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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1951
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Richard P Schrock host Barbara Dorn of Canton Ohio as weekend guest. Miss Vera Fugate and Miss Nellivene Fugate depart Yankee Road by plane to visit their brother and wife Mr and Mrs Paul Fugate in Washington BB.
Forest Hills Country Club hosts its annual Spring membership dinner dance this evening at the Manchester Hotel Ballroom. Dinner served at seventh forty five. Over 200 couples attend as Jimmy Wilber and his Orchestra of Cincinnati provide music. Decorations feature a Spring theme for the gala start of the season.
Mr and Mrs Dean Phillips host a cocktail party for about thirty guests at their South Main Street home. Guests of honor are Mr and Mrs Clarence Jones returning from a West trip. Spring flowers will decorate the rooms.
Former concert pianist and organist Jessie Burchard died at age 75 in Cleveland. She is survived by son James A. Burchard, a sports columnist for the Scripps-Howard papers, and sister Sophie Kerr Underwood, a magazine writer.
A cocktail party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mers on Linden Ave precedes the Forest Hills Country Club dinner dance this evening. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whitehurst, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baker, Mr. and Mrs. William Wilmer, Mr. and Mrs. John Weber, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Anness, Mr. and Mrs. William Harrison, Miss Jerry Williams and Mrs. Robert Lubberger.
Senator Hoey announces the Senate Expenditures subcommittee will reopen hearings next week into influence peddling in defense contracts. The 1949 probe by the same panel exposed middlemen charging fees for federal contract help. Public hearings start Wednesday with agency chiefs testifying to assess ongoing abuses and determine further action.
The Junior Music Club will meet at 2 30 p m tomorrow at Mrs W C Thompson 115 South Main St The program features Miss Carol Thomas Miss Susan Hagen Richard Jones Hale Dodds Jr and Miss Patricia Burns Officers will be elected All youths from junior and senior high school ages interested in music are invited to attend
Keystone Guild met Thursday at First Methodist Church for a covered dish dinner with Easter themed decorations. Robert Lemkuhl led the business session amid games and merriment. Committee for April 12 includes Everett Sherron Hugh Hickman Willard McDaniells and James Finley with their spouses. UNITY Council Soc. Saturday BM.
Unity Council met at Knights of Malta Hall to rehearse seating for state and national officers at the School of Instruction on March 23. Members are urged to attend March 26 practice to ensure a successful Inspection. A lunch was served.
Presbyterian Women of First Presbyterian Church presented The Easter Story in a program of music poetry and readings at yesterday afternoons meeting in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church. Mrs Robert Sutton opened with A Lenten Meditation and the congregation sang When I Survey the Wondrous Cross. Mrs C E Burke gave devotions followed by There Is A Green Hill Far Away. Mrs Elizabeth Schenck narrated reading Calvary Three Crosses Easter Triumph and Sheep and Lambs with musical illustrations. performances included He Was Despised Lamb of God I Walk Today Where Jesus Walked violin solos Andante Religioso and Prayers and Stabat Mater Dolorosa.
Phi Beta Chi sorority held its annual officer election on Thursday at the Civic Association. Vera Schirmeyer was chosen president with Jessie Kendrick as vice president Betty Class secretary Lucille Heiland treasurer Peg Snively editor Zella Revelos corresponding secretary Bernice Asher and Jean Gray social chairmen. The next meeting includes a dinner at the Colony on March 22 with a guest speaker on charm and personality.
Maple Park Mothers Club met in the school auditorium with Mrs. Palmer Eckert leading. They schedule a bake sale for May 12 at Reed-Klopps. Principal Mr. John Bunn presented a film titled Problem Child followed by performances from the Monroe High School Band. Lunch served in the cafeteria by Mrs. Paul Brooks. The note about sausage involves Constantine the Great from the Britannica.
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A New York AP analysis notes mixed signals on inflation with some predicting a plateau or deflation, while others expect only a brief slowdown before prices rise again. The piece cites easing prices on some goods, ample civilian supplies, slackening demand, tighter money, and ongoing defense-driven spending. Major entities include Price Director Michael V. DiSalle, government policy and industry observers documenting drops in wholesale indexes, inventory gains, and shifts in auto, steel, copper, and aluminum production.
Butler County road crews will work seven days a week to rush repairs on roads damaged by severe winter weather. Engineer Jesse Pochard said progress depends on weather and two thirds of the county’s roughly 309 miles of improved highways need repair. About 45 men and 15 trucks are patching holes, using 80 tons of material in one day. Frost boils require more drying time before fixes can proceed.
The text notes efforts to curb inflation in Formosa through an economy focus and a rural rehabilitation program to lift food production. It warns of greater needs if Formosa cannot pay for essential imports, while mentioning a separate odd detail about a California oak tree with a geyser from its roots.
American medical and intelligence officers in Korea denied typhus epidemics among Communist troops and called a Wonsan plague claim a rumor. Lt. Col. William Moore said there is little worry about typhus or plague among United Nations forces. In Formosa reports, Nationalist sources claimed plague and famine killed over 20,000 in parts of Kwangtung and Kwangsi.
Peter Edson reports that during testimony before the Senate, Dean Acheson asked what underpins U S defense of Europe. A whispered remark “God only knows” was picked up by a live mic and broadcast nationwide signaling rising urgency for new Formosa aid within six months as Chiang Kai-shek’s government drains gold reserves and faces mounting military costs.
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