Unity Through Music Community Sing Opens at Athens High
Ohio University Band sponsors the first Community Sing at Athens High School Stadium tonight at 7 30 with Chi Omega and Delta Tau Delta performing plus a full program led by Bandmaster C W Janssen. The event features national tunes and school songs along with student solos and ensembles.
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Ohio University Band
Athens High School
Chi Omega Sorority
Helen Tobey
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Ted Evans
O. U
C. W. Janssen
Stepping Along
Messrs. Hofstetter
Lloyd
Janssen
Yuba
Charles Shackelford
Messrs Fitzgerald
Clum and
Rosser
Youth of America
King Cotton
Glendon Shriner
Logan High School
God Bless America
Stars and Stripes Forever
Halloween Shower Honors Miss Mary Brundige in Richland Ave Church
Mrs. Howard Hinkle and Miss Gretthen Baughn hosted a miscel laneous shower Tuesday night at Richland Ave Methodist Church for Miss Mary Brundige ahead of her marriage to Mr. George Hartinger. The event featured an orange and black Halloween color scheme, gifts in a corn fodder barrel, contests, and refreshments. Guests included Esther Secoy, Wilma Richey, LaRoma Gaver, Peggy Shafer, Anna Rae Baker, Jean Lowe, Dorothy Baker, Ila Mae Secoy, Anna Maxwell, Patricia Laziman, Thelma Baker, Helen Marie Barnhill, Charlene Smith, Arthur Vore, George Gaver, Elinore Laziman, Harold Cooley, Marvin Secoy, W. J. Barnhill, Rev J. H. Baughn, and the honoree Mary Brundige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hinkle
Gretthen Baughn
Richland Ave Methodist Church
Mary Brundige
George Hartinger
Esther Secoy
Wilma Richey
LaRoma Gaver
Peggy Shafer
Anna Rae Baker
Jean Lowe
Dorothy Baker
Ila Mae Secoy
Anna Maxwell
Patricia Laziman
Thelma Baker
Helen Marie Barnhill
Charlene Smith
Arthur Vore
George Gaver
Elinore Laziman
Harold Cooley
Marvin Secoy
W. J. Barnhill
J. H. Baughn
WSCS
Herbert Downey
Shade
George Tribe
Sam , Jeffers and Son
Forest Meighen
William Meighen
Marvin Maxwell
Jesse Brown
Riley Tippie
Herman Baughn
Alton Hanning and Sons
Hence Rogers
Merritt Lowrey
Mary McLain
Alvira Kenny
Rosalie Pugh
Ossa Bauglan
Winifred Hooper
Marie Carpenter
Maisie Hanning
Rhoda Gwinn
Pearl Goodin
Herman Ator
Ralph McSlain
Harry Barnhill
Cecil Douglas
Hattie Anthony
Downey
West Side PTA Meeting Discusses School Problems and Kitchen Upgrades
Floyd Wolfe presided as West Side Parent Teacher Association met at the school with Superintendent Harper C. Pendry detailing school challenges. A frozen-food company showcased a cooking film, and Mrs. Ed Mahaffey received a company chicken dinner sample. The PTA voted one dollar to Child Welfare Association, approved buying 18 kitchen bowls, and shared hot lunch transportation costs.
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Floyd Wolfe
West Side Parent Teacher Association
Harper C. Pendry
Ed Mahaffey
Child Welfare Association
Miss Laura Strayer Moses Hosts Houseguest in Cleveland
Local society column lists Miss Laura Strayer Moses of Cleveland visiting Mr. and Mrs. Williams Shepherd at 9 Morris Ave. and notes other guests and social events including a Mansfield hospital visit for Mr. William Jordan and several family gatherings.
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Laura Strayer Moses
Cleveland
Mrs. Williams Shepherd
Morris Ave
Old Fire Marks Recall Early Volunteer Brigades in Athens
A Athens Messenger feature recalls Fire Marks used to signal insured buildings and attract volunteer brigades. Dwight Rutherford’s collection, spanning domestic and foreign marks, highlights the era’s rivalry among crews, the rise of merged insurers, and the legacy of early fire fighting in America. Athens Junior High School Girls Glee Club selects officers and plans events for Thanksgiving and Christmas programs.
