Denison U To Graduate Five Area Students
Four Middletown students and one from Franklin were candidates for degrees at Denison University Granville today at annual commencement exercises. Edwin Harris to receive a bachelor of science in physics. Margaret Leighton major in biology. Wanda Thomas bachelor of science in education with a music major. L Dale Wilson bachelor of arts in personnel administration. Joan LeRoy major in sociology. Small fry decorate cookies with a pink frosting mix and have fun.
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Middletown
Franklin
Denison University
Granville
Edwin Harris
E. W Harris
Kensington St
Men’s Glee Club
Lambda Chi Alpha
Margaret Leighton
George E. Leighton
Eaton Dr
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Wanda Thomas
Oscar R. Thomas
Magnolia Dr
Phi Beta Kappa
Shepardson Club
L. Dale Wilson
Harry B. Wilson
South Main St
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Joan LeRoy
R.E. LeRoy
Oxford Rd
Denison
Christian Emphasis Week
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
Miss Charlotte Chapple Plans Pittsburgh Wedding
The engagement of Miss Charlotte DeWitt Chapple to David Patterson Bennett Jr. is announced by Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Chapple Jr. of Pittsburgh. Charlotte, a Chatham Hall and Connecticut College graduate, is active in Pittsburgh Junior League. Bennett, a Williams alumnus and WWII veteran, is from Shadyside Academy. The wedding is planned for early fall.
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Middletown
Bennett Chapple, Jr
Pittsa
Charlotte DeWitt Chapple
David Patterson Bennett, Jr
D. P. Bennett
Pittsburgh
Miss Chapple
Bennett Chapple
McGee St
Florence Sanders
Florence St
Chatham Hall
Connecticut College
Mr. Bennett
Shadyside Academy
Williams College
U. S. Naval Air Force
Bennett Chapple, Sr
John Shartle
Albert Sanders
Troy
Shafer St
Middletown NSA Chapter Installs Officers at Holiday House
Local Middletown National Secretaries Association installs new officers for the coming year. Gwendolyn Matthews becomes president with Mary Sullivan as vice president and M Sheets as recording secretary. Helen Keating initiates, retiring president Evelyn Day receives a jeweled pin, and Betsy Jane Roush sends a letter of appreciation for the NSA scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn G. Day
Middletown
National Secretaries Association
Holiday House
Gwendolyn Matthews
Mary E. Sullivan
M. Sheets
P. Cassidy
Georgia Leftheris
Day
Matthews
Floyd Starr
Helen Keating
Betty Jane Roush
Middletown High School
Roush
NSA
fo _ Stephens College
Columbia
Margaret D. Klopp
Carolyn Jeanne Stabler
Sue Whaley
Middletown Hospital
Washington, D.C
Enrights Celebrate Dayton Graduate With Buffet Honor
Mr and Mrs John Enright of Arlington Ave held a Saturday buffet to honor their son Robert Enright upon his graduation from the University of Dayton. More than 65 guests from Dayton Middletown and nearby joined a red and blue themed reception with gladioli and delphiniums. Robert earned a B S in education and will work this summer at Armco through a Miami University scholarship.
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John Enright
Arlington Ave
Robert Enright
University of Dayton
Dayton
Middletown
Armco
Miami University
Miss Edwards to Wed in First Baptist Dayton
Announcement by Dr and Mrs L F Edwards of Franklin states their daughter Miss Ann Edwards will wed the Rev Morse Bettison of Dayton in a church ceremony at the First Baptist Church Dayton next Saturday at 12 30 p m.
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L. F. Edwards
Franklin
Ann Edwards
Morse Bettison
Dayton
First Baptist Church
Day‘ton
Shower Concludes Pre-Nuptial Fetes For Miss Holland
Concluding the rounds of showers for bride elect Miss Mary Ann Holland on June 14, Mrs. Winifred Sabo hosted a luncheon in the Green Room of the Manchester Hotel. Pastel gladioli and bachelor buttons adorned tables as gifts were handed to Miss Holland. guests included Mrs. Mae Holland, Mrs. Gilbert Lafayette Jr., Miss Eileen Cassidy, Miss Chardelle Weber, Miss Patricia Greer, Mrs. George Hauser, and Mrs. John Weber.
