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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1948

Page

6

Bride-Elect Fetes With Miscellaneous Shower

A gay miscellaneous shower for Miss Jeanette Selby, bride-elect of Ray Love ly, at Mrs. Herman Rekers home on Coles Road. Prizes went to Mrs. Leroy Winkle, Mrs. Robert Thompson, and Mrs. Iva Farris. Luncheon served to numerous guests including the honoree, hostesses, and family gifts observed for the bride-elect.

Jeanette Selby Ray Lovely Herman Rekers Gazel Agoston Coles Rd Leroy Winkle Robert Thompson Iva Farris Farris John P. Brelsford Charles Apking Frank Lawson Ruby Reeves William Euler Floyd Beck Matilda Gustin Harry Selby Carol Betty Trettle

Mrs Wallace Sheley Jr Hosts Card Party At Curtis Street

Mrs Wallace Sheley Jr entertained 22 guests at her home 214 Curtis St last evening in honor of her sister Mrs Robert Rhoads. Amusing contests produced winners Mrs Mark Moore Miss Virginia Moore Mrs Clifford Moore Mrs Verna Ledford Miss Ann Ledford and Mrs Wallace Sheley Sr. A late hour lunch followed.

Wallace Sheley, Jr Curtis St Robert Rhoads Mark Moore Virginia Moore Clifford Moore Verna Ledford Ann Ledford Wallace Sheley

Society events deadline notices for paper

Reports of club lodge and church meetings or social events must reach the society editor by 10:30 a.m. the morning after the gathering to appear. Events several days old cannot be used. Photographs for Sunday editions must be in the office by Thursday noon.

Calvary Methodist Church Otterbein Class meets

The Otterbein class of Calvary Methodist Church gathered with Mrs. William Conklin last evening. Mrs. Josie McVey offered the opening prayer, with scripture by Mrs. N. Korn. Mrs. Mabel Dance led the business session, closing prayer by Miss Lucy Evans. Mrs. Conklin presented Mrs. J. F. Seibold in a reading, Linda Sue Heck sang two numbers, and Mrs. Charles Brehaney closed with a reading. Refreshments followed.

BIRTHS LIST AND DOCTOR TO VISIT ABROAD

A series of birth announcements records a girl born to Mr and Mrs John Carr and boys born to Mr and Mrs Robert Apple Mr and Mrs Kert Clark and Mr and Mrs Curtis Thomas along with a girl born to Mr and Mrs Edward Glover In a separate note Dr Mabel Gardner will depart from LaGuardia for Shannon Ireland with a stop in Gander to visit hospitals in Ireland Scotland and England She returns July 10 having recently presided over an American Women’s Medical Association conference and moving to International Relations Committee duties

John Carr Iighland St Robert Apple Monroe Kert Clark West Middletown Curtis Thomas Bexley Dr Edward Glover Minnesota St Mabel Gardner LaGuardia Field Shannon Ireland Gander Newfoundland

Townsend Club Meeting at Mrs Ashton’s Home

Townsend Club No 1 will meet at 122 Franklin St in the home of Mrs Rachel Ashton at 7 30 p m Thursday.

Townsend Club Rachel Ashton Franklin St

Forest Hills Dance Planned For Friday

A membership dance at Forest Hills Country Club is set for Friday evening June 25 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Jimmy Wilbur and his trio will provide music. Additional member dances are planned for July 9 July 30 August 13 and September 3 for adults only with teen dances scheduled separately.

Forest Hills Country Club Jimmy Wilbur

Medical and surgical cases listed for area patients

Arthur Stubbs Robert Cornelia Mrs Drucilla Moon Philip Lear Richard Lemons James Burgess Lloyd Hoover DeShafer Couillard DeHaven Joseph Cesaro Karen Emrick Donna Powell Mary Ellen Kindred Linda Egelston Sandra Helton Floyd Ashmore Walter Dan Willie Adkins Mokry Charles Carpenter William Kluxton James H Robinson Nancy Hampton. Several patients noted as medical or surgical with home addresses and family references. Discharges noted for Mrs Dan and others.

