Wedding at Grace Church Unites Miss Sparks and Mr Preston
Miss Florence Mabel Sparks and Mr Fred Lorenzo Preston wed at Grace Methodist Church Washington Court House before 350 guests including Atheneans. The ceremony featured organ and soprano numbers, a blue and white reception, and a three week honeymoon to Northern Ontario. The bride, Ohio University graduate, and the groom, a Harvard and Columbia educated educator, will reside in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Sparks
F. L. Preston
Grace Methodist
Grace Methodist Church
Washington Court House
Florence Mabel Sparks
Henry Sparks
That City
Fred Lorenzo Preston
John H. Preston
Athens
Marian Christopher
Rosemary Burgett
Pi Phi
L. F. Everhart
Johanna Hill
Richelieu
Preston
Tom Wood
George B. Parkin
Christopher
Rose
Tom Hoover
Ralph Lloyd
Ted V. Ottinger
Mrs. Preston
Oing
Northern
Canada
J. H
Buffalo
N. Y
Sparks
George M. Merritt
Donally Merritt
T. R. Biddle
M. E.twiss
Lulu Poston
Harry Foster
Walter Gunion
Lancaster
Siegel Bentley
Mary Ellen Wood
Bobby
Columbus
Tom Biddle
Zanesville
Ohio University
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Gamma Chapter
Phi Beta Psi
Phi Delta Theta
Phi Beta Kappa
Scholastic
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
France
Columbia University
New York
Athens High School
Letter from Charles Bond Arrives in Trinidad as Mechanic
Miss Ardilla Shuster receives a letter from her nephew Charles Bond detailing his arrival in Trinidad. Bond, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Bond of Little Hocking, recently enlisted and serves as a mechanic in the Motorcycle Police. He notes a 120 degree day and 70 degree night, mentions a five day trip from New York, and that portions of soldiers on the Trinidad Islands were censored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardilla Shuster
Charles Bond
Trinidad
Mr. Bond
P. A. Bond
Little Hocking
New York
Trinidad Islands
Personal notices from Athens column include travel and visits
A string of personal items notes Mr and Mrs Raymond Bethel returning from Athens after a week with relatives. Emma L Palmer visits East Lansing for granddaughter Emma Jean LeRoy's Michigan State University graduation. Miss Fry and Miss Shuster plan a three to four week southern trip visiting the Ethel Harpst Home in Cedartown Georgia and other church sponsored sites. Joe McCullough and son John Jeffrey return to Painesville and Joe plans a summer in Mexico City studying Spanish. Mr P H Rowland visits his brother Judge O F Rowland in Athens. Mrs Don C Millikan and Jennye Sue Rousey attend Ohio Music Teachers Convention in Cleveland. Epworth League hosts an ice cream social at First Methodist Church campus Friday June 20 with possible indoor venue if rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma L. Palmer
N. College St
Verne E. LeRoy
East Lansing
Mich
Emma Jean LeRoy
College of Music
Michigan State University
Miss LeRoy
Mina D. Fry
Ardilla Shuster
Kern St
Chattanooga
Tenn
R. F. Sullivan
Ethel Harpst
Cedartown
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Miss Fry
Miss Shuster
Georgia
Florida
Joe McCullough
John Jeffrey
Mr. McCullough
C. J. McCullough
the Plains
Painesville
McCullough
Mexico City
Mex
Don C. Millikan
Jennye Sue Rousey
N. High St
Cleveland
Ohio Music Teachers Convention
Hotel Statler
Charles Whetstone
Columbus
Melvin Kenney
Union St
Leordia Whetstone
Bessie
Epworth League of
First Methodist Church
Mary Morton Kadison On Frank Crumit Julia Sanderson Show
A former Athens girl Mary Morton Kadison stars on the Frank Crumit Julia Sanderson program on NBC in a Battle of the Sexes quiz. She and her husband live in Forest Hills Long Island and her daughter Sandra shares a birthday party with Brownie Troop members and mothers in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Morton Kadison
Frank Crumit
Julia Sanderson
Athens
N.B.C
RK. L. Morton
S. High St
Kadison
Mary Morton
New York
Ohio
Crumit
Harry Beckley
Alexander
Mars
Humpty Dumpty
Guernsey
Jersey
Crumit-Sanderson
Longfellow
Hiawatha
Sandra
Fred van Meter
Ohio Ave
Mid-June Bride in Athens Shaped by City News
