Letters From Middletonians Highlight Space Era Ties
Once A Middletonian WAS LAST WEEK Letter Writing Week. Two transplanted Middletonians wrote confirming the pull of familiar faces and places. A note timed with Scott Carpenter in orbit came from Mrs. Edna Highley, wife of Charles Highley, noting her son Bob is among the instruments helping send men into space at Cape Canaveral Florida.
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Middletown
Scott Carpenter
Earth
Charles
Edna
Highley
Bob
Cape Canaveral, Fla
Those Wonderful Men and A Florida City Charm
A Florida family in Winter Park recounts watching Cape Canaveral rocket launches and meeting astronauts. They recall John Glenn, Grissom, and Shepherd, blending pride in Florida with homespun wit. The piece closes with a weather anecdote about a recent deep freeze.
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Cape
Winter Park
Fla
Ocean Front
Outer
Space
Pad 14
Col
Glenn
Florida
Edna
Grissom
Shepherd
John Glenn
Ohio
Teacher Shifts to Ceylon Role Through Peace Corps
Miss Ruth Yinger, after 14 years at Lemon-Monroe High School, plans two years in Ceylon as a Peace Corps teacher's aide. She will train in Philadelphia for 19 weeks, study language and area topics, and live near Colombo. Her move reflects belief in education-based foreign aid over diplomacy.
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Ruth Yinger
Peace Corps
Lemon-Monroe
Ceylon
Sargent Shriver
Tanganyika
Columbia
Miss Yinger
Yinger
Tytus Avenue
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Summer clothing and climate cues in a small town letter
A reader reflects on unseasonable warmth and still needing sweaters and blankets before summer, comparing Florida vacations to local weather. Augusta Roth, retired businesswoman from Middletown, writes from Frenchburg Ky about urban decline, recalling Clinton Central McAlpin's and other vanished landmarks and vacant storefronts.
Family Party Honors Couple Wed 50 Years
A 50th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Dan Davis, 2614 Fleming Road, is set for June 5 at the Golden Lamb Inn in Lebanon. Married June 1912 in Franklin Indiana, officiated by Mrs. Davis’s uncle the late Rev T A Childs. Dan Davis retired in 1950 from Armco Steel after 33 years. They have three children and five grandchildren with two great grandchildren. Family and out of town guests include Mrs Evelyn D Forster and Filmer Davis of Middletown and Mrs Robert Windsor of Fassino California plus Mr and Mrs Elmer Davis and Mr and Mrs William Fortter and son Dan of Miami Florida.
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Dan Davis
Flemming Road
Golden Lamb Inn
Lebanon
Franklin
Ind
Davis
T. A Childs
Armco Steel Corp
Evelyn D. Forster
Filmer Davis
Middletown
Robert Windsor
Fascino
Calif
Forster
Elmer Davis
William Fortter
Dan
Miami
Fla
Rainbow Color Degree Ceremony Set June 9
On Saturday June 9 at Wilson School auditorium Mrs Evan Owen of Barberton supreme deputy in Ohio Order of the Rainbow for Girls will confer the Grand Cross of Color Degree on 13 girls and 13 adults of district 20. The ceremony begins at 8 p m with Miss Mary Ann Gaydos of Lakewood grand worthy adviser of Ohio as grand aide.
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Wilson School
Evan Owen
Bamberton
Ohio
Order of the Rainbow
Mary Ann Gaydos
Lakewood
Rainbow Girls
Lakewood Assembly
Vicki Mackall
Middletown
Indiana
Marshall
Samira Niederman
Mason
Grand Victory
Judy Cole
Wilmingon
Judy Walters
Waynesville
Ruth
Bonnie Moore
Wilmington
Grand Vision
Susan Rossman
Franklin
Penny Duvall
Middle ‘Town
Donna Downey
Morrow
Cathy Bowermaster
Sherry Henry
Debbie Ireland
Patty Davis
Kathy Kilworth
Julie Gons
Donna Tailman
Marie Collart
Judy Allison
Sandra Nixon
Lebanon
Yearly check improves gas furnace reliability
If your home is gas heated you know furnaces need little maintenance. Have the burner and controls inspected annually by your gas company or heating contractor. Regular checks are better than waiting for a breakdown.
Teen Party Drink Idea Spreads via Recipe Tip
A simple mixed beverage using equal parts ginger ale and grape juice is suggested for teen gatherings. Serve over ice with orange slices as a garnish to create a refreshing nonalcoholic option.
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Middletonian
By Alice Lawler
Cocoa Beach
Orlando
Irene Barr
Colombo
Alrready
South
Augusta Roth
United Presbyterian Centre
Frenchburg, Ky
Germania
American Building and Loan Association
Clinton and
Central
McAlpin's
Weber and Greter
Calvary Methodist Church
Miss Roth
Mrs
Tobias
Sanitone
Central Ave
Charles ST
David M. Francis
The
International Supreme Assembly
McAlester
Okla
Neena Brown
Beverly Kuhn
Jeanne Shackleford
Vivian Spies
Leonard Shackleford
John Howard
Wendell Tallman
Franklin Rainbow
Beverly Hannah
Pat Howard
Carol Frank
Harry Hannah
Donald Thompson
Pam Craig
Margery Baker
Myron Baker
Mozelle Ross
Karen Gilbert
Karen Schriefer
George Watts
Caroline Bunch
Mazel Belcher
Belinda Brackney
Richard Brackney
Peggy Gray
Wooster
Charles Felston
District 20
Ees
Marcia Chenoweth
Roy Ross Jr
Prosser ‘Chapter
Order of the Fastern Star
Beverly Kurtz
Jayne Barker
Judy Voegele
Teri Steele
Laon
Shackleford
Herb Duvall
Middletown Assembly
Mary Rovd
Barbara Gibson
JoAnn MclIntosh
Lester Chenoweth
Barberton
Dayton
Eaton
Portsmouth
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Merle Norman
Lotion Quartet
Gillen
Crow
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