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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1960
Page
16
The Springboro area announces a series of lentern services with filmstrips including Symbols of the Old Testament and Symbols of the New Testament. Services run March 2 to April 6 at EUB and Methodist churches with Ash Wednesday feature.
Eaton Grange will host Operation Forward and Booster Night on Tuesday March 15 at 8:30 pm in the Grange Hall Nation Avenue. L Arthur Mehring of the Cincinnati Police Dept will discuss helicopter traffic control and broadcasting from the craft. Lions Club minstrel rehearsals proceed for a Saturday 8 pm high school auditorium show directed by Bill Stahr and featuring Jim Robbins as interlocutor and several named performers. Sales tax stamps in Preble County for the week ending Feb 13 totaled 3314.32 with motor vehicle tax 1478.10. year to date totals are 160521 and 71202.80 respectively.
Germantown Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, met at the Masonic Temple for a regular meeting. After the business session, Germantown Masonic Lodge members joined as invited guests. a travel film was shown and refreshments served to the sixty present. Other social items include a Bridge Club gathering, Charm Eds luncheon in Dayton, and a family weekend visit to Delaware.
Overpeck Mrs Earl Gingerich entertained her canasta club recently. Mr and Mrs John Sharits and son John and Mr and Mrs Paul Bowers and son Johnie Paul of Trenton spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Ed Nickell. Mr and Mrs Olen Mardis and daughter of Hamilton visited with Mr and Mrs Olen Mardis Sr and Richard.
Mr and Mrs George Price Sr and Miss Orpha Updyke attended the wedding of Betty Moore and Henry Shoemaker at the Baptist Church in Franklin on Saturday. Mrs Price served as soloist and Miss Updyke played the organ for the ceremony.
Tags for Franklin autos and trailers go on sale Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Martha Long on S River St. 1959 plates expire March 31. Long also handles tag sales for trailers and motorcycles. Licenses may be renewed 30 days before the regular date. Office hours 9 am to 5 90 pm weekdays and 9 am to 4 pm Saturdays.
The Monroe mayor spoke at the Blue and Gold Banquet honoring the 50th anniversary of scouting. The Wednesday dinner at the Church of the Seven Colors drew 175 Cub Scouts and families, with awards presented by Packmaster E. Kern Cate and Marvin Monroe to Cubs including Gordon Hughs and Billy Stephenson among others. Guests included Rev. and Mrs Boyer and Lions Club members L. J. Robinson and Gordon Carr.
Jo-Ba-Lena Garden Club held its Sweetheart Dinner at Colony Restaurant with 31 members and guests. The event featured a Valentine theme table, films of European tours, and project showcases. Other local club activities include meetings of Franklin Republican Women's Club Circle 1 First Methodist Church Circle 1 and Laura Farrell Mothers Club with plans announced for March events.
Collinsville society notes report a miscellaneous bridal shower for Miss Joyce Cramer, bride elect of Robert Smith, hosted in the church social rooms Thursday evening by Miss Ruth Finlay and others. Also listed are Sunday visits at the James Finlay home by Miss Sue Finlay and Jane Lee Hayes of Miami.
Baker University in Baldwin Kansas received a $100 gift from Abraham Lincoln in 1864 to fund construction on campus. The donation is recorded as a landmark grant in the university’s early development.
Mrs Ronald Diver of Germantown visited his parents Mr and Mrs Irvin Erisman on Monday. Mr and Mrs Charles Roop and daughter visited Mrs Martha Long of West Middletown on Tuesday. Mr James Davison was in Hamilton on business Monday. Mrs Jessie McClure and Mrs Charles Roop shopped in Hamilton on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Charlies Riddell are ill with the flu.
Friday evening gatherings included Mrs. Espie Geaty and children with Lillian Cox near Red Lion visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hansen and family. Kenneth Hinkle of Trenton dined with his parents Mr and Mrs J F Hinkle. Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Espie Geary were Mr and Mrs Maxwell Cox of Red Lion.
The Eaton Jaycees announce a children’s park and playground to be named Eaton Jaycee Funland. It will serve children up to 10 with a merry-go-round monkey bars seesaw teeter totter and a belt-seat swing. The area will be fenced for safety and security. A color television set with table is being awarded to raise funds for the project.
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