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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1949

Page

5

Farewell Party For Miss Pieters Nears Move To California

Miss Patsy Pieters was honored with a backward theme farewell party hosted by Miss Judy Sander at 420 Young St. The event celebrated Pieters impending move with her parents Rev and Mrs R F Pieters to Long Beach Calif. Prizes went to Miss Mary Jane Spies Miss Patty Herold and Miss Nancy Edwards. أكثر من 23 million youngsters in U S public schools are enrolled.

Patsy Pieters Judy Sander Pieters R. F. Pieters Long Beach Calif Mary Jane Spies Patty Herold Nancy Edwards Sally Duane Fern Fletcher Janice Margerum Mary Jane _ Spies

Methodist Circles Meet Friday at First Methodist Church

Circles of the Women’s Society of Christian Service held monthly meetings at the home of Mrs. Walter Sheffer with assistances. Devotionals by Mrs. Webber on Help One Another and a program featuring piano duets by Mrs. Sheffer and Mrs. Frantz and a violin solo by Mrs. Wren. Discussion of the study book China Twilight or Dawn. Hostesses served refreshments for 15 members and two guests. Twenty nine members of circle 5 gathered at the church for a covered dish luncheon hosted by Mrs. Hockman, Miss Taylor, Mrs. Geran, and Mrs. Johnson.

Circles of Women’s Society of Christian Service First Methodist Church Walter Sheffer Coles Rd W. J. Beck Eugene Webber Ray Young Webber W. Sheffer H. Frantz Circle 5 Roger Hockman Edith Taylor George Geran Walter Johnson

Circle Meetings Share Devotions and Study Book Reviews

Circle 2 met at the Methodist parsonage with hostesses serving refreshments after a business session led by Mrs. Leavey. Circle 3 gathered at Mrs. J. Van Atta’s home for 17 members and a guest with devotionals, a China study review by Mrs. J J Hain, and refreshments.

C. W. Smith R. 8 Shoemaker H. B. Harvey Kenneth S. Leavey Methodist Parsonage Charles McCray D. C. Dear James Roberts B. A. Roof Jerome Jarrett L. J. Long H. H. Belknapp Circle J. van Atta Wilbraham Rd Mildred Kohr J. J. Hain China Hain M. 8. Wilhide

Gordon J. Reeds Feted At Parties In New Home

Gordon J. Reed’s new Brentwood Street home hosted a pair of social gatherings. A surprise covered dish dinner honored Mrs. Reed with a thoughtful gift, attended by Mrs. Henry Combs and others. The Canada Dry Club then visited with lunch and a Fostoria crystal gift for the couple’s den.

Gordon J. Reeds New Home Gordon J. Reed Brentwood St Reed Henry Combs Ray Kraft Eva Wells Lou Rike Sam Mulloy Hale Smith C. J. McCullough Reeds Canada Dry Club

Hostesses Named For Reception For Lewis Dunn Wedding

Miss Margaret Ann Lewis and Robert Dunn prepare for a First Baptist Church wedding this evening after a pre wedding dinner at the Lewis home in Franklin. Hostesses for the reception following the ceremony include Mrs. Chippendale and several others.

Margaret Ann Lewis Robert Dunn First Baptist Church Lewis Franklin Dale Hubbard Fred McNabb Eugene Chippendale Norma Blair Jackie de Weese Sam Dunn Roy Kruse Paul King Paul Lackens

Luncheon Planned for June Meeting in Chau Tauga Dining Room

The June meeting will be a luncheon on June 17 in the Chau tauga dining room with Mrs Roy Deardorff as hostess. After the meeting, Mrs Charles Beck hosted with helpers Mrs W J Griffith and Mrs Otto Hein for refreshments. A note mentions the Ross barrier in the Antarctic as a vast ice sheet 500 to 1500 feet thick and roughly the size of France.

Chautauga Roy Deardorff Charles Beck W. J. Griffith Otto Hein Ross Barrier Antarctic France

Miss Klingensmith Tendered Shower

Miss Jean Klingensmith bride elect of Hugh Pol lock was honored with a linen shower by Miss Margaret Gibbons on Sherman Ave. A large gift array centered on a miniature bride doll hinted at the wedding date May 27. The ceremony will be at Holy Trinity Church parsonage with Msgr. James F. McNary officiating.

Hugh Pollock Margaret Gibbons Sherman Ave Holy Trinity Church Parsonage James F. McNary John Klingensmith John [Fcic Frank Gibbons Betty Hees Margie Stiles Rita Conrad Winifred Moorehead Evelyn Moorehead Rosemary Swaim Jean Long Julane McGuff Justine Carlier Alfreda Klingensmith Virginia Klingensmith

Teacher Talks To Optimists Meeting At Manchester Hotel

Thirty five Optimist Club members and guests attended the noon meeting at the Manchester Hotel. Harold Brooks a McKinley Junior High School teacher gave a Sears and Roebuck catalogue book review. This was the first meeting of a membership drive begun May 16. The group has 30 members and plans to limit to 50.

Optimist Club Manchester Hotel Harold Brooks McKinley Junior High School Sears and Roebuck

License Fees For Trailers Under Study In Hamilton County

Hamilton County Commissioners study a trailer resident license fee as a substitute for real estate taxes since trailers are not legally houses. A license plate would be the tax. The issue, routed to Jackson Bosch for guidance, follows parking bans that pushed trailer traffic to rural areas and protests forcing action by the building commissioner.

Hamilton Ing Jackson Bosch

Hamiltonian Will Head To Work In Ohio

Dr. Azel Ames of Hamilton becomes president of the Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association, succeeding William M. Morgan of Alliance after a Columbus meet. A Hamilton surgeon serves on the state board, backed by the Joint Committee on Tuberculosis Control. He is a Columbia University trained surgeon and holds board certification.

Azel Ames Hamilton Butler County Medical Society Wiliam M. Morgan Alliance Ohio Tuberculosis and Health Association Columbus State Association Ohio School of Physicians and Surgeons Columbia University American Board of Surgery

John E. Ryder, Former Grandview Mayor, Dies at 71

Columbus AP reports John E. Ryder, age 71, longtime former mayor of Grandview, died yesterday. He served as mayor from shortly after World War I until 1940, shaping the suburban town’s early development.

Columbus, D John E. Ryder Grandview

Minor City Accidents Reported Friday

Police logged two minor crashes in the city on Friday. At 5:30 p.m. Oscar J Meadows, 48, of 207 Monroe St, said his parked car on Grimes St was hit by Howard McAlister, 1204 Ferrer Ave, Excello, who said Meadows pulled out first. At 7:25 p.m. Vergil Swain, 22, of West Middletown, turning into the Point Drive Inn on Tytus Ave, was struck by Booney Everidge, 21, of 101 North Main St Franklin, with Swain’s damage about $100.

Grimes St Oscar J. Meadows Monroe St Howard McAlister Ferrer Ave Excello Meadows McAlister Point Drive Inn Tytus Ave Vergil Swain West Middletown Tytus Booney Everidge North Main St Franklin Swain

U S Motor Vehicle Registrations Top 37 Million in 1947

More than 37 million motor vehicles were registered in the United States as of January 1, 1947, reflecting a postwar growth in automobile ownership. The milestone marks continued expansion of the national vehicle fleet and consumer mobility.

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