Byrds Return After Week at White Sulphur Springs
Mr and Mrs Tom Byrd returned today after spending a week at White Sulphur Springs.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1951
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Tom Byrd returned today after spending a week at White Sulphur Springs.
National Council of Catholic Women meets at 8 o'clock in St John’s cafe teria. All Catholic women invited, election of officers on schedule. Representative Charles Moore of Camden Ohio will be guest speaker. Social hour and refreshments to follow. Beta Zeta chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority meets at 7 30 tonight at Mrs John Griggs home 1617 La Fayette St.
Mr and Mrs Walter Sorrell Jr and Mrs Herbert Carter traveled to Indianapolis Indiana to witness trials for the 500 at the Speedway.
Miss Mina Jacot and Walter Smith, who will marry June 30, were honored at a dinner hosted by Judge and Mrs Do. A. Guernsey at Shawnee Country Club Lima. A reception for relatives from Findlay Fortoria and Ottawa followed, with prior dinners hosted by Mrs. William Hussey of Dayton.
Honoring R. C. Curryer who retires from Standard Oil after 36 years of service. About 42 fellow employees and their families held a farewell party at LeSourdsville Lake with a chicken dinner. Superintendent Ernest McLain presented Curryer a gold watch on behalf of coworkers from Middletown Cincinnati Hamilton and Oxford plants. Goebel Salyer of Middletown provided entertainment with movies.
Middletown Garden Club members gathered at Mrs. H V Mercer’s Fleming Road home with Mrs. A C Neff assisting for a post noon meeting. Guest speaker Mrs. Louis Frechtling of Hamilton presented a garden tour with flowering shrubs trees wind flowers and perennials. Awards were given for high and low arrangements and miniature displays with tea served afterwards.
Word has been received of the marriage of Ruth Joyce Reeves formerly of Middletown and Edward Thompson Brewer of Cincinnati. They wed May 12 in Dayton Kentucky at St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church by Rev. G R Wahl. Mrs Brewer has lived in Cincinnati since last October and is daughter of George A Reeves and the late Olive A Reeves. She formerly worked for The Middletown Journal and Sears Roebuck. Mr Brewer is employed by Cincinnati Suburban Bell Telephone Company.
Bill Downey of 1812 Logan Ave is already in the Army. His mother told Board 10 he enlisted in 1949 and is now stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky as a corporal. A routine board check will update records.
Miss Mabel Eldridge advisor of The Middletonian at Middletown High School was honored with an indoor picnic hosted by Miss Nancy Reed at her Grand Ave home. Attendees included major staff of The Middletonian and a decorative sail boat centerpiece. Eldridge will depart after school for a summer study program in France. The guests presented her with a token of appreciation for her work on the school newspaper.
Installation services by Beta Zeta chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha were held at The Meadows. Miss Barbara Knox, president, led the Jewel and Badge ceremony for Mrs. Lillard Lee, Mrs. Donald Yenser, Mrs. Edward Howard, and Miss Pat Lester. pledge pins were given to Mrs. Mark Moore, Mrs. Fred Whitman, and Miss Martha Procter. Dinner followed. The next meeting is a social at Mrs. John Griggs’s Lafayette Street home.
Cedarville College awarded Charles R. Hook chairman of Armco Steel an honorary Doctor of Laws at the 55th graduation. Acting president Edward H. Miller presented the degree citing Hook’s work in employee relations and public service. Twenty three regular graduates earned degrees with several honors. others honored include Charles P. Taft and Dr. Samuel Marble.
The Middletown Community Guild announces its first purchase for Middletown Hospital, a $550 direct writing electrocardiograph by General Electric aimed at rapid heart condition diagnosis. Funds, raised nine months ago, will also cover future buys of $1,600 and $700 remain in the treasury, with governance by local Middletown citizens.
Middletown and Hamilton safety officials will join a Saturday bicycle parade led by Police Chiefs Joe Blackmore and John Bippus. The event, sponsored by Montgomery Ward and the Safety Council, begins 11 a.m. with riders meeting at Lakeside Park 10:30 a.m. Prize includes an 18 inch loving cup and a gift from the store window. riders must register by Thursday.
Kroger Company announces its highest four week sales period to date with $78,322,183 for the four weeks ending May 19, a 20 percent rise from $45,248,458 last year. The prior all time four week peak stood at $78,272,959 in 1950.
A pair of beef sweetbreads typically weighs three quarters to one and a half pounds, veal sweetbreads range from one half to one and one quarter pounds. One pound of sweetbreads serves four to six people.
Berea's school board approved raises totaling $63,000 annually. Beginning September 1, bachelor degree starting pay rises from 2400 to 2700 dollars and master's starting pay increases from 4350 to 4820 dollars.
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