Active Members Shine in Middletown Music Club Concert
The Middletown Music Club showcased 12 active members in a Girls' Club auditorium concert. Soprano Mrs. Murray Jacobs and contralto Mrs. Robert Ramsdell performed Puccini and Delibes arias, with Mendelssohn and Bernshein pieces also featured. Directors praised the ensemble's unity and musical discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls’ Club
Middletown Music Club
Murray Jacobs
Robert Ramsdell
Puccini
the Lord
Mendelssohn
Turn of the Century Era Topics Highlight Study Club
TheStudy Club met yesterday at the Girls Club with two speakers. Mrs D T Selvar spoke on Turn of the Century 1900 1912 noting corporate growth and fortunes of Morgan Rockefeller Carnegie and Empire builders rail merger. She named writers Bret Harte Mark Twain Hamlin Garland Joel Chandler Harris James Whitcomb Riley. Mrs James Lyons reviewed The Peaceable Kingdom Ardith Kennelly novel on Utah Mormon movement and polygamy. Mrs S A Bell led the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. T. Selvar
Woodrow Wilson
Morgan, Rockefeller
Carnegie
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Empire Builders
Theodore
James Lyons
Ardyth Kennelly
Utah
S. A. Bell
Dictionettes Name New Member and District Contest Plans
Mrs Myron Swack was welcomed by Mrs Cecil Kindred who served as teller. Mrs John Akerman was proposed as candidate for council secretary. The Scouting Family formed the theme of Mrs Kenneth Jones speech. Area Three contest in Cincinnati set for April 27 with Mrs Akerman a contestant and Mrs Harry Aronoff giving the invocation at the luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Swack
Cecil Kindred
John Akerman
Kenneth Jones
Kindred
Akerman
Cincinnati
Harry Aronoff
Supper Party Held for Music Pupils at Thompson Home
Mrs V C Thompson hosted the second supper party with assistant Mrs Andrew Szabo and student teachers Janet Phibbs and Jerry Davis at the Thompson residence on S Main Street. Winners in musical games were Beth Banzhaf Shannon Gibson Mary Ellen Dieterly Carol Banzhaf Donna Cross and Mrs Szabo. Participants performed solos duets trios and two piano numbers including Donnie Imhoff Kenny Amburgey Stephen Rupp Beth Banzhaf Carol Banzhaf De Bak er Tom Wilson Judy Widener Andreas Mittenholzer Donna Cross Carolyn Hamilton Judy Conkrite Dan Reedy Curtis Pippen Mrs Szabo Jerry Davis and Jane Hembree. David Szabo played his own original compositions. Other attendees included Sandra Elizer Linda Van Gilder Christine Santora Sherry Canada Martha Crawford Gail Evans Shari Miller Rena Rose Nancy Earley Barbara Johnson Linda Sue Amburgey Arthur Johnson Peggy Cochran Steven Gibson Cindy Graff Nancy Hays Joyce Ikenberry Beverly Ikenberry Mary Jo Peck Santa Biggs Mary Otterbein Beverly Fisher Georgia Pattison Lynn Dome and Mary Katherine Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. C. Thompson
Andrew Szabo
Janet Phibbs
Jerry Davis
Thompson
S. Main Street
Beth Banzhaf
Shannon Gibson
Mary Ellen Dieterly
Carol Banzhaf
Donna Cross
Szabo
Donnie Imhoff
Kenny Amburgey
Stephen Rupp
de Baker
Tom Wilson
Judy Widener
Andreas Mittenholzer
Carolyn Hamilton
Judy Conkrite
Dan Reedy
Curtis Pippen
Mrs. Szabo
Jane Hembree
David Szabo
Sandra Elizer
Linda van Gilder
Christine Santora
Sherry Canada
Martha Crawford
Gail Evans
Shari Miller
Rena Rose
Nancy Earley
Barbara Johnson
Linda Sue Am‘burgey
Arthur Johnson
Peggy Cochran
Steven Gibson
Cindy Graff
Nancy Hays
Joyce Ikenberry
Beverly Ikenberry
Mary Jo Peck
Santa Biggs
Mary Otterbein
Beverly Fisher
Georgia Pattison
Lynn Dome
Mary Katherine Watson
Bridge Club Birthday Dinner Planned by Middletown Unit
Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club marks its third anniversary with a dinner at Temple Beth Sholem on March 25. Members and guests must RSVP to Mrs. Gordon Nein by noon March 18. fried chicken dinner served at 6 15 p.m. followed by the usual duplicate bridge game and master point awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Duplicate Bridge Club
Temple Beth Sholem
Gordon Nein
Brentwood St
Nominating Committee Named by Phi Beta Psi Sorority
The March business session at J and J Lanes named a nominating committee for May officer elections. Members are Mrs. James Cahill Mrs. J T ae and Miss Edith Norris. Miss Roberta Baker read letters on state and national conventions. A March 27 social at 7 45 p m at J and J Lanes will be chaired by Mrs. Robert Rainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Beta Psi Sorority
J & J Lanes
James Cahill
J. Tae
Edith Norris
Roberta Baker
