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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1962

Page

3

Middletown Playhouse Stages Blithe Spirit Two Nights

The Middletown Actors Playhouse presents Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit at Roosevelt Junior High School auditorium for two nights starting tonight. Mrs Earl Hicks and Virgil N lead with a ghostly twist as a first wife haunts a man now remarried, while other cast members include Robert Hudson and several local players under guest director David Ballard.

Roosevelt Junior High School Middletown Actors,Playhouse Noel Coward Earl Hicks Virgil N Robert Hudson Bass Brandenburg Richard Cooper Douglas Fulkner Virgil Sorirell David Ballard

Vital Statistics Entries Mixed For Local Families

A list of birth notices and names in the region records several births and related details. Families named include Williams, Stew art, West, Bouden distel, Smith, Lacy, Pence, Van iHouse, Banks, Greenfield, Kinser, Lawson, Woodell, Patrick, Calihan, Coulton, Pathman, Hollingsworth, Lakes, Calhoun, Ford, Vitatoe, Ratliff, Finney, Mayweather, Cutbreath, Sibey, Perkins, Bess, Blevins, Bowling, Cooper, Dineen, Francis, Hamilton, Massey, Nixon, Palmer, Philpot, Souers, and Tracy among others.

Ef Jack Greenfield West Middletown Marion Kinser Franklin Ernest Lawson Rufus St Dennis C. Woodell 15Th Ave Justus Patrick Misamisburg Edward Carey Seneca St Andrew Calihan Miamisburg Elwood Coulton Central Ave Charles Pathman Germantown Keith Hollingsworth Stanley Hollingsworth N. Marshall Road Rodman Lakes Mary C. Lakes Wesley Calhoun Yankee Road Thomas Ford Minnie Wallace Arnold Drive General Vitatoe Manchester Ave Wilma Ratliff Creekview Drive Ralph Finney Trenton John H. Mayweather Baltimore St Roman Cutbreath Walnut St Bryan Dineen Atco Drive Vernon L. Francis Manchester Road James Hamilton Timothy Massey William Nixon Young St Floyd Palmer Garden Ave Ance Philpot Grace Redd Park St Lennica Souers Germantown Road John Tracy

Yearly Awards Awarded by Garden Club Designers

The Garden Club held its yearly awards at Mrs Hervey Saehielda’s Thorny Acres home. Winners included Mrs Carl Siegwarhth Mrs Harold Martz and Mrs James Stewart with other honors to Mrs Wilbur Farquer Mrs Robert Tennant and Mrs Joseph Peil. Guest Ruth Craig of Cincinnati spoke on staging a flower show and judged patio arrangements.

Garden Club Hervey Saehielda Thorny Acres Carl Siegwarth Harold Martz James Stewart Wilbur Farquer Robert Tennant Joseph Peil Leroy Wagner Ruth Craig Cincinnati Judges Guild Ohio Association of Garden Club Craig McClellan Donald Burns Otto Hein Stewart Cincinnati Gardens Wagner Martz Burns Siegwarth

Focus on the Future program at First Baptist Church

The Alderson-Broaddus Circle met at Mrs. Walter Crenshaw’s Elmo Place home with assistant hostess Mrs. Don Albaugh. Dean Kirkwood’s program on American Baptist overseas missions was led by Mrs. Owen Albaugh, with Mrs. Gephart and Mrs. St. Clair Leavell participating. Announcement made for World Community Day at First Baptist Church Friday November 2 at 9:36 am with Woman's Mission Society members on Wimore Drive.

Alderson - Broaddus Circle First Baptist Church Walter Crenshaw Elmo Place Don Dean Kirkwood Owen Albaugh American Baptist Overseas Gephart St. Clair Leavell Woman's Mission So- Albaugh Wimore Drive

Gilder Tindall Bridal Party Dinner Honors Attendants

Miss Joan Gilder and Howard Tindall's bridal party was celebrated at a rehearsal dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Howard B Tindall. The couple will wed tomorrow at Holy Trinity Church at 1 30 p m after a church service. Guests included Rev Leo Herlihy Miss Margaret Cosi mat Ronald Bennett and others.

Leo Herlihy Margaret Cosi ‘Mat Ronald Bennett Byron Strassburger Jerry Leak Thelma Gilder John Fishbaugh Robinson Mike Snyder Judy Snyder

Suspense Comedy Set For Oct. 29

A production of A Shot in the Dark opens October 29 at Cincinnati Shubert Theater for a week with Wednesday and Saturday matinees. Josefa is played by Elizabeth Seal, opposite Zack Matalon as the magistrate, with Rene Paul Valerie French James Coco Bram Nosisen and Edith Lebok in featured roles.

Leland Hayward Cincinnati Shubert Theater Josefa Elizabeth Seal Zack Matalon Rene Paul Valerie ‘French James Coco Bram Nosisen Edith Lebok Eeee Kurnitz Achard Harold Clurman

Music Club Explores The Modern World Of German Austrian Music

Middletown Music Club met at Mrs Harold Conn s Grand Avenue home to survey the modern world of music in Germany and Austria. Chair Mrs C J Hughes outlined lives and works from Brahms Beethoven Bach to Haydn Mann Wagner Strauss Schoenberg Hindemith and present figures Kara jan Kempe Kubelik Sawallisch. Performers included Mrs Kern Cate and Mrs Robert Sutton singing Strauss pieces and Korngold. Mrs E H McCandlish played Krol aria and Strauss Andante. Next Music Club Chorus rehearsal set for Nov 4 at 2 pm at EUB Church.

