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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1948
Page
6
Tomorrow night Julia T. Both and fellow former councilors will gather at Mrs Ira Sickle 1809 Manchester Ave for a private session. The event invites attendance by those previously serving on the city council.
The Spanish Auxiliary Sewing Circle will meet tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the home of Mrs. E. R. Carr on Woodside Avenue.
Tomorrow events are at Forest Hills Country Club with players teeing off at 1 30 pm. A buffet supper will follow at the lodge after the round.
Ladies of Bethlehem Lutheran Church will travel by bus to Bethany Village near Dayton tomorrow for a covered dish dinner. Members should assemble at the church at 10 30 a m.
The Women of the Moose will gather tomorrow night at 7 30 in Moose Hall for an underlined meeting. Members are urged to attend and participate in planned activities and discussions.
The American War Mothers will host a covered dish lunch tomorrow from 5 to 6 PM for Dayton Veterans returning from the ball game in Cincinnati. Members are asked to send or bring a covered dish.
In The Hospital Dale Selby of Germantown medical. Mrs. Elsie Prater of Buena Ave surgical. Walter C. Barnes of Miamisburg surgical. Mrs. Robert K. Sleeth of Franklin Route 1 surgical. Mrs. Everett Kiester of Germantown surgical. Robert Hester son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hester of Sheridan Ave surgical. Pauline Oliver daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gobel Oliver of West Middletown surgical. Mrs. Ethel Herdman of Central
Rebecca Kilburn and James Burgess are listed as daughters and sons of Aberdeen Drive and West Middletown parents. Richard Lemons of Vail Avenue and Mrs. Jacob Groninger of Chau Tauqua are also named in the social notes.
The Elks' Country Club hosts the installation dinner for Mid dletown Section National Council Jewish Women on Wednesday July 7. Rabbi Albert A. Goldman of Temple Israel will speak. he previously lived in Middletown a decade ago. Reservations contact Mrs. T. Agronin at 2-3338.
The Jolly Eight Bridge Club traveled to Morrow yesterday afternoon to Mrs. Dorris Price's home. A picnic dinner was served at noon, and the afternoon's games were won by Mrs. Donald Turner, Mrs. Frank Chapman, and Mrs. Thomas Martin.
Mr and Mrs George Tyler Excello welcome a girl Tuesday. Mr and Mrs James Willis 906 Sixth Ave celebrate a boy Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Herman Parks Sheridan Ave greet a girl Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Fred Thomas Franklin welcome a boy Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Bernard Peyton 3012 Navaho St have a boy Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Herman Nickell 1600 Lawn Ave greet a girl Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Lester Powell Franklin welcome a boy Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Oscar Hagan and Garfield St have a boy Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Harold C Thomas of Parma Michigan welcomed a daughter Naomi Ruth born June 23 to join family. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs McKinley Thomas of 1915 Winton St. Mr and Mrs Jack Turvey of Franklin also welcomed a daughter Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati. Mr and Mrs Wayne A Barry and Ann Marie Denisi welcomed a son at St Marys Hospital in Tucson Arizona on June 17. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs E P Donisi formerly of Middletown.
Members voted at last night’s meeting to hold a sunrise breakfast on July 11 meeting at Big Four station 5 30 a m. An outing is set for August 10 at LeSourdsville Lake for members families relatives and friends. Officers elected Miss Georgia Cumminos president Pete Eliopoulos vice president Miss Bea Revelos secretary Miss Irene Bugzides treasurer.
A Sunday lawn party hosted by Mr and Mrs Clem Hoepper in Monroe honored Miss Josephine Bishop and fiance Russell Bauer of Hamilton as they prepare to wed July 2. Guests joined in games and a buffet luncheon and the couple received many gifts for their future home.
Miss Dianne Wenrick from near Greenville Ohio is staying with Miss Nancy Myers on South Main Street. Wenrick is a former Middleton resident.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Gingerich, Miss Betty Runyan, and Miss Mildred Runyan of Miami Florida visit Mrs. Hattie Runyan at 413 Crawford Street.
Dr and Mrs P B Zollett and two sons of Oxford Street Road depart for Cleveland and the Adirondack Mountains tomorrow. They expect to return late in July.
