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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1956
Page
6
Three Middletown garden clubs held meetings with programs on flower paintings and garden displays. Members received awards in Victorian and garden arrangement classes, with winners named by club and category, plus upcoming events and a plant auction at Verity Club House.
Middletown League of Women Voters members heard reports on state and national conventions at Mrs. G W Breiel home on S Main Street. National items include loyalty security program evaluation and water resources. state item is Ohio State taxes. local study covers city building facilities.
Announcement of the marriage of Mrs. Cora Thompson of Germantown to Lewis N. Cunningham of New Lebanon. They exchanged vows at 4 p.m. May 26 at the Methodist Church with attendants Mrs. Alma Albright and her son Richard Albright. After a monthlong honeymoon, they will reside on N. Main Street in Germantown.
Mrs Kenneth Coburn was reelected president at the Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary spring luncheon at the Citadel. New officers include Mrs Gilbert Sheard first vice president and Mrs Cecil Kindred second vice president. Proceeds from the 1956 Antiques Fair support Citadel furnishings and 10 dollars was donated to the Kiddies Picnic. Major Charles Johnston outlined National Salvation Army work and an open public meeting was planned to explain Corps services.
Included in pre nuptial events for Miss Virginia Blair Pyle bride elect of Charles F. Wilmore was a linen shower hosted by Mrs. Robert L. Harris Mrs. A. E. Chugden and Miss Anne Heck Thirty two guests attended at the W F Lawrence residence on Forest Drive Gifts for the bride were placed on a tea cart beneath a vine trimmed green and gold bird cage containing pipe cleaner figures of a bridal couple The guest list features Mrs W F Lawrence Mrs James H Lawrence Mrs Viola Pyle Mrs Carl Weber Mrs Charles McGill Mrs John B Minnich Mrs Charless Bigler Miss Lillian Connelly Mrs R A Heck Mrs DeWitt Chapple Mrs Nell Blackford Dr Mildred Snyder Mrs Frank Guyler Mrs L D Wilmore Mrs David Murray Mrs Don Douglas Mrs D M Blizzard Mrs Charlotte Rupp Mrs Donald Bolton Mrs John Reiner Mrs Richard Lyons Miss Mary Hallowell Mrs L C Neer Mrs Lester Geiler Mrs Fred Becker Miss Judy Snyder and Miss Maria Reeding of Ft Mitchell Ky
Mrs. James Gutshall was elected recording secretary at a Sigma Phi Gamma meeting at Mrs. Wilford Wells’ Sherman Avenue home. Delegates Mrs. Howard Perkins and Mrs. George Frye reported Tau Province round table gains. Mrs. William Whitesel and Marian Willoughby will be chapter delegates to the international convention June 13 in San Francisco. Miss Mary Carroll also attends from Middletown. Next business session set for June 11 at Mrs. Wells’ home.
Mr and Mrs Taylor of Gratis announce the marriage of their daughter Virginia to Bill Rigsby son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Rigsby of Madison Indiana The Rev G C Harper of Brookville performed the double ring ceremony at 6 pm May 5 at the First Church of Christ The bride attended Gratis High School The couple will reside in Middletown where the groom works for E and R Motors
Mr and Mrs Elbert Johnson of Waite Street are vacationing in Florida. The Middletonians recently visited Fort Myers and Tampa and plan stops in Ocala and Winter Haven before returning home this weekend.
Mr and Mrs James Wander Pincrest West Middletown Rt 1 welcome a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Charles Murphy Oregonia Rt 1 welcome a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Montie Kennedy Oregonia Rt 1 welcome a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs John Cox Middletown Rt 3 welcome a boy today. Mr and Mrs Ralph Chasteen 209 Home Ave Trenton welcome a boy today. Mr and Mrs Ross Venricks 1335 Sycamore St welcome a girl today. Mr and Mrs Frank Amburgey 860 S Main St Franklin welcome a boy today. Joseph Little son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Little West Middletown Rt 2. Jerry Ray Paul son of Mr and Mrs Jerome Paul West Middletown Rt 1. Shafer Schenck of West Middletown Rt 2. Harry Davies of Baltimore Street Grandview Hospital Dayton.
A fragmented hospital page lists names and addresses of patients and relatives including Dr. Susan Hunt, Mrs. Dennis Wolfe, Linda Workman, Miss Kathryn Jean Cornele, David Miller Evans, and others along Jefferson, Franklin, Roslyn, and Windsor areas. The note reads like a directory of caregivers and kin linked to local streets.
A guide of practical tips for guests to ensure a return invitation. Arrive on the hostess chosen time and bring a small gift. Maintain cheer, help with light chores, dress appropriately, set a schedule, and avoid underfoot behavior. Leave a thoughtful thank you note and a simple follow up gift if possible.
Candy Bennett testified in Los Angeles court that she flew to Omaha to meet her husband Myron J. Bennett and found him met by another woman. She was granted a divorce, charging cruelty and describing him as cold and aloof with a chip on both shoulders.
Hollywood actress Marie McDonald has been released from Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after observation. She is pregnant and faces a Superior Court appearance on June 8 to answer her divorce suit filed by husband Harry Karl. The couple remarried after an earlier divorce.
Dr. Howard L. Bevis president of Ohio State University will give the main address at Wittenberg College during its 111th annual commencement on June 4 as announced.
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