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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1958

Page

8

Middletown Civic Symphony Names Vocal and Flute Winners

Micky Dennis and Paul E. Doebler Jr. won auditions for the Middletown Civic Symphony Orchestra. Dennis, a Middletown High senior and voice student, performed "Wherer You Walk" while Doebler, a Lemon-Monroe High junior, played "Concertino" on flute. They will solo with the orchestra on April 20 in the season finale.

Micky Dennis Paul E. Doebler Jr Middletown Civic Symphony Orchestra Chester C. Dennis Micky Middletown High School Robert B. Ramedell Han Paul E. Doebler Lemon-Monroe High School Jack Welbaum Paul Chaminade

Travel slides highlight visit to islands and Japan at church

Twenty eight members of the Young Women's Society of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church met in the social rooms. Robert Funston described travels to the Hawaiian Islands Wake Island and Japan with slides. Mrs. O P Adams and others participated in hosting and program duties.

Young Women's Society of St. Paul's Evangelical

Hamilton Choirs Attend Supper At Church Here

The Hamilton Presbyterian Adult Choir hosted by Middletown First Presbyterian Chancel Choir shared a covered-dish supper Wednesday. Tables were decorated by Mrs. John Hursch and Mrs. Joseph Haines, with Mrs. Bass Brandenburg Jr. in charge of the kitchen. After rehearsals both choirs joined for a sanctuary sing along and a fellowship hour, following word of a Westminster directed choir festival May 4 at Knox Church in Cincinnati.

Hamilton Presbyterian Church Middletown First Presbyterian Church John Hursch Joseph Haines Bass Brandenburg Jr Knox Church Cincinnati

Miss Alice Cox to Wed Harold Sutter in February

Bride elect Miss Alice Cox was honored at a Valentine themed miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. John F. Schmidt on Franklin Street with prizes won by Miss Mary Enright Mrs. Thurman Figgins and Mrs. Leonard Wilson. Additional guests included Mrs. Delbert Mann Mrs. Don Hughes and others. The couple plans to marry Feb 15 at the First Church of God.

Alice Cox Harold Sutter John F. Schmidt Franklin Street Valentine Mary Enright Thurman Figgins Leonard Wilson Delbert Mann Don Hughes Anna Dell Elbert Lucas Barbara Conn Bea Mays Margaret Combs Halder Pearce Cox Mr. Sutter First Church of God Robert Cox Gideon Road B. F. Sutter Dixie Highway Franklin Miss Cox Roy Hatfield Robert Gross Lynn Frame C. D. Gillespie Wilmer Blair Dayton Richard Hardwick Alma Hatfield Harold Frame

Lebanon Club Is Granted Charter At Golden Lamb

George Roesch district governor of Toastmasters International presented the charter to the Lebanon club. Don Pleasant is president. Special guests included Robert Newbold Elmer Horvath and Middletown Toastmasters members. Next meeting at J and J Bowling Lanes will discuss a new speechcraft program.

George Roesch Toastmaster’s International Lebanon Don Pleasant Golden Lamb Robert Newbold Elmer Horvath Middletown

Births and Relatives in Local News

Vital Statistics reports a boy born to Mr. and Mrs. James H. Hogg of Trenton yesterday. Out of town notices include twin sons born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Grimes formerly of Middletown today at McCullough Hyde Hospital Oxford. maternal grandparents listed as Mr. and Mrs. C Edward Craft of Grand Ave. and others noting a Dayton boy Thursday at St Elizabeth Hospital with paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Myron Stevens of Ross St. Also listed is a son to Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas Kemp of Washington DC yesterday with paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kemp of Manchester Rd.

Robert S. Grimes Middletown McCullough-Hyde Hospital Oxford C. Edward Craft Grand Ave Donald Stevens Dayton St. Elizabeth Hospital Myron Stevens Ross St James Thomas Kemp Washington, D. C Thomas Kemp Manchester Rd

Hospital List of New Arrivals Names Many Local Residents

A hospital notice lists multiple local residents and family lines as new arrivals or patients. Names include Debra Ann Griffith, Karen Lynn Havens, Earl Baker, Lonnie Woolum, Thomas Blanton, Judith Beaty, Jean Charlotte Egleston, Harriet Farmer, Nell Fitzgerald, Ira Noble, Victoria Ross, and Wesley Worrell along with their parentage and streets in towns such as Creekview, Baltimore, Trenton, Middletown, and Franklin.