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Europe
London
Benjamin Franklin
Athens Messenger
Ates
Ohio
United States
Dwight H. Rutherford
Athens
United Firemen's Insurance Company
Rutherford
Smithsonian Institution
National
la France Compagnie D’assurance
Greece
Italy
Ireland
Switzerland
Spain
Egypt
Holland
Turkey
China
Glee Club
Barbara Algeo
Linda Pedigo
Patricia Kassing
Janet Ingerham
Kate Seaman
Joan Algeo
Donna Poling
Dea Sue McPherson
Jane Grover
Ann Channel
Sally Hawkins
Jean Johnson
Joan Campbell
Dorothy Lasher
Clara Kuenzis
Sayre Study Club Guest Day at Mrs Kittle's Home
The Sayre Study Circle met on Tuesday afternoon at 173 N Lancaster St with 21 members and 20 guests. President Mrs. Studer distributed Red Cross sewing and urged members to complete articles. Mrs. Wagner led, presenting Mrs. Michael who spoke on Edgar Guest and read two Guest poems. Blind-made articles were shown and the club pledged five dollars to the Community Chest. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Kittle, Mrs. Michael, and Mrs. Davis.
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Sayre
F.S. Kittle
N. Lancaster St
R. J. Studer
Red Cross
W. L. Gard
A. E. Wagner
E. J. Michael
Edgar Guest
Wagner
F. S. Kittle
C. M. Davis
Albany Two-in-One Club Meets for Baby Dressing Contest
The Albany Two-in-One Club gathered Thursday at president Mrs. Althea Scott's home. A stork shower honored Mrs. Bertha Canay. Guests included Mrs. Lillian Peavey of Marion and several members. Next meeting November 25 will be an all day turkey dinner at the Dailey log cabin with Stella Cunningham in charge.
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Albany
Althea Scott
Bertha Canay
Pherice Wingett
Ella Miller
Alvin Cline
Lillian Peavey
Marion
Jane Dailey
George Scott
Eldon Dailey
Willard Simonton
Glen Scott
O. D. Dailey
Stella Cunningham
Shade P T A Meeting Draws 300 Plus In Albany
More than 300 attended the Shade P T A meeting on Wednesday night in Albany. The Albany Grange presented a play and musical numbers. Officers listed include president Mrs. Si Allen and treasurer Mrs. Frank Lowther with numerous home room mothers and committee chairs named.
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Shade P.T.A
Albany Grange
Si Allen
Ray Bobo
Caniel Slusher
Frank Lowther
Edson Hawk
Wayne Wingett
Clyde Smith
Warren Barnhill
Fred Blazier
Mary King
Albert Hawk
Hubert Buck
Leona Burson
George Fulton
Leo Williams
Mildred Niggemeyer
Waldo Douglas
Clifford Ruth
Earle Cowen
Clarence Green
Holly King
Hazel Creamer
Emma Bernhill
Velma Barnhill
McClain
Ernest McNeal
Pitfalls of Love in a Coded Letter Trap
In the Underwood NY apartment Charles Spencer and Harry Underwood discuss the letter Marion Morion’s captors forced Lillian to receive. Madge Graham explains Lil’s cautious behavior and the gang’s likely plan at a foreign restaurant as a trap. The family plans to verify Mary’s clue and continues unraveling the coded message.
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Harry Underwood
Lil
Miss Whitlock
Lillian
Harry
Marion
Margaret
Underwood New York
Charles Spencer
Secret Service
Spencer
Madge Graham
Marion Morion
Mary
Sigma Alpha Iota Holds Musical Tea in Lindley Hall
Sigma Alpha Iota hosted a musical tea in Lindley Hall at three on Sunday. Guests received a rose and program bound in red metalic paper engraved with the sorority initials. Performers included Adalaide Grodeck, Marjorie Malone, Jean Crawford, a vocal trio, and twenty five new members began their music studies.
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Sigma Alpha Iota
Lindley
Lindley Hall
C. C. Robinson
Grace Morley
SU Uuiv Ena Lilet
Allen Kresge
Adalaide Grodeck
Marjorie Malone
Jean Crawford
Virginia Segale
Alice Maccombs
Lena Adams
Dean Irma E. Voigt
J. T. Mer
Woman's Democrat Club Elects 1942 Officers
The Woman's Democrat Club met at Mrs. Sam Henderson's home. President Mrs. Louis Tyroler led the meeting. The next gathering will elect officers at Mrs. Walter Rohrer's home, 58 Shannon Ave, replacing the planned site at Mrs. Ora Hanning's residence.
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Woman's Democrat Club
Sam Henderson
van Vorhes St
Louis Tyroler
Walter Rohrer
Shannon Ave
Ora Hanning
Pleasanton WSCS meetings and community notices
Pleasanton WSCS met at Mrs. Myrl Reed’s home with 18 members, a noon pot luck lunch, and officer installations led by Mrs. Beulah Cordray. Other items note guest visits in Albany, upcoming meetings, rummage sale plans, and a birth announcement for Norma Caroline Seenes.
