Merrick Harrison Plan April 16 Wedding at Presbyterian
Barbara Merrick daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Merrick of Orchard Street and Ronald E. Harrison of Redondo Beach Calif prepare for a 3 30 pm ceremony on Saturday April 16 at the First Presbyterian Church The wedding party includes Miss Barbara Leffler Miss Joy Smithert Vail Miss Constance Fuller and Mrs Larry McMillen as bridesmaids with William Cowgill as best man Ushers include James Merrick Larry McMillen and Ronald Berni A pre nuptial shower sequence featured a miscellaneous gathering hosted by Mrs Howard Wren and Mrs Richard Wiggers at the former’s home on Poppy Drive with many named attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Merrick
James F. Merrick
Orchard Street
Ronald E. Harrison
Redondo Beach
Calif
First Presbyterian Church
Miss Merrick
Ronald L. Drew
Panama City
Fla
Barbara Leffler
Rothmaids
Joy Smithert Vail
Constance Fuller
Larry McMillen
Trudy Mascia
Columbus
Mr. Harrison
William Cowgill
Monroe
James W. Merrick
Ronald Berni
Merrick
Hamilton County
Deener Smith
Robert Crooke
James Merrick
Middletown Student Wins Gold Medal in Hillsboro Contest
Middletown High School junior Phil Parnell won a gold medal in a speech contest at the First Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro. Judges included Harold Easter and Ruth Dockett. other contestants featured Karen and Mark Lewis and Beatrice Little. A silver medalist Teresa Wyatt could not participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Parnell
Middletown
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
First Presbyterian Church
Hillsboro
Parnell
Bill K. Parnell
N. Marshall Road
Helen Watson
WTCU
Harmon C. Brownlow
Chris Voris
Clair Sinclair
Harold Easter
Sinking Springs School
Ruth Dogett
Andrew Campbell
Belfast School
Karen
Mark Lewis
Linda Bradley
June Behl
Lynchburg-Clay
Beatrice
Little
Arnett
Mr. Lewis
Teresa Wyatt
Grand Avenue
Key Club Dance Draws Forest Hills Crowd
Over seventy attendees gathered for the Key Club Dance Saturday night at Forest Hills Country Club. Table decor featured pastel tapers flowers and greenery with key cutouts as markers. committee included Mr and Mrs Tom Blake as chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hills Country Club
Tom Blake
Kenneth Jones
Eugene Switzer
Forrest Hills
John Howard
Charles Deisler
Richard Henderson
Derald Hatton
Arnold Grine
Gene Popp
Russsell Nicols
E. J. Pippen
Jack Meeker
Dave Popp
Gill Thees
Thomas Blake
J. R. Thompson
Paul Hark‘bath
Jim Barker
Robert Simmons
Carl Lewis
Bill Noll
Roger Dillman
Roy Barton
Jed Stauble
Ewing lTaulbee
Glenn Hall
Richard Harmount
Ernie Graff
Vincent Sisson
Linden Meece
Jack Fay
Ed Erlandson
Lorren Pratt
Thomas Moon
Robert ‘Kramer
Roy Joy
Robert Rhinger
Velma Forkner
Classified Ads Move Off British Page 1
London Times shifts its front page to main news for the first time in 155 years starting May 3. Since 1810 page one held classifieds and notices. now the main news will appear on page one while ads move to page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Times
The
Times
Dinosaurs Lost to Giants of Earth’s Long History
Over eons animals have grown larger while dinosaurs were surpassed by later giants. The blue whale stands as the largest creature in history, dwarfing all dinosaur sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Middletown Chorus Delivers Credible Haydn Creation Performance
The Middletown Civic Chorus presented Haydn’s Creation at First EUB Church, earning praise for blend, diction, and organ accompaniment led by Sylvia Plyler. Soloists Jeffery Dobranski, David Ferreira, and Sylvia Cooper received commendations for expressiveness, with minor criticisms on attack and interpretive style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Sylvia Plyler
Jeffery Dobranski
David Ferreira
Sylvia Cooper
Cristonian Board Officers Elected
Mrs Walter Crenshaw was elected president of the Cristonian board for the coming year at a meeting held at Mrs Stanley Hollingsworths home on Arnold Drive. New officers include Mrs Joseph Frye vice president Mrs Raymond Curtner secretary and Mrs Byron Reynolds treasurer. Reports on Cristonian projects at Butler County Children's Home were presented by outgoing president Mrs David Gaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Crenshaw
Cristonian Board
Stanley Hollingsworth
Arnold Drive
Joseph Frye
Raymond Curtner
Byron Reynolds
David Gaw
Cristonian
Butler County
Hamilton
Delta
Alpha
Cristonians
Middletonians Attend Deanery Council Meeting in Hamilton
Eleven Middletonians from St. Johns and St. Marys parishes join a Hamilton Deanery Council of Catholic Women meeting at Shillito's Tri County Center. Ballots for spring elections are issued with candidates introduced. results to be announced at the spring conference. The Biennial Conference moves to evening at St Stephen's Hamilton on April 27 with a 6 p.m. mass. Blust and Dobrozsi host, Warmoth on publicity committee.
