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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1950

Page

12

Monroe Pupils To Present Two One-Act Plays Friday

Monroe High School students perform two one-act plays in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. The first, In the Zone, an Eugene ONeill work, directed by Richard Cahill, features a sea crew in World War I with Smitty and Davis among the cast. The second, Mother Walks Out, a farce directed by Henry D Moore Jr, follows a father and four children after mother leaves, with Marcella Gehron, Charles Moore, Helen Boyd, Sally Kemp, Jack Tudor, Dick Dieterly, Rose Mary Schobin, and Bobbie Powell in the roles.

Monroe Monroe’ High School Eugene O'Neill Richard Cahill Bill Oglesby Smitty Garry Smallwood Davis Fritz Margerum Swanson James Kemp Scotty James Brammer Ivanz Lawrence Hensley Jack James Weir Driscoll James Collier Norman Viel Earl Hayes Arnold Gehron Henry D. Moore, Jr Marcella Gehron Mary Charles Moore John Helen Boyd Marjorie Sally Kemp Frances Jack Tudor Larry Dick Dieterly

Radio Cast Guests Of Springboro Pair

Springboro residents and Dayton guests from Sunny Side Up appeared at the Harris home for a recording session with talks by Mrs Eaton Lynn Eaton Mr Easton and Mrs Allen Eva Wood was named Cinder fia of the evening and received prizes. The program aired at 1 30 Monday. A March 24 return visit to Springboro is planned at the home of Lynn Faton for another recording. Sunday EUB Church members will travel to Overbein Home for a musical for the aged at the Good Samaritan building.

Springboro Dayton Pett Harris Robert Eaton Lynn Eaton Noel Easton Robert Allen Eva Wood Singboro Lynn Faton EUB Over Bein Good Samaritan

Matrons Luncheon Held In Germantown

GERMANTOWN The 9th District Past Matrons Luncheon was held today at 12 30 pm at the Evangelical and Reformed Church in West Alexandria. Reservations must be in by ay.

Germantown Evangelical and Reformed Church Alexandria

Peterson's Ointment Ad Reveals Eczema Relief

A vintage advertising blurb touts Peterson's Ointment as relief for itching eczema pimples and red blotches with a money back guarantee if not delighted. It also promotes the product for itching feet and cracks between toes available at all druggists for 40 cents.

Peterson

Warren car sales decline in Lebanon as 111 sold

New car sales fell to 111 last month from 134 the prior month, tied to nationwide coal strike cutting output and higher unemployment. Chevrolet led with 31 new cars sold followed by Ford 20 Buick 13 and others. Certificates of title for cars trucks and motorcycles rose to 882, while mileage filings totaled 320 with 294 cancellations.

Lebanon Cliff C. Beckett Chevrolet Ford Buick Oldsmobile Plymouth Pontiac Dodge Kaiser Mercury Nash Studebaker Hudson Packard GMC International

Carlisle Girl Helps Cooties Reach National Championship

Miss Joyce Weiser of Carlisle, daughter of Mr and Mrs Forest Weiser, member of the Military Order of Cooties Basketball Team, traveled with her squad to Toledo for the AAU tournament. The team won the state title in overtime over Columbus and will play in the National Championship in St Joseph Mo on March 19. Weiser teaches at Fairmount High School Dayton and leads the Dayton Hockey Association while playing for the Dayton Orphans fastpitch team.

Carlisle Joyce Weiser Forest Weiser Military Order of Cooties Toledo Columbus St. Joseph Weiser Fairmount High School Dayton Dayton Hockey Association Dayton Orphans

Birthday and social notices fill Middletown Franklin scene

Local residents share birthday parties, family visits, and convalescences. Mrs Eather Swink hosts a dinner with Franklin, Carlisle, and Franklin guests. Carla Johnson marks sixth birthday with a Maple Avenue luncheon. relatives surprise Mrs Swink with a trip to Miamisburg for a birthday sing along. Mrs Mary Schilling and Vernon Thacker recover from recent operations at Middletown Hospital.

Franklin Wiliam Cauder Dayton Howard Newcomb Virginia Newcomb Middletown G. R. Davis Lottie Newcomb Farm Ave Eather Swink A. J. Wallace Marietta Casson Edward Wallace Swink Roy N. Johnson Maple Ave Carla Gary Fitzgerald Steven Sanders Bill Hoffman Stephen Howser Becky Keister Catherine Gough Chene Barcalow Richard Betzer Sharon Nancy Martz Carla Johnson Father Swink Miamisburg Mary Schilling Middletown Hospital Vernon Clay Thacker Thirfield Ave Fred Gray

Achievement Day Planned In Preble Eaton County Homemakers

Preble County Homemakers invite members to the Annual Home Demonstration Achievement Day at the Courthouse auditorium on Wednesday March 15. Registration from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Exhibits of the past year, Rug Shampooing demo, 4-H experiences, and musical numbers are planned. Afternoon program features C C Bowen on Preble County outlook for 1950, a winning skit, and more music. Luncheon served by the Women's Relief Corp. Committees listed for morning and afternoon sessions.

