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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1959

Page

6

Garden Club Tea Highlights Ohio Wild Flower Talk

Town and Country Garden Club held its annual tea in Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church with 35 attendees. Guest speaker J. W. Culbertson, of Middletown Camera Club, spoke on Wild Flowers of Ohio and cautioned against transplanting wild flowers due to differing growing conditions.

Les Leighton Town and Country Garden Club Fellowship Hall First Presbyterian Church Allen Meacum Hamilton Robert Harris Robert L. Brown Robert Leasure Ed Erlandson Richard Lewis William Klosterman Gene Pippin Jack Fay Meg’s Smith John Dow Thomas Walburg Wild Flowers of Ohio Culbertson Middletown

Church Women Plan Fall Meeting and World Day

The Middletown Council of Church Women met in the Barnitz Room at the YMCA with Mrs. George B. Letts presiding. Plans for World Community Day on Nov 6 at the Church of the Ascension include a clothing drive for babies and toddlers. next meeting set for Nov 16.

Middletown Tudor Morris John Robertson

Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club Honors 51 Points

Members of the Middletown Duplicate Bridge Club met at Temple Beth Sholom and averaged 36 at 4s tables. First place went to Mrs. M L Johnston and Mrs. Vernon Jones with 51 points, second to Mrs. Ed Weyman and Mrs. John Auer with 45, third to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Woodruff with 38. Next week to be master point night.

Middletown

Converse Home Scene Opens Omicron Beta Sigma Phi Rush

Mrs Paul Smith and other guests attended the first fall rush party of Omicron chapter Beta Sigma Phi at Mrs Dale Converse’s Manchester Road home. Mrs William Voorhees Jr led activities and Miss Josephine Miller helped with the buffet. Edward spoke on travel in Europe with Woodward presenting European photographs. Prizes went to Mrs Walter Steway and Mrs Jacque Lint. Mrs John Burley to host Oct 5 in Trenton.

Paul Smith Lewis Howard Norman Higham Arthur Hendrickson Clarence Congleton Paul Mullendere Omicron Beta Sigma Phi Dale Converse Manchester Road William D. Voorhees Jr Rush James Burley Orville Watkins Ben Swartz Edward Forkner Josephine Miller Thomas Crooke Paul Edward Europe Woodward Walter Steway Jacque Lint John Burley Trenton

Club Tours Gardens in Oxford

Eighteen members of the Shovel and Hoe Garden Club visited Miami University in Oxford for a tour of the formal gardens. A business session named a nominating committee for next year and welcomed two new members, with a workshop planned at Mrs. Klouman’s Manchester Road home.

Fighteen Miami University Oxford Conyers William Aiken O. V. Ireland Paul Schnedler Nxt William Maxwell Robert Nickel GH. Klouman Manchester Road

Mission Society Dinner Meeting Opens Fall Season

Woman's Mission Society of First Baptist Church hosts a 5 30 p m buffet in Fellowship Hall to launch fall with a general meeting. A panel from the League of Women Voters discusses The Christian Evaluates the Foreign Policy of the United States.

Woman's Mission Society First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall United States League of Women Voters Howard Cromwell C. P. Terhune Richard Hurst William Fitzgerald Howard Stalker Woman's Society Glenn Perry Mission Society Janes LeGrande Robert Hartley Walter Crenshaw Robert B. Ramsdell Edward Jones

Travel Notes and Local Visits Across the Region

Mr. and Mrs. F B Sprague returned to Stanley Street after visiting son Dr. Frank B Sprague and family at Hickory Island Grosse He Mici. Visitors at Sarasota Jungle Gardens included Mr and Mrs Wilbur Hughes and their sons Brady and Barry of Pollyanna Drive. The Knepshields resume home life on Elk Creek Road after a Kentucky Tennessee vacation and two days in Dover Tennessee with Al Bradshaw and the WWI Veterans convention in Louisville. Additional locals at the convention included Mr and Mrs Richard Lehman of Auburn Street. Ross Bell and family hosted visits from his relatives in Wellsville and Sherman Avenue over the weekend.

F. B. Sprague Stanley Street Frank B Sprague Hickory Island Grosse He Mici Sarasota Jungle Gardens Sarasota, Fla Wilbur Hughes Brady and Barry Pollyanna Drive Kentucky Tennessee Russell Knepshield Elk Creek Road Knepshields Dover Tenn al Bradshaw Louisville Richard Lehman Auburn Street Robert Bell Ross Bell Wellsville James E. Bell Sherman Avenue

Duke official to visit Middletown High on Sept 29

Robert L. Thompson executive secretary of the Duke University Scholarship Committee will speak to Middletown High School students about Duke opportunities on Tuesday afternoon September 29. He is to travel to New York City later in fall to present October 27 a paper on rising educational costs and need for financial aid programs. Thompson joined Duke in 1957 and was promoted to his current post a year later after earning an M A degree.

Robert L. Thompson Durham N.C Duke University Scholarship Committee Middletown High School V. C Thompson S. Main St Thompson Duke New York City College Scholarship Service College Entrance Examination Board University

Designing Woman Alyne Whalen Designs Race Tracks Worldwide

A designer and architect Alyne Whalen, noted for Aqueduct color schemes, Hollywood Park and Roosevelt Raceway alike, discusses her shift from retailing to architecture. She uses bold color to lift spirits at tracks and plans another big project, possibly a supermarket.

