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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1958

Page

6

Middletown Betas Attend National Convention and Local Projects

Eight members of Middletown Beta Gamma chapter Delta Beta Tau will attend the national convention July 16 to 19 at the Netherlands Hilton Hotel in Cincinnati. Mrs. John Brooks is official delegate, with seven alternates. Themed Royal Deltarama the meeting features a Knight Time Carnival and fashion events. Members will visit Delta Theta Tau sites in Kentucky after the convention. The main philanthropic project Doty House raised 1391.23 dollars last year, with a 200 dollar nursing scholarship and 251 dollars donated to local drives.

Middletown Delta Beta Tau Netherland Hilton Cincinnati John Brooks Civic Association L. M. Taylor Melvin Kelso Alfred York Carole Bowman Robert Lentz B. K. Feinthel W. A. White Royal Deltarama Delta Theta Tau Brinkley DTT Nursing Service Pippapass Doty House Middletown Hospital School of Nursing

Middletown Actor Cast in William Inge Comedy Bus Stop

Ken Blount of Middletown is in the cast of Bus Stop at Wilmington College Summer Theater. Performances run at 8:15 on July 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 in Boyd Auditorium with a 6:45 p.m. buffet before the July 19 show.

Ken Blount Middletown William Inge Wilmington College Boyd

Marriage of Edora Tarvin and Rev. Cecil Leek

Announcement of the June 10 wedding at Pilgrim Church Fargo between Mrs. Edora Tarvin and Rev. Cecil Leek. The bride, former registrar of the Hamersville Assn, lived near Batavia. the groom is a former resident.

Edora Tarvin Cecil Leek Pilgrim Church Fargo Leek The Hamersville Assn Batavia

Couple Wed In Blue Ball

Ruth Gardner of Dayton married Ralph Hunter of Blue Ball in a June 26 ceremony at Blue Ball Presbyterian Church. The couple's reception followed at the J Golden Lamb Hotel in Lebanon, with plans to reside in Sterling Heights east of Blue Ball after a trip east.

Ruth Gardner Dayton Ralph Hunter Blue Ball Blue Ball Presbyterian Church Herschel Frazier Franklin Rt. 1 Lebanon Mrs. Hunter Sterling Heights Mr. Hunter Armco Steel Corp

Forest Hills Plans Dance and Parties this Holiday Week

Forest Hills Country Club announces an informal member dance with out of town guests on Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Robert N. Roth will entertain. A bridge luncheon for members and guests is set for July 9 with reservations due by 3 p.m. Monday. A stag party is planned for July at 8 p.m. with reservations again due by July 9. Committee members include Russell Buchanan Edward Cockman Mr Grine William Hasselbach and Donald Maley.

Forest Hills Country Club Robert N. Roth Russ Buchanan Frank Buchanan Arnold Grine R. H. Hagan Jr G. D. Miller T. S. Ortman

Banker Family Reunion Lights Kenwood Drive Luau

Mr and Mrs F E Banker hosted a four year family reunion at their Kenwood Drive home with grandchildren and relatives. Cap and Mrs R C Smith Sharon arrive from Honolulu for a two week visit before Smith heads to Biloxi Mississippi. Also visiting are Mr and Mrs Kenneth Miller Betsy and children from Arlington Virginia and Mr and Mrs George Schwaderer with family from Dayton. Jim Banker of Grand Avenue also joined the gathering.

F. E. Banker Banker Kenwood Drive Cap R.C. Smith Marilyn Smiths Sharon Honolulu Hawaii Biloxi Miss U.S. Air Force Dayton George Schwaderer Margaret Banker Jim Banker Grand Avenue

Rainbow Girls Schedule Meeting in Middletown

Rainbow Girls Assembly 68 of the Order of the Rainbow for Girls will meet at 7 30 p m Saturday at the Civic Assn for regular business and a surprise night. Final plans include attending Sunday services at Evangelical United Brethren Church with a 10 20 a m assembly. The evening session will discuss the Summer dance July 25 at Middletown Sportsmen's Club from 8 30 p m to 11 30 p m.

