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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1948
Page
6
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Middletown Council of Church Women met at 2 p.m. in the Barnitz Room of the YMCA. They outlined observances for World Community Day on November 5 at First Presbyterian Church. Committees were named with Mrs. John Harkrader as project chair and Mrs. Cribbs leading the program. The theme is Peace Is My Responsibility.
Announcement of the marriage set for Saturday September 25 between Miss Leona Alfrey daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Alfrey of Garfield Street and William E Rose son of Mr and Mrs Henry Rose of Seneca Justice of the Peace Lummie Bailey officiated at a single ring ceremony at six thirty in his home on South Main Street The couple were attended by the groom brother and the bride sister Pic and Mrs Edward G Rose The bride wore a grey gabardine suit with black accessories Her sister wore grey and black The groom a five year Army veteran is employed by Armco Steel Corporation The couple reside at the groom's parents home
Members of the Jolly Club met at Miss Joanne Thomas on Grand Ave last evening for hours of cards and social chat. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Participants included Miss Patricia Osborn Miss Sally Parmale Miss Jane Mattson Miss Jane Thomas and Miss Mary Jane Jack. The next meeting will be at Miss Mattson on Woodlawn Ave.
Mr and Mrs Charles Gwilliams marked their golden wedding with a noon Sunday dinner at their Amanda home. Seventy five relatives attended as decorations featured gold and bronze chrysanthemums around a large anniversary cake. The couple born in England and Ironton Ohio married September 26 1898 and have resided in Amanda 35 years. They have four children and many relatives plus out of town guests listed.
Birth notices list Mr. and Mrs. Jess Spencer West Middletown with a girl Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George Tipton Meadow Avenue with a boy Monday. Woodrow Thompson Seneca Street with a girl Monday. John Rice Erie Avenue with a boy Monday. Jack Moore Navaho Street with a boy Monday. Charles Perrin Lebanon with a girl Monday. Stanley Reed Kenwood Drive with a boy Monday. James Billman Elm Street with a boy Tuesday. Out of town birth: Joseph A. Kramer Beverly Drive Corona California a girl Monday. paternal grandfather Joseph H. Kramer Fleming Road. Stephen Samios Brooklyn New York a boy September 18. Maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs William Hol.
Delta Chi Sigma hosted a hayride and wiener bake for rushees at a roadside park beyond Gratis. Attendees included Marguerite Rose Eleanor Conway Bonnie Phillips Helen Dmyter Miss Eleanor Harris Barbara Stamp Norval Leichty and Roger McCandless.
Chautauqua hosted a Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority weiner bake last evening. A quiz awarded prizes to Miss Robin Hamilton Mrs Dorothy Hole Mrs James Davis and Mrs George Frye. Hostesses were Mrs Jack Trimbel Mrs Howard Schneider Jr Mrs Harold Back and Miss Mary Carroll.
Swidombe Class of Evangeli cal United Brethren Church will meet at 8 p.m. at 1820 Winona Dr hosted by Miss Reba Craig. En Avant club will meet at Holiday House with Miss Louisa Behrens and Miss Esther Kerschbaum as hostesses.
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Hannah celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at 2406 Elmo Pl. More than 150 guests attended as a three tiered cake and fall flowers highlighted the event in the afternoon and evening.
In the Barnitz Room at the YMCA 25 delegates from various clubs gathered for a meeting. Mrs. L. J. Long presided and appointed officers including vice president Mrs. James Diefenbaugh and secretary-treasurer Miss Gladys Goddard. A censorship committee was named with Mrs. Leo Reinartz Jr. as chairman and the film critic Miss Elly Hansel. General plans for the coming year were discussed.
In The Hospital Delores Biltz daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Biltz of Manchester Ave medical. Mrs Homer Shepard of Howard Ave surgical. Hale Dodds of Hill Ave surgical. Mrs Claude McFarland of Lebanon surgical. Mrs Jack Sloan of Fairfield C surgical. Mrs Robert Downs of Fleming Rd surgical. Perle Cummings of Franklin medical. Mrs Paul Kinder of Eighth Ave medical. Miss Mary Frances Smith of South Sutphin St surgical. Nancy Sixt daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Sixt of Yankee Rd surgical.
Robert Brown of German town. Mrs. Walter Bender of The Alameda. Mrs. Ray Brown of West Middletown. Mrs. Floyd Back of German town Route 1.
Columbus AP report says Enforcement Chief Donald T. Geyer announces new agents in charge at Cincinnati and Portsmouth. Scott K. Woods takes over in Cincinnati from Pearley E. Rubleake, who will replace George Hinklin in Cleveland. Geyer calls the shifts routine.
