Watson Reunion Events Set for September and Coolville
Ancestral Watson gatherings are announced with two dates. The Carpenter-Love reunion will take place September 12 at the Athens County Fairgrounds with a noon basket dinner and bring your own table service. The Watson family reunion is planned for Sunday September 5 at the Troy Grange Hall Coolville with a noon basket dinner and each family to bring table service.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
Watson
Troy Grange Hall
Coolville
Social Side Party Honors Departing Athens Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Phillips hosted a party at 5 Ohio Ave inviting sixteen guests to honor Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Daniel as they plan to move from Athens to Cincinnati. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Wheaton, Mr. and Mrs. R. Kenneth Kerr Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Sol Rosenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Phil R. Swanson, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mayers, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Wolfe, and the honorees Mr. and Mrs. Dautel.
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Richard M. Phillips
Ohio Ave
Charles S. Daniel
Athens
Cincinnati
Fred W. Wheaton
R. Kenneth Kerr, Jr
Sol Rosenberg
Walter R. Davis
Phil R. Swanson
J. A. Mayers
William B. Wolfe
Onor
Dautel
Edna Way Wins Second Prize At Ohio State Fair
Miss Edna M. Way of the Ohio University art department won second prize in watercolor in the Fine Arts Exhibition at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. Faculty members L. C. Mitchell and Isabelle Work had oils on display while Work also entered watercolors. Mrs. Rush Elliott of this city entered watercolors in the same exhibition.
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Edna M. Way
Ohio University
Columbus
L. C. Mitchell
Isabelle
Rush Elliott
Reception For White Shrine Leaders In Athens
On Tuesday evening September 7 Athens Shrine No 6 hosts an official visit by Carrie L Coe Dixon NL Supreme Worthy High Priestess a reception for Mary E Bartlett P SHP and Pearl Helwig D SWOS. A 6 pm dinner at First Presbyterian Church followed by a 7 30 ceremonial. Reservations with Stella Studer by Sept 2. The 31 Club meets at Harold McGrath 42 Second St Wednesday at 7 30.
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Carrie L. Coe
Dixon, NL
Athens Shrine No
Mary E. Bartlett
P.S.H.P
Supreme Treasurer
Pearl Helwig
D.S.W.O.S
First Presbyterian Church
Athens
Stella Studer
Weekend Travel and Family Visits Reported Across Town
Mr and Mrs Raymond A Lee and family returned from a weekend in New Albany Ind visiting the Abbotts. Nancy Lee also came home with her parents. Mrs Robert H Seevers and daughter Sandra visited relatives in Athens and returned to Barberton. The Lees hosted relatives in Athens and Martinsville guests stayed with the Bennetts at 82 S May Ave.
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J. R. Sprague
Country Club
Charles Dennis
Rising Sun
Ind
Robert J. Sprague
Dennis
Sprague
Columbus
Raymond A. Lee
Dillard Ownby
New Albany
Dudley Abbott
Lee
Nancy Lee
Abbott
Athens
Robert H. Seevers
Sandra
Walter Baird
Barberton
William Knox
Jimmie
Martinsville
Wilmington
F. H Bennett
Knox
S. May Ave
Harry Lackey
Anne
Steubenville
C. G. Sammons
Lackey
Athens High School
Canton
Cecil McClone, Sr
Orin G. McGlone
McGlone
Greenville
Vance Geiser
Geiser
New Children's Clothes Adjust To Size By EPSIE KINARD
New York fashion items for kids feature coats with adjustable hems and sleeves that let garments span two sizes by pulling out threads. Detachable hoods and matching leggings convert outfits into cocoon like ensembles, with styles for ages 7 to 14 pairing double breasted buttons and velveteen accents for a sporty look.
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Epsie Kinard
NEW York
NEA
Club Calendar Highlights Local Meetings This Week
American Legion Auxiliary calls meeting Tuesday August St at p.m. at the Legion Home to plan the Fall Conference in Athens on September 30. Women’s Christian Temperance Union meets Wednesday September 1 at 2 pm at First Methodist Church with Ruth Ward of the Salvation Army as speaker. Ladies’ Day bridge and golf luncheon at Country Club at 12 30 noon Wednesday plus reservations via Mrs. Neil Walker. Nannie Allom Rebekah lodge meets Wednesday 8 p.m. at IOOF Hall.