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Mary Ann Holland
Winifred Sabo
Green Room
Manchester
Miss Holland
Mae Holland
Gilbert Lafayette, Jr
Eileen Cassidy
Chardelle Weber
Patricia Greer
George Hauser
John Weber
Wildwood Group Plays Two Ball Foursome Sunday
Members of Wildwood Golf Club held a Sunday two ball foursome with Mrs. Owens Combs and Morris Smith posting the low gross score. Blind bogey winners were Mrs. William Rains and Bert Feinthal. A covered dish luncheon followed at the clubhouse, planned by Mr. and Mrs. E. Westfall with help from Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Sanderson and Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Feinthal.
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Wildwood Golf Club
Owens Combs
Morris Smith
William Rains
Bert Feinthal
E. Westfall
M. B. Sanderson
B. K. Feinthal
Forest Hills Golf Winners Named
Forest Hills Country Club members held their first two ball foursome of the season with a record 27 couples. Low gross honors went to Mrs. Don Malcom and Jim Boyd while blind bogey was shared by Mrs. Win Arnold and Ron Lane and by Mrs. Guerney Cole Jr. and J. T. Lamb. A covered dish supper followed. Planning for the event was led by Mr. and Mrs. Don Malcolm assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Vollette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hills Country Club
Don Malcom
Jim Boyd
Win Arnold
Ron Lane
Guerney Cole, Jr
J. T. Lamb
Don Malcolm
Ed Vollette
Graduation and engagement notices from travel notes
Travel notes record families visiting Cincinnati for grandson William D. Klopp’s metallurgical engineering degree at the University of Cincinnati. Also present were John B. Guernsey who joined Tau Beta Pi, and Charlotte DeWitt Chapple, granddaughter of the Chapple and Sanders families, announces an engagement. Other entries cover 10 day vacations, Florida travel plans, and Bonnie Murray’s performances in San Francisco.
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W. E Klopp
iTytus Ave
iCincinnati
William D. Klopp
University of Cincinnati
Bert Guernsey
Brentwood St
John B.guernsey
Tau Beta Pi
Man Donates 51 Pints Of Blood For Charity Since 1941
MAYWOOD NJ Al Briddon a 52 year old factory worker has given about four times the normal blood volume to Red Cross and other agencies since 1941 totaling 51 pints. He travels to towns in Northern New Jersey to donate and has given during urgent midnight calls and against medical advice. He recalls giving three pints in 1943 over two weeks and recently returned after a routine checkup to donate for a young former coworker who needed a transfusion the most. Briddon never considered selling blood and donates for free. He is a father of three and also raises cigarette money for hospitalized veterans. The sea contains 5 to 276 parts of gold per 100 million parts of water.
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Maywood
N. J
al Briddon
Husky Good Samaritan
Red Cross
Briddon
New Jersey
Obituary of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Johnson 94 Stanton Pioneer
Mrs Elizabeth Johnson died at 6 39 a m Sunday at her home 334 Clark Street Middletown after moving to the area in 1941 to join her daughter late Mrs Nancy Henry She helped bring the first doctor and church to Stanton a longtime United Presbyterian member Survived by daughter Mrs Earl Whitman two sons Robert McNabb John R Johnson eighteen grandchildren eight great grandchildren The body was moved to Herne Funeral Home Stanton with services at 2 p m Wednesday conducted by Rev Thornton Thompson Burial in Stanton Cemetery Local arrangements by Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home
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Mary Elizabeth Johnson
Stanton Ky
Middletown
Clark St
Johnson
Nancy Henry
Stanton
United Presbyterian Church
Earl Whitman
Robert McNabb
Covington
John R. Johnson
Ladoga
Ind
Herne Funeral Home
Thornton Thompson
The
Stanton Cemetery
Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home
Pallbearers Named for Newt Lansaw Auctioneer
Newt Lansaw 87 prominent Miami Valley auctioneer died Saturday at Middletown Hospital. Funeral services at 2:30 Tuesday at First Church of God with pallbearers including four sons a grandson and a son in law Holly W B Conner and O L Lansaw Paul Lansaw George Arkill all of Middletown Dr R C Caudill a close friend will officiate. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may view at J R Baker and Sons Funeral Home until noon Tuesday when body will be taken to the church to lie in state until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt Lansaw
Miami Valley
Mr. Lansaw
Middletown Hospital
First Church of God
Holly
W.B
Conner
O.L. Lansaw
Middletown
Paul Lansaw
George Arkill
R. C. Caudill
Woodside Cemetery
J. R. Baker and Sons
Grace Van Ness 73 dies after cerebral hemorrhage in Lebanon
Mrs Grace Van Ness 73 of Lebanon died at 345 a.m. Sunday in Grandview Hospital after a stroke at her North Broadway home. Widow of Charles Van Ness she was a Methodist and member of Order of the Eastern Star and Garden Club. Survived by three sons Earl Newark N J Ralph Columbus Ed Cincinnati a daughter Martha and brother Holly Taylor. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery.
