Quaint 90s in 1940 Prom fashions dazzle at OU event
The article recalls the O U Junior Prom with a spectrum of gowns from blue square necklines to green jersey and pink taffeta. Notable outfits include Phyllis Logan in green satin, Jane Pope in shell-pink net, Jean Pickens in white net, and Lorna Cooper in lavender purple chiffon. Gentlemen wore full dress white tie tails and top hats, with several townsmen and students noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Logan
W. H. Logan
Jane Stephenson
H. M. McKinstry
Jean Pickens
Evan J. Jones, Jr
Jack Parfitt
J. E. Bailey
Harry A. Risley
Don Davis
Stuart Hoodlett
Nelsonville
Kenneth Leighton
John Pickens
Ted Alfred, Jr
Wendall Folgar
Former Athens Resident Aviguatus Norton Celebrates 95th
Aviguatus Norton widow of Major Augustus Norton celebrated her 95th birthday on Tuesday January 23. Born in 1845 in Marietta she later lived in Athens and the Snow home on Canaanville Road before spending years at the Norton plantation Sabot Hill near Richmond Virginia. Now a Michigan resident in Mt. Clemens she is mother to Dr. W. H. Norton Clemens Mrs. Paul W. Chanber Allan G. Straight Frances Norton Price Douglas P. Norton Earl L. Norton and J A Norton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviguatus Norton
Athens
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Frances Norton Price
Norton
Major Augustus Norton
Marietta
George
Susan Norton
Snow
Canaanville Road
Sabot Hill
Richmond
Michigan
Israel Tnam
Ohio
Virginia
W. H. Norton
Clemens
Paul W. Chanher
Allan G. Straight
Douglas P. Norton
Detroit
Earl L. Norton
Baltimore
J. E. Prather
J. A. Norton
Chillicothe
Athens Woman Acts in Louise Glaum Play Seed-Field Folly
Mrs. Pearl Jennings formerly of Athens and now living in Los Angeles appears this month in Seed Field Folly, a Louise Glaum production. The melodrama is a laugh hit and well received by Los Angeles audiences. Cast includes Bert Barber, Blanche McCoy, Rick Scarvelli, Adelia Ray and Stanley Briggs. Mrs. Jennings widow of Ralph P. Jennings of Athens has worked in California theater and film for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Jennings
Athens
Los Angeles
Louise Glaum
Los Angeles Examiner
Miss Graum
Bert Barber
Blanche McCoy
Rick Scarvelli
Adelia Ray
Stanley Briggs
Hollywood
Mrs. Jennings
Ralph P. Jennings
California
Faculty Women in Bridge Tournament
The first round of the annual bridge tournament of the Faculty Women's Club will be held Monday evening February 5 at the Club house. Names of all members intending to play and partners should be telephoned by Saturday noon to Mrs Alma Dunlap or Miss Sybil Gilmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faculty Women's Club
Alma Dunlap
Sybil Gilmore
ROUND ABOUT THE TOWN Me and Typewriter banter on dull day
A comic exchange between Me and a Typewriter named Typer airs in a lighthearted back and forth. The pair jab at each other about ideas and creativity while joking about automatic dialogue and missing inspiration. The piece ends with a playful nod to Damon Runyan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen
Damon Runyan
H.B.F
Mrs Hines Hosts Social Sewing Society Meeting
Thirteen members and three guests attended the Social Sewing Society gathering at Mrs Clyde Hines home 97 May Ave Athens Ohio. New members Mrs Dennis Jones and Mrs Howard C Henkle joined the club. The group sewed for the Red Cross and enjoyed refreshments. a handkerchief shower honored Mrs Dale Hart for her birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Sewing Society
Clyde Hines
May Ave
Dorothy Hamm
Dennis Jones
Howard C. Henkle
Jones
Henkle
Red Cross
Dale Hart
Fred E. Brown
William Lee
H. C. Faulkner
R. E. Wagner
James S. McClanahan
Harley Parker
Guy Archer
J. L. Duncan
C. E. Dupler
A. R. Harmon
Izura Creamer
Miss Druggan Is Pallas Speaker
The Pallas Club met Saturday afternoon with Miss Miriam Morse. The president, Mrs. Charles G. Matthews, conducted the business meeting. Miss Elsie Druggan, Ohio University nurse and assistant professor of hygiene, read a paper on new chemotherapy developments focusing on sulfanilamide and sulphapyridine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pallas Club
Miriam Morse
Charles G. Matthews
Elsie Druggan
Ohio University
Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to Married Comrades
Philip Veritzen and Madge Graham discuss inserting a harp scene for Princess Olina in Mrs. Graham’s play. Olina’s mother Queen Olga’s consent, a potential marriage, and Veritzen’s demand to hear Olina play the harp test Olina’s resolve. The producer notes Olina’s pride and fitness for the role as the scene continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Veritzen
Madge Graham
Madge
Sag Harbor Farm
Philip
Olina
Olga
Transvania
Maman
Torgo
Concert Workers Plan Meeting at Hotel Berry
