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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1959

Page

6

Miss Crawford France Name Bridal Attendants

Miss Shirley Crawford and Sherwin Eisman announce their September 19 wedding at 7 30 P M in the First Methodist Church. Sister-in-law Mrs Kenneth Crawford to be matron of honor. Lela Crooke bridesmaid. Kathy Wakefield flower girl. John Weber best man. ushers Kenneth Crawford Donald Johnson Allan Geeting. Reception hostsesses include Mary Ann Downey Roberta Shafer Mrs John Erb and Mrs Ralph Cullum of Parkersburg West Virginia.

Shirley Crawford Sherwin Eisman First Methodist Kenneth Crawford Lela Crooke Kathy Wakefield John Weber Donald Johnson Allan Geeting Fellowship Hall Mary Ann Downey Roberta Shafer John Erb Ralph Cullum Parkersburg W. Va

Dance On Party Boat Is Planned

Committees for Les Recoltes fall dance meet at the Hollinsworth home in Franklin to plan the Oct. 17 party boat cruise on the Ohio River. The four hour cruise ends with breakfast. Mr and Mrs Robert Myerly are co chairmen. next planning session Oct 3 at the Messinger home.

Jahnson James Hollinsworth Judy Drive Franklin Ohio River Robert Myerly Paul Messinger Charles Harbach R. Joseph Burns Myerly Messinger Helton Drive

Domina Soroptimist Club Meets at Meadows Thursday

Domina Events Soroptimist Club will meet Thursday at 6 30 p m at the Meadows with Miss Betty Leasure presiding as president in charge of the meeting.

Soroptimist Club the Meadows Betty Leasure

Club Pool Still Open at Forest Hills This Week

Forest Hills Country swim pool remains open from Sent. 9 to Sept. 13 due to continued hot weather. Hours are 12 30 p m to 6 30 p m.

Forest Hills Country

Hairbrush Useful for Dusting Carved Furniture

A baby hairbrush is described as a practical tool for dusting carved furniture and grillework, offering a simple household solution for cleaning delicate surfaces.

Marilyn Sennet to Wed Howard L Johnson Jr at Holy Trinity

Miss Marilyn Sennet will marry Howard L. Johnson Jr. in Holy Trinity Church at 10:30 a.m. Attendants include maid of honor Suzanne Sennet and bridesmaids Sandra Kemp Marsha Harris and others. Best man Omar Johnson. reception at Middletown Sportsmen's Club. breakfast at Manchester Hotel.

Marilyn Ann Sennet Suzanne Sennet Howard L. Johnson Jr Howard L. Johnson Sr Mary Etta Street Holy Trinity Church Miss Sennet Donald Heffron Sandra Kemp Marsha Harris Hamilton Barbara Jean Kraft Douglas Harris Omar William Johnson Robert Davis Doyle Whitaker Donald Lau Middletown Sportsmen's Club Ruth Ann Fedders Molly Sullivan Carol Sue Jones Catherine Jackson Manchester Hotel Florence Sennet Superior Avenue Leo M. Sennet Franklin

Travel Notes Highlight Baptist arts workshop in Wisconsin

Mr and Mrs Walter Bollinger of Decatur Ind visited their son Rev C W Bollinger in Hood Ave. The Ramsdells returned home after Wisconsin and northern Michigan travel. At Green Lake Wis they attended a 10 day conference Workshop In the Arts at the American Baptist Assembly with Mrs Ramsdell as soloist in a concert.

Walter Bollinger Decatur, Ind C. W. Bollinger Hood Avenue Robert Ramsde Central Avenue Wisconsin Michigan Green Lake Wis Ramsdell American Baptist Assembly

Goforth Family Reunion At Armco Park

The Goforth family reunion gathered yesterday at Armco Park with relatives and guests from Ohio Delaware and California. Attendees included many Day ton residents such as Mr and Mrs Jack Wolf Mr and Mrs Samuel Goforth Sr Mr and Mrs Kenneth Goforth Mr and Mrs William Barna and Mrs Theresea Goforth among others.

