Desperate Hours Opens Stay At Resort Theater
The Chautauqua Players opened the second summer presentation with Desperate Hours a thriller about a normal family held hostage by three escaped convicts. Vin Dy in Rocca and Ronald Darling lead a tense cast as the father and a gang leader in a fast paced production directed by Herb Neilsen with a split level set and continuous action across scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua Players
Horry
Vin Dy
Rocca
Ronald Darling
Della Rocca
Herb Neilsen
Sheriff's
George Garlinger
John Hillerman
Stete
Penelope Allen
John Copeland
Wright-Korns Vows Exchanged
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Mary Louise Wright to Ul Korns. The ceremony took place Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at the Christian Tabernacle with Dr. Sidney Correll officiating. The couple will reside in town after a wedding trip to Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Wright
Howard Keller
Eaton
Ul Korns
Charles Korns
Dayton
Christian Tabernacle
Sidney Correll
Magara Falls
Travel Notes on a 15 Country South America Tour
Miss Josephine Armstrong a Middletown High School Spanish teacher traveled three weeks visiting eight South American countries returning to Columbia Avenue. Mrs James Cast resumes home in Monroe after a week long course at Cooperstown Farmers Museum to better interpret pioneer life she heads the Waldschmidt House trustees. The DAR chapter led by Col Jonathan Bayard Smith maintains the nearby Milford museum and guides tours of reconstructed villages in Vermont Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Josephine Armstrong
Columbia Avenue
Middletonian
Middletown High School
James Cast
Monroe
Farmers Museum
Cooperstown
N. Y
Cast
Waldschmidt House
Milford
Jonathan Bayard Smith
Daughters of the American Revolution
DAR
New York
Bermuda Party Honors Visitor at Miss Smiths Home
A Bermuda Party yesterday at Miss Sarah Smiths home on Monroe Street honored Miss Doodlie Chandler of South Boston Virginia as guest of Mr and Mrs Howard Hill Jr. Present were Anne Dannecker Lynn Dannecker Elizabeth Gould Rosalie Maffett Marcia Walter and Susan Christy seated at passport marked places with Miss Smith hosting the SS Chandler and the honoree as ship captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Smith
Doodlie Chandler
South Bostom
Howard Hill Jr
Monroe Street
Smith
Annne Dannecker
Lynn Dannecker
Elizabeth Gould
Rosalie Maffett
Marcia Walter
Susan Christy
Miss Smith
Chandler
Miss Chandler
Mrs. Hill
Bride To Live In Wilmington After Franklin Wedding
Miss Carol Ann Blythe and Kenneth E. Bishop were married in Franklin's First Presbyterian Church in a 7:30 p m ceremony. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mack Blythe of Seaman. the groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bishop of Franklin. They will reside in Wilmington starting in September.
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Carol Ann Blythe
Kenneth E. Bishop
First Presbyterian Church
Franklin
Siegwarth
Mack Blythe
Seaman
Henry Bishop
George Francis
Darryl Bishop
Hudson Aveue
Bishop
Seaman High School
Wilmington College
Delta Omega Theta Sorority
Franklin High School
Gamma Phi Gamma
Wilmington
Sorority Dinner At Park Near LeSourdsville Lake
Del ta Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a July social dinner at LeSourdsville Lake park. Mrs. Jerry Pratt Miss Sue Summers and Miss Rosemary Schmiacker led arrangements. The sorority announced its Oct 12 annual dance at the Legion with Fall Fantasy as theme. Jack Carr’s orchestra will provide music. Tentative plans include attending a Dayton play in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeSourdsville Lake
Delta Sigma Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Por
Jerry Pratt
Sue Summers
Rosemary Schmiacker
the Legion
Jack Carr
Dayton
Marriage Announcement for Connie Nichols and Dean Conley
Connie Nichols and Dean Conley of Franklin were married June 29 at a Middletown Lutheran church. A reception followed at the home of Mrs. Conley's parents, Mr and Mrs James Nichols, on E 2nd Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie Nichols
Doug
Dean Conley
Frank
Middletown Lutheran Church
Conley
James Nichols
E. 2Nd Street
Franklin
Lausche and Bricker Oppose Morse Civil Rights Move
Senators Lausche and Bricker voted against Morse to refer the Civil Rights Bill to the Judiciary Committee and return it in seven days. The measure failed 54 to 35, while Knowland’s alternative to take up the bill passed 71 to 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morse