Middletown Assembly Order of the Rainbow Civic Assn Evangelical United Brethren Church Middletown Sportsmen's Club

Travel Notes Mention Miss Herr Arrives For Holiday Visit

Travel notes report Miss Jean Catherine Herr arriving for a holiday weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Herr of Linden Avenue. She attends Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana in the summer Mathematics Teacher Training Program. Also noted, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Reed of Queen Avenue returned from Watertown New York after visiting their son in law and daughter. A granddaughter was born July 1 in Mannheim Germany to Mr. and Mrs. Pit J. Brune Betsy Crawford.

Jean Catherine Herr Joseph Herr Linden Avenue Miss Herr University of Notre Dame South Bend Ind Gordon Reed Queen Avenue Watertown N. Y Robert Tertown Crawford Mannheim Germany Pit J. Brune Betsy Crawford Reed Clifford Crawford Middletown Fritz J. Brune

Fat Woman Wins Weight In Gold On NBC Show

Mrs. M Grace H Tousley of Independence Missouri won her weight in gold on It Could Be You earning a $50 318 prize. She laughed at being plump and said she cannot afford a diet while receiving a washer dryer sponsorship.

Burbank Calif Grace H. Tousley Independence

Blues singer Stephanie Wise weds fifth Earl of Listowel

In London, blues singer Stephanie Wise married the fifth Earl of Listowel, governor general of Ghana, on Tuesday. Friends at Soho clubs toasted the couple as plans for their honeymoon in Britain and Ghana unfold amid late-night jazz and party chatter.

London Tin Pan Alley Stephanie Wise Earl of Soho Stevie Sam Kruger Flamingo Wardour Street Kruger Saxoph Pete King le Scott Pete Hughie Currie Hughie Canada Ella Fitzgerald Lord Listowel Lady Ghana Britain Joe

John Hurr Installed as Middle Town K of C Grand Knight

John C. Hurr was installed as the new grand knight of Middle Town Council 1610 Knights of Columbus at the order meeting last night. Hurr, assistant treasurer of Armco Drainage and Metal Products, also leads Fenwick High School Booster Club. Other officers for the year include John Farkas deputy grand knight Norbert Kaffenberger chancellor Louis Andres recorder Robert Rice financial secretary Adrian Mayer treasurer Joseph Mulligan advocate Robert Rooster warden John Schumacher inside guard Ben Henry outside guard and trustees Emrie Dobrozsi Paul Kinder and Elmer Reed. Annual election occurred two weeks ago.

John C. Hurr Middletown Coucil Knights of Columbus Hurr Armco Drainage & Metal Products Fenwick High School John Farkas Norbert Kaffenberger Louis Andres Robert Rice Adrian Mayer Joseph Mulligan Robert Rooster John Schumacher Ben Henry Emrie Dobrozsi Paul Kinder Elmer Reed

Martha Raye Sails for Europe Amid Crew and Family

Comedienne Martha Raye sailed for Europe aboard the Queen Mary with a party that included her daughter Melody, former husband Nick Condos and wife, business manager, and bodyguard Robert O'Shea. O'Shea's wife previously sued Raye for alienation of affection, settling for about $20,000. The actress declined to clarify any romance with O'Shea, saying, Yes and no.

New York

Community group meetings in various locales evening schedule

Multiple organizations including American Legion Auxiliary at Orioles Nest 227 and Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge 37 convene at 7 to 7:30 PM. Toastmasters at J and J Bowling Lanes, Alpha Council 326 OUAM at 19 N Broad, and Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron at the Army, join others across Moose Lodge and Masonic halls with sessions into 8:30 PM.

Williams American Legion Auxiliary Orioles Middletown-Hamilton Pike Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge Castel Hall Toastmasters Club J&j Alpha Council 326, Jr. Ouam N. Broad St Voluteer Armory Stone Masonic Lodge AFL OOF Lodge S. ‘Main St Moose Lodge Moose ‘Hall Alcoholics Anonymous

Pretty Blonde Given A Ticket

Astrid Lindholm, 20, Miss Australia, on her first day in California, jaywalked across Hollywood Boulevard to snap a photo of Grauman's Chinese Theater. Motorcycle Officer A Baylor issued a $5 citation.

