Miss Florence Sparks to Wed Fred L Preston at Methodist Church
Miss Florence Sparks daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Sparks of Washington Court House will wed Mr Fred L Preston of Athens Saturday at three o clock in the Methodist Church. The ceremony will be preceded by organ and vocal music with Athens friends invited. Mrs Lemoine Everhart sister of the bride will attend. Best man is Tom Wood of Athens. ushers Tom Biddle Ralph Lloyd Lemoine Everhart and Ted Ottinger. A reception follows at the bride's parents home. Sparks is a Ohio University graduate and Pi Beta Phi member. Preston is Athens High School faculty teaching French and Spanish and Phi Delta Theta member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Court House
Florence Sparks
Henry Sparks
Fred L. Preston
Athens
Lemoine Everhart
Miss Sparks
Preston
Tom Wood
Tom Biddle
Zanesville
Ralph Lloyd
Ted Ottinger
Ohio University
Pi Beta Phi
Ohio University Glee Club
Graduation Dance of CMC at Country Club Attended by 400
The C M C Graduation Dance at Athens Country Club drew about 200 couples from 10 to 2 on Thursday night. President Sylvia Schuler announced seniors and dedicated a song, as Jim Franck and his Columbus orchestra provided music.
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CMC
Country Club
Athens Country Club
Jimmy Franck
Columbus Orchestra
31 Club Holds Meeting at Mrs Hulls Home
The 31 Club met Monday night at Mrs. Juanita Hulls home with prize winners Mrs. William Morgan and Mrs. Max Heston. Refreshments were served by host Mrs. Hull. Members present included Mrs. Merrill Chase Mrs. Fred Van Meter Mrs. Ivan Brown Mrs. George Merchant Mrs. Harry Risley Mrs. Denver Rowland Mrs. Charles Tucker and Mrs. Kenneth Smith. Next meeting at Mrs. Fred Van Meter 16 Ohio Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Hull
William Morgan
Max Heston
Merrill Chase
Fred van Meter
Ivan Brown
George Merchant
Harry Risley
Denver Rowland
Charles Tucker
Kenneth Smith
Ohio Ave
Duy Convention Set in Columbus June 22
Daughters of Union Veterans meet with president Mrs. Kate Shaver to plan attendance at the 52nd annual Ohio Department convention in Columbus from June 22 to 26. Headquarters will be Suite 853-45 at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel and sessions in the Hall of Mirrors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Union Veterans
Kate Shaver
Ohio Department of the Daughters of Union Veterans
Columbus
Deshler-Wallick
Hall of Mirrors
D.U.V
Jane Howell
Pomeroy
Order of
Buffington Island
Ohio River
Roberta Swindell Accepts New Society Editor Post
After resigning as reporter for The McConnelsville Herald Miss Roberta Swindell daughter of Mrs Ada Swindell 477 Richland Ave has accepted the society editor role at the Wooster Daily Record Wooster Ohio She will begin duties Monday June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McConnelsville Herald
Roberta Swindell
Ada Swindell
Richland Ave
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster
Ohio
Gasco Woman's Club Meets At Peach Ridge Home
The Gasco Women’s Club plans a regular meeting at 7 30 Friday evening June 13 hosted by Mrs. Frank Phillips on Peach Ridge Road. The Progressive Sunday School Class of Richland Avenue Methodist Church holds its monthly meeting Friday at 8 pm. Bake Sale by Curs Circle 2 Central Avenue Methodist Church set for Saturday June 14 at 9 am at Wheaton's Hardware Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gasco Women’s Club
Frank Phillips
Peach Ridge Road
Richland Ave. Methodist Church
Claudis Gaver
Wooster
Smith
Coffman
Dennis Curs
Central Ave. Methodist Church
Wheaton's Hardware
Young People’s Fellowship of the
Richland Avenue
Scout Day Camp Resident Nurse to Oversee Activities
A resident nurse Mrs W R Hutchinson will be present daily at the Girl Scout Day Camp Camp Rotan starting Monday June 16. She chairs safety with camp committee head Mrs Hal Rowland and will help direct activities while Scouts travel by bus from Athens at 9 20 a m and return at 4 p m lunch is brown bag and outdoor cooking to follow on later days. Brownies join June 17 and 24 meeting at 9 a m Scout rooms E State St by car. two hundred feet of camp movies by Mr W A Comer will be shown in fall. For information call Mrs Hal Rowland. Bonnie Bell Donaldson is Day Camp director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Hutchinson
Camp
Rotan
E. State St
W. A. Comer
Hal Rowland
Bonnie Bell Donaldson
Miami Valley Centennial Honors 100 Years of Progress
Dayton prepares a nine day celebration from June 14 to 22 with a mass patriotic parade led by 12 000 workers from Delco Delco and Frigidaire plants, a 600 foot steel stage at the race track, and nightly 2500 cast performances highlighting regional aviation progress and Orville Wright as central figure. U S Army showcases defense aircraft while the granite monument proclaims A Century Old But Just Begun as the region marks a century of progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Valley
Delco Products Corp
Delco Brake Corp
Frigidaire
General Motors
Dayton
Dayton Race Track
Race Track
Ohio
U. S. Army
Orville Wright
Wilber
Witty Elsie Turns Mockery on Herself in Reflections
A profile of Elsie as the group mirror who mocks others for amusement. It argues she twists others flaws into gossip, gains status, but has never developed her own talents or taken risks. Her constant need to reflect others leaves her an empty, self centered figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Athens and Nearby Notables Attend Commencement and Events
