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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1960

Page

10

Middletown Flower Show plans sized for May exhibit

Members of the Designer's Garden Club discussed the Middletown Flower Show to be held in May during a luncheon at Mrs. Wilbur Farquer's Alameda home. Mrs. Joseph Peil is chair, with Mrs. Hervey McClellan as co chair and Mrs. Otto Hein as executive secretary.

Designer's Garden Club Middletown Wilbur Farquer Alameda Joseph Peil Hervey McClellan Robert Williams Middletown Garden Clubs Otto Hein Designer’s Garden Club

Custom Pants Made To Order From 90 Fabric Swatches

If we cannot supply your pants from stock you can use our custom order service. Choose any fabric material model regular husky or slim style from more than 90 actual fabric swatches.

Two Speakers Present Program At Home Culture Club

Mrs. Otto Augspurger and Mrs. H H Lawrence led a Wednesday program for the Girls Club branch of Home Culture. Augspurger reviewed Bliss Perry's biography by Lewis Perry, detailing Perry's early life and roles at Williams College Princeton and Harvard and as Atlantic editor. Lawrence gave Amish history focusing on eastern Pennsylvania communities with noted rarity of juvenile delinquency poverty or divorce. Guests Mrs. Royal Smith and Mrs. John Martin attended and refreshments followed in a Thanksgiving theme hosted by Mrs. Albert Sherman and Mrs. Charles Arnold.

Otto Augspurger H. H. Lawrence Girls’ Club Augspurger Bliss Perry Lewis Perry Perry Williams College Princeton Harvard Atlantic Magazine Lawrence Pennsylvania Royal Smith John Martin Albert Sherman Charles Arnold

Soroptimists Plan Annual Christmas Party

Miss Esther Wittenmyer and Miss Calista Van Horn will co chair the Soroptomist s Club Christmas party appointed during the club s meeting last night at The Meadows. Other committee members include Miss Mary Maurer Miss Betty Leasure Mrs Harry Butcheler and Mrs Albert Annenberg. The party will be held Dec 8 at the home of Miss Wittenmyer von Ra 25

Esther Wittenmyer Calista van Horn Soroptomists Club the Meadows Mary Maurer Betty Leasure Harry Butcheler Albert Annenberg Wittenmyer von Ra

Seven Players Win At Bridge Club Session

Members of the Ladies Day Bridge group met yesterday at Brown's Run Country Club for their regular bridge session. Winters at seven tables in play were Mrs William Schuck, Mrs Charles Troup, Mrs James Finley, Mr Edward Barker, Mrs Howard Wilcoff, Mrs W R Steele and Mrs W C Robertson.

Brown's Run Country Club William Schuck Charles Troup James Finley Edward Barker Howard Wilcoff W. R. Steele W. C. Robertson

Safety Film Presented by PTO at Shermar School

Winton D. Stellar director of the Middletown Safety Council assisted by Mrs. Alton Hallam presented the film House of Risks at the Shermar School PTO meeting held in the new gym last night. The film showed how home safety can prevent accidents and fires. Robert Arms, president, said $540 from the May lawn fete was distributed among school rooms for educational equipment and materials. The second grade room of Mrs. Creech won the attendance prize.

Winton D. Stellar Middletown

Blevins Named Best Speaker At Toastmasters Meeting

Robert Blevins was judged the best speaker of the evening at the Toastmasters Club meeting held at J & J Bowling Lanes. His talk titled The Dawn of a New Day impressed judges while other speakers included Max Pemberton Do It Yourself Kit by Joseph Wetzel and A Point of View by Max Pemberton.

