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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1970
Page
12
Des Moines housewife Jean Sampel works in a basement workshop to craft silver pieces from rings to tea sets. She began in 1967 at Drake University and hopes silversmithing becomes a vocation. three enamel works were accepted for exhibition in Enameling 70 in St. Louis.
The document reports iF OmP Missouri complies with state insurance laws and is authorized to operate. It lists financial figures for the year end December 6 with net assets and surplus, totaling about 16.439 million, expenditures 13,000, and capital 1,000, underscoring regulatory compliance and formal endorsement by the state official.
Col Jonathan Bayard Smith led the Ohio DAR Conference where the local Middletown chapter received a public relations award for a full page picture feature in the Middletown Journal and was noted for its Press Book publication. Seven members attended an Indian luncheon with Kenyon Cull of St. Marys Indian School, Springfield S Dakota.
The FTTF Club met at the Women's Center with Mrs. Paul Thiel presenting on antique glassware and pottery. She warned buyers to seek dealer trustworthiness and knowledge as antiques grow in value.
Cub Scout Pack 1 awarded pins and badges to noted cubs Dane Denham Jonathan Atkinson Mike Palmer John O Flynn Steve Macadam Thomas Riffe Paul Lail David Ballard Larry Pope Webelos awards went to Tim Andres Shawn Centers Danny Curry Todd Yost Jeff Schneider Greg Jutte Tom Bruner Jim Bruggeman Todd Ham John Hodson Rudy Singhoffer Steve Leight Dan Christophsen The remainder of the passage quotes a craftsman line about forging and ends with a village smithy reference.
Mrs. Carl Roess cited Andrew Sinclair's The Better Half in a Guided Study Club session in the Middletown Public Library Community Room. She traced past legal and political discriminations and praised pioneers for expanding women's role in government. Mrs. I A Casper led the discussion after the talk. Arthur Wolman, librarian, welcomed attendees.
Members of the Ramblers Club traveled through the United States via slides at a meeting last night at the Aberdeen Drive home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Burns. Slides featured western mesas Hawaii the White Mountains of Vermont and sites near Boston by Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Canfield. Ben Kitchen presided as president naming the nominating committee and program committee members.
Vital statistics list several newborns with parent names and home addresses. Billy Banks and wife welcomed a girl yesterday at 1806 Meadow Avenue. Paul Collins and wife welcomed a boy at 33542 Main Street in Franklin yesterday. Randy McFarland and Elbert Leach households reported boys yesterday. Michael Temple and wife welcomed a boy yesterday at 2202 Pearl Street.
Eugene Whitman of Vine Street Othello Purifoy of Hanover Street Mrs William Wright of Dickey Road Kristi Maines daughter of Mr and Mrs Virgil Maines Fisher Avenue Mary Richardson of Crawford Street David G Hillard of Franklin Mrs Glyn F White of Franklin
Mrs. Gary Getter and Mrs. David Bolen co host a bridal luncheon for Miss Judith Ann Danner in honor of her marriage to William Templeton Thorn Jr set for tomorrow at 7 30 p m at the First Baptist Church. The luncheon is at Wilshire Drive with guests including Mrs. Kerr Danner Thorn and Gibson families. A rehearsal dinner tonight hosted by the Thorn couple follows rehearsal at the church.
Mrs Evelyn Bolling of Germantown Road and her sister in law Mrs Delilahl Underwood of Dayton have returned from a three week cruise to Panama the Dominican Republic and Colombia Equador.
About 50 Middletown teachers plan a Japanese luncheon tomorrow in Fellowship Hall First United Methodist Church. PROMISES co chairs Mrs. Edward Seamon and Mrs. Charles Knepshield arrange with Chi chapter Delta Kappa Gamma. J Edward Seamon Maple Park School principal will speak with slides on Japanese education.
Dinner and showers surround the upcoming wedding of William Bradley Jr and Miss Susan Sherron. Guests include Marvin and Mrs Sherron and Rev Ward with multiple Columbus area friends. The couple will wed tomorrow at 11 30 a m at the First United Presbyterian.
Middletown American War Mothers met at the American Legion Home and approved a music scholarship for a Middletown High School senior in memory of their first president Margaret Pinkerton. They also agreed to assist the family of a hospitalized area veteran. Mrs. Virgil Combs directed the session with a covered-dish luncheon. 25 members attended. Combs and a group will travel to Dayton to host a party for VA Center patients at Patrick Hospital.
An overall average of 108 was attained in the ladies duplicate bridge session yesterday at Brown's Run Country Club using the Mitchell movement. North south winners included Mrs. Sidney Yager and Mrs. Frank Coldiron 144 and others, with East west winners led by Mrs. Howard Wikoff and Mrs. Howard Cheney 133. A clinic precedes play at 10 15 a m before the next session on April 2 at 11 30 a m at the clubhouse.
Valerie Waldner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Waldner, leaves Sunday for Athens to student teach biology at the American Academy as part of Miami University Overseas Student Teaching Program. A zoology major and Lemon-Monroe High School graduate, she is a junior at Oxford.
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