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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1957

Page

12

Broadcast Highlights Tonight on Radio and TV

Radio at 7:05 WHIO features Amés n Andy Music Hall windfall bid and WLW airings of Great Johannes en with Gershwin. TV at 7:30 WCPO Frances Wyatt with Howard Barlow and orchestra amidst fan mail. WKRC Lucy and Ricky head to California for a movie deal.

Wyatt Howard Barlow WHIO WKRC Lucy Ricky California WCPO Wlw-D Wlw-T Joe Maross Judy Kamleiter Lawrence Welk Orchestra Studio One Labes In the Jody McCrea Betty Furness Tony DiBiase Jimmy Archer Jane Wyman Victor Moore WLW Wkrc Baptist Ch WMOH Helen Trent Farm Hour WPFB Music Hall WSAI Nora Drake G. Heatter Ambassadors Aay Sutton Ma Ferkine WRC Pepper Young Dr. Malone Shoppers Jim Skinner Pat Buttram Dave Lane Lenay

Sherbet Origin Traced to Arabic Word Sharaba

A note on sherbet describing its meaning as a drink in Arabia. The term derives from the Arabic sharaba meaning to drink, illustrating its origin as a beverage rather than a frozen ice.

Sherbert Arabia

Doge’s Heart Buried Near Main Altar in Venice

The Doge, ruler of Venice from 1631 to 1646, is remembered as the builder of Basilica delle Salute built during the great plague of the 1630s which claimed over 60,000 lives.

Venice Basilica Delle Salute

Flute Player Fred Wilkins Keys Barlow Orchestra On TV

Fred Wilkins, a Queens resident and Juilliard alum, teaches in Manhattan then rehearses with Howard Barlow’s orchestra for television. His path includes Alameda roots and multiple Chatauqua flute scholarships. Also noted is Nicholas Monsarrat praising CBS TV drama Bait for the Tiger based on Castle Carac.

Fred Wilkins Howard Barlow Wilkins Queens Manhattan Alameda Calif Juilliard School of Music Chatauqua Barlow Nicholas Monsarrat Cbs'tv

Von Stroheim Dies at 71, Famed Director and Actor

Paris reports Erich von Stroheim, famed for Prussian army officer roles and film work with D W Griffith, died at his Maurepas home after a six month illness. He was 71, had lived in France eight years, and became a U S citizen in 1926. He acted in Sunset Boulevard and Five Graves to Cairo, later writing a novel and a biography. He served in the U S Cavalry, earned the Legion of Honor, and was known for his rigid, monocled public image.

Paris Erich von Stroheim Maurepas Frenchews Agency France Sunset Boulevard Gloria Swanson von Stroheim French Foreign Legion Austria Royal Military Academy United States U. S. Cavalry D. W. Griffith Whieh America U. S Hollywood Field Marshal Rommel Cairo Rommel

New York Stocks and Market Quotations at 11 A.M.

A dense list of stock quotes from Greene & Ladd features firms like American Airlines, Boeing, General Electric, Chrysler, and Westinghouse. The page also covers cattle and lamb markets with steady or varying prices, noting loads, steers and yearlings with ranges from 14.00 to 25.00 and lambs around 24.00 to 26.00 per hundred or per head, plus other livestock details.

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Drowsy Drivers Rank Among Top Highway Dangers

New York expert Paul W. Kearney warns drowsy drivers are a leading accident cause on major turnpikes and highways across the nation. He argues sleepiness is as dangerous as drunken driving and offers tips to stay alert during long trips.

New York Paul W. Kearney Kearney Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania New Jersey West Virginia Massachusetts Maine Garden State Wilbur Cross New York Thruway

Social Visits Round Camden Oxford and Carthage Families

Mr and Mrs Henry Webb visited Mrs Mary Seal and family in Camden last Sunday afternoon. The Powers and Wilson couples dined with the Turners Powers last Saturday. Beckley and Pippe attended the West Chester Card party at Mrs Cleta Tarvin’s. Gor such and Everson visited the Melampy family near Mason Sunday night. Moran family and children from Carthage were Saturday guests of the McClungs.

