This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1949
Page
6
After spending several days with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Edward J Kalal of Suburban Lake Cleveland Mrs A J Stoddard has returned to her home on Monroe St.
Miss Muriel Ann Beck of Hamilton was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. LaVerne Yauch and Mrs. Earl Brooks at the Yauch home on Kunz Avenue. The event included autumn blossoms decor, a miniature bridal party, and prize games won by several Becks and local guests. A September 17 wedding to Winston K. Gardner at St. Mary's Church Hamilton was noted, with attendees from Hamilton and nearby towns.
Cleveland AP reports Paul W. Johnston, 57, a former Army brigadier general, will become Erie Railroad president on October 1. He succeeds Robert E. Woodruff, who retires at 65 per company rule and becomes board chairman.
Mrs Charles Lukey and her sister Mrs Nell Webber visit Warren Ohio guests of Miss Helen McCue. Mr and Mrs Harold Courtney visit from South Main Street with Mrs John Burg of Chicago. Cressmans return from Groton Long Point Conn after two weeks. Charles Cowan returns from Kansas City after two weeks. Mrs R V Crist returns from month long western vacation with L H Anglesty of Baton Rouge. Bert Bailey and family join them in town. Nancy Byrd departs for Northwestern University for sophomore year. Juanita Landon to begin training at Mercy Hospital Hamilton. John Richard Sheller starts electrical engineering freshman year at University of Dayton after Hamilton Catholic High School graduation. son of Mrs Melva Sheller.
The text notes the eagle as the most common device in handmade American glassware, with portrait busts of George Washington ranking as the second most popular motif, highlighting emblem and portrait usage in early American decorative pieces.
Mrs. Mary Fenton hosted a linen shower for Ruth Curtis at Linden Ave. Gay flowers and white bows decorated the room. Prizes in evening games went to Mrs. Douglas Hobart and Miss Audrey Fry. Refreshments followed for guests including Mrs. L. Curtis and the honored guest.
Sunday School Workers Class of First Baptist Church meets with Mrs. Barr at 717 West Sixth Street tomorrow at 8 pm. Past Chiefs of Butler County Lafayette Temple visit Glenna Temple at noon for a covered dish. Busy Fingers Sewing Club opens fall with Mrs. Floyd Johnson presiding tomorrow night. Junior Guild of First Presbyterian meets Thursday at 8 pm at Mrs. Robert Sutton's 137 Kensington Street. Epsilon Sigma Alpha holds first fall meeting tomorrow at 7 30 pm in YMCA Room 205. Co-Operettes meet tomorrow evening at 8 in the Girls' Club. Phi Beta Psi begins fall with Mrs. Raine at 7 45 pm Wednesday in YMCA Barnitz room.
The Women's Guild of Church of the Ascension postpones its September meeting from the second Tuesday to September 20. Miss Nancy Neill returns September 19 from an international work camp in Europe where she was assigned to College Covenol in France. Miss Neill is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold D. Neill of 2104 Linden Ave.
The Blue Room at the Manchester Hotel hosted a personal shower for Miss Marjorie Stalls, bride elect of Mark Ware, with Mrs. Thomas E. Ware as hostess. Flowers provided a backdrop as gifts were opened. guests included Mrs. Robert McNair, Mrs. Virgil Perry, Mrs. Earl Achberger, Mrs. Robert Hayes, and several Misses.
Stiff competition produced tie scores for golfers in the two ball foursome at Wildwood yesterday. Unbeatable weather yielded record forms as partners tied for low gross: Mrs. N J Lawler with Morton Taylor, Mrs. H G Mulligan with N J Lawler, Mrs. George Ritter with Nate Kunin and Mrs. Bert Feinthal with Dick Gether. A blind bogey tie matched Mrs. E R Coker with Bert Feinthal against Mrs. A C O Connor and E R Coker. Committee leaders were Mr. and Mrs. James Abbott assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bauer and Mr. and Mrs. Mulligan.
A birthday party for Ed Riffe was hosted at his Trenton home by Mrs. Riffe. Relatives and friends attended, including Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Good and daughter Helen, Ersil Spalding, Forest Coyner and sons Don and Bob of Dayton, John McGuier family, J. K. Porterfield family, Flora Stone and daughters, Charles Griffith and son Danny, Claude Sohn, James Wright family, Edna Mae Cusick, and other guests.
The Board will review the 1950 operating budget and report on ballots that elected 10 new Safety Council Board of Control members. Paul Wilson says the annual National Safety Council convention, set for October 24 in Chicago at the Stevens Hotel, will be discussed. About 15 Middetown safety workers are expected to attend as national officers are chosen. The meeting begins at 4 PM at the Civic Association, with T. Kenney presiding.
Middletown Chapter of the National Secretaries Association will hear its proposed by laws for the first time at a dinner meeting. Miss Patricia Knapp said Dorothy Huff will lead the by laws discussion and possible revisions before adoption. Mrs Pauline Fisher planned a social hour after the session at the Golden Lamb Inn Lebanon.
In Portsmouth Ohio a hospital report confirms three men died from injuries from earlier accidents. Henry Justice 56 of Fullerton Kentucky sustained internal injuries from a ditch work accident near Siloam Kentucky. Henry Howard 45 of Tannery Kentucky died after a rooftop fall onto a fence while employed by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Burley Baldwin 58 of Ironton Ohio died from head injuries in a Portsmouth street intersection crash involving an automobile.
Secretary of Defense Johnson asserts harmony with Secretary of State Acheson and denies rifts over sending a steel mill to Marshal Tito. In a radio discussion with Illinois Democrats O'Hara Sabath and Mack he said disagreements with Dean Acheson lead to agreement, not crisis, and dismissed press claims of infighting. He also promised to name officers resigning for lucrative private posts once pressing matters are settled.
Full military honors marked the burial of Bill Odom the noted pilot who set world and distance flight records He was killed last Monday when his plane crashed at the National Air Races in Cleveland Hundreds attended the graveside service in Friendship Cemetery near the Tombigbee River A formation of fighter planes saluted and petals were scattered Odoms former wife Dorothy joined his parents Mr and Mrs Dennis Odom at the services The flag from the casket was given to his mother Odoms parents had moved to Lowndes County Mississippi last November.
Mrs. Frank Knorr of 904 First Ave returned home from Riverside Illinois after extended care for a daughter and her family injured last June in a motor vehicle crash. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Pressler of Alhambra California and two of their three children also suffered injuries en route to Riverside for a vacation. Hospitalized in Springfield Illinois, all four injured returned to Riverside to convalesce before California. Christopher Columbus first saw land in the New World at San Salvador or Watling Island in the Bahamas.
Robert McDade, executive director of Middletown Junior Achievement, Inc., will speak to the Personnel Association on Tuesday. A committee has been appointed to confer with teenaged personnel managers at local JA companies. The 6:30 p m meeting will be held at the Manchester Hotel.
Pvt. Grant G. Little, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Little of 2108 Woodlawn Ave, has reported to Lackland AFB to begin the Air Force basic airmen indoctrination course.
Arthur F. Hauselman and Sam J. Tutt, president and vice president of Hauselman Transportation, returned Saturday from a central district meeting of the Mayflower Warehousemen's Association. The session convened at Catawba Cliffs Beach Club on Lake Erie.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.