Women’s Century Club members tour Yosemite Banff and Lake Louise
Mrs Ragland and Mrs Wilson led an armchair tour of Yosemite National Park in California and Banff Lake Louise in Alberta as part of the Women’s Century Club program. Speakers highlighted features like Mariposa Grove and the Rockies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ragland
Howard Wilson
Yosemite National Park
Banff
Lake Louise
Yosemite
Gland
California
Sierra Nevadas
Alberta
Canada
Maggie Wilson
North America
Anff National Park
Wilson
Duplicate Club Plans Dinner Party For Anniversary
The Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club completed plans for its second anniversary dinner to be held Monday at 6 30 p m in the Manchester Hotel Rose Room. At last night’s session the average was 67 percent across six tables with winners Eugene Coker and Robert Bowen Mr and Mrs Clifford Woodruff and Mr and Mrs Vernon Jones posting 75 and 73 percent respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Duplicate Bridge Club
Manchester
Eugene Coker
Robert Bowen
Clifford Woodruff
Vernon Jones
Coming Events in South Madison Township Fire Co and Mothers Club
The Auxiliary of South Madison Township Fire Co meets at 7 30 tonight at the Miltonville fire house with a white elephant sale. The Mothers Club of Jacksonburg EUB Church meets at 8 p m tomorrow at Mrs. Jake Sicby’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Mothers’ Club
Jacksonburg
EUB Church
Jake Sicby
Open House Honors Couple Wed 60 Years
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Evert McComb of Elmo Place celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house Sunday. Co hosts were the couple's son in law and daughter Herman Betz and wife of Fairborn and their son Edward McComb and wife of Middletown. About two hundred guests from Middletown and nearby areas attended at the Edward McComb home on Ardmore Drive from 2 to 6 pm. Attendees included Earl Coleman and wife from Decatur Illinois, the honorees niece and husband. Tea table was presided over by Mrs. Lester Owen of Dayton and Mrs. Leonard Geaseman of Tipp City along with Kay and Carole McComb the couple's granddaughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Evert McComb
Elmo Place
Herman Betz
Fairborn
Edward McComb
Middletown
Hardy-Weikel Betrothal Told
The engagement of Miss Ruth Hardy to Roy J. Weikel is announced by the bride elects parents. The Weikels are of Elwood Street and the late Mr. Weikel. A summer wedding is planned by the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Hardy
Roy J. Weikel
Nathan Weikel
Elwood Street
Mr. Weikel
Marion C. Hardy
Hamilton
March Meeting of Middletown Current Event Club Held at Home
Mrs John Whitlock hosted the March gathering at her McGee Avenue home. Mrs E K Smith and Mrs Susanne Ware presented papers on education in 1855 and 1955. Tea hour followed with Miss Ware and Mrs Smith at the head. Assisting hostesses were Mrs Harold Neill and Mrs R C Todd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Whitlock
Middletown
McGee Avenue
E. K. Smith
Susanne Ware
Miss Ware
Smith
Harold Neill
R. C. Todd
In The Lodges Commemoration Of Colfax Birth
Viola Rebekah Lodge held a meeting at Odd Fellows Hall directed by Mrs. Homer Miller with 24 members present and 13 guests including Mrs. Laurence Dillon district 54 representative. Attendees included several named officers and hostesses were Mrs. Elmer Triplett Mrs. Hoover Mrs. Chaker and Mrs. Kelly Clair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler Colfax
Viola Rebekah Lodge
Elmer Triplett
H. G. Rodefer
G. D. Raab
Francis Dearth
Harold Flatter
Howard Hoover
George Steed
James Chaker
J. B. Monroe
L. A. McLaughlin
Homer Miller
Noble Grand
Odd Fellows Hall
Laurence Dillon
Guardian of
Ohio Rebekah Assembly
Russell Hiteshue
Lodge
Hoover
Chaker
Kelly Clair
