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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1952

Page

6

Local Sorority Members Attend Lima Meeting

Members of Alpha Epsilon and Beta Zeta chapters of Epsilon Sigma Alpha attended the second quarterly Ohio State Council gathering in Lima. The event included registration at Sarno's Restaurant, a lunch, and the introduction of Charles O. Guy of the Lima Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Gene Popper led the meeting, appointing Lillard Lee as state registrar and Lee Myers as state sergeant at arms, with Popper named to attend the International Convention in San Antonio. Additional Middletown attendees were listed, and the session noted fighter-plane use dating to 1912 with the catapult.

Alpha Epsilon Beta Zeta Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Lima Ohio State Council Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sarno’s Charles O. Guy Popper San Antonio Middletown Clyde Davis State Council Michael Phillips Lester Burton Lilland Lee Don Yenser John Griggs Mar., Moore Jackie Asher

Lebanon Couple Weds in Lebanon Presbyterian Church

Miss Joann Beckett became the bride of Paul Bunyan in a May ceremony at Lebanon Presbyterian Church officiated by Rev. J. Taylor McHendry. Bride daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Beckett. groom son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Runyan. Bride's attendants included Patricia Smith maid of honor. Dale Runyan best man. bridesmaids Martha Runyan Barbara Hazelwood Janet Beckett Carol Beckett. Ushered by Richard Beckett Roger Banta Erbie Davis Fred Kibby. Reception at Golden Lamb followed. couple to Keesler Field, Gulfport, Miss., where husband is stationed.

Joann Beckett Paul Bunyan Lebanon Presbyterian Church J. Taylor McHendry Cliff Beckett Lebanon Everett Runyan Patricia Smith Dale Runyan Martha Runyan Barbara Hazelwood Janet Beckett Carol Beckett Richard Beckett Roger Banta Erbie Davis Fred Kibbey Golden Lamb Keesler Field Gulfport Miss

Travel Notes From Aberdeen Dr Visitors Return Home

Mr and Mrs C B Timmons of Aberdeen Dr and daughter Betty Riner and son Rodney returned after a weekend with Mr and Mrs H H Compson of Birmingham Michigan. The Drakes of Long Beach California, with daughters Sherry Lynn and Robyn, visited Mr and Mrs William Drake of Central Ave. Kenneth Blevin came from the east after visits with Lt(jg) and Mrs Richard Great house at Fort Dix and then to Long Branch New Jersey to see Pfc and Mrs Jack Alfred and their new son. Gardner Place couple Mr and Mrs Colin Gardner returned from Winchester Virginia to their home.

C. B. Timmons Aberdeen Betty Riner Rodney Timmons H. H. Compson Birmingham Mich Long Beach Calif Roger Drake Sherry Lynn Robyn Mr. Drake William Drake Central Ave Kenneth Blevin Richard Greathouse Haddon Field N. J Blevin Greathouses Long Branch Pfc Jack Alfred New Son Colin Gardner Gardner Place Winchester, Va Spencer Richardson

Walter Reumann Appeals Suspension Hearing Set

Walter Reumann, recently suspended desk sergeant in the Hamilton police department, has an appeal set for hearing June 4 by the Civil Service Commission. He has returned to duties after a five day suspension ordered by the city manager.

Hamilton Walter Reumann Civil Service Commission Reumann

Joyce Auerbach Sets August 9 Wedding Date

Miss Joyce Auerbach daughter of Mrs Nettie Hurley of Cincinnati announces August 9 as her marriage date to Raymond Root son of Mr and Mrs Arthur R Root of Trenton. The ceremony will be at First Methodist Church in the late afternoon with Rev Louis Wolter officiating.

Joyce Auerbach Nettie Hurley Cincinnati Raymond Root Arthur R. Root Trenton First Methodist Church Louis Wolter

Middletown Music Club calls special meeting Thursday

Active members of the Middletown Music Club will meet Thursday at 7 45 p m at the Girls Club. All active members are urged to attend and participate in the session.

Middletown Music Club White Shrine of Jerusalem Masonic Temple Supreme Shrine Toronto Cecil Wilson Herman Mehl

German Gun King Marries American Socialite

Alfried Krupp, once Germany's top munitions magnate, wed Martha Vera Wilhel mine Knauer of Hollywood California at his Berchtesgaden mountain resort. The 44 year old Krupp has been married twice, with divorce from his first wife. Former ski star Fredi Stoll and his wife witnessed the ceremony.

