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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1967

Page

7

Attendants Feted At Dinner For Spencer Webb Wedding

Mr and Mrs A B Spencer hosted a dinner after the wedding rehearsal for son Joe Spencer and his fiancée Miss Linda Webb at Tibbs Restaurant Franklin. Attendees included Rev and Mrs G Walter Weber Mr and Mrs Thomas Webb Miss Dianne Webb Miss Carolyn Hall Miss Joyce Espenmiller Miss Becky Corn John Spencer Lou Andrews Wayne Bolen and others. The wedding is set for this evening at 7 30 at the First Baptist Church.

Joseph Atkinson Jr Miss Webb Spencer First Baptist Church

Doll Club Members Honored in Indiana and Ohio

Reports from the National Institute of American Doll Artists in Boston were shared at a Lower Miami Valley Doll Club meeting in Richmond Indiana. Honorees included Mrs Roy Johnson Germantown who earned National Artists distinction and Mrs Roy Hopple Dayton who won second prize for her original portrait doll. The club urged registration for the regional convention at the Harding Hotel Marion April 26 27.

National Institute of American Doll Artists Boston Miami Valley Marion Hopple Richard Shiveley Dayton

Retreat Reservation District 4 Miami Presbytery Retreat

Retreat of District 4 Miami Presbytery to be held Friday Sept 22 from 9 30 a m to 2 p m at Oxford Memorial United Presbyterian Church 101 N Main St Oxford. Women from First United Presbyterian Church are asked to reserve by Monday with Mrs Douglas Alder and to request transportation. Rev Robert Foster host church pastor will be guest speaker. Theme Dare to Be A Christian Today. Luncheon $1 per person.

Miami

Lydia Guild Meeting Set

The first Lydia Guild meeting of the season at First Methodist Church is set for Wednesday in Fellowship Hall. A 6 p.m. dinner precedes the session directed by Mrs. Otto Kash, with a pledge service by guild officers and a talk by Mrs. C. E. Wintringham on identity and creativity. Mrs. Ethel Rammel chairs the hostess committee.

Lydia Guild First Methodist Church Fellowship Hall Otto Kash Guild C. E. Wintringham Ethel Rammel Richard LeRoy Circle Six Robert Reiner Circle Reader Sune Richards E. S. Land Milton Road H. W. Bish Harold Hannah Circle Seven Homer Dickerson Adam Fink Charles Lehman George Morningstar George Russell Glenn Miller Millard Bechtel Gladys Drive Circle Five Roy Benning Geraldine Himburg Harry Brakeman William D. Long Harry Clinton Lune Richards Paul Leaming Board of Evangelism Nashville

Zion Lutheran Women Plan Sept 19 Meeting at Central Ave Church

Zion Lutheran Church Women will meet Tuesday September 19 at 7 30 p m at the church on Central Avenue. Mrs Dudley Kramer will lead discussion of The Dropout Story with co leader Mrs Carl Swartbaugh and Miss Phyllis Earnhart on the program. Hostesses are Mrs Alvin Bennett and Mrs Harold Cairns.

Zion Lutheran Church Central Avenue Dudley Kramer Carl Swartbaugh Phyllis Earnhart Alvin Bennett Harold Cairns

Circles To Meet At St Pauls Church Next Week

Four circle sessions and a workday are planned for St Pauls United Church of Christ groups. On Wednesday Miller at 9 15 a.m. Parks at 9 15 a.m. and Barnes at 1 15 p.m. meet at listed homes. A women's workday is set for 9 30 a.m. Thursday. Gleaner Circle gathers at 7 p.m. at Mrs Rickard 414 Millard Franklin. The Sewing Circle at Bethlemhem Lutheran convenes Wednesday afternoon.

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ Miller James Neal Aberdeen Drive Parks Edwin Lorig Wildwood Road Barnes Armco Girls Gleaner Circle Robert Rickard Millard Drive Franklin

Fire incidents sweep Carlisle area with several small blazes

Fire calls register across Carlisle last night and early today. At 6:10 p.m. on Roosevelt Avenue a tree burned with no damage. A Buick service garage on Verity Parkway prompted smoke scare from faulty wiring. A Min nesota Street fuel line fire damaged a car owned by Robert Eversole. A trash barrel fire near the Post Office caused no damage. A false alarm sounded at Garden and Elm. Early today, Diamond National Corp area reported a basement scrap box fire tied to cigarette, no damage.

