Sigma Phi Gamma Founder's Day Banquet Marks 25th Anniversary
Sigma Phi Gamma International Sorority marked its 25th Founder's Day with Alpha Tau chapter members from Athens attending a candlelit banquet at the Country Club. Purple and gold decor, program numbers led by Miss Helen Quest, and performances by Miss Ema gene Davis and Miss Betty Henderson highlighted the evening, with committee members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Phi Gamma
Country Club
Sigma Phi Gamma International Sorority
Alpha Tau Chapter
Athens
Marianna Bailey
Helen Quest
Nita Spaulding
Emagene Davis
Betty Henderson
Lois Mariner
Virginia Fitzgerald
Betty Trasin
Phyllis Bean
June Bateman
Athens Shrine Opens Fall Meetings at IOOF Hall
After a two month recess Athens Shrine No 6 Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem will open fall meetings Tuesday evening in IOOF Hall Athens. A covered dish dinner at 6 pm, with Mini field members as hostesses, precedes the 7 30 pm session featuring candidate initiations and first reading of a new by laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Shrine
IOOF
Athens Shrine No
Order of White Shrine of
Jerusalem
Wep
Athens
Wesleyan Methodist
Joe B. Maffett
Grange Hall
Athens County
Indiana
Ohio
Potluck
Maffett
W. W. Burt
Round About Town features from the Athens area and wartime notes
Round About Town reports from Pfc Mel Fiske stationed on Peleliu notes his wife Dixie Williams in Europe with Radio City Music Hall Corps de Ballet for USO shows entertaining troops. Other items recount a girl noting a shoeshine joke, a 94 year old Athens fairgoer Mary M Brown, returning servicemen observing French hair colors, cigarette prices, traffic changes postwar, and a benefit party at Kef C Hall with details to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Mel Fiske
Ohio University
U. S. Marine Corps
Peleliu Island
Pacific
Athens
Dixie Lou Willams
R. TD. Williams
Europe
Radio City Music Hall
Corps de Ballet
New York City
Music Hall
USO
Fiske
Paris
Rheims
Mothers and Daughters Cotton Styles Steal the Show
An EPSIE KINARD fashion feature from New York highlights classroom friendly dresses for ages 3 to 14. Mothers and daughters influence fabric choices with bright plaids, flower prints, and ruffled yokes. Teen designs emphasize figure flattering details like racquet-bow trims and eyelet embroidery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epsie Kinard
New York
Ivery Young
Hayes and Young Families Annual Reunion Report
The Hayes and Young families held their annual reunion on August 12 with 150 attendees. A noon picnic featured thanks by Rev. Hawk, with Jessie Hayes of Rochelle Til guiding the loud speaker. Children performed songs and poems as Maude Hayes led as secretary and Gerald Hayes served as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayes
Hawk
Jessie Hayes
Rochelle, Til
Nancy Ann Thomson
Hugh Thomson
Gerald Hayes
Maude Hayes
Service Men of Glouster Area Update Transfers and Returns
Lt Bob Yaw, son of Mr and Mrs J V Yaw of Athens, has been transferred from a Texas camp to Honolulu after completing special training overseas. Captain Dean LeFavor, overseas in Africa and France for three years, reports landing in New York and uncertain Stateside assignment. Sgt Bill Morris departs Santa Ana for reassignment after 30 days with parents, with two and a half years in service including 16 months on the European front. Sgt Kenneth Bingman returns home from Europe to spend time with his parents, after arriving at an Atlantic port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Yaw
J. V. Yaw
Athens
Texas
Honolulu
Hawaii
M. M. LeFavor
Dean LeFavor
Africa
France
New York
States
Bill Morris
Army Air Force
Saturady
Santa Anna
Calif
William B. Morris
Sgt
Kenneth Bingman
E.S Bingman
Atlantic
Europe
Clean Summer Clothes Before Storing
Unstarched fabrics are best for summer cottons and rayons kept away. Wash and dry sneakers and shoes, launder laces, and pack to prevent wear from perspiration and soil. First Sergeant Kenneth M. Smith arrives on a 30 day furlough after 19 months overseas with an Army Ordnance unit in Europe, guest of his parents at 72 N High St until Sept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth M. Smith
Army Ordnance Company
Europe
H. Smith
N. High St
Social Etiquette on Smoking at Hosts Homes
A guidance piece explains proper conduct when visiting friends during a cigarette shortage. It advises to smoke only personal cigarettes and decline offers if you forget yours, or if you are out, saying no politely. The article contrasts incorrect behavior with the recommended etiquette for hosts and guests.