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Lebanon
Grace van Ness
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
North Broadway
Charles van Ness
Methodist Church
Order of the Eastern Star
The
Garden Club
Monroe
van Ness
Johnson Funeral Home
Lebanon Cemetery
Earl
Newark
N. J
Ralph van Ness
Columbus
Cincinnati
Martha
Holly Taylor
Funeral services set for Ray C. Weaver
Ray C. Weaver 69 a Warren County farmer dies at his Lebanon area home Funeral rites are planned for Wednesday at 2 p m at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery He was a Methodist Church Official Board Grange member and Farmers cooperative director Surviving are his wife Anneta two daughters Mrs George Brooks New York Mrs Ernest F Schmidt Bernardsville NJ and three grandchildren
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Lebanon
Ray C. Weaver
Warren County
Oswald
John F. Miller dies at 71 custodian of Camp Campbell Gard
John F. Miller 71 custodian of Camp Campbell Gard for nine years died at 2 10 p m Sunday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after brief illness Former electrician Miller retired in 1943 to take duties at the camp He was emeritus 50 year member Mt Herman Lodge 304 F and AM in Columbus Ga Survived by wife Anna two daughters Mrs Elmer Davis Middleport and Mrs Leo Flynn Blue Ash OH a brother George E Miller Hartwick MA several grandchildren and great grandchildren Funeral services 2 p m Wednesday at Griesmer Grim Funeral Home 422 North Second St Hamilton Burial Greenwood Cemetery Friends may call after 4 p m Tuesday
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Hamilton
John F
Jack” Miller
Camp Campbell Gard
Ercy Hospital
Miller
Mt. Herman Lodge
Columbus
Anna E. Miller
Elmer Davis
Middletown
Leo Flynn
Blue Ash
George E. Miller
Hartwick
Mass
Griesmer-Grim
North Second St
Greenwood Cemetery
Obituary notices list services for several residents
Mrs. Henrietta C Niederman aged 54 of Millville Pike has services at 10 a.m. Monday at Webb Funeral Home. Emma S Jones aged 80 of 100 North B Street has services at 2 p.m. Monday at Proeschel Funeral Home. William H Reichel aged 85 of 1019 Ludlow Street has services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Klaus Funeral Home. Gloria Herman aged 36 from Round Lake Illinois is visiting her sister Mrs Frank Janco at 555 Park Avenue.
