Back-to-school departures fill river city letters
A roundup of local students returning to colleges and academies for the new term. Martha Foster sails East after a Wellesley year focused on art. Jack Custer heads to Venice Florida for Kentucky Military Academy winter quarters. Dorothy Roe resumes Chicago studies. Mary Stalder returns from New York. Elizabeth Horn designs in New York. Several others depart for universities, studios, and Europe with family travel plans and winter arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Custer
Kentucky Military Academy
London
Kentucky
Venice
Fla
Jack
A. B. Roe
Washington, D. C
Washington
Congress
Mrs. Roe
Mr. Roe
New York
Europe
Diamonds and Silver Up for Auction Today
New York January 3 U P Jewelry including a diamond and platinum necklace and a breastplate with 1801 diamonds, owned by the late Edith Rockefeller McCormick of Chicago, will be auctioned today at the American Art Association Anderson Galleries. The sale of her personal effects, furnishings and art began yesterday by order of the Chicago Title and Trust Company. European wares and textiles were sold for a total of 23472.04. Tomorrow the gilded silver service of Prince Camillo Borghese and Pauline Bonaparte will be offered, given as a wedding present by Emperor Napoleon. The set comprises about 1400 pieces weighing upwards of 11700 ounces. Mr and Mrs Harvey C Baker were visitors in Gallipoli Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Chicago
American Art Association
Anderson Galleries, Inc
Camillo Borghese
Pauline Bonaparte
Napoleon
Surprise birthday party honors Viola Anders in Murray City
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Anders hosted a surprise eighteenth birthday party for their daughter Viola at home on Friday night. Guests included numerous local residents and relatives from nearby towns, with post party lunch and social games following the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray City
Bert Anders
Viola
Ruth Hamer
Margaret Orndorf
Myrtle Linville
Mildred Hamer
Ruth Martin
Louella Koon
Kathleen Ellis
Gertrude Anders
Viola Anders
Hassil Linville
Stanley Anders
Ralph Hayes
Merle Staniford
Harold Hartman
Ralph Wilson
John Sapp
Thomas
Belford Anders
Greenville
Anders
Samantha Mitchell
James Russell
Stewart
E. A. Person
Blanche
Esther Kennison
Logan
Lester Kennison
Mardi Gras Effect Lifts Sans Souci New Year Dance
The Sans Souci at the Berry Hotel hosted a New Year formal with Mardi Gras decor confetti and serpentine lighting. Miss Phyllis Jordan and Mr. John Parfitt led the grand march as eighty couples danced while high school members alumnae and guests filled the venue. Betty Brooks Griswald and Anna Mae Keever performed a novelty tap dance. Professors and couples served as chaperons for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry Hotel
Russ Dean
Monte Carlo
Phyllis Jordan
John Parfitt
Betty Brooks Griswald
Anna Mae Keever
C. N. Mackinnon
Forest D. Chism
Younger Set Dines Before Sans Souci Dance
A New Year dinner for the younger set was hosted by Dr and Mrs John R Sprague on New Year's Day at 7 30 in their Berry home. Guests included Bernadine Sprague Carolyn Fuller Ruth Huggins Mary McCune Elvena Davidson Charles J Pettit Robert Wickham William Ferrer Charles Herman and Mary Parfitt. The Columbus Golden Woman's Relief Corps meets Friday at 7 50 pm at Red Men's Hall with officer installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry
John R. Sprague
Bernadine Sprague
Carolyn Fuller
Ruth Huggins
Mary McCune
Elvena Davidson
Charles J. Pettit
Robert Wickham
William Ferrer
Charles Herman
Marry Parfitt
Local Social Notes Share Holiday Visits and Family Gatherings
Shensburg families and friends spent Christmas and New Year moments with relatives across Athens Wilkesville Portsmouth Columbus and Clarksburg. Notable visits included the Hansons Harris Huffman Aldridge Henthorne Brooks Kerns Strode Dickson and McCune households plus extended travel by Rev Long and relatives. A New Year party was held at A. D. McCune’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Hanson