Robert Rainer
Sigma Phi Gamma Chapter Installations Planned in Franklin
Arrangements for the April 6 7 chapter installation and banquet of the Sigma Phi Gamma sorority petitioning group of Franklin were completed at the organization’s business session at Mrs Ruth Logsdon’s home. The American Legion Hall in Franklin will serve as headquarters for the rites. The next meeting is set for March 26 at the SPG social rooms 327 South Main Street Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Franklin
Ruth Logsdon
American Legion Hall
SPG
S. Main St
Civic Assn
William Apple
Robert Morehead
American Cancer Society
Tuberculosis Fund
American Red Cross
The
Heart Fund
Polio Foundation
C. W. VanGilder
I. D. Sisson
LeSourdsville Lake
Civic Association
Miss Lyon to wed Nicholas Blair LeRoy in June
Miss Lyon daughter of Mr and Mrs Sherman Barton Lyon of Dayton announces the engagement to Nicholas Blair LeRoy son of Mr and Mrs R E LeRoy of Franklin Oxford Road. Miss Lyon a graduate of Oakwood High School and Connecticut College is secretary to the director of training at the American Foundation of Religion and Psychiatry in New York. LeRoy graduated from Yale and attends Cornell Medical College in New York. The wedding is planned for June 8 at St Paul's Episcopal Church Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Barton
Lyon
Dayton
Jane Louise
Nicholas Blair LeRoy
R. E. LeRoy
Oxford Road
Franklin
Oakwood High School
Connecticut College
New London
St. Elmo Fraternity
Book and Snake Society
Cornell University Medical College
New York City
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Middletonian Will Appear In MU Concert
Miss Shirley Armitage, Middle town lyric soprano, joins six other Young Artists from Miami University in a recital under the Oxford Woman's Music Club at Richard Hall. The program includes Collins Brookville, James Miltenberger Oxford pianists Owen Dunsford violin Nancy Horn Columbus Nancy McNelly Oxford cellists Beverly Walden Graham Palo Alto Calif lyric coloratura. Accompanists for Miss Armitage include Miss McNelly Mrs Graham LaVerne Butts Lynn Whitman and Thomas Colai twin brother Jerome Brooky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Armitage
Middletown
Young Artists 'Guild of
Miami University
Oxford
Woman's Music Club
Richard Hall
Collins
Brookville
James Miltenberger
Owen Dunsford
Nancy Horn
Columbus
Nancy McNelly
Beverly
Walden Graham
Palo Alto
Calif
Lyric Coloratura
Miss Armitage
MecNelly
Graham
LaVerne Butts
Baker, Ore
Lynn Whitman
South Bend
Ind
Thomas Colaie
Jerome
Brooky
Meeting Attendees and Appointments at First Baptist Church
Circle Two members and two guests attended yesterday's afternoon meeting at Mrs. John Naudin's 14th Avenue home. Mrs. Naudin was named chair of the nominating committee for the 1957-58 Women’s Missions Society executive board. April 11 meeting set at Mrs. Harold Weikel's Shadow Hill Road home. Estate notice for Ina L Pardonner in Middletown Ohio appoints George N Pardonner executor. creditors urged to file claims within four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle Two
First Baptist Church
John Naudin
14Th Avenue
Luther Hoskins
Ruth Dreyer
Blanche Halsey
Lawrence Reynolds
C. D. Ellison
Naudin
Women's Missions Society
Church’s Missions Society
Harold Weikel
Frank Neal
Shadow Hill Road
Edna L Tendaener
George N. Pardonner
Middletown
Ohio
Ina L. Pardonner
Butler County
Divorce Notice in Butler County Common Pleas Court
Edna Dowling files for divorce from Everett Dowls in Butler County Ohio. The petition cites gross neglect of duty. The defendant must answer by April 13 1957 or the petition will be granted. Maxwell Finkleman attorney. Clerk: Joseph T. Kiep. Deputy: Charlotte F. Herman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Dowls
Edna Dowling
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Joseph T. Kiep
Charlotte F. Herman
Maxwell Finkleman
Local Births and Out of Town Births Reported
Vital statistics list several newborns with parents and addresses in Ohio and Lebanon. Names include Flisher Hillard Hicks Howard Wallace Gose with multiple birth genders noted yesterday today. Out of town birth at Mary Rutan Hospital Bellefontaine mentions grandparents McCloud and Bellamy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Flisher
10Th Ave
Paul Hillard
Lebanon Rt. 1
Elijah Hicks
South Lebanon
Paul Howard
Oxford State Rd
Yester
Bobby Wallace
Oxford
Donald Gose
Carolina St
Albert Bellamy
DeGraff
Ohio
Mary Rutan Hospital
Bellefontaine
William McCloud
McKinley St
Emerson Bellamy
Queen Ave
