Society notes travel and visits across multiple families
Mrs Nat C Leighton of Chicago entertains guests hosted by Mr and Mrs George Leighton in Eaton Drive. Mrs Harry Holiday Sr returns from visits with daughter Mrs W R Weller and son Matthew Holiday. Euclid St residents J L Glase host sons Wayne Glass in Cleveland and Rob ert D Glass in Akron. Mrs M H Brunson of Sumter visits with daughter and son in law Gene Goecke. Mrs Barbara Leber heads to Anchorage with Air Force husband. Jane Matson and Jean Pence tour New Jersey New York and Philadelphia, will return to Middletown. Boxwell Norris Cummings and Marie Conner toured The Little White House in Warm Springs GA. Echoettes Barbershop quartet of Sweet Adeline Sacramento visits Middletown and heads to Florida for a national contest. Charles Reichter Jr and family return from Maxwell Field Montgomery AL after visit with Edward Forkner. Mrs William Horner of Cleveland visits Middletown for Joan Ingwersen and William Mabon Jr wedding.
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Echo -Ettes Barbershop
Sweet Adeline, Inc
Sacramento
Calif
St. Petersburg
Fla
Richard Harmount
Henry Ave
Harmount
Norman Groves
Echoettes
Middletown
Florida
Charles Reichter, Jr
Sutphin St
Airman
Edward S. Forkner
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
Wells-Marchal Vows Spoken
Dr. Phyllis Wells and Paul Marchal wed in Westminster Presbyterian Church Dayton with Rev. James Westhafer officiating. Attendants were Dr. and Mrs. Robert B. Jacobs. Newlyweds, after a trip through northern Ohio and Michigan, reside at 8 Maplecrest Ave Dayton. she is a physician and he works with State Auto Insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiser Wells
Central Ave
Phyllis Wells
Paul Marchal
Clarence Marchal
Versailles
James Westhafer
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Dayton
Robert B. Jacobs
Ohio
Michigan
Maplecrest Ave
Minister from Cincinnati Addresses Women’s Guild
The Rev. Maurice McCracken of St. Barnabas West Cincinnati spoke to both the afternoon and evening groups of the Church of the Ascension Women’s Guild. He described the parish’s interracial church work, Neighborhood House settlement programs, and summer Camp Joy activities in southern Ohio sponsored by the Diocese of Southern Ohio Presbytery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice McCracken
St. Barnabas
West
Cincinnati
Women’s Guild
Church of the Ascension
Carl W. Martin
McCracken
Camp Joy
Ohio
Diocese of Southern Ohio Presbytery
Wallace Adams
Bennett Chapple
Robert Crawford
Robert Eichelberger
Sorority Plans Gift Bazaar and Club Activities
Delta Sigma chapter Beta Sigma Phi met in the Barnitz Room YMCA Tuesday evening to plan a gift bazaar for November 29 with hand made Christmas gift articles. Mrs. Anthony Hurr will chair the bazaar arrangements. The chapter also voted to sponsor a Girl Scout troop and set plans for its annual Christmas party. Miss Betty Jo Bender and Miss Rose Marie Kenzie attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Sigma Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi
Barnitz
YMCA
Anthony Hurr
Betty Jo Bender
Rose Marie Kenzie
Delores Revelos Leads Serenade At Western College
Delores Revelos leads Western College for Women students in a candlelit serenade for President Dr. Edmund H. Kase Jr. in front of his residence. The Thursday evening tribute marks the anniversary of his October 13 1951 inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western College For Women
Oxford
Edmund H. Kase, Jr
Delores Revelos
Middletown
Dr. Kase
Western College
Church Circles Form At First Church of Christ
Six circles of the Christian Women's Fellowship met for organizational sessions. Mrs. Leslie Dixon, president of the executive board, announced the plan. Hostesses for the gatherings included circle leaders Mrs. Harlan Jarvis Mrs. Richard Gray Mrs. E. O. Long Mrs. Herbert Spade Mrs. Chester Cotton gin Mrs. Nannie Lowe and Mrs. Harold Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circles of Christian Women’s Fellowship of
First Church of Christ
Leslie Dixon
Harlan Jarvis
Richard Gray
E. 0. Long
Herbert Spade
Chester Cottongin
Nannie Lowe
Harold Brooks
Local Women’s Groups Set Evening Meetings
Coming Up Presser Chapter of Order of Eastern Star will meet tomorrow at 7 30 PM at Masonic Temple for conferring of degrees. Mrs Harry Pratt chairs refreshments. Otterbein Class Calvary Methodist Church will meet at 1813 North Ave Thursday at 7 30 PM. Mrs Robert Wood hosts C I C Class West Middletown Baptists Friday. Mayflower Past Councilors meet Friday at Mrs Herbert Rolfe’s Lafayette Ave home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presser
