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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1950

Page

6

Society News: Local Folks Visit Friends and Return Home

Susan Breiel reports on social visits across states as residents return from trips and host out of town guests. Foster Wortley and family spent days at Wildcat Ranch Nebraska while Ray Camier traveled east visiting Pawling New York Red Bank New Jersey and relatives. Other scenes include Lind Linne guests in Troy, Pixie Boykin in Camden and relatives in Kingston Avenue and visitors from Cleveland Ottumwa Earlham College students and Richmond and Orlando connections.

Mrs. Foster Wortley Alameda Wildcat Ranch Gehring Nebraska Ray Camier East Pawling New York Thomas L. Camier Red Bank New Jersey

Potatoes Included In Diet Yes For Calorie Conscious Eaters

Do not starve on fruit and veg while dieting. A medium potato adds variety and nutrients without extra calories compared with a large orange or apple.

Gilbert Egelston To Sing Tuesday

Gilbert Egelston sings Tuesday at 8 30 P M in the Annual Scholarship Recital of the College of Music Cincinnati at the Odeon. Miss Jean Devereaux soprano and Mr Gilbert Egelston tenor perform a Carmen duet with accompanist Robert Feist. Egelston is a college junior and Feist is an alumnus.

College of Music of Cincinnati Jean Devereaux Gilbert Egleston Charles Egleston Grand Ave Michaela Don Jose Bizet Robert Feist Feist Devereaux Egleston University of Cincinnati

Kyle Anniversary Observed After 55 Years of Marriage

Mr and Mrs G H Kyle of Monroe St celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary with a covered dish supper and a cake topped by a miniature bride and groom. Mary Catherine Sloan wed G H Kyle on September 24 1895 at Monroe St. Their son James Allen Kyle of Ridgeville survives them.

G. H. Kyle Monroe St Mary Catherine, Sloan Mary Virginia Dennis Sloan Sarah James Kyle Kyle Station James Allen Kyle Ridgeville

Couple Wed In Quiet Saturday Ceremony

In a quiet ceremony on September 23, Betty Downey and Dwain J. Craig exchanged marriage vows at the home of Justice of the Peace Lammie Bailey. Attending were Vern F. Thomas, Mildred Lykins, and Everett Barker. The bride wore a gray gabardine suit with red rose corsage. the groom is employed by Lima-Hamilton and they will reside at 200 South Main Street.

Betty Downey Dwain J. Craig Justice of the Peace Lammie Bailey Vern F. Thomas Mildred Lykins Everett Barker Thomas Craig Middletown High School Claude Gibbs 4Th Ave Lloyd Craig Lima Lima High School Hamilton Lima-Hamilton Corporation South Main St

Wo men of the Moose honor Grand Council leader visit

Thirty members of Middletown Women of the Moose attended a Cincinnati chapter meeting honoring Mrs. Mary Wallace Grandgraduate Regent. A class of candidates was initiated by Dayton chapter with Middletown exemplifying the ritual. Also, Nazarene church class met for a covered dish supper with 25 members present and officer elections.

Middletown The Women of the Moose Cincinnati Mary Wallace Grand Council Wallace Dayton Church of the Nazarene Gobel Blevins Lowell Armitage

Church groups schedule fall meetings this week

The Gleaners of the First Methodist Church meet Thursday at 2 15 p m at the church for their initial fall meeting. Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority holds a social at 8 p m at Mrs Gene Weidner 2016 Wilbraham Rd. The Alice Phoebe Carey Tent 129 Daughters of Union Veterans meets Wednesday 730 p m in the YMCA auditorium to plan fall and winter programs.

First Methodist Church Sigma Phi Gamma _ Sorority Gene Weidner Wilbraham Rd Alice Phoebe Carey Daughters of Union Veterans YMCA

Couple at Home Widely Priced Wedding in Germantown

Mr and Mrs Farrel Ratliff wed in Richmond Indiana on September 2 and now host friends at the bride’s parents home on Germantown Route 1. The bride Kathleen Creech is the elder daughter of Raymond and Kathleen Creech of Germantown Route 1. Her husband is son of Kelly Ratliff of Germantown Route 1 and works for Prior Products of Middletown.

Germantown Farrel Ratliff Richmond Ind Kathleen Creech Raymond Creech Kelly Ratliff Middletown

Japan Brings Over a Million Luffa Sponges to U S

Japan shipped more than 1,000,000 luffa gourds to the United States annually before the war, highlighting a substantial trade in sponges and related products between nations prior to hostilities.

Japan U. S

Local Woman Elected Officer in Ohio White Shrine

Mrs. Karl D. Conklin of Aber deen Dr was elected first vice president of the Ohio White Association at its annual Cleveland meeting. Other officers include Mrs. R. D. Christiansen as president, Mrs. Alice Petticrew as second vice president, Mrs. Josephine Hersler as third vice president, Mrs. Florence Haggett as secretary, and Mrs. Eva Carr as treasurer. The session at the Masonic Temple ended with officer installations and a banquet plus seven patrols in a trophy drill, won by Portsmouth over Dayton Shrine. The group invited Nazarene Shrine in Chillicothe for spring and North Star Shrine in Columbus for next September. Mrs. Conklin was named chairwoman of the Ohio breakfast for all members at the Supreme Shrine, to be held next May in St. Louis.

