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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1949
Page
9
Mrs W A Von Hagen of Bronxville New York will spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs David E Harlan of 604 South Main Street Middletown. The visitor is the former Miss Cath erine Harlan.
The Lodges Daughters of Penelope opened the season with a business meeting at the YMCA led by Mrs. Chris Pappas. Discussion covered the DayTon district convention report, aiding a war orphan, and forming a bowling team with a September 21 social planned. Lions Auxiliary resumed monthly meetings at the Girls Club with new committees, prizes, and refreshments. Mrs. Carl Combs departs for California with thanks and gifts. 21 members attended.
Women of the Moose met at Moose Hall last evening at 7 30 for regular business. Plans for a birthday party on September 21 for all members are underway. Mrs Charles Bolton chairs the group with OS Gee and a committee assisting.
The Goodwill Mothers' Club will meet tomorrow at 7 30 p m with Mrs Everett Dennis ton of 306 Shafer Street. The program includes apple cooking instructions with sliced apples simmered in a touch of water sugar and butter or margarine with lemon rind or vanilla for flavor. Served over sponge cake squares with vanilla whipped cream.
Miss Babs Turvey arrives in Green Bay to stay with grandmother Mrs. Thomas Pickerell. Lake Vermillion anglers Leo Holman R C Dowling and H W Bish plan a ten day outing. David Cox and daughter Nancy visit Stephens College in Columbia Missouri while Lt Col and Mrs Ralph E Pearson host them. Miss Cox and Miss Charlotte Ann Pearson were Middletown classmates. Mrs Florence Sanders hosts two granddaughters en route to Smith College and Chatman Hall. Granddaughters Joanne Shartle and Sarah travel from Troy Ohio to school in Massachusetts and Virginia. Mr and Mrs Salvatore Martone and daughter Janie return to Westfield Massachusetts. Mail of Charles St.
Mrs A A Thomas entertained the Jol ly Eight Club at her daughter Mrs Robert Thomas home on Main Street with high scores by Mrs J M McLain Mrs P Spisak and Mrs T O Philips The next meeting will be at Mrs Frank Chapmans Franklin Street for a covered dish Circle 4 Homemakers Club met at Mrs E A Day 201 Harrison Street with a cov ered dish supper and a business meeting Eight new members were welcomed Mrs E W Clark Mrs Charles Combs Mrs E A Day Mrs Charles Geisler Mrs Ben Hoyt Mrs Leonard Rothe Mrs Harris Norris and Mrs Robert Highland Suburban Club met at Mrs George Fry Sr s home with cards
Rules set for Society Department specify 10 30 a m next day deadline for most items and 1 30 p m Saturday cutoff. Sunday pictures must arrive by Thursday noon with a week advance space reservation. engagements or weddings only. birthdays and stork showers not used. Friday 3 00 p m Sunday calendar deadline. The society group lists winners and members including Mrs John Strait and Marie Waites along with Gladys Margerum and others.
A bon voyage party hosted by Mr and Mrs T O McDonald on Highland St honored Fred Cerva of Pretoria South Africa who leaves today for Halifax Canada then home. The event featured sailboat decorations red white and blue and a bon voyage cake. Guests included Mr and Mrs John R Taylor newlyweds, Mr and Mrs Walter Coddington, Mr and Mrs L K Henderson, Mr and Mrs J Whitehead, Mr and Mrs Richard Coddington, Miss Shirley Ann McDonald, Tom McDonald Jr, Miss Glena Day, with hosts. Cerva has worked for Armco Steel six months and returns to Pretoria to join Escor Steel Corporation.
Mr. and Mrs. W H Spindler spoke on gardening across the U S at the Ardmore Drive meeting of the Neighbor Garden Club. Mrs Spindler discussed climate and soil variations from California to the Mississippi Valley and the Santa Barbara Gardens goal of native materials. Mr Spindler described California forest giants and Sequoia, followed by prizewinning floral arrangements and a late social hour.
Middletown Booster Club revises football program design for Middletown High School. The six team songs and photos will appear each game, with programs sold at Lincoln Field booth on Central Ave and Broad St. Each program numbered with two free tickets awarded by number called. Hamilton game and home games will have loud speaker and announcer Morris Smith contracted for duties. Hiens aids speech classes. transportation funded for students to Cincinnati plays and Ohio speech contests.
Fifteen girls enrolled for fall classes at Middletown Hospital's School of Nursing by the deadline. With two external students added, the class includes five Middletown girls and ten from outside the city. Formal training begins Sunday with four months in science and nursing art and university affiliation for science studies.
The Beckett Paper Company fire brigade was named champion in Hamilton by Middle Town Fire Department Captain Richard Minor and Lieutenant Gerald Horn. Twelve teams entered the annual test of fighting proficiency with 32 events judged at the YWCA in Hamilton after a dinner.
Monroe School students will hear Robert McDade, local Junior Achievement director, explain the program at a 2:45 PM assembly. Students 14 years or older may sign to join one of 17 companies in formation.
Middle town veterans rush to apply for the National Service Life Insurance dividend. At the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars homes about 4,000 of an estimated 6,000 veterans had filed by midweek for the $2.8 billion dividend. Tonight ends the volunteer work session with processing to begin at 7 p.m. and extended hours at the Legion and VFW offices. Lampe and Fullen praised 75 volunteers and Civic Association help for speeding filings and saving many applications.
Instructions describe peeling tomatoes by plunging whole fruits into hot water briefly, then transferring to cold water to loosen skins, allowing easy removal for fresh summer salads. The method emphasizes quick, simple skin removal for culinary prep.
An expanded information service for businessmen is to be provided through the U S Department of Commerce. It includes a Procurement Manual listing government purchases and procurement agencies. Interested firms may join the mailing list via the Cincinnati District Office library at 1204 Federal Reserve Bank Building.
Detective John Fitzgerald, Johnny Mays, and Herman Rekers prepared a polio fund booth at Central Ave and Broad St. when two year old David Norman Mohn handed his first dime to the campaign. His father carried him to the booth as the youngster insisted on placing the coin on the counter amid early donations totaling 2.10.
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