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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1960

Page

6

Playhouse Names Cast For Mystery at Middletown

Middletown Actors' Playhouse reveals cast for Portrait in Black a mystery by Goff and Roberts to debut April 1 and 2 at Roosevelt Junior High School sponsored by the AAUW Mrs Dean Kohihep and Dan Henderson lead the cast with Douglas Faulkner Mrs Dale Wilson Ed Seamon stage managers and others The production opens rehearsals tonight at 7 30 at the Fine Arts Center basement of the American Legion plus upcoming meetings and postponement of a business session ED Seamon president notes date changes for the board and meetings

Middletown Actors’ Playhouse Paul Faries John Akerman Ivan Goff Ben Roberts Roosevelt Junior High School The American Assn. of University Women Dean Kohihep Dan Henderson Douglas Faulkner Dale Wilson Ed Seamon Basy Brandenburg William Stiles Danny Earl James Dixon John Schraffenberger William Riggs Earl Hicke San Francisco Fine Arts Center American Legion Marshall Road Actors’ Playhouse

Church Circle Elects Officers At Ardmore Drive Meeting

New officers named for the Evening Circle of Woman's Society of World Service at Fira EUB Charen include President Mrs Robert Morris and Vice President Mrs Charles Foutz. Delegates, education and youth posts filled. program on the Outreach of the Church featured with Africa slides. World Day of Prayer set for March 4 at 1:39 p.m. at First Methodist. next session to be hosted by Mrs W Hubbard on Mth Avenue.

Woman's Society of World Service Fira Eub Charen Ciften Whitehead Ardmore Drive Robert Morris Charles Foutz Robert Carpenter Sam Ivins Willian Mason Missionary Education Homer Getz Ralph DeBord Carl Ross Mason Win Arnold Council of Church Women L. K Henderson Henry Louth Carl Rossi Children’s Core Culford Stearns Africa Stearns Macon Women's Federation Camp Miami W. Hubbard Om Mth Avenue

Domino Events Wda Morningstar Chapter Meeting

Domino Events Wda Morningstar chapter 572 of the Order of the Eastern Star will meet today at 7 30 p m in the Commercial Building.

Wda Morningstar Order of the Eastern Star

Anniversary Dinner Planned By Bridge Club

Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club at Temple Beth discussed plans for their sixth annual dinner on March 21. Reservations with Mrs Delbert Meyer at 3301 Hampton Pl due by the deadline. Winners last night were Mrs Leland Lynch Jr and Mrs Gordon Nein with 82 points, followed by Mrs M L Johnson and Mrs C A Woodruff with 81.5 points. Ted Forsyth and Glenn Selby placed third with 79.49 points, achieving a 67 percent average across six tables.

Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club Temple Beth Delbert Meyer Hampton Pl Leland Lynch Jr Gordon Nein M. L. Johnson C. A. Woodruff Ted Forsyth Glenn Selby the Temple

Miss Connelly Honored Before May Wedding

Miss Marjorie Ann Connelly received a miscellaneous shower Sunday hosted by Miss Ellen Bishop at Holiday House. Thirty guests enjoyed blue and white decorations, a large umbrella and floral arrangements. Bridal-game winners included Mrs. Charles Conner and four others. the bride is granddaughter of the Connellys of Clark Street and her fiancé is the son of the Farkases of Creekview Drive.

Marjorie Ann Connelly Richard Farkas Holy Trinity Church Ellen Bishop Malvern Street Holiday House Charles Conner John Farkas Jess Bendel Paul Frant Michael Long Dayton Ed Connelly Clark Street Creekview Drive

Sale Nears Fr or Hamilton Urban Lots

Urban renewal in Hamilton west of S Monument Avenue plans 44 privately owned single family dwellings slated for sale April 6. Completion date for first new homes in the Second Ward renewal area is set for Sept 0 though dates remain tentative and subject to Housing and Home Finance Agency approval. The area bounded by Syc amore Street Front Street Pershing Avenue and Netlan Boulevard will be demolished except for the Post Office annex and Sealtest Dairy. Project cost is estimated at 1 134 543 with a federal grant of 911 977.

Hamilton S Monument Avenue Harry L. Norman Norman The Housing and Home Finance Agency of Chicago Norman Conlaved Sycamore Street Front Street Pershing Avenue Netlan Boulevard

Cure for Tallness Explored by Dr Stryker in Kalamazoo

In Kalamazoo Michigan Dr Homer H Stryker suggests knee stapling as a surgical method to limit growth. He notes three fifths of growth occurs at the knees and that some doctors receive urgent requests from mothers worried about daughters growing too tall.

Kalamazoo Mich Homer H. Stryker Stryker

Woman Celebrates 10th Birthday in Dallas

Martha Grant marks her tenth birthday today as Alma Mabray describes her mother’s daily prayers. Despite never using glasses she can read large print, and she has four children, twenty grandchildren, and twenty two great grandchildren. Her husband is Ry.

Dallas Tex Martha Grant Alma Mabray

Distress Call Proves Big Dad in Memphis Cemetery

A group gathered at 5 am in Memphis to drive a soundtruck through Elmwood Cemetery aiming to scare blackbirds from the grounds. The plan to frighten the birds failed and the cemetery still hosts black birds.

Memphis Tenn Elmwood Cemetery

George Washington Marries Martha Custis Near Virginia Town

George Washington met and wed Martha Custis in a Virginia town near West Point not the military academy. The union linked two prominent families and shaped early colonial society in the region.