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Teme
Arry Pratt
Otterbein
Calvary Methodist Church
Albert Mehl
North Ave
Robert Wood
Manchester Rd
C.I.C
West Middletown
Mayflower
Herbert Rolfe
Lafayette Ave
Wilson Mothers Get Together at Kindergarten Tour
Mothers of Wilson School met with teachers Tuesday afternoon to tour kindergarten quarters. They admired the Mother Goose Parade mural, art work, and Halloween decorations. Principal George Crout and Miss Celia Long spoke on preschool training and parent cooperation. A tea table with mums and crystal candelabra served punch and cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson School
Nelle Vice
Celia Long
George Crout
Harold Weikel
Howard Schneider, Jr
William Storer
Jerome Inwood
Shower Honors Recent Bride
Mrs. Richard Sandlin, a recent bride, was honored Tuesday night at a linen shower given by Miss Vera Gay Bennett at her Curtis Street home. The novelty evening featured games, prize winners including Marchetti Collinsworth and Layer, and a candlelit refreshment table under blue streamers and bells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Sandlin
Vera Gay Bennett
Curtis St
Janet Collinsworth
Mary Ann Marchetti
Shirley Collinsworth
Sandlin
Miss Marchetti
Miss Collinsworth
William Anthony
Sue Layer
Ridge-Keene
Sue Sayer
Carol Chippendale
Betty Mason
Travel Theme Of Sororis Club Marks 1952 53 Season
Sororis Club adopts Travel Americans on the Move as the 1952 53 theme. Mrs. C C Clarke spoke on Travelways, detailing a timeline of transport from ancient times and noting modern roads motels and paid vacations. Mrs S P Moyer hosted with assistants Mrs R C Bogan and Mrs Harry Ward. George Brooks welcomed new members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sororis Club
C. C. Clarke
Harry Ward
George Brooks
Kurry Family Preparing to Leave City for Minnesota
The Ken neth Kurry family of 1101 Ellen Dr will move next week as Mr Kurry transfers from Armco engineering to Reserve Mining in Babbitt Minnesota. Friends hosted a dinner for them and a week of toasts is planned. Their three children Karen Kenneth and Anne anticipate the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remcil
Kenneth Kurry
Ellen Dr
Kurry
Armco Engineering Department
Reserve Mining Company
Babbitt
Minn
Armco
Republic Steel
Robert Evans
Karen
Nneth
Anne
Bene Vento Club Meets at Mrs Eds Home
The Bene Vento Club formed and held its first meeting Monday evening at Mrs Ed s home. After a brief business session electing officers, members enjoyed cards and prizes were awarded to Mrs Fred Fetz er and Mrs Boyd Watson with Mrs Robert Manning assisting the hostess in entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bene Vento Club
Fred Fetzer
Boyd Watson
Robert Manning
Dinner Hosts and Guests Share Pleasant Monday Evening
Mrs. William Wyatt of First Ave hosted dinner Monday with guests including Mrs. Frank Van Cleve Mrs. William Hanks and Mrs. B M Wells joining for social chat after the meal in a cordial evening setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wyatt
First Ave
Frank van Cleve
William Hanks
B. M. Wells
Lutherans To Expand Missions Budget For 1954 55
The United Lutheran Church in America plans a 1954 55 budget near 12 million dollars a 14.7 percent rise over 1952 53. Missions would receive 2 206 500 annually for expansion to about 45 new fields per year. The Board of Pensions gains 160 720 to reach 640 000 yearly while the Lutheran Laymen's Movement underwrites 175 000 in stewardship costs, with 1 318 members contributing 100 to 1 000 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
United Lutheran Church In America
Lutheran Church
USCA
Board of Pensions
ULCA
Valentino Kin Settle Film Suit Out Of Court
The brother and sister of Rudolph Valentino settled out of court a half million suit against Edward Small Productions and Columbia Pictures Corp. Alberto G. Valentino of Los Angeles and Marie Estrada of Italy announced the settlement but did not disclose the amount. The suit claimed the film portrayed Valentino as dissolute and immoral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Rudolph Valentino
Edward Small Productions
Columbia Pictures Corp
Morton Filer
Alberto G. Valentino
Marie Estrada
Italy
Housing Expositor Leaves Hamilton Housing Plans Uncertain
Hamilton city government faces uncertainty in lower Second Ward and Peck’s Addition housing plans after housing expediter Charles Annala took a leave of absence and returned to South Bend Ind. City manager Schwalm said a successor was not indicated and the program remains bogged in red tape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Second Ward
