Middletown Women Attend State League Convention in Cleveland
Several Middletown women are in Cleveland at the Wade Park Manor Hotel for the state convention of the League of Women Voters. Attendees include Mrs. Vincent Sisson Mrs. Cecil Kindred Mrs. Howard Stalker Mrs. E. A. Emer son and Mrs. G. W. Breiel. Nearby residents and visitors are listed with multiple social visits across Ohio and beyond including Ashville North Carolina Lexington Kentucky and Canton Ohio delegates and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Cleveland
Wade Park Manor
League of Women Voters
Vincent Sisson
Cecil Kindred
Howard Stalker
E. A. Emerson
G. W. Breiel
Mrs Neff Hosts Garden Group in Middletown
Mrs Neff welcomed Middletown Garden Club members yesterday at her Central Ave home with Mrs Chester Legg and Mrs Harry Mercer assisting. Mr Harvey Apple spoke on chrysanthemums while Iris Tulips and Columbine decor graced the tea table. Awards were given for floral arrangements with Newman Ebersole first and Neff second in high arrangements, Wise Hunter Windsor best low arrangement, and Mrs Beck winning flower of the day for the white iris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Garden Club
A. C. Neff
Central Ave
Chester Legg
Harry Mercer
Charles Beck
Harvey Apple
Neighborhood
E. Myers
Calvin Verity
Newman Ebersole
Neff
Wise Hunter Windsor
Beck
Mothers Guests At Dinner Party Held At Blair's
Delta Chi Sigma sorority entertained mothers at Blair's in May for a dinner party. The tables featured pink crepe paper, baskets with iris and weigelas, white tapers, and iris peep place cards. Miss Aileen Sheley gave the invocation, with Mrs. Quinton Reeder welcoming guests and Mrs. H. E. Lawson giving a closing talk. Gifts included a silk quilt, a summer silk robe, and pastel prize baskets. Guests listed include Mrs. Sam Morningstar, Mrs. Byron Himmelright, and others, with chairmen Mrs. Carl Bauer and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Chi Sigma Sorority
Blair's
Aileen Sheley
Quinton Reeder
H. E. Lawson
Sorority Geen
George Adrian
Sam Morningstar
Byron Himmelright
W. S. Guthman
S. S. Jones
Herman McQuinn
Frank Clendenin
Fred Richardson
Charles Fall
Harry Keiser
Fred Ruscher
Carl Schweitzer
R. H. Weamer
Hugh Vale
Thomas Martin
Drucilla Moon
Joan Bishop
L. Ogle
Springfield
N. A. Ralston
Adrian
Carl Bauer
Reeder
Dennis Wolfe
War Mothers and church circle schedule ahead
American War Mothers will meet Thursday at 2 p m in the American Legion Auditorium. Oakland Circle of the First Baptist Church will meet with Mrs. Pearl Ward of Curtis St at 6 30 p m Thursday for a covered dish dinner. Members are asked to bring their own service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auditorium
Oakland Circle
First Baptist Church
Pearl Ward
Curtis St
Meeting Postponed by Zion Lutheran Women’s Society
The regular meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society at Zion Lutheran Church has been postponed to June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Society of the Zion Luthern Church
City School Teachers Dinner At Sportaman’s Club
About 130 Middletown teachers and friends gathered at the Sportaman’s Club for a lively evening of dinner stunts and entertainment. Vincent Carter led contests with notable participants and several teachers were honored for classroom achievements and scholarship wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Louis Brown
Vincent Carter
Brown
Carter
Anna Schuman
Robert Trick
Wade Miller
Stephen Geckeler
Andrew Roper
Tiger’ Ellison
Hattie Helms
Trick
Tiger Ellison
Canton
Toledo
Rothgey
Jane Rothgeb
Mary Waddle
Agnes Bechtel
Kathleen Hall
Bess Mitchell
Frances Dils
Sue Lawrence
Mary Jane Buchanan
Miss Lawrence
Miss Buchanan
Thomas
Robert Kramer
J. Ronald Steiger
Harold Mason
Ray Standafer
Jane Rothgéb
Middletown Classroom Teachers’ Association
Ralph A. Ringgenberg
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority Meeting Sets Portland Delegates
Sigma Phi Gamma met in the Barnitz Room YMCA at 7:30 chaired by Mrs. George Fry. Delegates to the international convention set for Portland in June were Mrs. Roger Glei, Miss Mary Carroll, with alternates Miss Marion Willoughby and Mrs. Alfred Schwing. Mrs. Whitesell reported on the Netherland Plaza executive committee meeting in Cincinnati in May. Hostesses for the June social will be Miss Elizabeth Rock, Mrs. Weller Haines, and Mrs. Corwin Nixon. The next meeting will be in Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Barnitz
YMCA
George Fry
Portland
Ore
Roger Glei
Mary Carroll
Marion Willoughby
Alfred Schwing
William Whitesell
Netherland Plaza
Cincinnati
Elizabeth Rock
Weller Haines
Corwin Nixon
Lebanon
Stain Removal Tip for Meat Juices and Gravy
Begin with cold or lukewarm water to dissolve coloring, then switch to hot water to remove meat juice or gravy stains. This order helps lift stains without setting them.
