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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1956

Page

7

Annual Garden Club Tea at Forest Hills Country Club

Mrs. Thomas Moon presided at Town and Country Garden Club annual tea at Forest Hills Country Club. Guests included Mrs. R. F. Schierland and Miss Ethel Jahmann spoke for Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati about services, speakers, and plant beautification. Awards honored members with miniatures and specimen classes naming multiple winners.

Thomas Moon Town and Country Garden Club Forest Hills Country Club R. F. Schierland Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati Charles Goforth John Leighton Vernon Moon Donald Horton Joseph Maher L. R. Larson G. Severin H. L. Youngkin Ross Crim Paul Sibert Robert Reiner Robert Bales Crim Ethel Bachmann Garden Center Cincinnati Europe England Holland France

Blue Lustre Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner Ad

Old newspaper ad touts Blue Lustre carpet and upholstery cleaner. It promises rapid cleaning of wall to wall carpets with a gentle foam that leaves pile open and lofty and resents rings. It highlights easy application with a long handle brush and mentions upholstery use and economy for three 9 by 12 rugs per gallon concentrate.

Betsy Little Attends National High School Institute

Betsy Little daughter of Mr and Mrs Kent Little of Grand Avenue is among 343 outstanding high school students at Northwestern University Evanston Illinois for five weeks. Students from 40 states live in dormitories and study with Northwestern professors in music journalism speech and the technological institute. Betsy majors in engineering and science with chemistry physics and mathematics training. The program aims to develop poised and intellectually alert students and offer campus life insight.

Betsy Little Kent Little Grand Avenue National High School Institute Northwestern University Evanston Northwestern Music Speech Technological Institute Betsy

Middletown Shrine to Hold Final Meeting of Season

Members of Middletown Shrine 25 Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Masonic Temple. The session will feature ceremonials and a business portion. Mrs. Edgar Pickelsimer heads the refreshments committee.

Middletown Shrine Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem Masonic Temple Edgar Pickelsimer

Garden Club Plant Auction Held At Green Tree Road

Members of Shovel and Hoe Garden Club held an auction of fellow members garden plants. Auctioneer was Mrs William Jelks at Mrs Ray SlOan s home on Green Tree Road. Monday afternoon session attended by visiting guests including Mrs William Shaw and several other members.

Shovel and Hoe Garden Club William Jelks Ray Sloan Greentree Road William Shaw Charles Barton Marion Swisher Roger Oakley John R. Zanzlick Robert Sutton Robert Kramer Mary Harris David Heckard Paul Schnedler Jelks Joe Baker, Jr

Committe Plans July 14 Dance At Wildwood

Mr and Mrs Walter Beattie hosted a committee meeting at Aberdeen Drive for the Wildwood Golf Club membership dance set for July 14 at the new clubhouse. Music by the Bob Legg quintet from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. No reservations required. Advisors include L M Taylor and couples Billman McCabe Sanderson.

Walter Beattie Aberdeen Drive Wildwood Golf Club Bob Legg Beattie Brookes Billman Doug McCabe Myron Sanderson L. M. Taylor

Montgomery-Montgomery Engagement Told in Hamilton

Mr and Mrs Norman L Montgomery of Hamilton announce the engagement of their youngest daughter Barbara Jean to Robert Singhoffer son of Mr and Mrs Arpad Singhoffer Miss Montgomery works as a secretary for Miller Mortgage Co in Hamilton and her fiancé is serving with the Army at Fort Carson Colo An October wedding is planned.

Norman L. Montgomery Hamilton Barbara Jean Robert Singhoffer Arpad Singhoffer Elmo Place Miss Montgomery Miller Mortgage Co Army Fort Carson Colo

Lions Auxiliary closes season with dinner at Golden Lamb Hotel

Trenton Lions Auxiliary wrapped up its current season with a Monday dinner party at the Golden Lamb Hotel in Lebanon. Twenty-five members and two guests, Mrs Maurice Maines and Mrs William P Moore, attended the social hour after the meal. Committee in charge: Mrs Ernest Moore, chairman, with Mrs Willard Neubrander and Mrs Gilbert King.

