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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1955

Page

13

4-H Camp Considers Pool for Warren County Camp

Warren County 4-H Camp near Clarksville plans a swimming pool by next June. The project faces a roughly 15 000 dollar shortfall after 73 percent of quotas spent, with total cost around 25 000 dollars. County agents collect pool options from steel to aluminum and seek county representation approval.

Eidtor Lebanon 4-H Camp Corporation Warren County Clarksville Here John Mowbray Hamilton Clermont Montgomery Counties Hamilton County Montgomery Mowbray Arthur Easton Franklin Mary Michener Waynesville

Four Pupils on Honor Roll at Blue Ball School

Blue Ball special report lists four pupils on the honor roll for the first six weeks with sixty-two on the merit roll. Names span sixth to eighth grades including Paula Jean Hudson Judy Ann Pence Kay Booker and Gary Sorrell among the honorees.

Blue Ball Blue Ball School Charles Gunn Paula Jean Hudson Judy Ann Maxineable Margaret Mullins Betty Netherly Barbara Reynolds Dorothy Shatto Nancy Stein Larry Hamm Dennis Lonaworth Alan Mehl Charles Osborn David Shatto Judy Patrick Donald Mardis Billy Doebler Judy Perch Teddy Brown Cheryl Slaughter Judy Snyder Johnny Stein Jane Wilson Sandra Snowden Jean Noble Deloris McKenzie Kenneth Mahon Jan Krueger Sharon Oldfields Linda Kay Mullins Betty June Miller William Fisher Barbara Sue Farmer Darrell Wilson Linda Hamm Vera Colwell Judy McMann Nancy McNabb Charlotte Shatto Rita Taulbee Charles Geisler Ann Hendey Phyllis Kellough Carole Pence Roberta Sehorne Carole Wills

Creech Wins Preble County Soil Essay Honors

Jack Creech son of Mr and Mrs Robert Creech of West Alexandria route 1 won the Preble County Soil Conservation essay contest. As a Lanier High School sophomore he received the first place award at the county district banquet at the Grange Hall on the fairgrounds. Second place went to Carol Hahehost and third to Julia Kitchel.

Eaton Jack Creech Robert Creech West Alexandria Lanier Grange Hall Creech Preble County Farm Bureau Preble County Schools Carol Hahehost Julia Kitchel Jackson School

Collinsville Grange Installs New Officers

Collinsville Grange installed new officers last Wednesday night with Kyle Caldwell and Elk Creek Grange assistants aiding. Marion Petry of North Manchester spent the weekend with the Petry family. visits to local relatives followed. Florence Irwin flew to Bradenton Florida and Jesse Young visited his sister Fanny Hyde in Hillsboro as part of a pattern of weekend travel and family gatherings.

Collinsville Kyle Caldwell Elk Creek Marion Petry North Manchester Lester Petry Walter Petry Hamilton Roy Petry Campbellstown Florence Irwin Bradenton Flair Jesse Young Fanny Hyde Hillsboro

Spokane Family Leaves for Dayton Residence

Mr and Mrs Sidney Jones and their son from Spokane Washington left Thursday after visiting H C Warwick home. They plan to reside in Dayton. Mrs Anna Clopp of Camden visited Miss Magdalena Unzicker Thursday. Mr and Mrs Edward Dome moved into the downstairs apartment at Jesse Young home last Friday. Mr and Mrs Roy Tussey and family moved into the Dome property Saturday.

Sidney Jones Spokane Wash H C. Warwick Dayton Anna Clopp Camden Magdalena Unzicker Edward Dome Jesse Young Roy Tussey Dome

West Elkton Club To Meet Tonight

The West Elkton Community League meets at 7 30 PM in the high school auditorium to discuss this year s project and hold a brief Thanksgiving program. Room mothers attend a special meeting about the Christmas bazaar on December 3. The Friends Church election day dinner and supper are served by the Social Workers Class with a country store offered.