Arthur Stubbs Henry Ave Robert Cornelia Woodlawn Ave Drucilla Moon Franklin Philip Lear Eugene Lear Queen Ave Richard Lemons Vail Ave James Burgess Carl Burgess West Middletown Lloyd M. Hoover Elmo de Shafer Trenton Medi- Couillard C

Community notices list events and meetings for tomorrow

Viola Rebekah Lodge degree team practices at Knights of Malta hall. Presbyweds hold a family picnic at LeSourdsville Lake at 6 30 p.m. tomorrow. Mrs Frances Huehn hosts Zion Lutheran Women’s Missionary Society at 8 p.m. at 1203 Pine St. Forest Hills Lodge offers buffet supper tomorrow evening. Gleaners of First Methodist meet at Mrs Frank Cox’s Peasttown home at noon for year end. Bus leaves station at 12 noon. bring covered dish and own service. Election of officers to be held. Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary meets tomorrow with Mrs James Balser at 1 30 p.m. Women’s Bible Class of United Presbyterian meets at Mrs Ed Miller’s 204 Garfield St at 7 30 p.m. American War Mothers meet at Legion Home at 2 p.m.

Frances Huehn Women's Missionary Society of Zion Lutheran Church Pine St First Methodist Church Frank Cox Peasttown United Presbyterian Church Ed Miller Garfield St

Miss Marie Didier Returns From Los Angeles Style Show

Miss Marie Didier of Clarendon Hat Shop returned after three weeks in Los Angeles California where she attended the fall style show at the Biltmore Hotel. She was accompanied by Mrs Stella Mac Farland Walter McFarland Miss Anna McFarland and Robert Barry.

Marie Didier Clarendon Hat Shop Los Angeles Cal Biltmore Hotel Stella MacFarland Walter McFarland Anna McFarland Robert Barry

White Elephant Sale Postponed For War Mothers Drill Team

The War Mothers drill team event, scheduled for tonight, has been postponed to a later date due to unspecified reasons.

City briefs note a trio of late evening lodge meetings

Members of the Moose Club will meet at 8 p.m. The Hall of West Central ve. House committee and executive board of Blythe Williams Post 231 will hold a meeting at 7 30 p.m. at the hall. June chapter meeting of SPEBSQSA will begin at 8 p.m. in the Gas and Electric Building.

Moose Club West Central Ve House Committee Blythe- Williams Post 231 Spebsqsa Gas and Electric

Local Fraternal and Civic Meetings Schedule Tonight

Executive Committee of Armco Employees Independent Federation meets at 7 p.m. A combined Shrine clubs stag dinner follows at LeSourdsville Lake. Middletown Lodge Elks No. 257 convenes at 8 p.m. Odd Fellows at 7:30. Alpha Council No. 326 Jr O U A M at 8. National Guard drills at 7 at the Barracks. Veterans of Foreign Wars Dance Club meets 7:30. Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30. Blythe Williams Post Legion auxiliary at Silver Leaf 9th Ave. Teen dance committee at Legion home 7.

Middletown Hamilton LeSourdsville Lake Blythe-Williams Post Auxiliary of American Legion Silver Leaf Ninth Ave

Ladies' Day at Wildwood Highlights 9:30 Tee Time

A bright Wildwood Ladies Day saw four foursomes tee off at 9 30 a m with Mrs Campbell Allen posting a low gross of 43. Blind Bogey went to Mrs Morris Smith Mrs Owen Combs and George Ritter. A luncheon followed with bridge tables arranged for the afternoon. The next meeting is planned for July 6 with Mrs Donald Keffer Mrs Fred Schatzmann and Mrs Hugh Wright in charge.