Trenton Lions Auxiliary Golden Lamb Hotel Lebanon Maurice Maines William P. Moore Ernest Moore Willard Neubrander Gilbert King

Peggy Gardner Debuts At Afternoon Tea In Piqua

Miss Peggy Gardner daughter of Mrs Stanhope Casparis of Piqua and Ames Gardner of Middletown debuted yesterday afternoon at a Casparis home tea hosted with Mrs Hostetter of Ormond Beach Fla. The event drew about 200 guests from Piqua Dayton Cincinnati Troy and Sidney with out-of-town guests Miss Ritchey Darien Conn Miss Burke The Plains Va Miss Wauk Middletown N J and William Gies U Radnor Pa. The gown descriptions and floral arrangements highlighted a formal spring debut with dinners dances and club teas planned for the following day and weekend in Dayton Moraine Country Club and Miami Valley Hunt and Polo Club.

Peggy Gardner Stanhope Casparis Piqua Ames Gardner Middletown Colin Gardner Colonial Hill Casparis Albert Hostetter Ormond Beach Fla Miss Gardner Jane Clegg Dayton Susan French Jane Ritchey Darien Miami Valley Hunt and

Sorority Dinner Plans Set for July Picnic

LeSourdsville Lake hosted Alpha Epsilon chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha for a dinner meeting. Mrs. Durward Snow led a brief business session detailing plans for the July 17 picnic at Mrs. Gene Poppel’s Hamilton home. Miss Sirene Amatulli, past president, presented a gift to Mrs. Poppel for her election as president of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International.

LeSourdsville Lake Alpha Epsilon Chapter Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Durward Snow Gene Poppel Hamilton

Travel Notes From Fenwick Students At Oxford Meet

Four Fenwick High School students Cathie Herr Sally Dumford Rebecca Yarber and Ruth Dobrozsi returned from Oxford where they attended the three day Junior Classical League Convention at Miami University. Chaperone Miss Martha Dumford accompanied them. Lawrence Shafer and wife of Trenton left for Miami Florida to attend the Lions Club national convention. They planned a stop in Charleston to visit St and Mrs Kenneth Shafer and will join them for Florida visit. They will stay at Beverly Hotel in Hollywood. Ed Skeeter Payne and sister Lola Payne of Bundy Apartments will visit Miss Pat Cadwallader in Louisiana Missouri this weekend. Payne and Cadwallader will be seniors at William Jewell College in Liberty Missouri this fall.

Fenwick High Schoo Cathie Herr Sally Dumford Rebecca Yarber Ruth Dobrozsi Oxford Miami University Martha Dumford Lawrence Shafer Trenton Miami Fla Lions Club Charleston D.C Kenneth Shafer Florida Beverly Hotel Hollywood Ed “Skeeter” Payne Lola Payne Bundy Apartments Pat Cadwallader Louisiana Payne Miss Cadwallader William Jewell College Liberty

Vital Statistics Births and residents listed from several households

The column records births for multiple families including Alfred Coffey at 1904 Woodlawn Ave a son Milford Sargent at 513 Granada Ave a girl John Oaks at 12 Red Bud Dr a girl Ralph Jacobs at 437 Meadow Lane a boy Garner Dalton at 3 Brown St Franklin a boy and several other residents naming Mr and Mrs Alfred Coffey Milford Sargent John Oaks Ralph Jacobs Garner Dalton Donald Moren Darlene Hughes Cora Jones Laevenia Thompson Charles Jones Hugene Vaughn Doyle Ke Yes Norman Gehron Barbara Miller Carl South Marjorie Stiles David Wills and out of town Joseph Takach of Logan Ave Port Hamilton Hospital.