Germany Austria Middletown Music Club Harold Conn Grand Avenue C. J. Hughes Brahms Beethoven Bach Haydn Momann Wagner Strauss Arnold Schoenberg Paul Hindemith Herbert von Karajan Rudolph Kempe Raphael Kubelik Wolfgang Sawallisch E ‘Kern Cate Music Club Eub Church

Club Events Hosted by Mrs Wilbur King at Sutphin Street

Mrs Wilbur King hosted members and guest Mrs Dick Coyle of the 21 Club last night at her home on N Sutphin Street. Card game winners were Mrs Virgil Gillen and Mrs Elmer Perry. Birthday gifts went to Mrs Gillen and Mrs Lee Bush. Mrs Bush will host the November 2 meeting at her home on Middletown Oxford Road.

Wilbur King Dick Coyle 21 Club N. Sutphin Street Virgil Gillen Elmer Perry Gillen Lee Bush Mrs. Bush Middletown-Oxford Road

Book Fair Opens At Shopping Plaza By Women’s Group

The Middletown Chapter of the American Association of University Women holds its third annual Book Fair today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the vacant store room at the Shopping Plaza. Books range from five cents to fifty cents, including children’s titles, technical volumes, fiction, and upscale magazines. Miss Florence Powell leads the sale. Mrs. Charles Ewart chairs the sponsoring group.

Middletown American Association of University Women Florence Powell Charles Ewart

Mrs Easton Hosts Gourmet Club Dinner

Mrs. David Easton, a Trinidad native, hosted Gourmet Club's monthly dinner night. A Chinese buffet featured Chicken with pine, sour shrimp, barbecued pork, with rice, and dessert. guests included Mrs. Edward Barker, Mrs. M. L. Johnston, Mrs. John Griffin, Mrs. Vernon Jones, and others.

David Easton Trinidad Gourmet Club East Easton Edward Barker M. L. Johnston John Griffin Vernon Jones D C. Perry G. C. Thomas Axel von Busch Hart Bedford Arthur Osborne A. G. Kokeinakis

Wedding Party To Be Feted In Columbus Rehearsal

Mr and Mrs William Harry Schaefer of Middletown Eaton Road entertain this evening at Sky Line in Columbus with a rehearsal dinner for the wedding attendants of their son Dr Jack Kirk Schaefer and Miss Mary Jane Tharp. The rehearsal at Hilliard First Methodist Church precedes the dinner.

William Harry Schaefer Middletown- Eaton Road Sky Line Columbus Jack Kirk Schaefer Mary Jane Tharp Hilliard First Methodist Church Middletown Ken Walker Gene William Schaefer Miss Tharp Vernon L. Tharp Hilliard Dr. Schaefer Hilliard Church

Longview Social Service League Meeting Planned

Board members will meet at Mrs. John Pendleton’s home at 2505 North Ave on Monday at 7 30 p.m. to discuss upcoming events and league activities.

Longview Social Service League John Pendleton North Ave

Will The Madison Replace The Twist In New York

In New York AP reports The Twist remains dominant as crowds flock to Peppermint Lounge. Critics question The Madison as a rival, noting it is a side-by-side line dance with pantomime moves. Dancers cite variations but insist The Twist endures amid evolving moves from Paris to Baltimore.

New York Cafe Society Madison Ralph Sagesse Sagesse Esther Williams Chester Arthur Murray Madison Street Baltimore

Unclear names drift in partial obituary fragment

Fragment from a local notice lists Frank D. Rogers West Middletown Roscoe Hendricks Trenton Mrs Henry Miller Franklin Mrs Reuben Rigg Riverview Drive Mrs Arlie Earls Moore St John Greenfield son of Mr and

Frank D. Rogers West Middletown Roscoe Hendricks Trenton Henry Miller Franklin Reuben Rigg Riverview Drive Arlie Earls Moore St John Greenfield And

MU Center Enrollment Figures by Campus and Center

Miami University reports total off campus enrollment for the first semester at 3,490 with the Middletown center at 594 classes. Local center shows eight percent gain with 245 men and 309 women. 489 undergraduates and 105 graduates. Arts and sciences and business administration lead interest. Dayton center 1,633. Hamilton 341. Norwood 513. Piqua 409.

Miami University Middletown Center Middletown High School Dayton Center Hamilton Norwood Piqua

Swing dance rules tied to music and venue

The passage notes that a Detroit ballroom and a Cleveland bar inspired a dance form. It argues that steps must be called like a square dance and that rhythm and music are essential. Mrs. Montgomery explains that without proper equipment besides music, a dance cannot become part of swing, while The Twist implies natural progression.

Detroit Cleveland, Ohio

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Aare Charlie Williams Dixie Highway Robert W. Stewart E. Second St David West Poppy Drive William Bouden Distel Eugene Smith Carlisle S FE. Lacy Fed Hill Ave Rip Pearl St John Pence Rt. 1 Willard VaniHouse High St Edward Banks Glen Sibey Maple Ave Ft. Hamilton Hospital Ricky Perkins Emmitt Perkins Superior Ave Children’s Hospital Preston Bess of Garfield Espie C. Blevins Edgar Bowling Hannah Drive Katie Cooper Delaware Designers Club Middletown Council of Garden Clubs Rathman Troup Joan Gilder Howard T. Tindall Driftwood Room Howard B. Tindall Curtis Street Kirkwood, Mo Mr. Tindall Holy Trinity Church Buster Brown Expert Shoe & Repair Service Sam Conn Home Castell's Mare Drugs Mrs. Easton Renee Montgomery Donald Duncan Paris Sherbe St Petes MU Center Merle Norman Central Bulova Spencer Laly Gulova JEWEL
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