Municipal Court sentenced him to three days in jail with a $100 fine and costs, suspended $50, and placed him on one year probation. Jail time may be served on weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Trenton
Liberty- Fairfield Road
Frank Wessel
Municipal Court
Vean Cavin
Trenton Rt. 1
Cavin
Chameleon Prover Bial and the Color Change Claim
The text notes that while the name chameleon prover bial implies color change, the real extent of color shifts is frequently overstated in popular reporting.
Bonds $6000 For Man In Theft Cases
Malcolm Doty 23 of Lebanon Rt 1 was bound over to the Butler County Grand Jury on three burglary and larceny counts with bonds totaling 6000. Each charge carries 2000. Doty pleaded not guilty and waived preliminary examination after arrest January 18 on a warrant from Charlies McGee owner of a Grand Ave grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Doty
Lebanon
Robert Ledford
Peasttown
Thomas F. Walburg
Enoch Dr
Doty
Paul D. Carter
Sheridan Ave
Carter
Walburg’s
McGee
Ledford
Births for Tutt and Trant Families
Mr and Mrs John Tutt of 2108 Central Ave welcomed a girl yesterday while Mr and Mrs John Trant of 2413 Hill Ave welcomed a girl today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tutt
Central Ave
John Trant
Hill Ave
Local Hamilton Residents Named in Separate Occupation Notices
Bradley Clark Roark 19 and Betty Lou Houck 18 both of Hamilton are listed with U S Navy and secretary positions respectively. Richard Swain 18 tile setter and June Specht 17 waitress, both of Hamilton, appear in the notice. Paul S. Atyeo 2 die casting operator and Frankie Dean 27 waitress, both of Hamilton, are also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Clark Roark
U.S. Navy
Betty Lou Houck
Hamilton
Richard Swain
June Specht
Paul S. Atyeo
Frankie Dean
Middletown Individuals Linked by Richmond Licensed List
A Richmond Indiana licensing list includes multiple pairs from Middletown and nearby areas. Names listed include Herman Adkins 25 and Bertie Newkirk 21 both of Middletown. Albert Fee 26 Dayton and Sarah Schrone 21 Middletown. James Kemp Jr 17 and Lav erne Myers 16 Middletown. Lloyd H. Pratt 25 Middletown and Grace Caudill 22 Hamilton. Vernon Sisco 18 and Jeanette Smith 17 Middletown. Tollie Donaldson 31 and Dorothy Donaldson 25 Leba non.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
Herman Adkins
Bertie Newkirk
Middletown
Albert Fee
Dayton
Sarah Schrone
James Kemp Jr
Laverne Myers
Lloyd H. Pratt
Grace Caudil
Hamilton
Vernon Sisco
Jeanette Smith
Tollie Donaldson
Dorothy Donaldson
Lebanon
Hospital Patient Admissions and Discharges Noted
The hospital lists multiple admissions including Diana Hampton and Linda Buchheit with medical cases, Harry Selby and Arnold Nickell Jr. in surgicals, and Mary McCarthy Billie Rogers and others. Several patients are discharged such as Fletcher Withrow and Miss Mary Storer with miscellaneous local residencies named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana Hampton
Sammie Hampton
Finley St
William Moncey
Central Ave
Harry Selby
West Middletown Rt. 1
Mary McCarthy
16Th Ave
William Lackey
Columbia Ave
Merritt Gamble
Grand Ave
Charles Philabaum
Shafer St
William Moore
14Th Ave
Linda Buchheit
Paul Buchheit
Trenton
Billie Rogers
Arlington Ave
Leroy Meir
West Middletown
Arnold Nickell Jr
Arnold Nickell Sr
Franklin, Surgical
Earl Woodward
Franklin
Surgical
Julia Marconi
Middletown Rt. 2
John Mayhood
S. Canal St
Pearl Chenoweth
Kunz Ave
Dorsie Gibbs
John Gibbs Jr
Oxford State Rd
Charlies Adkins
Ernest Merchant
Clinton Merchant
Sycamore St
Fletcher Withrow
McKinley
Oxford Man Draws Suspended Term
Hamilton Ohio Special Reporter Robert Lester, 21, of Oxford Route 1, was fined 200 dollars and costs and sentenced to six months in Butler County jail after pleading guilty to assault and battery. Common Pleas Judge P P Boll suspended the sentence and fine and placed Lester on probation for three years with restitution of 255 dollars to James R Craig. The defendant initially pleaded innocent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Robert Lester