Asher Host Family Dinner At Carlisle Home
Ashers entertained Sunday with a dinner party at their Carlisle home. Attending were Mrs Asher’s brother and sister in law Mr and Mrs W P Ledford of Lexington Kentucky, her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Clinton Sullivan of Lexington, Mrs Joseph Ledford of Middletown, and members of the hosts family. The Ledfords and the Sullivans were weekend guests of the Ashers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Asher
Carlisle
Old-Time Country Store at Middletown Antiques Fair
An authentic country store exhibit with period wares and candy jars will be displayed at the Antiques Fair in the Manchester Hotel ballroom this weekend. Bullock's Country Store from Georgetown leads a list of 28 dealers from across Ohio and beyond, with 12 newcomers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Georgetown
Bullock's Country Store
R. L. Miller
Salvation Army
Vital Statistics Births by Local Residents
Mr and Mrs James Kraft of 4012 Vannest St. welcomed a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Donald Byrnes of 260 Allen St Franklin welcomed a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Richard Baughman of 2701 Stevens Ave welcomed a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Ray McMonigle of Middletown Rt 2 welcomed a girl today. Mr and Mrs Millard Birch of 710 Pinta Ave welcomed a boy today. Mr and Mrs Douglas McMonigle of Franklin Rt 2 welcomed a girl today. Mr and Mrs Paul Pergram of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kraft
Vannest St
Donald Byrnes
Allen St
Franklin
Richard Baughman
Stevens Ave
Ray McMonigle
Middletown Rt. 2
Millard Birch
Pinta Ave
Douglas McMonigle
Franklin Rt. 2
Paul Pergram
Local residents named in court case list
Edward Combs Jr age 29 and Mil dred M Hargett age 29 both of Hamilton Gerald F Ervin age 24 of Hamilton and Maxine J Settle age 22 of Shandon Donald Lee Stacy age 23 a steel worker of 707 16th Ave and Mary Alice Frisby age 19 a steel worker of 313 Arcadia Dr noted in the document.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Combs Jr
Mildred M. Hargett
Hamilton
Gerald F. Ervin
Maxine J. Settle
Shandon
Donald Lee Stacy
16Th Ave
Mary Alice Frisby
Arcadia Dr
Hospital Census Names Residents At Grandview Dayton
The list records patients and relatives at Grandview Hospital Dayton and out of town visitors. Names include Mrs. William Wills Clayton Ave George Maxey Cleveland Mrs Dempsey Lawwill Highland St Mrs William Igo Crawford St Mrs Curtis Howard Belvidere Paul Dempstenes Webster St and others across Middletown Trenton Franklin and Beech Granada avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wills
Clayton Ave
George Maxey
Cleveland
Dempsey Lawwill
Highland St
William Igo
Crawford
Kathryn Hirschback
Red Lion
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Community meeting list for Tuesday and Wednesday
Reads like a society calendar with multiple groups scheduling 6:30 to 8 p.m. meetings at varied venues in Middletown and nearby areas. Notable entries include Sertoma Club at Manchester Hotel and North Middletown Fire Dept at 1108 Forrer St. with others at Fire House Civic Chorus and Holy Trinity PTA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sertoma Club
Manchester
South Middletown
Forrer St
North Middletown
Holy Trinity
Holiday House
Verity Parkway
Armory
FOE
Hall
Spebsqsa
Legion Sportsmen's Club
Trustees
United Council
Ioof Hall
Golden Age Club
Civic Association
Blythe Williams
American Legion
Middletown High Boosters Club
National Guard
107Th Armored Cavalry
Golden Helmet
S. Main St
Order of Ahepa
Nelva
Knights of Columbus
Church Circle Four hosts Way of the Cross program