Class Night Party for Middletown School of Nursing Seniors
Annual class night for the Middletown Hospital school of nursing seniors was held in the nurses home assembly room. The five ring circus theme honored the five graduating girls with acts by freshmen and juniors. Seniors shared a class Will and Prophecy and presented humorous incidents. Furniture was gifted for Verity Hall living room, with refreshments in the recreation room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Nursing
Middletown Hospital
Nurses Home
Verity Halll
Patricia Balderson
Jean Trusdell
Nancy Zehung
Marilyn Bishop
Barbara Kocsis
Joanne Winkle
Case Wheeler Add A Medallion Crochet Pattern
Laura Wheeler improved pattern makes crochet simple with charts photos and concise directions. Send twenty cents for this pattern to News Journal Middletown Ohio and include name address and pattern number. Free pattern printed in the book with illustrations of crochet knitting embroidery and home items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wheeler
News-Journal
Middletown
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Bowling Banquet at Frontier Cafe Honors Armco Girls League
A banquet for the Armco Girls Minor League Bowling Association was held at the Frontier Cafe. Sue Kinder won high single and high three games. Mrs Sloan high average. Fireballs best single. Scinentifics top three game team. Lucky Strikes league champions. New officers named including Ginger Creators president and Marie Aldridge vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Girls’ Minor League Bowling Association
Frontier Cafe
Gene Popper
Kiwanis Barbershop
K. Lawson
Trophey
Sue Kinder
C. Sloan
Fireballs
Scienterrifics
Lucky Strikes
Betty Hees
Richard Hoskins
Forrest McLaughlin
Betty Lou Riner
Patsy Labor
Sloan
Ginger Creators
Marie Aldridge
Lucille Williams
Hoskins
Bond Set At 300000 For Pittsburgh Embezzler
Raymond E. Reynolds is jailed in Los Angeles on 300000 bail awaiting extradition June 21. He faces Pittsburgh charges of embezzling 203000 from a housing project veterans’ swindle, with indicted counts of embezzlement of corporate funds conspiracy to cheat and fraudulent conversion. He also is sought in Chicago where 103000 in embezzlements were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Raymond E. Reynolds
Pittsburgh
Reynolds
James A. Conway
Jack Livingston
Chicago
Firemen Adjust Meeting Time Tonight in North Middletown
North Middletown firemen will meet at the fire house on Manchester Road at 7 Em for their monthly business meeting tonight, moved from next Tuesday May 30 due to Memorial Day. Fire Chief William Long announced the change. the first June meeting is set for June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Middletown
Manchester Rd
William Long
Chess Club Beats Dayton Team in City Match
Middletown's Chess Club defeated Dayton quin tet at the YMCA by 41 to unknown in Sunday action. Winners included Frank Ferryman Alika Herring Clifford A Moore and George Roust with club president Dr Hyman Helfman the fifth member. A return match is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Dayton
Frank Ferryman
Alika Herring
Clifford A. Moore
George Roust
Hyman Helfman
Plans Readied For Lawn Fete At South School
Final plans announced by Mrs. Don Beasley for the South School Mothers Welfare Lawn Fete to be held Thursday. The South School orchestra under Herman J. Copp will perform and the Lubbers School of Dance will run a continuous show. Booths open at 4 30 p m with food served at 6 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South School Mothers’ Welfare
Don Beasley
South School
Herman J. Copp
Lubbers
Dale Wiley
Eldon Tendore
Harry Barr
W. H. Mason, Jr
Ellis May
L. E. Campbell
FBI agent says Merle Francis Smith admits passing bad checks
Seattle report says special agent J B Wilcox announced Merle Francis Smith 31 admitted passing bad checks in Ohio and 11 other states. Smith a Detroit native was arrested and a charge is on file in Louisville Kentucky. It is noted that sugar could be produced from wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
