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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1960

Page

18

Legion Post to Host Radar Defense Talk at Forty‑First Birthday

The MacElfresh American Legion post in Franklin hosts a radar defense program for its 41st anniversary with a NORAD interview from Colorado Springs. William Bowman of Bell Telephone leads a 6:30 p.m. session after dinner, with city officials and chambers invited.

Bill Vale Franklin MacElfresh American Legion Continental Air Defense Headquarters NORAD Colorado Springs Colo Joint Air Force American Bell Telephone Co William Bowman Dayton Bell National American Legion State Patrol Chamber of Commerce

Bowman describes radar network system slides and lighting

Bowman explains the radar network consisting of the DEW Line, the Mid-Canada Line, and the Pine Tree Line with a lighting board demonstration. He also covers the Texas Tower system covering east and south coast areas.

Bowman Polar Mid- Canada Texas Tower

Coordinating System Discussion at Colorado Springs Base

Officials plan to discuss the jet alert and Nike bases coordinating system at Colorado Springs. The agenda includes relaying pertinent defense situation information from the previous two hours to the officer in charge.

Nike Colorado Springs

Bell System and Continental Defense project details

An upcoming Ohio based program named The Bell System and Continental Defense will be discussed by an officer over the hall loudspeaker. The officer will describe the weather tracking route jet stream and air defense concerns and answer questions from the floor. The project was authorized in Ohio last week.

Ohio Bell System Continental Defense Bowman

Bell System military focus drives Western Electric contracts

In a recent phone interview Bowman said the American Bell System is more than a color phone project with sixty percent of work tied to the military. Western Electric, a Bell subsidiary, holds most military communications contracts and early warning deals.

Bowman

Pomona Grange Set Meeting in Monroe Saturday Night

Butler County subordinate granges join Monroe Grange for a Pomona session at Monroe School on March 19. A 6 30 p m covered dish supper opens the event with Raymond Baird guiding the lecturer program. Pomona members are urged to attend.

Monroe Butler County Pomona Monroe School Monroe Grange Raymond Baird

Warren Nurses Host Guest Night at Golden Lamb

In Lebanon on Thursday the Warren County Registered Nurses observe Guest Night at the Golden Lamb. Rev. and Mrs. Barr of Dayton will discuss five years in India. Associated community notices include Wesley Beacon Class, Lebanon Methodist Church, Homemakers meeting, Father-Son banquet by I.C.C.F. Lodge with Grand Master George A. Meinen as guest speaker.

Lebanon Warren County Golden Lamb Wesley Beacon Lebanon Methodist Church Carl O'Harold East Main Street Chester Dunn 1.C.C.F. Lodge Mulberry Street George A. Meinen Toledo Grand Lodge Ohio C.F

Hill Bridge Club Hosts Luncheon and Opened Play

Mrs. Ray Van Camp entertained Hill Bridge Club members Tuesday at her South Broadway home with a luncheon followed by bridge. Two tables included six regular members and two guests Mrs. Jack Jones and Mrs. John Deeken. Mrs. Roy Drummond hosted a family dinner on E Warren Street honoring birthdays of her husband, son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter.

Ray van Camp Hill Bridge Club South Broadway Jack Jones John Deeken Roy Drummond E. Warren Street

Stork shower honors Mrs. Robert Reedy in Franklin

Blue Ball notes recount a stork shower for Mrs. Robert Reedy at the American Legion Hall in Franklin with many attendees and prize winners. Additional items include birthdays and gatherings at local homes, a Mary Lou Spencer birthday surprise at Blue Ball School, and family celebrations across the area.

