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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1959
Page
6
Wildwood Country Club hosts a Western themed dinner and dance this Saturday. A chuckwagon barbecue starts at 7 p.m. followed by Garwood Wells orchestra from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. General chairs are Cliff and Barbara Sweeney with a planning committee listing several couples. Reservations are due from committee members by Thursday.
Mr and Mrs G R Tom Snider hosted a family reunion dinner Saturday night at High View Terrace Bellbrook in honor of their sons John of Fort Lauderdale Florida and Richard of Las Vegas Nevada visiting from out of town Attending were Mr and Mrs John Snider Richard Snider Mr and Mrs Ralph Snider of Cincinnati Mr and Mrs Clarence Wilson of Eaton Miss Edna Snider of Dayton and the host and hostess.
The Rev Rodney Williams officiated July 1 at 5 p m at the Yankee Road Church of God as Miss Helen Sue Lawson married Paul Knox Lovely. The bride, daughter of Mrs Ray Grigsby of Oxford State Road, and the groom, son of Mr and Mrs Paul Lovely of Franklin, will reside at 625 Crawford St.
The Goodwill Mother's Club of Domino Events will gather Friday at 7 30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Charles R Bell 4112 Warren Road for a community social and planning session.
Miss Barbara Chamberlain and James Valandingham wed Friday at 7 30 p m in Yankee Road Church of God officiated by Rev Rodney Williams The bride wore a white organza gown with white accessories and carried sweetheart roses on a white Bible Their bridal party consisted of the bride’s aunt and uncle Mrs Chamberlain and Mr Chamberlain The couple resides at 1320 Fairmount Avenue
Middletown Actors' Playhouse plans a 7:30 p.m. meeting at the Middletown Art Center for readings of three one act plays. Reads include Hands Across The Sea Noel Coward Happy Journey Thoron Wilder and Trifles. Directors Mrs John Akerman and Mrs Paul Faries will lead readings for members and interested participants.
A listing of meetings for Monday through Tuesday across Monroe and Trenton areas includes groups such as American Legion 218 Executive Committee at Legion Home, Civitan Club at Manchester Hotel, Rotary Club at Manchester, and Sertoma at Manchester Hotel. Also noted are South Middletown Fire Dept at Amanda fire station and Lemon Township trustees at township hall.
Miss Betty Jordan and John McCutcheon plan a July 12 wedding at 2 30 p m in the Methodist Church Waverly Ohio Miss Jordan daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Jordan of Waverly Rt 3 appoints Mrs David Kocur of Springfield as matron of honor Bridesmaids are Mrs Charles Morgan and Janet Ganger Best man Richard L Gray Ushers Paul Jordan Donald Schneider and Charles Morgan all of Middletown Omitted details ensure a concise notice
Mr and Mrs Ernest R Gehm of Harrison Street celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at the home of Mr and Mrs James Johnson on Thomas Road. Thirty four guests attended as pink and white flowers framed the tea table tended by daughters Mrs Clifford Dye and Mrs Devon Adams. Miss Edith Armitage, Gehm's sister in law, also assisted at tea. The couple were married July 2, 1934, in Richmond Indiana. Gehm serves as a captain in the Middletown Fire Department where he has worked for 19 years.
Mr and Mrs William Flesher return from a three week West trip visiting relatives in Temple City California and sights such as Farmers Market Disneyland Knotts Farm Painted Desert and Oak Creek Canyon Arizona. Mr and Mrs Richard Sellers and two children Nancy and Tommy visit Mrs J S Day in North Avenue. Holiday guests include the Hayes Payton and Tingle families from Indiana and Kentucky.
In Sierraville California a large forest fire charred more than 80 square miles of brush and timber as 1700 workers including convicts rangers Air Force personnel volunteers and Zuni fire fighters battled the flames. Winds up to 40 mph pushed the blaze through canyons 27 million board feet of timber destroyed and containment reached about 75 percent before renewed flareups.