A brief social item notes a mid June wedding in Athens Ohio shaping local community life. The report highlights the bride and city context within the public notice style of The Athens Messenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
League of Women Voters Athens Officers Sworn In
New president Miss Mildred Chatter and officers announced at the Athens League of Women Voters meeting held at the Faculty Women's Club Rooms. Retiring president Mrs J J Crumley praised study groups Know Your County and Health. guest speakers from Ohio University and California spoke on defense and production. A moon- picture preview at the Ohio Theater followed with fifty guests. An old fashioned shower for Mr and Mrs Dean Maxwell planned at Angell Ridge home of Charles Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens League of Women Voters
Faculty Women's Club
S. College St
J. W. Hudson
League
Mildred Chatter
Maynard Senseman
L. R. Allen
Mabel Sprague
A. E. Wagner
J. J. Crumley
W. L. Gard
Louis Hammerle
Elsie Druggan
Ohio University
Robert Martin
Dayton
Cleveland
Mitchell
California
Crumley
Frank Nolan
Joan Crawford
Ohio Theater
Dean Maxwell
Mr. Maxwell
Charles Maxwell
Angell Ridge
Parasol Pants on A Broomstick Fashion Note
Vacation wardrobe includes Pari pants made of cotton slacks and shorts that wash easily and resist ironing. They are wrapped around a parasol stick to air dry, replacing crushed pleats with a playful fold.
Pitfalls of Love In a Hidden Room Spy Plot
Madge Graham, with Philip Veritzen and Olga, hides in a hotel suite. They monitor a balcony observer and plan to trap the opponent while camouflage chat fools a listening guard. The group waits for Charles Spencer’s men to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Veritzen
Olga
Philip
Madge Graham
Lansfield
Marion Morton
Madge
Marion
Charles Spencer
Ace Secret Service
Beatrice Droz and Norman Smith Wed in Gallipolis
Announcement from Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Droz Athens lists Beatrice Droz and Norman W. Smith marrying in a June 6 1941 single ring ceremony at Gallipolis with Rev. M. D. Shifler officiating. The bride a Athens High School graduate works for Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric. the groom a Plains High School graduate works with Standard Oil. They plan to reside in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Droz
Norman Smith
Gallipolis
P. E. Droz
Athens
Beatrice
Norman W. Smith
George Smith
the Plains
M. D. Shifler
Athens High School
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
the Plains High School
Melvin Kenney Birthday Dinner Honored
Mrs. Melvin Kenney hosted a Sunday dinner at 119 E Union St to honor her husband’s birthday. Gifts included two large cakes from Rev. and Mrs Finley Wolf and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Saunders. Guests: Rev. and Mrs Wolf and daughter Glenna and granddaughter Aldenna, Logan, Mr. and Mrs. Saunders of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Thomas and daughter Jean of Murray City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Kenney
E. Union St
Kenney
Finley Wolf
R. L. Saunders
Glenna
Aldenna
Logan
Athens
Ted Thomas
Jean
Murray City
Birthday Dinner at John Davis Home
One hundred guests attended a family dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs John Davis in Taylor Ridge for the 71st birthday of Mr Davis A June cake and noon dinner were part of the celebration Several generations were present among the 12 birthday guests including Mrs Elizabeth Wyatt and Mr H O D LeFever Other attendees listed include multiple Kempton Wright and Davis families from several towns The Plains Child Study Club held its first annual picnic at Mrs Dorothy Daughertys home in June 12 weather and illness limited attendance A miscellaneous wedding shower for Floyd Clark and Lola Mae Baughman is planned for June 21 in Albany ANNOUNCE BIRTH Mr Stephen Benedict Corning announces the birth of a nine pound son Stephen Nathan on Sunday June 15
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Davis
Taylor Ridge
Mr. Davis
Elizabeth Wyatt
H. OD. LeFever
D. E. Kempton
