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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1948

Page

6

Bride-Elect Mary Ellen Griffith Feted at Pre-Nuptial Party

A first in a series of pre nuptial events honored Miss Mary Ellen Griffith bride elect of Kay Bailey. Guests at 12 Clark Street included the Goodman clans and numerous relatives as gifts were opened by the groom to be. Fortunes were told and a luncheon concluded the gathering with plans for the next personal shower Tuesday at Mrs E Walters.

Mary Ellen Griffith Kay Bailey Knight Goodman Layton Goodman Clark St Miss Griffith Mr. Bailey Bill Goodman Ellis Short Phillip David Bailey Rollie Griffith Eugene Griffith John Meeks Samuel Wood David Jack Wolfe Elmer Brown Cincinnati Roy Wolfe Ronald Wolfe Hamilton Dorothy Allen Dayton Anna Staton Velma Pressler J. Knight Goodman Varale J. Knight Griffith Bailey E. Walters

Homemakers Circles Schedule Meeting Change

Meeting change announced for the combined Homemakers Circles. Homemakers Circle No 1 will meet Thursday November 4 at 8 p m with Mrs Donald J Cross at 1406 Calumet Ave. Mrs R Bingham will speak.

Homemakers Circles Homemakers Circle No. 1 Donald J. Cross Calumet Ave R. Bingham

Box Social at Police Pistol Range Delights Co-operettes

Members of Co-operettes entertained the Co-ops with a delightful box social Saturday night at the Police Pistol Range. Halloween decorations matched the season as dancing followed the highlight selling of the pretty boxes. Co-hostesses were Mrs. C. E. Hughes, Mrs. Charles Swink, and Mrs. J. H. Alflen.

C. E. Hughes Charles Swink J. H. Alflen

Musical Friends Arrange Party for Miss Gret er

Home of Mrs. C J Hughes at 2709 Central Ave hosted a Sunday afternoon birthday party for Miss Minnie Fre ter with more than 20 friends in attendance. Decorations featured yellow and white, two birthday cakes as centerpieces, one candle circle and another musical frosting motif. Tea table was attractively set and hostesses included Mrs. Robert Ramsdell Mrs. E H McCandlish Mrs. W C Thompson Mrs Hughes Miss Marguerite OMalley and Miss Kathleen Banker.

C. J. Hughes Central Ave Minnie Freter Miss Greter Robert Ramsdell E. H. McCandlish W. C. Thompson Hughes Marguerite O'Malley Kathleen Banker

Births at Hospital Report Weekend Additions

Mr and Mrs Arkil Centers 1721 Sheffield St gain a girl Saturday. Mr and Mrs Donald Alberts Franklin welcome a boy Saturday. Mr and Mrs Herbert Root 604 Yankee Rd have a girl Sunday. Mr and Mrs Orville Chrisman Trenton welcome a boy Sunday. Mr and Mrs John Gordon 2009 Cleveland St report a boy Monday.

Mrs. Arkil Sheffield St Donald Alberts Franklin Herbert Root Yankee Rd Orville Chrisman Trenton John Gordon Cleveland St

Cremer Hosts Boynton Guests From Salem New Jersey

Mr and Mrs L R Cremer of Fourteenth Ave hosted Mr and Mrs L H Boynton of Salem New Jersey as their guests this past week.

Barbara Ligett Bride Elect Fetes At Halloween Shower

A Halloween themed gay shower was held Saturday night for Miss Barbara Ligett hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert Arkill at Sunset Place. Prizes went to Dr W B Ligett Mrs C Ward and Mrs C Berkley. magic by Charles Harris thrilled guests. Guests included Dr and Mrs William Schaeffer and many other local residents.

