Virginia Hoover and Benjamin Franklin IV to Wed in Athens
Society notes announce the wedding of Miss Virginia Hoover daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Nathanael Hoover to Mr Benjamin Franklin IV son of Mr and Mrs Benjamin Franklin of Pt Pleasant set for Thursday November 24 at eleven thirty in the First Presbyterian Church with a reception at the Athens Country Club. Attendants include Miss Eleanor Karr sister of Pi Beta Phi from Syracuse now teaching in Wyoming Ohio and Mr Carter Franklin brother of the groom. Music will be by Prof C C Robinson of Ohio University School of Music with soloist Mrs Robert P Tompkins. Ushers include Thomas N Hoover Jr Oliver L Wood Ferol Betz from Pittsburgh former Wyoming educator William Wray Elmer Lanthorn and Charles Speenbergen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Hoover
Thomas Nathanael Hoover
Benjamin Franklin IV
First Presbyterian Church
Athens Country Club
Miss Hoover
Eleanor Karr
Pi Beta Phi
Syracuse
Wyoming
Ohio
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Pt. Pleasant
Carter Franklin
C. C. Robinson
Ohio University School of Music
Robert P. Tompkins
Thomas N. Hoover, Jr
Oliver L. Wood
Athens Senior High School
Ferol Betz
Pittsburgh
William Wray
Huntington
W. Va
Charles Speenbergen
Point Pleasant
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Elmer -Lanthorn
Home Economics Teachers Meet At High School
The fall meeting of Southern section Home Economics Teachers convened at Athens High School on Thursday November 3. Guests admired a fall floral buffet setup, with hostess Miss Giesen assisted by Betty Hooper and others, as Betty Fell and Ernestine Kelly directed student teachers. Ruth Giesen was elected group chairman, with committee members named from Rome Wellston and Coolville. Ohio University staff spoke on study work and adult classes, joined by Hazel Huston Price from the state department of Home Economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Miss Giesen
Betty Hooper
Bernadine Farrell
Sara Jane Kern
Mildred Larch
Marguerite Miller
Betty Fell
Jewel Brown
Ernestine Kelly
Beryl Cone
Ruth Giesen
Bernece Russell
Rome
Carol Arst
Barlow Rural
Agnes Cooper
Wellston
Olive Parrish
Coolville
Ida Patterson
Ohio University
Hazel Huston Price
State Department of Home Economics
Edna Wolfe
Florence Justine
Marian Woodward
Columbus
Leona Calvin
Chesterhill
Thelma Voss
Beltre
Carol Durst
Margaret Shook
Waterford
Athens
Carolyn Guerra
Chauncey
Bernice Russell
Mildred Judy
New Marshfield
Pauline Fierce
Nelsonville
Bery Cone
the Plains
Ruth Davis
Murray City
Frances Idle
Rutland
Doris Allen
Middleport
Katherine Kircher
Gallipolis
Margaret Eaton
Athalia
Betty Lamb
Hamden
Edith Newson
Wilkesville
Personal News Notes From Local Residents
Mr and Mrs Howard Hively and daughter Davis visited then left for Norman Oklahoma after a stop in Columbus and Mrs Hivelys graduate work at OU Prof and Mrs John Edwards spent weekend in Cleveland for physics club meetings in Case Western Reserve universities Miss Jane Hardesty and Miss Mary Frances Stanard from Charleston WV visited the Cline couple for the weekend Mr and Mrs H D Nice and niece Mary Wilson are in Cleveland visiting their son and daughter in law Harold Nice Dennis Ours and Roy Lee families took a Sunday trip to Charleston WV John W Stewart of the West Virginia State Department of Public Assistance spent the weekend with Mrs Stewart and son Jack and with Prof and Mrs A A Atkinson Mr and Mrs Richard Vermillion and Mrs Vermillion mother Mrs Wickersham of Dayton were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs John Bridgewater and Miss Elsie Bridgewater at Strouds Run
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hively
Alice Beasley
Davis
Norman
Okla
John E. Edwards
Cleveland
Edwards
Ohio Physics Club
Case and
Western Reserve Universities
Prof. Edwards
