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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1956
Page
6
New York previews reveal Ceil Chapman’s camise inspired tops with beaded bodices and satin gowns in 1912 style. Jo Copeland showcases slender evening dresses in champagne satin with beadwork and gold lace, plus an apricot silk brocade dinner dress with ostrich feather accents.
The Blue Lustre Carpet and Upholstery cleaner offers gentle foaming action that cleans wall-to-wall carpets without sagging or matting. It restores original colors as foam is brushed in and leaves no rings, with spots and traffic lanes removable quickly. It also cleans upholstery and is economical as one gallon cleans three 9 by 12 foot rugs.
Mrs Alfred Gehron hosted the special meeting on Fleming Road with Miss Florence Little directing the session. Each chairman received yearly instructions and a calendar of events to be observed from Mooseheart Illinois. The group will reconvene at Moose Hall at 7 30 tonight after refreshments. A Richmond Virginia couple drove from New York to Los Angeles in 6 hours 12 minutes for a fast weekend.
A Middletown couple announces the marriage of their daughter Sandra Sue Ann to Samuel Russell III. The ceremony occurred at St Anthony's Church in Seattle with a reception at the Jerrold Bird residence. The couple resides at 13000 Empire Way Seattle.
A new Eastern Star chapter named Fort Hamilton will be instituted in Hamilton with Ohio grand officers in attendance. Robert J. Brown and Mar Bean will serve as worthy grand patron and matron, with Washington Chapter 195 sponsoring and Mae Chapman and Harry Ross in key roles. Ruby Antenan and Floyd A. Brown organize the event, which begins with a noon luncheon and 1:30 p.m. institutional ceremony at the Hamilton Masonic Temple.
Miss Beverly Whiteted and Ralph E. Phibbs have chosen August 11 for their wedding at Blue Ball Church at 7 30 p m. The bride elect is daughter of Mr and Mrs Lee Whiteted of Dixie Highway. Her fiance is son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Phibbs of Winona Drive.
Twelve members of Brown Circle met last evening at Mrs. R. L. Brown's Arlington Avenue home. Mrs. Edwin Bobbitt spoke on God's Garden. Refreshment committee: Mrs. William Armstrong, Mrs. Albert Wardlow, Mrs. Brown.
Vital statistics record multiple newborns: Mr and Mrs Jerry Brickley Franklin 814 Anderson St have a boy. Mr and Mrs Herbert Harville Maple Dr Franklin have a boy. Mr and Mrs Thomas McGuire Franklin Rt 2 have a girl. Mr and Mrs George Smith Miamisburg have a girl. Mr and Mrs Ernest Bates Carlisle have a boy. Mr and Mrs Ernest Paugh Lebanon Rt 1 have a boy. Mr and Mrs Fred Carr 16 Bellomonte St have a girl. Out of town Mr and Mrs Harold Barnes Monroe Hamilton Mercy Hospital have a girl born Monday.
A compiled list from The Hospital records names numerous patients and relatives across Middletown and surrounding towns. Individuals include Earl Wilhoit Nellie Whitman Clara Brunson David Pennington Granville Norvel James Walker Ralph Baker John Achberger Frank Culbertson William Roark Larry Bake Lonnie Brewer Myrtle Brown Caulbert Harlan Charles Martin Charles McKee Eliza Patterson John Reece Charlie Reeves Clay Staton Lester Tolson Kiser Wells and others with street addresses and family ties.
Mr and Mrs Anthony A Ottke of Lebanon announce the engagement of their daughter Joan E to Brad G Bodney son of Mr and Mrs Steven B Bodney of Whiting Indiana The bride elect works as a secretary at Crosley Division Avro Manufacturing Corp Evendale The groom recently completed four years in the U S Air Force and now works for Standard Oil Co in Whiting An October wedding is planned.
