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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1958

Page

6

Installation of Officers Highlights B & P W Meeting

Officers were installed and committee chairmen named at the Middletown B P W meeting held last night at the Golden Lamb Hotel Lebanon. District nine director Mrs Louise Elliott installed Mrs Carl Burgess president and named officers with chairs including Floyd Starr Ways and Means and Veda McCray Public Affairs. Announcements noted fall district Sabina and May 1959 Cincinnati state convention.

Middletown Golden Lamb Lebanon Louise Elliott Hamilton District Nine Carl Burgess Sally Jackson Thomas Brown Bohdan Caemerys John Akerman Correlard Bowling Floyd Starr Veda McCray Ada Selby Edith Sigg Norma Imboff Les DuErmit Molly Howland FE. A. Badger George Anthony Aileen Sweley Ruth Sebald H. Harrison Ebien Aubley Esther Paul Ednad Elam Alva Andre Layton Goodman Helen Keating Mildred Beacom Sabina Cincinnati Burgess Miss Andre Florence Everhart Harrison Mable Faires Mary Ella McCray Clarence Crout Clark Gillen Koogle McCray Sebald DuErmi

Weekley Engaged to Wilson in Germantown Announcement

Mr and Mrs Douglas Weekley of Germantown announce the engagement of their daughter Joanna Weekley to Donald Eugene Wilson son of Mr and Mrs Walter Baker of Dayton The bride to be is a Germantown High School and Elkhart University of Medical and Dental Technique graduate The fiancé is a Patterson Cooperative High School graduate No wedding date has been set.

Douglas Weekley Germantown Joanna Donald Eugene Wilson Walter Baker Dayton

Otterbein Alumni Annual Picnic Set for Friday

The Otterbein College Alumni Assn of Middletown will host its annual picnic at Holiday House Friday at 6 p m. Robert Earl Moore president announced a report of the 1957 58 college year and election of new officers are on the evening’s agenda. Reservations may be made by calling Mr. Moore.

Otterbein College Alumni Assn Middletown Holiday House Robert Earl Moore Moore

Petry Helps Bridal Party Announced for June Wedding

Miss Sandra Minor will be maid of honor for the wedding of Miss Sharon Kay Petry and William R. Helps set for June 28 at 10 am at St. Mary's Church. A reception at the bride's parents home follows the ceremony with a breakfast at the Colony. The bridal party includes Miss Sidne Ann Whitehead as bridesmaid and Miss Carol Ann Helps as junior bridesmaid. Best man James Magistad and ushers Gerald Petry and Dave Arthur. Parents are Mr and Mrs Louis W Petry and Mr and Mrs William Helps.

Sandra Minor Sharon Kay Petry William R. Helps St. Mary's Church Colony Louis W. Petry 15Th Avenue Sidne Ann Whitehead Carol Ann Helps James Magistad St. Paul Minn Gerald Petry Dave Arthur Jackson Ohio William Helps Lylburn Road

Luncheon Honors Bride Elect Before Saturday Church Wedding

Mrs. C. W. Denny hosted a luncheon and kitchen shower for Miss Marylyn Danford bride elect of Harold Eugene Moon Jr. at Brown's Run Country Club with numerous relatives and friends in attendance. The couple will marry Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Church of the Ascension.

C. W. Denny Marylyn Danford Harold Eugene Moon Jr Brown's Run Country Club Calvin Beck Robin Dayton George Harvey N.A. Blair Sally Janet Orville Bach W.P. Blair Sue Walter Bender N.A. Hagedorn Fred Danford Walter Swirsky DeWitt \Chapple Harry Weddington Harold Moon Mary D .Hartwell John Winger Mary Hallowell Helen Lockmeyer Page Pratt Barbara Graff Danford Moon J Church of the Ascension

Lovell Family Honored With Farewell Party

The Rev. Charles Lovell and his family were the guests of honor at a farewell reception by the pastoral relations committee as he departs to lead Bigelow Methodist Church in Portsmouth. Mrs. J. L. Glass organized the event drawing hundreds to the church social rooms.

Lovell Charles Lovell First Methodist Church Bigelow Methodist Church Portsmouth J. L. Glass Methodist Youth Fellowship Phyllis Mechling Marcia Walter Becky Boxwell Kay Monroe Glenn Thompson Mr. Lovell

Bride Elect Honored at Sherman Avenue Bridal Shower

Miss Marilyn Fiessinger bride elect of John Eugene Blust was the guest of honor at a shower hosted by Mrs. Ray DeBilio on Sherman Avenue. Guests and prize winners included several named local women. the couple plans to wed August 9 at St. Mary's Church.

