The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-07-31
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, Sharon Woods, near Cincinnati
for the eight o'clock broadcast oi
the Mail Bag Club. This is {
regular Sunday morning feature
of station WLW, of Cincinnati
but on this particular day the
program was a part of an all-day
picnic,
This program is announced
regularly by Miss Nina Bell
Abbott and is designed for shut
ins over the area. The area, in
Guiding parts of Indiana, Ohio
West Virginia, Michigan, Canada
and one station in London, En-
gland, is divided into sections with
a special name for each. The area
around Redwood is called THE
Heart of Ohio. The area in Lon
don is called peace Through
Friendship. Later in day each
area was assigned to a special
table for the picnic lunch.
The program featured Ruth
Lyons, Frazier Thomas, Arthur
Chandler, jr., Betty Brady, Girls
of the Golden West, Lafe Hark-
ness, Ernie Lee, Donna Jean,
Lucky Penny Trio, and Paul
Jones as master of ceremonies.
The program for the day is
planned to entertain the guests
who are cripples and shut ins
most of the time. A king and
queen are chosen from this group
Many of the guests had to make
the trip in wheel-chairs and on
crutches, many were blind.
The first time this picnic was
held, was at the Cincinnati Zoo
in 1888, with approximately thir-
teen in attendance, this year the
ticket record showed about 1866.
Birthday Dinner
Mrs. D, A. Hart, and daughter,
Helen Ann, and son, Billy; Mr..
and Mrs. Fay Fogle and daughter,
Sherry Lou, of Columbus and Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Fogle, of York
spent Sunday at the home of
their mother, Mrs, Lottie Fogle
helping her to observe her birth
day.
Sunday dinner guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry
Anderson included Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Anderson, of Cardington,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Anderson
and children, of Redwood, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Forrest and
children, of Dayton
Mrs. Ada Mcdaniel entertained
with a dinner Sunday honoring
her son, Mr.. Gene Mcdaniel who
was observing a birthday.
Mrs. Nancy Bell has been
spending several weeks visiting
her sister, Mrs. Emma Green in
Warren, Indiana.
Mr.. Alfred Beckley arrived in
Redwood, Sunday for visit
with his mother, Mrs. Phoebe
Becky and other relatives. Mrs.
Becky had been in Redwood
several weeks ago enroute to
Chicago where she had been
called by the death of brother
in-law. She met her husband here
when she returned. Their home
is in Fitzgerald, Georgia, where
Mr.. Becky is employed as a
teacher in the public schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Warren and
little son, spent Sunday as the
guests of Mrs. Warren's mother,
Mrs. Dominic, of Lewis Center.
Mr., and Mrs. r. ]. Langstaff,
Miss Lois Langstaff, and Mrs. E.
w. Morris, were luncheon guests
last Wednesday, of Mrs. Dana
Spain in Columbus,
Mary Kay Griffith and Phyllis
Griffith, daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Griffith, returned Fri
day from a months visit, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Keith
Kinney, in Ambridge, Pa.
Mrs. Breeze Taylor, observed
her ninety-fourth birthday last
Sunday. Although Mrs. Taylor
is confined to her wheel chair
because of a stroke she suffered
some time ago, her mind is very
clear, and she enjoys reading and
visiting with friends who call.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Rennick
and daughter, Sharon, of Wester-
vile, are enjoying a weeks vaca-
ton in Redwood On Tuesday
they went to visit Mrs, Rennick's
sister, Mrs. Emerson Blackford,
and family in Findlay. They were
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. j.
S. Collier.