Robert Blevins Max Pemberton Joseph Wetzel Earl Brewer Lloyd Nolan Paul Lawwill

Church circle programs across First Baptist and Calvary Methodist

Members of Eva Martin Circle at First Baptist met at Mrs. Joseph Atkinson’s home on Central Avenue with talks by Mrs. Ben Kitchen on That They May Know and Grow and a letter from Dorothy Wirzman, a missionary in Africa, about Congo evacuations. Mary Circle at Calvary Methodist, led by Mrs. Harlan Carr, featured Missionaries with India Congo and Korea, plus a crossword-puzzle lesson for veterans hospitals. A Naomi Circle WSCS meeting at Calvary, led by Mrs. Anita Smith, discussed Take the Name of Jesus With You and plans for a five week Basic Christian Beliefs study starting Sunday at 8 p.m. A parcel post sale is planned for the general meeting on November 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Eva Martin First Baptist Church Joseph Atkinson Central Avenue Ben Kitchen Edward Jones Richard Minge Dorothy Wiserman Africa Congo Ray Pergram Atkinson Navity Circle Thomas Webb Arnold Drive Harold Dougherty A. R. Maupin Don Gephart Baptist Missionary Training School Chicago Robert Curtis Robert Leight Paul McCauley Mary Circe Calvary Methodist Church Lida Peck Harlan Carr India Belgian Congo Korea Frank Yeager Wynn Alexander Veterans’ Hospitals Emanuel Clifford Auburn Street Anita Smith Name of Jesus Naomi Circle WSCS Maurice Weaver Yankee Road Smith Ora Vice Lyman Pence R. A. Heck Don Hall Weaver George S&s. Fletcher Pence McCauley

Music Club Meeting Sets Christmas Concert at Bethlehem Church

Active members of the Middle wn Music Club met last night at the home of Mrs. Richard Nein on Gladys Drive to plan future activities and hear committee reports. Program chairman Mrs. J C Carpenter announced the annual Christmas concert for Thursday evening December 8 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Membership chairman Mrs. Harry Pratt outlined the membership drive held before the October concert. Miss Agatha Evers presided over the business session. Next morning musical for active members will be January 5 at the home of Mrs. Hughes with Mrs. W C Thompson as program chairman.

Middlewn Music Club Richard Nein Gladys Drive J. C. Carpenter Bethlehem Lutheran Church Harry Pratt Murray S. Jacobs Southwest Ohio Federation of Music Clubs T Keteering Agatha Evers J. C. Lockmeyer Dale Wiley D. L. Daly C. J. Hughes Walter Sheffer E. H. McCandlish Jacobs Hughes W. C. Thompson

Family Dinner To Honor Homer Millers

The th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Homer S. Miller will be observed with a family dinner tomorrow at the home of their son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Milton Atchley on Carol Ann Lane. The Millers, natives of Middletown, were married in 1910. Mr. Miller is retired from the First National Bank after 27 years of service. Attending: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bayer of Akron, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Phelps, Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Nolan of Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Nolan of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.

Homer S. Miller Milton Atchley Carol Ann Lane Miller Atchleys Middletown First National Bank Joseph Bayer Akron Ed Phelps Hobart Nolan Columbus Kenneth Nolan Mt. Sterling

Christonians Epsilon Chapter Meeting Highlights

David Dillon attorney spoke yesterday at the Epsilon chapter Christonians gathering hosted by Mrs. Wilbur Martin on Vannest Avenue. Plans were set for a December Christmas dinner and gift exchange at Mrs. Harold Caudill’s home. Members discussed the Butler County Detention Home project with Mrs. Robert Lange as prize winner and Mrs. Ralph Abney as co host.

David Dillon Epsilon Chapter Christonians Wilbur Martin Vannest Avertue Harold Caudill Butler County Detention Home Robert Lange Ralph Abney

Dinner Honors Noted Visitor Mamie Reinert in Columbus Event

Mrs Mamie Sebald Reinert of Columbus was honored at a dinner by the William Sebald Realty Co at the Manchester Hotel. Attendees included local Sebalds Wilmers Baileys Butts Harris Reinerts and other relatives with out of town guests from Cambridge City London Oxford Louisville Shaker Heights and Columbus. Mrs Reinert, daughter of late radium and X ray pioneer William Edward Reinert, is the last survivor among the founders’ siblings and serves as a director.