Marilyn Fiessinger John Eugene Blust Ray DeBilio Sherman Avenue Boyd Baker John B. Blust Shirley Tipton Alice Smith Helen Fiessinger Paul Bailey Sherman Steele Gary Baker Mary Lou Donathan Bernard Sora W. L. Hancock Charles Thomason Pat Boelke Donna Davis George Fiessinger Greta Fiessinger Miss Fiessinger Mr. Blust St. Mary's Church

Forest Hills Club Plans Dinner Dance

Mrs. Edward Cockman chairs a Forest Hills Country Club dinner dance set for Saturday from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the lodge on Manchester Road with music by the Gentlemen of Jazz. Reservations close tomorrow night. Assistants include Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Welshofer Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Sisson Mr. and Mrs. Ruscell Buchanan and Edward Cockman.

Edward Cockman Forest Hills

Travel Notes of Mr and Mrs Fred Lloyd and Mr and Mrs Thomas Bailey

Mr and Mrs Fred Lloyd of the Bundy Apartments and Mr and Mrs Thomas Bailey of Bexley Drive returned after a week away. The Middletonians enjoyed a tour of upper New York Canada and the Thousand Islands.

Fred Lloyd Bundy Apartments Thomas Bailey Bexley Drive Middletonians Upper New York Canada Thousand Islands

Butler County to furnish 17 men for July draft quota

Butler County will supply 17 men as its share of 781 to be called by the Ohio Selective Service Board in July. The youngest inductee may be at least 22 on or before July 1 unless volunteering or delinquent from a previous call. The July statewide call compares with 845 men last year and 869 in May. Area calls include Montgomery 46 Preble 3 and Warren 3.

Butler County Ohio Selective Service Board Montgomery Preble Warren

Vital Statistics of local births and listed marriages

A sequence of birth notices from Franklin and nearby areas reports multiple newborns yesterday and today. Names include Paul and Carpenter, James Wright, Lonnie Compton, Bass Brandenberg, Edward Mitchem, George Sorrell, William Moore, plus several adults in Hamilton and Toledo, detailing ages and residences. The fragment also lists numerous paired adults with ages and street addresses, resembling marriage notices and social notices from the same region.

Paul Carpenter Pennyroyal Rd Franklin James Wright Calaredon Ave Lonnie Compton Vanderveer St Bass Brandenberg Wilbraham Rd Edward Mitchem Locust Ave George Sorrell Aankee Rd William Moore Trenton

Local Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples

John Michael 37 of West Chester and Betty Showalter 33 of Gano appear on the marriage license list. Richard Maines 25 of Centerville and Joyce Ann Moore 23 of Hamilton are shown as a couple. James Edward Bardon 21 of Dayton and Joy Ann McDaniel 20, with J Will Martin 25 a construction worker from West Middletown, and Euna M. Boggs 18 of West Middletown, are recorded. Paul A. O Malley 30 of Columbus and Maxine Hammonds 29 of 2214 Waittier St are listed. Harold Eugene Moon Jr 23 a Fifth Third Trust Co employee and Marylyn Danford 22 of 200 The Alameda also appear. John W. Thomas 28 of Hamilton and Martha Phillips 25 of Hamilton are recorded as a couple.

John Michael West Chester Betty Showalter Gano Richard Maines Centerville Ind Joyce Ann Moore Hamilton James Edward Bardon Dayton Joy Ann McDaniel J. Will Martin West Middlletown Rt Euna M. Boggs Box 4 West Middletown Paul A. O'Malley Columbus Maxine Hammonds

Exemplar Pins Awarded at BSP Dinner by Delta Sigma

Delta Sigma chapter Beta Sigma Phi held a dinner at Colony Restaurant where Mrs. Anthony Hurt led a ceremony awarding exemplar pins to four members Mrs. Richard Yost Mrs. Art Snowden Mrs. William Thomas and Mrs. Robert Gray Jr for four years of active Beta Sigma Phi membership. Other attendees included several chapter members and it was announced a July 8 theatre party will attend Paul Winston's Music Theater in Dayton.

Cecil Woodell Derald Hatton James Conrad Paul Winston Music Theater Dayton

LeSourdsville Ladies Aid Meeting Announced

The LeSourdsville Ladies Aid will meet at 1 30 pm tomorrow at Mrs. Joe Neu home 304 Page Street Trenton with members invited to attend.

LeSourdsville Ladies Aid Joe Neu Page St Trenton

Middletonian Heads ULD Accounting Club

Donald Smith returns to the University of Dayton in September to lead the Accounting Club as president. The senior in business was elected before the end of the 1957 58 term and lives at 703 Mary Etta Street on campus.