Berchtesgaden Germany Alfried Krupp Hitler Martha Vera Wilhelmine Knauer Hollywood Calif Krupp Fredi Stoll Stoll

Physicians Convene in Cleveland for Ohio Medical Meeting

More than 3,000 physicians gathered in Cleveland for the annual meeting of the Ohio State Medical Association, marking a major professional event with discussions on medical practice and policy.

Cleveland Ohio State Medical Association

Births Reported At Various Addresses In Past Day

Local births list includes a series of newborns, nine girls and two boys, born yesterday or today to couples across multiple addresses including 2501 Central Ave 332 Vanderveer St 1517 Taylor Ave 2413 Sherman Ave 3206 Finley St 907 Ninth Ave 26 Red Bud Dr 1816 Minnesota St and Clifton Farms. A Canal Zone birth at Naval Hospital Co coli May 15 is noted with grandparents Mr and Mrs John W Busseer of Sheffield St.

Thomas Nichol Central Ave Fred Drury Clifton Farms Abraham Fogel Vanderveer St Donald James Taylor Ave John Barr Dixie Heights Thomas E. Noel Sherman Ave Roy E. Day Trenton Stanley Cassidy Finley St Paul Jones Ninth Ave John Bors, Jr Red Bud Dr Donnell Crowell Minnesota St James Collins Cocili Canal Zone Naval Hospital, Cocoli John W. Busseer Sheffield St

Marriage Licenses Listed For Lawton Fontaine and Others

Lawton J Fontaine 46 a manufacturing agent Chaska Beach Huron Ohio and Mary Gardiner Reinartz 33 teacher 107 South Main St. Kenneth Howard Campbell 25 office worker Monroe and Dorothy Mae Rogers 26 cook Middle Town Route 1 John G Martinkovic 25 Hamilton and Clare B Graf 23 Hamilton Route 4 Jack E Smith 30 draftsman 3306 Grove Ave and Mary Lou Leight 24 secretary 1502 Columbia Ave Donald J Buck 23 Cincinnati and Geraldine Pollard 19 Hamilton. Craig Eugene Ferrell 23 Armco employe 701 Elsmere Ave and Peggy Ann Heflin 18 stenographer 3203 Yankee Rd

Lawton J. Fontaine Chaska Beach Huron Mary Gardiner Reinartz South Main St Kenneth Howard Campbell Monroe Dorothy Mae Rogers Cook Middletown John G. Martinkovic Hamilton Clare B. Graf Jack E. Smith Grove Ave Mary Lou Leight Columbia Ave Donald J. Buck Cincinnati Geraldine Pollard Craig Eugene Ferrell Armco Elsmere Ave Peggy Ann Heflin Yankee Rd

Hospital discharges and patients listed by hospitals

A compiled list shows patients from multiple streets and wards as surgical or medical cases. Names include Mrs Walford Sullivan Lafay ette St surgical Mrs Herbert Allen Navaha St surgical Miss Nellivene Fugate Yankee Rd surgical Herman Seeman Trenton medical Will White Garfield St medical Miss Marjorie Mosley South Lebanon medical James Lummis Mi amisburg surgical Granville Fox Franklin Route 1 surgical Stephen Charlton Waneta surgical Elsie and Charles Brainard Hamilton Route 1 surgical Joyce Snethen Bello monte St surgical Judith Ann Smith Taylor Ave surgical Bert Bond Franklin Route 1 Delbert Denter Auburn St Bobby Dalton Franklin Route 1 Charles Gillie West Middle Mrs Stanley Holloway Auburn St Willis Hensley Prospect Ave Viola Ivey Eighth Ave Mrs John E Jackson Carolina St Roy McClary Winona Dr Ernest Stamper Pearl t.