George Washington Martha Custis West Point Military Academy Virginia

Actress Owes Success To Ambitious Mother

Sandra Church credits her Broadway rise to an ambitious mother who shaped her early life with intense discipline. She began stage work at five, faced strict schooling, and moved to New York at sixteen to join the road company of Miche, later becoming a rising Broadway star.

Sandra Church Sandra Gypsy Rose Lee Gypsy Ethel Mer New York Miche Janice Rule Broadway

Oxford To Hear Thompson Tell About Managers

Oxford village charter commissioners hear Middletown City Manager Charles W. Thompson discuss the pros and cons of the city manager form of government in a public meeting at Phi. Last week a panel including two former mayors M D Worley and Edwin F E Morgan and Miami University President John D Millett discussed the mayoral system. It was agreed that when Oxford becomes a city it will need either a strong mayor system or a manager plan.

Oxford Middletown Charles W. Thompson Thompson Phi M.D. Worley Edwin FE. Morgan Miami University John D. Millett Glen Douglass

Minister Accepts Post In Alaska

The Rev. Richard R. Gay of Ohio Wesleyan University has accepted a position with Alaska Methodist University in Anchorage. He will start his duties on September 1.

Alaska Delaware Ohio Richard R. Gay Ohio Wessleyan University Alaska Methodist University Anchorage

Father Sues For Damages Over Teen Jail Time

Eaton Ohio. The father of Robert C. Prather, 19, seeks 1300 damages claiming Marion T. Reach maliciously swore out an affidavit charging trespass. Prather was held overnight in jail after arrest by Eaton police. he was acquitted of the charge.

Eaton Robert C. Prather Marion T. Reach Lexington Rct Young Prather

Lebanon Chamber Elects Three New Directors

The Lebanon Chamber of Commerce elected Mildred Crane Edward Herrick and Eldon Zuercher as new directors at its annual reorganization meeting. They will join four incumbents to elect officers next week with current president Jack Marshall and executive secretary James Obrig.

Lebanon Lebanon Chamber of Commerce Mildred Crane Edward Herrick Eldon Zuercher Jack Marshall James Obrig

Miss Ohio Contest Set For July 29 30

The Miss Ohio pageant, state preliminary to Miss America, will be held in Mansfield on July 23 with contestants expected to attend. Guest stars include Lynda Lee Mead, the current Miss America.

Mansfield Ohio Lynda Lee Mead

Lorain Man Found Frozen Dead After Bond Release

Stanley Zamora, 72, freed on bond from Lorain City Jail, was found frozen to death near Lake Read in Lorain. The coroner ruled death due to exposure following an arrest on a charge of intoxication.

Lorain, Ohio Stanley Zamora Lorain City Lake Read Lorain

Heart Drive In Lemon Nets $1,063

The Lemon Township Heart Fund drive collected 1,063.91 dollars from all sources, announced today by Mrs. Gordon Hughes general chairman. The township drive was conducted separately with 120 door to door volunteers last Sunday under 14 section captains.

Lemon Township Gordon Hughes

Ohio Centennial Birthday as State Turns 157

Ohio marks 157 years since statehood with a birthday note tracing March 1, 1803 as the official start. Historians cite Eisenhower’s 1953 act retroactively admitting Ohio and acknowledge a possible early congressional oversight.

Eisenhower Ohio Ohio Historical Society

Mason Youths Hurt In Crash

Two Mason youths were injured yesterday three miles south of Mason on Mason Montgomery Road. Don Baine, 17, in fair condition at Christ Hospital Cincinnati, and Kenneth Chesney, 16, released after treatment, were taken to hospital by the Mason life squad.

Mason Here Mason Montgomery Road Warren County Sheriff's Deputies Christ Hospital Cincinnati Don Baine Lindeman Lane Kenneth Chesney E. Main Street Mason Life Squad

Driver Hurt In Collision On Route 129

Mary Reece aged 52 of 206 Webster Ave Hamilton sustained facial bruises when her car struck a vehicle on Route 129 while turning from U S 25. The other driver was Richard Harrington 32 of Morrow. Reece car ran off the left side, struck a box, then crossed to the right and stopped.

Mary Reece Webster Ave Hamilton Rt. 129 U. S. 25 State Patrol Richard Harrington Morrow Reece

Better Check That VA Check

Veterans Administration outreach warns pensioners to inspect their weekly checks’ envelopes. John T. Eastlack, VA contact rep at 152 High Street Hamilton, says about one in 13 recipients discard the envelope and miss two key items a pamphlet on the new pension law and a card for selecting the pension program for payment.

John T. Eastlack Veterans Administration Office High Street Hamilton

Bronze age poet tied to Irish lineage

Oliver Goldsmith, noted as Canada’s first native-born poet, is identified as the grandnephew of the celebrated Irish poet Oliver Goldsmith, linking generations across two lands.

Oliver Goldsmith Canada

Births and Dismissals List Notice

Vital statistics update with numerous births to families across Franklin and surrounding towns. Names include Blanken ship, Bennett, Cowgill, Burns, Dalton and Harrison plus many residents. Dismissals cite Alexander Bors Brooks Carpenter and others from Franklin area hospitals and towns.

Walter Blankenship Pinta Ave Roy Bennett Pershing Ave Lloyd Cowgill Maple Ave Franklin Clyde Burns Mason Jack Dalton S River St Ely

Dialing to Go by Numbers in Bell System Change

Philadelphia Bell Telephone Co announces a shift to a number based dialing system called ANC for all number calling. Numbers will replace the first two letters of exchange names to reduce spelling errors.

Philadelphia Bell Telephone Co Pennsylvania Bell ANC

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