Debra Ann Griffith Walter Griffith Lisa Karen Lynn Havens Frank E. Havens Creekview Richard B. Leasure St. Ave Russell Hixson Baltimore St Earl Baker Auburn St Lonnie Woolum Green Woolum Morgan St Thomas Hall West Middletown Fred Miller Glen Ave Thomas Clark Blanton Mason Anna Banks Moore St Joel F. Bailey James C. Tuckey Sorgel Dale M. Shockey Brown Ave Fred Stein Sr 15Th Ave Johnny James Keith James Keith Winton St James Curry Jr Grand Ave Glenn M. Edwards Jefferson Ave

All-America Booklet Promotes Gratitude in Middletown Monroe area

An army of volunteers will door knock to thank every family for helping Middletown win All-America City honors. A 16 page illustrated booklet outlining the award and local projects will be distributed the week of February 10. Distribution coordinators are named with school area captains and block workers assigned.

Middletown-Monroe Middletown Ray W. Brown W. T. Thorne Wilson-Lincoln Jim LaPierre Jefferson- Spring Hill - Maple Park Lloyd Collier Oneida Clarence Cox Sherman-Mayfield William Sebald Taft-Central-Garfield James Anderson Monroe Thomas Selby Amanda LaPierre Bob Sant Spring Hill Bob Cordray Jefferson James Abbott Maple Park Cox Irving Wise Sherman Robert Murphy Mayfield Sebald Joseph Ponder Garfield Lee Mendenhall Taft Vernon Purdom Central William Robinson

Lions Hear City Manager at Lions Club Meeting

At a Lions Club session yesterday the city manager discussed urban renewal and citizen activities. Slides illustrated his remarks and Elvin Wagner reported Roy Eugene Nickells had exceeded $3 000 in government funds.

Ce Lions Club Charles Vd Elvin Wagner Roy Eugene Nickells

Divorce suits filed in Butler County Courts

Christine Conrad seeks divorce from Donald Conrad for extreme cruelty. Ruby Ellen Burton sues Ralph K. Burton for neglect. Betty Jo Sprague sues Harry R. Sprague and Frances L. Lunsford sues Charles Lunsford for neglect. Lounell Miller sues Fred Miller for neglect and cruelty. Donald L. Kelley sues Patricia Kelley for neglect. Doris Ann Armbruster sues Charles Daniel Armbruster for neglect and cruelty. Mary Lou Donathan sues Alva Gerald Donathan for neglect. Reva J. Roby sues David C. Roby for neglect. Charlotte Sharp sues Kenneth Sharp for neglect. Mary Ann Johnson sues James Arkey Johnson for neglect. Lucille Williamson sues Harry Williamson for neglect. Howard Slack sues Jessie Mae Slack for neglect and wilful absence. Mary L. Krauser sues Stephen Charles Krauser for neglect. Carolyn Anne Portogallo sues Benjamin Anthony Portogallo, Everett T. Perry sues Mary Perry for neglect. Sylvia Miley sues Wilbur Miley for extreme cruelty. Mary Burkhardt sues Isaac Burkhardt for neglect and cruelty. Shirley Hutton sues John Hutton and Reuben Pelfrey sues Elizabeth Pelfrey for neglect and cruelty. Joseph Croucher sues Betty Croucher for neglect and cruelty. Gertrude McLain sues Murray McLain Jr. for neglect. Martha Catherine Hoppe sues Herbert Hoppe for neglect. Hubert Berryman sues Katherine Berryman for neglect. Judith Ann Fleming, minor, sues Gerald Lee Fleming, minor, for neglect. Gloria Fay Gentry sues Riley Donald Gentry for neglect. Hazel Carter sues Ashton Carter for neglect. Judge David listed.

