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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1960

Page

3

AAUW Fall Workshops Planned Across Northeastern Ohio

AAUW Ohio Division announces two fall workshops for northeast Ohio branches. Middletown members attend the second event on Saturday Oct 8 at the Shawnee Hotel in Springfield. Sessions cover presidents program chairmen membership and fellowship chairs with a keynote by Mrs. Charles Concordia on A Step Forward.

Ohio The American Association of University Women Bucyrus Middletown Shawnee Hotel Springfield Charles Concordia Association Educational Foundation New Educational Center Washington, D. C

Sorority Delegates Named At Kenton Roundtable

Mrs William Burton and Mrs Charles Joy were chosen to represent Delta Pi chapter Sigma Phi Gamma at the sorority roundtable meeting October 10 at Hardin Memorial Country Club Kenton. Delegates were selected at a meeting hosted by Mrs John Neuenswander on Euclid Avenue. A card party and style show report was heard by chair Mrs George Frye. A rummage sale is planned for December 14 and a Sept 26 social at 8 pm will be hosted by Mrs Burton, Mrs James Gutshall, and Mrs J J Butler at the Pistol Range. Next meeting is Oct 10 at 7:30 pm at Doty House.

William Burton Charles Joy Delta Pi Chapter Sigma Phi Gamma Hardin Memorial Country Club Kenton John Neuenswander Euclid Avenue George Frye Burton James Gutshall J. J. Butler Doty House

Federation To Begin Year With Luncheon

The Middletown Federation of Women's Clubs with 62 affiliated clubs opens the 1960 61 season Thursday with its Presidents Luncheon at Verity Hall. Mrs. Smith urges each club president to attend or send a representative. Luncheon arrangements are handled by Mrs. Ralph Irons.

Middletown Federation of Women's Clubs Verity Hall

Card Party Planned Thursday at Elks Temple in town

Plans have been completed for a Welcome Wagon card party on Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Elks Temple on North Main Street. The event, a benefit organized by a committee led by Mrs. William Riggs, offers special prizes and refreshments. Tickets available at the door or from Mrs. Fred Stoken, 305 South Marshall Road. Proceeds go to Edison School.

Elks Temple N. Main Street William Riggs Thei Fred Stoken S. Marshall Rd Edison School

Viola Rebekah Lodge Holds Meeting at Odd Fellows Hall

Twenty four Viola Rebekah Lodge members met in Odd Fellows Hall for a business session led by Mrs. Howard Hoover. An October 3 inspection was scheduled, with obligation renewal for all officers set for October 17. Refreshment committee members were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Morgan Mrs. Ned Bowman and Mrs. Donald Flatter.

Viola Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall Howard Hoover Ralph Morgan Ned Bowman Donald Flatter

Maple Park PTO to Meet This Evening at School

The Maple Park PTO holds its first meeting of the school year at 7:30 p m in the school auditorium. President Edward Rees says most of the session will be devoted to registering new members.

Maple Park

Jan White Weds Rodney D Preusch in Las Vegas Ceremony

Miss Jan White daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman L White of Las Vegas Nevada married Rodney D Preusch son of Mr and Mrs Charles Preusch of Winona Drive. The Sept 12 ceremony at 8 pm in St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church was officiated by Rev H C Grunewald.

Jan White Norman L. White Las Vegas Nev Rodney D. Preusch Charles Preusch Winona St. Paul's, Evangelical and Reformed Church H. C. Grunewald White Jon Camp Larry Preusch Eleanor Parks William Jewell Preusch Lemon-Monroe High School U. S. Air Force University of Nevada Pi Beta Phi Sorority

Wilhoit Ballard Reunion Draws 100 Plus

More than 100 people attended the Wilhoit Ballard family reunion at Armco Park on Manchester Road. Seventy-nine year old Taylor Ballard of Middletown was honored as the oldest attendee. Out of town guests included Steve Bates of Hamilton Frank Francis of Dayton Spencer Wilhoit of Lebanon Jennie Rothwell of Miami and Alberta Ballard Griffin and her children from Canaan Indiana.

Wilhoit-Ballard Armco Park Manchester Road Byrd Wilhoit Brown's Run Road Taylor Ballard Middletown Steve Bates Hamilton Frank Francis Dayton Spencer Wilhoit Lebanon Jennie Rothwell Miami Fla Alberta Ballard Griffin Canaan Ind

Bridge Players Meet At Temple Beth Sholom

Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club members gathered in the Temple Beth Sholom recreation room, posting an average of 36 at four tables. First place went to Mrs Stanley Weinstein and Mrs Howard Wikoff with 46 percent, while Dr and Mrs Gilbert Wagoner took second with 46 points and Mrs M L Johnston and Mrs C M Woodruff were third with 372 points.

Middletown

Driver Hurt In Accident Near Middletown

Everett Martin, 50, suffered neck and back injuries when his Hatfield Coal Co pick-up was rear ended by Finley Tolson, 34, of Bud's Wrecker Service on Yankee Road near Glen Lane. Martin was taken to Middletown Hospital. Tolson cited for failing to stop in an assured distance.