Roosevelt Ave N. Verity Parkway Guyler Buick Minnesota St Robert Eversole Dalton Ave Carlisle Verity Parkway Post Office Garden Avenue Elm Street Central Avenue West Alley Diamond National Corp

Top Gardener Shares Free Form Floral Arranging Tips

Mrs. Gordon Elam, past Region Three director and holder of the Top Gardener award, spoke at a Garden Club luncheon at Mrs. Robert Tennant’s Grand Avenue home. She described Free Form arranging as a durable exhibiting style, contrasting it with traditional arranging for tables and churches. A Christmas workshop is planned at Mrs. James Stewart’s Carlisle home.

Robert Tennant Grand Avenue Designer’s Garden Club Jack Varney Harry Waldner Russell Malcolm Jr Gordon Elam Ohio James Stewart Carlisle

Bridal Shower Honors Kathleen O Friel Before Sept. 23

Miss Kathleen O Friel, whose wedding to Douglas P Hammond on September 23 at Holy Trinity Church is planned, was feted with a miscellaneous shower at Armco Girls Holiday House. Twenty one Middletown and Franklin guests attended, including many relatives and friends.

Kathleen O’friel Douglas P. Hammond Holy Trinity Church Margaret Edwards Paul Walker Jr Armco Girls Owen Hammond Larry Harvel James Dineen Betsy Robbins Charles Egelston Karen Begley Jack Begley James Brown Rudy Hardler John Timberlake Justin Holweger David Meeker Ann Agee R. M. O’friel Russell Weidle Lyn Hickman Richard Rogers

Two Ohio Marines Killed in Vietnam Action

Washington AP reports Defense Department confirmation that Lance Cpl. Richard Fisher of Lodi and Pfc. Lee Irving of Heath, both Marines, were killed in action in Vietnam.

Washington (Ap Defense Department Lance Cpl Richard Fisher Lodi Ohio Pfe Lee Irving Heath Vietnam

Church Circle Activities Highlight Local Women’s Groups

Fifteen members of Circle Four Bethlehem Lutheran Women of the Church met for a covered dish dinner and business at Mrs. Charles Fuller’s home. Announcements covered the Sewing Circle Christmas bazaar on Nov 9 and the next session at Mrs Linkins 1025 Kunz Ave.

Circle Four Bethlehem Lutheran Women of the Church Charles Fuller Frank Wendt Karl Banzhaf Thomas Linkins Sewing Circle Miami Valley Mrs. Fuller Louise Hayes

Middletown Club Hosts Slide on Local History

George Crout gave a slide presentation on The Early History of Middletown at the Soroptimist Club meeting Thursday at the Holiday Inn. An annual District One meeting was announced for October 7 at Stratford House in Dayton. Mrs. L S Mobly, with Mrs. Gilbert Egelston, hosted Delta Chapter Cristonians at a Sebald Drive home meeting. Bill Deaton of L & Paint Store spoke on carpeting.

George Crout Middletown Soroptimist Club Holiday Inn Stratford House Dayton L. S. Mobly Gilbert Egelston Sebald Drive Delta Chapter Cristonians Bill Deaton

Local Births and Names of Residents

Vital Statistics lists multiple births for Franklin and surrounding areas with five families welcoming boys and girls this Friday. Out of town entries include residents from Carlisle Grandview Dayton Hill Ave Regent Drive and nearby streets.

Kenneth Morris Washington St Thomas Oligee Sheffield St Jay Doty Weidner Franklin Toby Madwell Allen St Robert Dearth Highland St Charles Shouse Maple Ave Carlisle Grandview Hospital Dayton Robert Sandlin Hill Ave Richard Shaffer Regent Drive Joseph Perkins Beech

Hospital Dismissals Bowing to rising costs in BG

Bowling Green State University announced it will charge for certain medical services previously free to students. Carrie Senften cites rising costs as the reason. Tracey Bowling, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Bowling, is noted in the report.

Lee Deaton Meadow Bowling Green Ohio Avenue Bowling Green State Carrie Senften University Roosevelt Ave Tracey Bowling William Bowling Wilbraham Roads

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