The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Circle Four featured The Way of the Cross presented by Mrs. Oakwood Jordan. Mrs. Irvin Riesz hosted at her Roosevelt Avenue home with assistance from Mrs. Annie Easterling. Amani a Class of First Baptist held a surprise housewarming for Mrs. Howard Sheley at the Shelley home on The Alameda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Four
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Oakwood Jordan
Irvin Riesz
Annie Easterling
Roosevelt Avenue
Howard Sheley
Amania
First Baptist Church
Sheley
Alameda
Alton Ellison
Melvin Ashcraft
Corbett Manning
G. Walter Weber
Paul Ruth
Dreyer
Travel Notes on Highsey Florida Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Highsey of Ellen Drive have returned from a monthlong trip to Florida visiting Cocoa Beach Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Highsey
Ellen Drive
Florida
Cocoa Beach
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Snow Avalanche Buries Farms in Oldra Norway
Aftenposten reports a snow slide near Oldra in northern Norway burying two farms. A 51 year old farmer and two children are believed dead under the snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
Aftenposten
Oldra
Age Of Man Fading Women Gain Equality in Vienna
A Vienna psychologist told the Austrian Society for Sexual Research that the age of man is ending and gender equality is established. Prof Oskar Spiel, head of a municipal school, warned that some men fear losing mastery while women may feel intimidated by male attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Oskar Spiel
Austrian Society For Sexual Research
Spellman To Be Pope's Delegate At Monaco Wedding
Prince Rainier of Monaco says Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York will attend Grace Kelly's wedding as the Pope's delegate. The ceremony will be held in Monaco on April 19 with Spellman to perform the rites. Rainier flies to Monaco March 16 after bidding farewell to Miss Kelly in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prince Rainier of
Monaco
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Grace Kelly
Rainier
Los Angeles
Miss Kelly
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Mrs. Ragland
Mrs. Wilson
Century Club
E. A. Badger
Harry Hadley
Ada Louise Weishaar
Bess Mitchell
John Truitt
Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs
Loveland
Deshler-Wallick
Columbus
Duplicate Club
Maud Muller
St. Patrick Cords
Central Ave
N. Verity Pkwy
Broad ST
the Bake Shop
Don Sellers
Ashers
Gillen -Crow
McKesson
Bullock's
Katherine Strominger
Dudgeon Antiques
Hapsburg House
Bert Spindler
Wilterfelts
Emmitt Lyford
Hattie
Robert Miller
Cincinnati
Marion Hill Benffett
William D. Quinn
Sidney Ray Dishun
Mofford’s
Addie Steelman
Isabelle B. Thiel
Sparks Antiques
Kemp's
Lamb's
George Welsch
Sandusky
Trotwood Antiques
Trotwood
Rolling Acres
New Paris
John
Dorothy Myers
Miamisburg
Dorothy Zimmerman
Covington
Shirley Griffis
Richmond
Ind
Evelyn Hanning
Union
Marvin Ulrich
Farmersville
the Lamplighter
Sharonville
James Stevens
Massillon
Sam Marx
Antiques Exchange
Montgomery
Mr. Miller
M. L. Horton
E. E. Manning
Wlw-D
Curtis Howard
Belvidere
Paul Dempstenes
Webster St
Harry Schultz
Park
Fred Danford
The
Henry Potter
West Middletown
Danny Nickell
Milton Nickell
Trenton
Alfred Wells
Herschel Walters
Charles Vice
Beech St
Wesley Smith
Granada Ave
Quinton Reeder
Hampton Pi
Phillip Pernicka
Charles Pernicka
Karen Davis
Ruth Davis
6Th Ave
Lucretia Carr
S. Verity Pkvy
Ite
Paramount
Want
First Ave
O'Brien
O’brien
IDEM
L & S Paint Store
Charles
Ray Standafer
Miss Dreyer
James Gillespie
Robert Easterling
Winmore
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Paul
H. C. Grunewald
Calista van Horn
Elmer Woodrey
E. G. Layer
Lawrence Booker
Easterling
Ruel
Coiffures Americana
Snow Buries Farms
Spellman
Pope
Halsey
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U.S
Central Avenue
Second Avenue
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