Blue Ball Edgar Reedy George James Robert Reedy American Legion Hall Franklin Carl Bowermaster Richard Bishop Robert Kuhn Edward W. King Otto Frank Lawrence Nickell Delmar Webb Ethel Thompson Glenna Dials Alva McCloud Anna Williams Vestal Patton

Sunday Guests Visit Across Towns on Warren and Deerfield Roads

Mrs. Fred Farmer welcomed Sterling Peters and son from Genntown and Dewey Lynch from Miamisburg at Warren Street. Spenceley Butters hosted his mother A E Butters of Clarkston at Deerfield Road. Frank Winkler of Dayton joined Joseph E Lloyds for Sunday visits. Mary Carroll attended a birthday dinner hosted by Otho Carroll in Dayton.

Fred Farmer Warren Street Sterling Peters and Son Genntown Dewey Lynch Miamisburg Spenceley Butters Deerfield Road A. E. Butters Clarkston, Mich Frank Winkler Dayton Joseph E. Lloyd Mary Carroll Otho Carroll

Kings Mills Seeks Bids for New School Addition

Kings Mills superintendent C. H. Allison says bids for a new school addition will open March 31. If bids are satisfactory, construction approval may follow. A Merwin Ten Mile Road Amelia resident William B. Sigel died March 8. He worked at Peters Cartridge Co. and Remington Arms in Kings Mills for years and is survived by sister Mrs. Lula Lipps. Funeral services were held at Powers Funeral Home in Amelia with burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.

Kings Mills C. H. Allison William B. Sigel Merwin-Ten Mile Road Amelia Sigel Peters Cartridge Co Remington Arms Co Lula Lipps Powers Funeral Home Mt. Moriah

Evanses and Underwoods mark 71st wedding anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. William Evans and Miss Ruth Evans visited Louisville Kentucky with Mrs. Evans parents and sister the Underwoods and Ruth Brumfield. The day celebrated the 71st wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Underwood. Richard Matthews and children of Dayton joined the Brandenburgs for the weekend visit.

William Evans Ruth Evans Louisville, Ky

Kings Mills P T A Meeting Honors Cuba Trip

Kenneth De La Hunt attended the Kings Mills School P T A meeting held March 7 in the high school gym. Ernest Riegel, Harveysburg Superintendent, presented a color movie of a Cuba trip with Mrs. Riegel. The movie showed Cuban landscapes and people. The Riegels visited a Protestant Mission School and described a door to door crowd gathering en route to a meeting. Refreshments were served in the school cafeteria.

Kings Mills Kenneth de la Hunt Mr. Montgomery Ernest Riegel Harveysburg Mason School Cuba Riegel Riegels

Minstrel Show Replaces Lawn Fete Following Strong Reception

The Minstrel sponsored by the P. T. A. drew a strong crowd on Friday and Saturday, prompting organizers to substitute it for the usual June Lawn Fete.

Germantown Visitors Attend Local Folk Chorus Event

Germantown residents Mr. Carl Zeller and Mrs. Laurence Immel from Dayton visited on Thursday with relatives. Miss Jean Jorden and Miss Judith Baker from Germantown participated in the folk chorus and cantata The Republic directed by Jule Zabania of the Church of the Reformation Washington DC and Richard Bales of the National Gallery of Arts who conducted the cantata and composed The Republic.

Carl Zeller Laurence Immel Dayton Jean Jorden Judith Baker John Baker Germantown Jule Zabania Church of the Reformation Washington D.C Richard Bales National Gallery of Arts National Gallery Orchestra

Mason School Board Faces Kindergarten Plan Debate

Mason Ohio school board at William Mason High School March 8 discussed no kindergarten for Fall 1960 and considered renting rooms off campus possibly at the Presbyterian Church. The board set a March 24 special meeting to draft an elastic policy governing operations, staff duties, and building use.

Mason — School Board William Mason High School David Frye Warren Silven Presbyterian Church Mason School Board Mason Sytem

Birthday Celebrations Highlight Jacksonburg Social

Mr and Mrs John Buchheit and Mr and Mrs Ernest Allspech were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs William Ramsey in Oxford to honor the two birthdays. Benny Nickels hosted Mr and Mrs George Ingram and family for a birthday dinner. Kenny Burnett visited the Coxes for the weekend. Vicle Sue Nichols spent the weekend with Judy James. Pauline Scott and a friend visited Mr and Mrs Clint Cox for a day.

