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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1950
Page
5
The Middletown High School music department stages Victor Herbert's Red Mill Tuesday night in the auditorium. Directors write orchestrations and arrangements for the performance noting the operetta's long history and revamps.
A large cast will present Victor Herbert's Red Mill Tuesday evening in the auditorium. The production, with new orchestrations by Carter and his class, uses a revamped mill set and a garden party scene.
McKinley Junior High plans the annual operetta Sheds and Patches on April 14 featuring Louise Hall as Jenny Lind Near ly and a cast including Donald Gill Hugh Palmer Tom McDonald Kathleen Keller Clarence Cook Helen Johnson and Terry Ragland. Dick Byrd supervises backstage Benny Weaver handles publicity and business. J R Steiger directs music and Miss Lucy Weddle directs drama.
The Guided Study Club plans its annual Guest Day on Thursday at 2 p.m in the Girls Club. A program features the Dorothy Clarke Wilson play We Call It Freedom directed by Mrs. Ralph Mull with participants including Mrs. Norval Diver and several other club members. Music by Mrs. J. C. Lockmeyer with piano by Mrs. George Brooks complements the event.
Jose Iturbi the renowned Spanish conductor and pianist will perform Liszt First Piano Concerto with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on Easter Sunday at Music Hall April 9. The program includes Wagner Rienzi Overture and Palau and Turina Spanish works. Junior Music Auditions for SWOMEA in Middletown April 1 attract 277 solos and multiple ensembles across ten southern Ohio counties.
Miss Gwenn Conn of Ardmore Drive hosted an announcement party Saturday night revealing the wedding date of Miss Conn and Richard L. Lewis. A hidden prize message announced July 1 as the date. Guests enjoyed cards, social time, luncheon, and a green and white color scheme.
Mr and Mrs Ray C Brewer announce the engagement of their daughter Onda Louise to Taylor Huff Jr son of Taylor Huff Sr of Hamilton. Huff attended Fairfield High School and spent two years in the Army Air Force. He is employed by Beckett Paper. No wedding date has been set.
The wedding set for April 1 at First Methodist Church follows an open ceremony at 7:30. Matron of honor is Mrs Larry Reynolds with bridesmaids Mrs Gerhard Murka and Miss Virginia Muller. best man is Kenneth Hoskins. ushers include Donald Skinner Robert Sims Larry Reynolds and Paul Hoskins. A church reception follows with hostesses Mrs John Tutt Miss Margaret Rukavina Miss Phylla Rhoads and Miss Betty Colyer.
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority will meet Monday, March 27, at the Girls Club at 7 p.m. for its monthly social. Welfare month will be observed and a white elephant sale will be held. Members should bring items for the sale. Hostesses are Mrs. Forrest Niswonger, Miss Robbin Hamilton, and Miss Dorothy Hole.
Society notes tell of college students returning from winter quarters and universities for spring break. Names include Charles Atkinson, Sally Lamb, Thomas Turner, Mary Ingwersen, Bliss Ingwersen, Betty Roehl, Walter Roehl, Mary Lou Jackson, John Katterheinrich, Nancy Buford, Wilson Breiel, and many families hosting gatherings. Also listed are milestone anniversaries such as the Flint open house and various dinner parties and weekend visits to Granville and Philadelphia.
The Islauon Picture Council holds a regular meeting Monday at 7 30 in the Civic Association auditorium. Afterward two new films are shown Your Neighbor and Mine and You Can Change the World. The first promotes Cincinnati with a nationwide release and a proposed city film library. The second, produced in Hollywood, features Jack Benny and Loretta Young and stresses individual contribution to national progress. The event is open to the general public with screenings around 8 p.m.
A schedule of community meetings and clubs for the coming week. Activities include church group dinners lectures choruses and clubs across Middletown with times from 1 p m to 8 p m and locations at churches civic halls and private homes.
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