D-Ore
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
John W. Bricker
Knowland
Calif
Senate
Middletown Students Make OSU Honor Roll
Three Middletonians are listed on the Ohio State University honor roll for the spring quarter. Malcolm F. Brennan Jean A. Hamilton and Robert P. Raker posted averages of 3.50 or better among 307 students in Arts and Sciences. Brennan resides at 1404 Carolina Street Hamilton at 2426 Grand Avenue and Raker at 2314 Grand Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Malcolm F. Brennen
Carolina St
Jean A. Hambleton
Grand Ave
Robert P. Raker
Older Drivers Said Immune To Campaigns
An Ohio survey by the Department of Highway Safety finds a safety campaign would affect youths but have little impact on drivers over 40. Teens rate their driving as mediocre, while those over 40 feel confident and blame others or conditions for accidents. The study covers 7,148 one-car accidents studied in 1955 and driver interviews, according to Highway Safety Director Gordon Jeffery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Gordon Jeffery
Highway Patrol
Half of nation’s cement plants idle in strike
About half of the 140 cement manufacturing plants were strike-bound today, idling nearly 16,000 workers. The two month walkout also cut cement supplies and affected construction layoffs. Olympic Portland Cement Co in Bellingham, Washington, and the United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union reached a new contract Tuesday, bringing the number of plants covered with an 18 cent raise to 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Olympic Portland Cement Co
Bellingham
Wash
United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union
331 Near Misses Reported By Pilots
Washington pilots faced 331 near collisions in the first quarter of the year as reported by the Civil Aeronautics Board. Seventy one near misses involved aircraft within 100 feet, while 144 occurred within 500 feet. California led with 61 near crashes, followed by Florida and Texas with 26 each. Other counts included Washington 15, Illinois and Oklahoma 12, Maryland 13, Arizona 11, and New Jersey and New Mexico with 10 each.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
California
Florida
Texas
Illinois
Oklahoma
Maryland
Arizona
New Jersey
New Mexico
Hospital Dedication At Toledo Is Aug. 4
Toledo Ohio Riverside Hospital will dedicate its four story addition Aug 4. The million dollar project was financed by a fund raising campaign two years ago and by funds from the Ford Foundation and friends of the late John Horning Wright Owens Mineis Glass Co executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo, Ohio
Riverside Hospital
Ford Foundation and Friends
John Horning Wright
Owens
Miineis Glass Co
Judge Wiesenthal Delays Mark Traffic Case On First Day
In Houston Texas Judge Samuel Wiesenthal, appointed last week to hear traffic violation cases, was nearly late to his first day on the bench. He sought to settle a speeding ticket from October that had been reset four times. He claimed delays were not his fault, noting he tried twice to pay the fine but clerks could not locate the complaint and he did not pay it yesterday either.
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Houston
Tex
Samuel Wiesenthal
Governor's Wife Finds It Bugged
PRINCETON New Jersey Mrs Meyner wife of Gov Robert B Meyner says social events traveling and official business leave little time at home since January She told an Essex County women's group she has gained 10 pounds from eating creamed chicken and similar dishes during the busy schedule
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Hollister Leaves Post to Rejoin Cincinnati Firm
Hollister, foreign aid director for two years, announced stepping down to return to the Cincinnati law firm he founded with the late Sen. Robert A. Taft. He held a farewell news conference Tuesday before leaving for Cincinnati.
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Washlawaga
John B. Hollister
Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Vital Statistics and Hospital Notes Column
Lists births and hospital notes across multiple households with names and addresses in Franklin Excello and surrounding areas. Entries note newborn genders and dates tied to local hospitals including Miami Valley Hospital Dayton and Hyde McCullough Hospital. Also lists out of town births and numerous dismissed or admitted individuals with partial addresses and relatives.