Alfred Coffey Woodlawn Ave Milford Sargent Granada Ave John Oaks Red Bud Dr Ralph Jacobs Meadow Lane Garner Dalton Brown St Franklin Donald Moren Kunz Ave Darlene Hughes Sheridan Ave Cora Jones 6Th Ave Laevenia Thompson Baltimore St Charles Jones Baltimore Clyde Batley Trenton Ernest Bratcher Fletcher Butler Central Ave Thomas Dixon Glen Ave Pon Doyle Germantown Keyes Norman Gehron West Middletown Barbara Miller Middletown Carl South Lebanon Marjorie Stiles Elen David Wills Ernest Wills Finley St

Community meeting schedule and club notices

A condensed listing shows Wednesday meetings for National Guard Company 10 17th Armored Cavalry at 7:50 pm in the Armory Franklin FOE officers at 7:00 pm, FOPA at 8 pm. Thursday clubs include Lions, Kiwanis, Optimist, Manches ter Hotel. Trenton Lions and AEIF bodies meet at 6:40 and 7:00 pm. Alcoholics Anonymous at 8:00 pm.

National Guard Company 17Th Armored Cavalry Franklin Foe Kiwanis Club Manchester Hotel Optimist Club Colony Trenton Lions Club AEIF Blythe Williams American Legion Auxiliary Post Headquarters Toastmasters Club Civic Association S. Main

Dig That Crazy Gals Ambition in Omaha

Mrs. Freeman, a 39 year old housewife, fulfilled a local ambition by operating a dirt digging machine for the first time. With instructions from A. Dougherty, whose firm is building a nearby play area, she dug a 60 foot pipeline trench and smiled at the simple lever sequence.

Omaha KR OL ER. A

First Aid For Purse Strap Repair

If the strap on your hand bag pulls loose push the end through to the inside of the bag then attach a button to keep it from pulling out again.

Mabry and Hay File Legal Notices in Grove Street Area

Kenneth H Mabry age 94 of Armeo employe residence 2708 Armeo Dr and Joyce B Hay age 17 stenographer of 2700 Armeo Dr along with Fred Rutledge age 6 Armeemploye of 827 Hith Ave and Hattie Nicholson age 2 pantry worker filed Grove St notice.

Kenneth Harold Mabry Armeo Joyce Blaine Hay Armee Fred Rutledge Armen Hith Ave Hattie Nicholson Filed Grove St

Local Residents Named in Social Notes

Mrs. Oscar Frahiman of Moore Rea and Mrs. Edward Hiner of Aberdeen Dr are listed with Carlisle Caldwell’s son William Fugate and Leonard Fugate of Trenton. Wallace Sheley of Oberon Dr, Proctor Fox of Central Ave, John Reece of Franklin, Mrs. Clarence Wing of Camden Rt, and Alma Myers of 4th Ave are also noted.

Oscar Frahiman Moore Rea Edward Hiner Aberdeen Carlisle Caldwell Carl Caldwell Andrews William Fugate Leonard Fugate Trenton Wallace Sheley Oberon Proctor Fox Central Ave John Reece Franklin Clarence Wing Camden Alma Myers 4Th Ave

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Oan Ellie Evans Garden Club Country Club Moon Robert McDade George Bingham Loren Pratt Jack Ashman Ted Abernathy Les Leighton Richard Glins William Harper Thomas Stubbs Vincent Sisson Jon Prows Wade Pratt McDade Bingham Glins Sisson the Bake Shop N. Verity Pkwy S. Broad ST Wildwood Mr. Singhoffer Optical Studios Gardner Charles L. Huston Jm Philadelphia Elinor Huston Inlaw Richard Hansen Leighton Mellvaine George Francis Granville Foote LeSourdsville Maud Muller Hugene Vaughn Homer Vaughn Miamisburg Rtg Thomas O'Flynn Joseph Takach Logan Ave Port Hamilton Hospital Alpha Council N. Broad St Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge Castle Hall Trades and Labor Council AFL Hall BPOE Elks Temple Moose Lodge Hall Alcoholics Anonymous Joun Broske Mer Industry The National Run Solt Water Service Operators Reynolds Ave Artcarved Miller’s LIFE LOOK LARGO Trede Mor Wilson Phon
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