Wildwood Campbell Allen Morris Smith Owen Combs George Ritter Donald Keffer Fred Schatzmann Hugh Wright The

Lukens Addresses Ohio Firefighters

Robert M. Lukens president of the State Firefighters Association spoke at the opening sessions of the three day annual state meeting in Cincinnati. Speaker Phil Hannah predicted the Republican party will not nominate Sen. Robert A Taft for President, and Hannah resigned over the Taft Hartley Act. Delegates include local firefighters in attendance led by Chief William Fishbaugh.

Robert M. Lukens State Firefighters’ Association Cincinnati Phil Hannah Republican Party Sen Robert A. Taft Hannah William Fishbaugh

12 Nurses Pass State Boards in Columbus

State nurse board results list 601 successful candidates on April 9 in Columbus. Twelve Middletown Hospital staff and five Mercy Hospital Hamilton staff are among those passing. Names include Betty Louise Kraft Adkins, Mildred June Baird, Miriam Ellen Coyner, Marcella Alice Marie Deleith, Ruth Marie Gillespie, Juanita Hope Huffman, Audra Eloise Mesarvey, Phyllis Ann Painter, Joy Joan Roberts, Ella Mae Walters, Golden Taylor Ware, and Marjorie Jean Woolf. In Hamilton, winners include Sara Ann Case, Mary Kathleen Gardner, Mildred Rosemary Glassmeyer, Mary Margaret Heeger, and Margaret Jeanne Snider.

Columbus Middletown Hospital Mercy Hospital Hamilton Betty Louise Kraft Adkins Mildred June Baird Miriam Ellen Coyner Marcella Alice Marie Deleith Ruth Marie Gillespie Juanita Hope Hauffman Audra Eloise Mesarvey Phyllis Ann Painter Joy Joan Roberts Ella Mae Walters Golden Taylor Ware Marjorie Jean Woolf Sara Ann Case Mary Kathleen Gardner Mildred Rosemary Glassmeyer Mary Margaret Heeger Margaret Jeanne Snider

Lemon Township School Aid Study For Remodel Plans

Officials review potential state Rehabilitation Office funding to finance remodeling of Monroe old school and add facilities. The Lemon board recently awarded a $286,349 contract to Leo J. Brielmaier Co with $46,852 additional work, totaling about $70,000 for further remodeling. Cincinnati architects Grunmeyer and Sullivan met with trustees to discuss preliminary construction start.

Lemon Township State Department of Education Columbus C. W. Young Township Public Schools E. J. Arnold Lemon Board of Education Lemon Lemon School Monroe Lemon Board Leo J. Brielmaier Company Cincinnati Grunkmeyer and Sullivan

Civitan Club hears Rev. J. V. Lacy at luncheon

The Rev. John V. Lacy, new Calvary Methodist pastor, told Civitan Club members at the Manchester Hotel that ancestry traces back 25 generations showing people are related. He warned the ego in the atomic age could end mankind if not checked.

John V. Lacy Civitan Club Manchester Hotel Mr. Lacy Calvary Methodist Church E. S. Sherron

Cincinnati Records First Heat Fatality In City

Cincinnati reported its first heat fatality as Clifford Gardner, 58, died from heat and overexertion while unloading coal in his basement. Coroner Herbert P. Lyle attributed the death to the high 94 degree temperature, the year's peak so far.

Cincinnati Clifford Gardner Herbert P. Lyle

Dewey Leading Yet Convention Still Open End

Philadelphia report notes the Republican nomination race remains unsettled as Dewey appears to hold a lead while Vandenberg Stassen Taft factions jockey for delegates. Delegates discuss coalitions and potential Dewey alignments amid high spending and magnified expectations at the convention.

Philadelphia Arthur Vandenberg Stassen Vandenberg Taft Group Taft-Stassen Claire Booth Luce Michigan Truman Taft Dewey

Middletown Is Tennis Center, R. C. Todd Tells Co-Op Members

R C Todd Armco vice president told Co-Operative Club members Middletown is gaining recognition as a tennis center. He outlined plans for August Ohio championship matches in Middletown and noted financing and housing for visiting players. The Middletown Tennis Club history and current membership were discussed, with Todd stressing tennis as character building and a remedy for juvenile delinquency.

