Remember The Trips By Rail in Middleseton memories
ALICE LAWLER recalls journalistic routines from cub days reporting on out-of-town travel. The personal column covered Middletown society and trips to Dayton Cincinnati and beyond, with Hamilton Oxford and Richmond Indiana noted as distant destinations. Newsworthiness depended on travel beyond Monroe and Franklin counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Limited
Big City
Cub
Big Four
Dayton
Cincinnati
Society
Hamilton
Oxford
Richmond
Ind
Monroe
Franklin
Remembering Rail Travel And Family Visits From A Bygone Era
The piece recalls childhood rail trips from Niles Ohio with relatives and cousins, noting sleeping four to a bed, stops at relatives, and interactions with aging family dynamics. It contrasts motels and meals with simple pleasures like packed shoe boxes of food and the ritual of provisioning for a family trip by rail.
Departure Day at the Station Sparks Adult Training
The narrator recalls the anxious wait before departure as adults organize a train journey. Questions about punctuality and seats mix with bustling baggage carts and striped cap handlers. The train arrives with a jubilant call as travelers board, starting summer vacation in a classic day coach scene.
Journey by car evokes summers with Aunt Phoebe’s visits
A nostalgic reflection on long road trips to Niles, recalling journeys of over 300 miles and the desire to return to Aunt Phoebe’s summer vacations. The piece emphasizes savoring travel when "taking the cars" and the weight of those memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Peraps
Phoebe
Miss McQueen Weds Stephen Geckeler in Lake Bluff Church
Miss Joan Emily McQueen daughter of Mr and Mrs D E McQueen Lake Bluff Illinois married Stephen David Geckeler son of Mr and Mrs W S Geckeler 4312 Walton Court in a double ring ceremony at Union Church of Lake Bluff The Rev Edward Blumenfeld officiated at 4 pm on Friday June 28 Bouquets daisies emerald greens and gold mums adorned the church Vocal selections were by Vincent Allison Carl Sennema was organist Mrs E B Hauser was the sister's attendant Bride wore white satin with embroidered daisies and aqua accents a crown of aqua daisies and a veil She carried daisies Kim Geckeler was flower girl Russell Galloway was best man Keith Geckeler Dennis Bloe ushered Guests from out of town included Mrs Walter Kilburn and Mr and Mrs Robert Truck of Middletown The couple will honeymoon in Michigan then spend the summer in Wheeling WV and later reside in New York City where the bridegroom studies at Union Theological Seminary and the bride at Columbia School of Social Work Both are Wooster College graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Emily Mcueen
D. E. McQueen
Lake Bluff
Ill
Stephen David Geckeler
W. S. Geckeler
Walton Court
Union Church
Vincent Allison
Carl Sennema
E. B. Hauser
Kim Geckeler
Russel Galloway
Keith Geckeler
Dennis Bloe
Freda Geckeler
F. P. Browner
Dee Ann Wetter
Barbara Courtney
Judy Geckeler
Betsy Geckeler
Michigan
Wheeling
New York City
Union Theological Seminary
Columbia School of Social Work
College of Wooster
Wooster
Ohio
Walter Kilburn
Robert Truck
Middletown
G. Walter Weber
Carolyn Ellison
James Pease
Waterville
Richard Kuehn
Cincinnati
Edward Jones
Chantilly
Nita Ellison
Jerry R. McCoy
Biloxi
Jim Hartsook
Bill Hineline
Chicago
Jim Pease Waterville
Charles Bauer
Dean's list honors for Mount St Joseph student Patricia Thier
Patricia Thier daughter of Mr and Mrs J J Thier Mohawk Street among 70 Mount St Joseph College students named to the dean's list for the second semester 1962 63. She completed her junior year at the Cincinnati college run by the Sisters of Charity. Patricia Thier is among top students recognized for academic performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Thier
J. J. Thier
Mohawk Street
College of Mount St Joseph
Ohio, Cincinnati
Cincinnati College
Sisters of Charity
Betrothal Told in Jacksonville Family News
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bernard of Jacksonville announce the engagement of their daughter Lynn Riley to Charles John Ronto, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lehman C. Ronto of Queen Avenue. The couple’s schools and military service are noted. no wedding date is set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bernard
Jacksonville, Fla
Lynn Riley
Charles John Ronto
Lehman C. Ronto
Queen Avenue
Jackson High School
Mr. Ronto
Fenwick High School
United States Air Force
McCoy Air Force Base
Orlando
Fla
Events Of The Coming Week TUESDAY
Sewing Circle at Bethlehem Lutheran Church meets in the Parish Hall in the afternoon. S. Middletown Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary holds a meeting at 7:30 p m at the firehouse on Forret St Excello THURSDAY.
Ellison-Hartsook Vows In First Baptist Church
Miss Barbera Anne Ellison and C Wesley Hartsook wed in a double ring ceremony at First Baptist Church. The couple plans to reside in Sandusky after a trip to Houghton Lake Michigan. The bride taught elementary grades and the groom is an industrial arts teacher and track coach at Sandusky High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellison-Hartsook
Sandusky
Houghton Lake
Mich
Sandusky High School
Miami Univerisity
Chi Omega
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Water supply ideas for home renovations in your children’s room
A guide suggesting adding direct water piping to a sink in a child’s room. It mentions sinks for hand washing paint mixing and drinking water and encourages planning home alterations to include child-friendly water access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alice Lawler
New York
Henry David Thoreau
William McKinley
Columbus
Cleveland
Miss McQueen
Stephen Geckeler
Collegians
Tri-State College
Angola
Cecil A. Bowen Jr
Cecil A. Bowen Sr
Lesley Lane
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Angola, Ind
Marvin Hall
Marvin C. Hall
Wayne - Madison Road
Trenton
Olivet Nazarene College
Kankakee
Church of the Nazarene
R. A. Hill
First Eub Church
Miami Valley Council
Daughters of America
D. of A. Hall
N. Broad St
Ladies’ Barbershop Chorus
American Legion
Pial
Nis
Barbera Anne Ellison
Glenn C. Ellison
Highview Road
C. Wesley Hartsook
First Baptist Church
Paul W. Hartsook
Toledo
Tobias
G. C. Murphy CO
Gough Lamb
America
Sanitone
Sanstone
Charles ST
David M. Francis
Central Ave
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