Howard Harris
Imacy Huffman
Carlos Harris
Dickson Farm
Lucile Aldridge
Athens
Harry Aldridge
Gilbert Henthorne
George Brooks
Pollyanna Armstrong
Long
Wilma
Ameenville
Thureday
Clarence Kerns
John Kerns
Columbus
Dwight Talbott
Lancaster
Pauline Dickson
Earl Dickson
Lenor Keney
Willard
A. D. McCune
Ohio State enrollment nears 8000 after record signup
Ohio State University winter quarter enrollment neared 8,000 with 5,179 fees paid in a single day, the largest registration in school history. Total enrollment reached 7,918 as 2,739 students had registered earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State
McClain Elected President Leads Lima Council in Special Session
Lima today reports Frank McClain as newly elected president of the city council. The body will convene in a special session tomorrow night to address a $500,000 indebtedness including about $100,000 in delinquent bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Frank FE. McClain
Mystery of the orchard prank unravels with caution
Hugh Grantland recalls calling Junior and Roderick to him as the two panicked boys, wielding air rifles, creep toward a calm warning. The narrator urges calm, promises to collect the weapons, and seeks explanations for the alarming incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Grantland
Junior
Roderick
Jim
Dicky
Hugh
Sequel to Heart of Wife by Adele Garrison
An excerpt reveals a tense moment as a mother and her son Junior fear exposure after a close encounter. Father Hugh demands accountability while the narrator grapples with mixed feelings about the discipline and family dynamics. Continued tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior
Hugh
Blizzard Rages as Family Talks by Long Distance
New Year’s Eve finds a North Dakota family communicating with relatives in South Dakota during a severe Rocky Mountain blizzard. Roads are blocked, buses and trains halted, and visibility is poor while temperatures stay below zero. The Addicotts report hearing the distant call clearly despite the ferocity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
H. T. Phillips
Harold Addicott
Mayville
North Dakota
Athenian Club Christmas Party Held at Hill Home
Sixteen Columbus Athenian Club members and guests attended a Christmas gathering on Sunday December 31 at Mrs Ron Hills Arlington Avenue home. Recitations by Elva Sennett and Martha Grace Uowere were followed by a brief business meeting and contests organized by Grace Flowers and Anna Fulwider. Additional attendees included Lillie Jorden James Munser Lele Clark Clara Richardson Dora Pennybecker Ella Tennell Caroline Fulwider Erma Pulwiter Clark and many more Athenians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Athenian Club
Ron Hill
Arlington Avenue
Columbus
Elva Sennett
Martha Grace Uowere
Grace Flowers
Anna Fulwider
Lillie Jorden
James Munser
Lele Clark
Clara Richardson
Dora Pennybecker
Ella ‘Ennell
Caroline Fulwider
Mies Erma Pulwiter
Ees Clark
Jeeter Fpulwider
Anna Marie
Percy Fpulwider
Amlin
Amlin, Mr. and Mra. Reeves, Mrs. Watters
Jacquelin Jordan
Don Clark
Janet Poster
Dix Reeves
Betty Jane Eftves
Athene
Izuria Creamer
Ida Wine
Little Girl Undergoes Operation Tuesday
Margery Placker three-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Placker underwent an appendectomy at University Hospital Columbus Tuesday morning. The child fell ill Monday and was brought to Columbus by Dr and Mrs J T Merwin and Mr and Mrs Placker. They were visiting her maternal grandparents in Philadelphia after a six week Bronxville N Y stay. She is reported recovering satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Poppery
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Columbus
Joe Popocey
Emma Tipple
Cadiz
Herbert Trimmer
Letha Sherlock
Lester Kennison
Clifford Bowen
Pittsburgh
Mary Spangler
Zanesville
Carrie McQuaid
Indianapolis
Ind
Joseph Bowen
Pritchard Peacock
James Peacock
Toledo
Badge Peacock
Margery Placker
Harold Placker
Margaret Merwin
Philadelphia
University Hospital, Columbus
J. T. Merwin
Mre. Placker
Mre Placker