Everett Martin Box Excello Finley Tolson Morgan St Yankee Road Glen Lane Middletown Martin Hatfield Coal Co Tolson Bud Servie Schramm

Bankruptcy Filed in U S District Court Cincinnati

Bankruptcy filings list Harold Barrett of 909 S Fifth St Hamilton with debts totaling 1565 dollars and assets of 180 dollars in U S District Court Cincinnati.

U. S. District Court Cincinnati Harold Barrett S. Fifth St Hamilton

Beatrice Behan Aims To Put Brendan Behan In Perspective

In New York Beatrice Behan, wife of playwright Brendan Behan, discusses their marriage, his past, and his play The Hostage. She portrays him as lively, reforming after drinking, and notes their Dublin courtship, time in Paris, and a West End success. She admires New York skyline taxis and makeup.

New York Brendan Behan Beatrice Behan Beatrice French-Selkeld Ireland Dublin Behan Paris Quare London East End West End Spain Balearic Islands Brendan Beatrice

Homemakers Circles Plan Card Party and Clinic

Mrs Frank Gabbard attended Homemakers Circle 12 at Mrs Ray Schmidt’s home with assist host Mrs Boyd Fout. They discussed the annual card party on Oct 20 at Church of the Ascension and a style show with refreshments. Revisions to the circle constitution were noted for a vote next month. The circle’s project for the coming year will be a Pre Natal Clinic. A program on Parliamentary Procedure was given by Mrs Fout. The evening ended with a pie supper.

Frank Gabbard Circle 12 Ray Schmidt Boyd Fout Church of the Ascension Circle One Eugene Glossip Gerald Moore Walter Hickman Lee Knapp Ed Bane Frank Menesik Richardson Drive

Community clubs outline evening meetings and anniversary

Grace Miller Missionary Auxiliary meets at 7 30 tonight at the Osborne home 112 Batsey Drive Avalon Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Ida Morningstar Chapter 572 Order of the Eastern Star also meets at 7 30 in the Commercial Building S Main Street with Prosser Chapter 367 guests. First anniversary observed. Eastern Star Chorus of Washington Chapter performs in Hamilton. Mrs Eugene Goldflies speaks on a trip to Russia. Social hour to follow.

Grace Miller Avalon Cumberland Presbyterian Church C. R. Osborne Batsey Ida Morningstar Order of the Eastern Star S. Main Street Prosser Chapter 367 Eastern Star Chorus of Washington Hamilton Eugene Goldflies Russia

Eclipse of Sun Today Shifts Across North America

The moon will partly eclipse the sun today starting at 4 09 p m EST with peak obscuration around 5 59 p m The American Museum Hayden Planetarium notes maximum coverage over Baffin Island Canada where 614 per cent of the sun is shaded In the United States the eclipse begins near sunset along a line from eastern Lake Erie to Mobile Bay Central states see sunset before the event concludes The East Coast sees little while mountains and western states experience full obscuration.

New York American Museum-Hayden Planetarium Baffin Island Canada United States Lake Erie Mobile Bay

Rites For Publisher Of Niles Standard

Albert H. Bowker age 71 longtime publisher of the Niles Standard dies Sunday in Trumbull Memorial Hospital services set for Wednesday afternoon in Niles Ohio Bowker began in printing in 1904 served as secretary manager of the Niles Daily News and later published the Herald in Newton Falls from 1925 to 1930.

Niles, Ohio Albert H. Bowker Niles Standard Niles Daily Times Trumbull Memorial Hospital Niles Daily News The Herald Newton Falls

Suit seeks $180,000 from Mercy Hospital

Bennie House of Symmes Trailer Park seeks $180,000 from Mercy Hospital in Common Pleas Court over the death of his brother Roy House. The petition alleges Roy was struck by Hamilton police officers on Aug. 3, then taken to Mercy Hospital, dismissed, later jailed, and died Aug. 4 after emergency transport. suit claims negligence and inadequate examination. The action benefits Roy’s family.

Hamilton Bennie House Symmes Pleasant Ave Common Pleas Mercy Hospital Roy Walnut St Hamilton Police Department

Community meeting schedule list for Middletown area clubs

A compiled list of Tuesday gatherings across Middletown including Sertoma at Manchester Hotel Bat tery A unit at Armory South and multiple clubs. Fire associations, American Legion posts, Kiwanis and youth groups meet at varied times, with venues like the Broad Street areas and local schools hosting band and civic group events.

Sertoma Manchester Armory South Middletown Fire Association Amanda American Citizen's Club Broad Alcoholics Anonymous Al-Anon Family Group

Den Mothers Shop To Start Six-Week Training Series

The Den Mothers Shop To Start a six week series will open tomorrow at the Legion Home with sessions each Wednesday from 9 15 to 11 45. Mrs Leonard Hausman leads the Pokey Griffith Boy Scout District leadership committee supervising basic and advanced training with a small registration fee at each meeting. Ernest Kimball opened the first cafeteria in Chicago in 1895.

