Recreation Planning Discussed by Junior-Senior PTA
Mr. Noel H. Petree urged a community Recreation Planning Board and 275 square feet of play space per pupil, urging playgrounds within a quarter mile of every school. He cited Rural Recreation Projects at Ohio University and urged home life to foster creativity and guidance, with emphasis on youth amid changing habits and environmental control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel H. Petree
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
PTA
Athens
Ohio University
Petree
Mr. Petree
Athens Couple Are Married In Lancaster
On Saturday afternoon March 18 Miss Margaret Elizabeth Briggs of Athens wed Mr. R. F. Klaus of East Akron. Rev. E. A. Kline officiated at his Lancaster home in the presence of the bride’s mother and her brother and sister-in-law. The bride is an Athens High School graduate. They will reside at 142 West Union Street Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Elizabeth Briggs
Charles Briggs
Athens
R. F. Klaus
Frank Klaus
East Akron
Lancaster
E. A. Kline
Albert Briggs
Athens High School
W. Union St
Hobbies Theme Of Gasco Sewing Club Meeting
The Gasco Sewing Club met at 42 W Carpenter St with 27 members present. Two new members Mrs Frank Phillips and Mrs Howard Wright joined, and prizes went to Mrs Phillips Mrs Horn Mrs McElroy and Mrs George Henry with Mrs Roy Lee winning the mystery prize. Refreshments in green and white celebrated St Patrick's Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gasco Sewing Club
John Deem
W. Carpenter St
R. D. Weaver
Don Montgomery
T. C. Pierce
Frank Phillips
Howard Wright
E. R. Horn
John McElroy
George Henry
Roy Lee
Mead Home Hosts Church Class Meeting
Mr and Mrs Loren Mead hosted the Married Peoples Class of First Christian Church at 82 West Carpenter Street Monday night. Mrs Hoon led the business session in the president’s absence and prospective members were named. The group planned Easter greeting cards for members’ parents and closed with games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Loren C. Mead
W. Carpenter St
Guy Wanless
John Hoon
Hoon
Donald Johnston
John J Clark Celebrates Seventieth Birthday in Athens
John J Clark of Athens Route Two was the guest of honor at a surprise birthday dinner on March 19 marking his 70th birthday. The Clark family hosted at Sugar Creek after his arrival in the United States 34 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Patrick
Dalry
Scotland
John J. Clark
Athens
Route Two
Clark
Felix Clark
Peter
Jane Gleason
John Shayne
Anthony Padden
John. J. Clark
Dwight Staats
Mary Ann Hanley
Greenfield
Alice Shayne
Joe Clark
Columbus
United States
Sugar Creek
Mary Ann Clark
Jane
Mary Ann
Alice
Susan
St. Palladius
Nelson Eddy Stars In Picture Coming To Athena Theater
Nelson Eddy headlines the film Let Freedom Ring at the Athena Theatre with an all star cast including Virginia Bruce Victor McLaglen Lionel Barrymore Edward Arnold Guy Kibbee and Charles Butterworth. The romantic drama set in the 1860s follows farmers clashing with a railroad gang as Eddy sings seven numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Eddy
Virginia Bruce
Victor McLaglen
Lionel Barrymore
Edward Arnold
Guy Kibbee
Charles Butterworth
Athena Theatre
Ben Hecht
Eddy
Barrymore
Miss Bruce
Bruce
85th Birthday of Mrs. Mary Root Celebrated at Home
Mrs. Mary Root marked her 85th birthday with a six o'clock chicken dinner at 63 Stimson Ave. on St Patrick's Day. Grandmother Root received many presents and joy at friends’ well wishes from a list that included Mrs. Margaret Jewell, Anna Mae Tall, and several neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Root
Athens County Schools
Alex Root
Stimson Ave
St. Patrick’s Day
Grandma Root
Margaret Jewell
Anna Mae Tall
Ofee Snyder
Jess Mansfield
Don Montgomery
Mary Hanning
Martha Cash
Margaret Montgomery
Dewey Root
Poston Community Week Programs March 21 25
The Poston Community Club hosts a week of activities from March 21 to 25. Events include Women’s Club at 7 p m awarding Red Cross nutrition certificates, Sewing Class, Children’s Piano Class, Boy Scout meeting, evergreen seedling planting instructions, and recreation hours for children and older youth. A Child Study Club meeting at 7 30 p m on Thursday at Mrs H A Fisher’s home 72 W State St includes a potluck and asks members to bring a dish and sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Child Study Club
H. A. Fisher
W. State St
Athens High Graduates Active in Ohio U. Activities
