Labor Day Parade Schedule Planned for New London Festival
The first annual Labor Day Invitational Festival Parade in New London will start at 6 p.m. August 30 under co chairs James Van Sickle and Robert Hardy. Floats compete in six divisions with prizes of 25 15 and 10 dollars, bands and majorette corps have top awards, and judging occurs at reviewing stands. A post parade show features flag raising and the Labor Day Queen presentation.
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New London
The
Park Board
James van Sickle
Robert Hardy
East Main Street
South Main Street
Grove Street
Majorette Corps
Mervyn Nugent
Ridgefield Rockets 4-H Hold July Meeting at Ackerman Home
Members of the Ridgefield Rockets 4-H Club met July 16 at the Ackerman home. Reports were given by Meyers Gardener Boehler and Myers. Kaltenbach read a letter from Tucker thanking the club for a $10 Camp Conger donation. Ackerman boys provided music. Next meeting is July 30 at the Smiths Farr Road.
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Ridgefield Rockets 4-H
Bob
Gene
Chris Ackerman
Marianne Meyers
Gail Gardener
Larry Boehler
Jerry Myers
Mike Kaltenbach
Carlos Tucker
Camp Conger
Ackerman Boys’ Orchestra
Cliff
Tom Smith
Farr Road
Maple City Seniors Meet Discusses Camp Conger Tea Towels
The Maple City Seniors 4-H Club held its last meeting on July 17. Members discussed their community project sewing tea towels for Camp Conger. Susan Ellett shared photographs from the 4-H Club Congress at Ohio State University.
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Maple City
New London Band Wins Prizes In Parade Competitions
The New London High School Band earned two first and one second prize in recent parades. They won first at the Miss Ohio Pageant Parade in Sandusky on July 8 and at the Huron Water Festival on July 12. They took second at the American Legion Parade in Cleveland. Roger Bacon High School won first there, and West Muskingum High School placed third. The band will parade at Wakeman Homecoming at 10 a.m. Saturday and host concerts and events Friday and Saturday including a Chicken Bar-B-Q from 5 to 8 p.m.
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New London
James VanSickle
Sandusky
American Legion
Cleveland
Legion
Roger Bacon High School
Cincinnati
West Muskingum High School
Zanesville
Wakeman
First United Methodist Church
Recreation Park
Music Parents
Area Couple Wed In Detroit Starters for New London Life
Donald Brazie and Mona Louise Marsh wed in Detroit at noon Saturday. He works for R R Donnelley and Sons in Willard. she will be an X ray technician at New London Hospital. They plan a 3 to 5 p m open house Sunday at the bride’s parents home and will reside at 894 Park Avenue after a brief trip through Michigan Indiana and Canada. A bridal shower for Geraldine Hipp hosted by Mrs Harold Missler preceded the nuptials. Hipp and fianc Allen Williams of Gibsonburg plan a September 6 wedding in St Alphonsus Church.
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New London
Donald Brazie
Daniel Brazie
Mona Louise Marsh
Leonard Marsh
Route 162 West
Detroit
Mich
Geraldine Hipp
Harold Missler
Bernard Hipp
State St
Miss Hipp
Allen Williams
Gibsonburg
St. Alphonsus Catholic Church
Current Fashion Echoes Past Styles In Fall Collections
Designer notes link nostalgia to 1920s glamour and la belle epoque with a realism trend. New York Couture Business Council showcases five days of shows as part of a nine day couture series, followed by American designers presenting through June 26. Elements include long pearl ropes, slinky crepes, fur trims, patchwork fabrics, art deco prints, argyles, blanket plaids, and gypsy prints.
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Gay Pauley
UPI
New York
Sarah Bernhardt
Evelyn Nesbit
Pavlova
New York Couture Business Council
Couture Group
American Designers Group
Benefit Horse Show Set For Sunday
The Norwalk Riding Club stages an annual horse show for crippled children at the Huron County Fairgrounds this Sunday starting at 9 a.m. with 29 classes. Tickets are available from riding club members or at the gate. A lunch counter and pop stand will operate all day.
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Norwalk Riding Club
Huron County Fairgrounds
Riding Club
Christmas in July at Calvary Baptist Church
The Ladies Missionary Society decorated a Christmas tree and each member chose an ornament bearing a missionary family’s name and address plus children ages. Gifts will be sent next Christmas. Ruth Hege spoke on Mary of Bethany’s visits. Mildred Leslie received a going away gift.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Ladies Missionary Society
Ruth Hege
Mary of Bethany
Jesus
Mildred Leslie
Florida
Donald Graham
David Wellington
Calendar Tonight Senior Citizen Meeting and Church Council
Tonight lists a Senior Citizen meeting for Columbia Gas Company at 7 30 and a Council meeting at St Peter Lutheran Church. Both events are on the local calendar with no further details.
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Columbia Gas Company
St. Peter
Kids Have Trouble With Pledge
Louis E. Reinhold, head of a New York ad agency, aims to help children who stumble over school day words in the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer. AFROTC cadet David B. Harwood is stationed at Plattsburgh AFB New York during field training.
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New York
UPI
Dick Run
Allegiance
Republic
Plattsburgh, N.Y
David B. Harwood
Robert M. Harwood
Willard
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
Afrotc
Plattsburgh Afb
N.Y
Louis E. Reinhold
Luncheon of Joshua Giddings Chapter NSUS Daughters of 1812
The Joshua Giddings Chapter held its summer luncheon at Mrs. Merritt S. Huber’s Bettsville home with new president presiding. Peter Navarre Chapter Toledo attended as guests. eight members from Norwalk joined. A barbecued chicken meal was served on the patio.
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Joshua Giddings
National Society of United States Daughters of 1812
Merritt S. Huber
Bettsville, C
Peter Navarre
Toledo
Norwalk
Ruby Heyl
W.P. Wickham
Ross Cherry
Roy Billman
Urban Livengood
Edward C. Lay
Cedar Point Chausee
Two Couples Plan Weddings
New London engagement announced for Catherine Ann Erswell and Gene Stockmeister. Catherine is a Sandusky Nursing School graduate and LPN at Sandusky Memorial. Gene is a farmer from Attica, both plans undetermined. In Winter Haven Florida Janis Ellen Graham and Robert C Landoll announce their engagement. Janis is Winter Haven High School graduate employed in Sandusky. Robert is Norwalk Sinclair Service Station proprietor and St Paul High School alum. A Sept. 27 wedding is planned.
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New London
Donald Erswell
Fayette Road
Catherine Ann
Gene Stockmeister
Leonard Stockmeister
Attica
Erswell
New London High School
Sandusky School of Practical Nursing
L.P.N
Sandusky Memorial Hospital
Stockmeister
Attica High School
Winter Haven
Fla
Edsall G. Graham
Janis Ellen
Robert C. Landoll
Clarence Landoll
Norwalk
Graham
Winter Haven High School
George Saxton Associates
Sandusky
St. Paul High School
Landoll
Sinclair
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Ridgefield Rockets
Mr. Brazie
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Indiana
Canada
Park Ave
Raymond Hipp
Dale Williams
Marys
Whittlesey
Kentucky
Terry
U.S. RT
Reinhold
Country
Richmond
Reinhold Associates
Graham Landol
Miss Erswell
Miss Graham
Westinghouse
Midwest
Eternal Flame
Brotherhood
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Bellevue, Ohio
Bellevue
Huron County
E. Monroe
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