All Community Concert Association workers are asked to attend a meeting in the ladies lobby of the Hotel Berry on Friday at 4 p.m. President Herman G. James will speak to the group and all members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Concert Association
Berry
Herman G. James
Calendar of Wednesday and Thursday Women and Lodge Meetings
Regular meetings and gatherings listed for Wednesday and Thursday include W LA Auxiliary at City Hall where Mrs Weinstein will install officers, Social Sewing Society at 97 May Ave hosted by Mrs Clyde Hines, Pocahontas Lodge at Red Men’s Hall with potluck, Circle One Willing Workers quilting at Second St home of Mrs Frank Beebe, Lydia Lash Evans Club at 21 Elliott St, Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge at ICCF Hall, League of Women Voters at 26 S College St discussing Legislation, Child Study Club at 3 Cass St, and Pythian Sisters quilting at New Marshfield Road with noon potluck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.la
City Hall
Weinstein
Cleveland
Social Sewing Society
Clyde Hines
May Ave
Circle One
Central Ave
Frank Beebe
Second St
Lydia Lash Evans
Ward Swartz
Cass St
Fred Brown
Pythian Sisters
I. N. McHarg
New Marshfield Road
Sal Return to Active Sports Solve Figure Problem
Alicia Hart outlines ways for women to improve posture with activities suited to climate. She recommends skiing, skating, swimming, or tennis, plus a pie pan drill and breast stroke exercises to tone the torso. Also notes Miss Fern M. Finkey will speak at Bates Church on China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hart
BATES
Fern M. Finkey
China
Bates Church
Fontaine to perform in Music Hall Feb 17
Professor Paul Fontaine of Ohio University School of Music postponed his Sunday recital from Feb 4 to Feb 17 due to no piano in Music Hall. The piano was moved to the Men's Gymnasium for the Junior Prom and dances. Plans are to secure a new piano for Music Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Fontaine
Ohio University School of Music
Music Hall
Spooky Highland House Event Baffles Debunkers
Mrs. Pettie Larkin and granddaughter Maxine Forge fled Highland near Greenfield after a night of bizarre house movements. Objects swung, toppled, or moved without breaking, including globes, a dresser, jars, and a peanut butter dish. Neighbors report no explanation beyond weather or furnace effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettie Larkin
Highland
Greenfield
Maxine
Mrs. Larkin
Sons and Daughters Are Persons Too in Selfhood Debate
A newspaper essay argues that strict parental control can hinder individuality. It asserts daughters and sons may be too good a child, risking social life, career choice, and marriage by deferring to parents. It stresses each generation's standards differ and should not override personal choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Typr
Astrological Forecast Highlights Social and Artistic Focus
The Stars Say describes a day rich in social, domestic, and emotional engagements with promising artistic growth. It notes potential disruptions, lively birthday year prospects, mystical intuitions, and a gifted child with social grace and poetic or musical depth.
Zeta Tau Alpha Hosts Alumnae at Faculty Club
Miss Mary Ward entertained forty five Zeta Tau Alpha alumnae and campus members at the Faculty Women's Club. They planned the presentation of the Pinocchio children's ballet as part of the Junior Program to be staged at Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday February 28 at 2 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ward
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Faculty Women's Club
Memorial Auditorium
Garden Club Luncheon Benefit for Athens Group
Athens Garden Club members are invited to a Friday luncheon at the home of Mrs. Howard Aylor in Albany. Serving times are listed as 1:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Reservations should be sent to Mrs. Ayler. Also visiting are Mrs. William Jurkovic of Wyoming, Cincinnati, staying with her parents at Elmwood Place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas M. Downard
Elvena Davidson
London
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Mary Sharon
H. M. Downard
Athens
Route Four
W. J. Davidson
Maplewood Place
Athens Garden Club
Howard Aylor
Albany
Ayler
William Jurkovic
Kathryn Sherrard
Wyoming
Cincinnati
J. S. Sherrard
Elmwood Place
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Beauty Shop
Logan
Athens Messenger
Druggan
Pallas
Adele Garrison
Veritzen
Graham
Pocahontas Lodge
Red Men's Hall
Jean Myers
Guysville
Gertrude Springer
Columbus
Fontaine
By Marian Bush Reeder
Ruth Millett
Genevieve Kemble
Corona
Cornwell
Athens Jewelers
Zeta Tau Alphas
Garden Club
Aylor’s
Lydia E. Pinkham
McKee Drug CO
McKee’s
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