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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1949

Page

6

Social Briefs Highlight Local Bridge Club and Visits

Mrs. Erle Hanson hosted her Monday Night Bridge Club with Mrs. Glen Lane winning first prize and Mrs. Ernest Bowen second. Attendees included Mrs. Bowen, Mrs. Jim O’Donnell, Mrs. Homer Boxwell, and others. Visitations featured relatives from New York and Dayton with Purdue ties and trips to Indianapolis and Norfolk.

Erle Hanson Grand Ave Glen Lane Ernest Bowen Mary Strodtbeck Bowen Jim O'Donnell Homer Boxwell Adele Freeze John Anderson George Kampschaefer Lane Hanson

Society Deadline Rules for Social Items

Establishes the society deadline and rules for submissions to the Society Department. Reports must be in by 10 30 am the next day with a 9 30 am Saturday cutoff. Sunday pictures arrive by Thursday noon and weddings beyond ten days old are unusable.

Local club notices and gatherings listed for midweek

Mrs Frank Chapman Sr hosts Jolly Eight at a 630 PM covered dish. Busy Bee Sewing Club postpones to October 19 at Mrs Asher Hensleys West Alexandria Rd West Middletown. Gleaners of First Methodist meet Thursday 2 PM at the church with coupons. Vicksburg Circle Ladies G.A.R. gather at homes of Anna Brothers 2012 Grand Ave tomorrow noon for covered dish, then meet 730 PM at Civic Association with Mrs Lawrence Dugan presiding. Young Mothers Study League meets tonight at 8 PM with Mrs De Freeze and Mrs Graft assisting. New Comers Club meets Tuesday 730 PM in Girl Scout Club room for white elephant sale hosted by Clem ent Amore M J Safarik and Richard Slade.

Busy Bee Sewing Club Tober 19 Asher Hensley West Alexandria Rd West Middletown Vicksburg Grand Army of the Republic Anna Brothers Grand Ave Allan Granenstein Civic Association Lawrence Dugan Clemment Amore M. J. Safarik Richard Slade

Rebekah Lodge Marks 98th Anniversary With Dinner

The Lodges Viola Rebekah Lodge met at the Knights of Malta Hall at 6 30 with a covered dish dinner to mark the 98th anniversary of the Rebekah Odd fellowship. Mrs Harold Flaster presided at the business meeting. Thirty members attended and plans were made for an auction at the next meeting.

Viola Rebekah Lodge Knights of Malta Rebekah Oddfellowship Harold Flatster

Pipeline Granted Go Ahead in Butler County

Butler County commissioners approved Mid Valley Pipeline to bore under 17 roads for a 29 inch crude oil main from Texas fields to Lima. County Engineer Jesse Pochard inspected plans and approved the grant as the line trends almost north with a closest approach east of Millville toward Hamilton.

Butler County Midvalley Pipeline Company Texas Fields Lima Millville Hamilton Jesse Pochard

Deadline Set for Friday Afternoon Events

The notice states a 3 p.m. Friday deadline and excludes children's birthday parties and stork showers from consideration.

Date Set For Marriage Of Miss Pat Smiley To Vernon L Schwing

Miss Pat Smiley daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Smiley of Fourteenth Ave has set October 8 for her marriage to Vernon L Schwing The ceremony will be at the First Baptist parsonage in Erwin Tennessee with Rev R H Dills officiating Only attendants will be Mrs Fay Brown and Alfred Schwing

Pat Smiley R. E. Smiley Fourteenth Ave Vernon L. Schwing First Baptist Erwin Tenn R. H. Dills Fay Brown Alfred Schwing

Trial Is Faced 14 Years After Double Slaying

Guerino Carlucetti stands trial for the 1935 murders of Mike Gioannetti and Laura Gioannetti of Swatara Station Pa. adjudged sane after lunacy ruling, he earlier admitted not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecution seeks to prove premeditation and mental unbalance during a 1930 trial.

Harrisburg Guerino Carlucetti Carlucetti Mike Gioannetti Laura Swatara Station Farview State Hospital Ivannetti

Middletown Teacher Group Maps Year Plan and Civic Support

Middletown classroom teachers outline a year plan at the YMCA Executive Board meeting. They will hold five regular sessions and two social affairs in fall and spring while supporting the tax levy renewal and a city bond issue. Delegates head to Camp Muskingum September 23 and 24 to discuss professional problems with about 280 Ohio teachers.

Middletown YMCA Ray Standafer Sandafer Cvty Bess Mitchell Blanch Elmer Alice James McKinley Veda McCray Camp Muskingum W.S. Geckeler Katherine ‘Roudebush Jane Rothgebl Ralph A. Ringgenberg Geckeler Roudebush Ohio

New Plastic Lung Material Aids Tuberculosis Patients

Denver doctors display a soft white plastic lung substitute at a state medical meeting. The material replaces damaged lung tissue to restore shape after collapse from tuberculosis at National Jewish Hospital. Inventor Lawrence Heightshoe and Dr. Allan Hurst described its porous sponge-like form that grows with real tissue and anchors in place.

Denver Colorado State Medical Society National Jewish Hospital Allan Hurst Lawrence Heightshoe Denver Plastic Company Hurst Heightshoe Longmont

Frank Morgan Laid To Rest In Beverly Hills

Frank Morgan veteran actor is honored at private funeral in Beverly Hills with pallbearers including Clark Gable Pat O’Brien Ward Bond Reginald Owen and Frank McHugh. Body to be sent to Greenwood Cemetery Brooklyn for burial next Friday. He is survived by his widow son brother Ralph and sister Mrs Clarence Cook.

