Mrs Weikel Plans Recital by Piano Class
Mrs Homer Weikel presents a public recital Saturday at 3 30 in the Girls Club auditorium with Ruth Ellen Phillips Carolyn Egelston Jeanetta B Sechrist Marvin Brown Linda Marshall Mona Exelston John McGraw Juletta Miracle Margaret Ann Billett Nancy Russell. Mary Ann Weikel will play a violin solo with Leslie Live. Five students including Margaret Ann Billett John McGraw Justin Miracle Ruth Ellen Phillips and Jeanneta B Sechrist advance to National Piano Auditions tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Weikel
Girls’ Club
Ruth Ellen Phillips
Carolyn Egelston
Jeanetta B. Sechrist
Marvin Brown
Linda Marshall
Mona Exelston
John McGraw
Juletta Miracle
Margaret Ann Billett
Nancy Russell
Mary Ann Weikel
Leslie Live
Jusitn Miracle
Jeanneta B. Sechrist
Weibelg
Middletown
Ohio Music Teacher's Association
National Music Teachers’ Association
National Piano Guild
Bride Elect Mary Smith Honored At Shower
Miss Virginia Neal hosted a personal bridal shower for Miss Mary Smith, bride elect of Richard Griss. Guests admired spring flowers, a four tier cake, a white bell arch, and streamers. Prizewinners included Miss Norma Lauterback Mrs Richard Lovelace and Miss Marilyn Zech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Neal
Mary Etta St
Mary Smith
Richard Griss
Norma Lauterback
Richard Lovelace
Marilyn Zech
Church group meetings set with officer elections
The Coming Up Council of Church Women will hold a board meeting tomorrow at 1 30 p m in the Barnitz Room at the YMCA where officers will be elected. The Art Study Club moves its May 5 meeting to May 19 at Mrs Floyd Lockard s Knoll Woods home. Homemakers Circle Six meets Thursday at 8 p m at Mrs Rodney Caudill s Hamp ton Place for officer installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Church Women
Barnitz
YMCA
Art Study Club
Floyd Lockard
Knoll Woods
Circle Six
Rodney Caudill
Hampton Place
Fina Foam promoted for rug and upholstery cleaning
An advertisement claims hotels know best rug and upholstery cleaning methods and touts Fina Foam as superior to any foam cleaner. It asserts brighter colors and returns faded hues, urging readers to buy Fina Foam at the Central Store downstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adyv
Susan Smith Tapped for Miami University Mortar Board
Susan Smith of 105 Monroe Street is among 12 women tapped for Mortar Board at Miami University Oxford. She was elected president of the YWCA for the coming year and serves as Alpha Chi Omega vice president. She is associate editor of the M-Book and former issue editor of the Miami Student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan M. Smith
Monroe St
Mortar Board
Miami University
Oxford
Middletown
YWCA
Miami
Miss Smith
Alpha Chi Omega
Delta Phi Delta
Art Recognition Society
Miami Student
Swing Hall
Owen
Living Together Today Talk at Naz arene Mother-Daughter Banquet
Mrs W E Alben of Dayton spoke before about 100 Naz arene Church attendees at a YMCA mother-daughter banquet. The event featured pink and green themed centerpieces with spring flowers and candlelight dinner. Honorees for church work included Mrs John Snodgrass Mrs Mary Basford Mrs James Conrad and Mrs Ann Bales. Participants on the program included Mrs L P Rossman Mrs Clay Rice Mrs William Wade Mrs Owen Van Ostrand Mrs Vernon McKenney Mrs Myrtle Cox Becky Jo Stone and Judy McKenney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Alben
Dayton
the Nazarene Church
YMCA
John Snodgrass
Mary Basford
James Conrad
Ann Bales
L. P. Rossman
Clay Rice
William Wade
Owen van Ostrand
Vernon McKenney
Myrtle Cox
Becky Jo Stone
Judy McKenney
Missionary Rosa Cary Dies in Kobe at 66