Short Women Get Half Size Styles
New York Dress Institute members debut half-size fashions designed for shorter fuller figures. Outfits include an afternoon dress in black crepe with a blue bust line stripe and neck button, a two piece look with soft green top and fitted black shirt, and a black velvet dinner gown with a self belt and sparkling sequin detail.
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New York Dress Institute
Rose Ellen Douglas Celebrates Eighth Birthday Party
Mr and Mrs Emerson Douglas of Pratts Fork R D hosted a surprise birthday party Saturday October 18 for their daughter Rose Ellen joining school friends Frank Jones Freddie Jones Jaanita Story Alton Story Barbara Clouse Vern Meeks Stanley Meeks Mary Margaret Douglas Sammy Stout Jannette Sapp Gloria Swindell Linda Swindell Hazel Frost Carol Frost Nina Van Nest Kermit Van Nest Betty Frost Helen Frost Ruth Frost Shirley Frost Gerald Douglas and guests. Attendees included Mrs Josie Clouse Mrs Clara Mae Swindell Mrs Bertine Story Mrs Lizzie Martin Mr and Mrs Dawson Meeks the honoree and grandfather Harve Douglas.
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Emerson Douglas
Pratts Fork
R. D
Rose Ellen
Frank
Freddie Jones
Jaanita
Alton Story
Barbara
Franklin Clouse
Vern
Stanley Meeks
Mary Margaret Douglas
Sammy Stout
Jannette Sapp
Gloria
Linda Swindell
Hazel
Carol
Nina
Kermit van Nest
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O. U. Band
West Side School
PTA
E. Pinkham
Ade Diron
Renee
Benrus
Sida
Lady Phyllis
Cornwell
McKee Drug CO
McKee's
John H. Dana
Loudonville
John P. Dana
University Terrace
Louise Dana Tripp
Orlando
Fla
H. W. Gilbert
W. Union St
Mansfield
William Jordan
Jordan
Bowman St
Lorena Sisson
Philadelphia
William Sisson
Stewart St
George McCollins
Richland Ave
Joseph Waltz
Lancaster
James Alton Holland
B. W. Holland
Union
Fort Knox
Mary Phyllis Carpenter
Logan
Victor Carpenter
Route Four
Carpenter
Cherrington Hospital School For Nursing
Shade Wscs
Mrs. Downey
Mabel A. Grimes
Billy
Ella Lee Riley
Chesterhill
Clyde Grimes
Vanhorn
Glendale
James Holbert
Glouster
Allan Riley
Richard Craig
Baltimore Company
Bahar
Dorothy Kishler
Dwight Rutherford
By Marian Bush
Aachener Und Munchener
Mutual Insurance Company
Albany Club
Adele Garrison
Madge
Big Man
Spencer Agrees
Democrat Club
Pleasanton Wscs
M. Reed
Woman's Division
Christian Service
Pleasanton Church
Myrl Reed
Beulah Cordray
Mazie Hanning
Grace Lynch
Alwilda Martin
Pauline Martin
Bertha Pierce
Cordray
Theresa Cornell
Elizabeth Frank
Lola Goodin
Floyd Mitchell
Melvin Mitchell
Dutch Phillips
Mildred Mitchell
Newark
McDougal
McDougal Woman's Society of Christian Service
Adda LaFollette
Daughters of Union Veterans
IOOF
Pomeroy
First Methodist Church
The
Presbyterian Church
Vernon Potter
Chicago
Kirkendall
Middleport
Anauta
Memorial Auditorium
A.A.A.W
Dean Voigt
Park Place
Ananta
Child Study Club
Howard McHarg
Carol Beatty
Harry Fisher
Amere
Eagles
Eagles Hall
Stork
U. C. D. Club
C. B. Dillon
E. State St
Girl Scout
Wilson Smith
Pallas Club
Clara Weihr
Amy Weihr
A. O. Sloane
Elsie Druggan
Roy Seenes
Walbridge
Norma Caroline
George Seenes
William Hunter
Mes. E. EK. Fost
Wayne
Ind
Juan
Clines Pharmacy
Rose Ellen Douglas
Ethel
Joan
Jack
LaChoy, Dept. M
Detroit
Robert Young
Ruth Hussey
Wham
Jinx Falkenburg
Joan Woop
Bury Joan Davis
Manhattan
Gene Tierney
Belle Starr
Jesse James
Charles Bickford
Burma
Land of Flower
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Soft Water Dept
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