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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1947

Page

8

Bette Lee Heavener and Jack Coon to Wed in Open Church Event

Mrs. Marie Handley Heavener announces the engagement of Bette Lee Heavener to Jack D. Coon. The open church wedding will be July 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Athens, officiated by Rev. Fred E. Luchs. Bette Lee is a Sinclair Refining Company clerk and Athens High School alumna. Coon, another Athens High School graduate, served three years in the Armed Forces and now manages Campus Cleaners.

Marie Handley Heavener Fairmont W.va Bette Lee Jack D. Coon Harriett Coon Athens Presbyterian Church Fred E. Luchs Athens High School Sinclair Refining Company Coon

Birthday Dinner for Mr and Mrs William Horn

Friends and relatives gathered Sunday at the Horn home in Athens Route Two for a birthday dinner honoring Mr and Mrs William Horn as they marked birthday anniversaries. A luncheon on the lawn featured a large candle lit cake baked by their daughter Ruth Horn.

William Horn Route Two Athens Mrs Horn Mrs. Horn Ruth Horn Harry Moe Bobby Barbara Jean Clayton Miller John McKnight Columbus Charles Heynerk Tillie Harley Hays Denver Colo George DeBow Newcastle Wyo Nuce DeBow West Frankfort Ill Dessa Charles Griffin New Straitsville Starlin Paul Russell Charles Smith New Marshfield

Personalities and Travel Notes From Athens Area

Local notices list Dr Carlos Nye of Buenos Aires visiting his brother Floyd Nye in Chauncey and set departure for the National Osteopathics Convention in Chicago. Also in town are E J Eslocker and Faye Eslocker visiting from Athens, with Lake Hope picnic. others attend Lion's Club event in Lancaster and Alpha Gamma Delta convention in Banff.

Carlos Nye Buenos Aires Argentina S.A Floyd Nye Chauncey Chicago Nye South America Sam Miami Fla

Pleasanton Methodist Church Holds Twentieth Annual Homecoming

The Pleasanton Methodist Church marked its 20th annual Homecoming on Sunday July 6 with morning worship led by Rev Evan Edwards. A church meeting followed with a treasury carryover of fifty four dollars and new officers named for the cemetery trustees.

Pleasanton Methodist Church Evan Edwards Alwilda Martin Guy Morrison William Wildes Hanford Elliott Frank Martin The Cemetery Association Charles W. Secoy West Milton A. H. Dixon Massillon Guss Pratt Parkersburg Immelt Wesleyan Methodist Quartet Richland Ave Alfred Lindsay

Club Calendar Highlights Local Meetings

Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge hosts initiation at 8 p m Wednesday. Ride-a-Wee Club meets Thursday at 2 p m with Mrs Harry Faulkner. Junior CCL gathers 8 30 p m at Mrs Jack Tedrick Avon Place. Class will picnic at Cottingham Cabin 6 p m bring own table service.

Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge Harry Faulkner E. Mulberry Sr Jack Tedrick Avon Place Cottingham Cabin

Couple to Wed in Mt Vernon

Mr and Mrs Charles B Felter of Trimble announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Myrtle Vivian to Mr Robert S Burdette son of Mr and Mrs Ira O Burdette of Mt Vernon Both graduates of Mt Vernon Academy The wedding will be held Sunday August 10 in the Chapel at the academy.

Charles B. Felter Trimble Myrtle Vivian Robert S. Burdette Ira O. Burdette Vernon Miss Feller Mr. Burdette Mt. Vernon Academy Academy

Fall coat fashion features and social notices

The column surveys fall coat silhouettes with a long box coat trend, fuller backs, and shoulder shaping to balance full dresses. It notes coats over dresses, three quarter lengths, and fur or cloth options shaping a graceful, not pinched, silhouette. Also reports a July ice cream social, a wedding shower for Mr. and Mrs. Russell, Canton visitors, a WSCS meeting, and a local employment update.