Eaton — Preble County Winifred Pentecost Jackson Township Jackson Township Quartette Preble County Women’s Chorus Preble County Camp Ann Albert Lewisburg Women’s Relief Corp Hazel Kautz C. Bowen G. D. Seymour Emily Deacon Columbus Charles Burd Ruby Woodring Frances Buriff Seymour Dan Nealeigh Eaton Joyce Hartman Dixon Township John O'Neal Virgie Gregg Washington Township Fred Stubbs Betty Stewart Jean Lybrook Charles Marcel Brandleyv Israel Township Harry McClure Viola Peffley

Lemon School Bonds On Sale In Lemon Township

The Lemon Township Board of Education will hold a special meeting to open bids for a $300,000 school expansion bond issue. The site for the Oneida elementary school is under consideration but deferred after Armco announced a $12,000,000 nearby plant. The board plans to decide on a site at today’s session.

Monroe Lemon Township Board of Education C. W. Young Young Oneida Armco Lemon School Board

Class Will Hold St. Patrick's Party Dinner

The Loyal Class of the Congregational Christian Sunday School will meet Thursday night at Mrs. George Garretts home on West Eighth Street. A business session follows a covered dish dinner and a St Patrick's Day party. Ladies are asked to wear a house dress with a touch of green.

Warren County Schoolmasters Meeting Is Set

Warren County Schoolmasters Club eyes its March meeting at Mason High School on Thursday at 7 pm. President L Davie Fresh corn says dinner in the cafeteria and an arranged program led by Supt Howard Godwin. Music by Mason school musicians. The final meeting will be April 13 at Springboro.

Lebanon Warren County Schoolmasters Club Mason High School L. Davie Freshcorn Howard Godwin Mason Schoolmasters Club Springboro

Local social notes recount visits and illnesses in the area

Vacation from duties in the local telephone exchange. Various residents including Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Rhoads, Mrs. O M Hart, and others are noted for visits with friends in Cincinnati and nearby towns. Several families are cited as hosting or visiting kin, with mentions of illness and recovery and a Sunday dinner gathering.

Gordon Rhoads Cincinnati O. M. Hart Wilbur Earnhart Lebanon N. L. Dearth Edward Fitzgerald Martin Reese Granville Kesling Ada Fitzgerald May Miller Wierton W. Va Reese J. Cosenpino Youngstown Gale Barcalow Dayton Harold Mills Maxwell Golden James Buchanan Herman Sanders

Nearby Briefs Hit Germantown and Surrounding Areas

GERMANTOWN Charter Oak Grange meets Wednesday night at 7 50 at Bear Creek Grange Hall Ellerton. SPRINGBORO Mothers Club gathers Thursday afternoon at the grade school building. EUB Church School F T V Class holds monthly business and social Friday at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard Stitzel. Mrs Robert South hosts Springboro Bridge Club Friday. LEBANON Circle No 1 of the Women s Guild Presbyterian Church meets Thursday afternoon at 2 30 in church parlor. TRENTON Tren ton High freshman class holds athletic and square dancing party at the school Thursday 4 to 8 p m. MASON Warren County School Masters Club meets Thursday evening at Mason. Loyal Class of Congregational Christian Sunday School meets Thursday night at Mrs George Garrett s home on West Fifth St. Pollyanna Class of First Baptist Sunday School meets Friday night.

Charter Oak Grange Bear Creek Ellerton Springboro Mothers Club F.T.V EUB Church Howard Stitzel Robert South Lebanon Circle Women's Guild of the Presbyterian Church Trenton Trenton High School Congregational Christian Sunday School George Garrett West Fighth St First Baptist Sunday School Somerville Women’s Society of Christian Service Methodist Church George Baker Ft. Hamilton Korea Wesley Church W. B., Bell Norris Presbyterian Ladies Aid Murray Phares E. C. Muff

Springboro Social Roundup Crowded With Visits

Mrs Dearth Sheehan and Mr and Mrs Les Lie Gray of Lytle were Monday guests of the Nulls. Families from Dayton Middletown and Franklin joined various Sunday visits and weekend stays, with many relatives hosting at homes in Franklin Gratis Germantown Carlisle and Middletown. Several residents moved addresses or took positions in Indianapolis and other nearby towns.

Hill History Club elects officers at Lebanon luncheon

At the Hill History Club annual luncheon in Lebanon Mrs. C. H. Martens was chosen president with Mrs. Frank Rosell as vice president and Mrs. Charles Waggoner as secretary and treasurer. Corwin Nixon hosted a family birthday dinner at their country home. Elaine Herrick celebrated her 10th birthday with a group of girls at East Mulberry Street. The note lists several attendees and related social visits around town.

