Ethel Merman Chosen Official Hostess for NYC Summer Festival
Ethel Merman will serve as official hostess for New York City's summer festival. She will dedicate buildings, make TV appearances, greet visitors, and invite the public to drop by the Majestic Theater. Merman promises a full New York experience including museums, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, and a subway ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Roe
Pres
Ethel Merman
Madam
Majestic Theater
New York
Merman
Ethel
Empire State Building
Statue of Liberty
la Guardia ‘Field
Miss Bales to Wed Paul Doughman Jr on July 6
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Bales announce the engagement of their daughter Constance Ann to Paul W. Doughman Jr. The couple, Lemon Monroe High School graduates, plan a July 6 wedding at Amanda Methodist Church Excello with a reception afterward at Amanda Athletic Club.
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Charles H. Bales
Yankee Road
Constance Ann
Paul W. Dovhman Jr
Paul W. Doughman
Excello
Amanda Methodist Church
Amanda Athletic Club
Miss Bales
Mr. Doughman
Lemon-Monroe High School
Rudicil Neill Wedding Vows Exchanged in Dayton
Rita Rudicil and Edward C. Neill exchanged wedding vows May 18 at St John’s Church. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Betty Gebhardt, wore a pearl jeweled gown with a lace pillbox veil. The couple plans a Las Vegas honeymoon and will reside at 112 Harrison St. The bride works as a secretary. the groom is a Middletown High School graduate employed at Chapple Buick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Rudicil
Betty Gebhardt
Dayton
Edward C. Neill
Perry C. Neill
Harrison Street
St. John’s Church
Martin S. Gebhardt
Jayne Gebhardt
Pete O'Connor
James Ristance
Mike Hupka
Las Vegas
Harrison St
Fenwick High School
Bob Phillips Real Estate
Strinko Construction
Ray McMullen
Middletown
Chapple Buick
Showers Honor Bride-Elect Miss Jane Spraley of Dayton
Bride-elect Miss Jane Spraley of Dayton was honored with a miscellaneous shower hosted by her fiancé James Dumford’s sister at a home on Marshall Road. The event featured yellow and white shasta daisies and pastel place settings with guests including Mrs. J. L. Spraley and several Spraley and Mulligan relatives. The couple plans to wed June 29 at St Rita Church in Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Spraley
Dayton
James Dumford
Martha’ Dumford
Marshall Road
J. L. Spraley
John McCloskey
Judith Spraftey
Joan Spraley
Spraley
Mr. Dumford
St. Rita Church
Henry Stang
John McCloskey Jr
Paul Gacke
Denlinger Road
Rebekah Lodge Plans Initiation Ceremonies July 1
Twenty members of Viola Rebekah Lodge met at Odd Fellows Hall to finalize arrangements for the July 1 initiation. Attendees from Viola Rebekah and IOOF attended Middletown Hospital open house. The group announced a visit to Queen Esther Rebekah Lodge in Banon and the IOOF Lebanon memorial program. Hostess committee: Mrs. Elmer Triplett, Mrs. Homer Miller, Mrs. L. A. McLaughlin, Mrs. Howard Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Viola Rebekah
IOOF
Middletown Hospital
Queen Esther Rebekah
Banon
Lebanon
Elmer Triplett
Homer Miller
L. A. McLaughlin
Howard Hoover
Rice Boiled Potatoes With Butter and Paprika
A kitchen tip describes cooking boiled potatoes directly in a serving dish. The method uses thin butter slices and paprika to keep the potatoes fluffy and flavorful.