West Elkton The Friends Church

Legion And WPEB To Broadcast Tales To Servicemen

The Ralph P. Snook Post of the American Legion Auxiliary teams with WPFB Middletown to air a overseas greeting broadcast for service families. Transcriptions of greetings will be recorded 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at WPFB studios to reach service sons and husbands overseas on Christmas Day.

Lebanon Ralph P. Snook American Legion Auxiliary WPFB Middletown

Germantown PTA Bazaar Spars Saturday Night

The Germantown P T A Bazaar will run Saturday from 5 p.m. at the high school with supper served 5 to 7:30 p.m. A Teen Club variety show is scheduled at 7 and 8 p.m. Booths and games fill the hall while volunteers list chairmen for publicity decorating tables entertainment and more.

Germantown Herbert Bradley Robert Hoover William Buckholzer Sharon Garver Ross Winning Dale Shafer Floyd Gephart Hal O'Neal Richard Egan Eugene Althoff William Paul H. H. Back Eugene Sprinkel J. Robert Baker Kenneth Allery Lionel Fleming

Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Hoff At Osbornes Home

Mr and Mrs Fred Osborne honored Mrs Maggie Hoff at a birthday dinner with guests Mr and Mrs Earl Osborne and children Bruce and Brent Lee. Cpl Eddie Fields, son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Fields, received his Army discharge Oct 28 at New Cumberland Army Depot Harrisburg PA. Mr and Mrs Elgar Enfield were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Walter Ellis in Lebanon and visited Mrs Edna Kensworthy in Middletown.

Fred Osborne Maggie Hoff Earl Osborne Bruce Brent Lee Cpl Eddie Fields Cecil Fields Army New Cumberland Harrisburg Elgar Enfield Walter Ellis Lebanon Edna Kensworthy Middletown

Local Residents Visit Urbana Indian Lake and Marines Report

Greenwood Mr and Mrs Clare Schul and Mr and Mrs Myrle Harkloo visited Urbana and Indian Lake while Mr and Mrs Marnal Ely and sons of Middletown and Mrs Joseph Canter with Margaret and Bryan called at M J Moore's Tuesday Ellsworth Larsson has left for the Marines in California.

Clare Schul Myrle Harkloo Urbana Indian Lake Marnal Ely Middletown Joseph Canter Margaret Bryan M. J. Moore's Ellsworth Larsson Marines California

Blue Ball Presbyterian Women To Meet This Friday

The Blue Ball Presbyterian Church Women’s Association plans a Friday meeting with Mrs. Allie Fisher and Mrs. W Culbertson as hostesses. The column also notes local visits and events including funerals, football game attendance, and a Halloween party at Mrs Wilson Williams’s home.

Presbyterian Church Women’s Association of the Blue Ball Presbyterian Church Allie Fisher W. Culbertson

Seven Mile Birthday for Leroy Kadle Not As Usual

Leroy Kadle a Seven Mile High School graduate marks a birthday in hospital after 11 weeks at Hughes Memorial Hospital with a planned card shower. Local community mentions include festival attendance, club gatherings, and visits from friends and relatives across nearby towns and states.

Seven Mile Leroy Kadle Leroy Hughes Memorial Hospital

Lebanon Club Guests Attend Dayton Fellowship Event

Dayton fellowship hosts welcome Lebanon Club guests including Mrs Verna Benham Mrs Susan Gillum Mrs Ellen Smith Mrs Dorothy Harding Mrs Erma Johnson and others. Supper club hosts Mr and Mrs Leonard Poole entertained at Wright Avenue with couples from Dayton and local residents.

Lebanon Fellowship Community Club Dayton Verna Benham Susan Gillum Ellen Smith Dorothy Harding Erma Johnson Edna Pierstorff Jennie Cowan Mary Glosser Reba Fox Ruth Coates Katie Sheets Stella Fox Blake Maylisle King Lottie Runyan Helen Calbert

Springboro Hires Walter Stevens as Full-Time Police Chief

Walter Stevens Jr is named full-time police chief of Springboro with salary raised to 350 dollars a month from 180 while probation ends when the new village council starts. The village also votes to erect an industrial-type fence around waterworks tanks.

