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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1951

Page

5

Miss Doris Heller Visits Home From Denison University

Miss Doris Heller is home from Denison University visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Ronald Heller of Santa Fe Road. Accompanying Miss Heller are two houseguests Miss Marilyn Cruikshank of Detroit and Miss Elizabeth Allen of Sioux Falls South Dakota. They will return to school next Wednesday.

Doris Heller Denison University Ronald Heller Santa Fe Rd Miss Heller Marilyn Cruikshank Detroit Elizabeth Allen Sioux Falls South Dakota

Music Club Elects Officers at Mid Winter Social

The Middletown Music Club held a mid winter social at Mrs. Robert Ramsdell’s home electing officers. Re elected president was Mrs. J C Lockmeyer Jr. Vice president Mrs. Robert W Nickell, recording secretary Mrs. Herbert Frantz, corresponding secretary Mrs. Walter Sheffer, treasurer Mrs. Murray Jacobs. Three new members joined Miss Rosemary Swain Miss Ruth Du Chemin and Mrs Christopher Hirst. Mrs Harry Wheeler welcomed as guest. Junior Music Club counselors named Mrs Robert Sutton and Miss Agatha Evers. Prizes went to Mrs Fletcher Brate Miss Ada Louise Weishaar and Mrs Lockmeyer. Silver bowl centerpiece featured pink carnations. refreshments served.

Middletown Music Club Robert Ramsdell J. C., Lockmeyer, Jr Robert W. Nickell Herbert Frantz Walter Sheffer Murray Jacobs Rosemary Swain Ruth du Chemin Christopher Hirst Mary Katherine Hughes Harry Wheeler Middletown Robert Sutton Agatha Evers Fletcher Brate Ada Louise Weishaar Lockmeyer Brate

Lunt Fontaine Matinee Draws Cincinnati Social Figures

Miss Mary Strodtbeck with Mrs. Charles Wilmore, Mrs. Ray Sebald, and Mrs. Stanley Bevis attended a matinee in Cincinnati starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontaine in I Know My Love.

Cincinnati Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontaine Mary Strodtbeck Charles Wilmore Ray Sebald Stanley Bevis

Festivities End For Bride-Elect Genevieve Barker

A personal shower for Miss Genevieve Barker concluded the festivities in West Middleton. She will marry Cecil Triplett tonight at the First Church of God on Crawford Street with the open church custom. Prizes were awarded to Barbara Egelston Shirley Kurth and Norma Henderson.

Genevieve Barker Dana Fleming West Middletown Barker Cecil Triplett Kenneth Schuchter Miss Henderson Kurth Pat Boellke Margot Oppenheimer Helen Allen Mildred Whitman Claude Sandlin

Mission Circle Meeting At First Baptist Church Arlington

The Clubs Park Arlington Missionary Circle met Thursday afternoon at Mrs Thomas Bairds home with Mrs Earl Bevis as associate hostess. Mrs Ross Crim gave the opening prayer and Mrs Guy Smethers led a short business session. Members were urged to join Red Cross Sewing at the church each Thursday and Mrs Ed Palmer spoke on China. A special offering supported students in missionary training. Guests enjoyed refreshments.

Unity Council Plans Valentine Box Social Event

Unity Council organized a box social Valentine party for February 8. Members reported on a surprise party at Mrs. Kenneth Duff’s home, with games and prizes for several women including Mrs. Lewis Mehel and Mrs. Eva Moore, followed by a covered dish dinner.

Unity Council Kenneth Duff Lewis Mehel Bernie Robert Bill Mehel Hattie Snethen Eva Moore Thomas Duff

Women’s Mission Society Meets at Cairns Home

Zion Lutheran Church group convened with Mrs Harold Cairns hosting. President Mrs Cecil Dearth opened with scripture and prayer as Mrs Malcolm Reed outlined past year activities. Mrs Paul Mullerdore announced Council of Church Women news and World Day of Prayer set for February 9 at First Methodist Church at 2 pm.