Miss Byrd Honoree At Shower
Jenny Lieu Byrd bride elect of Robert Beck was honored at a bathroom shower by Mrs. James F. Thompson and Mrs. James E. Thompson at the J. F. Thompson home on Milton Road. A bouquet of yellow roses graced the refreshment table. guests included Mrs. Chester Byrd and Mrs. Edward Beck among others. The couple, daughter of Chester Byrd and son of Edward Beck, will wed April 23 at St. John's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Lieu Byrd
Robert Beck
James F. Thompson
James E. Thompson
J. F. Thompson
Milton Road
Chester Byrd
Edward Beck
A. James Moorman
Franceis J. Moorman
John Blust
Beverly McGuire
Alpheus Johns
Mary
Ronald Drive
St. John’s Church
LaSoiree Club Adds Three Couples to Membership
LaSoiree Dance Club welcomes Keith Reynolds, Paul Von Stein, and Marvin Keller as new members announced at the Poinciana Road home of the Millers. They unveiled plans for the June 25 dance at Midway Lodge with Evans, Adams, Cooper, Lowe, and Lyons on the planning committee. Bud Duvall to sponsor the summer dance. March event reviewed by Paul and Gert Steigerwald. An organizational meeting is set for May with members including the Millers and Wagner, Jones, Canter, Hackney, and the Steigerwalds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Reynolds
Paul von Stein
Marvin Keller
LaSoiree Dance Club
Dance Club
Poinciana Road
Don Miller
Midway Lodge
J. William Evans
Clarence Adams
Charles Cooper
William Lowe
Glenn Lyons
Bud Duvall
Paul Steigerwald
Millers
Elvin Wagner
Richard Jones
Joe Canter
Martyn Hackney
Steigerwalds
Rotary Club Hosts Middletown and Fenwick Coaches
Basketball coaches Paul Walker of Middletown High and Butch Rossi of Fenwick High will join Rotary Club members as guests and program participants at tomorrow's noon meeting at the Manchester Motor Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Walker
Middletown High
Butch Rossi
Fenwick High
Rotary Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Sign to mark famous Feb 31 date at Wyandot tomb
In Upper Sandusky Ohio the Wyandot Mission Cemetery tombstone for Christiana wife of John Haag reads died Feb 31 1869 a clerical error drawing many sightseers. The Wyandot County Historical Society plans a spring sign to explain the stonecutter mistake and guide visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Christiana
John Haag
Wyandot Mission
Wyandot County
Batman Caper Promises A Spring Dance Extravaganza
Coterie Dance Club prepares for a Batman themed event at Kessler Auditorium American Legion Home on April 16. Decorations committee works at the Decatur manor on Fleming Road while dance chairmen Lewellyn announce mailed invitations and April 11 RSVP deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coterie Dance Club
Mrs
al Decatur Sr
Flem
Ming Road
Batman
Donald Lewellyn
Trenton
Kessler Auditorium
American Legion
Bob Legg
Caped Crusaders
Paul Tedrow
Luther Ikenberry
James Bohman
Carl Chamberlain
Linen Shower for Miss Marcia Terrett in Franklin
Mrs. Edward A. Anderson hosted a linen shower at her Valley View Drive home for Miss Marcia Jane Terrett as she becomes the bride of Robert L. McNeel on April 16 at St. John's Church in Canton. Guests from Middletown included many Terrett family members and friends, with Miss Terrett hailed as daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Terrett of Franklin and fiancée to Mr. McNeel, son of Mrs. Vera McNeel of Canton and the late Mr. McNeel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward A. Anderson
Valley View Drive
Marcia Jane Terrett
Robert L. McNeel
St. John’s Church
Canton
Roger Sumner
Joseph Zupan
Joseph Terrett
Mary Beth Terrett
Joan Terrett
Chester Wendt
Richard Fialho
Harold Hoover
Charles Haller Jr
Eric Back
Glenn Selby
Henry Dreher
David J. Armbruster
Karen Anderson
Middletown
Howard Pennell
Sewell
N. J
Miss Terrett
Joseph E. Terrett
Fairlane Place
Franklin
Vera McNeel
Mr. McNeel
Baker Speaker for Young GOP Addresses Middle Town Club
Clifford G. Baker of Cincinnati Gas & Electric will address the Middle Town Area Young Republicans at the Manchester Motor Inn tonight at 8. The Game of Life will be his topic.
