Middletown Garden Club Opens Fall Season and Show Plans
Middletown Garden Club held its first fall meeting at the home of Mrs. David Driscoll as plans moved forward for the second annual Flower Show and fourth Annual Area Art Exhibit to be staged at the Middletown Fine Art Center this weekend. Awards listed include Ireland theme winners Charles W. Beck first and Louise Hunter Windsor second, with Calvin Skinner third. Other honors went to Newman Ebersole, Windsor, Hook, Vorhis, Gray, Beck, and R L Gray for various garden and miniature categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Gregory Conway
Ireland
Charles W. Beck
Louise Hunter Windsor
Calvin Skinner
Newman Ebersole
Windsor
Hook
Robert Vorhis
R. L. Gray
Beck
Shovel and Hoe Garden Club Hosts Meeting at Buchert Home
Mrs. Buchert hosted a Shovel and Hoe Garden Club meeting at Hampton Place. Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Bowman demonstrated dried material arrangements and viewed a film on How To Arrange Flowers featuring J. Gregory Conway. Plans discussed for forthcoming Flower Show and Area Art Exhibit and decorating a Christmas tree outside Middletown Public Library. Awards for mass arrangements were given to Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Roberts, and Mrs. Sutton. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Turrell and Mrs. Caldwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Williams
Robert Bowman
Shovel and Hoe Garden Club
Charles Buchert
Hampton Place
Williams
Bowman
J. Gregory Conway
Middletown Public Library
William Harrison
B. H. Roberts
Robert Sutton
Sutton
Roger Turrell
John Caldwell
Forest Hills Club Sets October Dance With Football Theme
Forest Hills Country Club votes October 1 for its annual fall dance chaired by Edward Erlandson and supported by Eldon McLaughlin E J Fay Wilbur Egelston Robert Campbell Ralph Parmenter Weatherby Wearly and Kershner. The event centers on a Football theme with committee roles for publicity arrangements reservations and decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hills Country Club
Edward Erlandson
Eldon H. McLaughlin
E. J. Fay
Wilbur Egelston
Robert P. Campbell
Ralph Parmenter
Robert Weatherby
Robert Wearly
Marion Kershner
OAGC Regional Meeting Set for Sept 29
Mrs. W A Cordes announces the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs Region Four fall meeting will be September 29 at Hyde Park Community Church. Registration begins 9:30 a.m. business session at 10 a.m. A luncheon precedes a demonstration lecture on church arrangements by Edward Ray. Reservations due by September 20 to Mrs. R B Gilmore Cincinnati.
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W. A. Cordes
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Hyde Park Community Church
Edward Ray
Garden Path
R. B. Gilmore
Rolloway Rd
Cincinnati
Local club meetings announce upcoming events
Coming events include LeSourdsville Ladies Aid meeting Thursday at 1 30 p m at Mrs Yaw s home 311 S Sutphin St Middletown chapter American War Mothers meets Thursday at 1 30 p m at the American Legion Home Delegates to the Ohio State Convention Akron Oct 23 25 will be elected Prosser chapter 367 Order of the Eastern Star meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple Special guests from district 19 will attend the meeting The program will be presented by Mrs C E Wintringham Past matrons and patrons of Prosser chapter will run the social hour.
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LeSourdsville Ladies Aid
William Yaw
S. Sutphin St
Middletown
American War Mothers
American Legion
Ohio
Akron
Prosser
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
District 19
C. E. Wintringham
Maurice Chevalier Celebrates 72nd Birthday Quietly
Paris AP reports Maurice Chevalier the dapper dean of French entertainment marked his 72nd birthday with a quiet at home party. He joked that the number of candles is his secret and his cake remains unseen.
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Paris
Maurice Chevalier
Chevalier
Constructing a Mi Mosa Style Egg Yolk Garnish
Hard cooked egg yolks pressed through a strainer create a fine Mi mosa like garnish suitable for creamed dishes or salads, adding a delicate texture and rich color. The technique yields a light, airy crumble that enhances presentation and flavor.
