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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1953
Page
7
State federation clubs unite in American Home Week with a Sunday event We Worship Together set for November 29 to promote home worship across Ohio federations Mrs Frank B Wilson urges clubs to participate with reports under one thousand words due by February 1 1954 to the American Home department
The Gracious Grandmothers announce a new meeting date for the club event. The gathering will now be on Wednesday December 2 at 1 30 p m at the Girls Club with hostesses Mrs Edwin E Oglesby chairwoman Mrs Harry Myers Mrs David Weikel and Mrs Frank Forbes.
Mr and Mrs James B Cochran Jr spent Saturday in Columbus attending a Victory luncheon at Deshler Hilton hosted by Northwestern National Life Insurance Co where Cochran won two prizes for outstanding Ohio agent work. Also noted are Ohio State Michigan game fans in Ann Arbor and visits by Miss Margaret Lucinda Wilson from Louisville with her parents.
Ellen Marie Myers and Robert Lee Seay wed in a Friday 8 p m ceremony at Hamilton Baptist Church. Cecil J Myers gave the bride away, with Barbara Igo as maid of honor and Lehmon Ronto as best man. The couple plans to reside in Middletown after a Southbound wedding trip. Both work in local businesses Crawford Street Variety Store and Turner Paint Co Dayton.
Local relatives travel from Lancaster to attend the wedding of their niece Miss Anita McCandlish. The ceremony took place Saturday at First Presbyterian Church in Bremen Ohio where the McCandlish family has roots. Dwight Fromm of Lancaster married Anita in a family local ceremony.
Members of Alpha Epsilon chapter and Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority will gather tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Howard Cohen located at 2104 Central Ave for a chapter meeting.
Mrs Windsor formerly Mary Ingwersen and Mr and Mrs H H Windsor III of Northbrook Chicago visited relatives in town after traveling from Hot Springs and along the Ozarks with mention of J W Holman Meda Alameda Circle.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stubbs hosted a surprise dinner at their Poinciana Road home honoring Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Fultz of Aberdeen Drive before their departure for Louisville Kentucky. The couple received silver candlesticks from a group including Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maher and many other local residents.
Mrs. John J. Hain hosted 23 Circle Seven members of First Presbyterian on Fleming Road with Foreign Missions as the theme led by Mrs. S. A. Lapham. Assistant hostesses were Mrs. David Horn, Mrs. Harry Garver and Mrs. Robert Emanuel. Young marrieds of First EUB elected officers after services and held a Thanksgiving covered dish dinner. New officers co presidents Mr. and Mrs. Van Duvall co treasurer Mr. and Mrs. Howard Brandon and co secretary Mr. and Mrs. James Keister. The group voted to provide Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to needy families. The Christmas meeting will be at the church hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lambert and sons.
Weekend merriment included a Countryside celebration at the Harkraders new home. Seven couples attended and presented a gift to Dr. and Mrs. John Harkrader, including Jack and Mrs Lewis Dayton Stubbs MeeDade Rehse Sisson Moon and Ted Martin with Mary Lou Stutenroth.
Mrs Rob ert B Ramsdell presented a group of her voice students in a recital at her Central Avenue home featuring sixth seventh and ninth grade girls. Following the performance parents and friends enjoyed a social hour with eight and ninth grade girls helping at the tea table.
New knit fashions feature washable synthetics like Orlon nylon and Vicara in blends and offer easy alterations for a perfect fit across sizes. Styles range from tailored two piece outfits to jeweled dresses, with care tips for washing, blocking, and drying to prevent sagging or stretching.
Betty Hutton reveals her voice fully returned after two operations removed growths on her vocal cords. Now under vocal coaching she can sing with ballads and old songs again, aiming for Broadway. Jussi Björling joined sessions for Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci RCA Victor. A reader corrects a claim about the Tales from the Vienna Woods zither solo noting earlier versions existed. Christmas record predictions list Teresa Brewer Lu Ann Simms Jo Stafford Eartha Kitt Rosemary Clooney and others.
The June Series highlights include Surefire with Dont Forget to Write and Sleeper Mogambo as standout titles. Good Ones feature Changing Partners and If I Could Have You Back Again among others, with pop albums from Billy Eckstine and The Three Suns RCA issues. Classical notes include Stokowski conducting Schoenberg Transfigured Night and Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis on RCA Victor.
Secretary of the Interior McKay told CBS that private capital may enter the utilities field but private power will not monopolize electricity via the Rural Electrification Administration. He urged cooperation to meet power demand and dismissed farmer fears of private power dominating the market, promising administration outreach to counter such claims.
The Rev. Jerome C. Shultz of United Presbyterian Church will deliver a Thanksgiving message at the Civitan Club luncheon tomorrow noon in the Manchester Hotel. Program chairman is Everett Sherron, club president.
Maestro Arturo Toscanini, recovering from flu, returned to Carnegie Hall to conduct the NBC Symphony for the first time this season. The 86-year-old maestro had been scheduled for the first appearance on November 8.
The body of Glen W. Ervin age 51 of Rt. 1 Athens was found on the New York Central Railroad tracks west of Athens Saturday night. Authorities said he likely died from a fractured skull after being struck by a freight train.
Probers said J Edgar Hoover accepted a second invitation to testify to a congressional panel after initially turning down the offer. The move follows a circulated story alleging he helped keep White in government, with Democrats hinting a cool reception when he appears next year to discuss the FBI budget.
Rep Shafer assails Pentagon policy after approving bottled liquor sales on Army and Air Force posts. He plans to push Congress in January to restore a ban on sales at posts while allowing officers to drink purchased elsewhere. He notes Michigan troops avoid state markup by buying directly from distillers.
The Hiss case parole petition from a Lewisburg Pennsylvania Federal Prison inmate faces renewed consideration by the U.S. Parole Board this week, with potential action possible today or tomorrow.
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