Mrs. Georgia Kilpatrick of Columbus and her daughter Miss Jean Kilpatrick attended Athens High School Commencement and Jean Kilpatrick’s graduation. Mrs. Kilpatrick and family also joined funeral services for George Layne in East Liverpool. Other items note visits by Mrs. R L Clutter and Rev James Miller, Dr Miller’s retirement after 50 years, and travel by Mrs Rogaski and family plus Miss Betty Tuller’s Girl Scout training assignments in New York state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Kilpatrick
Columbus
Randall Rodgers
Washington, D. C
Athens
Jean Kilpatrick
R. L. Clutter
Race St
Xenia
Carolyn Clutter
U. S
S. O
Clutter
James A. Miller
Huntsville
Miller
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Hebbardsville
Huntsville Church
Elmira
N. Y
Final Parties Honor Helen Baker Bride To Be
A series of events this week celebrated Helen Baker as she prepares to wed Gerald F. Stauffer. Luncheons, showers, and dinners were held by family and friends including Mrs. Frank Rauch Jr at her Athens area home and a wedding attendants luncheon at the cottage Tea Room. Ellen Biddle hosts a dinner at the Country Club and a bachelor party for the best man and ushers occurs at Carl Clifford’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Baker
Gerald F. Stauffer
Church of the Good Shepherd
Frank Rauch, Jr
Home
Athens
Vic
Patrick D. White
Florence Elkins
Ellen Biddle
Country Club
Carl Clifford
Martzolff Sunday School Elects New Officers for Year
At First Methodist Church Martzolff Sunday School met to elect officers led by Miss Ardilla Shuster who opened with devotion on the Twenty third Psalm area and sang He Leadeth Me. Georgia Hickman reported bills and the treasurer's report as members were listed sick. New officers include President Mrs William Shields and multiple vice presidents and secretaries. The annual W C T U picnic is set for July 2 with entertainment by Mrs Ralph Woods Mrs Aura Bolen Ann Rowles and Marilyn Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martzolff
First Methodist Church
Ardilla Shuster
Georgia Hickman
William Shields
C. E. Wells
Eldon Hedges
Violet Thomas
J. P. Fulton
H. H. Kinsel
W. A. Reading
Hattie Richey
Ann Rowles
Marilyn Day
J. B. Stiff
Red Cross Sewing Volunteers Sought in Athens Area
Local Red Cross seeks volunteers including Mrs. R. P. Imes and Miss Anne Pickering and welcomes groups to sign up for a designated day in the scout room on East State St. The Athens Garden Club meeting moved to May 27 with July 21 as the next regular meeting hosted by Mrs. Evan J. Jones. Participants traveling to Citizenship Day in Pomeroy include several Athens residents and couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
R. P. Imes
Anne Pickering
East State St
Athens Garden Club
Evan J. Jones
E. B. Acomb
A. F. Wray
One Woman to Another Brings Domestic Mishaps and Humor
A column recalls chaotic family laundry days after Ohio University commencement. A Athens mother dries baby clothes in the oven to finish them, while a former tale notes a pair of hose scorched in an oven and a barefoot walk home in the rain over ruined footwear.
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Athens
Ohio University
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Dick Bingman
Perry Smith
Roma Dobs
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H. C. Pendry
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Harry Lackey
A. A. Nellis
Floyd Prince
Carl Roberts
Robert Essex
Walter Porter
Fred Preston
Robert Emmett
Katherine Figg
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Kate Seaman
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Ann Channel
Ruth Danford
Mary Hughes
Phyllis Mathews
Dea Sue McPherson
Murial Slye
Alice Vercoe
Betty Heavner
Gretchen Baughn
Maxine Bethel
Isabel Brown
Cecil Johnson
Martha Hooper
Bob Davis
Joan Watts
Bob Wilson
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Caryl Baird
Jerry Ferrer
Mary Virginia Bingman
Bob Horn
Ann Dilley
John Coury
Lois Baughman
Elwood Coen
Charlotte DeMolet
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Dick Williams
Lois Bolin
John VanDyke
Doa McKinstry
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Janie Beckley
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Betty Fulton
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Virginia Bardin
Gerald Ramsay
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Bob Maurer
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George Dresher
Eula Ashton
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Jean Forsyth
Dick Rose
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Helen Martha Copeland
Jimmy Williams
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Lorna Cooper
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Sonny Seaman
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Fred Rosser
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June Baird
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Warren Stack
Virginia Stansbury
Phil Swanson
Bettie Faulkner
Roger Wiseman
Hattie Lou Grones
Bill Roberts
Jane Finsterwald
Paul Gordon
Betty Wyckoff
Richard Lillie
Pat Sherrard
Bill Lewis
Woodworths
Fortale A
Quickswicé
W. Union St
Stultz & Bauer
Spinet
Parker Bros. Music Store
DUY
New York
Barbara Orr
Mary Elizabeth Tommer
Albany Grange
Laurel Grange
Children of the Christian Church
First Christian Church
Merritt Wilson
Elkins
W. Va
H. L. Atkinson
N. Lancaster Sr
Wilson
Atkinson
Ruth Millett
James Rogaski, Sr
James, Jr
Alex Barkie
Powhatan Point
Betty Tuller
Edith Macey
Buffalo
Camp Seven Hills
Protection
Tuller
Buckingham Palace
London
Nora Atkinson
Anna A. Evans
Alma Hudson
Ida Lemley
Maud Kittsmiller
M.B.R
Athens, O
Broughton
Burke Ervin Electric Company
S. Court St
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