Middletown R. C. Todd Armco Co-Operative Club Manchester Hotel Todd Ohio Valley Tennis Club Western Lawn Tennis Association George M. Verity

Trenton Woman Injured as Car Flips on Route 12

Catherine P. Laurber, 22, of Trenton Route 1, escaped with a minor knee cut after her auto veered onto the shoulder on Route 12 south of Collinsville, overturned in a ditch, and required a tow. She was treated by a Seven Mile physician.

Trenton Collinsville Catherine P. Laurber Seven Mile

News of servicemen with Eighth Army in Yokohama Japan

Priv Lewis Adams Jr son of Mrs Lewis Adams Sr 1610 Hudson Ave serves as security guard with the 611th Port Company stationed in Yokohama Japan a major port city Entering the Army in 1946 he is serving in the Occupational Forces where the name regatta a Venetian term defined as strife or contest in early Italian dictionaries

Eighth Army Yokohama Japan Lewis Adams Jr Lewis Adams Hudson Ave 611Th Port Company Adams Army’s

David Selvar Named Program Chairman for Noon Kiwanians Meeting

David Selvar is named program chairman for the noon Kiwanians meeting to be held in the community room. He will coordinate speakers and oversee the agenda with local Rotary and civic leaders expected in attendance.

David Selvar Manchester

Lions Club Noon Meeting at LeSourdsville Lake

Members of the Lions Club will hold their noon meeting at LeSourdsville Lake, scheduling a daytime gathering for fellowship and discussion at the lakeside venue.

Lions Club LeSourdsville Lake

Middletown Trades and Labor Council Meeting Notice

The Middletown Trades and Labor Council will convene at 7 30 p m on the third floor of the old Dixie News Building.

Middletown Trades and Labor Council Dixie News

Little girl killed in Akron traffic toll rises

The death of Marcelline Ann Cord, 7, was reported in Akron. She ran into a truck last night, police said. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Leslie B. Cord.

Akron Marcelline Ann Cord Leslie B. Cord

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Nwsoc) Society Peg Rosing Cal Grier Ciw Tony Central Ave Forest Hills Joseph Mokry Burton Ra Charles Carpenter William Kluxton James H. Robinson John Robinson Sherman Ave Nancy Hampton Viola Rebekah Lodge Knights of Malta Forest Hills Lodge Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary James Balser Kenwood Dr Legion Home Michael Emerick Stanley St West Liberty Jean Faulkner Union Chapel Church Peasttown Heights Thomas Brooks Millville N. J Edmond Brooks Betty Norfolk Nick Laricculla Italy Rome Mary Bohne Derwin Wichita, Kan Mary Jane Cox Lloyd Tankersly Jefferson Rd Lexington, Ky Tommy Coate Charles Coate Walter Campbell Connie Campbell Dorothy Bane Carolyn Bane Jack Collins J. Taylor Manchester Ave E. H. McCandlish Lancaster McCandlish Wooster College Wooster L. J. Mason Eldridge Cox Petersburg, Va Dave Regan South Main St Wellsville Mildred McGraw Grand Ave Ft. Myers, Fla Florine Crawford Virginia Ballard Pence Lucy Fawley Wnt. Knett Armco Employes Independent Federation AEIF B.P.O.E Elks Temple North Main St Odd Fellows Lodge Alpha Council No. 326, Jr. Ouam North Broad St U.s.national Guard Dance Club of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Alcoholics Anonymous Legion Lukens Ohio Civitans J. V. Lacy Victory Journal Writer N. J. Lawler Journal Manager Dwight Green Illinois Col Robert McCormick Chicago Tribune Jimmy Milton Claire Luce Harold Jones Middletown Stassen Melton Harold Gar Wellesley William J. Miller King Features, Inc America Aes Delicatessen Zabary’s Delicatessen Central East End Dial Spartus AG Aeea Wabash Sylvania Weex Howard A. Wilson, Jr Thomas H. Wilson
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