Names in Hospital List Include Numerous Franklin-Area Residents
A lengthy hospital roll lists residents connected to Franklin and surrounding areas including Melvin Carroll Yankee Louvere Zirkle Monroe and others. The entry also notes patients from Detroit Daytona Beach Mt. Carmel and other locales with multiple family references and discharge statuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Creech
Carolina
Gordon Allen
Franklin
Melvin Carroll
Yankee
Louvere Zirkle
Monroe
William McGuire
Reece Allen Medley
Maud Hughes Rd
Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital
Detroit
Mich
J. T. Fryman
1715 Park Dr
Halifax District Hospital
Daytona Beach
Fla
Boy Killed By Auto On US 36 In Mount Liberty
An 8 year old boy named Joseph Benjamin Boyd was struck and killed by a auto on U S 36 in front of his home in Mount Liberty Ohio. State highway patrol identified the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Ohio
U. S. 36
Mount Liberty
Joseph Benjamin Boyd
Home Culture Club meeting features readings and plans for spring luncheon
Mrs Warner and Mrs Knight presented the program at Mrs Harry Dell's Highland Street home with readings from Fulton Oursler and Sally Howard. The club will hold a luncheon on April 10 at the Golden Lamb in Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Warner
Ralph Knight
Home Culture Club
Harry Dell
Highland Street
Warner
Fulton Oursler
Mrs. Knight
Sally Howard
Golden Lamb
Lebanon
G. Walter Weber
Sorority Elects New Officers at Delta Sigma Chapter
Mrs. Richard Yost was elected president of Delta Sigma chapter Beta Sigma Phi. Officers include Mrs. Hal Stevens as vice president Mrs. Betty Henderson recording secretary and Mrs. Richard Monroe corresponding secretary in charge of the program. Mrs. Joseph Duerr presented color movie footage of filming at Danville Kentucky and Disneyland. Mrs. Anthony Hurr to host sorority social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Yost
Delta Sigma Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Hall Stevens
Betty Henderson
Richard Monroe
Joseph Duerr
Raintree County
Danville
Disneyland
Anthony Hurr
Music Contest Sets At Miami On Saturday
About 1,500 pupils from Butler and Hamilton county high schools compete in 450 solo and ensemble categories at District 12 music competition to be held at Miami University. Judges include Myron Pearce Fred Roberts Richard Shoup Wayne Thomas Glenn Uhl Fred Walker Charles West John Wildman and Verl Zech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Butler
Hamilton County
Miami University
Myron Pearce
Newark
Fred Roberts
Piqua
Richard Shoup
Urbana
Wayne Thomas
Glenn Uhl
Oakwood
Fred Walker
Charles West
Troy
John Wildman
Verl Zech
Dayton
Kiwanis Club Members View 4-H Camp Film
Kiwanis Club members watched a 900 youth film from the 1956 4-H Camp in Washington. The movie presented by Bob Wilson showed Washington state farm tour and camp activities. Attendees at the Manchester Hotel luncheon included area farmers such as Dave Weikel Durbin Beach Clovis Kalbflesa Wesley Balzer Paul Long Hugh Barnes Scott Me i Clure Jack Conners and Denny Blackmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Washington
Bob Wilson
Butler County
Manchester Hotel
Dave Weikel
Durbin Beach
Clovis Kalbflesa
Wesley Balzer
Paul ‘Long
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Nellie Evans
Bess Mitchell
C. J. Hughes
Marguerite O'Malley
Schubert
Rachmaninoff
Longfellow
Franz Bernshein
W. A. Have
Robert Leasure
Jacobs
Anthat
Tobias Studio
Diai
Bonnet
Claradon
Central Avenue
Middletown, Ohio
Bridge Club
Miss Lyon
Mr. LeRoy
Middletonian
Harry F. Walsh
Said County
Mary Lord
O Mar
Am’s Fine Footwear
Orams Fine
Central Ave
Rineys
William Aislabie IE
Mere
Valley of the
Engadine
Switzerland
Francis Gillman
West
Amaa Aba
Norman Johns
Kenneth Hinkle
Terry Herzog
Frank Herzog
Creekview
Kash Patrick
Miamisburg
Moss Bundren
Aeronca
Samuel Yenser
Faimount Ave
John Norton
Clayton Gibbs
Webster St
Elmona Clark
Elmo Clark
Cathy Ison
Joe Ison
Richard Back
Charles Back
Arcadia
Roscoe Hendricks
Garfield
Bobby Laubach
John Melton
Curtis St
John Phillabaum
Walter Phillabaum Jr
Germantown
Lucian Pieratt
Texas Ave
Charles Powell
Robert Shockey
Grand Ave
Charles Wilmot
Somerville
Rt. 1
Boy
Robert Lange
Frank Robinson
Lanford Craft
Epsilon Chapter
Cris Ltonians
Ralph Abney
Glencoe Avenue
Cincinnati l Gas & Electric Co
Wayne Wolverton
Jack Lloyd
Urban Circle
MSL
Chester Dennnis
Bexley Drive
Sam Moore
Mothers Study League
Sportsmen's
YMCA
Middletown Art Center
Miami
Coats
Young At
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