Mr and Mrs Jeff Howard and their daughter Barbara depart from 214 Aberdeen Drive for a five week trip west visiting Denver Colorado. If time allows they will proceed to the west coast.
Mrs. Esther L. O Neil of 201 S Main St leaves yesterday for fourteen days at Cape Cod to visit friends.
The Byrd family reunion gathered 38 descendants of Grover Cleveland and Cam Byrd at Armco Park on Sunday. The eldest attendee was 65 year old Mrs Cam Byrd, while 3 month old Marcia Kay Secundi was among the youngest.
Following an operation Miss Carolyn Sue Brewer daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Brewer resides at 2033 Woodlawn Ave is convalescing at Good Samaritan hospital Cincinnati.
E. L. Hawkins of 1004 Nelbar Street travels to Atlanta Georgia to visit friends and attend the Shrine ceremonial at the Yaarab Temple during the visit.
Unity Council No. 241 met in the Knights of Malta Hall with Mrs. Howard Johnson presiding. Reports from the district meeting in West Carrollton were given by Mrs. Charles Gregory Mrs. Lawrence Dugan and Mrs. Paul Franz. A social hour followed.
Miami Valley Council No 30 met in Junior Hall with Mrs Arthur Richardson presiding. Mrs Ray Gerard reported on Monday's meeting in West Carrollton attended by Mr and Mrs Gerard and Mrs Allen Gravenstein of Miami Council.
Dewey and Dulles are counted for Truman in early estimates with 846 pledged votes but key delegations from New York and Pennsylvania show willingness to vote independently. Pennsylvania's 74 delegates endorsed but did not bind. New York's 106 delegates declared free to vote individually and to caucus on opening day.
Eight local Hi Y boys ushered about 900 delegates at the National Hi Y Conference at Miami University. The torch light ceremony on Miami Field opened the fifth conference, held every three years to discuss Hi Y programs and problems. The meeting began June 25 and ended today at noon. Delegates and ushers from the area included Jim Gross Bill Crocker Bruce Cleveland Lee Bowen George Bach Fred Lipfert Dwight Neal and Joseph Lawson.
Valley Motor Transit service resumption is delayed two days as city councils in Steubenville and East Liverpool struggle to pass fare-extension legislation. A two-week truce would pay AFL drivers $1.16 per hour if the fare increase is approved, with the company operating in 20 communities across Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The decomposed body of Hubert Lee Johnson 34 of Eaton Route 4 was found in a closed parked car on Gaar Road North near Richmond. Coroner Henry Unser said Johnson had been dead several days with no sign of violence. He had been missing since June 19 and notified his wife that afternoon he was on his way home. Survived by wife Emily and children Doris 16 and Jerry 11.
Incorporation approvals issued by the Secretary of State in Columbus authorize Mathews Head to Toe Service Incorporated to issue 250 shares no par value. Incorporators Paul Mathews Peter Laras and George C Lambesis. Attorney G E A Wilmer. Also issued to Noland Camera Shop Incorporated with stores in Hamilton and Middletown. Incorporators Mary A Noland William R Shely and Thomas Noland authorized to issue 300 shares no par value. Attorney Stuart M Fitton of Hamilton.
Installation of officers is scheduled for the Lions Club dinner tomorrow evening in the LeSourdsville Lake main dining room. Wives are invited as guests. dinner starts at 7 30 p.m. Charles E. Harmon of 2010 Tytus Ave will be installed as the new president.
B D Worcester spoke to the Civitan Club about the city charter revision committee. He noted its diverse membership from labor to industrial groups and said no final action has been taken. Topics include a full time city manager, debt limit raise, and shifting chair election to January.
The Salvation Army in Middletown reports Laura Thornton was accepted to enter officer training at the Army Training College in New York City. Thornton arrived in Middletown in 1947, worked at Armco until 1948, then served as secretary to Captain Kenneth Sharp at the Army citadel. She will study at home for three months before entering college on September 15.
Paul C. Gallagher 36, superintendent of Carroll County schools, named head of Geneva public schools on a three year contract. He succeeds retiring superintendent Wallace Moore.
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