Mrs Rosa mond Cary a Congregational missionary in Japan for over 45 years died Friday in Kobe Japan at age 66 She served in Osaka and Tokyo and was known for her long mission work and leadership within the Congregational church community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Rosamond Cary
Japan
Kobe
Shower Honors Marilynn Meehan at Garden Motif Party
A mixed shower for Miss Marilynn Meehan bride elect of Michael H. Holland was hosted by Mrs. Lawrence Lenhart of Louisville Mrs. Jack Meeker and Mrs. Frank Buchanan at Buchanan's Sherman Avenue home. Forty two guests attended as Meehan opened gifts and played games with prizes won by Mrs. Harry Beachnler Mrs. Richard Marshall and Mrs. George Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Lenhart
Louisville
Jack Meeker
Frank Buchanan
Sherman Ave
Marilynn Meehan
Michael H. Holland
Shower Honors Mary Lee Knox Bride-elect of Nourse
Miss Mary Lee Knox, bride-elect of Thomas R. Nourse, was honored at a luncheon shower hosted by Miss Edythe McClellan in Dayton at the Hotel Van Cleve. The event featured a center display of spring flowers, a white rose with pink and blue streamers, and gifts arranged around it. Lunch followed for ten guests, all college friends of the honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lee Knox
Thomas R. Nourse
Edythe McClellan
Dayton
van Cleve
Miss Knox
Chit Chat Club Names Prizewinners at Hounshell Event
Mrs Carl Francis and Mrs Russell Burgess led the prize winners list as Mrs James Hounshell hosted the Chit Chat Club. Attendees discussed plans for a future Cincinnati trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Francis
Russel Burgess
James Hounshell
Cincinnati
Travel Notes on Gardner and Wil son Party Visas and Visits
Mr and Mrs R B Gardner returned Friday from a six week vacation at Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills California. They were joined by Mrs Gardner's sister Mrs Marge H Bohne of Wichita Kansas and her son Derwin L Bohne a University of Arizona student. Mrs Gardner and Mrs Bohne then spent a delightful week at the Halekalani Hotel in Waikiki Hawaii. Mr and Mrs Thomas H Wilson returned to their South Main Street home after a weekend in Urbana with Mrs Wilson's parents. Wayne Hidy, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Hidy of Fleming Road, was a weekend guest of his brother Lee at the Phi Kappa Tau house at Miami University. Lee was recently elected president of the pledge class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Gardner
Colonial Hill
Beverly Hills
Calif
Thomas H. Wilson
South Main St
Urbana
Mrs. Wilson
Mrs. F. Earl Wilson
Wayne Hidy
Frank Hidy
Fleming Rd
Lee
Phi Kappa Tau
Miami University
Five To Attend LWV Convention From Middletown
Middletown's League of Women Voters will send five delegates to the state convention opening tomorrow in Toledo. Delegates include Mrs. Cecil Kindred president, Mrs. E C Grier first vice president, Mrs. Fred Winslow publications chairman, and Mrs. Tom Venable and Mrs. Norman Trisler. Full session Tuesday night will hear reports from the National Council and actions of women voters before the Ohio Legislature. Principal speaker is Dr. Marshall Knappen of the University of Michigan Wednesday night with group workshops Thursday morning and officer elections announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
League of Women Voters
Toledo
Cecil Kindred
E. C. Grier
Fred Winslow
Tom Venable
Norman Trisler
National Council
Ohio
Marshall Knappen
University of Michigan
Cincinnati Girl Crowned At 7th Annual May Festival
