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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1948
Page
3
President Truman plans a trip to Independence Missouri after attending the dedication of Idlewild airport in New York City on July 31. He will depart by air on either Saturday or Sunday to visit his ancestral home and meet local supporters amid ongoing public duties.
Miss Mary Dee McGill and William A. Malott plan a simple ceremony July 31 at 1 30 p m at First Church of Christ with maid of honor Ida McGill and best man Herbert Spade. Rev W D Brock to officiate. McGill daughter of late Mr and Mrs Henry McGill of Trenton and affiliated with P Lorillard Co. Malott son of Mrs Sarah Malott and Willis Malott of Clinton St employed in engineering at Shattle Brothers and noted musician. Honeymoon in Smoky Mountains for two weeks then home at 1928 Winona Dr.
Mr. and Mrs. A. FE. Wasson of 117 Moore St. celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. Miss Marie Diedler of Clarandon Hat Shoppe attends a milinery show in Chicago and will return late this week. Middletonians vacationing at Fred's Resort in Mercer Wis include Mr. and Mrs. Richard Trout and sons Jimmie and Buddy, Mrs. Mary Duvall and her grandchildren, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cahane. Mrs. Leo J. Smith of Honolulu visits Middletown two weeks after a New York City trip to see her son Eldon and friends. Mrs. D T. Selvar of Stanley St. and two sons depart Cincinnati for Fargo NC, for a month visiting relatives.
New York AP reports church membership in the United States at an all time high with 77,386,188 persons last year, comprising 53 percent of the population.
Eastern Star officers and families plus Swidombe Class of Evangelical United Brethren Church and Homemakers' Circle No 4 plan gatherings at LeSourdsville Lake tomorrow. Members should bring a handkerchief, own service, and meet church groups at specified times with transportation arranged. Zoin Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society meet at Chautauqua Thursday, picnic lunch at noon. contact Mrs. Malcolm Reed for transport.
In The Hospital Mrs Asa Smith of Jefferson Street is listed surgical. Mrs J L McGuff of Monroe Street is medical. Burnett Armstrong of Excello surgical. Mrs Alva D Lester of Fourteenth Avenue is surgical. Mrs Donald Thompson of Franklin surgical. W M Simpson of Seneca Street medical. August Fosse of Central Avenue, Mrs William Allen of Trenton, Miss Laura Glasscock of Franklin medical. Mrs Isaac Jones of Mason, Paul Doebler Jr son of Mr and Mrs Paul Doebler Sr of Monroe surgical. Charles Dearth Jr son of Mr and Mrs Charles Dearth Sr of Germantown Road surgical. DISMISSED Mrs Charles Stagges of Elsmere Street Finley Elam of Waynesville.
Thirty members of Delta Chi Sigma Sorority met at LeSourdsville Lake for a chicken dinner served at seven. After eating they enjoyed the park facilities, with the evening organized by Mrs. Robert Stemmons, Mrs Harlan Bishop, and Mrs. H. E. Lawson.
Mr and Mrs Raymond Buchannan Franklin welcome a boy Monday. Mr and Mrs Raymond Patterson Franklin welcome a boy Monday. Mr and Mrs Henderson Rose West Middletown welcome a girl Monday. Mr and Mrs Russell Baker West Middletown welcome a boy Tuesday. Mr and Mrs James Brown 1808 Central Ave welcome a girl Sunday. Mr and Mrs H E Harvey Catherine Bell Norwood welcome a girl Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Bell Wayne Ave.
Douglas Harrison of Michael Road was surprised Sunday as Mrs. Harrison hosted a birthday gathering. A formal noon meal featured a cake centerpiece, followed by gift presentations. The party group then traveled to Cincinnati for an afternoon at the zoo with family and friends.
Bruce L Peters of Fleming Road won Class A for a photo of a young girl with a fishing pole and oversized worm. Linda Havemann, daughter of Mr and Mrs Havemann Sr, was the photogenic subject. Peters also won first prize for a roller coaster scene at LeSourdsville Lake. The Eastman Kodak contest runs six weeks, with four classes and a district prize, winner advances toward a national grand prize in Washington.
Cleveland report notes Ethel L. Wing of Milwaukee was elected national president of the Women s Army Corps and Veterans Association, reflecting continued leadership among former service members.
Former Cleveland police lieutenant Ernest L Molnar was found guilty on all eight counts of a bribery indictment involving policy racketeers. He faces a possible one to 80 year sentence after jurors rejected defense claims and heard star witnesses testify to protection payments ranging from $25 to $1,500 over several years. Mayor Burke promised further investigations into police corruption.
City briefs list events including Hunter-Clark Post VEW meeting at Silver Leaf Club eight p.m. plus a cancer clinic at Middletown Hospital seven p.m. and various local group gatherings throughout the evening at downtown venues.
The Miami Chapter of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers will view a film titled The Easy Way during their noon meeting at the Manchester Hotel. Moose Club holds its weekly business meeting at 8 p m at the Hall on West Central Ave. Blythe Williams Post 231 ex ecutive board and house committee meet at 7 30 p m at the Hall. Middletown High School Alumni Association directors meet at 8 p m in the Civic Association building. Fresh Air Camp hosts a birthday dinner for 72 youngsters at 5 30 p m in the camp dining hall.
The Earl of Sandwich, famed gambler, disliked pausing for meals and ordered meat between two bread slices, creating the famous sandwich.
Parkersburg AP reports last rites were held for John Coulter West at First Christian Church. West, paroled March 31 from Mansfield Reformatory, was killed after a roadblock near Van Wert during a police confrontation amid a two-week crime spree that left six dead with accomplice Robert Murl Daniels in custody in Celina Ohio.
The Philip Carey Manufacturing Company and its associate Miami Cabinet Division announced six month results led by a net profit of 1,753,035 or 2.14 a common share. Sales reached 21,907,623, up 23 percent from the same period in 1947, said Robert S. King, president.
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