Donald Smith University of Dayton Accounting Club Mary Etta St

Hospital Lists Residents Across Multiple Areas

The notice lists names of patients connected to various towns including Aber deen Franklin Oxford Lebanon Ardmore Crawford Somerville Hamilton Hawkins Manchester Sorgel Trenton Camden and Manchester Rd with many patients identified by full or partial addresses and family references. Several entries include statuses such as DISMISSED and note relatives.

Henry Woods III Aberdeen Raymond Johnson Franklin Thrasher Hollon Oxford State Rd Arnold Davis Lebanon Wilbur Martin Vannest Ave Russell D. Stevens Russell D. Stevens Sr Ardmore Arthur E. Emmons Crawford Harlan Curtis Hamilton Verlin Mullins Rollie Mullins Hawkins Rd Ida Isor Manchester Ernest Teets Sorgel

Eisenhower News Conference Focuses On Lebanon Crisis

President Eisenhower held a news conference attracting 257 reporters and largely addressing the Lebanon situation. He said precise U.S. action could not be predicted and would depend on UN secretary general Dag Hammarskjold and a UN armistice team findings. He avoided pinpointing future moves and referred questions about Adams and the Goldfine matter to White House press secretary Hagerty.

Adams Lebanon United States Eisenhower Dag Hammarskjold United Nations U.N White House Goldfine Boston Oren Harris D-Ark Federal Trade Commission Truman Washington James C. Hagerty

Page Rank To Be Given at Knights of Pythias Lodge

The Knights of Pythias LaFayette Lodge 37 will confer the rank on Middletown area candidates as the lodge meets Thursday at Castle Hall. The Damon and Pythias pageant will be staged by the rank team under Larry White and Noah Lambert. The Butler County Past Chancellor's Assn is guest for the monthly meeting.

Knights of Pythias LaFayette Lodge 37 Middletown Area Castle Hall Damon and Pythias Larry White Noah Lambert Butler County

Pastor Caudill to Speak at 70th Church of God Convention

The Rev Herschel Caudill associate pastor of the First Church of God will be one of 20 speakers at the 70th International Convention of the Church of God in Anderson Indiana. He will discuss Our Salvation in a Scientific Age at the 7 39 p m general service Saturday theme Spiritual Adequacy in a Scientific Age. A separate note explains cold blooded animals change temperature with weather while warm blooded animals maintain constant body heat.

Herschel Caudill First Church of God The Church of God Anderson Ind Mr. Caudill

Middletown Drama Group Plans Evening Meeting

A Middletown drama group hosts an open meeting at 7 30 p m in the basement of the American Legion Building to discuss a possible dramatic expression and a workshop aimed at developing scenes and one act plays for their own stage. Open to actors and technicians.

Middletown Art Center Baement of the American Legion

Also Mentioned on This Page

B&pw Miss Weekley Rogers Jewelers Petry Murphy’s Ira Gallen the Complete Variety Store G. C. Murphy Co Corner Broad & Central Middletown, QO Butler American Distilling Co, Inc PEKIN William J. Miller King Features Syndicate Richard Wenning Barbara Cowan Patrick O’brien Arlington Ave Margaret Schlup Milton Rd John Pond Martha Eickelberger Harrison Jarvis Ruby G. Vaughn Lenvil Hall Repilér Edward S Bettie Day Wilbraham Tunison E. Kirian Toledo Bernadine Paul David Phillips Punch Mary Etta Alpha Williams Benjamin Franklin Chapman, Jr Franklin St Mary J. McGonigle Armco Stanley Hornsby U. S. Navy Johanna R. Vogel Breutensoad ULD Accounting Club Elbert Caudill John T. Harold Paul Judd Jr Charles E. Walsh Grand Ave John P. Grimes Camden Jacob Scholl Walter O'Keefe Central Ave Isaac Murphy Somerville Zelma Elam McKinley Ernest Taulbee Lamberton St Sheron Martin Arthur Martin Sheridan Ave Ernest Pate Earl Hawkins Baltimore St Charles Sorrell Herbert Gray Mason Allie Norris Burton Rd Frankie Heinfield New Lebanon Betty Haley 18Th Ave William D. Branham John Branham Andrew Domanick Yankee Rd Robert Couch Harvey Couch Buena Ave William Cunningham Logan Ave Elmore Faust Emma Mendenhall 14Th Ave Amy Ritter Young St Middletown Federal Savings & Loan Assn. Savings & Loan Building John Ross Christian Dior G&g C. McDowell South Broad St Monico Gillen-Crow
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