Women’s Mission Society The Zion Lutheran Church Harold Cairns Cecil Dearth Malcolm Reed Ways and Means Paul Mullerdore Council of Church Women First Methodist Church

Shower Held For Barbara Egelston Bride-Elect

A miscellaneous shower honored Miss Barbara Egelston, bride-elect of Charles Cowan, at a Bellomonte Street home. Guests included Miss Margaret Cowan and many relatives. a Valentine theme featured red hearts and a scrapbook project. The couple is to wed on February 10.

Barbara Egelston Charles Cowan Margaret Cowan Everett Egelston R. D. Young Bellomonte St Sarah Margaret Gaw John Loveless Valentine Vernon Armitage Bert Canney Albert Egelston Walter Egelston William Gravett Loveless Lee Palmer Walla Palmer E. O. Tankersley Julia Hogan Virgie Jewell W. E. Compton Donald Skinner H. P. Gaw John Dobrozsi, Jr Walter McCandles Lemon Willoughby Tom Howard Eggelston Egelston Cowan

Kitchen Shower Honors Miss Barker Bride Elect

A kitchen shower honored Miss Genevieve Barker, bride elect of Cecil Triplett, at Miss Pat Byrd's home. Blue and white streamers framed gifts as guests played games with prizes to Miss Joyce Triplett, Mrs. Clarence Newcomb, Miss Virginia Hein, Miss Mildred Whitman, and Miss Barker. Refreshments served to numerous guests including Miss Lois Schultz and Miss Alma Hopper.

Genevieve Barker Cecil Triplett Pat Byrd Joyce Triplett Clarence Newcomb Virginia Hein Mildred Whitman Barker Lois Schultz Alma Hopper Lillian Hall Mathilda Boehm Miss Triplett Newcomb Hein Whisman

Cold snap looms as Middleton expects snow this weekend

Morning temps around 42 degrees contrast with a forecast of windy, colder conditions tonight and Sunday. Low temperatures dip to 15 to 20 degrees after a 1 am low near 30. Yesterday saw 17 to 33 degree swings.

Hollywood coach Mira Letts blocks Clift career progress

Several movietown insiders say Montgomery Clift stalls his film career until he parts ways with dramatic coach Mira Letts who often rejects the director’s changes. The tension centers on Letts’s influence and the insistence on revised print choices.

Hollywood NEA Montgomery Clift Mira Letts

Church members vote to aid in buying new carpeting

Members voted to aid in purchasing new carpeting for the church. Mrs. Charles Thompson presented a paper titled The Discovery of Missionaries. The meeting closed with the missionaries' benediction.

Charles Thompson

Piano for cash offered via Journal Box No 20

A notice from a Middletown reader seeks cash for a piano. Respondents are asked to state the piano height and minimum disposal price and to write to Box No 20 in care of The Journal.

Middletown

Revolt of Manufacturers Targets Raw Material Prices

A New York AP column reports a growing revolt by carpet mills and shoe makers against soaring raw materials. Wool prices have jumped from 65 cents to $2.35 a pound, prompting not buying pledges and potential inventory use. Hides face an ESA rollback to curb shoe costs, while military demand further tightens supplies.

Sam Dawson New York Economic Stabilization Agency Alexander Smith and Sons Carpet Co Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co James Lees and Sons Co Argentina New Zealand Syria India Uruguay James D. Wise Bigelow-Sanford Alexander Smith Edward Atkins Chicago ESA

Thumbs Wrong Ride Case Arrest Highlights Forgery

Zanesville police arrested Thomas M Hammond of Cambridge on check forging charges after he used a police cruiser for a ride near the city limits. Hammond admitted taking blank checks from a used car lot and cashing them for about 900 dollars.

Zanesville Thomas M.hammond Cambridge Hammond Robert Snelling

Local Graystone Choral Programs Set for Sunday Evening

Timothy Green a Dayton baritone performs Sunday at Phillips Chapel CME Church at 8 pm. River of Jordan Choir offers a program at New Hope Baptist Church also Sunday at 8 pm. The note mentions lithography's 1798 invention by Alois Senefielder, an obscure Bavarian actor and dramatist.

