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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1950
Page
9
The Franklin school census shows 2307 children ages 5 to 17, up 97 from last year, with 256 five year olds and 214 six year olds. First grade enrollment is about 240, and overall 1950 estimates project a peak around 1953 with about 270 first graders.
Elk Creek Grange will meet on June 6. The program features a debate on whether the nation should adopt compulsory health care with Mariam Kehoffer and Francis Gillman presenting the affirmative and Wade Brown and Pauline Gillman presenting the negative.
Franklin Lions Club plans to elect officers for the coming year at the annual election meeting to be held Thursday night at Chautauqua. Tom Taylor is currently president.
Mr and Mrs Don R Gingerich announce the birth of a daughter at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton on Thursday morning Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Edgar Cross Carlisle and Mr and Mrs Ralph Gingerich near Middletown Other notes mention a picnic at Germantown Dam Park and local family visits and graduations at Farmersville High School Friday evening Mary Catherine Ressinger has been released from the hospital and Mary Louise Conover and Mrs Warner Conover attended the graduation exercises at Farmersville High School
Warren County 4 H Club heads plan to confer at Lebanon High School Wednesday at 8 pm for the annual officers and advisors conference. The program includes individual meetings for officers advisors and news reporters with more than 200 expected to attend.
Franklin police report three weekend arrests. Orville Ross of Dayton faces careless operation of a motor vehicle charge. Thomas Thompson of Waynesville charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle. Bud Lainhart of Franklin cited for failure to register his automobile.
Franklin Carlisle and Springboro hosted a Poppy Day sale under the American Legion Auxiliary last Saturday. The fundraising total reached $192.72 with committee heads Mrs. Richard Berger and Mrs. Hazel Barnhart steering the effort.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Evangelical United Brethren Church will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charlies Baker.
Local Lebanon teachers from the public schools visited at the Golden Lamb in Lebanon and hosted guests from Urbana and Harris. The Lebanon Presbyterian Church Women’s Guild plans a Thursday meeting with devotions and a missions film. The East Baptist Church Mother-Daughter banquet is set for June 5.
Local briefs list multiple club and church gatherings across Springboro and nearby areas. Residents are invited to meetings at private homes and church parlors on various days including Wednesday, Thursday, and Tuesday with hosts named such as Mr. and Mrs John Kruer Mrs. Charles Allen Mrs. Charles Null and Mrs Roy Anderson.
Springboro residents report a bridal shower for Mis John Dishun Jr of Middletown hosted by Mrs Car Fry and Mrs Robert Dunn near Franklin. Attendees include Mrs W J Fox and others. many attended a Dayton flower show. Several local families host and visit relatives, attend alumni events, and plan open houses and picnics.
A brief note states she remained for a week’s visit with her grandmother, detailing travel and family arrangements during the period.
Peggy Krackner ranked first in division one in the district test in English IX at Miami University. Opel Adams placed ninth in division two in English IX, earning honorable mention in the same state contest.
Local residents hosting and visiting relatives and friends from Dayton Franklin Middletown Lawrenceburg and Cincinnati over a sequence of days. Notable gatherings include the Gilpin and Hoge families at various homes and a high school commencement in Miamisburg.
A dense OCR list outlines TV shows, hosts, and times across channels. Includes program titles such as Date With Drama, Canteen, Teen Canteen, News Caravan, Pinky Lee, Wayte, and The Bank, with anchor segments and weather, plus various local station notes and time blocks.
Lebanon capital area Methodists, Presbyterians, and a local church organize a joint Vacation Bible School program for children from age three through primary grades. Classes run Monday to Friday starting June 12 with interdenominational instruction and integrated recreation and crafts.
Several days of visitors and gatherings are reported around Franklin. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Clede Ga son Reynolde Mrs. Davenport Mrs. Sharp and many local families with supper gatherings, weddings, and weekend visits plus a note on Mrs. Walter Byrd Jr attending her grandmother’s funeral.
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