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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1959

Page

20

Eaton Council Advances Toward City Status In 1960 Plan

Eaton council moved toward city status with a plan to create a planning commission, adopt a building code, and consider a charter commission. The proposed commission would include the mayor, a council member, and three citizens, with terms to vary. A hearing July 21 will review a zoning request to convert two North Aukerman Street lots to multi-family use. The Eaton high school band announces its second summer concert Saturday July 11 at 7 p.m.

Eaton Planning Commission Lloyd B. Bennett John Magel Charter Commission Bennett Commission Glenn G. Morysey Louis C. Walker Chamber of Commerce North Barron l Eaton-Lewisburg Road Lloyd Kuhn Kuhn Zoning Board Aukerman Street Eaton High School Court House Eaton Chamber of Commerce Carl Ashworth

Mason Visit Batsche Home Enroute To Germany

Mason family notes guests from Roswell en route to Germany for a three year tour. Engagement announced between Gay Goodheart and Carl W. Sanker with wedding planned in fall. Other local travels include Gerry Buchett vacationing in Ontario and White River visit by the Barrs.

Batsche Germany Mason Frank Batsche Jr Maurice Willis Roswell N. Mex Donald Miller Gene Akron John Barr Henry Forbes Mt. Carmel Cincinnati Gay Goodheart Carl W. Sanker Carl H. Sanker Dawson Sr Miss Goodheary New Woodward High School Miller's Business College General Electric Sanker Mason High School Air Force Reserves Cincinnati Testing Labs Gerry Buchett Paul Buchett Irwin Road Shequiandah Ontario Canada Joseph Ditmeyer Middletown Robert White R. W. Houghton John J Barr Edward Barr White River Arizonia Nelson J. Erbeck Judith Bobby Ollie Shorts Nina Compont Mary Sherwood Gary Betty Stamps Elis Conrad First United Church of Christ Hamilton Judith Erbeck Hillcrest Recreation Center New London Road Stamps Mason School Hicks Blvd Fayfield

Chinese Minister Wang Shih Ping to Speak at Kings Worship

Special notices reveal Wang Shih Ping an ordained Baptist minister and former Chinese army lieutenant general with 40 000 troops will address the morning worship in Kings Mills on Sunday July 12. Interpreter Dr Hen don Harris Jr a Formosa mission organizer will present salvation plans in Chinese and show anti communist material. Community events include Men’s Fellowship July 11 and Gleaner’s Class July 9. Sympathies extended to Frank Dowdell family.

Kings Mills Wang Shih Ping Ping Congressional Committee Hendon Harris, Jr China Hundred Nations Crusade Harris Formosa Christ Gleaner W. V. Potters Mose Finn Ollie Byrd Columbia Rd Elgar Enfield Walter Ellis Lebanon Donald Ellis Stanley Kolb Franklin Enfield Water Ellises Kolb Diane Shutts Dayton Clarence von Tress Connie Priest Greencastle Ind H. L. Culley David von Tresses

Poast Creek Livestock Club Holds Fifth Meeting

The Poast Creek Livestock Club met at Jim Cottengim’s home with a demonstration by Cottengim before the business session. A picnic is planned for July 26 at 12 30 p.m. from Bob Child’s home to Hueston Woods. Mary Whiteman reports.

Poast Creek Livestock Club Jim Cottengim Bob Child Hueston Woods Kenneth Brown Mary Whiteman

Monroe Lions Plan Friday Trip to Crosley Field

Monroe Lions Club members will travel by chartered bus to the Cincinnati San Francisco game at Crosley Field Friday night. The bus leaves Monroe at 6 90 and all Lions are urged to be ready to start on time.

Monroe Monroe Lions Club Crosley Field

Funeral and travel notes from a Lebanon column

Miss Lulu Irvine travels to Cleveland for her brother Georg Irvine's funeral in Tampa to be buried there. Mr and Mrs H Townsley return from a three week trip to Colorado Springs where he attended a National Editorial Association meeting. Mrs Mae McCreary of Dayton visits Mrs Carolyn Caton. William Lukens hosts his sister in law Miss Eleanor Haton from Easton, Pennsylvania, known in Lebanon for past Cincinnati Gas and Electric cooking schools.

Lulu Irvine Cleveland Georg Irvine Tampa Florida H. Townsley Colorado Springs Colorado National Editorial Association Mae McCreary Dayton Carolyn Caton William Lukens Eleanor Haton Easton Pennsylvania Lebanon Cuscinnati, Gas and Electric Co

Award Contract For New US 127 In Camden And Somers

The state highway department awarded a contract to DeSalvo Construction Co of Cincinnati for four miles of asphalt pavement and two bridges on relocated US 127 through Camden. The project covers Paint Creek and Beasley s Run bridges and connects Swan Beatty road to Gasper Somer road with work to finish by August 1, 1960. Another 4.8 mile section south of Swan Beatty road is let to Red Eagle Construction Co of Columbus for 1 643 08, due by August 1, 190

Camden Somers Township State Highway Department DeSalvo Construction Co Cincinnati Swan Beatty Road Here Gasper-Somer Road Paint Creek Beasley's Run Liberty Douglass Streets South Street Central Avenue Bloomfield Street Preble Butler Red Eagle Construction Co Columbus

Fidelity Class Ice Cream Social At Jacksonburg Church

The Fidelity Class hosts an ice cream social at the Jacksonburg church on Saturday at 5 p.m. serving hot dogs barbecue chicken sandwiches slaw noodles pie cake ice cream coffee and soft drinks. Community guests and area locals are noted across a sequence of social visits and events in the Jacksonburg area.

