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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1963
Page
19
Gratis church members begin formal plans for a larger building to house Sunday School classes and activities. Pastors Rev Hixon and wife from Dayton lead revival efforts as church conference approaches in June.
The Franklin Community Players present three one act plays tonight at the high school auditorium per member John Stratton. Admission is 1.25 dollars for adults with pricing for students and children under 12 not clearly listed in the readable text.
Elk Creek readers are told Pleasant Ridge ELB Church will honor Madison High graduates at 10 45 worship Sunday May 2. The annual conference runs June 4 to 6 at Camp Miami with Ted Whiteman as delegate and Arthur Mount as alternate.
The College Preparatory Clinic at Chautauqua runs June 16 to July 20. Dr Bernard Fuhr urges June graduates and rising high school seniors to apply. The four year program offers English math speech reading spelling and study habits with on campus living and full weekday classes to simulate college life. Ninety five percent of graduates entering college faced little or no difficulty as freshmen. Contact Miami Valley Chautauqua Association Box 6 Franklin for interested parties.
The Willow Dell Civic Association met at the Model Home on Warren Butler Road. They announced a shelter house will be built on the playground and supervised recreation will begin in June for local children. The group voted to sponsor a girl scout and a boy scout troop for youth in Willow Dell.
The Modern Housewives Club met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Clarence Gerber near Jacksonburg. Fort Hamilton Hospital treated Philip Bunger for several days and other patients included Mrs. Ruth Brunner Mrs. Roberta Conrad and Lester Petry. Collinsville Grange members attended an Eastern Star meeting in Camden and Pomona Grange held a basket supper in Fairfield with Collinsville members listed.
Valley News reports Germantown graduation set for Monday May 7 at 8 p.m. in Alma Albright gym with Dor Lonie of Detroit as commencement speaker. Baccalaureate service on Sunday May 26 at 3 p.m. in the gym with Reverend Wilbur Williams delivering sermon. Mark Brombaugh to preside at organ. Germantown Chorus led by Nicholas Chroniak to sing Exodus. Reverend Williams to leave June 1 for Sebewaing Michigan.
The Somerville WSCS of the Methodist Church will gather June 6 at the country home of Mrs. Ernest Jeffry with Mrs. Hubert McQuiston assisting. Community members heard reports after visiting relatives and attending local events in Camden Liberty and Eaton.
The annual rural life Grange Meet occurs Sunday at Reily Grange Hall with a 2 p.m. start. The Rev. Byron H. Sprague of Hamilton will give the address and Raymond Baird Pomona Chaplain directs the program with presentations from each grange. Grange members and friends are invited.
John Lane of Lebanon at J & J Airport earned the Instrument Instructor's Rating enabling him to train pilots for the Instrument Pilot's Rating. Lane already holds commercial, instructor, multi engine, instrument, instrument instructor, ground school instructor and air frame powerplant mechanic ratings. The airport marks its seventh anniversary next month with a fleet including a Taylorcraft, two Cessna 172s and a Twin Apache, offering flight instruction, air taxi and charter services.
Franklin native Frederick M. Winship leads Letters Abroad Inc in New York organizing pen pals across 100 countries. Volunteers match 15 plus year olds with correspondents abroad to foster goodwill, with praise from presidents and media figures and plans to expand in Latin America.
Overpeck notes show St Clair Township Womans Democrat League meeting May 16 with plans for June 20 banquet at LeSourdsville Lake. Flood Control Association to meet May 27. conservatory district formation urged. Fire Dept responded to Augs purger Rd blaze. Veterans of Foreign War to hold Memorial Day service May 26 at Hickory Flat Cemetery.
Charles Pottenger of Eaton called on former friends this week. Mrs John Schiely and Mrs Homer Christopher returned from a visit in Sarasota Florida. Mr and Mrs John Gray and Mr and Mrs Willard Mose Jr and Janet Kim Pam and Jeff were guests of Ron ald Moss and Beth and Ronnie and Judith Moss at Dayton for a Sunday gathering.
Rev Smith a longtime missionary and educator will travel about 5000 miles from Liberia to Ohio Wesleyan University for the 119th commencement on June 9 at Selby Field. He will deliver The Demands of American Leadership in Under Developed Countries to about 400 graduates. He is a 1939 OWU alumnus and has served since 1949 as educational director for Firestone Plantations in Harbel Liberia.
The Shawnee high school commencement is set for May 27 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium with Thurman Dusty Miller of Wilmington as speaker. Valedictorian is Janet Irene Garrett and salutatorian is Sylvia Louise Wagers. Baccalaureate is May 26 at 6 p.m. Rev. Howard Meadors will deliver the sermon.
Mr and Mrs Durbin Beach visited friends and relatives in New Port Kentucky over the weekend and stayed with local kin during the trip.
Butler County subordinate granges met May 18 at Fairfield School with Fairfield Grange hosting. A covered dish supper preceded business as Pomona Master Elza Coates presided. Members approved contributions to the Butler County 4H Council and Doty’s House Middletown and announced Pomona display plans for the Butler County Fair and a farm bureau picnic committee.
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