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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1948
Page
6
Doris Kaparoff installed as president of Ohio Zeta Alpha chapter Beta Sigma Phi at a Tuesday meeting. Ruth Turner presented the gavel. New officers include Georgia Campbell vice president Verda Ingall recording secretary Bobbie Ludwig corresponding secretary and Mary Tobias.
Society Today reports the first Triad Weekend on campus featuring Beta Theta Pi Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Theta Gamma. A 10 p.m. Variety Show in Memorial Auditorium opens the events with Bob Scheels as entertainment chair. The three fraternities host a closed Saturday formal “Three Nights for Three Knights” in the Men’s Gym with castle decor and Johnny Bothwell and his Chicago orchestra. Sunday includes a Methodist Church service and fraternity teas, with Milt Taylor in charge and 198 guests invited to the dance.
Mr and Mrs G L Knight 129 E State St depart for Cincinnati for the May Festival at the Conservatory of Music Saturday night Their trip celebrates their eighth wedding anniversary on May 8 and underscores their weekend plans.
A box social fundraiser planned for Sunday at 5 p.m. at Helen Murphy’s place supports the Sans Souci graduation dance. Girls prepare box lunches, fellows bid, winner eats with the maker. Other notes mention prom success, coronation of Marilyn Sanders and Don Flowers, Navy discharge celebrations, senior picnic May 21, and upcoming operetta reschedule.
Betty Lou Mayles daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Mayles Millfield and John L Dunfee son of Mr and Mrs EJ Dunfee Route Three Athens were married on Tuesday May 4 in Newport Kentucky Attendants were Mr and Mrs John Forbes The groom is a World War II veteran serving with the 503 Parachute Regiment in the Pacific Theater They will reside in Athens.
Region II garden club officers will hold a 1 p.m. meeting on Saturday May 22 at the Middleport Methodist Church. Ohio Association president Mrs Thomas Wolfe and regional director Mrs James Richards will lead. All officers from Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan and Washington counties are urged to attend to plan summer and fall work, followed by the Middleport Flower Show.
Phi Kappa hosts 60 guests with a weekend of events planned by Dick Clark. Open house on Friday, luncheon Saturday, campus tour, 4:30 banquet with Prof. R. Beckett, 8 p.m. dance and 9:15 floor show, communion breakfast Sunday, concert by the Phi Kappa Glee Club, committee members named.
An advert promises rapid fat loss with a two tablespoon daily dose of sweetened grapefruit juice from Rennel. It guarantees no hunger, no diet list, and a money back offer if the first bottle fails to reduce inches from multiple body areas.
At Mrs. Stanley Nida home 156 Morris Ave Monday night the Faithful Few Club awarded prizes to Mrs. F Seiple first Mrs. Veda Carpenter second Mrs. Charles P Zinn third and Mrs. R Haning fourth. Mystery prize went to Mrs. Robert McAfee. Guests included Mrs. McAfee Seiple Carpenter Robert Sheldon and Jessie Williams. This was the final meeting of the club year with activities resuming in Fall.
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