Lloyd Kempton
Ronald Kempton
Kingston
Robert
Charles Kempton
Virginia Budille
Betty Cowley
Walter
Elsworth Kempton
Ernest Wills
Herbert Kempton
Walter Wright
Lawrence Wright
W. H. Kempton
Roy Seymour
Marilyn Seymour
Curtis Kempton
Chillicothe
Vern Kempton
Delmar Kempton
Athens
Aldene Werner
R. H. Werner
Guy White
Vern
Millfield
H. D. McGee
Loren McGee
Darby
Allensville
al Huber
Berlyn Coffenbergh
Ernest Kempton
Doras Bulloch
Wanda Rinehart
Chester Davis
D. H. LeFever
Columbus
Carl Terrill
Zanesville
Sam Wyatt
Bertha Wyatt
Trimble
Lillie Murphy
The
Plains Child Study Club
Dorothy Daugherty
Jennie Jackson
Dickie
Bobby Jackson
Eileen Linscott
Mary Ann
Patty Linscott
Shay
Ellen Hartman
Lois Ann Hartman
Violet Bryan
Betty
Bill
Jean
Patsy
Ned, Jr
Clara Christian
Margaret Keeton
Rita
Ruth Ann
Thelma Talbert
Mary Talbert
Lillian Michael
John
Russell
Sammy Michael
Florence Overly
Bonnie Fontell
Elaine Overly
Pauline Howard
Norma
Janet
Rita Sue Howard
Daugherty
Bobby
Donny
Carolyn Sue
Floyd Clark
Lola Mae Baughman
E. M. Baughman
Albany
Stephen Benedict
Corning
Stephen Nathan
Club Calendar Outlines Midweek Area Meetings
The weekly notice lists events for Wednesday through Friday including the County Institute of the W C T U at Nelsonville Methodist Church with a noon potluck, the Hillcrest Needle Club picnic postponement, Pocahontas Lodge meeting with birthday observances, and Thursday sewing for the Red Cross at Mrs E R Horn’s home. Additional items include a chicken supper fundraiser at Athens Township School, Rebekah Lodge and Priscilla Needle Club picnics, a Child Study Club postponement, a Wiener roast at Nice's Park, and a Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting at Richland Ave Methodist Church with Mrs Charlotte Martin leading devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Institute of the W.C.T.U
Nelsonville Methodist Church
Gasco Women’s Club
E. R. Horn
W. State St
Red Cross
Athens Township
Richland Ave
31 Club
Nice’s Park
Oog Women’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Charlotte Martin
McDougal Wases Women’s Society of Christian Service
McDougal Church
One Day Liquid Diet Offers Quick Weight Start
The article promotes a one day liquid diet to shed pounds quickly, then urges frugal eating for a week. It notes five pound losses are easy while ten are harder and cautions against fad or starvation diets. It favors light breakfasts and lunches and moderate dinners with no second helpings.
Catholic Ladies Picnic Moved to St. Pauls Basement
Weather postpones the Catholic Ladies of Columbia annual outing to Thursday June 19 at St. Pauls Catholic Church basement. Members should bring a favorite dish and their own table service. Brownies meet at 9 30 a m in the Girl Scout Rooms to day camp, rain permitting, by car. The Plains WSCS meets Thursday at 8 p m at the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Nice's Park
Girl Scout Rooms
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bride
Raymond Bethel
Adrian, Mich
P. H. Rowland
Lomita
Calif
O. F. Rowland
Athens County Common Pleas Court
Mrs. Rowland
Strathmore Boulevard
Sandra van Meter
Brownie Tribe
Philip Lee Merchant
Sally McGrath
Gary Wolfe
Tommy Kneff
Dickie Hall
Tommie Smith
Kay Woogerd
Johnny Rood
Mac Morrison
Joe South
Barbara Morgan
Eddie Brown
Johnny Bill Heston
Martha
Charles Chase
Joyce Ann Parfitt
Jimmie Rutkoskie
Steve Dulyea
George Merchant
Harold McGrath
Alton Wolfe
Fred Kneff
Russell Hall
Kenneth Smith
Kenneth Woogerd
Clarence Morrison
Ellis South
William Morgan
Ivan Brown
Max Heston
Merrill Chase
Plantabs
Jergen
DR. West
Tc Sale
Colgate Tooth Powder
le Both
McKee Drug Co
McKee’s
Harpo
Fred L
Washington
Court House
Methodist
League of Women
Adele Garrison
Sir Hubert
Greenwich Village
Veritzen
Hillcrest Needle Club
C. R. White
Pocahontas Lodge
Red Men's Hall
Rebekah Lodge
Lo.c.f. Hall
Priscilla Needle Club
Fairgrounds
H. D. Haskins
M. G. Decker
R. C. Alexander
Dial
Beasley’s Mill
WSCS
Plains Women’s Society of Christian Service
Lydia E. Pinkham
Berkeley Square
Lady Hamilton
Cornwell
Broomstick
Shirté
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