Cub Pack Six held its first meeting of the year at the First Methodist Church to plan a harvest moon festival in October. The committee includes Joseph Caldwell and others. Various cub advancements were announced with pins, badges, and arrows awarded to members such as Daniel Selby LeRoy Millerere Ronnie May plus several named scouts. Service stars and five year recognitions were noted for several adults and scouts.
In Lorain Ohio three municipal employees union CIO members began picketing City Hall to press Mayor Patrick J. Flaherty to sign a policy statement on grievance procedures and working conditions. The mayor says a city cannot sign a contract with a union and treats a policy statement as a contract. The union claims 135 of about 300 city workers belong.
Forecasters predict increasing cloudiness then rain late Tuesday afternoon in southern Ohio. Wednesday will be cloudy and cooler with rain in central and southern sections. High in Middletown Monday reached 79 at 3 30 p m, low 47 at 6 a m, and morning readings rose from 55 to 66 by 9 30 a m.
Hollywood AP reports studio says Errol Flynn and wife Nora face their most serious marital strain yet with no decision made. Nora notes the tension while Flynn allegedly comments on Nora possibly seeking a new house as the couple remains living together with two young daughters.
Cowboy star Roy Rogers and wife Dale Evans surprised friends by visiting his boyhood home in Duck Run near Portsmouth. They stayed overnight with Mr and Mrs Clell Hiles and left this morning for Indianapolis. Rogers' real name is Leonard Slye.
The Lebanon SPEBSQSA group holds a charter night program at Town Hall Lebanon across from the Golden Lamb. A post meeting glow is planned at Memorial Hall.
A crash near Byesville left Mrs. Fred Jackson 57 of Cambridge dead. She sustained fatal injuries when her car struck a light pole.
The Crossley Poll finds Truman likely to win less than half of Roosevelt supporters in the eastern and central states, with estimates showing 65 percent for Roosevelt voters backing Truman or others, 28 percent for Dewey, and 7 percent for Wallace and others.
The first in a series of education industry meetings is tentatively set for October 25. A subcommittee plans a discussion format with questionnaires mailed beforehand. Representatives from firms with more than 400 employees may send two delegates.
Local groups set events including City fire association meeting at 7 p.m. and camera club at 7 30 p.m. in Middletown. VFW post and Eagles lodge hold 8 p.m. gatherings. PTA hosts guest speaker Wade E Miller at 8 p.m. in the South School auditorium. Adult night class planning at Middletown High 7 30 p.m. Floyd Hartzog talks frozen foods at 6 30 p.m. dinner in the Manchester Hotel.
Monroe Lions Club held an open panel discussion last night on national and local issues. Dr. Charles McCready Dr. M A Boyd Darwin Kimball and Walter Coppess joined by floor comments moderated by Robert Mitzel. Daniel Campbell was inducted into the club and Joseph Riley spoke on a local sight saving fund drive with Middletown. Fire Chief Earl Hiteshue presented a new fire prevention film for school viewing during fire prevention week. Leslie Robinson led the meeting.
Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Blythe-Williams Post 231 executive board and committee meet. Moose Club events begin at 8 p.m. at the Hall on West Central Ave. Miami Chapter OH Society of Professional Engineers meets at 6 p.m. in the Anthony Wayne Hotel Hamilton for dinner followed by a tour of Fisher Body Division General Motors Hamilton plant reservations via E L Brown 27721.
Middletown Safety Director Paul Wilson corrected the board listing for the Safety Council Board of Control. The board member is Ross H. Snyder, clerk of the board, not L. 5 S. Cohn as previously reported. Thirty new and five appointed members were to meet at 4 15 pm in the Civic Association library to elect new officers.
Word was received today that Capt. Robert Class, former Lebanon resident, is mentioned in a brief wartime notification. The release confirms his status and ties to the town. Local officials say further details will be released by military channels.
An U. S. Army physician stationed at San Antonio Texas has been stricken with polio but is recovering and expected to be confined another month His mother Mrs Charles Class of Igbanon has gone to Texas to be with him.
Hamilton telephone users and those in county areas served by Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Company face a service increase. Business lines rise by 1.50 monthly and residence lines by 0.50 in Hamilton and exchanges at Bethany Seven Mile Riley and Shandon. Cincinnati rates also go up 3 for business and 1.50 for private phones.
Modern lead pencils trace back to a Cumberland England granite mine discovered in 1564, a finding that spurred development of the writing instrument.
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