Dorothy Roe Associated Press Alyne Whalen Alyne New York Aqueduct Acre King Columbia University Los Angeles Miss Whalen Hollywood Park California Roosevelt Raceway Long Island Caracas Venezuel

Mrs Peterson Addresses Middletown Garden Club Meeting

Mrs Martin Peterson spoke on Straw Sor Nytta Och Note at the Middletown Garden Club gathering at Mrs J J Hallowell's home on S Main Street. She demonstrated straw handcrafts and displayed embroidered wool and linen fabrics while awards were given for dry arrangements and flower and garden exhibits.

Mrs. Peterson Middletown Martin Peterson Middletown Garden Club J. J. Hallowell S. Main Street Peterson Charles W. Beck H. V. Mercer E. S. Myers Ralph L. Gray George E. Leighton Edward Wiseman Gray W. D. Vorhis R. P. Vorhis Leighton Louise Hunter Windsor Marjory S. Chapple Charles R. Hook Myers

Miss McComb to wed Bob Newkirk this Saturday

Mrs. Margaret Peterson hosted a tea and shower honoring Miss Carol Ann McComb at Ardmore Drive. The bride to be will marry Bob Newkirk in an open church ceremony at First Baptist Church at 2 30 p m Saturday. The event featured lavender chrysanthemums and a large guest list.

Margaret Peterson Ihome Ardmore Drive Carol Ann McComb Bob Newkirk First Baptist Church W. E. McComb W. A. Whitman B. D. Morgan Charles West Carl Burgemeir Robert Campbell William Helton Charles Morgan Tom Sander Joe Shepherd Clyde Yocum Roscoe Newkirk Jim Williams Herman Betz Kay McComb Ethel Hensel Barara Korn Carol Peterson Charles Chalfin Robert Ritter

Sorority Girls Go Equestrian at Black Saddle Riding Club

Delta Pi chapter members of Sigma Phi Gamma enjoyed horseback riding at the Black Saddle Riding Club. Twenty one members attended the event, which ended with a Wiener roast. Arrangements were under Mrs Loyal Van Buskirk Mrs James Gutshall and Mrs Ralph Clevenger. Next meeting on October 12 in the Bake Shop meeting room at the Middletown Shopping Center.

Delta Pi Chapter Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority Black Saddle Riding Club Loyal van Buskirk James Gutshall Ralph Clevenger Middletown

Verdict Is Yours to Brighter Day Truth or Consequences

Jesse Gartman in Austin Texas reports multiple TV shows on his telephone line due to a faulty connection. He notified the telephone company which inspected the line and found it tuned to different programs. Heavy rain blamed for the trouble and workers then laid a new line to his home.

Austin, Tex Jesse Gartman

Births Reported in Vital Statistics Record

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Carrol 1408 Central Ave. have a girl born yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Carter 1006 Yankee Rd. welcome a boy yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Creech Germantown Rt. 1 report a boy yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Barber 1116 S Main St. announce a boy yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilmot Trenton report a boy yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Paynter Lebanon greet a boy yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John Rose Somerville Rt. 1 announce a girl yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Passmore 1604 Calumet Ave. have a boy yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kinzer 1012 Jackson S. report a boy today.

Roland Carrol Central Ave Herbert Carter Yankee Rd Donald E. Creech Germantown Rt. 1 Marvin Barber Main St Earl Wilmot Trenton Kenneth Paynter Lebanon John Rose Somerville Rt. 1 Nathaniel Passmore Calumet Ave Raymond Kinzer Jackson S

Local residents listed in a community directory notice

Names and addresses appear in a local society style listing with many individuals, including Mrs. Thomas Aldridge Syca more St Paul Ratliff of Franklin and Miss Sonia Combs of Baltimore, alongside others such as Ricky Perkins in Cincinnati and Joe Adams in Trenton. The fragment seems to catalog families and hometown connections for a social or civic notice.

Ricky Perkins Mrs. Emmitt Perkins Superior Ave Children’s Hospital Cincinnati Joe Adams Trenton Jewish Hospital

Niven Reunited With Wife After Separation

Hollywood reports that actor David Niven and his wife Hjordis are no longer separated. He says they are not reconciled but "utterly delighted" to be together again after their July separation. They plan a two week vacation in Brazil next month.

Hollywood David Niven Hjordis Niven Nivens Brazil

Does Anybody Need 30 Tons Of Coal

A Belmont couple faces a weighty problem as they seek to give away 30 tons of coal worth about 600 dollars. Mr and Mrs David R Johnson tried for over a year with welfare groups declining. They bought the coal for an old heating plant in their 15 room 1840 house before switching to gas. They urge someone to take it.

Belmont Mass David R. Johnson Johnsons Johnson

Too Many Hooks Can Spoil Game

Alfred Sheinwold discusses finessomania in bridge. The piece explains how overreliance on finesses can waste tricks and cost a contract, then provides correct play for South after drawing trumps and choosing diamond leads to avoid losses. It underscores leading diamonds first to guarantee maximum tricks.

South West Declarer

Cream Butterfat Content in Different Cream Varieties

The article explains butterfat percentages for cream types: half and half 10 to 12 percent, coffee cream 18 percent, and heavy whipping cream 30 to 36 percent butterfat.

Desi Arnaz Ordered To Court For Plea

Los Angeles AP Desi Arnaz must appear in court after an attorney sought to enter a plea to a drunkenness charge. Municipal Judge Charles N Carns refused the plea and set Arnaz to appear personally at 9 am Wednesday at the Lincoln Heights jail.

Los Angeles Desi Arnaz Charles N Carns Arnaz Lincoln Heights Hollywood

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