Ohio University
John Cline
Washington St
Jane Hardesty
Mary Frances Stanard
Charleston
W. Va
H. D. Nice
Mary Wilson
Athens- Pomeroy Road
Harold E. Nice
John W. Stewart
State Department of Public Assistance of
West Virginia
Stewart
Jack
A. A. Atkinson
Morris Ave
Richard Vermillion
Gallipolis Social Notes Observe Anniversary
Gallia Council and Daughters of America observed their anniversary with a six o'clock dinner. White packages were sold for the benefit of orphans. Dr and Mrs C E Holzer returned from a month in Bermuda and the east. Mrs Garnet Parker Erwin and Phil Eppens of Columbus visited Mrs Mary Parker. Eppens returned to New York after singing with the Ambassadors in Columbus. Mrs C W O'Brien returned from a visit with her son in Columbus. Wayne Blackburn attended a relative's funeral in Chester Hill and stayed with his mother. Maggie McClurg went to Charleston for winter with her sister. H Ellis Sibley of Chicago visited his mother Mrs W G Sibley. Mrs M E Rathburn and Mrs Rank Bean of Rutland visited Dr L C Bean and Mrs Bean. Mr and Mrs C S Benedict of Marietta were guests of their daughter Mrs Gilbert Bush. Mrs Alvin Lamb of Westerville visited. Miss Finnmouth stayed with Mr and Mrs Howain near Rye. Philomathean Club met at Miss Hazel Richard's home. Mrs Lillian Organ filed alimony suit against James Morgan for support of three children. Morgan allegedly deserted the family while living in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallia Council
Daughters of America
C. E. Holzer
Bermuda
Garnet Parker Erwin
Phil Eppens
Columbus
Mary Parker
Eppens
Columus
New York
C. W. O'Brien
W. K. O'Brien
Wayne Blackburn
Chester Hill
Maggie McClurg
Charleston
Frank Cox
H. Ellis Sibley
Chicago
W. G. Sibley
M. E. Rathburn
Rank Bean
Rutland
L. C. Bean
Bean
C. S. Benedict
Marietta
Gilbert Bush
Meat Canning Demonstration at Poston Community House
Mrs Gladys M Ayars of a national canning company will lead a meat canning demonstration at Poston Community House at 1 pm Tuesday November 8 The event is sponsored by the Women's Club of Poston with WPA Housekeepers Aid invited and maps out beef pork chicken and rabbit canning along with lesson books and outlines Salem Oregon residents are asked not to chip marble at the new capitol but to seek the governor's seal for souvenir paper signatures
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys M. Ayars
Poston
Ayvars
Kansas State Agricultural College
University of Missouri
Women's Club of
WPA Housekeepers Aid
Salem
Ore
Oregon
Charles H. Martin
Poston Community House
Cal
Cement sidewalk at St Pauls church draws praise
Round About the Town notes discuss the completed cement sidewalk from the church steps to the curbstone at St Pauls Catholic Church on North College Street. Bertha Stickney calls it the biggest town improvement while other items recap local events and upcoming activities at Pos ton Community House and in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Finsterwald
Bertha Stickney
St. Paul's Catholic Church
North College Street
Mary Eastman Publicizes Safe Weight Loss Plan
Mary Eastman, 27, Kansas City singer, lost 32 pounds in eight months using a doctor approved sensible diet and daily exercise. Her measurements improved from 148 pounds to 116 with hips 31, waist 24, bust 32. She attributes success to balanced routines, not starvation, and shares specific exercises and progression to reach twenty sessions daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Eastman
Kansas City
Marion Talley
Community Calendar of Meetings and Potluck Events
Athenian Temple will meet Monday at 7 pm in the I O O F Hall with a potluck dinner and sewing rags. Various clubs and groups in Athens schedule meetings and potluck suppers from Monday to Tuesday, including P T A, Womans and religious and literary groups, with specific host addresses and times.
