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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1948

Page

8

Farewell Tea Honors Sigma Alpha Iota Seniors

Sigma Beta chapter honors its senior graduates at a tea hosted by Mrs L C Mitchell 60 Fairview Ave. Arlene Bibbee Joyce Bryant Bernadine Bower Henrietta Mahiman Fileen Price Nadine Sparre and Veda Shoemaker Gardner receive the red rose and crest pin. New initiates Joan Frederics Marion Maxine Potter Smith Veneta Mascari. 1948 1949 officers Ardeth Hansen Janet Ingerham Carolyn Cummins Doris Bolles Jean Hales Marianne Maloney. Five dollar honors award to be presented at Senior class day assembly.

Sigma Alpha Iota L. C. Mitchell Fairview Ave Arlene Bibbee Joyce Bryant Bernadine Bower Henrietta Mahiman Fileen Price Nadine Sparre Veda Shoemaker Joan Frederics Marion Maxine Potter Smith Athens Veneta Mascari Ironton Ardeth Hansen Janet Ingerham Carolyn Cum

Guest Speaker Dr Wilbur Yauch Addresses Central PTA

The Central PTA held its final meeting of the school year at Athens High School Little Theater with Dr Wilbur A Yauch of Ohio University as guest speaker. He urged neutrality on religion in schools while ensuring non biased education and discussed the Supreme Court decision on religious instruction. Incoming president Mrs C R Morrison was named state convention delegate, with Mrs Gail Watkins as alternate. A Vacation Bible School runs June 14 for two weeks, weekdays 9 to 12, and the First Grade won the attendance prize.

Central Pta Little Theater Athens High School Wilbur A. Yauch Ohio University Supreme Court PTA Cleveland Gail Watkins Vacation Bible School

Mrs Bien Pratt Hosts Central Ave Church Class

Mrs Bien Pratt hosted the Central Ave Me Church Sunday Class with twenty two members present. Mrs Scott led devotions and officers were reelected for the coming year. Mrs Mae Smith conducted a quiz and gave a reading. Refreshments were served and June meeting planned with Floyd Hutchins. Adult Fellowship Class Plains Methodist Church met at the Coon home on Wednesday June 2.

Glen Pratt W. St Bishop Central Ave. Me Church Scott Mae Smith Conte Floyd Hutchins Plains Methodist Church Coon

Round Two Day Vacation Celebrates Longtime Miner

Isaac Six, a 77 year mining veteran, marked a two day celebration at E. A. Cottingham's end on May 23. Monroe J. Holmes received a safety award from the Nelsonville mine. Colleagues from the Federal Bureau Hotel Berry attended with Mr. Six tied to a story slated in the U S Mines Safety Magazine.

Isaac Six Tingham U.S. Mines Safety Magazine Mr. Six Cottingham Sumner Cottingham Hocking V Coal Company Signal Mr. Six J

Youth Choir Plans Concerts and Summer Trip

Mrs. Don D. Tullis leads a 35 voice mixed Youth Choir drawn from local high schools. A guest soloist and Homer Rodeheaver of the Lake Choral School will appear in July. Members may be sent to a Lake music conference in August depending on community support.

Don D. Tullis Interchurch Homer Rodeheaver Y Lake Choral School Indiana Tullis Lake Nan T. R. Biddle

Funeral rites for Harris Donahoe held at Letart

Funeral services were held at Plants Methodist Church May 23 for Harris Donahoe 92 former Sunday School superintendent. Burial was in Letart Cemetery. Donahoe was a rural mail carrier for 16 years living with his son James in Pomeroy. Several local residents attended and visiting family members were noted. A separate legal notice in the record outlines a partition suit in Athens County Ohio involving Bartlett C. Hayes Leta Hayes and Richard H. Hayes with multiple land parcels totaling 457.77 acres seeking division and relief. defendants must answer by July 31, 1948.

Letart Falls Plants Methodist Church Harris Donahoe W. E. Coyle Letart Cemetery Donahoe James Pomeroy Claud Shields Ray Hayman E. E. Shuler Howard Norris Henry Sayre Bouder Colo W. W. Varian W. E. Wilson Dorell Wayne Raymond Bell J. L. Wolfe Burton Webb Oak Grove W. Va L. P. Wolfe Bartlett C. Hayes Leta Hayes Enumclaw Washington Richard H. Hayes Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio Towit Rome Pipe Run Ohio Company Pipe Creek Marietta College Mahlon Hayes Hoisington Place Hocking River Hocking Jones & Williams

Nuptial triple wedding in Columbus at First Community Church

Miss Lorna Blind and Fred Lahrmer wed in a triple ceremony read by Dr. Roy A. Burkhart. Lorna wore white satin with bead trim and carried a white bouquet. Edwin Blind gave her in marriage. Edwin, Paul Blind, and other relatives attended. The couple will live at 8 Chatham Road, Columbus.

Stockport Windsor High School State Department of Health Lahrmer Fred Chatham Road Columbus

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