Phyllis Laughlin to marry Kenneth Begg Sept. wedding planned
Miss Phyllis Laughlin daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Laughlin will wed Mr Kenneth Begg in a Presbyterian Church ceremony Friday Sept 2. A Wednesday night shower at 9 Marietta Ave hosted by Mrs Harry Begg featured lavender and yellow decor with gifts from friends including Mrs Roy Shirley and Miss Katharine Ashworth. Also noted are a Sunday picnic gathering at the homes of the Hanings and Frosts with relatives from Detroit Columbus Albany and Athens and the birth of twin grandsons to Dr and Mrs Lewis Brown of Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Laughlin
Kenneth Begg
Mrs. Begg
Clarence Laughlin
Harry Begg
Marietta Ave
Miss Laughlin
Roy Shirley
Katherine Ashworth
Mariann Linscott
Eileen Pendergrass
Clark Applegate
Michael Heany
Ralph Dupler
Mary Jones
Mabel Connett
Marjorie Herdman
Presbyterian Church
Abner Frost
Frances Haning
Leslie Haning
Paul Haning
Paul Earl
Detroit
Mich
Norman Haning
Richard
Columbus
Ellen Cline
Albany
Blanche Haning
Harry Franklin
Parkersburg
W. Va
Pearl Castle
Lewis Brown
Gallipolis
Hunter Brown
St. Clairsville
E.T. Dailey
California
Brown
Dorothy Dailey
Ohio University
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Lynn
Holzer Hospital
Clarence Cooley
Harold
Central Ave
W. R. Cooley
Carpenter
Union County
Indian Lake
North Lima
G. W. Cooley
Athens
Who's Coming and Going in Local Social News
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Palmer host family and guests including daughter Mrs. Vern Leroy and Emma Jean of Lansing Mich. Prof. Homer E. Cherrington of Iowa, and Tad Grover visit Cincinnati. Various residents host or visit relatives in Lynchburg Athens and Sidney with trips to Oklahoma Estes Park Hannibal and Lakewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Palmer
N. College St
Vern E. Leroy
Emma Jean
Lansing, Mich
Homer E. Cherrington
University of Iowa
B. T. Grover
E. State St
R. A. Foster
Nelle
Jane
Woodard Ave
West
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountains
Estes Park
Mark Twain
Hannibal
Athens County Fair Opens With Largest First Day Crowd
The Athens County Fair offered sky ride thrills and midway fun as crowds filled the grounds. A lively opening day drew the largest early attendance in years, promising a festive week of attractions and treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Fair
Fair Time At Athens County Fair Features Rides Shows And Acts
Crowds filled the midway from the Floral Hall to the grandstand. Spectators enjoyed Hey Dey and a Ferris Wheel while skill games offered prizes including dolls, vases, and a love thermometer. The midway also showcased 4 H exhibits, animals, and performances by Uncle Rube, Almaira, and Sam mie the Great Ape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floral Hall
Sammie
Great Ape
Sammy
Bobbie
Robert Taylor
Belgian Congo
Jerry
Atlantic Ocean
Red Cross
Uncle Rube
Almira
Aunt Almira
Rube
Rube Weathers
Sanderson
Jefferson
Peach Preserves and Vegetable Relish Recipe Notes
Combine sugar vinegar and water. Tie spices in cloth and boil ten minutes. Add to syrup then remove spices. Peel peaches cook a few at a time in boiling syrup until tender pack in sterilized jars and seal. For relish chop cucumbers green tomatoes green peppers onions and cabbage with vinegar brown sugar turmeric celery and mustard seed pack in jars and seal after overnight drainage.