Athens High School alumni at Ohio University engage in campus life across Phi Beta Kappa, glee club, sororities, fraternities, journalism, and ROTC. Notable members include Miss McCoy and Miss Danford in Chi Omega and Pi Beta Phi, with leaders such as Marjorie Wheaton and Alice Rardin guiding student organizations and staffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Ohio University
Suzanne Danford
Jean Finsterwald
Mary Elizabeth Lasher
Jane Pope
Miss Danford
Chi Omega
Y.W.C.A
Green
Athena
Miss Finsterwald
Pi Beta Phi Social Sorority
Women's League
Pi Phi
Miss Lasher
John Lockard
Warren McClure
Aldine Duncan
Stephen Fuller
Miss Duncan
Eta Sigma Phi
Fuller
Phi Eta Sigma
Delta Tau Delta
L‘alliance Francaise
Tau Kappa Alpha
Pershing Rifles
Lockard
Beta Theta Pi
L’alliance Francaise
McClure
WAA
YWCA
Marjorie Wheaton
Alice Rardin
Zeta Tau Alpha
Miss Rardin
Robert Morrison
John
Athenians Enjoy Florida Sunshine Visit Highlights
Several Athens residents return from Florida after mid winter trips to Lake Worth and Daytona Beach. Mr and Mrs S S Carpenter celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary in Palm Beach with Athens Albany guests while son Fred Cabenter helps drive home. Other locals include W L Slutz family touring Florida. Brownie Scout leaders hold meeting at 1 30 pm Thursday in Girl Scout Rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Florida
Southland
Land of Sunshine
W. E. Peters
Albany
Carpenters
Fred Cabenter
Logan
W. L. Slutz
Raymond
Mary
Daytona Beach
T. R. Biddle
C. L. Poston
Girl Scout
Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to Married Comrades
Madge Graham returns to Sag Harbor to set up an interview with exiled Transylvanian Queen Olga while managing family tensions. Noel Veritzen fears his mother in law and Olina may complicate his marriage to Mary as Madge weighs how to handle delicate disclosures and an upcoming kitchen entanglement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge Graham
Sag Harbor
Philip Veritzen
Olga
Transvania
Noel Veritzen
Philip
Mary
Madge
Olina
Noel
Olivia
Lansfield
Katharine
Calendar Tuesday Social Club Meetings and Events
Several clubs host meetings this week at The Eastwood and local venues. Includes Social Literary Club reviewing Forty Thousand Against the Arctic, Tuesday at 2:30 pm. Tuesday Club with hostesses March 21. West Side PTA speaker on Health in the Family. Hobson Study Circle moved to D. M. Clutter’s home. County W C T U meeting March 22 with luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Literary Club
Eastwood
F. H. Krecker
Arctic
H. P. Smolka
Anna K. Price
M. Wray
F. W. Copeland
M. Hossman
West Side Pta
Mildred Colville
Hobson Study Circle
D. M. Clutter
Maplewood Drive
Miss Nell Mariner Returns Home After Minor Operation
Miss Nell Mariner 69 North Lancaster Street has returned home from Sheltering Arms Hospital after a minor operation. Mr C C McVay, employed at Bellaire, spent the weekend with his wife at Oakwood Place. Mr Harry Forst, ill at Sheltering Arms, is slowly recuperating and not yet able to return home. During automobile races tire casings and tubes can vulcanize together over long periods of top-speed driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Mariner
Lancaster St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
C. C. McVay
Bellaire
0. C. McVay
Oakwood Place
Harry Forst
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Vak
Katherine Hull
H. S. Stemple
G. W. Schenz
Harry Swank
Harry Baughman
Clyde Mason
Ernest Baughman
J. F. Dixon
Clarence Wycoff
Dorothy Green
R. C. Alexander
Glen Pratt
Donna Gaitten
Alice Maccombs
Virginia Bardin
Betty Yaw
Betty Wycoff
Kathleen Stemple
John Dowler
Mary Gibson
Virginia Segale
Uray
LeRoys
N.Y
Ray Sweet PO
J. Edgar Hoover
DeVay Joy
Ginger Rogers
Doug Fairbanks Jr
L. C. Mead
Mana Browns
Bette
Bert Lahr
Walter Catlett
Edgar “Abe” Martin
Boots
NEA
the Messenger
Akron
Ohio
Kent State University
Martin
Mrs
Poston
Roger Crow
Beatrice Kunkle
Woodar
Garr
St. Patrick's Day
Ferne Beebe
Mamie Goodan
Eima “S
Dorothy Wiland
Helen Williams
Clarence Mathews
Wendell Brewer
Herbert Cline
Howard Cline
Goredon MacDonald
Crow
Guest
Athens High
Ohio U
Paul Jones
Betty Hoyt McCoy
Harry Entwhistle
Miss McCoy
Phi Beta Kappa
Mortar Board
Alpha Xi Delta
Quill Club
Sigma Pi
John Paul Jones
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Radio Club
Alpha Kappa Delta
Adele Garrison
Oliva
Ph? Veritzen
Ida
Sonty
Sively
Olina Rghe
Boyd
King Features Syndicate
First Methodist Church
Faculty Women’s Club Room
Catherine Bedford
Hillcrest Needle Club
Earl Kimes
Locust Heights Addition
Ladies Auxiliary of
Eagles
Pocahontas Lodge
Red Men's Hall
U.C.D. Club
Georgia Hickman
Deborah
The
Christian Church
Pearl Helwig
May Ave
Hary Slaughter
N. Court St
Gallaher
S. Court St
Oklyn
Bradley
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