Ohio University Dean Attends Electrical Engineers Conference
Dean William M. Young of the College of Applied Science Ohio University returned Sunday evening from Washington DC where he attended the annual conference of Counselors and Student branches of this district of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. He was accompanied by student chairman Steven Herman and other students Wilmer K Schlotterbech Peter Librizzi Richard Sauer and Stanley Obley. The student branches meeting from 30 colleges in this district will be held in Scranton PA October 11 through 13 next year with Prof Charles Scott of Yale University to be honored. Prof Scott is a son of the late President Scott an early Ohio University president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Young
College of Applied Science
Ohio University
Washington, D. C
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Dean Young
Steven Herman
Wilmer K. Schlotterbech
Peter Librizzi
Richard Sauer
Stanley Obley
Foop Club Hosts Wiener F O O P Dance for Members and Guests
Foop Club held a Sunday evening event at the Boy Scout cabin with a wiener roast and dance. Attendees included Midge Ford Harriett Musgrave Betty Fulton Juanita Hals ey Betty Maxwell Norma Gibson Ellen Davis Dorothy Rhodes Eleanor Peckham Marjorie Moler Elizabeth Wood Donna Gaitten and many members and guests. Chaperons were Miss Kathryn Sherrard Mr William Jurkovic and Mr Hal Gruber. Next meeting at Bill Mansfield’s home Wednesday with Paul Mathews presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.O.O.P. Club
Midge Ford
Harriett Musgrave
Betty Fulton
Juanita Halsey
Betty Maxwell
Norma Gibson
Ellen Davis
Dorothy Rhodes
Eleanor Peckham
Marjorie Moler
Elizabeth Wood
Donna Gaitten
O. L. Wood
Carl Roberts
Bill Mansfield
Paul Mathews
Marriage A Sequel to Married Comrades
Adele Garrison narrates a tense scene where Hank confronts a doctor’s verdict about his cruelty and its impact on his self respect. Bill and Dicky react with mixed humor and concern as Aunt Madge plans a private talk about Hank’s future, hinting at deeper family tensions and a continuation promised tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Hank
Dr. T
Mary
Dicky
Dr. I
Surprise Birthday Shower for Mrs. Calendine at Zion Church
Mrs. Imogene Calendine of Lower Plains received a birthday surprise from Zion Church Mothers Bible Class. The event featured carols and recitations by Opal McHarg Ollie Gabriel and Grace Burchfield, solos by Fay McDonald and Lucinda Van Meter, and trios. Attending were class members Dessie Sickles Adrian Moore Fay McDonald Lucinda Van Meter Opal McHarg Flora Grant Grace Burchfield Hazel Lyman Erma Geary Ollie Gabriel Bessie Moore Sybil Dicken Leatha Hale Lizzie Langer and Imogene Calendine. Guests included Sybil Gabriel Grace Dicken the honoree's father Ralph and her two sons Wendell and Curtis Calend ine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Imogene Calendine
Mothers Bible
Zion Church
Lower Plains
Opal McHarg
Ollie Gabriel
Grace Burchfield
Fay McDonald
Lucinda van Meter
Dessie Sickles
Sybil Gabriel
Adrian Moore
Flora Grant
Hazel Lyman
Erma Geary
Bessie Moore
Sybil Dicken
Leatha Hale
Lizzie Langer
Grace Dicken
Ralph
Wendell
Curtis Calendine
Mine Victim Returns To Jacksonville
CHAUNCEY Wilbur Hilt of Jacksonville, who sustained serious head injuries in a Millfield mine accident last week, was sent home Sunday from Sheltering Arms Hospital. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Hilt. Howard Hilt, brother of Woodrow Rutter, also injured, shows improvement after the same incident. Woodrow remains hospitalized. the accident occurred when a mine fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Wilbur Hilt
Jacksonville
Millfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Walter Hilt
Woodrow Rutter
Howard
Football Song For Chauncey By Local Staff
Chauncey mentions a school song for Dover Blue Devils set to Alexanders Ragtime Band. Betty Courtney Roberta Simmers Betty Green and Ruth Fiske assisted by the high school faculty. Mrs Nell Morgan of Chauncey received a souvenir album about the fall hurricane and tidal wave. Carl H Brown returned from Green Springs after attending the 39th annual OSPA convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover Blue Devils
Alexanders
Betty Courtney
Roberta Simmers
Betty Green
Ruth Fiske
Nell Morgan
Fall River
Mass
Dorothy Perry
Carl H. Brown
Sand Ridge
Green Springs
OSPA
Chauncey church groups host gatherings and meals