Miss Margaret L. Schnaitman daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Schnaitman Waynesville married Louis V Wilcox Jr son of Mr and Mrs Louis V Wilcox of Westfield New Jersey on June 23 The ceremony was at the meeting house Waynesville The bride attended Earlham College the University of Cincinnati and Cornell University The groom attended Colgate University and Cornell
Actress Joanne Dru says she and John Ireland will live apart temporarily to work out problems. Dru, hospitalized with two black eyes from a July 4 traffic incident, said they have no plan to hire lawyers. Ireland was hospitalized after the party. he took sleeping pills that made him sick. Dru is a former wife of Dick Haymes and has been married to Ireland seven years. The article notes a 1154 Icelandic guide by the Abbott of Thingor.
Pattern 9038 offers versatile blouses in necklines mandarin open and classic styles sleeveless or short sleeved in misses sizes 10 through 20. Yardage ranges by version with complete sew chart and 35 cents pattern price plus 5 cents extra for first class mail to Marian Martin New York NY.
A sequence of evening gatherings lists times and venues for groups including the National Guard Company D 107th Armored Cavalry, Franklin and officers, the FOP police pistol range, Knights of St. John, Kiwanis Club, Evening Optimist Club, Soroptimist Club, Trenton Lions Club, Lions Club, LeSourdsville Lake area groups, AEIF executive committee and membership, Blythe Williams American Legion Auxiliary, Communication Workers of America, Toastmasters, Civic Association, Alpha Council 326 Jr OUAM, Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge 37, BPOE Elks Temple, Moose Lodge, Middletown Branch 188, and Alcoholics Anonymous.
Middletown Commandery 71 will hold its annual picnic at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Police Pistol Range. Open to Knight Templar families and guests with activities for all ages. Louis A. Waldner Jr. chairs the committee. families asked to bring a covered dish and their own services. Soft drinks coffee and ice cream will be provided.
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown announced a 1956 summer conference of Ohio election officials to be held at the Netherlands-Hilton Hotel in Cincinnati on September 27 28 and 29. Plans vital to the November election and other election administration issues will be discussed.
In Refugio Rangel household a 2 year old boy, Benjamin, wandered away unnoticed for 14 hours. Mrs Rangel checked the 10 children in identical nightshirts before bed, but he was found four blocks away by a stranger and later returned by police after a morning roll call and a phone call.
Dr John D Porterfield head of the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction said there was no conversion of public funds to private use at Apple Creek State Hospital. A report by State Auditor James A Rhodes noted a $17316 house was provided for the hospital's business manager P E Mosier from maintenance funds.
Tonight at Miami Park the circus features wild animals clowns and acts with proceeds to polio research. Show starts 6:30 p.m. A dance runs 7:30 to 9 p.m. Five cent admission for couples. Park supervisor Jo Davidson and Bernice Levey lead arrangements. Local champions Mike Pitts Ed Mullins Pacy Mindlin noted in Chinese checker and badminton events.
Salt Lake City reports two deliverymen dropped a bag intended for a downtown bank containing 1,000 silver dollars. The coins scattered over the sidewalk and into a gutter, but a bank official says most were recovered.
President Eisenhower announced that 2.953 billion dollars of government surplus farm products have been disposed of mainly abroad under the 1954 Agricultural Trade Development Act. About 1.265 billion was contracted for sale or donation in the first half of the year. He urged increasing disposals by 1.5 billion dollars and noted that less than half the commodities have been shipped due to shipping delays.
King Paul and Queen Frederika visited Thira to comfort survivors after the Aegean quake centered on the island. The official death toll reached 54 as the Athens Observatory logged over 340 aftershocks, with Patmos monastery nearly destroyed and 59 houses ruined. The 6th Fleet stood by with destroyers ready to aid.
The wife of Art Baker, host of You Asked For It, filed for divorce in Los Angeles Tuesday alleging cruelty. The couple married in 1948 and separated last August.
A Rochester New York entry won the drill team competition on Tuesday at the 50th international convention of the Knights of St John in Dayton Ohio The convention adopted resolutions urging tax exemptions for private school tuition halting business operations on Sunday and calling for a cleanup of degrading comics and motion pictures.
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