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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1955
Page
3
In heavy rain at Wildwood Golf Club twenty five couples competed. The low gross score of 43 was posted by Mrs Victor Carpenter and C S Jones. Mrs C S Jones and Ed Sabo earned the low puts prize with special awards to Miss Calista Van Horn and Gordon Nein.
Twenty three pupils from Mrs. V. C. Thompsons piano classes receive pins, certificates and memberships in the National Fraternity of Student Musicians via the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Local entrants Carol Banzhaf Ruth Bea Judy Davis Sharon Diver Pamela Geeta Jl Nisbet Judy Graff Joyce Lowe Nancy Smith Tommy Wilson perform three pieces. district winners Linda Dale Nancy Hayes Connie Redding Danny Reedy Mary Helen Tyson Susan State Cindy Graff and David Szabo reach state level with seven to nine pieces. national members Donna Cross Jerry Davis and Mrs Andrew Szabo play ten pieces. Jane Hembree earns a special gold Liszt pin for the fifth year national award.
Miss Mary Jo Bowman will wed George Douglas Walters on May 29 at the Church of the Ascension. The ceremony will be conducted by Rev. Sidney C. McCammon and Rev. S. Douglas Walters with maid of honor Miss Mary Virginia Orr and best man John Barstow Patterson. Hosts and ushers include Miss Betty Walters and others.
Mrs. R. E. Mock and daughter Suzanne hosted a tea and shower at their Grand Ave home for Janet Moyer, fiance Russell E. Pence. Attendees included Mrs. Homer Moyer, Mrs. R. H. Pence, and numerous local residents as the first in a series of pre nuptial events.
Sixty ballet students studied the Cecchetti Method at Virginia Garrett Studios took exams yesterday. Grade III qualifiers include Sherry Shane Judy Tieman Dordie Smith Debbie Bohman Priscila Riley Beverly Routt Beth Bennington Connie Getter and Nancy Coburn. Grade I winners listed. Examiners were Theodore Smith of Detroit and Jack Bickle of Windsor, Canada.
Blue Ball Presbyterian Church women hosted the Longview Social Service League event at the church on Saturday. Mrs Edward Graft chaired with assistants including Mrs Paul Fisher and Mrs John White. The party distributed magazines jigsaw puzzles and playing cards to patients and served cookies in the children's ward. Nine league board members attended as 240 patients took part.
Mr and Mrs Jack Fay hosted a La Soire June 25 dance committee covered dish dinner at Ken sington Street. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Tom Fenton, Melvin Ashcraft, Kenneth Berry, Leon Wolfe, Edgar Moorman with advisors.
Mr and Mrs Richard Caldwell and Miss Elizabeth Caldwell return from a two week vacation at Santa Maria Island Florida They also visited relatives in Bradenton Mr and Mrs Harry J Aronoff return from Evanston Illinois where they attended Northwestern University Parents Weekend Their daughter Aida is a Northwestern sophomore majoring in speech Leaving this evening after a four-
Coming Events list activities for American War Mothers and Daughters of Union Veterans with meetings at the Legion and YMCA. Hadassah members host a dessert at Mrs. Robert Cohen’s home on Euclid Street with committee members named.
A humorous column riffs on extrovert versus introvert traits using mock quotes from a psychologist. The narrator jokes about popularity of extroversion and pokes fun at self styled experts while reflecting on social behavior and personal misreadings.
A list of local meetings over Monday and Tuesday including Boys Choir at the Legion, Civic Symphony at Middletown High School, Board of Education sessions, Rotary and Sertoma clubs at the Manchester Hotel, Civitan Club, fire department gatherings at North Middletown and Miami Valley posts, plus Battery A and FOE events at local halls and armories.
Dr and Mrs R D Thompson of Coral Gables Florida visit Middletown hosted by their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Dave Thompe son of Milton Road They are joined by Mr and Mrs William Bunnell Jr of North Hollywood California who arrived by plane to stay ten days with Mrs William Bunnell of Elwood Street and other relatives
Town and Country Garden Club members submitted 24 entries across arrangements and horticulture at the Butler County Flower Fair in Hamilton. Winners include Mrs. Glen Selby Mrs. John Harkrader and Mrs. J. J. Delaney with green ribbons and Mrs. T. H. Stubbs with white ribbons.
A compact pantry tip suggests using canned small white boiled onions drained of heat in a cheese sauce. Garnish with minced parsley or chopped green onion tops from the fridge before serving for a quick extra vegetable option.
Cooking guidance emphasizes using exact temperatures for best results and suggests using an oven thermometer if a range lacks a regulator. It notes thermometers exist for candy making, deep fat frying, and roasting meats.
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