Walford Sullivan Lafayette St Herbert Allen Navaha St Stella George Omaha St W. H. Graff Central Ave Nellivene Fugate Yankee Rd Herman Seeman Trenton Will White Garfield St Marjorie Mosley South Lebanon James Lummis Miamisburg Granville Fox Franklin Stephen Charlton Robert Charlton Waneta St Herschel Lainhart Surgical Elsie Charles Brainard Gordon Brainard Hamilton Joyce Snethen Myron Snethen Bellomonte St Judith Ann Smith Betty Smith Taylor Ave Bert Bond John Bond Delbert Denter Auburn St Bobby Dalton Carson Dalton Charles Gillie Orvel Gillie West Middletown Stanley Holloway Willis Hensley Prospect Ave Viola Ivey Eighth Ave John E. Jackson Carolina St Roy McClary Winona Psges Ernest Stamper Pearl T

Shoe Prices Fall Expected By National Hide Association

Cleveland report says shoe prices may drop from 25 cents to a dollar as John J. Minnoch executive director of the National Hide Association notes a decline in hide prices will translate into lower footwear costs at the convention here Monday.

Cleveland National Hide Association John J. Minnoch

Hospital Weekend pledges broad church support for Middletown Hospital

Middletown Hospital plans Hospital Weekend this Saturday and Sunday with church sermons leaflets and notices across service area. A full hospital tour open 1 to 5 p m Sunday will showcase facilities nurses home and exhibits with interactive equipment and a promised surprise at the tour’s end by Administrator A C O Connor.

Middletown Hospital A. C. O'Connor O’connor

Grand Jury Report Due On Thursday

The Butler County Grand Jury for the May term was impaneled Monday for inquiry into 34 cases certified by Joseph T. Kiep. The docket is one of the smallest on record due to a policy of recalling grand juries to prevent the number of cases from rising. The jury includes 10 women and 5 men, with Edward Griesinger named foreman.

Butler County Joseph T. Kiep Jackson Bosch Fred B. Cramer Edward Griesinger Army Ave Hamilton Jesse Manrod Seven Mile Charles Everson Bethany Elizabeth Moore Eighteenth Ave Eloise Nord George Getz Wilbur C. Neel Santa Fe Earl Truster West Middletown Harold C. Williams Germantown Robert Webb Mary-Etia St

Service News Highlights Local Fifteen Day Leave

James Phillips airman second class at Kessler AFB Biloxi Mississippi enjoys a 15 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Phillips of 3217 Yankee He is Lemon Monroe High School graduate class of 1948 and formerly worked for Interstate Folding Box Company before entering service in October 1950 Basic training at Lackland AFB Texas Richard Layer seaman visits his parents Mr and Mrs Graham Layer of Hughes Street He returns to Alameda California aboard the carrier Cape Esperance May 1 after 11 Far East crossings in the past year He will report to Treasure Island California May 26 for radar training His brother Cpl Edward Layer sent a letter saying he had five day rest in Tokyo and has returned to Kapyong Korea stationed there since last November.

James Phillips Kessler Afb Biloxi Miss Harry Phillips Yankee Lemon-Monroe High School Phillips Interstate Folding Box Company Lackland Afb Texas Richard Layer Graham Layer Hughes St Alameda Calif Cape Esperance Far East Treasure Island Cpl Edward Layer Tokyo Japan Kapyong Korea

Athletes At Crystal Are Honored At Dinner

Twenty Crystal Tissue Company athletes from bowling basketball and softball were honored at the annual activities banquet held at the Colony. Robert McDade industrial relations manager announced plans for next year and noted executives Earl Grant L J Long and Melvin Henry attended. McDade said Crystal No 1 bowling team will attend the annual banquet with the Y Minor League group Wednesday at.

Crystal Tissue Company Robert McDade Crystal Industrial Relations Earl Grant L.J. Long Melvin Henry McDade Crystal No Colony

Oil workers return to jobs as strikes wind down

About 25 000 of the nation s 90 000 striking oil workers were back on duty, with more expected tonight as plant by plant talks wrap up. Sinclair Refining 10 000 workers signed a wage deal while Stand ard Oil of Indiana at Whiting and Cities Service at East Chicago faced breakdowns. WSB proposed a May 1 settle with slight retroactive pay and higher night differentials. CIO Oil Workers chief O A Knight urged accepting the formula.

Aeronca Manufacturing Corporation Wright- Patterson Afb Dayton Aeronca H. C. Pettit Denver United States Europe American Airlines C. R. Smith Sinclair Refining Company Midwest US Conciliation Service Standard Oil of Indiana Whiting Ind Cities Service Company Chicago Cleveland Sohio Company CIO Oil CIO AFL WSB

Beauty Contests Highlight Williamsburg Town Fair

In 18th century Williamsburg Virginia beauty contests were a feature of the official town fair held twice yearly.

Wil Liamsburg

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