What Other Women Say by Kathleen Norris
Excerpt emphasizes economies and frugality over luxuries, arguing such values can unite families and strengthen children. It urges maintaining philosophy and dignity through life and trusting that parental trials may benefit children more than indulgent dreams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Norris
Society to Meet at First Methodist Church Lesson by Miss Druggan
The Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church will hold a meeting Friday at 2 30 p m Mrs EK B Koons will lead devotions Miss Elsie Druggan will deliver the lesson and Mrs J L Trupps group will be hostesses Hart Stansbury of Pomeroy recently visited Mr and Mrs Thor Olson at 26 Woodard Avenue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
Koons
Elsie Druggan
J. L. Trupp
Hart Stansbury
Pomeroy
Thor Olson
Woodard Avenue
Charles Bolin Home Scene of Watch Party
An old time music watch party was held Sunday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles E Bolin near Clarks Chapel. Players included Waldo Williams Athens Carl Williams Peach Ridge Victor Carpenter and Ralph Williams Columbus. Guests included Mr and Mrs M C Bolin Mr and Mrs Henry Bolin and daughter Anna Mae Mr and Mrs Harry Bolin Hastings Mr and Mrs Vic Carpenter and daughters Lucille and Phyllis host and hostess and their two children Richard and Katherine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies E. Bolin
Clarks Chapel
Waldo Williams
Athens
Carl Williams
Peach Ridge
Victor Carpenter
Ralph Williams
Columbus
M. C. Bolin
Henry Bolin
Anna Mae
Harry Bolin
Hastings
Vic Carpenter
Lucille
Phyllis
Richard
Katherine
Creomulsion Ad Promises Quick Cough Relief
An advertisement claims Creomulsion fights most coughs quickly with seven actions in one. It emphasizes harmless formula, pleasant taste, and no narcotics. The campaign notes that druggists will refund money on the spot if symptoms persist.
Miss Evelyn Hoffman Hosts New Year Watch Party
A watch party was held Sunday evening at Miss Evelyn Hoffman's home at 7 Foster Place. After a night lunch the group traveled to Nelsonville for a midnight show with guests including James Rankin Chauncey Paul Fortney Stewart Chester Frasier Lawrence Hoffman and Elizabeth Markin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Hoffman
Foster Place
Nelsonville
James Rankin
Chauncey
Paul Fortney
Stewart
Chester Frasier
Lawrence Hoffman
Elizabeth Markin
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Ent
Martha Foster
Harry Foster
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
East
Miss Foster
the Son
Mrs
Eugene Custer
Dorothy Roe
University of Chicago
Simmons College
Boston
Miss Roe
Pi Beta Phi
Ohio University
Pi Phi
Mary Stalder
H. G. Stalder
Romanowsky
Barbizon
Miss Stalder
Elizabeth Horn
C. H. Horn
Brown School of Designing
Fifth Avenue
Norcorss Art Publishing Company
West 17Th Street
Marianna Bing
S. H. Bing
Bing
1St Street
Carnegie Hall
Abel Riley Gaskill
Pearly Gaskill
Mulberry Street
Dwight Gaskill
Wheelersburg
Arthur Rolston
Cincinnati
Susanna Mae Blackford
Norval C. South
Sugar Creek
South
W. H. South
McArthur
Mary Catherine Kircher
Charles P. Kircher
Kircher
C. V. Dent
Constance
Charles Dent
John Jr
Joan Kircher
James Devlin
John Blasius
Mr. Devlin
Mr. Bilasius
Notre Dame University
George C. Hall
Baltimore
Harvey C. Baker
East State Street
Hotel Berry
Gallipolle
Edgar Heliyer
Howard Bush
Mary Donoghue
St. Marys of the Springs College
Mattie Snyder
Greens Run
Warren Darby
Orient
William Thomas, Jr
William Thomas, Sr
Ber
Cornwell
Athens Jewelers
Optometric Service
Court St
Athens, Ohio
Rexall Drug Stores
Cline
Rexall
U.S
Marion Talley
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Metropolitan Company
Apper
Onta
Columbus Golden Woman's Relief Corps
Red Men's Hall
Shensburg
Madge
Adele Garrison
Hank
Lad
Athenian Club
Hill Home
Charles Bolin
Ruey
Canary Ley
Price 2S
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden, Mase
Muere Vowote
Boorum
Pease
Ledgers
Day Books
Cash
Counter Books
SIEV
Silvus
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