J. B. Wilcox
FBI
Merle Francis Smith
Ohio
Smith
Detroit
Wilcox
Louisville
Beil infant dies in College Corner Ohio
Vital statistics note the infant Beil of College Corner Ohio is recorded as deceased. Births record a daughter born today to Mr and Mrs James Jewell of 1719 Carolina Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Corner
Ohio
James Jewell
Carolina St
Local residents named in mixed ages pairing report
A list of individuals from multiple Ohio towns includes H. T. Richardson, 21, janitor, and Betty Simmons, 16, of New Miami. Edwin Lee Snider, 22, assistant manager shoe store, and Billie Jean Fullen, 20, typist, of Middletown. Robert K. Johnson Jr., 20, Armco employee, and Arzetta Middleton, 20, telephone operator, of West Middletown. Donald L. Church, 23, student, and Mitzi M. Badger, 21, student, of Oxford. Clarence S. Newcomb, 20, welder's helper, and Dorothy May Hall, 17, student, of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Richardson
Betty Simmons
New Miami
Edwin Lee Snider
Franklin
Billie Jean Fullen
Girard Ave
Middletown
Robert K. Johnson, Jr
Armco
Ohio Ave
Arzetta Middleton
West Middletown
Donald L. Church
Mitzi M. Badger
Oxford
Clarence S. Newcomb
Catalpa Dr
Dorothy May Hall
Manhattan St
Hospital Notices of Patients by Name and Condition
Long list of hospital notices showing patients by name and relation, residence, and medical or surgical status, including numerous individuals from Franklin, Winona, Mohawk, West Middletown, and surrounding streets. Entries include relatives, street addresses, and treatment type, reflecting a community medical update.
Local NotablesListed in Community Notices
Ira Allen Buena Avenue Joyce Ann Turner daughter of Mr and Mrs Huey Turner Lawn Avenue Annae Herman Tibbs Frank Mildred Thress Aring ton Avenue Mary Tester daughter of Mrs John Albin Lewis Street Mrs Myron Newton Erie Mrs James Madden Tren ton Route 1 William Leukhardt Baltimore Street Mrs Sarah Hanks Vanderveer Street James Colwell Jacoby Avenue Mrs St beg Leavell Middletown Route Mrs Drexel Winsome Glen Cove Avenue Mrs Tommie IversonSyca Dennis Lauderback Logan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Logan
Grand Ave
Robert C. Stewart
Ellen Dr
James R. Sexton
South Main St
Clarence Smith
Franklin Route 2
Ronnie Foster
Jess Foster
Franklin
Emmett Gregory
Seventeenth Ave
Martha McGuffey
Winona
Anne McGill
William Kindred
James Brown
Harry Brown
Germantown
Adel Tinch
Leroy Stokes
Water St
Robert Barnhart
West Middletown
Carol Dearth
Leroy Dearth
Cleveland St
Rollie VanCleave
Pershing Ave
Donald Roosa
Jefferson Rd
Mary Sebastian
Malvern St
Robert Goff
Oxford State Rd
Robert Trimble
Excello
Richard Dearth
Olus Plummer
Central Ave
Warren Bazirgan
First Ave
John Masiris
Webster St
Kenneth Hurt
Paul Vandervoort
Manchester Ave
Clark Record
W. C. Record
Highview Rd
Glen Wis
Glenton Lewis
Mohawk St
Surgical
Clark Wolf
Catalpa
Michael Back
Leonard Back
James R. Willis
Gratis
Joseph McMahon
Clark St
Oliver Jackson
Trenton
Arnold Powell
Ernest Snowden
Mohawk
Jack Casper
Sheldon Rd
Dorothy Ilson
Alonzo Wilson
Fifteenth Ave
John Miller
North Ave
John Strait
Fourteenthve
Nancy Lee Hartness
Ira Allen
Buena Ave
Joyce Ann Turner
Huey Turner
Lawn Ave
Annae Herman Tibbs
Frank
Mary Tester
John Albin
Lewis St
Myron Newton
Erie Ave
James Madden
William Leukhardt
Baltimore St
Sarah Hanks
Vanderveer
James Colwell
Jacoby Ave
Be Gl Leavell
Middletown
Drexel Winsome
Glenco Ave
Tommie Iverson
Sycamore
Dennis Lauderback
Logan Ave
Burial for 20 month old Billie Downs
Funeral services for Billie June Downs two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Downs will be held Wednesday at 3 pm at Joseph R Baker and Son Funeral Home. Capt Kenneth Sharp will officiate with burial in Woodside Cemetery. She is survived by her parents a brother Fred Jr a sister Janet and her grandparents Mr and Mrs Jesse Yarber and Mrs Zetta Downs all of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie
June Downs
Fred Downs
Glenn Ave
Joseph R. Baker and Son Funeral