Barbara Ligett Robert Arkill Sunset PI W. B. Ligett C. Ward C. Berkley Charles Harris C. B. Musser William Schaeffer J. S. McLaughlin Robert Ligett Jerry Wilcox W. R. Steele Carl Morgan Cris Ward LeRoy Clune Dayton Paul Cretors Claude A. Sorg Charles Moon Charles Zuldiger Jack Berry Ray Kalledfleisch Cora Berkley Peg Cannon

Medical Patients List Lays Out Town Residents In Hospital

A hospital notice enumerates residents from West Middletown Kunz Avenue Fleming Road and other areas, with patients listed as medical or surgical. Names include Mrs. Catherine Conrad Jackie Johnson Patricia Underwood David Line and Naomi and Boyd Shearer, among others.

Oscar Hay West Middletown Catherine Conrad Kunz Ave Jackie Johnson Rodney Johnson Fleming Rd William H. Yarber Erie Ave Joseph Slimak Girard Ave Larry Brandenberg Clyde Brandenberg Senca St William Schenck Lawsow Lind St Guerney Cole, Sr Central Ave Howard Vance Illinois Ave Patricia Underwood John Underwood Malvern St David Line Murray Line Middletown Roy W. Fitzgerald Franklin Charles C. Conetroe, Jr Sixteenth Ave Carl Mehl Kenwood Dr Glen Brandenberg Wilbraham Rd Mt A Tytus Ave Naomi and Boyd Shearer Willis Shearer Lebanon

Local Names Listed in Franklin Area Notices

A collage of residents named in a Franklin area notice appears with individuals and households including John Thien Frarlin Woodrow Covey Mohawk Virginia Croll Moore Marion Murphy Tren ton House Norman Trisler Fourteenth Ave Edward Back Franklin Lioy Taylor Waite St John Barr West Middletown Coffey Franklin Route 1 Earl Crout West Alexandria Howard Conarroe First Ave.

John Thien Frarlin Woodrow Covey Mohawk St Virginia Croll Carol Croll Franklin Oo Feissinger Lindenoe David E. Harmon Moore St Marion Michael Murphy Marion C. Murphy Trenton Guy Lewis Morrow Judith House Russell House Norman Trisler Fourteenth Norman G. Trisler Norman R. Trisler

Youth Loses Eye When Hit By Arrow

A six year old boy suffered the loss of his left eye after an arrow struck him while he played near Hales lumber yard on Yankee Road. Orville Baxter aged 14 fired the arrow which glanced off railroad ties. the boy Robert McClain of 3222 Yankee Road was injured and taken to Middletown Hospital.

Hales Lumber Yard Yankee Rd Richard Schultheiss Robert McClain Orville Baxter S. Third St Hamilton McClain Baxter Middletown

Hamilton Service Stations Looted

Burglars broke into two Hamilton stations and one rural district site over the weekend stealing cash cigarettes wine and small items. At House Service Station $12 cash 35 cartons of cigarettes 15 bottles of wine were taken after a rear window was broken. George Kyles reported $6 missing from a cash register at Kyles Service Station. Two flashlights valued at $1.30 were taken from Franks Service Station and a $25 window was broken at Ribar Drug Store. A rock shattered the window and three measuring glasses. No further intrusion was noted.

Hamilton Millville Pike Mark Duerr Marvin Kyles Hamilton Kyles Central Pershing Aves Franks Central Ave Chestnut St Ribar Drug Hanover St

Moore in Critical Condition After Crash

Lt. Richard Moore, 20, of 1404 Garfield St Salvation Army worker, remained critical at St. Elizabeths Hospital Dayton. He was unconscious after a Saturday accident near Germantown when his station wagon hit a ready mix cement truck and overturned in a field. He suffered internal injuries and a possible skull fracture.

Harold R. Moore Garfield St Salvation Army St. Elizabeths Hospital Dayton Moore Germantown

Pythian Sisters Hold Gala Halloween Party at Temple

The Lodges Pythian Sisters hosted a Halloween gala Saturday night at the Temple. Thirty members dressed in masks and costumes enjoyed games dancing contests and festive refreshments. Mrs. T Coddington of Wadside Ave was general chairman.