Jacksonburg Fidelity

Trenton Armbruster Party Honors Mrs Ed Donisi

Mrs Robert Armbruster hosted a stork shower for Mrs Ed Donisi of Middletown with 15 guests. Prizes went to Mrs Myrtle Schrock, Mrs Bill Burgher, Mrs William Murphy and Mrs Frank Armbruster. Guests and visits followed in Ohio and Kentucky locations.

Trenton Robert Armbruster Ed Donisi Middletown Myrtle Schrock Bill Burgher William Murphy Frank Armbruster

Butler County Fair Dates Set for 109th Event

The 109th Butler County Fair opens Sunday August 38 at the Hamilton fairgrounds and runs through August 27. Officials promise a busy day and night program with details to come and the fair book due off the press this week.

Hamilton

Camden 27th Homecoming Opens With Largest Crowd Since 1948

Camden hosts its 27th annual homecoming as crowds fill the East Central midway under clear skies. Local clubs run most concessions with proceeds to charity. rides include merry go round and cater pillar. The Camden Progressive Club sponsors the event with over 150000 donated to charities in recent years.

Camden East Central Avenue Thhe Shawnee Home & School League Delta Theta Tau Sorority Cub Scouts Camden Progressive Club, Inc John Gray Roy Pitsinger Clartnce Shank Marvin Kerring Robert West Jimmie Chanos Greenville Red Key Ind American Legion

Tri County Women's Camp Dates Announced

A one day Tri County Women's Camp for homemakers in Preble Darke and Miami Counties is set for July 15 at Monroe Grange Hall Miami County. Program runs 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with two meals included for 2.50 dollars and craft fees extra. Bring a one dollar gift and send name address plus 2.50 to Louise Augenstein Eaton.

EATON Preble Darke Miami Monroe Grange Hall Miami County Monroe Grange General Exchange Louise Augenstein Home Economics Courthouse

Sunday Evening Visit From Dayton Guests

Mr and Mrs Harold Dunham received Sunday evening guests Mr and Mrs Gene Baker from Dayton for a social visit and conversation.

Trenton Harold Dunham Gene Baker Dayton

Franklin Troop 24 Boy Scouts Hold Family Night

Franklin area notes report Troop 24 members spending a week at Camp Hook followed by a family night dish supper with 53 attendees including J. S. Tattershall and William Taylor. Various residents hosted picnics and gatherings at homes on Sunnybrook Drive Route 123 and nearby towns with activities recorded.

Shirley Baxter George Baxter Sabina Frank West Roy L. Hudson Frank Frisby Jr Sunnybrook Drive Merle Stebbins Wst Carroll Ira Perry Roy Weaver Billie Jimmy Sebald Bob Perry Bob Shupert Kenny

Lebanon Rotary Club Officers Assume Posts Thursday

Lebanon special report notes Eldon Zuercher becomes president succeeding Dr. Dan Pleasant with term to July. Officers include Jen Barker vice president Ralph Hickerson secretary and Dorsie Arnold treasurer. Directors are Victor LeRoy Berman Ross Ed Hartman Arnold Zuercher Barker and Pleasant. Two new members are Lois Johnson and Delbert Woodward.

Lebanon Eldon Chick Zuercher Warren County Farm Bureau Coop Dan Pleasant Zuercher Jen Barker Lebanon Lumber Company Ralph Hickerson Ohio Central Telephone Co Dorsie Arnold Victor LeRoy Berman E. Ross Ed Hartman Arnold Barker Dr. Pleasant Lois Johnson Otabein Home Delbert Woodward The Lebanon Schools

Miltonville St. Madison Firemen Plan For Carnival

Miltonville special Firemen Carnival returns this year on July 17 and 18 at We Trenton Franklin Road. Local social notes mention visits by Bert Townsend in Winchester Kentucky due to his sister in law’s illness and travel by Patty Kramer with Miss Kramer’s family from Cincinnati. Other weekend visits include Newton Varveile family Minnie Shrout and Joy Poffix in West Virginia and Alabama relatives visiting Don McGill and Bill Dennis who traveled through Tennessee Missouri and other states.

John Shirer Clint Cox Dan Sibcy West Virginia James Conrad William Whitman Jr Niagara Falls New York Canada Bud Robinson Mary Lou Sibcy Paul Iowa Missouri Kentucky Tennessee Kenneth Neal Southern Ohio The Antique Automobile Club Nora Neal Ripley Malvery Sargent Miltonville South Madison Bert Townsend Winchester Arthur Gentry John Kramer Cincinnati Patty Kramer Newton Varveile Minnie Shrout Fort Faramal Joy Poffix Henry Clark Alabama Don McGill Bill Dennis Middletown Smoky Mts Tennesse

Germantown Seniors Picnic On Grange Lawn

Germantown Senior Citizens Club gathered on the Grange Hall lawn for a picnic supper with twenty two members present. Afterward cards were played and several members planned trips to Chicago Oklahoma Texas and Northern Michigan while guests from Centerville and California visited relatives in Germantown.

Citizens Club Grange Lawn Germantown Citzens Club Grange Hall S. Albert Ano Chicago Ray Green Centerville Lester Kurfiss Neal Kurfiss Oklahoma Texas George Paine Michigan Canada Harry Grunwald Erik Calif New York Clarence Shury David Celina

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