Hollywood California Astrid Tanda Lindholm Hollywood Boulevard Grauman A. Baylor Astrid Baylor

Soiled Bills Sent To Priest Facing Redemption

Three months after a Pittsburgh postmark envelope arrived at St Anthony's School for Retarded Children, Father Arthur L Garbin received a note that the decomposed currency had been chemically treated. The money will be redeemed and he is set to collect about 10 970 dollars at Potter Bank Trust Co. The priest notes the school grounds are undergoing dormitory modernization.

Pittsburgh Arthur L.garbin St. Anthony's School For Father Garbin U.S. Treasury Currency Redemption Division Potter Bank Trust Co Garbin Lewo

Sam Browne Belt Ban Ends Police Uniforms

Denver police endorse safety manager's order to drop the Sam Browne belt and shoulder strap in favor of an ordinary belt. Det. Julius Olsen, 42 years on the force, hails the change saying the shoulder strap can be grabbed during fights or arrests.

Denver S AP Manager of Safety Sam Browne Julius Olsen Force

Couple Reconcile Before Divorce Hearing In Los Angeles

In Los Angeles, Joseph and Georgia Pelham Collins arrived for a pretrial divorce hearing but, due to late attorneys, chose reconciliation. The former actress, 31, and the wealthy businessman left the hall arm in arm, signaling an end to the legal split.

Los Angeles Joseph Georgia Pelham Collins Collins

Duke of Windsor Seeks Swiss Doctors for Shingles

The Duke of Windsor arrived from Paris with the duchess and is to see Swiss specialists about his shingles. Aimed at evaluating treatment, the visit follows recent illness reports.

Lausanne Switzerland Duke of Windsor Paris

WISHING WELL game yields daily fortune message

A brief feature explains a numeric punzie by William J. Miller for a daily fortune. Count letters in your first name, adjust by rules, and read the letters under checked squares from a rectangle diagram to reveal the message. Distributed by King Features Syndicate in 1967.

William J. Miller King Features Syndicate

New Oxford Minister In Service Here

The Rev. Walter W. Zimmer and his wife begin missionary service in Burma with the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society in 1948 after study at Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of Michigan. He led Judson Chapel Rangoon and Immanuel Baptist Rangoon before recent Charisting Center work.

Walter W. Zimmer First Christian Church Mr. Zimmer Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary University of Michigan Burma American Baptist Foreign Mission Society Judson University For Rangoon Immanuel Baptist Church

Vital Statistics births and dismissals noted in Dayton area

List of births and dismissals including names of parents and addresses in Dayton and out of town references. Notables include multiple newborns at Grandview Hospital Dayton and related family details such as maternal and paternal grandparents.

Fred Hoskins Shirley Stalls Cincinnati J. W. Stalls Shafer St E. Hoskins Stolz Robert L. Stephenson Vannest Ave Grandview Hospital Dayton Antonia Charles St. Miami Valley Hospital

Fabray Sues In Hollywood Auto Accident Case

Nanette Fabray and Ronald MacDougall sue for 101200 dollars over injuries from an April Hollywood car crash. Defendant Peter S Von Lictes, partner in a lamp shop, is named in the suit filed yesterday. MacDougall seeks 25000 dollars more for Fabray's loss of services.

Los Angeles Nanette Fabray Hollywood Peter S. von Lictes Miss Fabray Ronald MacDougall MacDougall

Weather Boosts Air Workshop at Miami University

Improved weather accelerates the Great Lakes Regional Aviation Education Workshop in Oxford at Miami University. Fifty eight teachers from several states participate with orientation flights, and more than two of the sixty one plan actual pilot training. Rain delayed flight instruction early, but CAP notes Miami and a Hawaii workshop are the only programs offering flight instruction this year.

Oxford Great Lakes Miami University Civil Air Patrol CAP Miami Hawaii

Woman Visited By Three Bears in Florida Suburb

In Marietta a woman heard a commotion outside her home for three nights. She turned on a porch light and saw a big bear. Duval County Patrolmen traced tracks of a large bear a medium bear and a small bear to a nearby swamp. This will bear watching.

Duval County H. B. Seymour L. B. Williams Seymour

Thomas Named TWA President

Charles S. Thomas former secretary of the navy has been named president of Trans World Airlines. Howard Hughes announced Thomas was elected at a board meeting, succeeding Warren Lee Pierson who served as acting president after Carter Burgess resigned last December amid policy disputes with Hughes.

