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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1949

Page

11

Lemon Township board backs 300000 school expansion plan

The Lemon Board of Education approved a 300000 expansion plan including a new Oneida elementary school with eight rooms a cafe teria and offices to hold 300 students transferring from Amanda. Other phases add classroom space at Maple Park Mayfield and Monroe with revised three story plans and a new library recitation rooms and playground improvements. Bond filing deadline is Wednesday and new state law lowers approval to 55 percent.

Oneida Monroe Lemon Township Lemon Board of Education Calvin W. Young Ine Proug Young Amanda Maple Park Mayfield School Clyde Barker Joseph E. Heck Ralph Helsinger Robert Otson Everett Switzer Hazel Hannah

Weekend Visits Highlight Poastown News and Distinct Events

Residents report weekend travel to Princeton Kentucky to visit friends and grandparents. Various local figures attend events, birthdays, and hospital updates while mourning the death of Mrs. Belle Towson. Jimmy Shafer suffers a tractor accident and is hospitalized. Domestic life includes visitors, home economics meetings, and family gatherings across several households.

Poasttown Heights Robert Conarroe Princeton A. F. Hanberry Robert Laubach Lester Mays Jacksonburg Jimmy Shafer Fred Brown Bryan Green Missouri Vernon Slone Leeco Elmer Miller Orville Pummel Middletown Glen Selby Verco Daniel Hubert Moyer Homer Stoutenborough Morgan Grange Paul Hoover Michigan Donald Ober William Day Belle Towson Walter Diver

Lebanon Kiwanis Ladies Night at Lebanon High School

Lebanon Kiwanis Club sponsors a semi annual Ladies Night tonight at 6 30 in the Lebanon High School cafeteria. U S Congressman Clarence J Brown of Blanchester will be the speaker for the evening. Carl Abaecherli and David Hines oversee the program with Lebanon High School musicians under Earl Snapp providing music. Guests include Kiwanis members and wives from Springfield and Xenia also invited are Lebanon BPW Club and Lebanon Rotary and Rotary Anns.

Lebanon Banon Kiwanis Club New Lebanon High School Harry C. Schwartz Clarence J Brown Blanchester Carl Abaecherli David Hines Lebanon High School Earl Snapp Kiwanis Club Springfield Xenia Business and Professional Women’s Club Lebanon Rotarians Rotary Anns

Bridal Shower Honors Trenton Bride-Elect Carolyn Ellington

Miss Carolyn Ellington was honored with a bridal shower Friday evening hosted by Mrs. William Lindsay and Mrs. Ronald Philpot in Trenton. The guest list included family and friends with gifts for the bride to be Harold Woodrey Jr. of Trenton. A lunch followed with many attendees and prizes awarded for party games.

Trenton Carolyn Ellington William Lindsay Ronald Philpot Ellington Harold Woodrey Jr Iva Mae McKinney Barbara Guy Eileen Cassidy Wilda Lykins Shirley Jones Gail Pierratt Marjorie Halsey Sherman Lindsay Harold Woodrey Fred Meriweather Gladys Hyde Ollie Shannon Marvin Shannon

Franklin rural social notes and farm accident toll

Franklin area families host and visit events with multiple households noted across a sequence of gatherings. The piece lists dozens of names and towns including Stoutenboro Deardoff Helsinger and Cavanaugh, plus a closing line cites farm accidents costing 36 million dollars last year.

Chair Meeting Set By Church In Springboro

A church council meeting and a reorganizing practice session will be held at the BUB church in Springboro on a Wednesday evening. The Council of Administration will meet Friday evening at the church. Reverend Denver Noggle and Methodist Church members attend a county conference at Lebanon Thursday and the Dayton district conference at Fairfield on October 4.

Franklin Rural Pierce Stoutenboro George Deardoff Raymond Deardoff Harold Dyas Carlisle Presbyterian Church Clyde Helsinger Jeffersonville Harold Helsinger Flo Cavanaugh Omaha Neb George Kingen Kansas City Fred Helsinger Cavanaugh I. Kingen Wilbur Hendricks Clarksville Walter Deardoff Herbert Hemp Detroit Mich Clarence Faust Monroe John Alexander Lebanon William Culbertson, Jr Har Stedman Ral Lyon Dayton Don Peterson Xenia Clarence Witt James Wray Middletown Howard Bishop Carlisle Kenneth Lindsey William Lindsey Ft. Ancient Harold Montgomery and Son Maurice Robison Richard Stoutenboro Leonard Hathaway Eugene Shaffer Waynesville Frank White Germantown Robert Robinson Franklin Ore Burdge Trenton Ed. Stoutenboro Ed Stoutenboro Springboro BUB Denver Noggle Methodist Church Methodist Fairfield Grange Germantown Community Chest C. E. Society of the EUB Church Don Chariton PTA Council of Administration of