Mrs Wikoff and Mrs Weinstein Win At Bridge
Mrs Stanley Weinstein and Mrs Howard Wikoff won first place with 66 points at Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club. Kerry Rothstein pair finished second with 56 percent. Harry Bedford and Harve Waken placed third with 56 points at Temple Beth Sholem where the club posted a 48 average among five percent tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Weinstein
Howard Wikoff
Middletown
Middletonians Finish College at Princeton and Cincinnati
Two Middletown students joined graduates at Princeton University as 827 bachelor and advanced degrees were conferred on six continents. Robert H. Edwards and Harold Dwight Snell Jr. earned bachelor of arts degrees on the 210th commencement day. Gerald Lawrence Ragland received a bachelor of science in pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Princeton University
Robert H. Edwards
A. R. Edwards
S. Main Street
Harold DwightsNeill Jr
H. D. Neill F
Poinciana Road
Princeton
Nassau Hall
Middletonians
University of Cincinnati
Gerald (Lawrence Ragland
L. J. Ragland
Main Street
Patty Curlis Party Dates Ahead for June 29 Wedding
Bride-elect Miss Patty Curlis, fiancé Jerry Cole, was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Paul Curlis Jr with sixteen guests on Carolina Street. A second shower for Miss Curlis was hosted by Mrs Boyd Cole on Sheffield Street. The couple will wed June 29 at Grace Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patty Curlis
Jerry Cole
Paul Curlis Jr
Carolina Street
Miss Curlis
Boyd Cole
Sheffield Street
Mr. Cole
Grace Baptist Church
Wedding of Miss Lynn Mull and Thomas D. Day Planned
Travel notes show out of town guests arriving for the wedding at First Methodist Church on Saturday. Attendees include families and relatives from Wilmington Delaware Cedar Rapids Iowa Wichita Kansas Cleveland Ohio Exeter New Hampshire Sanford Florida and local Middletonians at Camp Fort Scott near Cincinnati plus trips to Anna Maria Island Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Mull
Thomas D. Day
First Methodist Church
J. S. Day
North Avenue
Richard Sellers
Nancy
Wilmington
Del
C. W. Frederick
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Wichita
Kan
Robert Day
Charles Day
Cleveland
James W. Griswold
Exeter
N. H
Day
Neal Farmer
Sanford, Fla
Edgewater Beach offers pools tennis and five famed restaurants
In Chicago readers are invited to enjoy Edgewater Beach during off hours with outdoor pool access vast shaded lawns and a lakeside breeze. The property highlights five renowned restaurants ready to entertain guests on their next visit.
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Edgewater Beach
Vital statistics notes couples with births and marriages
List of births from several households including Ferris, Miler, Baker, Rettighl, Hayes. Also engaged or paired individuals in Hamilton and nearby towns with ages and addresses. Mixed mentions include Dozier and Collins, Grimme and Elliott, Prugh and Lindsey, Abner and Taylor, Wilson and Rose, Smith and Kremer, Strong and Strode, Dorsey Center Jr. and Wilmoth, Robinson and Powell.
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James Dozier
Hamilton
Mary Collins
Bryce Grimme
Katherine Elliott
Hamiilton
Jesse E. Prugh
Miamisburg
Mary Lindsey
Clerk
Shafer St
Middletown
James Larry Abner
LaFayette Ave
Carolyne Taylor
Taylor Ave
Robert Wilson
Virginia Rose
Manson K. Smith
Loveland
Joan C. Kremer
Kenneth Strong
Nancy Strode
Dorsey Center Jr
Alice Fay Wilmoth
Clarence Robinson
Jane Powell
Marriage Licerties List From Trenton and Middletown
The record lists multiple couples including Allen Stamper a 19 year old Armco employee of Trenton with Wilma Eversole 18 from Trenton, Raymond Vanderpool 21 of Hamilton with Helen Hopper 18, James W. Roach 51 receiving helper of Middletown with Sarah Borders 59 cook of Middletown, Jerry Myers 21 intern embalmer with Nancy Miller 22 nurse of Middletown, Roy Lee Morgan 19 Hamilton with Dorothy Ann DeLong 20, and Gerald Jones 21 Hamilton with Lew Ann South also in Hamilton. Theodore C Rogers 22 US Navy and Adele Lee Woods 22 student of Middletown are noted with addresses Barton Rd Bainbridge Md and 610 S Main St Middletown respectively.
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Allen Stamper
Armco
Union St
Trenton
Wilma Eversole
Ohio Ave
Raymond Vanderpool
Hamilton
Helen Hopper
James W. Roach
Charles St
Middletown
Sarah Borders
Cook
Wilmore Dr
Jerry Myers
Nancy Miller
Highland St
Roy Lee Morgan
Dorothy Ann DeLong
Gerald Jones
Lew Ann South
Theodore C. Rogers
U. S. Navy
Barton Rd
Bainbridge
Adele Lee Woods
S. Main St
Printed Pattern 9083 Seams into Everyday Wear
Misses sizes listed for pattern 9083 include Small to Extra large with yardage for the medium. Pattern dept in Middletown Ohio and New York City accepts 50 cents plus 5 cents each extra pattern for mailing. Additional unrelated local notices follow.