Chauncey residents note a Ladies Aid bake sale serving vegetable soup sandwiches pie and coffee at the K of P Hall on election day. A Friendship Bible Class potluck is set for Wednesday at the Rankins home with 6:30 pm church meeting and transportation. Lucy Ann Muzio, seriously ill with pneumonia, is reported much improved at Millfield. Young People Society of Chauncey Church hosted Nelsonville Church for a wieper roast at Jacksons Cave with Rev. Court ney and Rev. Goodman supervising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey—Ladies Aid of
M. E. Church
P. Hall
Chauncey
Friendship Bible Class
Church of Christ
James Rankin
Lancaster
Lucy Ann Muzio
Lewis Muzio
Louise Guerra
Millfield
Young People's Society of
Chauncey Church of Christ
Nelsonville
Mothers Class attendance omits Dessie Sickles name
The Zion Church Mothers Class meeting at Mrs Grace Gabriel's home last week omitted Mrs Dessie Sickles from the attendance list. Other local social notes include Sunday guests in Millfield Haydenville and Murray City, and David Mackie of Chauncey hospitalized in Columbus in critical condition after major surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Dessie Sickles
Zion Church
Grace Gabriel
Elizabeth Robinett
Millfield
Ivan Matheny
Nelsonville
Verne Robinett
Haydenville
George Gabriel, Jr
Lower Plains
C. N. Sanders
Isabel Bradfield
Murray City
Leonard Koenig
Roy Gabriel
Angie South
Frank South
Fisher
Matilda Batchelder
Ethel
Sarah
the Plains
Harold Blower
Columbus
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Digestive Help
A note from a period advertisement claims constipation causes discomforts like headaches and low energy. It touts Dr F M Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy, promising gentle cleansing of bowels and improved bile flow to aid digestion, priced 15 30 or 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Ruby Mercer Appears at Radio City in Symphony in Color
Former Athens girl Ruby Mercer returns to New York City for a week at Radio City Music Hall in Symphony in Color. She is joined by Rosita Ortega Hilda Eckler Jerome Andrews the Rockettes and the Corps de Ballet in this stage production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Mercer
Athens
New York City
Hollywood
Radio City Music Hall
New York
Sorority Members Visit North Hill Caves Saturday
CMC sorority took a nose bag lunch to the North Hill caves Saturday noon to compliment rushers Marguerite Smith Betty Maxwell Elsie Rowles Irma Matters Betty Griswold Joan Seiple and Sylvia Schuler. Actives present were Jane Gross Margaret Matters and Joan Woolley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CMC
North Hill Caves
Marguerite Smith
Betty Maxwell
Elsie Rowles
Irma Matters
Betty Griswold
Joan Seiple
Sylvia Schuler
Jane Gross
Margaret Matters
Joan Woolley
Canadian mothers send sons to college, study says
In Wolfville Nova Scotia Prof FE W Robinson of Acadia University says many mothers force their sons into higher education against their wishes, calling them parasites. In Fort Worth Texas Patrolman Fred Holland notes drivers should choose words carefully as he records statements about law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfville
FE. W. Robinson
Acadia University
Nova Scotia Federation of Home School Associations
Fort Worth
Tex
Fred Holland
Holland
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Dennis Ours
Roy Lee
Gallipolis Social Notes
Philomatheans
Philomathean Club
Hazel Richard
Lillianorgan
Aeainst
James Morgan
Morgan
Mary M. Ayars
Henry W. Hobson
Southeastern Ohio
Episcopal Church
Church of the Good Shepherd
Clarence
Dutch) Littler
Oxford
Amsy Hooper
A. H. Brooks
Carl Beasley
William H. Logan
J. S. Sherrard
Jonesy” Sams
The
Presbyterian Church
Radio Star
Alicia Hart
Miss Eastman
WBA Travel Club
Ollie Meredakis
N. Court St
Athens County
Pomona Grange
Athens Grange
Hathamar
First Methodist Church
W. O. Barnett
L. H. Bingman
Don Clippinger
J. P. Cumley
D. M. Clutter
Maplewood
Esther
Christian Church
Maecenas Literary Club
E. W. Bingman
Raymond Drive
Presbyterian Women's Association
John Algeo
Frank Cone
Betsy Ross Sewing Club
D. W. Lease
Shannon Ave
Child Conservation League
L. W. Kelley
Mound St
Fred McCoy
000 Women’s Benefit Association
I. O. O. F. Hall
Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary
Hitchcock
Alpha Xi Delta House
Progressive Literary Club
Needle Club
Elmer Poston
Hocking St
Wiener
Adele Garrison
Meddlers
T. B
Madge
Geo
King Features Syndicate
Los
Calendine
Mackie
David Mackie
James Mackie
St. Francis Hospital
Minnie Mackie
Folas
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Music Hall
OCMC
Rytex
Logan
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