Temple T. Coddington Woodside Ave

Lilienthal and Dunning toHeadline Cincinnati Atomic Exhibit Dinner

David Lilienthal AEC chairman and Dr John R Dunning Columbia University science director will be honored at a November 8 dinner marking the opening of the Man and the Atomic exhibit. Both are set to speak. The note adds an automatic bottle making machine was invented in 1903.

Silienthal Spfar Cincinnati David Lilienthal U. S. Atomic Energy Commission John R. Dunning Columbia University Cincinnati Lilienthal Dr. Dunning

Monroe Fireman Burned While Handling Stove

Elmer Thompson of the Monroe volunteer fire department suffered burns to his forehead and around his eyes when a faulty fuel-oil stove exploded as the department responded to an alarm at Yankee Road and Oxford State Road. Firemen moved the stove from Lanes Market before it exploded, showering them with soot. Thompson was treated by a physician.

Elmer Thompson Monroe Thompson Lanes Market

Native Lebanonite Civil War Vet Dies

John B. Bane a Virginian who enlisted in the Union Army from Lebanon died at his Wade Ohio home at 109 He served three years as a hostler with the 38th regiment and later worked as a blacksmith until retirement Funeral services are incomplete.

Marietta, O John B. Bane Lebanon Wade

Donora Smog Triggers Zinc Works Closure and Death Toll Question

Donora zinc works shut down as fears grow over fumes from smelter furnaces possibly causing the mysterious deadly fog. About 650 of 900 workers idled while doctors report deaths among middle aged and elderly, many with heart or asthma conditions, and a physician noting the smog as the likely cause.

Donora American Steel and Wire Company M. M. Neale Rudolph Schwerha Donora Board of Health

Fog and fumes blamed for multiple deaths near zinc plant

Health officials report several residents died from heart failure after dense fog trapped toxic acid fumes from a zinc smelter. Victims suffered chest pains and breathing trouble despite injections, oxygen, and antihistamines. Dr. I Hope Alexander warned of a pneumonia surge as gas exposure persisted near the plant.

I. Hope Alexander Pittsburgh Alexander

U. S. Official Ross Slaying Prompts No Immediate Action

The United States said it would take no official action until full details emerge. Ross was an ECA assistant to Westmore Wilcox in Vienna and had ties to Vermont and Connecticut relatives. His wife and three daughters planned to leave for Austria amid the investigation.

Ross East Hardwick Waterbury Conn United States Austria Westmore Wilcox ECA New York

Meeting of The Womans Club Shifted to Ranch Home

The meeting scheduled at Mrs. J. J. Hain’s home moves to Mrs. Z. W. Ranch’s house on Wednesday November 3. Mrs. Glenn Reed will assist.

Womans Club J. J. Hain Z. W. Ranch Glenn Reed

Resident Stabbed After Altercation at Hilltop Cafe

Floyd Tipton aged 36 from 1516 Tagelor Street was treated at Middl town Hospital for a stab wound to the right side. Police say he was stabbed during an altercation at the Hilltop Cafe near Franklin and he declined to name his assailant.

Floyd Tipton Tagelor St Middltown Hospital Franklin

Community club notices and meetings announced

Coming up social events list two groups meeting on Tuesday. Griffey Progressive Mothers Circle of Mothers Study League meets with Mrs W E McComb at 14 Ardmore Dr at 8 p m with Harold Brooks as speaker. Unity Council Daughters of America meets at 7 30 p m in Knights of Malta Hall with Mrs J W Pearce presiding. An initiation of candidates is planned.

Griffey Progressive Mothers Circle of Mothers Study League W.E., McComb Ardmore Dr Harold Brooks Unity Council Daughters of America Knights of Malta J. W. Pearce

Chest Drive Over Lorain Tops Campaign Goal

Lorain Ohio community chest drives toward a $125000 goal and surpasses it by 155 dollars, marking a successful final tally reported by the AP.

Lorain

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