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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1951

Page

6

Snowbird Travel Returns Highlight Local Notices

Mr and Mrs E E Grant of Eaton Drive return from five weeks in Florida. Fred Danford family back from Havana and Florida trips visiting Robbins family in Cuba and cities in Florida. Several other couples report six week to three month Florida sojourns. Some travelers plan to enlist after ten day trips to Miami Beach.

Mrs E. E. Grant Eaton Dr Florida Fred Danford Havana Cuba Frank Robbins, Jr Miami Beach Ft. Lauderdale St. Petersburg Fla Vernon Jones Dania Beach Kendall, Fla

Community Group Meetings and a Dinner Event

Homemakers Circle 2 meets at 1020 Garden Ave with guest night on hobbies. Nurses Alumnae of Middle town Hospital gather at 25 Red Butl Dr with Miss Mary Anne Brehany as speaker. Knights of St. John Auxiliary meets 7 30 at St John’s Hall. Moose Women dine at the Colony to celebrate 12th anniversary. Philathea Class moves to North Broad St home for a 6 30 p.m. covered dish Tuesday. Treble Clef Chorus meets 7 p.m. at W P F B and performs on air 7 30 to 7 45.

Homemakers Circle Donald Unger Garden Ave Middletown Hospital Robert Lehmkuhl Mary Anne Brehany Philathea First Methodist Church J. D. Riggs North Broad St

Doocas Society Meeting and Upcoming District Event

Doocas Society of the Church of the Brethren met at Mrs Ray Lentz home with Mrs Martha Driver leading devotions and the program. Prizes were won by Mrs A E Minnich and Mrs Marion M Barnhart. The Southern Ohio District meeting is set for Covington Ohio March 10 at 9 30 a m. All members urged to attend. The next meeting will be at Mrs R E Evans home on South Sutphin Street. The Capitol building in Washington DC took 70 years to complete.

Doocas Society Church of the Brethren Ray Lentz Martha Driver A. E. Minnich Marion M. Barnhart

Surprise Housewarming for Cotter Family in Country side

Mr and Mrs Roger Cotter were surprised Saturday evening when friends gathered at their new home off Manchester Road for a housewarming party. Guests included Mr and Mrs Kent Little Mr and Mrs Dick Getter Mr and Mrs James Waxweiler and Mr and Mrs Ken Coburn bringing gifts and a midnight buffet.

Roger Cotter Kent Little Dick Getter James Waxweiler Ken Coburn

Connelly Perry Vows Spoken at Indianaplis Methodist Church

Marilyn Connelly and Elmer Perry exchanged wedding vows on Thursday March 1 at 4 pm officiated by Rev. Sittler at the Methodist Church in Indianapolis Indiana. The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Kelly of Calumet Ave and the couple will reside at 1817 Clayton St after their honeymoon.

Marilyn Connelly Elmer Perry Sittler Methodist Church Indianapolis Ind W. W. Kelly Calumet Ave Perry Martha Perry Mrs. Perry Clayton St

Openhouse Held For New Bride G McClung

Mrs. G M McClung hosted openhouse at her Kunz Avenue home for more than 100 guests honoring her son’s bride Mrs G M McClung formerly Miss Marjorie Anne Kelly. The couple married February 24 at South Park Methodist Church Dayton and reside at 168 Illinois Ave Dayton.

Roger McClung G. M. McClung Kunz Ave McClung South Park Methodist Episcopal Church Dayton Marjorie Anne Kelly Genevieve Kelly Miami University Guy McClung Middletown High School Ohio State University

Amanda Group Meeting at Methodist Church

The Amanda Group and Women's Society of the Amanda Methodist Church plan a regular gathering at 7 30 p.m. on Wednesday with Mrs James McCoy leading the devotional service and Mrs Harry Pell reading the Mission paper. March hostesses include Mrs Ralph Hensinger Mrs Edward Gaunt Mrs Pearl Becraft and Mrs John Walck with birthday honors for members born this month.

Women's Society of the Amanda Methodist Church James McCoy Harry Pell Ralph Hensinger Edward Gaunt Pearl Becraft John Walck

Man Dies in Crash in Youngstown Area

Ma honing County reports its seventh 1951 traffic fatality as 36 year old George McNamee of Youngstown died yesterday in a two car collision. There were five traffic deaths at this time a year ago.