A large water main rupture near a pumping station on Dublin Road caused a four hour water rationing in parts of Columbus Ohio. Water gushed from a 30 by 15 foot hole under a driveway and flooded the roadway as crews worked to repair the leak. The story also notes wild rose as Iowa's state flower.
Sheinwold analyses a North hand where West's spade return exposed dummy, letting South read the whole saw. South outplays with precise discards, trumps and heart finesse, trapping West's king and securing a club finish.
Peiping radio reported that Communist China will sow more than 600000 additional acres of late crops including rice maize and sweet potatoes to offset food losses from recent floods.
Moe Howard Larry Fine and Joe De Rita headline the first feature comedy Have Rocket Will Travel. The Stooge term traces to early English usage with Shakespearean roots clarifying a student’s role that evolved into a comic stand in the crowd.
In Colombo Ceylon two bystanders died when a bomb hit the offices of the Communist led Ceylon Harbor Workers Union. Police say the attack stems from inter union warfare amid a 12 day harbor strike.
Flooded basements and streets in several sections of greater Cleveland followed a heavy downpour. Nearly an inch and a half of rain fell in two hours. Parma and Fairview Park suffered the worst damage. Winds up to 80 mph hit Geauga County felling a 46,000-volt line in Parkman Two. A fire after lightning caused about $4,000 damage to a Parma home.
A long list records numerous births this Friday through Sunday at various area hospitals and homes. Names include Davis, Schneider, Thorns burg, Williams, Phillips, Martin, Winglewich, Elam, Short, Vinson, Young, Vinson, Kruse, Storck, Nickell, Brels ford, Beatty, Carey, Day, Donnelly, Enright, Fleming, Fuller, Morrison, McElfresh, Snethen, Stallworth, Tackett, Tyree, Whitman, Barker, Burney, Chandler, Gorman, Heil, Huff, Hunt, Johnson, McShane, Cox, Day, Spicer, Stephens, Tucker, Wells, Borders, Green, Deger, Bowman, Collier, Cox, Day, Hamilton, and others listed as out of town or unplaced.
A hospital roundup lists numerous residents and relatives by address and kinship including Mrs Olive Glenn Henry of Moore Road in Thomas Ealy Dayton Steven son of Mr and Mrs Larry Rickard Germantown Charles Fall West Middletown Rt 2 John Deaton Trenton Miss Robin Sue Grubbs Ross Street Mrs Arrington Bailey West Middletown Rt 2 Robert De Frates Oberon Drive James son of Mr and Mrs James R Trimble Franklin David son of Mr and Mrs W F Aloisi Park Drive Wells Oxford State Mrs John a West Middletown Re 1 Mrs Anna Ross Yankee Road Mrs Samuel Turner Leibee Frank Lamb Yankee Road Pamela daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Taulbee West Middletown Rt 2 Willard Horne McCurry Avenue Donald son of Mr and Mrs Emerson Wendel 15th Avenue Debra daughter of Mr and Mrs James Richmond West Middletown Rt 1 Ray Paynter Sr Crawford Street Mrs Arch Morris Lafayette Dale son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Mers Linden Avenue Mrs Forrest Morrow Schirm Mrs Woodrow Murphy West Middletown Rt 1 Mrs William Crase German Maggie Rife Monroe Ray Whisker Hamilton Mrs Franklin Hart Garfield Mrs Peter Rouster Wilbraham Road Mrs Ben Mason 17th Avenue Mrs Donald Lehman Lafayette Avenue Cecil Shearer Wilbraham Road Mrs James Gephart Crawford Street Bobby son of Mr and Mrs Robert Adkins Miamisburg Lee L Allen Poppy Drive Mrs Myrley Amburgey Jacksonburg Elbert Banks Franklin.
Police report a gang of traveling pickpockets swarmed spectators at Queen Elizabeth II's Cornwall appearance. About $4,000 was taken as thieves posed as vendors selling toys and balloons.
A special meeting of the South Middletown Fire Association and its auxiliary is set for tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. at the South Middletown fire house with attendees from the local fire service and auxiliary group.
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