Miss Merrick Honored At Pre-Nuptial Party
Barbara Merrick bride elect of Ronald E. Harrison was guest of honor at a blue and pastel bridge party and linen shower hosted by Mrs. David T. Selvar and Mrs. Alvin Bell at Selvar’s Stanley Street home. Winners included Mrs. Louis Brown and Miss Merrick. The couple, daughter and son of local residents, will wed April 16 at the First Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Merrick
Ronald E. Harrison
David T. Selvar
Alvin Bell
Miss Merrick
Gordon Adams
Robert Bookwalter
William Brooks
Brown
Donald Dieterly
Geckeler
Kerr
Local Girl Wins Major Role in Capital U Lenten Play
Carl R. Banzhaf daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl W Banzhaf of 2111 Arlington Ave has been selected for a major part in Capital University's Lenten production A Man For Seasons at the Columbus Ohio campus. The play by Robert Bolt retells Henry VIII and Thomas More as More refuses divorce to Catherine of Aragon. Miss Banzhaf a Capital junior majors in elementary education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl R. Banzhaf
Earl W Banzhaf
Arlington Ave
Capital University
Columbus, Ohio
Robert Bolt
Henry VIII
Sir Thomas More
Henry
Catherine of Aragon
Ann Boleyn
More
Miss Banzhaf
Capital
Middletown Homemakers Circle meetings cover films and crime talk
At a Thursday session of Homemakers Circle Two John Wayman presented a Doty House film and led Q and A. Plans were set for a Cincinnati trip to the Paul Dixon show. Alpha Chapter hosted teens from Butler County Children’s Home with a bowling party on March 11. Police Chief James Howerton spoke on juvenile crime and 1965 calls. Several new members joined and upcoming meetings and events were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers Circle Two
Doty House
John Wayman
Wayman
Board of
Cincinnati
Paul Dixon T
Frank Wassell
Croydon Lane
Lawrence Kirkpatrick
James Shrout
Cristonians
Bryan Reynolds
Ross Street
G. F. Sauer
James Howerton
Middletown
Howerton
Marty Mahoney
W. F Harmon
Dale Betty
Books USA
John Perkins
Greg Smith
Byron Reynolds
Oakley Kelch
Stanley Peltier
al Goodwin
Thomas Johnson
Robert Balger
Orchard Street
Spragues celebrate 50th anniversary with Hawaii trip
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sprague of Stanley Street recently returned from a two month Hawaii vacation marking their 50th wedding anniversary. They were joined there by Mr. and Mrs. L P Smith, former Middleton residents now living in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sprague
Stanley Street
Hawaii
L. P. Smith
Middletonians
California
Guild Programs Highlight Christian Service at St Pauls United Church
The Thursday St Pauls United Church of Christ Guild met with twenty five members and guest Nancy Booker. Mrs. Paul Nickell led a program on Material Aids for Fairhaven assisted by Mrs. Virgil Webster with Mrs. James Neal giving a reading. Members planned Christian Workday for March 17 and elected nominating and hostess committees. The Fidelis Class celebrated its 47th anniversary with a covered dish dinner and reminisced with four founding members. Rev. Robert McNamara spoke on Christ imagery. funds were pledged to Mt. Olive United Church of Christ and plans made to attend the Paul Dixon Show in Cincinnati on March 9. Dinner hosts included multiple members and Stella Whitman attended as a guest.
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Dottie Melampy
Wilma Kempin
Parkway
Tonians
William Pretty
Elmo Place
James Emrick
Dennis Eggenburg
Robert Turner
Bexley Drive
David Gaw
Fairhaven
Paul Nickell
Virgil Webster
Guild of St. Paul's United Church For Christ
James Neal
Robert Gloeckler
S. J. Kuderer
Noel Parks
Donald Laut
Lee Palmer
Carl la Pole
J. W. Boyd
Graham Layer
Ruth Sebald
Fidelis
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Virgil Combs
Walter Gibbons
Olga Hopper
Wilma Schirmeyer
Robert McNamara
Christ
H. H. Jung
Mt. Olive
Carrie Galeese
Circle Three
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Ross Street
Ted Vradelis
Richard Scott
Carl Sixt
Walter Spindler
Ralph Shane
Richard Linkins
Corta Via
Chester Wendt
Orville Watson
Leonard Henderson
Wendt
God
Frank Mencsik
Delmas McGraw
Dayton
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Christ Methodist Church
Africa
S. E. Hollingsworth
Albert Hall
Ernest Romans
Anthony Butch
Steeles Host Party For Son
Mr and Mrs A J Steele entertain at home on Van Deveer Street in honor of son Kenneth and family. Kenneth E Steele and Linda, with Roberta Gephart, will move to Southern California in June as Mr Steele transfers to Santa Fe Springs to supervise the Miami Carey plant. Guests include Clarence and Robert Steele families Melvin Steele Raymond Steele and daughters Tim Gough and family Robert Powers Bertha Watkins Barbara Steele and other guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Steele
Vandeveer Street
Kenneth
Kenneth E. Steele
Linda
Roberta Gephart
Marshall Road
California
Steele
Santa Fe Springs
Miami Carey
Clarence Steele
Robert Steele
Melvin Steele
Raymond Steele
Tim Gough
Robert Powers
Bertha Watkins
Barbara Steele
Pianist Eugene Flemm Sets Sunday Concert at Bethlehem
Pianist Eugene Flemm presents a varied program from Schumann to Bach Sunday at 4 p.m. in Bethlehem Lutheran Church 212 S Broad St. A Cincinnati Conservatory student and full-tuition scholar, Flemm has played with Florida’s Pinellas Symphony and belongs to the conservatory brass and wind ensembles. The free concert is sponsored by Bethlehem choirs with donations supporting robes for the children’s choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schumann
Bach
Eugene Flemm
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
S. Broad St
Flemm
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Conservatory
Florida
Pinellas Symphony
Bethlehem Choirs
Extra Chuckle on a pessimist's tombstone
A tombstone epitaph delivers a wry line about expectation. The joke reads I expected this and here I am. The brief inscription balances humor with finality, reflecting a deadpan view of life's twists.
