Varner Family Reunion Held in Albany
Descendants of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Varner gathered Sunday August 24 at G B McDaniel home in Albany for a family reunion. Attendees included J R Varner Detroit D C Poling and children Don Jay Linda Athens C A Poling and son Gary Athens Route 1 H A Tipton P A Tipton and children Jon Joan The Plains Mrs William Secoy A W Secoy and children Joel Jon Harold Solt and daughters Nancy Judy Lancaster Eber M Varner Columbus E C Varner Akron Dorothy Collins Carol Secoy L D Secoy and children Allen Owe Gary Connellsville Pa Elmer Poling Wavis Greene G B McDaniel and children Glenn Janice Joyce. J R Warner and family plan to travel to Texas this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Varner
G. B. McDaniel
Albany
J. R. Varner
Detroit
Mich
D. C. Poling
Don Jay
Linda
Athens
C. A. Poling
Gary
H. A. Tipton
P. A. Tipton
Jon
Joan
the Plains
William Secoy
A. W. Secoy
Joel
Harold Solt
Nancy
Judy
Lancaster
Eber M. Warener
Columbus
E. C. Varner
Akron
Dorothy Collins
Carol Secoy
L. D Secoy
Allen
Owe
Connellsville
Elmer Poling
Wavis Greene
G. B
MsDaniel
Glenn
Janice
Joyce
J. R. Warner
Texas
Jesse Gilkey
Sidney C. Parker
Parker
Louisville
St. Anthony Hospital
Jackson
Social Spotlight Bridge Luncheon at Patton Home
Patton hosted a Tuesday bridge luncheon at 127 Grosvenor with attendees including Mrs. James Van Nostrand Mrs. Robert Holdingsworth Mrs. Don E Barr Mrs. Erle Bridgewater Ir Mrs. James Skinner Mrs. Woodrow West Mr Re Dennis Mrs. D. M. Downard Mrs. Robert Main and Mrs. Robert Waham. During the afternoon the group played bridge.
Notable Travelers Return and Visit Highlights Across Local Area
Mrs. Evan Jones and her son in law Robert G. Brown arrived from New York City after visiting Capt. and Mrs. J. R. Gilmore in Douglaston Long Island. Brown a Pan-American pilot heads to Browns ville Texas joining Mrs. Brown and daughter Barbara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evan Jones
Robert G. Brown
New York City
Jones
Mr. Brown
J. R. Gilmore
Douglaston
Long Island
Brownsville
Tex
Mrs. Brown
Barbara
Athens
Echoes of the Athens County Fair and Notable Turns
A column recalls the 1947 fair with families from Guysville to Athens winning premiums in horse and pony events, plus a recovery from prior red ink after Curt Baker steered funds and planning. Readers share coffee nostalgia and past radio woes, closing with thanks to the Fair Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Fair Association
Fair Board
Athens County
L. C. Baker
Athens County Fair Board Association
Social and Personal News and Local Calendar Items
Social notes report greetings and visits among families in Athens including the Thurber French and Bowles households. Travel and news cover trips to Mankato West Coast and Kanawha Valley, convalescence of Sidney Parker, and a Jackson death prompting travel. Community calendars list meetings for the Intermediate Group CCL Eagles Auxiliary Deborah Class and Legion Auxiliary events with postponement, plus local visit summaries.
Chapmans Attend Wedding of Guy Chapman in Youngstown
Mr and Mrs C C Chapman of 111 Mill Street returned from Youngstown where their son Guy Richard Chapman married Miss Doris Wilson in a Trinity Methodist Church ceremony officiated by Rev Russell J Humbert. A rehearsal dinner at Shady Lawn Tearoom preceded the nuptials hosted by Mr and Mrs O C Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Chapman
Mill St
Youngstown
Guy Richard Chapman
Doris Wilson
Trinity Methodist Church
Russell J. Humbert
Miss Wilson
Clyde Wilson
O. C. Chapman
Shady Lawn
Fuller attends Belmont wedding in Boston
Stephen H. Fuller, son of J A Fuller, travels to Boston to join the wedding party for Miss Betty Learned of Belmont and Mr Robert G Burns of Kansas City. The ceremony at Harvard Memorial Chapel on August 31 precedes a Harvard Club reception. Fuller returns to Athens on Labor Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen H. Fuller
J. A. Fuller
E. Carpenter Sr
Boston
Mass
Betty Learned
Belmont
Robert G. Burns
Kansas City
Learned
Edmund Philip Learned
Harvard University
Burns
Walton Dray to Wed Aug 30 in Amesville
Lou Ella Walton and Robert Lee Dray announce their approaching marriage set for August 30. Dray, from Fenton Michigan, served three years overseas after Amesville School. The couple will stay two weeks with the Keirns family and be joined by Dray’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pifer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Ella Walton
Robert Lee Dray
Dale Keirns
Hooper Ridge
Fenton
Mich
Traverse City
Dray
Amesville
Keirns
Dr. Dray
Ray Pifer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shirley Temple
John Agar
Varner
Social
Wae
China
S. Ath Enms
Century-Fox Picture
Dolly Sisters
Betty Grab
John Payne
June Haver
Shomei4
Miele
Ats Wesears
Gladys Georgey
Gay Nelson
Paul Campbell
Ruth Donnelly
Bald
Ralph Dupler
Shell Beach
Buckeye Lake
A. R. Kresge
Eugenia
Big Star Lake
Baldwin
Eugenia Kresge
Cleveland
Chesterland School
C. Don McVay
Leroy
John L. Beckley
Elmwood Place
C. T. Flowers
Picnic Point
Elizabeth Taylor
Cynthia
Luise Rainer
Waltz
Sci As
Coole
Jules LE Arturo DE Cordo
Louis Armstrong
Billie Holiday
Woody Herman
EY Presents
A Patrick
United Artists
STRA
Roy
Rockies
Roy Rogers
Si Janeterazee
Andyidevine
Stephanie
Bob Nolan
The
Sons OF the
George
Ralph Guthrie
Guysville
D. K. Williams
Pomeroy
John
Charles
Athens Junior High
Mother Suir
Richard E. Morris
Margaret Chapman
Wiley King
Pauleta Niggemeyer
George Niggemeyer
Bates Wscs
Tommy Baird
May Avenue
Tommy
David
Homer Baird
Mrs
Leo Thurber
Grosvenor St
Mankato, Minn
Frank Thurber
Dwight Bowles
LaDonna
Terry Ann
Dayton
Effie Woolley
Stewart St
O. E. Cullums
Kanawha Valley Hospital
Charleston
W. Va
Los Angeles
Mexico
Salt Lake City
Robert Genter
Columbia Ave
E. State St
Donald Barr
Mary A. H. Hensch
Laura Athiaets
CCL
John G. Cline
Ladies Auxiliary of
Eagles
Eagles Hall
Deborah
Christian Church
Walter Maccombs
W. Carpenter
Laura
Edward CC. Hensch
Alice Maccombs
C. J. Ailstock
American Legion Auxiliary
Barton Holt
Logan
Peda Ward
Charlotte Keener
Hammond
Ind
Harry Elkins
E. State Sr
Edward L. Brown
Gallaher's Drug Stores
S. Court St
Ohio
Steppe
Richard Chapman
Methodist Church
Mr. Fuller
Imperial
Aaa
Howard Starling
Julia White
P. J. White
Florence Brown
Cavety Pulblese
High Street
Marietta
Marietta Paints
Bardin Bros. CO
Pomeroy Cement Block CO
Plymale Wagner CO
Gallipolis
Italy
American Institute of Laundering
Arrid
Samoline
Kerr's
S. Court
Straight
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