Summer Society Honors Miss Mary McCune Ahead of September Wedding
Mrs. Robert Wickham Mrs. Robert Main and Miss Ruth Huggins hosted a pantry shower Tuesday evening at Mrs. Carl Fuller’s Franklin Ave home. Guests included Mrs. Hermann Mrs. Downard Mrs. Beckler Mrs. Barstow Mrs. Robertson Mrs. Baker Miss Hayes Miss Smith Miss Robinson and the three hostesses. The six o'clock buffet featured a large reed hamper gift from the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary McCune
Carl Fuller
Robert Wickham
Robert Main
Ruth Huggins
Lloyd C. Black
Charles Herman
Dallas Downard
Ben F. Beckler
Don K. Barstow
Will Robertson
Virgil Baker
Helen Hayes
Willetta Smith
Alice Robinson
Wickham
Main
Huggins
Miss Audrey Fulton Hosts Delta Theta Tau Bridge Party
Miss Audrey Fulton of 11 Oak Street entertained Delta Theta Tau sorority sisters from New Lexington and Athens friends at her home Wednesday night. Four bridge tables competed with high scores won by Fontelle Pettit and Mrs. Eugene Snyder. A two course supper was served at six o clock before play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Fulton
Oak St
Delta Theta Tau
New Lexington
Athens
Fontelle Pettit
Eugene Snyder
Myron Fowler
Thomas Catchpole
John Sherlock
Allan Conn
Harry Rothman
Bernard Haas
Geraldine Courtright
Marian Selby
Arthur Pemberton
Roseville
Thelma Cannon
Crooksville
Garnet Hatch
Gladys Brooks
Ruth Lewis
Reunions Set for Aug 27 Across County Towns
Multiple family gatherings are planned for Sunday August 27 in Athens and surrounding areas. Dowd Knowlton Frazier Johnson Dishong KleinSchmidt Oyler Matthews Milner Kittle Howard Mulpas reunions are scheduled at various venues including the Graham home in Athens, Townhouse Athens County, Lancaster Fairgrounds, Rock View Park Route 33, City Park Chillicothe, Embree Park Pennsville and Wheeling Park Wheeling West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowd
James G. Graham
Sunnyside Drive
Athens
Graham
Knowlton
Athens County
Frazier, Johnson and Dishong
Lancaster Fairgrounds
Art Hall
Kleinschmidt
Rock View Park
Oyler
Chillicothe
Embree Park
Pennsville
Kittle
Wheeling Park
Wheeling
W. Va
Morgan County
Residents travel and visiting guests in Columbus and nearby towns
Mrs Elizabeth Hope Basom returns to Lawrence Kansas with three children and friend Miss Helen Black Hawk after two weeks with Mrs J S Basom. Eliza beth Basom is a home economics instructor at Haskell Institute. Also listed are Mrs Mollie Custer and daughter Mrs Anna Yerkey with Mary Louise Yerkey on a Virginia West Virginia mountain motor trip and other guests visiting from Glaston W Va Cincinnati and Perryburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hope Basom
Helen Black Hawk
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Kansas
J. S.basom
W. State St
Elizabeth Basom
Mollie Custer
Anna Yerkey
Mary Louise Yerkey
Virginia
West Virginia
Glaston
W. Va
Marriage Meddlers Sequel to Married Comrades
Madge Graham and Lillian Underwood move to Charles Spencer’s Greenwich Village apartment to learn if any report on gangster Jack Leslie exists. They assign guards, rest, and plan to wake if the Chief stirs, as the deadly pursuit edges toward a long, sleepless night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansfield
Secret Service Buards
Madge Graham
Lillian Underwood
Greenwich Village
Madge
Charles Spencer
Secret Service
Jack Leslie
Noel Veritzen
Mary
Gus
Spencer
Lillian
Leslie
Long Island
Noel
Island treasures and a $1.98 rock on the Thousand Islands