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American Legion Auxiliary
At & P.m
Legion
Athens
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
First Methodist Church
Ruth Ward
Salvation Army
Country Club
Neil Walker
Sarah Strawn
Women
William Gaston Feted on Birthday
William Gaston celebrates his birthday in Athens with a large family gathering including parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Gaston sister Mrs Clifford Smith and spouses and children. His brothers James Charles and Paul, serving in the war and navy, join from Morris Town and Carpenter for the reunion.
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William Gaston
Arthur Gaston
Athens
Clifford Smith
Johnnie
Jimmie
Nellie
Circle Hill
Richard
Byron
Byron, Jr
Karen
Morris Town
Charles
James
Paul
Carpenter
Pacific
Europe
Delta Queen river trip draws Athens crowd and notable guests
Athenians describe a weeklong Ohio River voyage aboard the Delta Queen with Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Sams and Gussie White. The voyage included Mary E. Greene of Marietta, Victor Mature’s mother, and guests from Cincinnati and Louisville. Highlights featured a 65 foot lift at the Kentucky Lake Dam and a Madison Indiana visit.
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Ohio River
R. H
Gussie
White
Darrell H. Sams
Jonesy
Figgie
Margaret
Cincinnati
Mrs. Mature
Louisville
Victor Mature
Mr. Firestone
Cincinnati Times Star
Mississippi
Mary E. Greene
Greene
Ohio
Paducah
Cairo
Ill
Tennessee River
Kentucky Lake
TVA
Madison
Ind
Hanover College
Laniere
D.A.R
Night Blooming Cereus Plants Bloom At Mrs Strickland Home
Mrs Gertrude Strickland of 100 Central Ave reports four Night Blooming Cereus plants all bloomed last Wednesday night. She notes these Cereus bloom annually for three or four years with three plants grown from leaves and a new plant starting from a leaf cutting. Buds on other plants may open in two to three weeks.
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Gertrude Strickland
Central Ave
Night Blooming Cereus Flourishes At Mrs Gibson Home
A night blooming cereus owned by Mrs Ralph Gibson is reported to have bloomed annually for ten years. The plant, a gift from the late Mrs E G Gibson, produced eleven blooms on Sunday night according to observers.
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Ralph Gibson
Albany Grange Publishes Varied August Program
Albany Grange elected Master Frank Pugh as delegate and Ella Miller as Alternate to the State Grange meeting at the August session. The program featured roll calls, readings, a vocal solo, a 30-Second Drama, and a Geographical Contest won by Ella Miller. An inspection notice was read for Sept 20 by Deputy Carbaugh.
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Albany Grange
Frank Pugh
State Grange
Ella Miller
Eva Sanders
Grange
Lee Elliott
Eliza Millers
Alfred Lindsay
Maude Knowlton
Dow Sanders
Summit Grange
New Marshfield
Don Sanders
Everett Carbaugh
Ferne Hooper
Clyde Hooper
Dixie Stanley
E. V. Runkle
Columbus
White Cross Hospital
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Richard Phillips
Edna Way
Harold McGrath
Second St
Katherine Daugherty
Honolulu
Hawaii Islands
Robert S. Wood
Miss Daugherty
Cleveland
Oxnard
Calif
L. T. Runnion
Court House
Oryn Watkins
Bill
Bellevue
E. L. Miller
Coalton
Herman Ahart
Eileen
Mary Anne
Watkins
Ahart
Runnion
Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Hazel Finsterwald
O. G. Houck
Houck
Davis
Rex
Nary Koons
Ann Asnton
Kathileen Stalker
Canada
Ottawa
Toronto
Montreal
Quebec
St. Anne de Beupre
Madison-on-the-Lake
Vincent Jukes
Lake Erie
Norton L. Parrott
McBee Company
Canandaigua
N.Y
R. B. Cook
Bill Roberson
Ohio U. Treasurer's Office
Gladys Brooks
Athens National Bank
WAC
New York City
WACS
Southwest Pacific
Sumielas
Gofl
Stinless
Harley Moler
S. College St
Chicago
Akron
Rexall
The
Cline Pharmacy
Dorothy Gray
RecuiAr
Ogan
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