Lebanon Auxiliary Elects Officers

At a recent meeting the American Legion Auxiliary elected Mrs Hall Cooper president Mrs Cecil Linkous first vice president Mrs James Templeton second vice president Ed Eltzroth secretary Mrs Clarence Buergermeier treasurer Mrs Cooper succeeds Mrs James Templeton Newly elected officers will be installed on October 3

Lebanon American Legion Auxiliary Hall Cooper Cecil Linkous James S. Temleton Ed Eltzroth Clarence Buergermeier Cooper James Templeton

Springboro Social News Moves and Visits Across Counties

Miss Mary Ella Stanton visits Kingstown Indiana while many Springboro residents host or visit friends in Dayton Cincinnati Franklin and Franklin and attend Pomona Grange events in Mason. Numerous dinners weekend visits and travel to Ridgeville Lexington Wamplers Barn and Pulham are noted with family and friends.

Springboro Mary Ella Stanton Kingstown Ind Nellie McFarland Floyd Faris Dayton Frances Null I. B. Doyle B. H. Eshman H. H. Schroer Coldwater, C Henry Schults Celina E. A. Gilockler H. Gloeckler, Jr Middletown Robert Montgomery Charles Hardesty H. E. Shetterly and Sons Harold Roseland Edward Morgan J. E. Case Josephine Siebenthaller E. E. Luttringer Charles Beck Milo Beck Olive Grace Beck C. Wontgomery Franklin Edward Lauche Cincinnati Mildred Balger Carl Martin Charlies Bierbaum Cheviot Norman Frankenstein W. E. Stanton O. K. Reams Zanesville C. D. Crockett Noel Easton Oscar Wade Ray Kinder Springboro Grange Warren County Pomona Grange Mason Robert Eaton Lexington Curtis Beck Jack Barkalow Chalmers Brandenburg John Moore Howard Logan Columbus John Fish Homer Schrock Stanley Harold Gorsuch Ridgeville In Eaton Standard Register Wamplers Barn Howard Neilson Pulham N. Y Ralph Mills Charles Harris Lester Gittens Linda Martha Paul Gittens Wilmington Harold Mills Harry Mills Phillipsburg Ray Ault Grover Leis L. M. Kesler M. J. Koff Harry Meyers John Lutz Mary Allen John Woods Anna Ada Seiker

Local church and club meetings fill weekly briefs

Community notices list booster night at Peant town Grange and regular meetings for PTAs, missionary societies, choirs, circles, and guilds across Franklin Springboro Trenton Carlisle Germantown Blue Ball Pleasant Ridge and nearby areas through midweek.

Church Observances Planned In Franklin

The Rev. H. S. Gessner announces promotion day in the Sunday School on October 2 and Rally Day on October 9 at First Baptist Church Franklin. Local families and guests visited, with several birthdays noted among Beck and Prickett families.

Franklin H. S. Gessner First Baptist Church Arthur White Columbus Richard Pursley Harold Dyas Carlisle Presbyterian Church Howard Leibrock Dayton Anna Treen Charles Beck Curtis Beck Robert Prickett Prick

Valley Press Group Plans Troy Dinner Meeting

A dinner and business meeting will be hosted by A. C. McClung publisher of the Troy Daily News for the Miami Valley Press Association on Friday October 7. The group, about 25 Ohio newspapers, will tour McClung’s plant to view a new press and inspect Troy’s recreation center. Clarence E. Oldfather of Eaton is president and Warren C. Nelson of Lebanon is secretary.

Lebanon A. C. McClung Troy Daily News Miami Valley Press Association Press Association Ohio McClung Clarence E. Oldfather Eaton Warren C. Nelson

Franklin Cham berlain promoted to Fireman First Class in Navy

Franklin Chamberlain son of Mr. and Mrs. O E Chamberlain now serves in the U S Navy and has been promoted to Fire man First Class while at San Diego California He expects to sail soon for duty in Japan Other society notes from Franklin include various visits and gatherings as residents share news of families and friends in nearby towns.