Peck
Charles Annala
South Bend
Ind
Charles F. Schwalm
Annala
Schwalm
City All
Space age forecasts clash over rocket future
At a Hayden Planetarium symposium Wilson Rosen of the Viking Rocket Project urges caution about rapid space travel while Wernher von Braun predicts a man made satellite in 10 to 15 years with 80 to 100 occupants. They discuss space platforms, lunar missions, and the potential military uses of orbital technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton L. Blakeslee
New York
Columbus
Wilson W. Rosen
Viking Rocket Project
Naval Research Laboratory
Hayden Planetarium
American Museum of Natural History
Rosen
White Sands Proving Grounds
New Mexico
Wernher von Braun
U. S. Guided Missiles Development Group
Huntsville
Ala
Moon
Earth
Ohio Office Seekers Take Brunt Of State Wide Drive
Candidates for state offices dominate Ohio politics as the campaign enters its final stretch. Democrats and Republicans enlist out of state leaders to aid races for DiSalle and Bricker. Di Salle pledges hard work for Ohio while Taft defends endorsements and highway plans amid trucking opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
Elect
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
DiSalle
John W. Bricker
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Fremont
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
James H.duff
Pennsylvania
Dewey
Duff
Dell and Wetzel to Address Miami University Faculty
Edward Dell former Middle Town judge and Democratic senate candidate and his Republican opponent Katherine English Wetzel will speak at the Miami University AAUP chapter meeting Friday at 8 p.m. in Richard Hall Oxford. They will discuss a State Senatorial Candidate Looks at a State University. The event is for all Miami faculty members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Dell
Middletown
State Senate
Katherine English Wetzel
Hamilton
Miami University
American Association of University Professors
Richard Hall
Oxford
Miami
Ohioana Library to honor ten Ohioans for arts and sciences
The Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Association will award medals to ten Ohioans for arts and sciences at its Oct. 24 meeting in Columbus. Winners include Bruce Catton, William C. Bridley, Susanne McConnaughey, Ernest Schwiebert, Anna B. Stewart, Norman Thomas, I. T. Frary, Wilbur H. Siebert, Russell Crouse, and Stevan Dohanos for works in books, education, journalism, and design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Martha Kinney Cooper
Ohioana Library Association
Chioana
Bruce Catton
Cleveland
Mr. Lincoln
William C. Bridley
Lima
Susanne McConnaughey
Dayton
Point Venus
Russel Crouse
Stevan Dohanos
Price Lids Back On TV Radio Parts
Radio Parts OPS reimposed price ceilings on radio television and phonograph parts today. The measures cover parts and sets including radios televisions and phonographs. Controls had been suspended since August 29 and price lids remain on services in the radio TV field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPS
Akron approves 8.4 percent gas rate hike for East Ohio 2 Co
Akron city council approves an 8.4 percent increase in natural gas rates for East Ohio 2 Co. customers effective after January. The action affects Akron residents and local gas service charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
East Ohio 2 Co
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George Leighton
Eaton Dr
Nat C. Leighton
Chicago
Leighton
Harry Holiday Sr
W. R. Weller
Worthington D
Matthew Holiday
Butler, Pa
J. L. Glase
Euclid St
Wayne Glass
Robert D. Glass
M. H. Brunson
Sumter
S. C
Gene Goecke
Sixteenth Ave
Achorage
Alaska
Donald E. Leber
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Jane Mattson
Jean Pence
A. M. Boxwell
H. J. Norris
J. D. Cummings
Marie Conner
Little White
Warm Sipings
Franklin D. Roosevelt
William Horner
J. J. Hallowell
South Main St
Joan Ingwersen
William Mabon, Jr
Horner
jBy Makere
Zenith
Enith
Lewis Drugs
DIAL
Miller’s Jewelry Store
Union S
Park and
2Nd Avenue
Central Avenue
Women’s Association of
First Presbyterian Church
Guild
Charles D. Thomas
Mer
Wilson
McDowell Furs
Brown Pony
Mouton
Kolinsky
MC Dowell
Valentino
Kin
Bricker
GOP
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Robert A. Taft
Lausch
Charles P. Taft
Warren
Taft
U. S
di Salle
Northeastern Ohio Restaurant Owners Association
Truman
Robert
Gen
Dwight Eisenhower
Dell
Price Lids
Akron Ops
Crawford
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