Timothy Green Dayton Phillips Chapel Cme River of Jordan New Hope Baptist Church Alois Senefielder

Saturday TV Schedule Highlights Across Local Stations

A listing of Saturday programs across WLW T WKRC WHIO and Wwe Pro TV including Firefighters Hi Life Hilarities wrestling film news and variety shows from noon to late night with sports events and sign offs. Program blocks feature Paul Cowley Haystack Hullaballoo One Man's Family Midwestern Hayride and Wrestling matches among others.

Wlw—T Channel 4 Paul Cowley Wlw-T Voice of the Enquirer Ed McConnell Dayton WLW TVV Smith Times Square Smokey Ward Stu Erwin Ken Murray Wwe Pro-Tv Paul Dixon Leo Cincinnati Paul Whiteman Madison Square Garden Jack Brickhouse

WCPO Staffers Win Wage Pact After Walkout Threat

WCPO radio and TV staffers ended a threatened strike by signing a two year working agreement with the AFL through Andre Carson. The pact retroactive to September 1 provides weekly wage increases of 12 to 22 dollars for 35 employees, reached with Mortimer Wattes of Scripps-Howard Radio.

Cincinnati WCPO American Federation of Radio Artists AFL Andre Carson Federation Carson Mortimer C. Wattes Scripps-Howard Radio

Winter Strains Hit AAA Services Says Manager

Martin Thomas, manager of the local AAA club, called the winter season the hardest in 16 years. The club fielded over 30 calls from members stuck or unable to start in heavy snow. He noted motorists resist changing tires in slush and advised wiping moisture from spark plug wires to prevent stalling.

Martin Thomas Thomas

Ex-Congressman Crosby Dies at 75 in Maryland

Charles Noel Crosby, 75, former congressman from Pennsylvania 29th district, died in a Frederick hospital from heart disease. Elected in 1933 while running a Meadville construction and lumber business, he served until 1939. He then bought a 325 acre Frederick County farm near Hyattstown and ran a dairy operation until his death.

Frederick Charles Noel Crosby Pennsylvania Crosby Congress Meadville Frederick County Hyattstown

News Notes and Personalities Highlight Local Sports Digest

A compact digest lists Jean Shepherd, Harry Wismer, Robert Nathann, Buzzy Adlam, Jerry Gray, and Slim Brickels among figures in radio and sports coverage. WMOH-1450K and Stars on Parade are mentioned along with Miss. Parade News and Preston Sellers as local media names.

WMOH

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I Society By Susan Breiel Music Club Taxi, Inc Jene Vance Russell Middletown Women’s Society Your Crosley Sales — Service ACGME Miss Barker Bengal Cepia Cear Mirror of Business National Association of Shoe Chain Stores W. W. Stephenson National Association of Shoe Manufacturers Colored News Piers AAA Services Voice of Enquirer Eddie Arnold Dennis Day Judy Canova Peter Grant RADIO Tytus Wsai Jean Shepherd Harry Wismer Robert Nathann Buzzy Adlam WKRC Sse K Jay Stewart News Sports Eye Jerry Gray Johnny Dollar Vaughn Monroe Gene Autrey Hopalong Cassidy News WPFB Preston Sellers Sports Digest Slim Brickels Wayte Hoyt College Swing Club News Thomson Television Seemeee Ae Eee Crawford ST DIAL Marlen Daniels Ray Oldfield Village Gardens Hamilton Ohio Guadalcanal William Bendix and Lloyd Nolan William Bill’ Elliot Hemlock Covington OF the Border Rangers Tarzan CULT Johnmy Worring Johnny Weissmuller Brenda Jownhy Joyce Sheffield Willeng Sle Hiterd Paul Kelly Esa Lanchester John Emery Buckaneers Blondie Paramount Patricia Neal George Waggner Philip Carey Walt Disney Cartoon
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