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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1949
Page
5
Miss Louise Harvey of Tytus Avenue and four Denison University classmates with their Spanish professor Dr. Lydia Holm completed several weeks in Mexico gaining practical Spanish experience.
The group toured Mexico City Guatemala City and Quetzaltenango then sailed Lake Atitlan and rode a train over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to Vera Cruz. They viewed Fortin de los Flores Pueblo Taxco Cuernávaca and the Cortez palace with Mrs Harvey and companions Miss Beltz Russell Lane Hutchings.
Friends host series of parties for Mrs. Robert Lane as she and her family plan to relocate to Covedale Cincinnati this month. Neighbors from the bridge club and Mrs. David Selvar give gifts and celebrate with meals showers and a luncheon in her honor.
Mr and Mrs Donald Doty of San Mateo California visit his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs Harry Dell of the Alameda for several days A westward tour is planned for Mr and Mrs Ralph Banford of Highview Road who
Bessie B. Gorrell widow of Forrest D. Gorrell filed in Butler County Ohio Probate Court case 23561 on May 31 1949 to purchase decedent s real estate at appraised value 4250 00 undivided half interest in Lot 5743 Middletown property with dower entitlement and executor Allen L Gorrell to convey upon payment to be completed by August 6 1949 defendants Allen J L Gorrell and Raymond Gorrell notified by attorney Herbert S Miller with notices running through July 19 1949 The petition seeks court order for purchase and deed transfer under state law.
A six o clock dinner was arranged for Mrs Mable Wyatt at her First Ave home by her sister in law Mrs Patsy Van Cleve. The decor and table setting were noted with gifts and cards as Mrs Wyatt and guests recalled past times. Attending were Mrs John Brumley Mrs Lillie Campbell Mrs Mary Wells Mrs William Hanks Ms John White the hostess and honored guest.
The Banfords toured thirteen states visiting the Grand Canyon Salt Lake City Mount Zion and other places. They crossed into Mexico for a day of sightseeing and returned home.
Mr and Mrs Clint Cox of Jacksonburg host relatives from Indiana and California including Mr Ivan Cox of Monterey as he meets his brothers for the first time in 42 years. The gathering includes Mr Cox of Logansport Ind and Mr and Mrs Avery Cox of Logansport.
Mrs Wayne Back and her son Wayne Jr of Panama City Fla stay with Mrs Reisel Dennis in Fifteenth Ave. They plan a two week vacation starting soon at Wal loon Lake Mich. Mr and Mrs Harold Jones and their children Marilyn and Tom depart with Miss Joanne Sebald and Miss Alice Hinds.
The Rev. and Mrs. D. W. Fenner and their children of Solon, Maine, have returned home after visiting Mrs. Fenner’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Becker of Baltimore Street.
Miss Elaine Blumberg of Central Avenue is visiting relatives in St Louis Missouri for three weeks.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Sandra Siegfried Miss Janet Johnston and Miss Marilyn Sarchet returned from a week at the Westminster Conference of the Presbyterian Church held at Wooster College Wooster Ohio.
After a pleasant week in Birmingham Michigan Mr and Mrs Robert C Root of 2018 Woodlawn Ave have returned home They were guests of Mrs Root s parents Mr and Mrs William H Kirk and sister and family Mr and Mrs Hugh B Miller and son
Miss Louisa Arrowood and Miss Wilma Jean Arrowood of Jackson Kentucky join Mrs Polly Ann Arrowood and grandson Johnie Arrowood of Cincinnati for a several day visit with Mr and Mrs Earl Wilhoit and family on Michael Road.
Mr and Mrs W A Pardonner announce the engagement of daughter Elizabeth to Charles Sanderson Barnum Jr of Detroit Michigan son of the late Mr and Mrs C S Barnum Sr The couple plan to wed August 6 in Detroit Elizabeth is a Middletown High School and Miami Jacobs Business College graduate Barnum attended University of Colorado and works with Kaiser Aluminum Company in Detroit
Circle 4 of the Homemakers Club hosts a Wednesday 7 PM dinner at LeSourd Ville Lake for members and husbands. Guests Mr and Mrs R V Crist attend. Dancing follows the meal.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Knights of St. John will hold a meeting in St Johns Hall at 7:45 this evening. Members are informed to attend and participate in the scheduled agenda.
The group will gather with Mrs. Evan Masters at 1410 Young Street tomorrow evening at 7 30. Each member is to bring a small gift for a exchange.
