Summer Society Coxcomb Plant and Fountain of Youth Signs
ROUND TOWN reports a double Coxcomb bloom by Mrs. George Gilkey of Athens Route Five, a rare ten inch flower, drying for winter display. The Busy Tailors' 4-H Club will showcase the bloom at the Athens County Fair. Nearby item notes a Messenger clipping of a ninth birthday party for Don Millikan with guests including Miss Marie Schrantz and others. The piece also mentions bus travel stories by Rey Lash, a sign reading Fountain of Youth on Harmony Road, and Professor George Starr Lasher's New York World's Fair plans with his daughters, plus Athens nurses’ observations on New York City trip costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gilkey
Athens
Petit Point
Gilkey
Lola
Busy Tailors
Todd L. Schrantz
North Canton
C. C. Millikan
College St
Don
Marie Schrantz
Buffalo
N. Y
Schrantz
Edward Jennings
Frank Bonifield
Montgomery
Ala
Camden McVey
Elizabeth
Ellis Woodworth
George Starr Lasher
O. U. School of Journalism
New York City
New York
Mary Elizabeth
Dorothy
Lasher
Inexpensive Furs Take On Glamor
Modern processing makes budget furs look luxe with muskrat dyed to resemble mink in mink blended variety. Sheared raccoon and lambskin offer long wear and stylish silhouettes. Luxury options include skunk and Hudson seal, with short jackets in luxury furs at price of non luxury long coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shagmoor
Marian
New York
Ida Tarbell Standard For Women Of Action
The excerpt praises women with drive and intellect, citing Ida Tarbell as a model of energy and capability. It argues that a woman with ambition and resolve will not be a passive figure awaiting family visits but an active, self-reliant individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ida Tarbell
Plan Life You Will Lead After 50 Says Millett
Ruth Millett notes Ida Tarbell at 81 published an autobiography and begins teaching writing at Allegheny College. Tarbell embodies that life can stay active beyond fifty, urging both homemakers and career women to plan active, fulfilling years ahead rather than retire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millett
Duchess of Windsor
Ida Tarbell
Miss Tarbell
Allegheny College
Athens County Fairs Booths and Dietes Highlight Local Odds
The piece notes Parker Bros. Music Co. owner Emmett Parker boasting a long fair booth run and describes various dieting fads in Athens. It mentions fish meals versus roast beef dinners and humorous diet tips from local women, ending with a question about favorite weight-conscious plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Parker
Athens
Parker Bros. Music Co
Athens County
Parker Bros
Homemakers Club Picnic Postponed. Grange and Circles Meet
Calendar notes show the Homemakers Club picnic moved from Thursday to an unspecified later date while the Athens Grange gathers at 8:00 p m tonight. Friday events include the R and H Circle at Mrs Glen Pratts home and a postponed Missionary Society picnic with details to come. A beling and shower for Mr and Mrs Hanes Hawk will be hosted by the Lonas family on Route Four Saturday night Aug 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homemakers Club
Athens Grange
Athens Grange Hall
R and H. Circle
Glen Pratt
The
Missionary Society of the
Richland Ave
Chloe Baker
Hanes Hawk
Beatrice Lonas
Charles Lonas
Athens
Route Four
Family tonic from roots and herbs advertised
A general system tonic claims to aid every family member. It is described as stimulating the appetite aiding digestion and relieving occasional constipation through a blend of roots and herbs.
Who's Going and Coming
Mrs. Granville H Evans and two daughters Barbara and Jane from Belmont Mass will arrive Friday to visit Mrs Evans mother Mrs W H McKee 44 University Terrace. Mr Harris and children Edward and Bradford with Mrs Edward R Harris Mary Peoples leave today for Columbus with Mr and Mrs Milo Ford Clapp Helen Peoples who will accompany them home until Sunday. Mr and Mrs C W Gross returned Wednesday from a week in Canton and Akron. Mr Hayes and Mrs Lindstrom who came for the Roush Spencer wedding left for Phoenix Ariz. Eva Smith and son Bradley have returned from Mansfield. Mr Glass and Mr Ronishe Amesville will motor to Wapakoneta Saturday for weekend with the Ronises hosting the Delta Theta reunion. Mrs R W Finsterwald and children Jane and Dow, Cedar Point visitors, expected to return Friday or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville H. Evans
Barbara
Jane
Belmont
Mass
Evans
W. H. McKee
University Terrace
Edward R. Harris
Mary Peoples
Edward
Bradford
Atty
P. H. Hayes
Charles Lindstrom
Paul Roush
Helen Spencer
Phoenix
Ariz
Hayes
Meigs County
Roush
Lee Glass
Esther Wilson
Amesville
Wapakoneta
Howard Ronishe
Wapak
Glass
Ronishe
Ronishes
Delta Theta of Sigma Fraternity
Ohio State University
R. W. Finsterwald
Dow
Church St
Hampton Beeson
Cedar Point
Union reunion notices fill county calendar
Sunday August 27 marks Reunion Day in the county with multiple gatherings planned. Families including Young-Hayes, Barrows, Baird, Jacoby and Brown-Wyckoff announce events at locations such as Burlington Church Howell Grove Old Man's Cave Ash Cave and Marshfield Road. The Jacoby and Brown-Wyckoff reunions invite relatives and friends to attend with officers and hosts urging attendance. Elizabeth Hope Basom and three children from Lawrence Kansas visit Columbus before returning to Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young-Hayes
Burlington Church
Bid Brickles
Middleport
Baird
Old Man's Cave
Hocking County
Elizabeth Hope Basom
Lawrence, Kans
J. S. Basom
W. State St
Ohio
Columbus
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Fountain of Youth
Round Town
Rey
Cobby) Lash
Hickman’s
Nelsonville
Lash
Mary Margaret McBride
Cosmopolitan Magazine
Harmony Road
St. Augustine
Fla
Carolyn Pico
Ethel Saunders
CDC
Jones
Gafford
Marge
Better Drug and Department Stores
the Gafford Pharmacal CO
Cleveland, Ohio
Cline
Beautiful
Shagmoors
McHenry
the Quality Store
Noel Mills
Mary Esther Burch
Fred Burch
Mary Esther
Jessie Ann Crawford
Peggy Ann Copeland
Barbara Wood
Helen Williams
Charlotte Jean Davis
Beverlee Shipley
Patty Henry
Nancy Lee Hawk
Judith Ann Henry
Virginia Lou Williams
Marilyn Lee Robinson
Normandie Burgett
Susan Cozier
Clair Eugene Burch
Helen Henry
Edna Williams
Correne Robinson
Ruth Millett
H.B.F
Big Chief
Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store
Athens, Ohio
C. W. Gross
Washington St
Canton
Akron
Eva Smith
Bradley
Mansfield
Barrows
Howell Grove
Coolville
Torch
Jacoby Reunion
Ash Cave
Jewelry
W. B. Drake Jeweler
Hollywood
Women's Shoes
Woodworth’'s
Cornells
New Fall
Millbeck
N. Court St
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