Twins and newborns populate Franklin births list
Vital Statistics records show multiple births at Franklin area addresses including twins for Mr. and Mrs. Campbell at 31 Perl Street and several single births for residents such as Gardner Chapman Powell Gantt Simpson Dennis and Phillips. Out of town entries note a boy born at Ft Hamilton and Mineola Hospital with relatives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Campbell
Perl St
Franklin
Dennis Gardner
Hursh Road
Frank D. Chapman
Ardmore Drive
Omer Powell
Pennyroyal Road
Arba Thomas Jr
Kensington St
Herbert Gantt
Kenwood Lane
Trenton
Ronald Simpson Sr
Young St
Ralph Dennis
Vannest St
Tim D. Tolliver
Sheri Lane
Paul Phillips Jr
Superior Ave
Charles Farquer
Columbia Ave
Archie Beg
Oregonia Rt. 1
Paul Stamper
Lewis St
Ft. Hamilton Hospital
Hamilton
Joseh Glynn
Port Washington
N. Y
Mineola Hospital
John Holweger
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Nell Fenner
Highland County
WCTU
First Baptist Church
S. O. Danner
Middletown Union
Rma Yi
Duraclean
University Blvd
Singer
Free Arma
Middletown Shopping Plaza
Aea
Miss Byrd
NSM Lee Udr
Brum Ag
Bulova
Central Ave
LaSoiree Club
Insurance Agency
Mrs. Lewellyn
Decatur
Marcia Terrett
Richard Weidner
Highland St. Kelly
Lawson
William B. Lawson
Celle
Charles Savage
Edward Penny
Armco Drive
Douglas Collins
Richard D. Larson
Somerville
Mary Leak
Red Bud Drive
Helen Vail
William W. Brower
Mon
Stanley E. Oligee
Smith Ave
Nathaniel Arnold
20Th Ave
Courtney Robinson
Wilbraiham Road
Jack L. Lanier
Trenton Franklin Road
Ray Curtis
Warren Road
Jack Frost
Forest Ave
Clifford J. Gorski
S. Sutphin St
Gilbert Lafayette
Leichty Ave
Alma Light
Auburn
Mario A. Denisi
Waite St
Barbara Marlowe
James E. Stork
Leslie Lane
Gerald Miller
Boylston St
Roscoe Sexton
Henry Ave
Ronald McFarland
Morgan St
Ambrose Morgan
Daisy Humston
Cecil Childers
Carlisle
Lawrence J. Hayesot
Charles Rigg
Sawyer Road
Harry Pell
Oxford
Elizabeth Weidner
Bernice Bair
Grady Bair
Crescent Boulevard
John Lepisto
Winona Drive
Carson Arnold
S. Verity Parkway
Walter Milner
Roosevelt Ave
Mary Jo Palmore
14Th Ave
Geneva Vandemark
Millie Gantz
Lebanon
Idella Newton
Erie Ave
James W. Reese
Otis Ratliff
Homer Earnhart
Curryer Road
Henry Staton
Berwick Lane
Samuel Jackson
Ninth Ave
Ida Hurt
Lincoln St
Arlington Beauty Service
Napier
Main Franklin
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