Front Porch Memories and Railroad Tracks Stir Summer Echoes
A nostalgic column recalls outdoor summer pastimes once common along railroad tracks and front porches, contrasting then and now. It honors Vernon Jones who died recently, links porch culture to community values, and laments architects moving porches to back sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Middletown Hills
Balanc
Vernon Jones
Joneses
Charleston
W. Va
Vernon
Kathylene
Counter
June Dairy Month Emphasizes Milk Peak and Plentiful Foods
The piece notes milk production peaks in June and that the U S Department of Agriculture lists milk and milk products as abundant for June. It mentions higher expected output this June compared to last year and connects June to dairy promotion. The text also briefly references the Dutch origin of cinnamon cultivation and biblical sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Canned Peaches Abundant and Attractively Priced
Canned freestone peaches are plentiful and attractively priced offering a home style appearance and flavor. The small size cans make an easy addition to the lunch box and serve as a substitute for future fresh peach varieties.
Eight Homes and Two Gardens Open For Tour Patrons
Middletonians can tour eight homes and two gardens on June 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. Proceeds aid the Miami Valley Humane Association for improvements to the animal shelter near Trenton. Stops include Flemming Road Thorn Hill Lane Williamsdale and Countryside with 45 hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemming Road
Thorn Hill Lane
Williamsdale
Calvin Skinner
H. Alder Sebald
Cental Avenue
W. O. Robertson
Edward Hopple
Middletown
Miami Valley Humane Assn
Trenton
Robertson
Hopple
Journal
Weith
Souths doomed play in bridge lessons by Sheinwold
Alfred Sheinwold analyzes a bridge hand where declarer misreads trumps and fails to draw the last trump. He cites a suggested line: dummy leads diamonds to force East's actions, allowing South to reclaim the lead and finish with the spade and diamond threats. The piece ends with a quip about avoiding Shakespearean recitations at the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Declarer
South
East
West
Betrothal Told of Nancy Helsinger and Gene Bogan
Announcement from Mr and Mrs Ralph Helsinger of Car son Road Middletown Rt 3 says their daughter Nancy is engaged to Gene Bogan son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Bogan of Trenton An early fall wedding is planned Nancy is a Lemon Monroe High School graduate and Middletown Hospital business office employee Gene is a Trenton High School graduate and works for the Trenton Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Helsinger
Carson Road
Middletown
Rt. 3
Nancy
Gene Bogan
Clarence Bogan
Trenton
Lemon-Monroe High School
Middletown Hospital
Bogan
Trenton High School
Trenton Post Office
Pasteurization by High Frequency Radio Waves in Cheese
A method uses high frequency radio waves to pasteurize ripened natural cheese after it is wrapped. The process aims to heat evenly while maintaining quality.
Downing Bradshaw's Wedding in First Presbyterian Church
Elizabeth Ann Downing and Kent Weldon Bradshaw wed at 6 30 p m in the First Presbyterian Church with Dr Russell Galloway officiating. A glow of gladioli and peonies framed the ceremony and a reception followed at the bride's home. Both graduates of Denison University, the couple faces military and civilian futures. The piece also notes a historical aside on the abacus usage across ancient cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ann Downing
Norris James Downing
Sherman Avenue
Kent Weldon Bradshaw
Bruce Burton Badshaw
Northville
Mich
First Presbyterian Church
Russell Galloway
Robert Ramsdell
Margaret Clapp
Downing
Robert Bradshaw
Jim Downing
Hide
Don Frey
Jim Holderman
Evanston
Ill
Don Calkins
Jerry McCarthy
Detroit
Ralph Pritchard
Hastings
Nancy Willoughby
Bryn Mawr
Barbara Atkinson
Newcomerstown
Lynne Potter
Milwaukee
Wis
Steve Evens
Akron
Pete Halliday
Columbus
James Wahle
West Lafayette
Ind
Denison University
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Delta Upsilon
U. S. Air Force
Bainbridge, Ga
Wie Formely
Franklin County Welfare Department
Engagement announced for Ellen McAllister and Robert Malcom
Mount Pleasant announces the engagement of Ellen Mae McAllister to Robert F. Malcom son of Seven Mile. Ellen Mae a Mount Pleasant High School graduate attends Kent State University and teaches in Columbus Public Schools. Robert Malcom a Miami University alumnus and graduate student in accounting at Ohio State University. The couple will marry August 28 at Mount Pleasant First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Gordon Johnson officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McAllister
Mount Pleasant
Ellen Mae
Robert F. Malcom
Edward E. Malcom
Seven Mile
Mount Pleasant High School
Miss McAllister
Ohio State University
Kent State University
Columbus
Malcom
Seven Mile High School
Miami University
Alpha Delta Phi Social
U.S. Army
Germany
Mount Pleasant First Presbyterian Church
Gordon Johnson
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By Alice Lawler
Charlie Potts
W. H. Roehll
Flemming
R. William Davison
Roehll
Wildwood
Davison
Pennsylvania
Robert Q. Millan
William Verity
Millan
Verity
W. C. Higdon
Tom I. Byrd
Higdon
Thomas Byrd
John A. Lawler
W. C. Robertson
Manchester Road
Lawler
Sheinwold
Alfred Sheinwold
Akoj West
King of Hearts
Dummy
Via
Janice Roof
Ellen Renney
Eleanor Carse
Inl
Susan Donley
Ashad
Mrs. Kent Weldon Bradshaw
Osborne
Oring
Middletown Shopping Plaza
Sanitone
Thrifty
Charles
Central Ave
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