Walter Stevens Springboro Walter Stevens Jr Stevens Village Board of Public Affairs

Community notices report school events and visits

The P T A of Clearcreek Township schools meets this evening in the school auditorium with Rev Rodney Vernon leading devotions and a seventh grade musical program under Earl Manifold. Mother's Club meets Thursday with openings by Mrs Ray Ault, plus hostesses. Faculty men attend Warren County Schoolmasters Club in Carlisle Thursday. Springhore Grange hosts a card party Saturday. The Five Hundred Club gathers tomorrow at Mrs Anna Marshall’s home. Good Neighbors Group meets today at Ridgeville church. Ss M Ball and family guests of Mr and Mrs H E Shetterly. Mrs I B Doyle hosted visitors including Lowell Thomas Murry and Alfred Wright. funeral for Flora Fox McClintic attended by relatives.

Methodist Church School Peerless Pantry Miamisburg W. E. Stanton Stanton Rodney Vernon Ladies Aid Society Univeralist Church Evangelical and Reformed Ladies Aid Society Roxie Jones Lloyd Jones Milo Beck Hugh Chenault E. U. B. Church School Leonard Gibson North Clearcreek Clearcreek Township Gladys McClanahan Earl Manifold Mother's Club North School Ray Ault Ben. Kearns Dick Wade Elizabeth Mears Warren County Schoolmaster’s Club Carlisle Spring’ore Grange Grange Hall Five Hundred Club Anna Marshall Good Neighbors Ridgeville Ss. M. Ball Jeffry Sandra Waynesville H. E. Chetterly I. B. Doyle Lowell Thomas Murry Tacoma Wash Alfred Wright Columbus C. C. Urton Lebanon J. W. Gray Wilmington John Fish Sr Flora Fox McClintic Dayton H. E. Shetterly Marilyn Miller

Social notes from Germantown and Cincinnati gatherings

Misses Pauline Alice and Irma Reedy and Lawrence Lucas were Curtis Reedy at Germantown last week. Mrs Margaret Heston and son and Mr and Mrs Lee Lovely were Wednesday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs M L Baty. Mrs Herbert Mullen spent the weekend with Miss Alice Campbell and Miss Dorothy Howard at Deer Park in Cincinnati.

Pauline Alice Irma Reedy Lawrence Lucas Curtis Reedy Germantown Margaret Heston and Lee Lovely M. L. Baty Herbert Mullen Alice Campbell Dorothy Howard Deer Park Cincinnati

Social Notes From West Elkton Church and Nearby Visits

A social at the EUB Church in West Elkton drew attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Friend and daughter Mrs. Burhs Hanks with others such as Robert and Leonard Zimmerman and Mr. and Mrs. David Fisher. Weekend visits included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dull at Moraine City and Ola Denlinger with Harley Denlinger. Mrs. Mary Louise Miller joined the WAC and is stationed at Ft. McClellan Alabama.

Charles Friend Burhs Hanks Robert Zimmerman Leonard Zimmerman David Fisher Edward Spivey West Elkton Robert Jordan Eaton James Jordan Llyod Howser Jack Houser Charles Slough Ruth Watson Mary Mary Louise Miller WAC Ft. McClellan Ala Roy Dull Kenneth Forrer Moraine City Ola Denlinger Harley Denlinger Jerry Johnson Wilbert Slough

Local Socials Note Weekend Gatherings Across Town

Trenton residents Mr and Mrs Frank Hoerst and family spent Sunday at Ports mouth. The four Trenton circles of the Mothers Study League attended the Middletown Study League fall party at the Girl's Club. Mrs Charles Fuller of Ashville North Carolina visited her mother Mrs Mead Coate for two weeks. Mrs Conrad Serving remains very ill at her State Street home.

Frank Hoerst Portsmouth Trenton Mother's Study League Middletown

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