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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1948

Page

6

Weyand Family Announces Birth Of Paul Dennis

Mr and Mrs Edgar Weyand Route Four Athens announce the birth of a son Paul Dennis on Wednesday April 28 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Alfred Foster Carpenter Residents of Chauncey who visited Albany Grange Saturday night represented Washington Grange in Jackson County

Edgar Weyand Route Four Athens Paul Dennis Alfred Foster Carpenter Chauncey Albany Grange Washington Grange Jackson County

Freshman Honorary Inducts Twenty-Four Women at OU

Alpha Lambda Delta at Ohio University initiates twenty four freshmen women including three from Portsmouth and Zanesville branches. Initiates must maintain a 3.5 grade point average or higher. Officers include Norma Kodes as president and Miss Charlotte LaTourette as faculty adviser.

Alpha Lambda Delta Ohio University Durit Branchie Patricia Ann Frances Helen Anne Hazlebeck Portsmouth Elinor Kathryn Madden Zanesville Marilyn Adams Dayton Norma Bell East Liverpool Miriam Bower Warsaw Janet Courtright Lancaster Patricia Dineen Columbus Frances Halpern Cleveland Heights Sally Harkness Lakewood Ruth Hartford Martins Ferry Kathryn Johnson Nelsonville Phyllis Kitinson Conneaut Minnie Klingensmith Arnold Helen Marie Lewis East Cleveland Joan Locker Wooster Doris Mae Peterson Cleveland Elizabeth Webster Berea Dorothy Weimer Mary Louise Welsh Newton Falls Elinor Ruth Wisenberger Ironton Evelyn Marie Yee Carolyn Herbert Athens Betty Breckenridge Chillicothe Charlotte LaTourette

Teens Run A Department Store For A Day At School

Thirty six students from Norman H. S. in St. Louis fill all jobs from manager to stock boy for one day in a student department store. Gordon MacRae earns star role in a new picture with June Haver opposite him. Mount Holyoke faculty allocates half proceeds from Quadrennial show to buy layettes via Save the Children for distress regions in Europe.

Normandy H. S St. Louis Gordon Macrea June Haver Mount Holyoke Mass Save the Children Federation Finland Holland France Greece Austria

Founders Day Dance Promotes Beta Sigma Phi in Athens

Round About Town notes introduce Beta Sigma Phi Founders Day dance at the Armory from 9 p.m. to midnight with OU student spouses and veterans wives among the six nominees for Athens First Lady. The item also highlights Spring redecorating, OU Engineers' Ball, a Circus visit, moving day concerns, and a skeet club house nearing completion near Cliff Cornell farm.

Beta Sigma Phi Armory Athens

Ladies' Day Bridge Postponed To May 12 At Country Club

Mrs Hunter FE Hope social chairman announced that the Wednesday bridge and golf luncheon was moved from May 5 to May 12 at the Country Club. Contest prizes went to Mrs Byron Wolfe first, Mrs Edmond Efaw second, Mrs Neil Walker third, and Mrs J E Algeo won the door prize. Out of town guest Mrs Charles Floyd of La Jolla, California attended.

Hunter FE. Hope Byron A. Wolfe Edmond Efaw Neil Walker J. E. Algeo Charles Floyd la Jolla Calif

Sorority Plans Candy Sale and Membership Welcome

Alpha Tau chapter of Sigma Phi Gamma announces a candy and cookie sale Saturday at the Electric company entrance to fund two delegates to the international convention in Pasadena. Mrs George Hunter was honored at a shower. Mrs Orin Johnson and Miss Ruth McBee joined or guest as members and committees were named for a May 16 potluck.

Alpha Tau Chapter Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority George Hunter Richard Hoffman James Zarley E. Union St Hoffman Hunter Vaughn Conkey Mary Kollister Lois Shields Orin Johnson Ruth McBee Ways and Means Lois Shafer R. F. Rose Euclid Drive Rose Zarley Nelly Agin Ann Troxwell Electric Company Pasadena Calif Betty Henderson

Prom Night at Athens High School Promises Lively Dances

Excitement builds for the Junior Prom this Saturday in the Athens High School Gymnasium. Students report good grades reactions, with many orchids for formals and plans for a busy weekend of events including scholarships tests and a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta rehearsal.

Athens High School Roger Pedigo Tom Oldfield Roger Tom Logan Hi Lake Hope Esther Farley Helen Dunn Mary Varnes Patsy Wolf

Miss Martha Smith to Work for American Embassy in Lisbon

Miss Martha Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Smith of 78 Richland Ave sails May 8 from New York on the Greek ship Nea Hel PAS to Lisbon Portugal where she will perform stenographic work for the American Embassy after a month of Foreign Service Institute training in Washington Ly C She is an Ohio University graduate class of 1947 with Romance languages and currently visiting her parents in Athens. Miss Eileen Walls returns to her Washington DC secretarial post after a ten day visit to Athens Route Four, 0 6. Daniel Martino will judge bands and orchestras at the Michigan State Music Contest in East Lansing Friday and Saturday with Dr Frank Simon and Prof Alvin Edgar as guest conductors.

Martha Smith Albert Smith Richland Ave Lisbon Portugal New York Nea Hel- Pas Ohio University Miss Smith Athens Eileen Walls Washington D. C Mrs Oliver Walls Route Four Daniel Martino East Lansing Mich Frank Simon Alvin Edgar Iowa State College

May Day Long Fest at Memorial Auditorium

The Women’s League of Ohio University sponsors a May Day long festival set for Saturday May 1 at 7 30 pm in Memorial Auditorium Admission is free Junior Joan Cross of Ashland serves as event chair Twelve sororities or housing units will perform with individual directors and selections listed Boyd Hall Mary Lou Burkett will sing You’ll Never Walk Alone and others including Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Gamma Delta Chi Omega Phi Mu Phi Sigma Sigma Pi Beta Phi Theta Kappa Alpha and Zeta Tau Alpha Also Hathomar Sunday School class hosts a covered dish dinner Monday at 6 30 pm at the First Methodist Church and the Clark’s Chapel Methodist Youth Fellowship plans a bake sale Saturday May 1 at Carpenter Hardware from 8 am

Women's League of Ohio University Memorial Auditorium Joan Cross Ashland Boyd Hall Mary Lou Burkett Hathomar First Methodist Church P. S. Wamsley Wilson Norris L. H. Bingman Clark's Chapel Methodist Youth Fellowship Carpenter Hardware Store

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