Oxford Rt. 1
Butler County
Common Pleas
P. P. Boll
Lester
James R. Craig
Kiwanis Club to Hear GE Engineer on Manufacturing
R L Grunewald of Geneval Electric Evendale plant will discuss Opportunities in Manufacturing at noon with Kiwanis Club members in the Manchester Hotel. He heads the plant components section and holds a Purdue BS. He joined GE in 1937 as a mail boy in Schenectady and is active in ASME NT A GE Apprentice Club and the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Grunewald
Geneval Electric
Evendale
Manueee
Iwanis Club
Manchester
Purdue University
Grunewald
Schenectady, N.Y
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
National Technical Assn
General Electric Apprentice Club
Chamber of Commerce
Separate maintenance petition filed in Butler County court
Mary Edith Staples petitions Common Pleas Court for separate maintenance from husband James Edward Staples alleging neglect and cruelty. She seeks alimony. The couple married October 19 1951 in Grandview Indiana and have no children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Edith Staples
Moore St
Common Pleas Court
James Edward Staples
N. Sutphin Sr
Grandview
Ind
Divorces Filed and Granted in Local Court
Divorce suits filed include Eileen Hall and others for neglect and cruelty across multiple addresses. Several divorces granted include Monnie Griffin from Ernest Griffin and Margaret Mae McQuinn from Stanley James McQuinn with neglect and cruelty cited. Mayme Shepard listed with Judge Fred B. Cramer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Hall
S. Broad St
Robert E. Hall
Edith C. Dean
Middletown Rt
Neil Lincoln Dean
Malvern St
Charlene Ruth Landis
Yankee Rd
Charles Russell Landis
Garfield St
Thelma Sinclair
Middletown
Robert Sinclair
Baltimore St
Jo Anne Slovacek
Hamilton
John Slovacek
Lydia Hollan
Fleming Rd
Dewey Hollan
Park St
Joan Walls
Elbe Walls
Henry Termuhlen
Eleanor Termuhlen
Monnie Griffin
Highland St
Ernest Griffin
Pershing Ave
Adam O. Combs
Reynolds Ave
Ellen Marie Combs
Oxford State Rd
P. P. Goll
Margaret Mae McQuinn
Cottage St
West Carrollton
Stanley James McQuinn
Ss. Broad St
Mayme Shepard
Martin Shepard
Fred B. Cramer
Autos Collide On Ohio 4. No Injuries Reported
R. V. Ervin, 17, of Athens Tennessee, ran a stop sign on Corley Road and hit a northbound car driven by Leander Jackson, 48, of New Lebanon Rt. 2. Both vehicles sustained heavy damage. no injuries and no charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Ervin
Athens, Tenn
Corley Road
Ohio 4
Leander Jackson
New Lebanon
Police Briefs Report Car Window Break-In and Glasses Theft
Asa Creekbaum of 1110 Yankee Rd. said a rear car window was broken on Lind Street behind his home last night, damage about 20 dollars. William Borders of 17 Garfield St. reported losing an iris rimmed pair of glasses valued at 35 dollars in the 1300 block of Central Avenue yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asa Creekbaum
Yankee Rd
Lind Street
William Borders
Garfield St
Central Avenue
Bicycle theft reported on Harrison Street
Robert Berry of 1604 Carolina Street reports a bicycle valued at 85 dollars stolen from in front of 105 Harrison Street last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Berry
Carolina St
Harrison St
Three youths flee after attempted break‑in at Main Street money changer
James Goff of 1307 Reynolds Street told police he saw three young colored men trying to enter a money changer in the Main Street municipal parking lot. He shouted, and they ran south on Wall Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Goff
Reynolds St
Main Street
Wall Street
Teen steals wallet from resident on Central Ave