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Henrietta C. Niederman
Millville Pike
Webb Funeral Home
Emma
S. Jones
North B. St
Proeschel
William H. Reichel
Ludlow St
Klaus Funeral Home
Gloria Herman
Round Lake
Ill
Frank Janco
Park Ve
Deaths Elsewhere By The Associated Press
Cambridge essayist Sir Desmond MacCarthy 75, of the London Sunday Times. New York executive vice president Arthur Michael Raphael 58, longtime Lionel Corp. official. Baghdad Army attache Lt. Col. Edmond F. Driscoll 34. De Leon Springs John G. King 91, ex Boston Evening Traveler GM and Atlantic Monthly staffer. Cape Girardeau Wendell W. Black 48, Jackson Chamber of Commerce GM and former U.S. Chamber director. New York Mrs. Mary Cummings Paine Eudy 78 of Louis.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Eng
Sir Desmond MacCarthy
London Sunday Times
New York
Arthur Michael Raphael
Lionel Corp
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Wendell W. Black
Jackson, Miss
Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Mary Cummings Paine Eudy
Louis
Injured Man Found In Field May Have Been Horse Victim
Hamilton police theorize Murray Wickard may have been kicked by a horse after being found unconscious in a field near the Naval Reserve Training Station. Wickard, 47, of 310 Hudson Street, had severe head wounds and bruises, and was in Mercy Hospital two days after the incident. Doctors described his condition as improving from Sunday’s critical state as investigators review his movements and the scene.
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Hamilton
Murray Wickard
Hudson St
Naval Reserve Training Station
Fair Ave
Wickard
Mercy Hospital
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Boone
Buttern County
Local Families Attend Alumni Events and Visits
Kings Mills residents visit relatives in Jamestown and Middletown on Decoration Day weekend. Alumni Banquet and baccalaureate services at Wilmington College highlight Rev C H Foster family activities with son Cpl Robert Foster in the graduating class. Several gatherings include Covington Ky, Mason, Miami Florida, and Dayton connections with the Landrum and Drake families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Miller
Ofa Coomer
South Lebanon
Denver
Colo
Lester Coomer
C. H. Foster
Robert Foster
Karen
Wilmington College
Foster
Cpl
Charles Brewer
Sylvia
Covington
Robert Buergermeier
Ralph Pierson
Lebanon
Jamestown
Buergermeier
Russell Parks
Mason
Robert Skidmore
Miami
Fila
Robert Drake
Drake
Frank McKenzie
Middletown
Sandy McKenzie
Judy Smith
Drakes
Poet and businesswoman founded Ma Cummings Inc in Ville Ky
Ville Kentucky based poet and businesswoman founded Ma Cummings Incorporated makers of ha made dresses with branches across the country as noted in the fragmentary text.
Nusbaum Named Vice President Of Hickock Mig Co
Joseph H. Nusbaum aged 65 serves as vice president and sales manager for Hickock Mig Co Rochester New York designation reported in a brief biographical notice from Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Joseph H. Nusbaum
The
Hickock Mig. Co
Rochester, N. Y
Meeting Wednesday by Ohio Society engineers
Local members of the Ohio Society of Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Civic Association.
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Ohio Society of Stationary Engineers
Civic Association
Pennsylvania Delegates Gather for Eisenhower Taft Meeting
Fine said 70 regular and 70 alternate Pennsylvania delegates were invited to meet the general next Friday at Eisenhower's farm near Gettysburg. He noted the talks are not expected to yield firm support for Eisenhower or Taft. Pennsylvania delegates will later meet Taft in a similar gathering. Taft requested such a meeting. Of 32 officially uncommitted Keystone delegates, 20 favored Eisenhower and 18 Taft.
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Fine
Penn. Sylvania
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Taft
Keystone State
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Makee Norris
Firet Ave
Music Store
Charlotte Chapple
Enrights
Buffet
Son
Miss Edwards
Lintheum Coffeemaster
Giase
Sunbeam Coffeemaster
Sunbeam Travel Toaster
Waffle Baker
Cappel
N. Main ST
Wildwood Group
Forest Hills
F. R. Winslow
Penny
Fred
Elburn
Chicago
Florida
Norman Lambert
Richard
Roger
L. E. Diver
Dixie Highway
California
Bonnie Murray
Mise Murray
San Francisco
Nedda
Musetta
Mrs
Mary Johnson
John F. Miller
Baghdad
Iraq
Edmond F. Driscoll
U. S
Kings Mills
James Hagemeyer
Reuben Landrum
Carillon Park
Ulysses Landrum
John Dobroszi, Jr
East End
Central Ave
Outsler
Johnstoin Upholstering Co
Crawford
Wonder Bread
Apierre
Asmach
National Research Council
Yale
Omer
Continental Baking Company
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