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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1952
Page
6
Captain and Mrs. Jacob B. Pompan of Dayton have returned from their wedding trip and are at home to friends in their Dayton apartment. The couple wed November 15 in the Dayton Biltmore scene with Dr. Abraham Cronbach officiating.
The American Council of Railroad Women highlights opportunities for women in railroading as the industry seeks to counter competition from air, bus, and auto travel. Pioneers like Olive W. Dennis and Edith J. Alden illustrate advancement into engineering, executive, and public relations roles across major lines.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Withrow of McKinley Street announce the marriage of their daughter Jean to Lloyd Spears, son of Mrs. Annie Spears of Butler, Pa. The ceremony was November 22 at St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church by Rev. H. H. Jung. Attendants were Mrs. John Hess and Kenneth Spears. Jean is a Middletown High School graduate and former secretary in Southern Railway's Cincinnati freight division. Lloyd is a Butler school graduate and works in Armco Steel's sales division. The couple resides at 1007 South Main Street.
Visitors to the 16th artists exhibition at the Dayton Art Institute praise two Middletonians. Beth MacKinnon 21 and Audrey Martin sculptor entries draw favorable comments. MacKinnon has shown since childhood. entries are Ready for the Cue and Pleasant Interlude. Martin a junior at the institute shows Jean and Abstraction. The show, sponsored by the Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors, runs through November 30.
The article profiles several women advancing in railroad careers once seen as male dominated. Mrs Hazel Tompkins Porter of Montreal works as convention traffic agent for Canadian Pacific. Miss H Luiese Jones of Norfolk serves as interior designer for Seaboard Air Line. Miss Edith Jones of San Francisco is passenger representative for New York Central.
Aerial photographs are employed to verify stock inventories at Tennessee Valley Authority coal piles, providing a bird’s eye method to confirm tonnages and storage at TVA power plants.
The Critique Club met at Miss Florence Powell's home with Miss Edna Elam assisting. Mrs Arthur Johnsen spoke on Selma Lagerlof and Nobel prize criteria, then Mrs Reid L. Kenyon presented a National Gallery tour with slides. New 1952 53 officers were elected and a memorial for Ralph Asbury was adopted. A covered dish turkey dinner is planned at the Kenyons' in December.
Fashion pattern 9192 for Misses' sizes 12 to 20 features a taller slimmer line with asymmetric accents. Sew in faille or wool crepe for day to evening wear. fabric yardage varies by size. pattern includes illustrated Sew Chart and complete fit guidance.
October proved a record month for Hospital Care Corporation with $1,407,106.36 paid for 14,590 hospital bills in the southwestern Ohio Blue Cross Plan. Through ten months in 1952, total member hospital payments neared $12 million, and in 13 years over 870,000 bills have been paid at more than $60 million.
Reinartz L F Reinartz speaker at the Georgia section annual meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Atlanta on December 6. He will discuss Iron Ore Development Projects. President is Warren Mann, Armco Drainage and Metal Products VP and AD MP Dixie Division manager.
Miss Lois Ann Stutz, bride-elect of Michael Joyce, was honored at a Sunday afternoon pre nuptial party attended by former high school classmates and relatives. Bridge games preceded gift opening arranged around a centerpiece miniature bride. Guests included Mrs Jack Springer, Mrs Donald Feissinger, Mrs William Jackson, Mrs Roy Stutz, Miss Mary Ann Hoover, and Miss Mary Ann Downey.
Mr and Mrs Maynard Euverard and son Jimmy of Short Hills New Jersey travel to Middle Town after the death of Lloyd Euverard, arriving by plane to stay with Mrs Euverard’s parents the Hosses Ardmore Dr. William C Miller and sons Patrick and Chawn return to Middle Town after a week in Macon and Savannah Georgia. To avoid holiday traffic they observed Thanksgiving a week early with Mrs Miller’s parents Leon Myers in Macon. Mrs Fred B Greathouse of Stanley Street returns today from New York and New Haven Connecticut visiting T A D Jones and wife.
Gore bread is a Norwegian delicacy akin to waffles. It uses ornate iron molds to imprint intricate designs on the dough, creating a decorative and flavorful treat.
Ohio educators at the Hamilton City Club framed independent colleges as crucial partners to industry and the economy. They warned that rising expenses and declining enrollment threaten private schools unless supported by business grants rather than government subsidies.
Mr and Mrs Richard Frisch announce a girl at 529 Baltimore Street Monday. Mr and Mrs Nathan Carter Germantown Route 1 welcome a boy Monday. Mr and Mrs Frank King Nimena Route 1 welcome a boy to Mr and Mrs Eugene Stine 101 Bellemonte Street today. Out of town Mr and Mrs A R Williams Jr Carolyn Roush Northampton Pa welcome a boy November 22 Sacred Heart Hospital Allentown Pa. Capt and Mrs James D M Morris Christine Anne Thomas Arlington Mass welcome a girl Murphy Army General Hospital Waltham Mass. Maternal grandparents are Mrs Mildred Rousch Elwood Street and Mr and Mrs Steve Thomas Middletown.
Ronald Ower Spurlock 18 of Hamilton Route 5 wed Gloria Jane Carson 19 of Hamilton licensed in Richmond. Bill Adam Neal 24 and Carolyn Annetta Allen 18 both of Middletown. Charles Edward Finan 21 and Sarah Jane McMichael 21 both of Middletown. James F. Watkins 27 of Germantown and Elizabeth Messner 28 of Miamisburg.
A hospital roster records patients listed with their addresses and medical procedures. Multiple individuals are noted for surgeries or medical care, including William Miller, Morris Getz, George Sargent, Josephine Deaton, Nancy Long, and Gloria Madaffari, among others, with street or route locations.
Springfield city bus fares rise 2 cents to 12 cents per ride starting December 24. The commission also raises child fares from 5 to 7 cents.
The 1952 53 Civic Association Now Member Canvass campaign reports its third and final session at the Sun Room Manchester Hotel. Robert Kihm, general chairman, extended the drive one week to reach the 100 per cent goal. final division reports are due Wednesday noon to determine if the quota is met.
Middletown groups including Middletown Personnel Association and Sertoma Club meet this evening at various venues such as Colony Restaurant and Manchester Hotel. Fire associations in North Middletown and Mayfield also convene, plus Battery A 180 AAA at LeSourdsville Armory and SPEBSQSA at Legion Home. Wednesday noon Kiwanis Lions meet at Manchester Hotel with officer nominations at Pistol Range Germantown Rd.
Attending the luncheon from Middletown were John Lawler president of Aeronca Norris Downing sales manager of Inland Container E S Myers publisher of The Journal and Dean Phil lips of the Gardner Board public relations staff. Hosts at the luncheon were Rueben B Robertson Jr president of Champion Paper and Fibre Company and Peter F Rentschler president of the Hamilton Foundry and Machine Company.
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