Mamie Sebald Reinert Columbus William Sebald Realty Co Reinert Manchester Hotel Weber W. Sebald G. W. A. Wilmer H. Alder Sebald Clayton M London Ohio Charles W. Sebald Oxford W. T. Porter Louisville Robert MacClellan Shaker Heights Raymond William Edward Reinert Middletown

Varied Birth Notices and Local Obituaries Chronicle

Vital statistics list multiple births with names and locations including Mr and Mrs Donald E Gil of South Lebanon and Mr and Mrs Willis Lewis of Gratis. Other entries note births at Grandview Hospital and residents of Franklin Middletown and Hamilton. The document also lists several political notices and residents with street addresses across the area.

Donald E. Gilcom South Lebanon Thursay Willis Lewis Gratis Billy Warfield Yankee Road James W. Mills Helton Drive Donald Cassidy van Buren Road Hamilton James Barrett Trenton - Franklin Road Franklin Raymond Williams Middletown Rt. 1

Final Ohio Count in Ohio Election Returns

Secretary of State Ted Brown announced the complete unofficial returns from mailed reports in Ohio election balloting. The results begin with the president race.

Columbus Ohio Ted. W. Brown

Local residents listed in Franklin area notices

Names of residents including Mrs. Elbert Bush of Franklin, Mrs. John M. Hoffer, Harry Watkins, John Pearson, Mrs. Wiliam Standifer, David T. Ristanee, Mrs. Lawrence Jones, Mrs. Richard Hauerperger, Mrs. Elliott Perkins, Mrs. Eddie Jemison, Frank Loop, Paul Allen, Waneta St. John Reider of Elm Street appear in a community notice. The list also mentions Sawer Road and Craw ford Street addresses.

Elbert Bush Franklin John M. Hoffer Leland Court Harry Watkins Church St. John

Bankruptcies Filed in US District Court Cincinnati

Arthur L. Wesson of Box 107 West Middletown a paper worker filed for bankruptcy in the US District Court Cincinnati listing debts of $1 065 and assets of $100 details show a personal filing with minimal assets and sizable debts in the local docket.

Cincinnati Arthur L. Wesson West Middletown Paper Worker

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Sciery Chardelle Weber Victor Wootan C. C. Clark Carl Cordes Progressive Garden Club Newman Ebersole Middletown Garden Club James Cast Monroe Garden Club Wade Pratt Homer Weikel Carl Bauer Green Thumb Gary Kiouman Poster Charles Barton Shovel Louise Hunter Windsor Harry Waldner Robert Tennant Peil Louis Waldner E. M. Nisbet Nein Les Leighton Robert Reiner Town and Country Garden Club Yale Trowsers S. Main ST Soroptimists PTO Blevins Eugene Switzer Phi Beta Psi Sorority Donald Hensler Harmony Kings Wilma Gade Ardmore Drive Homer Millers The William Sebald Realty Corp Robert E. Butts William Hancock Miamisoburg Donna Hatton Willie T. Hatton Hood Ave John Parson Trenton Pearl Williamson Lebanon Jerry Smith James Glosser Martha Drive Grandview Hospital Nixon Dayton Kennedy James A. Rhodes James D. Ferguson Supreme Court Earl R. Hoover James F. Bell Kingsley A. Taft Joseph H. Ellison C. William O'Neill John W. Peck Paul Colvin Manchester Road Charles Apking Central Ave Ralph Barker 16Th Ave Fred W. Bender Arlington Ave George W. Bennett Clark St Charles Bush Oxford State Road Ernest Collins Frank Lin Raymond Cowgill Catalpa Drive James Faulkner Norman Gibbs Beech Sandra Hillard David Hillard Donald Kidder Mohawk St Gerhard Klouman Manchester Ave James le Comte 1Th Ave Frank Ludwick Stevens Drive Patricia Mokry Jack Mokry Highland St Clarence Moore Donald Olinger V. L. Olinger Armco Drive Martha Jane Revelos Harrisson St Linda Riley Willie D. Riley Yankees Road William Stone 11Th Ave Douglas Young Lamberton William H. Walton Garfield St Marie Wetzel Flemming Road Drexel Williams West I Middletown Rt Bermudas Blazers
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