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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1950
Page
6
Ladies Day was observed at Wildwood Golf Club with Mrs George Ritter as chairwoman and Mrs C L Mers assisting. A luncheon followed by an afternoon golf round. Jane Frasier won low gross with 42 and Mrs Morris Smith won blind bogey also with 42.
Office girls of the Crystal Tis gue Company entertained Miss Joan Fleming bride elect of Robert Bunnell with a dinner and shower in the Green Room of the Manchester Hotel last evening. Guests opened gifts and played cards with winners Mrs. Emma Schwing, Mrs. Harold Parks, and Miss Dolores Walck among attendees.
The Middletown Federation of Women's Clubs opened its thirtieth season with a general meeting at the Girls Club. Hostesses were the Armco Girls led by Mrs. Raymond Wideman. The evening featured minutes, treasurer's report, new member clubs, upcoming events, and a talk by Mrs. George Barbour on freedom.
The Variety Club will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs Eleie Moore on Heffner Street. The last meeting was held at the home of Mrs Elizabeth Henderson in Franklin.
The Young Women's Society of St Pauls Church will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m in the church social rooms. The Middletown White Shrine meets Thursday September 28 at 7 30 p m at the Masonic Temple. Townsend Club No 1 will not meet at Miss Rachel Ashton 122 Franklin St as scheduled. Perky Kaffee Klatch gathers at Mrs Lawrence White 800 Elm St Thursday at 7 30 p m. The United Presbyterian Church Women s Bible Class meets Thursday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Robert Logans 1610 Smith Ave. Mrs John N Smith of 1106 Columbia Ave will entertain Vicksburg Circle No 32 Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic with a party Friday at 7 30 p m led by Mrs Allen Gravenstein.
In The Clubs SILVER LINK Council Daughters of America met at Knights of Malta Hall with Mrs Ed Busby presiding. Welcome Wagon Newcomers' Club enjoyed a dinner at Colony Restaurant with prizes awarded to Mrs Jack Canada Mrs Harold Osborne and Mrs Leonard Banness. Trentons Mother's Club met at Mrs Homer Taylors with 15 members present. Hallo ween party October 12 at Crystal Tissue Company auditorium and Federation Banquet October 24 at American Legion announced. A possible doctor home site was discussed. Nu Phi Mu Sorority Unit One hosted a shipwreck party at the Shanty with prizes to Lois Lindsay Marilyn Miller and Joyce Sandlin. rushees listed. Kindergarten mothers of Sherman School were entertained at tea by Miss Shimek and Miss Reinartz. talks on kindergarten training given. A mothers club is being organized to raise funds for materials with Mrs John Grunner as party chairman and Play Corner committee led by Mrs Lobart Meehan.
Ralph Grimes of Grimes Insurance Agency becomes Middletown’s second 33rd degree Mason at a Philadelphia conferral. William Good of Franklin also receives the honor. the late Judge Gideon Palmer previously did. Grimes is a former master of Jefferson Lodge 90 and held multiple Royal Arch and Scottish Rite roles in Ohio and Middletown, including secretary of the Middletown Chapter for seven years.
Franklin police reported two accidents within five minutes last evening. A seven year old girl, Karen Hineline, was struck by a truck driven by Kenneth Earl Victor of Troy Ohio while crossing River Street at Sixth. She was taken to Middletown Hospital for possible head injury. Nearby, Verlin Pettit of Dayton lost control on Route 25, sideswiping two cars and knocking down a speed warning sign and nine mail boxes. Pettit faced a $100 bond for reckless operation.
East Liverpool AP report identifies an Amnesia victim hospitalized since September 18 as Mrs. Jean Gutierrez of New York City. Her parents Mr and Mrs Larry Rodriguez notified police they would arrive to take her home.
Assisting her will be Mrs Au bry Tutt and Mrs Fred Newton. Mrs Julian Carpenter is chair man of the Christmas card committee with Mrs James Pleak assisting Mrs Charles Connar roe as appointed treasurer and Mrs Charles Hilton secretary. The next meeting will be held in the kindergarten room on October 31 at p.m.
Gerald Farmer aged 19 from Middletown Route 2 and partner Alexander Rhodes 24 of Trenton Route 1 faced six burglaries in Middletown and vicinity. Judge Fred B. Cramer sentenced Farmer to the reformatory for probation violation after admitting involvement with Rhodes. Farmer cited bad company and attempted Army enlistment as motives. loot included cigars and a small sum. Rhodes held on $3,000 bond. his case due for October term.
New York AP report from Iron Age describes ongoing chaos in steel orders with term war orders delayed and customers pushed back. Auto makers risk inventory shortfalls as deliveries lag and price rises spread across steel products. Iron Age forecasts several million tons of new capacity by 1952, but warns expansion hinges on available steel.
The Rev. Lewis I. Hudgins of Nome Alaska will be the guest speaker at the First Church of the Nazarene tonight. Rev M E Clay announced the one night stopover in a year of visitation work highlighting the frozen north. Hudgins will deliver a message and present Kodachrome slides showing Nome church work and other sidelights. He has traveled by dog sled rein deer sled walrus skin boat ski plane and helicopter.
Lora Savage of Zanesville died yesterday when her car left Route 21 near Cambridge and struck a utility pole. The crash occurred in the vicinity of the highway, and authorities are investigating the cause.
In Canton AP says three CIO members were cleared after a December picket line disturbance at Timken Roller Bearing. Charges of destruction of property against John S. Johns and Herbert Secker were dismissed and George E. Smith facing assault and battery charges. Photographers Robert Groshan and Robert McCurdy reported damaged cameras.
Butler County residents can verify registration at the county fair. Martin A. Coyle, chairman of the Republican Executive Committee, says the complete file of registered voters and related equipment are on display at the Republican tent. Inquiries will quickly locate individual voter cards. the files are exact duplicates of election board records compiled recently under Coyle’s supervision.
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