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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1948

Page

3

Rupe Family Moves To Farm Near Bradbury

Mr and Mrs Gerald Rupe and daughter Patricia move from Wooster to the Val Reynolds farm Bradbury. Rupe is retiring from Wooster High School drama and speech teaching due to ill health. Mrs Rupe Sara Reynolds a Middleport High School graduate and former local teacher will teach in elementary schools this year.

Middleport Gerald Rupe Patricia Val Reynolds Bradbury Wooster Rupe Wooster High School Sara Reynolds Middleport High School Board of Education

TEOL Fungicide Promises 35¢ Back At Drug Store

Strong fungicide TEOL contains 90 percent alcohol and claims to penetrate and reach more germs to kill the itch. Advertisement notes availability today at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store Drury's in Glouster.

Quick Drury’s Glouster

Twin City Shrine Club Social Note Mentions Jones Attendance

Middleport social column reports Johnny Jones of Columbus papers missing Friday night party but set to attend a meeting at the shrine club Thursday. Cleveland area names like Mr and Mrs John Bowman hosted dinner before the club event at Zerkle Transfer Co Ohio, and lists several local residents including Mr and Mrs Joe Young Jr Garnet Warren J Warren Jr Clarksburg.

Middleport Johnny Jones Columbus Shrine Club John Bowman Edith Schreiner Mr. Jones Zerkle Transfer Co Ohio Robert Young Jackson Louella Hickman Joe Young, Jr Douglas McHaffie J. Warren J. Warren, Jr Clarksburg Garnet Gerald Warren

Surprise Birthday Dinner for Mrs. J Warren

A surprise dinner honoring Mrs. J Warren was held at the Warren home on Main. Three large decorated birthday cakes made by Mrs. James Hickman Mrs. Joe Young and Mrs. Daisy McHaffie were centerpiece. Guests included her father H. G. Hickman of Portsmouth Mr. and Mrs. James Hickman of Stockdale.

J. Warren Warren Main James Hickman Joe Young Daisy McHaffie H. G. Hickman Portsmouth Stockdale

Amateur Gardeners Club Meeting Date Change

The Amateur Gardeners Club will meet on Wednesday evening, June 23, at the Rupp Motor Co. Walnut St. hosted by Mrs. Clarence Rupp, Miss Elizabeth Joachim, and Mrs. O. P. Klein. The program includes colored slides from the Second Annual Flower Show by County Agent C. E. Blakeslee and hats made from garden flowers to be worn by each member.

Amateur Gardeners Club Clarence Rupp Elizabeth Joachim O. P. Klein Rupp Motor Co Walnut St Rupp C. E. Blakeslee

Union Delegate Griff Russell Plans New Jersey Vacation

Griff Russell, a delegate from the local union, attends the Boilermakers convention in New York City and will spend two weeks vacationing with Mrs. Russell at the home of their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs K Wagner in East Orange New Jersey.

New York City Griff Russell

Fifteen Friends Attend Frankie Martins Eleventh Birthday Party

Fifteen school friends gathered Saturday from 12:30 to 2:30 p m to celebrate Frankie Martins eleventh birthday with ice cream cake and pop served to the children.

Frankie Martin

Summer Visits and Relatives Span Local Town Forefront

Charles Miller spends summer on his uncle Ray Riggs farm near Zanesville while MHS football ties frame a busy pattern of weekend visits. Columbus relatives including the Edwards and Parsons families make extended guest appearances, with several trips planned to Cleveland, Richmond, Leesburg and beyond.

Charles Miller D. E. Miller S. Third Ave MHS Ray Riggs Zanesville

Local residents travel over Memorial weekend

Mrs. Edgar Allensworth spent the holiday weekend with fiance Cadet James Hartinger at West Point. Mrs. Dayton Spencer became a taxi office dispatcher. Mrs. Max Hayes of Huntington visits Mr. and Mrs. Val Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kunze vacation with daughter Shirley and Mrs. Hez Root in town. Mrs. Kunze is Hazel Root. Mr. and Mrs. Jack White and Dorothy Stewart visit their parents Attorney and Mrs. C. H. Stewart. Mrs. C Lambert has returned from two weeks with Edward Spencer and relatives in Philadelphia. Mrs. C P Gallagher and grandson Terry Gallagher return from Zanesville after visiting the Burns family. Gallagher sprained ankle kept her home on Main St. Mrs. Cash Johnston returns after visiting sisters at Senecaville Lake.

Virgil Edwards Norman Edwards Suzanne Ronnie Columbus J. E. Parsons Phil Edwards Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Lee Stickler Locust St Bowling Green Charles Walburn Charlene Dwight Frost Janet Narsa Lee Herman Bennett Cedar Lake Hazel Daniels Robert Saunders Wilmetta Mulford Cora Bennett Clarence Archer Akron Guy Reynolds Charles Faulkner Clendenin W. Va James Faulkner Paul Mourning Locust and Second Sts Edgar Allensworth Allensworth James Hartinger United States Military Academy West Point N. Y Dayton Spencer Max Hayes Huntington Val Ward Jack White Dorothy Nelle Stewart Washington D.C C. H. Stewart S. Fourth Ave C. Lambert Edward Spencer Philadelphia C. P. Gallagher Terry Gallagher Zanesville C. C. Burns

Leroy B Landers 23 Dies at Home in Pomeroy

Leroy Benjamin Landers 23 died Tuesday morning at his parents home in Rose Hill. He is survived by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Landers and two brothers Raymond and Charles. Friends may call at Ewing Funeral Home. services Thursday at 2 p.m. in Ewing Chapel. Burial at Rocksprings Cemetery with Rev. Carmichael officiating.

Pomeroy Leroy Benjamin Landers Charles Landers Rose Hill Raymond Charles Ewing Funeral Home Ewing Chapel Rocksprings Carmichael

Birth of Barbara Lee Darst in Columbus

Mr and Mrs William C Darst announce the birth of a daughter Barbara Lee at Mt Carmel Hospital Columbus on Friday June 11. Grandparents are Bernice Darst Spring Ave and William Eichinger Rocksprings Rd. Great grandparents Claude Darst E Main St and Mrs Bernice Darst. Mrs Bernice Darst is in Columbus with the family.

William C. Darst Columbus Barbara Lee Mt. Carmel Hospital Bernice Darst Spring Ave William Eichinger Rocksprings Road Claude Darst E. Main St William Darst

Hoffner seeks divorce on grounds of wilful absence

Max A. Hoffner files for divorce from Helen Hoffner in Common Pleas Court alleging wilful absence for over three years and gross neglect of duty. Married in 1941, no children reported. petition notes dissolution of marriage measures.

Pomeroy Max A. Hoffner Helen Hoffner Common Pleas

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