Lebanon Hill History Club Frank Rosell Orchard Ave C. H. Martens Charles Waggoner Corwin Nixon Morris Nixon Ralph van Meter Gerald Cooke Sycamore St Charles Johnson Charles Perrine Johnson James Rodgers Elaine Herrick East Mulberry St Carolyn Kathy Gutheil Carol Hullinger Carol Ann Cornelius Ann Harding Linda Elliott Beverly Bastin Sherry Kamp Linda King Mary Miller Carol Absecherli Betty Lou King Sue Arnold Rozanne Kaufman Betty Jackson Joyce Stubbs Martha Lee Dupuy Jane Ann Leichty Sandra Bradbury Alycen Herrick James Townsley R. E. Bulock North Broadway Middletown Ruth Bullock Forest Robert Townsley Delaware Gardner Townsley Viola Bradley

Franklin area social round includes many Franklin visitors

Franklin residents hosted and visited extended families Sunday and Monday. Attendees included Mary Lou and Doris Jean Hackman, Mr and Mrs John Hackman, Fred Hackman, Lola Thoms, Joe Zinck, Frank Durr, Germantown, Robert Dunn and family Springboro, Thelma Howard, Virginia Phillips, Kinder relatives from Dayton who returned home, and numerous others visiting from Franklin Middletown Miamisburg Hamilton Carlisle and Dayton locations. Guests also attended Cream Ridge Club events and Sunday dinners at Hartman and Durr households.

Mary Lou Doris Jean Hackman Franklin John Hackman Fred Hackman Lola Thoms Joe Zinck Frank Durr Germantown Robert Dunn Springboro Thelma Howard Virginia Phillips Daught Sarah Ry Ray Kinder Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton Kinder Jene Zinck Ft. Knox Dick Hetzler Cecil Logsdon Stanley Moore West Carrollton John Fred Wells

Power Plant Generators To Be Installed In Lebanon

Lebanon trustees invite bids by noon on Wednesday March 29 for furnishing and installing two diesel engine driven generators with equipment for the Light and Power Plant. Existing plant includes two diesels and a steam turbine standby, with demand prompting the addition of two more diesels, one by autumn and the other soon after. Bids must include a 10 percent certified check or bond, with contracts to be awarded promptly if accepted. the board may reject any bid or part. Consulting engineer is Collins Wight of Dayton.

Lebanon Trustees of Public Affairs of Trustees of Public Affairs Collins Wight Dayton

Couple Moves from Waldron Gilmour to Dan Walter House

A family has relocated from the Waldron Gilmour apartment to the Dan Walter apartment on Cherry Street. The move updates their residential address and ongoing housing arrangements.

Son Waldron Gilmour Dan Walter Cherry St

Election Board Head Relected In Warren

At the Warren County Board of Elections annual reorganization John E. Holden of Merton was reelected chairman. William Hufford Jr. named clerk and Mrs. Lou Hollon deputy clerk. The four year terms start this week for Holden and Cheney. Other members are Wilbur Hutt and Warren C. Nelson. The board favors moving a South Lebanon voting precinct and ordered curtains on voting booths.

Warren County Board of Elections John E. Holden Moreton William Hufford, Jr Lou Hollon Holden Howard L. Cheney Franklin Wilbur Hutt Ridgeville Warren C. Nelson Lebanon South Lebanon Little Miami Bridge High St

Lemon Four-H Livestock Club Reorganizes

MONROE The Lemon Township 4-H Livestock Club held its first 1950 meeting at Harold White’s home. Russell Mikesell elected president with Clyde Fairchild as VP, Ruby Malott secretary, Jimmy Staley treasurer, and Joann Heinkel news reporter. Other officers and committee members were announced. Dues set at 10 cents per meeting for entertainment after the county fair. Demonstrations planned by Joann Heinkel, Lois White, and Junior Howard. Tours to Cincinnati canning factory and Armco discussed. Thirteen members attended.

Monroe Lemon Township 4-H Livestock Club Harold White Russell Mikesell Clyde Fairchild Ruby Malott Jimmy Staley Joann Heinkel Henry Hale Lois White Farl Jones Junior Howard Donald Long Joann Heinkle 4-H Hamilton Butler County 4-H Club C. L. Mikesell Cincinnati Armco

Trailer Owners Fined In Franklin

Percy Kennedy of Fremont was fined 28 dollars plus costs after arraignment before Mayor J T Riley on a charge of transporting a new trailer without a license. Herbert A Baumer, also of Fremont, was fined 25 dollars for failing to display a trailer license.

Franklin— Percy Kennedy Fremont J. T. Riley Herbert A. Baumer

Missionary R Ayers to Speak at Elkton Church

West Elkton residents will hear Rev. R Ayers, Africa missionary, at 9 Sunday. WSWS group meets Thursday at Della Boyce home to elect officers and take a penny collection for Kentucky mission work.

West Elkton R. Ayers Africa

Kings Mills Pupils Hear UC Woman

Kings Mills Supt J Forrest Burns announced that on Wednesday March 15 at 9 am Mrs Mary Rowe Moore of the University of Cincinnati will speak to the Senior Class about UC offerings. March 15 is also set for X ray examinations by the Tuberculosis and Health Association for students and adults, leaving for South Lebanon.

Kings Mills J. Forrest Burns Mary Rowe Moore University of Cincinnati U.C The Tuberculosis and Health Association South Lebanon

Amanda Methodist Senior Choir to Practice Thursday

The Senior Choir of the Amanda Methodist Church will hold choir practice Thursday evening at the church.

Excello Amanda Methodist Church

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