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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1948

Page

6

Parents Feted At Dinner Party At Sherman School

Cub Scouts Den 1 Pack 6 hosted a dinner at Sherman School with Mrs. Robert Kruse as Den Mother. The evening featured pledges, songs, poems, solos, a dialogue, readings, and motion pictures, honoring the parents of the cubs including guests Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Frayer and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Petry.

Sherman School Cub Scouts of Den 1 Pack 6 Robert Kruse Bobby Valse Greeque Wilhem Luther Pratt David Bowley Luke Lickie Bobby Candy Bruce Toman David Bursk Bobby Pennington Donald Murphy Donald Hawkins Kruse Wallace Frayer Gon Duane Robert Petry Frayer

Canada by land area ranks third in size globally

Canada is the world’s third largest country by land area yet ranks 34th in population, highlighting vast geographic extent with relatively sparse population density across provinces and territories.

Canada

Society editor deadline and photo submission notice

Reports of club lodge and church meetings and other social events must be received by the society editor before 10 30 a m the morning after the event to appear in the paper. Photographs for Sunday editions must be in the office by Thursday noon.

Local Voice Teacher Presents Two Recitals in May

Senior high students perform at a 3 p.m. Friday May 21 voice recital in the Girls' Club led by Mrs. Helen Gerber Ramsdell of the Middletown Ohio Music Teachers Association with winners Miss Pomeroy and Miss Swaim. A second recital for juniors and adults follows Saturday May 22 at 8 p.m. with many participants. A note on ancient Rome mentions a transport device inventor being opposed for job reasons.

Helen Gerber Ramsdell Middletown Ohio Music Teachers’ Association Dolores Anslinger Mary Jane Buchanan Ruth Chaney Jennie Carpenter Charles Doring Janice Gordon Jane Heck Phoebe Henry Susan Henry Sara Huff Jeannine Jarvis Marla Jeanne Steward Nora Etta Tuggle Kenneth Widzer Sally Pomeroy Rosemary Swaim Miss Pomeroy Miss Swaim Ramsdell Shirley Armitage Nancy Berkey Ray Black Chas Brewer Martha Brede Betty

Soloist announced for Roehll Cockman wedding

Miss Janet Roehll announced that for her marriage to Edward Cockman on Saturday June 12 she has chosen Miss Carolyn Rausch as soloist. Miss Rausch, a student at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, will be accompanied by Mrs. Esther Hoover Phillips.

Janet Roehll Edward Cockman Carolyn Rausch Rausch Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Esther Hoover Phillips

Hospital Admissions and Surgeries List Unnamed

The report enumerates multiple patients from Sherman Avenue Burton Road Fleming Road Yankee Road Verity Parkway Central Avenue Howard Avenue Wilmore Drive Orchard Avenue Christel Avenue and Franklin with statuses including medical and surgical. Names include Rebecca Ann Yentser Harlan Hensley Gordon Morris Jane Ann Ellis and Billy Truck among others.

Charles Gehron Fleming Rd Harlan Hensley Fourteenth Ave Gordon Morris Bexley Dr Jane Ann Ellis Howard Ellis Yankee Rd DeWitt Yost Verity Pkvy Atha Pegg Central Ave Phillip Farquer Howard Ave Earnest Teach Wilmore Dr Eugene Pollard William Pollard Orchard Ave Billy Truck Robert Truck Christel Ave Surgical Patricial Grub Harley Grub Franklin, Surgical

Local Residents Named in Community Directory Snippet

Mrs Elva Van Gorder of Fair mount Ave Roy C Crout of Yankee Rd C J McKnight of Sante Fe Rd Mrs Ralph Snyder of Grimes St Mrs Wendell Tallman of Queen Ave listed in a neighborhood notice detailing resident names and streets.

