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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1955

Page

5

Colony Sorority Holds Pledge Dinner for Three Members

Omicron chapter of Beta Sigma sorority held its annual pledge service and dinner at the Colony restaurant. Three new pledges were named Mrs William Bilis Miss Phyllig Miller and Josephine Miller as Mrs Dale Converse presided with aides Mrs Walter Steway Mrs James Sloan and Mrs Joseph Peters. Each pledge received a yellow rose and the next meeting was announced for December 6 at 8 p.m. at Mrs Jack Carter's home.

Omicron Beta Sigma Sorority William Bilis Phyllig Miller Josephine Miller Dale Converse Colony Jack Carter Goldman Ave

Onions Spark Cabbage Flavor For Light Dressings

A kitchen tip suggests enhancing cabbage dishes with onions chopped finely and added with green onion tops chives green pepper or parsley to improve flavor when serving.

Sedge-Orth Attendants Announced

The marriage of Miss Carole Joy Sedge and Paul D. Orth will be solemnized at 10 30 a m Saturday at St Mary s Church. The bride’s parents are Mr and Mrs James R Sedge of Marshall Road with Miss Frances Sedge as maid of honor and John Orth as best man. Bridesmaids include Mrs Robert O Huff Mrs David E Boswell and Miss Phyllis Orth. Usher and reception details follow.

Carole Joy Sedge Paul D. Orth St. Mary’s Church James R. Sedge Marshall Road Elot Mr. Orth Emrick Orth Lafayette Street Miss Sedge Frances Sedge Robert O. Huff David E Boswell Columbus Phyllis Orth John Orth

Church Women Meet At YMCA One Flock One Shepherd Theme

Middletown Church Women’s Council at the YMCA reported World Day of Prayer will be Feb 17 with theme One Flock One Shepherd. Officers noted leper work needs shirts and bandages. Bible book markers will be placed between Thanksgiving and Christmas for free distribution.

Ernest Graff Middletown Council of Church Women YMCA Graff Leslie Dixon Robert Burns John Milton Society For the Blind Howard Price Council of Church Women’s International Cleveland Connecticut Ohio

Miss Tudor and Chester Wood to Wed December 10

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Jay Tudor of Dayton announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Doris to Chester Ervin Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wood of West Middletown. The couple plan to wed December 10 at Germantown Lutheran Church.

Wilbert Jay Tudor Dayton Doris Chester Ervin Wood Chester Wood West Middletown West Carrollton High School Frigidaire Division General Motors Corp Germantown High School Germantown Lumber Co Germantown Lutheran Church

Critique Hears Mrs. Wilson at Literary Society Meeting

The Literary Society met at Mr and Mrs Jack Hose home on Dixie Highway to study the American Indian. Mrs Howard Wilson spoke on Influence of Indians Upon the Colonization of North America tracing Pocahontas to the settlement era.

Critique Literary Society Jack Hose Dixie Highway Howard Wilson Jamestown Nevin Smucker Wilson North America Pocahontas John Smith Powhatan John Rolfe

Overpecks Initiated as Viola Rebekah Lodge Members

The Viola Rebekah Lodge at Odd Fellows Hall welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Harold Overpeck as new members at a meeting last night. Thirty-two members and seven guests from Lebanon and Dayton attended led by Mrs. J. B. Monroe. A white Bible with the Rebekah emblem was presented by Mervyan Snethen. Second officer nominations were held for the December 5 election. social committee members were named.

Harold Overpeck Viola Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Lebanon Dayton J. B. Monroe Noble Grand Rebekah Mervyan Snethen Joseph Dimyer Elmer Triplett G. D. Raab Lucian Jones

Duplicate Club Has 8 Winners

Mrs. Ralph Kah and Mrs. Stanley Weinstein won first place at the Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club with 1304 points. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wikoff were second with 1124. Two pairs tied for third with 105 points. Eight tables averaged 91 at the Manchester Hotel. Dessert included pineapple chunks honeydew melon grapes and grenadine syrup.

Ralph Kah Stanley Weinstein Middletown Howard Wikoff Don VanAusdall Clifford Woodruff Manchester

Middletonians Travel After Michigan Ohio State Visit

Travelers include Mr. and Mrs James Wikoff and Mr. and Mrs Tom I Byrd who witnessed the Michigan Ohio State game in Ann Arbor. The Middletonians stayed at Hillcrest Country Club Birmingham and visited Harold Compson. Home from a southern tour are Mr. and Mrs Myron Beck. They visited Natchez and New Orleans. The Whitt family visited Bethany West Virginia to see Ronald Whitt at Bethany College and attended a Grove City football game. The trip featured a dinner honoring the students' fathers on the campus.

Ann Arbor Mich James Wikoff Betty Lou Riner Tom I. Byrd Middletonians Hillcrest Country Club Birmingham Harold Compson Myron Beck Fleming Road Natchez Miss New Orleans Florida Earl Whitt Judy Main Street Trent Bobbitt Bethany W. Va Whitt Ronald Bethany College Bethany Grove City

Homemakers Circle 12 meets at Mrs Gephart home

Lawrence Johnson describes IQ tests used in Middletown Public Schools during a talk at the Home makers Circle 12 meeting hosted by Mrs. Bernie Gephart on Barnitz Street. Four new appointments were announced and a Christmas dinner and gift exchange planned.

Circle 12 Bernie Gephart Barnitz Street Lawrence Johnson Middletown Gephart Don Beasley George Hewitt Federation Charles Zimmey

Vital Statistics and Hospital Notes Summary

Births announced for William C Smith and William R Smith couples with two newborn girls. An out of town birth at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton for John C Lewis’s family. Multiple entries list paternal and maternal grandparents and hospital stays, with several discharged individuals and names linked to local addresses and clinics.

John C. Lewis Dayton Miami Valley Hospital Foster E. Wortley The Alameda Charles Back Fairborn Ohio Xenia Green Memorial Hospital Xenia Thomas Kelly Pinta Ave Freeland Back Arcadia

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