Los Angeles Charles S. Thomas Secretary of the Navy Trans World Airlines Howard Hughes Line Thomas TWA Warren Lee Pierson Carter Burgess Hughes

Marriage Licenses Listed in Hamilton Area

Multiple couples granted marriage licenses including Charles Elmer Wilhelm 24 and Emma Jean Williams 25 of Hamilton. Roscoe Williams Jr 24 and Joyce Rose 18 of West Middletown. John Cooper 22 and Dorothy Dzink 20 of Long Beach. Wanda Quinn 23 of Ox John Wallace Rooks 4 and Carolyn Bell 19 of Hamilton. Stanley D. Daniels 19 and Omega Ellen Sizemore 17 of Sheridan Ave. Charles Signom 25 sheet metal worker and Marilyn Langdon 25 of Hamilton area.

Charles Elmer Wilhelm Emma Jean Williams Hamilton Roscoe Williams Jr Plum Ave Joyce Rose West Middletown Rt John Cooper Dorothy Terry Dzink Long Beach Wanda Quinn Ox- John Omega Ellen Sizemore Sheridan Ave Charles Signom West Middletown Marilyn Langdon Wayne Ave

Local Residents Named in Hospital Register

The list records residents associated with a hospital including Mrs. Dewey Cash of Hughes Street Carl Monroe of Tytus Ave Mrs. Meryl McGlynn of North Ave Mark Spears son of Roy and Mrs Spears of 16th Ave Mrs. Zana Wick of Lebanon William Bicknell of Franklin Mrs. Joseph Miller of West Middletown Rt 2 Mrs. Franklin Wilmot of Andrews St Mitchell Dennis of Penfield Ave Jim Lykins son of Ada Lykins Charlies St Carroll Great of Arcadia John Clark of Hill Ave and Mrs John Robinson of Franklin

Dewey Cash Hughes Street Carl Monroe Tytus Ave Meryl McGlynn North Ave Mark Spears Roy Spears 16Th Ave Zana Wick Lebanon William Bicknell Franklin Joseph Miller West Middletown Rt. 2 Franklin Wilmot Andrews St Mitchell Dennis Penfield Ave Jim Lykins Ada Lykins Charlies St A Carroll Great Arcadia John Clark Hill Ave John Robinson

Husband Opposes Knutson Election in Moorhead

MOORHEAD Minn AP Her Knutson announced he will support Marvin A Evenson 45 Moorhead in the Democratic primary Sept 9 Evenson filed for the race Monday Knutson operator of an oil lease was on the committee that persuaded Evenson to enter the contest Mrs Knutson failed for a return to office despite her mate's plea that her absence in Washington was hurting their home life

Moorhead Minn.ap Knutson Marvin A. Evenson Evenson Washington

Youth Crowns Trying To Pull Boat Ashore

Akron Ohio AP reports 15 year old Duane Meigs of Lakemore attempted to drag a row boat 500 feet ashore at Springfield Lake. A cement block anchor attached to a rope around his body slipped free and dragged him under the water.

Akron, Ohio Duane Meigs Lakemore Springfield Lake

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Vows Lewis Drugs Central Avenue General Electric Pocket Central Ave Shop Getz Forest Hills Rainbow Girls Earl John Hurr New Raye Europe Gillen-Crow Pharmacies O.A.M Walter Zimmer Shirley Hall Woodlawn Ave John Herold Clinton Henry Pearl St Chester Ireton Hamil Lewis Oliver Garfield St Vanderhart David Lawson Logan Ave Louise Hunter Prospect Ave Timothy Hall Charles Hall Gratis Russell Adkins Morgan ‘St Armethia White Gladys White Lois McQueen Frank Lin Frank Haramel Girard Ave Carmilee Williams Crawford St Charles Brown Lewis St Amos Andrews West Midietown Allen Bechtel Brentwood St Jack Burton George Haddix Sarah Jackson One Jackson Otto Keledsik Sherman Ave J. C. Martin Julius McIntosh Rosa McNeely John Slovacek John Slovacek Sr Lawn Ave Pennington Arve Carl Perrin James Pleak Jackson Carl Russell Carl Russell Sr Curtis & Thomas Townsend West M.ddietown Riv Edward Waddies Mavern St Cleveland Williams Grand Ave Fabray Jacksonville Fla Bears Marietta Water St America
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