Elva van Gorder Fairmount Ave Roy C. Crout Yankee Rd C. J. McKnight Sante Fe Ralph Snyder Grimes St Wendell Tallman Queen Ave

Miss Pat Smiley Plans Two Week Santa Monica Visit

Miss Pat Smiley of Fourteenth Ave. left for Santa Monica California to spend two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Perkins and Central Ave. residents motored to Indianapolis Indiana for the graduation exercises of the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing. One hundred girls graduated including Mrs. Perkins sisters Miss Mary Inler and Miss Meredith Inler. Mr. and Mrs. C K Carpenter of Highland St. were called to Brilliant Ohio by the death of Mrs. Carpenter's mother Mrs. C A Carroll a former Middletonian.

Pat Smiley Fourteenth Ave Santa Monica Cal Elliott Perkins Central Ave Indianapolis Ind Methodist Hospital School of Nursing

Omicron Chapter Members Attend Ohio State Convention

Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held its final meeting of the season in the Barnitz Room at the YMCA. It was announced the Ohio State Convention took place May 14 to 16 at the Biltmore Hotel in Dayton with delegates Miss Ann Marlette and Miss Norma Jean Mallow attending, plus five local chapter attendees.

Omicron Beta Sigma Phi Barnitz YMCA Ohio Biltmore Hotel Dayton Ann Marlette Norma Jean Mallow Betty Heck Margaret Renner Agatha Evers Jean West

Bride-Elect Louise Bendel Treated to Mixed Shower Events

Pre nuptial festivities begin for Miss Louise Bendel who will wed Anthony Hampel on May 29. Hostesses Mrs Herbert Bendel and Mrs William D Jones hosted a miscellaneous and personal shower at the Bendel home on Moore Street featuring an umbrella centerpiece, cards and social chat, with a late luncheon for a list of guests including Mrs A Hampel and Miss Clara Cline. A prior shower was hosted by Mrs A Hampel and daughters Friday night.

Louise Bendel Anthony Bud Hampel Hubert Bendel William D. Jones Dayton Bendel Moore St A. Hampel Eileen Hampel Teresa Reder Esther Thompson Celeste Davis James Hogan G. R. Snider Ella Williamson William Bendel Charles Bendel Richard Bendel Frank Fisher Frank Fabing Clara Cline Albert Frebis A. Hample

Births Reported At Local Hospital

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hazel wood Franklin a girl Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lily 625 Garfield St a girl Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clear 2452 Wilbraham Rd a boy Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Norvin Wells 1921 Fernwood St a boy Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson 1518 Taylor St a boy Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Astor Profitt 3105 Wildwood Dr a girl Tuesday.

Donald Hazelwood Franklin Frank Lily Garfield St Robert Clear Wilbraham Rd Norvin Wells Fernwood St Fred Anderson Taylor St Astor Profitt Wildwood Dr

Hausman Boy Born to Cincinnati Couple

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hausman of Christ Hospital Cincinnati welcomed a baby boy on Monday. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hausman of Poplar Street.

Robert Hausman Christ Hospital Cincinnati Fred Hausman Poplar St

Butler County Taft Stassen Campaign Costs Revealed

Butler County Republicans report $1,800 from state HQ and $1,537.16 spent before the May 4 primary under treasurer Russell F. Hull. The Taft for President committee shows $700.41 spent with $671.87 from Milton Wagner. Stassen committee reports $1,200 in local contributions and $1,135.26 spent with $64.74 to the national fund. Additional Democrat and Republican expense items include several county and state race campaigns and a Columbus Supreme Court bid totaling hundreds of dollars.

Republican Executive Committee Butler County Russell F. Hull Board of Elections Robert A. Taft H. H. Beneke Taft Milton Wagner Dayton Stassen-for-President Joseph L. Marcum National Campaign Fund Republican Central Committee Harry F. Walsh Oscar Hughes Gordon Augspurger John Clear Arthur Reiff John W. Wendel Earl R. Hogan Tom Boli Charles B. Walke Charles W. Fisher Eugene Danner Third Ward Middletown Felix Fryman Oxford Albert J. Hoffman

George E. Harvey Named Stark County Bar Association President

George E. Harvey became president of the Stark County Bar Association in Canton Ohio. The item notes a historic reference to Hero of Alexandria and a steam turbine lineage from an ancient inventor to the Parsons turbine of 1883.