Officers responded to 1333 Central Ave after Jean Hivick reported a teenage boy entered her apartment and stole a black billfold containing about $80 and personal papers. Police conducted a search but did not locate a suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ave
Jean Hivick
Installment Stock Buying Said Cheaper
Robe rt J. Brown of Greene and Ladd explained the New York Stock Exchange monthly installment plan at the Industrial Council meeting. He described the dollar average principle as a long standing practice by investment trusts and noted rising local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Brown
Greene & Ladd
New York Stock Exchange
Industrial Council
Manchester
Brown
Stock Exchange
New Stock Exchange
Police Hunt For Slayer Of Girl 15 In Levittown
Police pursue a brutal rape slaying of 15 year old Marta Gibbons whose body was found seminude beside a lakeshore near her Levittown home. Investigators catalog tire tracks likely from the killer's car as they trace her disappearance Friday night while her parents were away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levittown
Marta Gibbons
Marta
Bricker Topples GOP Rift With Compromise Push
Bricker seeks a constitutional clause to curb presidential lawmaking by two thirds of the Senate while preserving international powers. Knowland hopes for acceptable language, but says no real compromise yet. McKeldin urged governors to back Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowland
Bricker
Eisenhower
United States
Congress
Republican Party
Ohioan
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Cock Fighting's Rise From East To European Popularity
The practice of cock fighting spread from the East into the late Roman Empire and remained a popular pastime across Europe and England into more modern times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Europe
England
Judge Lamb Grounds Driver For Life
Judge J T Lamb revoked driving rights for life for Paul Fields 32 of Franklin Rt 1 charged with drunken driving and license suspension violations. Fields a parolee from Mansfield reformatory was jailed three days and fined 200 dollars plus costs with driving rights suspended for life. Another charge carried 300 dollars with costs and suspension conditioned on never driving again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Lamb
Paul Fields
Franklin Rt. 1
Fields
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
W. F. Armacost
Lamb
Lebanon
Clint Wolfe
Franklin
Early 21-Year-Old Fined and Jailed in Disorderly Conduct Case
Olen Williams age 21 of 19 N Main St was fined ten dollars and costs and given a 30 day sentence in the Cincinnati Workhouse on disorderly conduct charges. The jail term was suspended on condition he stay away from 1006% Malvern St where a disturbance occurred Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olen Williams
N. Main St
Cincinnati
Malvern St
Hotel staff charged in disorderly conduct case
Continued until next Monday afternoon were cases in which Dotty Cox a 33 City Hotel and Mark Boyd 36 904 Fifth Ave are charged with disorderly conduct and Bertha Tester 46 operator of the hotel was charged with maintaining a disorderly house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dotty Cox
City Hotel
Mark Boyd
5Th Ave
Bertha Tester
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Nellie Evans
Givens-Johnson
Runyan
Rothman
la Soiree Dance
Rothes Entertain
Zenith
Lewis Drugs, Inc
Wm. Schaeffer
Schomer
Mary Storer
Robert F. Rice
Scarlett O'Hara
Jack O'Hara
Barbara Nunley
Ralph Nunley
Frankin
Pearl McIntosh
Richard Kinder
Mildred Kinder
Charles St
James Henry
Leonard Fitzpatrick
J. D. Crase
Seneca St
Eugene Smith
Erie Ave
Oxford
Kiwanis Club
Butler County Courts
Welfare Finance
Primmnese
Bricker Is
William D.long
Strand Theatre
Judge Lamb
Wolfe
McGee Avenue
McKnight
Parkway
Alfred H. DeHart
Norwood
DeHart
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