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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1972
Page
8
About 1530 War Mothers seized the Manchester Inn yesterday as the 24th biennial state convention opened. The local chapter hosts the event and guides the proceedings.
Mrs. Ann Thomas, who became state president in July after Mrs. Dorothy MacPherson’s death, leads today’s business session as new officers are elected. Middletown War Mother Mrs. William Pieratt seeks first vice president, co chairing with Mrs. Burley Cottle. Officers to be installed tomorrow. memorial observances honored WWII gold and silver star mothers and deceased members. A memorial address by Rev W Curtis Lee and a banquet by Lloyd Nolan headline the day with an invocation by Rev Joe Lewis.
Dina Merrill speaks on earning a living through shorthand and typing. Shane Gould, 15, holds five Olympic swimming records and says she will take each year as it comes. Carole Farley describes a long wedding anniversary while her conductor husband works abroad. Mrs. Stewart Harverson discusses staying calm during a Viet Cong attack. Eleanor McGovern comments on the value of nurturing a family amid cultural doubt.
Phyllis Turner, a tester for the Dairy Herd Improvement Association, notes she must work at odd ends of the day due to milking times.
Marriage announcement for Miss Teri Jo Powell and William L. Carter. They married Sept 29 at the bride’s parents home in Franklin with Rev. G C Starkey officiating. Reception followed. both graduates reside planning to live on Howard Avenue.
Kathleen Cody 19 pursues acting after early modeling work and TV commercials. She signed with Walt Disney Productions for several films and stars in Snowball Express as the daughter of Manhattanites transforming a Colorado hotel into a ski lodge. The Cody family runs a modeling tradition via the William Schuller Agency in the Bronx with siblings and nieces and nephews now joining the ranks.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Haven of 2315 Sutphin St. plan a golden anniversary open house from 2 to 5 PM Sunday at their son-in-law and daughter’s home. They wed Oct. 25, 1922 in Hamilton and have lived in the Middletown area, with daughter Erma Wendt and son Corba, plus another daughter Mrs. Walter Wendt.
Miss Jean Jordan presented slides on the PROMISES tour of Japan at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Women. Hosts wore kimonos and a luncheon followed. Officers elected for a two year term included Mrs. Lloyd Thompson as vice president and Mrs. Joseph Ritter as secretary.
The American Heart Association Butler County Branch offers seven Christmas and holiday greeting cards. Proceeds support heart research. 50 percent of the price is tax deductible. For a free brochure contact the Heart Fund at Verity Hall, Middletown Hospital, or call 423 2142.
District governor Huff of Lions Clubs International will speak at the Middletown Lions Club luncheon at the Manchester Motor Inn at noon Thursday. Huff presides over Lions clubs in Butler Clermont Hamilton Montgomery Preble and Warren counties.
James Arthur Mount and Deborah Lynn Brown wed Saturday at 2 30 p m in Oregon Ohio home of the bride's parents. The couple plan to live in Bowling Green after a Cape Cod honeymoon. The bride is an artist for Buckeye Cablevision in Toledo and attended Lipscomb College. The groom is employed at Rimer Precision Casting Co in Waterville and is the son of Arthur Mount. Best man Jon Mount and maid of honor Jill Brown attended the couple.
Mrs. Russell Beam will present a talk on the History of Toby Jugs at a 2 p.m. Thursday FTTF Club meeting at the Women's Center. The Toby mug, created by an English potter over 200 years ago, remains a popular conversational piece in male and female forms, with many variants and stories behind each figure. Mrs. Beam, a collector for over 35 years, will share context and examples as hostesses organize the event.
Ida Morningstar Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will honor past matrons and charter members at a regular meeting tomorrow night at 7 30. Mrs Henry Day and Marion Satterfield will conduct the meeting at the Commercial Building 63 S Main St with social hour managed by Mrs Gerald Johnston Mrs Jessie Wilson and Mrs Harry Lacey.
Birth notices list several families including Mr and Mrs Arnold Duncan yielding a girl and Mr and Mrs Robert Krause with a boy, plus other births at diverse addresses. Out of town baby born at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. Hospital dismissals name numerous patients by full or partial addresses and include counts and patient notes.
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