Glouster Moose Beaten By Buchtel Old Timers
Old Timers win a hard game on Trimble Field defeating the Glouster Moose. Local social notes cover dinners, visits, and church group activities from Glouster and nearby towns, including family celebrations and residents’ travels to Columbus and Detroit.
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Glouster Moose
Buchtel
Trimble Field
Picnic at Dave Cox Home Highlights Local Methodist Ladies
GLOUSTER Priscilla CLASS of the Methodist Church held their annual picnic at the country home of Mrs. Dave Cox on August 23. After dinner, ice cream and cake, a brief business session followed. The Moose Ball contest at Glouster featured the Moose Ball Club versus the Bucks with a 10 to 3 score after 12 innings. Locals and visitors shared a long lineup of players, including Mrs. T. H. Arnott and Mrs. E. tel Old Timers on the local field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Priscilla
Methodist Church
Dave Cox
Bucks
T. H. Arnott
E. Tel
Munden
C. K. Rockhold
E. H. Taylor
Ralph
Hines
Carl Wilson
Gold
Willis
Howard Elliott
Miles Dyer
Lee
Emmett
Cole
Steve Banfield
Elias
T. D. McAfoose
B. W. Conway
E. Turner
Cox
Jane
Jackson
Jones
Eric
Stephenson
Pastor to Lecture Archaeology and the Bible at Hooper Ridge
Rev. C. B. Tigner of the Church of Christ in Glouster will deliver two lectures at the Hooper Ridge Church of Christ. The talks will cover archaeology and the Bible with services beginning at 1:30 each Thursday and Friday evening.
Murphy girl undergoes tonsil operation in Nelsonville
Mary Louise Murphy daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin Murphy had her tonsils removed in Nelsonville Wednesday morning Aug 22. She was brought to her home in Glouster Wednesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Murphy
Marvin Murphy
Nelsonville
Glouster
Mrs Gernhart Dies in Glouster Age 60
Mrs Mary Gernhart, 60, died Tuesday morning at 7 o clock in Glouster. She is survived by her brother Anton Vollmer of Ashley and two nephews John Vollmer of Detroit and James Vollmer of McConnelsville. Body lies at John F Blower funeral home where friends may call. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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Charles Walsh
Martha Ellen Walsh
Congress St
Detroit
Mich
Glouster
Mary Gernhart
Anton Vollmer
Ashley
Pas Twa
John Vollmer
James Vollmer
McConnelsville
John 4. Blower
New State Fair Area Urged for Ohio by Board
Ohio faces a demand for a new state fairgrounds as the State Board of Agriculture backs a resolution for a fresh site rather than rebuilding the current grounds. The existing location is deemed too small, poorly located, and hazardous in several respects, according to agricultural director John M. Hodson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
State Board of Agriculture
John M. Hodson
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Kef C
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Ruth Hussey
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Republic, Ave
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Betty
H. A. Rogers
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Roy Davis
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E. E. Munden
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Bill
Bob Ziemke
Sandusky
Ernest Vernon
Fame Ly
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Cynthia
Powers
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John Penrod
Barbara Anh
Plain City
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Trimble
Penrod
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Anna Mingus
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Osteopathic Hospital
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A. B
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Mw Walters
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Cominsky
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McKee Drug Co
Coca-Cola
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Parkersburg
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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