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Robert Yenser
S. Palm St
Annaheim
Calif
T. Yenser
Fairmount Ave
Arthur Clark
Clarendon Ave
Dudley Baker
Queen Ave
Yom Kemp
Oxford
Hyde-McCullough Hospital
John Magruder
Bardstown
Billy Landon
William Landon
Yankee Rd
Dayton
Miami Valley Hospital
Jane Hill
Franklin
Grandview Hospital
Wheat Import From Canada Draws Fire
Norwalk Ohio wheat farmer protests unloading of 43778 bushels of Canadian wheat at a lake port. Shipment from Ontario to Huron for livestock feed noted by Vern Freay of Eastern State Farmers Exchange. Ohio and 35 states must include feed wheat in allotments amid a national surplus. several farmers fined for excess production.
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Norwalk
Ohio
New London
Ohio Lake
John Donaldson
Huron
Ontario
Vern Freay
Eastern State Farmers Exchange of
John Bricker
R-Onion
Bricker
Canada
A. D. Baumhart Jr
Donaldson
Denver Ambulances May Lose Sirens
Denver hospital managers push to remove sirens from city ambulances after 10,000 annual runs. Dr. Lloyd Florio cites no proven life-saving case, while Police Chief Walter Jaynson argues sirens provide perceived efficiency. The safety meeting ended without a decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Denver Hospitals
Lloyd Florio
Walter Jaynson
New Safe Iodine Treatment Stops Athlete's Foot
New York doctors endorse a complete home treatment for athlete's foot that relieves itching and heals raw toes. It uses a germ killing iodine antiseptic to kill fungi and prevent reinfection, with a medicated powder for daily use. The grease free formula washes off easily and is sold as ISODINE Athlete's Foot Treatment for $1.39 with a money back guarantee.
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New York
N. Y
Isodine
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Irene Barr
Low
Ron Darling
Starbuck
Diana Smith
Summmer
Mr. Pennypacker
Wright-Korns
Butler County Furnace CO
Sheffield
Helter-Selters
Bermuda
K. E. Bishop
Lausche
Greenridge
Middletown
Dagenbachs Shoes
Joan Fitzpatrick
Windsor
Ont
Idlewild Airport
Atlantic City
OSU
Toledo
Hollister
Bermmin Back
Ellenridge Dr
James N. Hall
Ben Harrison St
Excello
Delma Melton
Warren Rd
Willie Collett
South Lebanon
Wesley Helvey
Young St
Robaert Faulkner
West Middletown Rt. 2
George Coynet
Manchester Ave
Exdimond Boellke
Martin Ave
Trenton
Robert Kramer
Fredrick Hatcher
Sycamore St
Myrvine Sewell
Louis Gault
Somerville
Robert Turvey
Florence
Charles Rowe
Leibeest
James Simpson
Wall T
Warren Johnson
Frankin
Clem Faulkner
9Th Ave
Lucy Ragan
Lebanon
Kenneth Kincaid
14Th Ave
Bernard Click
Germantown Rt. 1
Norma Jean Brandenburg
Dale Brandenburg
Park St
Earl Moore
Curryer Rd
Wendell Baty
Bernice Ave
James Arnold
Sycamore
Samuel Plundo
Logan Ve
Carl Boyce
Arlington Ave
Nelle Coleman
Heffner St
Sheron Elam
Ormond Elarm
George Geary
Niel Buckley
Ooo Niel Buckley Jr
Ardmore St
Diana Miles
Mrs. Herbert Miles
Beech Stout Walker McCoy
Winona
Frank Rowland
Crawford St
Willie Cheeks
Bernard Coyle
Roger Crawford
20Th Ave
Robert Dietz
Vannest St
Edward Geran Jr
Lisa
Daniel Gorman
Casper St
Ezekiel Groves
19Th Ave
Kenneth Hall
Tytus Ave
Timothy Himes
Robert Hines
Miamisburg
Irt
Carl Hirschbach
Martha Jame Hufziger
Robert Hufziger
Goldman Ave
Clay Lawson
J. ©. Martin
Logan Ave
Orville McQueen
Ilin
Fred Parker
Girard Ave
Carl Roess
Ardmore
Bobby Sears
Forest Ave
Cathy Soule
William Soule
Moore St
Lloyd Trent
Woodlawn
Frederick Stephenson
Robert Steele
S. Main St
Rychiines
Prarmace Corp
Dover Delaware
U. S
Peetenes Syndicate
Ees Krc
Toa
Te DE S
Gother
Central Ave
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