Youngstown Mahoning County George McNamee

Miss Lois Walke Shown Off At Pretty Shower In Dayton

Mrs. Charles White and Mrs. Francis Wourms hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Lois Walke at the Wourms home on Stainton Avenue. A married date with Maclyn Tobias is set for March 31. guests from Middletown, Hamilton and Dayton attended the event and included families bearing last names such as Nany, Schmidt, Bishop, Walke, Leichty, Gephart and Cronk.

Charles White Francis Wourms Dayton Wourms Stainton Ave Lois Walke Miss Walke Maclyn Tobias Ruth Bishop Don Walke Lorena Schmidtt Vi Leichty Marilyn Croak Pearl Walke Margaret Leichty White Middletown Hamilton Clyde Nany Roy Schmidt Pat Bishop Neal and Davey Richard Leichty Harold Leichty Lulu Gephart Gale Ann Marian Goebel Marilyn Cronk Walke Herman Grafner Robert Forster Tobias

Seaman John Symmes Pollock Jr Serves Aboard USS Saint Paul

John Symmes Pollock Jr is a USN seaman, son of Mr and Mrs John S Pollock and husband of Eva Ruth Pollock of 49 Columbus Ave Lebanon. He serves aboard the heavy cruiser USS Saint Paul in the Far East where the ship has carried out neutrality patrols off Formosa and fire support for UN forces. Borneo is noted as the world’s third largest island with 280000 square miles.

John Symmes Pollock, Jr USN John S. Pollock Eva Ruth Pollock Columbus Ave Lebanon Saint Paul Far East Formosa United Nations

County Safety Parley To Open Here Tuesday

The sixth annual Butler County Regional Safety conference starts Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Middletown with attendees registering in the Manchester Hotel lobby. Local and national speakers will join the day long event organized by the Division of Safety and Hygiene and allied groups from Middletown Hamilton and Oxford. Co chairs are Richard Siegel and Charles Clements with aides from Hamilton and Middletown. The program spans auditoriums across the city with a luncheon and dinner planned in the Manchester Hotel Senior Ballroom. Hotel lobby remodeling will push use of the North Broad Street entrance for a week or ten days. Patrons are asked to unload at Broad Street entry.

Butler County Middletown Manchester Division of Safety and Hygiene Industrial Commission of Ohio and Allied Safety and Health Organizations Hamilton Oxford Richard Siegel Charles Clemments Charles E. Stutenroth A. E. Topmiller Manchester Hotel North Broad St John Minnich Minnich Broad St

Strike's Minor Impact on Middletown Express Load

Middletown Railway Express office saw a 14.6 percent February drop despite a six day rail strike. Agent R E Kirby said the loss should have been about 25 percent, noting early Easter and high business activity as factors. He credited express shipments after the strike ending to help local industries meet contracts and shipping dates.

Middletown Railway Express R.E. Kirby Middletown

Girl Scouts Permit Uniform Change for Intermediate Scouts

Intermediate Girl Scouts may wear the official alternate uniform only with an approval card from the local council office. Fifth and sixth graders are not authorized. The change follows prior approval for junior high school Intermediate Scouts, while Senior Scouts have long worn the outfit.

Garnet Church

Woman and girl report being accosted by men

A seven year old girl said a man grabbed her as she walked on Verity Parkway near her home around 7 pm yesterday and she ran to a relative's house. At about 2 am a woman said an ex boyfriend dragged her into a car and advised filing charges if she wished to prosecute.

Verity Pkwy

Scales kill man in Mechanicsburg front of store

Clarence Bowshier, 39, of near Mechanicsburg, was crushed to death by a heavy weighing machine outside a dry goods store Saturday night. His skull was fractured and neck broken. Police Chief Ira Halley cannot determine if Bowshier pulled the scales over or they collapsed.

Mechanicsburg Clarence Bowshier Near Here Bowshier Ira Halley

Labor unions tout St Lawrence Seaway gains for New England

The CIO argues the proposed power phase of the St Lawrence project offers enormous potential, possibly outshining the TVA. It says cheap power could curb industrial drain from New England and that the seaway will bring significant freight savings for iron ore and farm products. The CIO contends railroads and Atlantic Gulf ports will lose little, as most new traffic is not economical by rail.

CIO St. Lawrence TVA Tennessee Valley Authority New England Labor Organization THE Atlantic and Gulf Labrador

Ohio retail sales rise in January across major cities

Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research reports January sales up 31 percent statewide. Akron and Youngstown lead at 51 percent, with Canton 49, Cincinnati 27, Cleveland 31, Columbus 30, Toledo 38, and Dayton 9 percent gains.

Ohio Columbus Bureau of Business Research Ohio State University Akron Youngstown Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Toledo Dayton

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