Goforth Armco Park Ohio Delaware California Jack Wolf Middletown Samuel Goforth Sr Kenneth Goforth William Barna Dayton Henry Goforth Earl Goforth Arthur Goforth Fred LeMay John Young Marvin Harmon Robert Rice Omer Young Monterey Calif Samuel Goforth Jr Dover Del Theresea Goforth Centralia Farr Henry Samuel

Engagement Announced for Delia Marie Pfiefer and Herschel Steward

Mr and Mrs Carl Pfieffer of Hamilton announce the engagement of their daughter Delia Marie to Herschel R Steward son of Mr and Mrs Sid Steward of Lebanon The bride to be is a Wayne Township High School and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing graduate now employed in the offices of Dr Ernest D Davis and Dr C Richard Hardin in Hamilton Mr Steward is a Lebanon High School graduate employed by Western Star No wedding date set

Carl Pfieffer Hamilton Delia Marie Herschel R. Steward Sid Steward Lebanon Wayne Township High School Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Ernest D. Davis C. Richard Hardin Steward Lebanon High School Western Star

Drake White Rites Planned

The marriage of Miss Patricia Ron Drake and Carl Frank White will be solemnized Saturday at 7 30 p m in the Peasttown Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church. The Rev Clifford W Hatfield will perform the double ring ceremony. Miss Drake has asked Mrs Don Pelfrey of Camden to attend as matron of honor. Mrs William Drake the bride elects sister in law will serve as bridesmaid. William P Stiles will attend as best man and ushers will be Neal Richmond and William Drake, brother of the bride elect. Mrs Robert McNutt and Mrs Orville Wright Jr will host the church social room reception. The bride elect is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Y Drake of West Middletown Rt 1. Mr and Mrs Carl W White of Heinkel Road are the parents of the prospective groom.

Patricia Ron Drake Carl Frank White Peasttown Heights William Drake Robert McNutt Orville Wright Jr William Y. Drake West Middletown Rt. 1 Carl W. White Heinkel Road

Vital Statistics Roundup of Local Births and Notices

Daily brief listing births in Lebanon Franklin and Mohawk Mohawk areas with names and dates. Entries include Harp er Heintz Tucker Bailey Earnest Smith Allen Taylor Brown Smith Rose Muncy Hembree Eckhardt Marcum Wilson and others. Also out of town names and dismissals noted for hospitals and residences.

James M. Harper Lebanon John M. Heintz S. Main St Franklin Lee Tucker Andrews St Jack T. Bailey Earnest Forest Ave Chester Smith Kay St

Local Marriage Licenses Listed for Four Couples

Kenneth D. Lindsey, 24, clerk, Eaton Route 4, wed Virginia Jewell, 20, secretary, Oxford Route 1. Raymond Ashley, 46, crane operator, 1809 North Avenue, to Macie H. Augspurger, 51, practical nurse, 2309 South Avenue. Marion Venters, 41, machine operator, 3207 Locust Street, to Lorene Norvell, 38, 3102 Rufus.

Kenneth D. Lindsey Eaton Rt Virginia Jewell Oxford Rt Raymond Ashley North Ave Macie H. Augspurger South Ave Marion Venters Locust St Lorene Norvell Rufus St

Local Notables Listed in Hospital and Residence Notes

In The Hospital Mrs. Tessie Veidt of Forest Ave, Benjamin Terrill of Baltimore St, Mrs. Howard L. Puckett of West Middletown.

Evalee Carmichael Garfield St Ernest Gentry Forest Ave Marcus Hagins West Elkton Ida Mae Mozena Lebanon Tessie Veidt Benjamin Terrill Baltimore St Howard L. Puckett West Middletown

Foul Ball Injury Leads to Skull Surgery

Robert Miller of Dayton underwent skull surgery after a line drive foul struck him in the forehead during a Milwaukee-Cincinnati game at Crosley Field. He remained in fair condition at Christ Hospital Monday night.