Legion Home Hell A Leonard Hausman Pokey Griffith

Vital Statistics Babies and Birth Notices Across Town

A long list of birth announcements and infant listings from multiple local addresses, naming parents such as Hopkins, Bower, Stewart, Andrus, Hayes, Hannah, Armstrong, Tipton, Motee, Brown, Olinger, Swain, Palmer, Henning, Griggs, Perkins, Dickerson, Blankenship, Crowe, Dennis, Diver, Grigsby, Hambrick, Hollon, Johnson, Kelly, Kramer, Mellett, Miles, Ripberger, Schueller, and Taylor. It records newborns and parental addresses, with several out of town references and hospital mentions.

Frankie Armstrong Frank J. Armstrong Margaret Tipton Sierra Road Leonard Motee Vannest Ave Roy A. Brown Eldora Drive Donald Olinger W. L. Olinger Armco Drive Robert Swain Nelbar St Nellie Palmer Lafayette Ave Martin Henning Oxford State Ovia Griggs Ottawa St Thomas Grigsby West Middletown Vance Hambrick Lewisburg Tenn Barry Hollon Sarwel Hollon Hill Ave Thomas Johnson Raymond W. Kelly Sr Sha St Louis FE Kramer Winton St Lewis A. Mellett Franklin Minnie Miles Garfield

Local Residents Named in Franklin and Middletown Notices

A list of residents and spouses appears, naming Mrs. William Commodore, Hornbeck, Mrs. Mary Murray, Everett Martin, Howard Reider, Mrs. Henry C. Warmoth, Mrs. Carl Guido, Aldege Marleau, Floyd Smith, Mrs. George W. Bennett, Faigar Chaney Jr., Mrs. William H. Palmer, Mrs. Harry F. Meyer, Larry Wolf, Charles A. Webber, Alfred Root, Mrs. Walter A. Mischley, Donald V. Gray, and others tied to Franklin and West Middletown areas in a local society or property notice.

William Commodore Mason FE Hornbeck Christeve Mary Murray Franklin Everett Martin Howard Reider West Midletown Henry C. Warmoth Earl St Carl Guido Central Ave Aldege Marleau Glen Drivers Floyd Smith George W. Bennett Franklin Faigar Chaney Jr Winton St William H. Palmer Lafayette Ave Harry F. Meyer Bryant Larry Wolf Ee Wolf West Middletown Charles A. Webber Alfred Root Mighland St Walter A. Mischley Crowson Lane Donald V. Gray Highland St

Travel Notes of Mr and Mrs Henry Mathis Tour

Mr and Mrs Henry Mathis of Crawford Street recently returned from a northern tour that included Lansing and Grand Rapids. They boarded the S S Clipper for a brief stay in Milwaukee Wisconsin. On their return trip the couple visited Chicago Nappanee Ind and Celina.

Henry Mathis Crawford Street Lansing Grand Rapids Muskegon Milwaukee Wis Chicago Nappanee Ind Celina

Boy Fractures Shoulder After Fall at Home

In Middle town area a 5 year old boy, Ruddell Smith son of Mrs Geneva Smith of 2206 Yankee Road, broke his left shoulder falling on a toy car at home yesterday. He was treated at Middle town Hospital.

Middletown Middletown Hospital Ruddell Smith Geneva Smith Yankee Road

Also Mentioned on This Page

NO Aety By Chardelle Weber AAUW Concordia Fellowship Trust Fund International Federation of University University of Michigan Northwestern University Federation PTO Mar-Ray Main St Krogers Middletown Puritron Lewis Downtown Mr. Preusch Rodney Preusch Osborne Temple Tom Carlson Renee Drive Rites Lubber’s Dance Sorg Mansion Mercy Exchange Club Manchester Hotel Ymca Board YMCA Golden Age Club Civic Association Girl Scout Room Blythe-Willam S American Legion Highview P. m Monroe Knights of Columbus C Auditorium Golden Helmet den Mothers ‘Shop Ernest Kimball William Hopkins Enoch Drive Wilbur Bower Spring Avenue Julia Stewart Eighth Ave Richard Andrus Harry Hayes 15Th Ave Michael Hannah William Hannah Ricky Perkins Mrs. Emmitt Perkins Superior Avenue Children's Hospital Cinde Abe James Dickerson Carolina Dayton Grandview Hospital Rodney Blankenship Art E Dixson Bryant Tommy Crowe Ceasar Crowe Meadow Ave Donald E. Dennis Trenton Aubrey Diver Frank Richard Ripberger Morrow John Schueller Howard Schueller Aberdeen Drive Herbert G. Taylor Winona Drive Kentucky Colonel Ross’ Men & Boysweak Cape Cod Ross Joyce Savings
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