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Marian Martin
Middletown
Ohio
Journal
West 18Th
New York
Terry Moore Seeks Divorce Over Alleged Infidelity
Actress Terry Moore files for divorce in Santa Monica Superior Court charging her husband Eugene Charles McGrath with mental cruelty and illicit relations with numerous women in Las Vegas. She cites extensive gambling as part of the complaint. the couple wed January 1, 1956 in Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Terry Moore
Superior Court
Eugene Charles McGrath
Las Vegas
Nev
McGrath
LasVegas
Discourteous Mouse Is Also Ungrateful
In Mill Valley California Susan Gaines aged 13 rescued a field mouse from a cat. While lecturing the cat the ungrateful mouse bit her finger. Doctors advised a tetanus shot and impounding the mouse at the Humane Society two weeks to test for habit. Susan must pay the mouse’s board bill of 25 cents a day.
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Mill Valley
Calif
Susan Gaines
Humane Society
Susan
Motor Vehicle Fatalities Prompt Big Insurance Claims
In early 1957 the first quarter saw U.S. motor vehicle deaths generate about 11,000 lire insurance death claims totaling 26 million dollars.
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U.S
Twice Married Husband Flees Faces Split In Court
In Los Angeles Superior Court a marriage between Nimrod E. Hurst and Mrs. Ruby Harmon was annulled and a divorce granted to Mrs. Andrea M. Hurst after evidence showed Hurst was already married to Mrs. Hurst when he wed Harmon in 1942 in St Louis. The missing husband, a 59 year old chinchilla breeder, has disappeared.
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Los Angeles
Andrea M. Hurst
Nimrod E. Hurst
Ruby Harmon
Leland E. Harmon
Superior
Harmon
Peterborough Library Opens as First Tax Supported Public Library
In 1833 Peterborough New Hampshire established the nation’s first tax funded free circulating public library, marking a landmark in U.S. library history and local civic development.
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U.S
Peterborough
N.H
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0 Society
NYC
Doughman
Rudicil-Neill
Wikoff
Weinstein
Sally Sullivan
Karen Skinder
Camp Fort Scott
Cincinnati
Jack L. Cook
Manchester Road
Raish Lovelace
Anna Maria Island
Bradenton
Florida
Chicago
Edgewater Beach Hotel
Neal Lang
U. S
William 3. Miller
Kine Features Syndicate
Bert Ferris
Hawthorne St
Paul Miler
Franklin Rt. 1
Donald Baker
Franklin
Douglas Rettigh l
Germantown
James Hayes
Carson Rd
Weel’s Sewing Buy
Menina Mastin
Otto Hayes
Fleming
Egbert Reid
Elsmere
J. Albert Stokely
Meadow Ave
Judith Bruce
Ralph Bruce
Frank Yeager
Hill Ave
Harry Short
John Hurt
Young St
Joan Ashton
Lester Ashton
Yankee
Clarence Back
Exceslo
James Cracraft
N .Broad St
Arlie Mooney
Orville Floyd
Liberty
Ind
Samuel Jackson
9Th Ave
Asher Nee
West Middletown
Jackie Lee
Charles Joy
N. Broad
Georgia Commines
N. Clinton
Kenneth Abshear
Martin McClellan
James Canada
Robert McCormick
Walter McCormick
Highland
James Stallworth
Grove St
James Clay
Tytus Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Theodore Byrd
Charles We
James Campbell
Aberdeen
Eveline Crider
8Th Ave
George Frye
Inland
Robert Eaton
Elmer Gilbreath
Lawn Ave
Mike Graney
Sherman Ave
David Hall
Oberon
Donald Holman
Helton
General King
August Ave
Orville Martin
Jewell
William Moore
14Th Ave
Dwight McKenzie
Mabel Shepherd
Crescent Blvd
Leon Tayor
Sycamore St
John Tower
Willie Triplett
Curtis St
Robert Wells
Winford Wells
Lefferson Rd
Harry Wigginton Sr
van Ave
Percy Williams
6H Ave
James Young
Columbia Ave
Peck
Central Ave
Main
Y Men’s Club
YMCA
Sertoma Club
Manchester
South Middletown
Monroe Ioof
Spebsqsa
Legion
FOE
Hall
Ymca Board
Golden Age Club
Civic Association
National Guard
107Th Armored Cavalry
Armory
Blythe-Williams
American Legion
Knights of Columbus
Highview
Monroeoof Hall
Golden Helmet
VFW
Order of Ahepa
Nelva Center
U.S. GA
Forbus
Eena House
Grand Ave
Gideon Road
West Central Avenue
Central Avenue
Second Ave
Broad & Verity
Cuion Senttara Inc
U.S. Middletown
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