Shade Homecoming Highlights Athens Event and Cucumber Pickles
The Shade annual home-coming drew a large crowd with talks by Athens residents and a noon church lawn dinner. A Lodi School Band led by Raymond Connett performed, followed by a varied afternoon of humor readings and music. Also noted are pickle and relish making tips using tomatoes onions peppers and corn. Convicts buy a used bus to transport their ball teams to rural Missouri games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
James Burt
Athens
Pearl Smith
Edson Hawk
Lodi
Raymond Connett
Jefferson City
Missouri Penitentiary
Missouri
Ninth Nicholson Reunion Held At Rutland Country Home
The ninth Nicholson reunion met Sunday August 21 at the Rutland area home of Mr and Mrs William Nicholson. Officers elected were Charles L Williams president and Seth F Nicholson secretary with an executive committee named. Attendees included Diantha Nicholson Russell Chidester and many Nicholson and Chidester relatives from Indiana Ohio and West Virginia. The oldest present was A H Nicholson and the youngest Herbert Chidester. The 1939 reunion will be at the new state park on Route 7 near Marietta on the high Sunday of August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Hudson
Athens
Georgia Kilpatrick
Earl Cowen
Frank Helwig
Elma Fas Kincade
Alma May Kincade
Marguerite Kincade
Anna Mansfield
Oscar Butts
Mrs. Story
Charles Blackwood
J. H. Dalton
Rutland
Nicholson
William Nicholson
Charles L. Williams
Seth F. Nicholson
Ora Williams
Alice Hoover
Elizabeth McCumber
Lennah Chidester
Lennah
Leona
Norman Will
Alta Wl
Dorothy Molden
Rutland and
Vicinity
A. H. Nicholson
Herbert Chidester
New State Park
Route 7
Marietta
Barrows Reunion At Tuppers Plains
The fourth annual Barrows reunion gathered at Matlack Grove in Tuppers Plains on Sunday August 21 with a noon basket dinner followed by business and social sessions led by Mack Barrows. Attendees from multiple states included Willis E. Barrows and Clayton Barrows among others. officers for 1939 were elected and plans made for the next reunion at Howell Grove near Coolville in August 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrows
Matlack Grove
Tuppers Plains
Mack Barrows
Athens
Clayton Barrows
Coolville
Glen Barrows
Washington
Willis E. Barrows
Oakland
Cal
Austin Barrows
Jacob FE. Barrows
Parkersburg
W. Va
Edith Barrows
the Plains
Bell Plymire
Howell Grove
Virginia Barrows
Banker Town Line
N. Y
L. C. Barrows
Francis Enoch
Paul and
Francis, Jr
Maud McVay
Jeal Barrows
R. D
Grant Barrows
Maud Barrows
Norma
Charles McCormick
West Maiden
Perry W. Barrows
Donald Barrows
Edwin Ray Barrows
E.E. Bardin
Columbus
C. H. Maupin
Muskoffee
Massillon
Robert Barrows
Dorothy
Esther Barrows
Charles M. Barrows
Charles
Joseph D
Byron Barrows
Flora Littleton
Maupin
Huntington
Jacob E. Barrows
J. E. Barrows
Jacob R. Barrows
Florence M. Barrows
Vienna
Ralph C. Barrows
Ralph Barrows
Reynoldsburg
H. E. Barrows
Winfield
Mary Margaret Barrows
Mayme Barrows
Elsie c; Shaw
Gallipolis
Rose Windon
Marietta
H. H. Huff
Middlebourne
Sidney Tilton
Kathleen Johnson
Bert Johnson
Ira Morrison
Stewart
Fannie Romine
Emma Smith
Jesse J. Smith
Mary Jo Smith
Ira Barrows
James Criss
L. J. Johnson
Torch
J. W. Frost
Mary Minear
Virginia Minear
Pauline Root
Frost
William Founds
Eber Cole
Long Bottom
O. E. W. Sanders
Reedsville
E. G. Kim
R. R. Kim
E. B Lumberger
Albany
Kenneth J. Barrows
Barbara
the Plains Ola FE
Anita Murphys
Sophronia Campbell Coolville
Stratosphere Girl Parachute Daredevil Tops County Fair
Mary Parks known as Stratosphere Girl performs daily parachute stunts at the Athens County Fairgrounds. The home made balloon and parachute system lifts her high above a crowd as volunteers manage lines and a flame source. Parks designs her own gear, cites fun in the risky work, and returns to collect the deflated bag after each jump. She splits time between Cincinnati and road shows, while handling ordinary chores at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Parks
Athens County Fairgrounds
Pop Parks
Donald Stauffer
Jack Brown
Leroy Hawk
Marold Hull
Robbie Bean
Harry Kenneth Byers
George Gloeckner
David Barnhart
Billy Rose
Mary
Loggins
Cincinnati
Hugh Watson
Jjumpi Og
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Ont
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Tad
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S. Congress St
Edward Harris and Sons
Bradford
Edward
Lynchburg, Va
Nile Frank
North Dakota
Will Frank
Ollie Sisson
Grosvenor St
Clara Poston
South Orange
N. J
Sidney
Ohio
Leslie and
Fred P. White
H. E. White
Decatur, Ill
Robert Davidson
Woodworths
Jean Adairs
Paris
Athens County
Parker
Emmett Parker
Betsy Ross
Ohio University School of Music
Sylvia Moore
Marie Hunter
Mary Chappelear
Reese Evans
Margaret Edith Jones
School of Music
James Pryor McVay
Europe
Miles H. Howe
Nelsonville
Fred Fenzel
William Andrews
Athens Messenger
E. C. Kenney
L. W. Kelly
L. W. Roberts
L. C. Nye
A. H. Beckett
Mary M. Williams
Fannie Orr
H. L. Atkinson
William Bobo
Isaac Cullums
Darwin
A. K. Newman
Dayton
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By Marian Bush Reeder
Hixson
Hilmoor
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Phe Gos Company
Spa Amet
Sjunert
McHenry
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