Pauline Scott Clint Cox

Higgins and Neal Families Attend Local Gatherings

Mr and Mrs Buzz Higgins and family shared Wednesday with Mr and Mrs Oscar Higgins. Mr and Mrs Dudley Neal and Mr Kenneth Neal attended the 65th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs William Hutt of Ridgeville. The Democratic Club bingo party last week drew a large crowd with Bruce Combs and Johnnie Buchheit visiting Henry Combs of Middletown.

Buzz Higgins Oscar Higgins Dudley Neal Kenneth Neal William Hutt Ridgeville Democratic Club Bruce Combs Johnnie Buchheit Henry Combs Middletown

Healy Birth as Tamara Sue Born on March 10

Mr and Mrs John Healy of Union Road announce the birth of a daughter Tamara Sue on March 10 at Middletown Hospital. She weighed seven pounds one ounce. Mr and Mrs Chester Ashley with Scotty and Beverly Jo visited Mr and Mrs J L Brewer near Peasttown after noon Sunday. Mr and Mrs Henry Webb spent Tuesday evening in Hamilton.

John Healy Union Road Tamara Sue Middletown Hospital Chester Ashley Scotty Beverly Jo J. L. Brewer Near Peasttown Henry Webb Hamilton

Germantown Police Sponsor Teen Dance for Radio Equipment

Germantown Police Department sponsors a March 23 dance at Romar-Rink with the Rock-Etts of Miamisburg providing music. Proceeds go toward purchasing radio equipment for department use. Stella Reeves returned home Thursday from Grandview Hospital after surgery. Hiram Chamberlain hosted a Sunday dinner for family celebrating his Fortieth Wedding Anniversary with relatives from Loveland Dayton and the city.

Germantown Miamisburg Stella Reeves Grandview Hospital Dayton Hiram Chamberlain Vernon Stiver Arthur Schoonover Loveland Bertha Golden Clifford Kelly Dean Stiver

Mohawks To Present First Letters At Meeting

Madison Township Junior High Mohawks will award first letters to players at a booster club meeting at Peast towan School Monday at 8 p.m. All parents and Madison Township School district students are invited.

West Middletown Madison Township Peasttowan Mohawks Boosters Club

Madison Township students report on fish dinner ticket sales

In a prior meeting scheduled for 7 30 p m Madison Township school students will report on their ticket sales contest for a fish dinner to be held April 2 58 p m at the Peasttown School. Students in grades six to 12 are selling tickets and the top seller will win a transistor radio.

Madison Township Peasttown

West District Federation of Church Women Meets at Camp Miami

The West District federation held a day meeting at Camp Miami from 10 A.M. to 3 P.M. Reservations for luncheon were to be made to Mrs Bernard Kesling Emphasis covered Camp Miami and the W S W I project Rev Wilbur Williams of Germantown E A B Church will show Europe trip films All women of the church invited. Several local residents visited Sunday evening and Daisy Moss is hospitalized in Dayton after a broken hip. T Sgt and Mrs Jerry Copas and son from McGuire AFB will visit for several weeks with Eldon Hawk and family.

West District Federation of Church Women of the E.U.3. Church Camp Miami Bernard Kesling W.S.W.I Wilbur Williams Germantown E.A.B. Church Europe H. L. Brill E. Silvers Lois Reinicke Kettering Paul Howard Daisy Moss Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton Jerry Copas McGuire Afb N. J

Oakwood Jorden Family Attends Wilmington Festival

Mr and Mrs Oakwood Jorden and their son John and daughter Jean with Mrs Clara Jorden of Middletown attended the thirteenth annual International Festival in Wilmington on Sunday.

Oakwood Jorden John Jean Clara Jorden Middletown Wilmington

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