Karl D. Conklin Aberdeen Ohio White Association Cleveland Ohio R. D. Christiansen Shaker Heights Agnes Severson Alice Petticrew Springfield Josephine Hersler Toledo Florence Haggett Willoughby Eva Carr Portsmouth Masonic Temple Palestine Shrine of North Star Shrine Columbus

Breakfast Held by Delta Kappa Gamma in Butler County

CHI CHAPTER of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority met at Meadowbrook Inn near Venice for the first fall gathering. Forty members attended a morning meal and business session led by president Miss Mable Eldridge, with a report on the Dallas national convention. Miss Georgina Silliman presented the resort. Attendees from Middletown included Lillian Eaton Ruth Busseer Blanche Earnhart Amelia Thle Ruth Irwin Alma Kinnett Lillian Long Veda McCray Florence Powell Ethel Reno Ernestine Roudebush Katharine Roudebush Clara Sixt and Mrs Clara Mae Yorgan.

Blanche Earnhart Amelia Thle Ruth ‘Rwin Alma Kinnett Lillian Long Veda McCray Florence Powell Ethel Reno Ernestine Roudebush Katherine Roudebush Clara Sixt Clara Mae Yorgan

Bride-Elect Mary Margaret Chupka Showered in Pearl Street Home

Mrs. Andrew T. Chupka hosted a miscellaneous shower at her Pearl Street residence yesterday afternoon for Miss Mary Margaret Chupka, bride-elect of Mr. William V. Hasselbach, marking the upcoming wedding.

Andrew T. Chupka Pearl St Mary Margaret Chupka William V. Hasselbach

Births and Out of Town Births Across Several Families

Vital statistics list multiple births with names and addresses, including several locals: Mr and Mrs Kahne welcome a boy at 831 Tenth Ave, and Mrs Shoup at 310 Maxwell St, Franklin adds a girl. Other families report sons and daughters with street and city details, plus a section for out of town births in Westwood New Jersey and numerous medical and surgical notes for relatives.

John Kahne Tenth Ave Howard Shoup Maxwell St Franklin David Specht Middletown Clinton Spicer Sheridan Ave C. T. Jones Whittier St Fred Boehm Vannest St Donald Skeens Malvern St Charles Bolton First Ave Ollie Spicer Columbia Ave Russell Dyke Burbank St Oral Elam Jewell St Wayne Rankins Minnesota St Sunny Robert Markert Mohawk St Mike D‘oke South Canal St Cir Frank Albanese Cross Ave Westwood N. J Alfonso Capozzi McKinley St

Birthday party for Donna Cox at St John’s Church

A birthday event for Donna Jean Cox, daughter of King, took place October 28 at St John’s Church. Decorations included a sprinkling can hanging from the chandelier with multicolored streamers and fall bouquets. Games were played and a luncheon served to 30 guests.

St. John’s Church

War's End Will Bring No Lull In U.S. Arming

Secretary of Commerce Sawyer said the United States cannot relax rearmament efforts after Korea, and hinted that new business controls may be used to direct more productive facilities and materials to armament. He stated, in a radio interview, that readiness should not be reduced.

Washington Korea Sawyer United States

List of residents and addresses in the area

A sequence of names and street addresses is listed including Mrs. James Doughman Buena Ave, Mrs. Lewis Dellaney Nineteenth Ave, Mrs. Glen Sparks Sheridan, Mrs. Leonard Callahan Franklin, Mrs. Anthony Krizan Columbia Ave, Mrs. Grace Betts Stanley Miles Sankey Plum St, Mrs. Pete Amatulli Grand, Mrs. Thomas Page Fleming Rd, Mrs. Wilbur Cox Meadow, Clifford Wilson Franklin Route 1.

James Doughman Buena Ave Lewis Dellaney Nineteenth Ave Glen Sparks Sheridan Ave Leonard Callahan Franklin Anthony Krizan Columbia Ave Grace Betts Stanley Miles Sankey Plum St Pete Amatulli Grand Ave Thomas Page Fleming Rd Wilbur Cox Meadow Ave Clifford Wilson

Resident Victim Of Bullet Wound At New Miami

William Henry Young, 22, of 1202 Walnut St., was arrested early Sunday in a New Miami shooting that wounded Tom Butler, 25, of 1316 Baltimore St. Butler remained in serious condition at Grace Hospital Hamilton. Bertha Mae Sanky, 32, of 1520 Plum St., surrendered with Young. both jailed. Young charged with shooting with intent to kill. he says Butler advanced with a knife. Sanky held as material witness. New Miami police lead investigation.

William Henry Young Walnut St Tom Butler Baltimore St Miami Butler Grcy Hospital Hamilton Young Bertha Mae Sanky Plum St Middletown Butler County New Miami

Easy ready-to-serve eight-meatball spaghetti meal

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