Miss Gingrich to marry Charles F. Smith in October
Miss Jo Ann Gingrich bride elect was honored with a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Gerald Sheley Mrs. James L. Barton and Mrs. David L. Specht at Stadia Drive Franklin. Guests included many residents from Middle town Miamisburg and nearby. The couple, daughter of Clarence Gingrich and son of the late James Smith, will wed Oct 8 at Trenton Mennonite Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Ann Gingrich
Charles F. Smith
Gerald Sheley
Middletown
James L. Barton
Miamisburg
David L. Specht
Stadia Drive
Franklin
Fred Kline
Howard Sheley
Donald Crawford
Joy Sheley
Clarence Gingrich
Marvin Wison
Peggy Fite
Joel Fite
Amos Gilbert
Bernard Sharp
Connie Specht
Vick Leturgez
Milton Proctor
Lester May
Robert Buchheit
Harry Armitage
Myrtle Martin
James Ringel
Earl Gephart
Linda Leturgez
Gene Clem
Sherry Clem
Gene Botts
George Fenning
Gingrich
Poplar Street
Smith
James Smith
McKinley Street
Mr. Smith
Trenton Mennonite Church
Smith Reunion Brings 90 Relatives Together at Chautauqua
Ninety relatives of the late John Wesley and Catherine Cooper Smith gathered for the 21st Smith family reunion at Chautauqua on Sunday. The event began with a covered-dish dinner and featured color films of last year’s gathering shown by John Swartzel. Harold Smith presided with Albert Swartzel Jr as vice president and Edna Smith as secretary and treasurer, with Orion Smith Jr assisting in arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley
Catherine Cooper Smith
Chautauqua
John Swartzel
Harold Smith
Albert Swartzel Jr
Edna Smith
Orion Smith Jr
Travel notes from Melbourne to Indialantic and beyond
Travel notes report the Wombolds of Moore Street returning from a week in Melbourne and Indialantic Florida. They visited former Middletown residents Mr and Mrs Herbert Ingram and were hosted by Earl Gressie and Elmer Maham of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Indialantic
Fla
Alien Wombolds
Moore Street
Wombolds
Annd
Herbert Ingram
Middletown
Ingrams
Earl Gressie
Elmer Maham
Stitt Family Attends Columbus Wedding Of OSU Grads
Mrs Dorothy B Stitt and her sons Donald and David of Brentwood Street plan a weekend in Columbus to attend the wedding of her nephew Harry B Thomas of New York State to Miss Billie Sue Laferty of Martin Kentucky. Thomas and Laferty are OSU students. Donald Stitt will then travel to New York City for his first year at NYU College of Arts and Sciences with Thomas’ parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy B. Stitt
Donald
David
Brentwood Street
Columbus
Harry B. Thomas
New York State
Billie Sue Laferty
Charles N. Laferty
Martin, Ky
Thomas
College of Arts and Sciences
Arthur Harrison
Long Island
Eleanor Roosevelt Says Khrushchev Should Not Be Confined
London AP report states Eleanor Roosevelt on Monday criticized plans to confine Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to Manhattan Island during the United Nations session. She said it is silly to limit his movements and that such restrictions serve no real purpose.
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London
Eleanor Roosevelt
Khrushchev
Manhattan Island
United Nations
Attendants Named For Harkrader-Scorti Rites
Miss Joann Harkrader to wed Paul Edward Scorti in Holy Trinity Church September 24 at 9 30 am. Sister Mrs John Huntsbarger of Glenshaw Pa as matron of honor. Bridesmaids Mrs Jerry Harkrader Mrs John Harkrader Mrs Phillip Jones and Mrs William Clark. Best man Eugene Scorti of Miami. Ushers Michael Scorti Jerry Harkrader Pasquale Scorti John Harkrader Phillip Jones Gerald Schneider. Flower girl Deborah Sue Humblesarger Pittsburgh. Ringbearer Glen Harkrader. Reception 2 to 5 pm at Forest Hills Country Club hosted by Mrs James Yenser Mrs Michael Arthur Mrs Donald Meadows and others. Parents listed for both families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joann Harkrader
Paul Edward Scorts
Holy Trinity Church
John Huntsbarger
Glenshaw
Penn
Jerry Harkrader
John Harkrader
Phillip Jones
William Clark
Eugene Scorti
Miami
Fla
Michael Scorti
Pasquale Scorti
Gerald Schneider
Deborah Sue Humisbarger
Pittsburgh
Flower Girl
Glen Harkrader
Plans Readied For Assembly's Fall Dance
Middletown Assembly announces its first dance of the season with theme Vacation Memories. Douglas McCabe and Lee Wildemuth chair the committee, with Cliff Lash's orchestra set to perform from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at the Manchester Hotel ballroom followed by breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Assembly
Douglas McCabe
Cliff Lash
Manchester
McCabes
Lee Wildermuth
Charles Gorman
Homer Weikel
J. R. Caldwell
W. C. MacIntyre
Assembly
Longview Service League Plans Hospital Party