Cincinnati Robert Miller Dayton Christ Hospital Crosley Field Miller

Meetings Notice for Local Organizations This Tuesday

Tuesday meetings scheduled across multiple groups including South Middletown Fire Dept Amanda fire Station Sertoma Manchester Hotel VFW Miami Valley Post 3809 post HQ Mayfield Fire Dept Sheffield Street fire house Sportsmens Club Monroe IOOF Hall Miami Lodge SPEBSQSA Legion Home FOE Lodge 28 Eagles Hall Alcoholics Anonymous 8 30 p.m Al Anon Family Group 8 30 p.m.

Middletown Fire Dept Amanda Sertoma Manchester VFW Miami Valley Mayfield Fire Dept Sheffield Street Miami Lodge Monroe Ioof Spebsqsa Legion FOE Lodge Eagles Hall Alcoholics Anonymous Al-Anon Family Group

Community Meeting Schedule Gathers Local Groups

WEYNESDAY events list reads Civic Association Girl Scout Room Knights of St. John at 7 p m in St John Basement Franklin FOE Auxiliary 7 30 National Guard 107th Armored Cavalry 7 30 p m Armory FOP Lodge 34 8 p m Police Pistol Range a compact roundup of local organization meeting times and locations

Knights of St. John St. John Franklin Foe National Guard 107Th Armored Cavalry Armory

Keep Extra Beauty Aids For Guests

Jeanne D Arcy offers tips to prepare a guest room for visitors. Check the room by staying overnight to identify missing comforts. Stock a vanity with tissues cotton balls cleansing cream astringent lotion talcum powder spray cologne and a face powder box plus mascara remover pads and a beauty mask. Ensure bath supplies a comfortable chair good reading light ash tray magazines towels soap bath oil and after-bath friction. Provide an extra blanket sturdy hangers a hatbox and shoe trees in the closet or bureau drawer.

Atria Iself

Rossellini Invited to Make Soviet Film

Roberto Rossellini said the Soviet government asked him to visit Moscow next year and possibly make a movie or two. He had not decided whether to accept the invitation extended through the Soviet Embassy in Venice.

Venice Italy Roberto Rossellini Moscow

Catholic Science Conference Opens in Cincinnati

The 20th annual Institutum Divi Thomae research conference begins in Cincinnati with 15 affiliated units presenting 31 technical papers in biology physics and chemistry. Three doctorates and one master of science degree will be awarded at the joint convocation.

Cincinnati Institutum Divi Thomae Roman Catholic Research Laboratory Institutum

Youth Jumps Into Big Business Deal

St Louis AP reports 21 year old Kirby Westheimer a Harvard Business School student made a bold entry into the novelty business by purchasing one million Mexican jumping beans and cornering half of the year’s world market for his father’s firm. The beans grown in northern Mexico were shipped to a St Louis warehouse in handmade tin containers by mule bus car train and plane. They jump due to small moth larvae under their skin.

ST. Louis Kirby Westheimer Westheimer Harvard Business School Mexico Sierra Madre

Cook Times for White Potatoes by Preparation

Whole white potatoes weighing a few pounds take 30 to 35 minutes to cook. If cut into pieces, they become tender 10 to 15 minutes sooner.

Couple Celebrate 79th Anniversary in North Carolina

SPRUCE PINE NC AP Uncle Will Ledford and his wife both 100 celebrate their 7th wedding anniversary. He has dim eyesight but they toil around the house with help from relatives. They have lived in Mitchell County most of their lives, with six children of whom five survive, along with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Spruce Pine N.C Will Ledford Will Mitchell County

Private funeral for Kay Kendall announced

London AP reports actress Kay Kendall died Sunday of leukemia after a long illness and a private funeral will be held. Her agent declined to provide the date.

London Kay Kendall

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