Kenneth Sharp
Woodside Cemetery
Fred Jr
Janet
Jesse Yarber
Zetta Downs
Middletown
Funeral Services for Eunice Hay in West Miletown
Mrs. Eunice Hay 45 of West Middleton Route 1 died Sunday. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. S Hughes Garvin officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call today from 3 to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Hay
West Middletown
McCoy-Leffler
S Hughes Garvin
Woodside
Infant Bell Dies at Middletown Hospital
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bell of College Corner died at 4 p.m. yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Mrs. Bell is the former Margaret Minor. Funeral services and burial will be held in College Corner. Arrangements are being made by the McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Bell
College Corner
Middletown Hospital
Bell
Margaret Minor
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Denver mayor Stapleton defeated in bid for sixth term
Associated Press reports 76 year old Benjamin F. Stapleton, longtime Democratic mayor of Denver, was defeated in his bid for a sixth term after 20 years in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Benjamin Ff.stapleton
Senior Class Will Present Play Tonight at Middletown
The 1950 Middletown High School senior class presents Ah Wilderness directed by Miss Florence Powell. Tickets go on sale at 7:30 p.m. at the school bow office for tonight’s 8 p.m. curtain. The play follows youth through adolescence in a Fourth of July 1906 New England setting with cast including Bob Moore Ginger Pyle Darrell Hodge Gene Swanger Dolly Wood Lynn Learey Jack Ballard Nancy Barnes Marcha Johnson Mike Holland Tony Valen Gretchen Minnich Pat King Bob Fraser Bill Minck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene O'Neill
Middletown High School
Florence Powell
New England
Bob Moore
Ginger Pyle
Darrell Hodge
Gene Swanger
Dolly Wood
Lynn Learey
Jack Ballard
Nancy Barnes
Marcha Johnson
Mike Holland
Tony Valen
Gretchen Minnich
Pat King
Bob Fraser
Bill Minck
Notable figures in historical notices cross borders
In 1947 a man born in Paintsville Kentucky is noted. A Washington entry mentions John Andrews, 54, of Salem Massachusetts, former clerk of the House and veteran. Another Washington item notes Frank W. Osborn, retired Navy commander, and a claim about Benedict Arnold allegedly seeking to betray West Point to the British.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Andrews
Salem
Mass
House of Representatives and Veteran Organization
Benedict Arnold
Fortress
West Point
All-Bran Relief Claim Highlights Customer Letters
A Tennessee reader reports relief from constipation after eating an ounce of Kellogg's All-Bran daily with ample water. The ad-style letter promises double money back if not satisfied after ten days and invites returns to Battle Creek, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Beatty
Cornersville
Tenn
Allbran
Noe 'S
Battle Creek
Mich
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Ashville Country Club
Ashville, N. C
C. W. Denny
DeWitt Chapple
Clarence Mers
N. J. Lawler
M. A. Snyder
Lexington, Ky
Mr. Snyder
Vance Cribbs
James Barnum
Marion, O
Frank Barnum, Sr
Frank Barnum Jr
William Barnum
Columbus, O
M. O. Tristman
Westerville
Kenneth Highland
Seven Mile
E. F. Curry
Linda Lou Curry
Marilyn Day
Otterbein College
Harry Dell
Alameda
Rs. C. H. Brainard
Pasadena
Calif
Fred Dorner
Santa Fe Rd
Indianapolis
Ind
Dorner
J. W. Holman
John S. Parr
Boston
Northern Baptist Convention
James Elizer
Mrs. Neff
Blair
Riggs Funeral Home Inc
Mountain Grown
Olgers
I. A Folger & C0
Sigoma Il 420
Cinagt
Case Wheeler
Frontier
Popper
Joan Deem
McLaughlin
Agatha Evers
Miss Aldridge
Beasley
Chess Club
The
Omalee Brown
Dott Coe
Shafer St
Sula Williams
Columbia Ave
de Vance
Brentwood St
Sixth Ave
Mildred Thress
Arington Ave
Billie Downs
Mrs
Euncie Hay
Associated Press
Paintsville, Ky
Frank W. Osborn
Gray
Beauty
Parker
S51
Vel
Els
Office Outfitters, Inc
N. Main ST
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