Middletown American War Mothers plan their annual picnic at Armco Park on Thursday. Dinner starts at 12 noon with a 10:30 bus departure from Ortman-Stewart Bus Station stopping at Clark and Tytus Elwood and Tytus and Germantown Rd and Tytus. An important short business session will be held in the afternoon.
Franklin and state police chase a speed demon in a 1949 car without plates after a gas station incident. The attendant could not find a license tag as the vehicle sped off with a full tank, then was seen speeding north on Route 25 toward Miamisburg.
The Preble County Rural Youth group will host a benefit party for all Preble County high school graduates of the Class of 1949. The event occurs at the Grange Hall on the Preble County Fairgrounds this Thursday with planner members named.
Township trustees in Butler County Ohio file two copies of the tentative tax budget for public inspection. A public hearing will be held at the Seven Mile office on August 1949 at o'clock P.M. Clerk Willard Long of West Middletown Ohio signs the notice.
Verdi's The Masked Ball closes the season at Cincinnati Zoo Opera tonight with a cast led by Stalla Roman Richard Tucker Margaret Harshaw Francesco Valentino and Virgil Lazzari. The program continues weekly with Carmen Traviata and Aida and features Irene Jessner Osie Hawkins Lydia Arlova and Lucien Prideau in the corps.
A tentative Butler County Department of Public Welfare budget submitted to the Board of County Commissioners shows a 44,311.69 rise from last year. Public welfare director Irvin Kuhlmann notes the increase covers three major relief categories: aid for the needy blind, aid to dependent children, and children's services, totaling 311,472 for 1950 compared with 267,160.31 in 1949.
Lemon Township trustees will meet at 6 30 p m Tuesday at the township house to discuss budget figures for the coming year.
Local organizations meet with the Cooperative Club at 6 30 p m at the Manchester Hotel Fraternal Order of Eagles gathers at 8 p m in the hall Local 112 UPA CIO holds an 8 p m session Union Weekly hosts the North Middletown Fire Association at 7 p m North Middletown Fire House on Manchester Road Cancer Clinic opens at 7 p m Middletown Hospital welcomes patients Middletown Hospital Board of Trustees to meet at 7 30 p m in the hospital.
Order of Ahepa meets at 8 p m at the YMCA. American Legion members gather at 7 30 p m at the Legion Home. Middletown Life Underwriters convene at noon at Forest Hills. Clerks post office unit meets at 8 p m. Chauffeurs Local 836 holds an officers meeting at 7 30 p m at the hall. Blythe Williams Post 231 Legion holds its house committee and executive board at 7 30 p m at the hall.
YMCA Board of Directors scheduled to convene at 12 45 PM at the YMCA building to discuss agenda items.
A Middletown boy sustained chest injuries but was in good condition after being pinned between a loading dock and a truck tail gate at the French Bauer Dairy at 11 m today. The driver, his father James, backed up unaware his son was in the rear and the boy was rushed to Mercy Hospital by his father.
A 12 year old girl, Patricia Berchtold of Foster Route 1, was hit by a car on Route 3 near Foster as she left a school bus. She suffered a possible skull fracture, a compound fracture of the left leg, and cuts. The incident occurred while returning from a Catholic school. Driver Wallace L. Clement of Fort Knox Kentucky was involved. bus driver Peter Noll of Foster was not charged. Sheriff Gerald W. Couden investigated.
Safety Council Industrial Division meets at Shattle Brothers Machine Company to discuss a newly formed Safety Consulting Committee. Paul Wilson notes the panel will review accidents, compile reports, and assist plants in identifying accident prone conditions for management attention. Members include Byrum, Allen, Barker, and Bryan. Services are voluntary. plants seeking surveys may call 23618.
Germantown residents remain uncertain after the village council postponed action on parking meters. Judge Calvin Crawford upheld a repeal of the meters, deeming them illegal, with the council delaying further steps as Mayor Miller stated no action was taken.
Mrs. E. D. Gray, tax examiner, will arrive in Middletown next week to assist vendors in preparing sales tax returns for the period January 1 to June 30. She will be stationed at the City Hall for guidance and filing assistance.
Vendors must work 9 to 4 weekdays and 9 to noon Saturday and bring records including last report, sales records, and vendor purchase orders. Reports must be filed or mailed to Don Huh Ebright, State Treasurer, Columbus, by August 1 to avoid delinquency.
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