Kingston reports a tour of the Thousand Islands revealing vast estates and famous owners from Lowden to Rand McNally. The piece notes small price rocks, grand houses, and an international bridge linking Canada and the United States. It ends with a travel vignette and social notes from Gananoque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Ontario
Blue St. Lawrence
Gananoque
Canada
Gan-an-ok-gee
United States
Empire State Building
Peel Rock
Robert Peel
Horseshoe Channel
Needles Eye
Devil's Oven
Fiddler’s Elbow
Rock
Thousand Islands
Learn Cordial Phrases For Social And Business Openers
Stuck for words in social or business settings? The Athens Messenger promotes a 32 page booklet offering gracious phrases for greeting guests, joining conversations, and handling congratulations. It urges sending 10 cents for EFFECTIVE PHRASES FOR ALL OCCASIONS and includes care tips for laundering blankets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Jane
Athens Messenger
Home Service
Sixth Ave
New York
N. Y
Mingus Family Noted For Longevity In Dover Township
Mrs. Julia Cone Mingus, 83, widow of Jasper Mingus, and her six children Arthur Herbert William Rev Hiram Amos Amos Hixon and Cecil, along with 22 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren, have never had a death in the line. Also announced is the birth of a son David Lee to Harley R Ross and wife at Sheltering Arms Hospital with grandparents C R Barnette Fisher and L G Ross listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Whetstone
Plains
Julia Mingus
Hiram Mingus
Little Sandy
Dover Township
Mingus
Julia Cone Mingus
Jasper Mingus
Sand Ridge
Arthur
Herbert
William
Amos Hixon
Cecil Keirns
Frank Cone
Athens
Harley R. Ross
Franklin Ave
David Lee
Sheltering Arms Hospital
C. R. Barnette
Fisher
L. G. Ross
Albany
Strawberries Name Origin Tied to Straw Market Customs
The origin of the name strawberries traces to historic markets where berries were sold strung on straw. This explanation reflects old market practices and naming lore surrounding the fruit.
Class Picnic Held by Married People's Class at First Christian Church
The Married People's Class of the First Christian Church met Monday at Nice's Park. A brief business session followed by a picnic supper featured games including badminton and horseshoes. Donna Kelley of Columbus visited grandparents William and Mrs Partlow at 45 Moore. Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Nice's Park
Golgotha
Donna Kelley
Columbus
William Partlow
Moore. Ave
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Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Toys
N. Court St
STORK
Shagmoor
McHenry’s the Quality Store
Frazier
Earl K. Briggs
Rochester
J. H. Grekila
Montrose Ave
Briggs
Grekila
Coats
Cornells
Trousseaux
C. Lloyd Strecker and Son
Richard Strecker
College, Hill
Cincinnati
F. J. Beasley
Grandview Heights
Marietta
River Road
Perrysburg
Huntington
T. A. Galyean
R. F. Atkins
Thora Olson
Syracuse
Thor Olson
North Hill
Olsons
L. D. Hughes
S. Fifth St
Zella Carr
Miss Schneider
Grant Hospital
Hocking Caves
Howard Figley
Hughes
Betty Engh
Mrs. Sloan
University Terrace
Adele Garrison
By Marian Bush Reeder
Lowden
Illinois
Pullman
Pullmans
Mr. Rand
Rand McNally
Irving Berlin
Granite Hill
Mr. Buchanan
Eddie Cantor
Sugar Island
American Canoe Association
Imperial Island
Wheeler
Standard Oil
Bay
Father Johns
Benson
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Paris
E. Rey Lash
State
Lillian Barber
Hickman
Nelsonville
Astounding
Wheaton's
HDW, CO
S. Court St
Nice
W. B. Drake Jeweler
Detoe
Milldeck's Shoe Store
Athens, Ohio
Southeastern
Ohio
Athens County Fairgrounds
National Brands Picnic Committee
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