Miss Mary Florence Kappas of Cincinnati was crowned queen of the seventh annual May Festival of the Order of Ahepa, with Nicholas Demas as King Consort. The event drew 500+ guests at the Manchester Hotel ballroom, with a lengthy royal court and prominent out-of-town guests observing the Middletown festival’s national prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Florence Kappas
Nicholas Demas
Cincinnati
Manchester
Ahepa
Bill Weith
Order of Ahepa
Georgia Commines
Chris Margerum
Middletown
Stella Marinakis
James Ponticos
Muncie
Ind
Jeanette Tsakeres
George Car
George N. George
James Skoufakis
Sons of Pericles
Christine Jonson
Lexington
Daughters of
Penelope
Ted Voudoures
Dayton
Fred Christopher
Gus Cherourvis
Akron
Icarian Society
Florence _ Stathopoulos
Springfield
Nick Trakis
Jim Betzelos
Chicago
Throngs Fill Lake Preview Run At Stardust Gardens
Hundreds of couples packed the Stardust Gardens dance pavilion for the opening preview as Le Lourdéville Lake hosts a two day dance spree. Officials said thousands visited Sunday with full-scale operation slated to start Saturday evening May 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Lourdéville Lake
Stardust Gardens
April Building Costs Increase in City Permits
Construction costs in April rose to 380205 dollars across 86 building permits. 21 were for one family homes and 3 for two family dwellings. The Nazarene Church at Sutphin Street and Superior Avenue carried the largest permit at 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Carson
Nazarene Church
Sutphin St
Superior Ave
Fanning Grandson Wins Dayton Spelling Championship
Franklin Ricky Fanning, a seventh grader from Van Buren Junior High, won the Mi ami Valley Spelling Bee finals in Middletown after defeating 128 competitors. He will travel to Washington, D C, for the National Spelling Bee May 18 to 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Dayton
Franklin
Ricky” Fanning
van Buren Junior High
Franklin A. Fanning
Stockton Ave
Frank Fanning
Vanderveer St
Middletown High
Frigidaire
Ricky
Estuary
Washington, D. C
Columbus 150th birthday parade draws huge crowd
Franklin County marked its 150th birth day with a parade of 200 floats and 3,500 marchers. Police Chief Frank L. Harrison estimated attendance at between 125,000 and 150,000, calling it one of the largest crowds in Columbus history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Franklin County
Frank L. Harrison
Vital Statistics Births This Week
Birth notices list newborns to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Anglin Franklin twins born Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stitt 812 Eaton Ave. welcomed a girl Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Zickgraf 705 Wilson St. welcomed a boy Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Buford Haney Middletown Route 2 welcomed a girl Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Elija Hicks 3004 Ottawa St. welcomed a boy Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Abshear Lebanon welcomed a girl Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fraley 3120 Rufus St. welcomed a boy today. Out-of-town Mrs. Walter E. Powell Robbie Mae Powell 174 Minerva St. Tiffin. Tiffin Mercy Hospital reported a boy Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Anglin O
Franklin
Arthur Stitt
Eaton Ave
Ralph Zickgraf
Wilson St
Buford Haney
Middletown
Elija Hicks
Ottawa St
Herbert Abshear
Lebanon
Arthur Fraley
Rufus St
Walter E. Powell
Robbie Mae Powell
Minerva St
Tiffin
Tiffin Mercy Hospital
Hospital Patients List NAMES OF LOCAL residents