Canton George E. Harvey The Stark County Bar Association Hero of Alexandria

State Convention in Lima Sunday for Phi Beta Psi Sorority

Ohio State convention of Phi Beta Psi held in Celina at the Marcelina Hotel with Iota Gamma as host. Three national officers attended along with Middletown delegates and local chapter members. Plans for next year’s Lima convention are already under way.

Ohio Phi Beta Psi Sorority Celina Marcelina Hotel Iota Gamma Leoth Hoke Mary Opal Hoke Francis Vancil Middletown Robert W. Raine Patty Hayes Donald Spring Clara Mae Yorgen Thane Doellmann J. D. Sawyer Paul Ruth Barbara Hayden Lima

Council to Name Charter Delegates for Revision Committee

The special nominating committee chaired by Charlies W. Murray considers appointing two Industrial Council representatives to the city charter revision panel. Elliott D. Levey cites a nonpolitical effort to study public wishes and possibly raise the debt limit from four to five percent. The group aims to report before next Monday’s Manchester Hotel luncheon.

Industrial Council John W. Aull C. W. Denny, Jr L. J. Long Clarence F. Smith Charlies W. Murray Elliott D. Levey Levey Manchester

Ohio cities now on eastern daylight savings time

AP reports the latest list of Ohio communities observing eastern daylight saving time. Included are Amherst Akron Alliance Ashland Avon Lake Bedford Canton Cleveland East Liverpool Elyria Fremont Huron Kent Lorain Newark Oberlin Ravenna Salem Sandusky Steubenville Toledo Warren Wellsville and Youngstown.

Columbus Ohio Amherst Akron Alliance Ashland Avon Lake Bedford Canton Cleveland East Liverpool Elyria Fremont Huron Kent Lorain Newark Oberlin Ravenna Salem Sandusky Steubenville Toledo Warren Wellsville Youngstown

Sunflower Seed Production Dominates California

California supplies about ninety percent of the United States sunflower seeds while Kansas is known as the Sunflower State, highlighting regional agricultural contrasts.

Hough Kansas California United States

Memorial Day Group Plans City Observance

W. W. Gray reports satisfactory progress on Memorial Day arrangements. Committees met at the American Legion with plans unfolding. The flower committee, led by Mrs. L. J. Van Guelpen, will meet May 29 at 9 a.m. to prepare wreaths at the Legion.

W. W. Gray American Legion Earl Mendenhall L. J. van Guelpen The Legion Gray Woodside Cemetery

Fair cooler with frost predicted in northeast state

The weatherman forecasts cooler conditions tonight with scattered frost likely in the northeast portion. Clouds are expected to linger Wednesday with warmer afternoon temperatures. Overnight low around 53 degrees, rising to a high near 79 by late afternoon, a morning low of 51 at 5 30 and 64 degrees at 10 AM.

Machinists Accept 10 Cent Pay Rise at Jack and Heintz

Members of the International Association of Machinists have accepted a 10 cent hourly pay increase at Jack and Heintz Precision Industries. The union had threatened to strike over wages.

Cleveland International Association of Machinists Ind Jack and Heintz Precision Industries

Principal speaker named for parade day announced

The article notes that persons aware of undec orated graves may contact him or J. R. Cox. A parade lineup and program will be announced later. Brig. Gen. Frank O. Bowman, commanding general of the Columbus Distribution Depot, is the principal speaker for the day.

J. R. Cox Frank O. Bowman Columbus

Also Mentioned on This Page

House Jeweler Central School Sixth Ave Reeves Jewelers, Inc Rofhll-Cockman Robert Petry, Jr Sherman Ave Louis Heeg Burton Rd Rebecca Ann Yentser Virgil Yenser Tait Stassen Oscar R Leiser James E. Shollenbarger Robert Hillbrand Thomas Rose Herbert S. Miller Robert M Sohingen Hamilton Ohio Supreme Court Edward J. Gardner Congress Council Riggs Funeral Home Tue N. Broad ST Modest Maidens U. S Patent Office Day Alan ALSCO E. F. Reed dhiRévren Luna Patter Hallmark Hallmark Dolls Candy Shop Magen Charles Street Dial
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