Beverly Hills Calif Frank Morgan All Saints Episcopal Church Clark Gable Pat O’brien Ward’ Bond Reginald Owen Frank McHugh Brooklyn N. Y Greenwood Cemetery Morgan Ralph Clarence Cook

Rites For Morgan To Be Held Today

Canton Ohio AP John Reese 33 a hunter shot at a squirrel in dense woods near Canton The shot struck his parents Homer and Havel Reese both injured at Mercy Hospital Havel 57 was impaled by the shot in hip and abdomen while Homer was hit in the hip Attendants report Mrs Reese seriously injured with hip and abdomen wounds The elder Reese Homer remained hospitalized with injuries following the incident

Canton John Reese Here Reese Nick Maxin Maxin al Ready Havel Homer Mercy Hospital

Cincinnati Man Bound Over on Statutory Charge

Carl Lieffer 25 of Cincinnati, a married man, was bound over to the Warren County Common Pleas Court under $500 bond after police brought him here on a statutory charge. He posted bond.

Abandoned Everglades Village Found With Bones

Three Davie men Hully Stirling William Hill and L P Harvey report discovering a ghost village in the Everglades on a high hammock about 10 miles from US 27 and 84 and 39 miles west of Fort Lauderdale. The site holds cy pressed buildings bones pottery copper utensils and debris amid rotting structures. They aerially located the village and reached it by boat and foot seeking what happened to its former inhabitants.

Hully Stirling William Hill L. P. Harvey Fort Lauderdale Stirling

Weather Outlook: Fair and Cooler Then Warmer Next Day

Forecast says fair, cooler tonight with increasing clouds on Wednesday and warmer by afternoon. Yesterday's temperatures ranged from 58 degrees at 5 p.m. to 74 degrees at 2 p.m. The current morning readings were 47 degrees at 5:30 a.m. and 59? at 9:30 a.m.

Looming Test for Factions at CIO United Electrical Convention

At the CIO United Electrical Workers convention in Cleveland the right wing led by James B. Carey fights the left over control of the 600000 member union. A poll of about 1000 delegates could shape Wednesday's officer election challenging President Albert J Fitzgerald. Kelley accuses leftists of organizing to aid their campaign while attacking Mattes for his criticisms.

Cleveland CIO United Electrical Workers Resolutions Committee A Wing James B. Carey Carey-Cio Albert J Fitzgerald Fitzgeral Fred M. Kelley Fitzgerald Lynn Mass Kelley James J. Mattes

Couple Flee Burning Boat Off Harbor Island

Hamilton paper executive Herbert Randall and his wife escaped a cabin cruiser fire three miles north of Drummond Michigan in St. Marys River. They were marooned on a deserted island overnight before Randall fetched help from Detour, Michigan. The cause of the blaze was not determined.

Hamilton Herbert T. Randall Champion Paper and Fibre Co Harbor Island St. Mary's River Drummond Mich Randalls Ranall Randall

Misrouted call sparks cross city fire confusions

In Los Angeles a dispatcher reports a fire at 2620 Lake View Terrace, but Battalion Chief Eleven says the address is in Cleveland, revealing a radio tangle between departments sharing the same wavelength. A lighthearted exchange follows before the gag is explained.

Los Angeles Lake View Terrace Cleveland

ALL BRAN Daily Eases Constipation Says Portland Reader

A Portland reader claims one dish of All Bran daily ends constipation without laxatives. She urges daily ounce servings with water and promises a money back if not satisfied after 100 miles? The ad cites Mrs. J A Hamma of 1226 West Main Street.

J.a.hamma Main St Portland Ind

Actor David Brian Massachusetts Two Wives Court Ruling

Los Angeles Superior Court rules actor David Brian remains legally married to his first wife despite two divorces and a proxy decree. Brian, also known as Brian James Davis, wed actress Adrian Booth on June 19 and faced a split from Bonita Davis with prior Mexican divorce in June. A judicial setback followed as Judge William B. McKesson set aside the California decree after Bonita Davis claimed she expects a child with Brian, who denies paternity. Cross-complaint and appeal actions loom as parties argue over support and custody.

Los Angeles David Brian Brian Joan Crawford

Global currency shifts dampen markets amid cabinet talks

Reported announcements in Canada and Pakistan hint at delayed figures and a possible devaluation after four cabinet meetings. Speculation cites Latin American nations trading with Britain facing pressure to devalue their currencies, signaling broader exchange rate turmoil.

Pakistan Fimai Britain

Amanda Methodist Church elects officers

Church school officers of Amanda Methodist Church were elected Sunday. They are superintendent Edward Malott assistant superintendent Mrs. Harry Osborne secretary Miss Wanda Walck and librarian Miss Darlene Morningstar.

Amanda Methodist Church Edward Malott Harry Osborne Wanda Walck Darlene Morningstar

Powder Puff Derby Entries Reach Twenty Fifth Anniversary

The 20th anniversary Powder Puff derby attracted 25 women fliers. The two day race begins in Cleveland at 8 a.m. October 2 and ends in Teterboro New Jersey where a women pilots convention will be held.

Cleveland Teterboro N. J

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