In The Hospital many individuals are listed as medical patients or surgical cases. Names include Raymond Smith Pauline Banks Glenn Ellis Becky Jo Barnhart James Reese Stephen Kipus Mrs Lawrence Hannah Mrs Nary Adams Mrs Jerry Sebastian Mrs Raymond Mayne Mrs Firman Swithart Mrs Lucy Combs Mrs William Hannah Mrs John Ball Mrs Glen Williams Gloria Ann Rossi Mrs James Smith Mrs Rudolph Augspurger Jerry Barnett Chester Hall Miss Sheri Kah Mrs Jesse Long Jack Martin Donald Murphy Mrs Rene Osterberger Harvey Dorsey Sherry Staton and others from West Middletown Elmo Central Ave Wilbraham Rd Franklin and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Smith
Robert Smith
West Middletown
Lawrence Hannah
Elmo Pl
Nary Adams
Central Ave
Jerry Sebastian
Tytus Ave
Raymond Mayne
Franklin
Pauline Banks
Alfred Banks
Wilbraham Rd
Firman Swithart
Germantown
Lucy Combs
Becky Jo Barnhart
Robert Barnhart
Spencer Lane
Glenn Ellis
Oxford St
Surgical
William Hannah
Eleventh Ave
James Reese
Franklin, Surgical
Stephen Kipus
Lafayette St
John Ball
Lind St
Glen Williams
Elwood St
Gloria Ann Rossi
Louis Rossi
North Sutphin St
James Smith
Columbus
Jesse Long
Lebanon
Jack Martin
Jack Martin, Sr
Donald Murphy
Midway St
Rene Osterberger
New Miami
Harvey Dorsey
Dayton
Sherry Staton
Early Vocalist Faces Dispute Over Rooster Noise
Police were called yesterday afternoon to mediate a quarrel between John Jack and Robert Moore of Woodlawn Avenue over a rooster that crows at dawn. Moore owns the fowl and Jack complained it kept him awake. Moore said he would try to quiet the alarm clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jack
Robert Moore
Woodlawn Avenue
Moore
Jack
Lima Man Named Elks President
The Ohio Elks Association elected Walter J. Beer of Lima as president, succeeding Joseph E. Hurst of New Philadelphia. The 55th annual meeting closed with officers named including Willard Schwartz Springfield, William Deal Canton, William Plummer Zanesville as vice presidents, Leslie Strong Canton as secretary, Col. C. W. Wallace Columbus as treasurer, and Lou Nisley Upper Sandusky on the board of trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Elks Association
Walter J. Beer
Lima
Joseph E. Hurst
New Philadelphia
Willard Schwartz
Springfield
William Deal
Canton
William Plummer
Zanesville
Leslie Strong
Col. C. W. Wallace
Lou Nisley
Upper Sandusky
Local Residents Named in Obituary Notices
And Mrs. Jorenzel Staton of Wil Phillip Schmidt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schmidt of Trenton. Mrs. Ollie Whitt of West Middleton Route 1. ie Williamson of Wayne ve. Cephas Wray of South Sutphin St. Mrs. Eleanor Buchanan of Tytus Ave. Mrs. Orville Cummins of Mi amisburg Route 3. Mrs. Rhoda Dearth of Nelbar Mrs. Nora Flynn of Clayton Mrs. Mamie Moore of North Clinton St. Edward Stamper, son of Mr and Mrs. Desmond Stamper of West Middletown Route 2. Mrs. Rollie Van Cleave of Pershing Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorenzel Staton
Wilbraham Rd
Phillip Schmidt
Paul Schmidt
Trenton
Ollie Whitt
West Middletown
Ie Williamson
Wayne Ve
Eleanor Buchanan
Tytus Ave
Orville Cummins
Miamisburg
Rhoda Dearth
Nelbar
Mamie Moore
North Clinton St
Edward Stamper
Desmond Stamper
Rollie van Cleave
Pershing Ave
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Sntine
Susan Smith
Ies TE Cae
Union S
Park and
2Nd Avenue
Central Avenue
Colortread
Cae
Whio-Tv
Bryan Cooper
Roland Clark
Rolands Originals
Albert Jones
King’s
George T. Poolitson
Mr. Jones
W. P. Karras
Chris Johnson
Cochairmen
Francis Carmody
Fred Cramer
Common Pleas Court
Jam Lake
N. Main ST
Fanning Grandson
Rudolph Augspurger
Jerry Barnett
Kelly Holland
Excello
Chester Hall
Somerville
Sheri Kah
McKnight
Norris Music House
Elks
Nora Flynn
Clayton
NEW School
S. Main St
Priscilla
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