Vital Statistics Births for Milo Banta and Clarence Dalton
Mr and Mrs Milo Banta Lebanon Rt 1 welcomed a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Clarence R Dalton 7088 Randall Road Franklin welcomed a boy yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Banta
Lebanon
Rt. 1
Clarence R. Dalton
Randall Road
Franklin
Hospital Dismissals List Local Residents
A hospital discharge roster lists residents including Mark Selby Franklin Madi Road Mrs Malcolm Paynter Keays Ave Mrs Leon Osborne Monroe St John Whisman Franklin Mrs Omer Dyas Franklin Mrs John Cain 11th Ave Mrs Sam Collins Franklin Paul Van Holt Germantown Dwaine Kidder Franklin central Ave Thomas Theiss Poinciana Drive Vernon House Hill Road West Middletown William Curry Yankee Road Lettie Parker Excello Frak Denison Farmersville Kenneth Blevins Erie Ave James J Adams Goldman Keena Elam Tren ton Mrs Dwight Fry Franklin Deborah McCarty Hamilton Lori Leigh Morgan Monroe Mrs William Coffee Tren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Whisman
Franklin
Omer Dyas
John Cain
11Th Ave
Sam Collins
Paul van Holt
Germantown
Dwaine Kidder
Miriam Kidder
Thomas Leopold
Central Ave
Thomas Theiss
Ralph Theiss
Poinciana Drive
Vernon House
William House
Hill Road
West Middletown
William Curry
Yankee Road
Lettie Parker
Excello
Frak Denison
Farmersville
Kenneth Blevins
Erie Ave
James J. Adams
Goldman Ave
Keena Elam
Charles Elam
Trenton
Socialites Elect Mrs Voorhis Prox President
Mrs Harold Voorhis was elected president of the Elks Socialites at a Thursday night dinner meeting at the Elks Temple. She succeeds Mrs Rex Lawson. Other officers named were Mrs Oscar Stone as vice president, Mrs Lester Keeler as secretary, and Mrs Harry Butcher as treasurer. Proceeds of the February 15 card party, totaling 244 dollars, will go to Doty House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Voorhis
Elks
The
Elks iTemple
Rex Lawson
Oscar Stone
Lester Keeler
Harry Butcher
Walter Deaton
June Reider
Facts 'N Fashions
Doellmann’s
Mary Kay Deaton
Hazel’s Beauty Shop
Glenn Shockey
Hayden Taylor
Don Turner
Jack Barr
Marc Vail
Warren ‘Tinch
William Reardon
Gene Fishbaugh
Roy Barton
David Welte
Doty House
St Patrick Day Party Planned at Holy Trinity School
Parishioners of Holy Trinity Church announce a St Patrick's Day celebration at the Holy Trinity School lounge on March 17 starting at 6 30 p m with dinner. Organizers include Mr and Mrs Joe Mulligan Mr and Mrs Tim Mc Donough and Mr and Mrs Joseph Schramm with ticket reservations handled by Mr and Mrs Robert McConnell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity Church
Joe Mulligan
Tim McDonough
Joseph Schramm
Robert McConnell
Arden Swope
Norman Mark
Don Christman
William Wiesewetter
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George Leichty
Robert Truck
Rick’s TV Service
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WPFB
Tom Richley
IBM Corp
National Secretaries Association
Manchester Motor Inn
Las
Circle Four
Charles Combs
Carl Arthur
Thireen
Verity
Woodsule
Ceemetery
Middletown Evangelical
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E.U.B
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Clifford D. Stearns
Harry W. Deaven
Brookville E. U. B
Pleasant Ridge
E.U.B. Church
Eaton Road
Frank Robinson
Roy Fisher
Otterbein E.U.B
Hunter
Shaker and Fisher Roads
Charles R. Miller
Harvey C. Hahn
Otterbein E. U. B
Union Chapel
Keister
Clifton Hatfield
James B. Kendrick
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Church of Dayton
Lanvin
Warren Solomon
Esther Kerschbaum
Circle
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Steeles
Party For Son
Enter Union Sanitary’s Weekly
2Nd Avenue
Centre Avenue
Weet
Central Avenue
Grand Ave
Gideos Oh
Studio Theater
Mark Selby
Franklin-Madison Road
Malcolm Paynter
Keays Ave
Leon Osborne
Monroe
Dwight Fry
Deborah McCarty
Ernest McCarty
Hamilton
Lori Leigh Morgan
Wayne Morgan
William Coffee
Voorhis
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Chicago
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