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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1963
Page
14
Alice Lawler recalls a fishing trip to Birch Lake Minnesota that split into two cars and wandered off the main route. The women sought points of interest while the men preferred speed, turning the journey into an extended misadventure on multi lane highways and two lane detours.
A traveler recalls a near misadventure on the Northwestern Tollway as faulty signage and confusing exit cues turned a routine trip into a driving ordeal. A helpful passerby finally offered directions after the navigator misread Alt. 30 83 for 30 83.
Readers asked humorous queries at toll stations as part of a tollway book. A motorist asked where he was going and was told where he wanted to go. One traveler sought a homeward route and received a map. A wagonload joke noted 12 passengers with a bold sign.
The author longs for a stay at home summer with trips to Minnesotan towns and Birch Lake while avoiding crowded expressways and mega highways. He laments highway expansion that saps travel charm and historical towns, urging careful planning so women and men can travel separately and still enjoy antiques and local culture.
Miss Patricia Ann Eckhardt became the bride of Harold Neal Fritzsche in a 7:30 p.m. ceremony at St Pauls United Church of Christ. The Rev Robert McNamara officiated with Maid of honor Peg Rogers of Cincinnati and bridesmaids Linda Justice Barbara Schul Camden and Robin Fritzsche. Best man Kent Mills. ushers Raymond Eckhardt Noel Fritzsche Don Fritzsche. The couple will live on Seldon Avenue. Mrs Fritzsche attended Middletown High School and works at Davidsons Photo Shop. he is an Armco Steel employee and Middletown High School graduate who served in Germany.
Mr and Mrs George Tipton of Brown's Run Road West Middletown announce the engagement of their daughter Diana to James Douglas Lawson son of Mr and Mrs Carl Lawson of West Alexandria Road Trenton They both graduated from Madison High School and plan to wed in October Magnode Products Inc of Trenton employs Mr Lawson.
Middletown soprano Bonnie Murray, famed as the musical ambassador, keeps busy with concerts in Chicago, Dallas, Miami Beach, and Cleveland. She plans more engagements, a future Europe tour, and an Alaska trip, while her husband Jim supports her after naval reserve duties.
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