Franklin Carl P. Chamberlain O. E. Chamberlain U. S. Navy San Diego Cal Japan S. S. Tibball Colony Tibball C. W. Anglesby Ira O. Brown and Sons Ohio Karl Bodenbender Glouster Clyde Carr Middletown Hospital S. C. Sharp Donald House Seeman Harold South Cecil Rhoads Bellbrook Adam Bridge Senafree N. H Ralph Parlett Park Ave Thomas Rogers Franklin High School Texas R. C John Metcalf Washington, D. C A. E. Thirkield Fourth and River Sts New York City Thirkield John Bond John Albert Bond, Jr Tomorow Jack Burlington Kansas City Joseph Gribble Spencer Coleman W. P. Noland Frances King Whitfield Delbert Bentley and Ervin Bentley Lees Creek Donald Robinson Eugene Zinck Fort Knox Ira Brown and Sons Waynesville Richard Young A. and P. Store

Lebanon group seeks library improvements via national contest

Lebanon Women’s Literary Club hosts a library basement renovation and bookmobile upgrades as its project in a nationwide community improvement contest. The General Federation of Women’s Clubs backs the effort with Kroger funding 60000 in prizes including a TV and dinette set. Local merchants add prizes such as an iron, hamper, kitchen chair, pressure cooker, lamp, and mattress set.

Lebanon Lebanon Women’s Literary Club General Federation of Women’s Clubs Kroger Company Richard Wood

Franklin Sorority Pledges New Members Tonight

Iota heta Chapter of Phi Beta Psi sorority pledges new members at the meeting tonight at Miss Jackie DeWeese's Allen Street home. A social hour will follow, with initiation planned for Tuesday night October 11 at Mrs. Marvin Ray urn's home.

Franklin Iota Theta Phi Beta Psi Sorority Jackie Deweese Allen St Iota Heta Chapter Marvin Rayurn

Winter Wheat Planters Warned In Warren County

Warren County farmers were cautioned by County Agent Berman Ross to plant wheat after October 2 to avoid Hessian Fly damage. The failure date is Oct 2, with fly activity increasing in a three year cycle. Ohio State Extension lists Havre varieties like Butler, Trumbull and Thorne as strong wheat choices for durability and yield.

Lebanon Warren County Berman Ross Ross They Ohio State University Ohio Butler Butler, Trumbull Thorne

Lebanon clubs plan Wednesday meetings and visits

The Lebanon Farmers Club will meet Wednesday at the Bethany Parish House with devotions by Mrs. Harry Palmer and George Jones as essayist. J. C. Boldt leads a discussion on improving public schools. Various members organize dinner duties. The Book Review Club met at Mrs Charters Apple’s home. Marmee by Sanford Salyer reviewed. Several families travel to Princeton and Toledo for visits.

Lebanon The _ Lebanon Farmers Club Bethany Church Lebanon Farmers Club Bethany Parish House Harry Palmer George Jones J. C. Boldt Wilbur Earnhart Fred Elbon C. P. Hatfield Berman Ross Francis Eustis Henry Norris Book Review Club Charters Aple South Mechanic St J. Taylor McHendry Marmee Sanford Salyer Goodwill Philathea Lebanon Presbyterian Church Edith Montag Ridgeville Community Club Ridgeville H. R. Harris I. Cc. W. Scott Princeton

Trenton Church Class Plans Evening Gathering

The C. I. C. Class of United Presbyterian Church will meet at Mrs. Robert Flickinger’s home at 8 pm. The Guide Post will be read by six members. Hostesses for the evening include several named ladies: Mrs. Lindsay, Flickinger, Funk, Reynolds, Seamon and Allen Davis.

Trenton United Presbyterian Church Robert Flickinger H. Baker Marie Davis L. Slough Alexander Crout Seamon Birch Lindsay Flickinger Funk Reynolds Allen Davis

Warren Society Holds Meeting at Golden Lamb

Warren County Historical Society held its monthly meeting at the Golden Lamb in Lebanon. Guest speaker Marie Dickore, librarian for Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, attended, with Mrs. Seth Greely of Maineville directing the program.

Lebanon Warren County Historical Society Golden Lamb Marie Dickore Cincinnati Fifth-Third Bank Seth Greely Maineville

Harmon Y Plans Children’s Classes in Lebanon

Harmon YMCA announces daily morning classes for preschool children starting October 3 at 9 30. Mrs Ralph Oblahavuser will conduct sessions each Monday to Friday for two hours. Enrollees aged 2.5 to 5 will join activities including singing games story telling and elocution.

Lebanon Harmon Ymca Ralph Oblahavuser

Warren County sales tax receipts rise for first time in months

Warren County Treasurer George B Johnson reports prepaid sales tax receipts total 6046.71 for the period, up from 5315.72 a year ago. Cumulative collections reach 44175.81 versus 53509.53 last year, with automotive the only industry showing a gain and declines seen in building and chain stores.

Lebanon George B. Johnson

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