Christine Conrad August Donald Conrad Middletown Ruby Ellen Burton Clark St Ralph K. Burton Betty Jo Sprague Eldora Dr Harry R. Sprague Frances L. Lunsford Hamilton Charles Lunsford Lounell Miller Glenn Ave Fred Miller Donald L. Kelley Trenton Rt. 1 Patricia Kelley Mary Ann Johnson James Arkey Johnson Lucille Williamson Seven Mile Harry Williamson Howard Slack Oxford Jessie Mae Slack Covington Mary L. Krauser New Miami Stephen Charles Krauser Cincinnati Carolyn Anne Portogallo Ellen Dr Benjamin Anthony Portogallo Rankin Everett T. Perry Mary Perry Rossmayne Ohio Sylvia Miley Wilbur Miley Mary Burkhardt Sheridan Ave Isaac Burkhardt Shirley Hutton Central Ave John Hutton Reuben Pelfrey Elizabeth Pelfrey Taylor Ave Joseph Crouch

Kiwanians Hear State Special Education Official

Evelyn Ejisnaugle supervisor of the division of special education spoke at the Kiwanis Club on the state training program for the blind partially sighted and crippled children. Taft School visual aid teacher Norman Kinney described new equipment and training funded by the school board. A ten minute film on the topic was shown.

Evelyn Ejisnaugle Division of Special Education State Department of Education Kiwanis Club Norman Kinney Taft School

Actor Dale Robertson on Italian film set with Gina Lollobrigida

Hollywood veteran Dale Robertson recounts his Italian shoot for Innocent Abroad with Gina Lollobrigida. He says script changes and billing disputes, a back row camera shot with Vittorio De Sica, and 4300 stills colored a tense experience.

Bob Thomas Hollywood Rome Dale Robertson Italy Brooklyn Gina Lollobrigida Dale Gina Vittoria de Sica Ture de Sica

Gina Bust In France On Paris Fashion Verdict

Paris-Presse critics Gina Lollobrigida as she passed through Paris en route to New York. The paper derides her display noting her dress was low and belt tight while fashion showing coincided with her visit.

Paris Gina Paris-Presse Today Gina Lol-iobrigida New York Paris-Presse

Rival Fourth Grade Gangs in Oklahoma City Cease Feud

Police learned of two rival groups in Oklahoma City. One gang named the Help Club claimed to aid third-graders in trouble. A second unnamed group said it protected itself from the Help Club. Detective G L Emmett recovered brass knuckles and knives from the children.

Oklahoma City Help Club G. L. Emmett Emmett

Zebra Color Debate Shifts View on Stripes

Scientists conclude the zebra is a light colored animal with dark stripes. The remark suggests a revised view contrasts with earlier ideas of dark animals with light stripes.

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Paul Doebler H. D. Cairns Donald G. Lester Women's Society Zion Lutheran Church Malcolm Reed Sally Wing A. L. Wingst William C. Calvert Manchester Ave James H. Hogg Trenton Taylor Amyx John Avery S. Main St Judith Beaty Hubert L. Brewer Jean Charlotte Egleston Charles Egleston Yankee Rd Glenn C. Ellis Dora Garrett Leibee St Harry C. Grier Millard Hollon Ira Noble I Noble Sr Rt. 1 Clifton H. Palmer Columbia Ave Mamie Porter Charles H. Richmond Victoria Ross Charles Shafer James R. Spencer Baltimore Elgin B. Storey Wilbraham Forrest H. Swinehart Midway St Edward Thinnes Malvern Dewitt R. Thompson Harrison St Eleanor Trammell Otis Trammell Wesley Worrell Willie Worrell Carlisle The Volunteers Mrs Mrs. Robinson Lions Butler County Courts Murray McLain Jr Martha Catherine Hoppe Queen Ave Dallas Herbert ‘Hoppe Logan Ave Hubert Berryman Katherine Berryman Judith Ann Fleming Minor Pine St Gerald Lee Gloria Fay Gentry Fairmount Ave Riley Donald Gentry Hazel Carter Ashton Carter Judge David Black Boulevard Floral Co Verity France Eleanor Lucille Smith ST Side—Clance Filson Coats Val Slacks Val Lincoln-Mercury Co
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