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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1947
Page
8
The 48th annual reunion of Mr. Samuel H. Kenney will be held at the Kenney home in Pleasanton on Sunday August 10. Basket dinner at noon. All relatives and friends invited.
Two Athens women Maude Matthews and Mary Ward will join about two hundred delegates at the International Federation of University Women conference in Toronto August 11 to 16. The event marks the IFUW first postwar meeting outside Europe and features leaders from Poland Sweden Switzerland and other countries.
Local notes list new releases and opinions on Perry Como Joe Mooney Nat King Cole Trio and others. Benny Goodman Hora Stoccato and instrument shortages are mentioned with Rex Koons. The column calls new records strong and highlights arranging and performances.
Otto Weber vacationing in Los Angeles returns Thursday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Cumberland first California visit Mrs. Weber spent Christmas in California Pavlish Dance Studio in Gallipolis attends Dance Masters of America in Detroit then Chicago plans to reopen classes after Labor Day Miss Ethel Collins and Mrs Cecil Cox head to St Louis to meet mother Mrs W P Collins returning from Sacramento Miss Anna P McVay hosts Mrs Harrison Serrell at Ziba House A L Snedden hosts Mickey Lee's sixth birthday at Union Nora Cavanaugh hosts sister Delia Morley and niece from Chicago at Cannonville
Pocahontas Lodge meets Wednesday August 6 at 8 pm at Redmen Hall with prizes for the benefit. Cundiff family reunion Sunday August 10 at City Park Parkersburg WV lunch at noon and swimming in the afternoon. call Mrs. George Young for details. Women's Association of Alexander Presbyterian Church hosts guest speaker Mrs Ben Serrell from Dobbs Ferry Thursday at 1 30 pm at 291 E State St Athens.
Round About Town notes vacationers share heat or cold woes from Tucson Detroit and New York City as residents stay home in Athens. Profiles include C E Stack William Manners and the Milhoan Ridge Homecoming set for August 10 at Parkersburg West Virginia with a noon basket dinner.
An inexpensive home remedy claims to shed ungainly weight without strenuous exercise or starvation. Mix four ounces of liquid RENNEL Concentrate with a pint of grapefruit juice and take two tablespoons twice daily for quick, easy slimming. If unsatisfied, return the bottle for a refund.
Dr. W. S. Gamertsfelder hosted a reception and garden party at 96 Morris Ave to honor Masters candidates, thesis directors, and Graduate Council members. Seventy five guests attended from six thirty to eight, with Mrs. Maureen Bibler and Miss Omah Gaston at the punch table.
Mrs. Anthony Padden hosted a farewell dinner Monday for Miss Phyl Carter of Colchester England who will travel Friday to Colorado to visit friends before returning home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Felix Clark and their son John.
Gaynelle Welch of The Plains returned Monday from a six weeks vacation across the West. She was joined by cousin Miss Alta Austin of Washington DC in Chicago. They visited Seattle Snoqualmie Falls Mt Ranier Yellowstone Salt Lake City Pike’s Peak Estes Park Garden of the Gods and observed a governors parade in Salt Lake City. They stayed with Miss Mary Zindt Miss Alithea Moser and Mr and Mrs J A Austin in Lebanon Missouri. Temperatures ranged from 30 degrees in Mt Ranier snow to 106 degrees in Missouri.
The Girls' Friendly Society of Carbondale hosted staff from Wayside Cathedral at Episcopal Country House. Guests included Captain Earl Estabrook and Cadet William Johnson of the Church Army. Circle Two WSCS of Central Ave Methodist will not meet on Aug 7. next meeting Aug 14 at Gertrude Matheny's home.
The Hooper Ridge Church of Christ Ladies Aid Society will hold an all day quilting session on Thursday August 7 at the Hooper Ridge meeting place. The event gathers members for sewing and fellowship.
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