Mrs. Roland Hinsch presided at a Peasttown meeting of the Longview Social Service League last night. Plans for a Saturday party at Longview Hospital in Cincinnati were discussed, with hostesses from St. Luke Presbyterian Church. Eleven board members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Hinsch
Longview Social Service League Board
Robert Conarroe
Peasttown
Longview Hospital
Cincinnati
St. Luke Presbyterian Church
Merman's Daughter Weds College Student in Juarez Elopement
Colorado Springs AP report says 21 year old William L. Geary of Wayne PA and Ethel Merman Six wed May 6 in Juarez Mexico. They reside in Colorado Springs and Mrs. Geary is the daughter of the late Robert Levitt. the Sixes are currently estranged.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado College
Ethel Merman
William L. Geary
Wayne, Pa
Juarez
Mexico
Mrs. Geary
Miss Merman
Robert Levitt
New York
Robert F. Six
Sixes
Vital Statistics Births Across Lebanon and Franklin Areas
A series of birth notices from Lebanon and Franklin lists several newborns and their parents. Names include Ernie and unknown Miller at 418 Pleasant St with a boy, Leon and unknown Hanes at 854 Martz Paullin Road with a boy, Loren and unknown Wells at 1913 Brentwood St with a boy, and multiple other families with girls or boys born Monday or today. Additional out of town entry mentions Willis Laut at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Miller
Pleasant St
Lebanon
Leon Hanes
Martz
Paullin Road
Franklin
Loren Wells
Brentwood St
Arlié Cooke
Logan Ave
Charles Curtis
Highland St
Luther Banks
Community Roll Call Notices From City Streets
A long list of residents including Urban Kurry Baltimore St Darwin Brown Trenton David Null Lyon Null Jewell St William Cotengum West Mid dletown Richard Shockley Carolina St James Estes Bexley Dribe Mrs Lawrence Curtis Mi amisburg Edward Rose Smith St Oscar Turner Prospect Ave Mrs Johnnie Kidd Woodlawn Mrs Rex Lane Yankee Road Hershel Barrett Ohio Ave Lenon Hunter Prospect Ave Mrs Walter Schneiler Young Mrs James Helton Wood lawn Ave Mrs Thomas Rupp Ellen Drive Benno Mende Shafer St Walter Fugett Franklin Joseph Liston Main St James Posey Franklin Susan Mayer Ernest Mayer Frank Scottie Whitt Lavern Whitt Oxford State Rd John Farkas Wicoff St Kenneth Cox West Alexandria Rd Vance Tipton McKinley St James Klame Flemming Rd Boyd Dickerson Moore St Holly Esselman Fernwood St Mrs Carlos McNabb Lylburn Mrs Richard Gold Lawn Ave Walter Wirtley Germantown Rd Grandview Hospital Dayton DISMISSED Mrs Charles Bowman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urban Kurry
Baltimore
Darwin Brown
Trenton
David Null
and Mes Lyon Null
Jewell St
William Cotengum
West Middletown
Richard Shockley
Carolina
James R. Estes
Bexley
Lawrence Curtis
Miamisburg
Edward Rose
Smith
Oscar Turner
Prospect Ave
Johnnie Kidd
Woodlawn
Rex Lane
Yankee Road
Hershel Barrett
Ohio
Lenon Hunter
Walter Schneiler
Young
James Helton
Woodlawn Ave
Thomas Rupp
Ellen Drive
Benno Mende
Shafer St
Walter F. Fugett
Franklin
Joseph Liston
Main St
James Posey
Susan Mayer
Ernest Mayer
Scottie Whitt
Lavern Whitt
Oxford State
John Farkas
Wicoff St
Kenneth Cox
West Alexandria Road
Vance Tipton
McKinley St
James Klame
Flemming Road
Boyd Dickerson
Moore St
Holly Esselman
Robert Esselman
Fernwood St
Carlos McNabb
Lylburn Road
Richard Gold
Lawn Ave
Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club Honors 51 Points Winners
Members meet for a master point session at Temple Beth Sholom recreation room and post high averages. Mrs. C. M. Woodruff and Mrs. M. L. Johnston take first with 51 points, Del Meyer duo second with 45, and Mrs. Gordon Nein with Mrs. Leland Lynch Jr. third with 141 2 points.
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Middletown
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Middletown Garden Club
Mrs. Buchert
OAGC
Miss Gingrich
Mike Finley
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
James Finley
Orchard Street
Templyn Maffett
Orlando Avenue
Rosalie
New Concord
Muskingum College
Eleanor
Est Hills Country Club
James Yenser
Michael Arthur
Donald Meadows
George W. Barnes
Robert Burnette
Hamilton
Miss Harkrader
Orland Harkrader
Kensington Street
James Lezzoni
Baltimore Street
Merman
Edward L. Goode
J. R Weir
Marshall Road
Sylvia Goode
Kensington St
Grimes
Pat Carberry
William Carberry
Rogs
Brucie Chambers
Jerry Chambers
Winona Drive
Paul Cornele
James Cox
Kay Freeze
Raymond Hanes
Frank
Lin
Dorothea Hardin
James Belcher
Calumet Ave
Rance Hunter
N. Main
Percival Johnson
Elmo Place
Franklin Modlin
James Parman
Camden
Jackie Robinson
Dewey Robinson
Ottawa St
Paul Taylor
First Ave
Ira Tout
Stephen Velde
Augustus Wheeler
10Th Ave
Ronald Lawson
Lancelot Lawson
Oxford State Road
Willis Laut
S. Marshall Rd
Mercy Hosiital
Walter Wirtley
Germantown Road
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Charles Bowman
Monarch
Ross
Boyswear
Ross’ Boyswear
America
Ross’ Shoe Dept
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