Ohio University Summer Band Fourth Concert Under the Elms

The Ohio University Summer Band presents its fourth concert of the series Under the Elms on Thursday July 17 at 7 30 p m Ross Davis will perform a clarinet solo Down in the Deep Cellar Kraepash The program includes Stardust Hands Across the Sea The Victors and The Fanfare and National Anthem plus eight semi classical selections from Verdi Gomez Hall Rachmaninoff Safranek Adams and De Rose with a closing theme song

Ohio University

Parental cooperation in Dubuque could curb teen parties

Ruth Millett argues for parent led standards in teen social life citing Dubuque Iowa where junior high parents set party start times and require chaperones. She urges nationwide adoption of cooperative parenting to counter juvenile delinquency and counter peer pressure.

Dubuque Iowa

Emerson Robinson Born to Mr and Mrs Roy Robinson

Emerson Robinson is welcomed by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robinson of Athens Route Three as a son born on Wednesday July 9 at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Totman.

Arthur McPherson, Jr Thomas Arthur Sheltering Arms Hospital Arthur D. McPherson Thomas E. Gibson Mrs Albert White Mrs. W. W. Totman Athens Route Three Roy Robinson Emerson W. W. Totman

Wayside Cathedral Summer Outreach Comes to Carbon Dale

The Wayside Cathedral trailer church visits Carbon Dale from July 15 to 18 with outdoor services 2:30 to 4:30 for youth and 7:30 for all, rain fallback in K P Hall. Sponsored jointly by Presbyterian and Episcopal churches, led by Captain Earl Estabrook, Cadet William Johnson, and Vance Campbell. Ice cream social hosted by Ladies of St Pauls on July 16 at 7:30 on the church lawn, weather permitting in Parish Rooms.

Wayside Trailer Church Carbondale K. of P. Hall Presbyterian Episcopal Hocking Valley Earl Estabrook Church Army The Episcopal Church William Johnson Vance Campbell Princeton Seminary Ladies of St. Paul's Parish

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Bette Lee Heavener Jack Coon American Institute of Laundering Petit Slips Zenners G. G. South Pittsburgh Mary H. H. Starlin New England Prudence Wilson Floyd Cooperrider Newark Forrestine Starlin Ralph McClead Charles, Keith, Karen Letha Rose Mansfield F. G. Noland Carl, Caryl and Larry Lancaster Foster Starlin Robert Morrison Lake Hope Wells van Dyke Wilson Chapel van Dyke Hubert McDonald the Plains E. J. Eslocker U.S. Navy Faye Eslocker Sam Curtis Middleport T. H. Morgan Lancaster Lion’s Club Margaret Sayles Zeta Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Banff Springs Canada Miss Sayles D. R. Steninger Davenport Alpha Gamma Delta Clyde Ray Leon Albert Baker Canaanville Baker Howard van Dyke Ore F. J. Eslocker San Diego Calif U.S.S. Hollister Frederick Westerfield Clarence Osborne Midland City J. W. Hudson Second St Ethel Carpenter San Antonio Texas D. K. Seward E. State St Ann Pickering S. High St Joe Pickering Pleasanton Church Brush North Court St Athens, Ohio Furniture & Appliances Court Athens Ohio MT. Vernon Myrtle Vivian Felier Woman's Auxiliary Sons of Union Veterans Canton J. Louis Winner Even Lou A. E. Michaels WSCS G. R. Shafer C. B. Cash Barberton Joan Wood Imperial Under the Elms Ruth Millett Dren Frank Lewis Edward Mack San Francisco Grocers NOW & Thur. Eyes Gass Robert Alda Palmer Gertie Marie McDonald Dennis O'Keefe Harris Furniture North Court Lydia Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Jennifer Jones Gregory Peck Joseph Cotten Ning Ib Swankfest Andrew Stone Bricker Ane Jungle Land
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