Henry Webb Mary Seal Camden Noah Powers Paul Wilson Turner Powers Fred M. Beckley Charles Pippe West Chester Cleta Tarvin Raymond C. Gorsuch Oxford Charles Everson Clarence Melampy Mason Richard Moran Carthage F. J. McClung

Franklin High marks 25th reunion for Class of 1932

The Franklin High School 1932 graduating class will celebrate a 25th anniversary reunion after the alumni dinner dance at the high school. A planning committee has notified members, including Mr. and Mrs. John Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ward, and Mr. and Mrs. William F. Edwards.

Franklin High School John Parker Robert Ward William F. Edwards

WISHING WELL PUZZLE MESSAGE REVEALED IN 1957

A short feature presents a daily fortune puzzle. Readers calculate a key number from their first name by simple arithmetic, then check letters in a rectangle to read a personal message. The item credits William Miller and King Features Syndicate.

William 2. Miller King Features Syndicate

Middletown Securities and Associated Firms Listed

Yesterday's market page highlights Aeronca preferred shares led by Aeronca and Crystal Tissue Co among Middletown securities. The list includes First National Bank Sorg Paper Co Sorg Paper Co preference shares and Wrenn Paper Co issues, reflecting a cluster of local industrials and finance names in a single roster.

Aeronca Aeronca Prior Crystal Tissue Co First National Ban Sorg Paper Co Sorg Paper Co Pfa Wrenn Paper Co

Cincinnati hog and cattle market summary from USDA reports

Receipts show 3,000 hogs mainly 190-240 lb barrows and gilts, mixed 1-3 grades, trade moderately active with barrows and gilts mostly 35 lower. Sows mixed 1-3 grades trading moderately, barrows and gilts 18.25-18.50, 220 lb mostly 18.50. 203 lb butchers 18.85. U. S. 9.3, 235-250 lb 18.00-18.25. heavier weights scarce. Boars 11.25-11.50. Cattle 1,800, calves 300. slaughter steers and heifers active and steady to strong, cows steady to fully steady, stockers scarce. Bulls also noted.

Cincinnati USDA U.S

Cincinnati Egg and Poultry Price Report Snapshot

Cincinnati area markets list egg grades and prices for U S and local lots with case counts and receipts. Prices cover large to small eggs, jumbo to grade C, plus hens and fryers, and include potatoes at farm stalls.

Cincinnati U.S

Young Dayton Boy Hurt In Auto Wreck

A Dayton boy, Daniel Garber, five, was injured Thursday when his mother Phyllis Garber, 39, drove off U S 35 a mile west of West Alexandria after a tire blew out. He received stitches for upper gum injuries at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton and was released.

Greenwood Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits

Greenwood special notices summarize a weekend of social visits. Mr and Mrs Glen Ross spent Saturday with Myrle Harkloo. Charles Polhemus joined wedding guests for Orla Bratton and Virginia Prickett at Middletown. Terrill of Ft Sheridan Illinois visited his parents. Charles Randall of Economy Indiana called Sunday on Gladys Schul. Multiple couples visited M J Moore and others at Celina. Getz illness noted and Earl Truster visited Sunday.

Hamilton Myrle Harkloo Clary Polhemus Joseph Canter Bryan Ed Wetzel M. J. Moore Cla'e Schul Walter Maddox Mr. Harner Celina Charles Polhemus Getz Myrtle Harkloo Earl Truster

Grand Ole Opera trip and family visits across states

Sunbury notes show Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rose and two other couples attending the Grand Ole Opera in Nashville. Morner Swartz visited John Gates in Eldorado. Several Abner and Pence relatives traveled to Kentucky and Illinois–Liberty for family matters and a recent aunt’s death.

Sunbury Mark Rose Denver Johnson B. H. Johnson Grand Ole Opera Nashville Tenn Morner Swartz John Gates Eldorado Louise Denny Danny Ethel Pence Diana Pieratt Roy Abner James T. Abner Ae Ky Ronald Evans Shirley James B. Abner Eunice Gary Iliberty Ind

Mudlick Social Notes Mention Local Visits

Mudlick residents special Mr and Mrs Dick Mikesel and family visited last Sunday with Mr and Mrs Charles Bailey Mrs Vivian Penwell of Miamisburg spent Sunday with her daughter Mrs Charles Lakes Mrs Gene Lawson and daughters spent Monday evening with Mrs Edna Bailey

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