Newport Sees Social Glitter Fade Under New Wave
A lingering portrait of Newport's gilded age gives way to a changing scene. Vanderbilts and Astors recede, while new jazz-era figures like Merrell Kerby Saunders illustrate a shift from grand mansions to modern celebrity culture. The piece recalls Marble House and The Breakers, once hosting lavish balls, now contrasted with everyday drift and evolving resort life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
John Jacob Astor
Muenchinger King Hotel
Vanderbilt Mansion
Bellevue Avenue
Marble House
Merrell Kerby Saunders
New York
Mendham
Saunderstown
Quick
Collins
Saunders
America
Newport party scenes signal changing times amid old town glow
Guests from Arlington and nearby towns attend a Newport society gathering as preservation and redevelopment efforts unfold. The piece notes minibreaks of elegance amid modern tourist crowds, plans for a bridge over Narragansett Bay, and society groups steering old mansions toward public view and private investment. It lists local church services across Amesville and surrounding communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport Preservation Society
Newport
Old Town
Ocean Drive
Jamestown
Newport Ferry
Narragansett Bay
Operation Clapboard
Athens Area Church Services Listings
A dense listing of area churches with Sunday schedules including worship times and church school beginnings across multiple towns such as Chauncey Green Run Millfield New Marshfield and more. It notes varying service times and schooling offerings for each congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Hocking Valley
Trimble
Taylor Ridge
Greens Run
Millfield
Par Church
Union
East Athens Church of Christ
First Church of God
Coolville
Clark’s Chapel
Methodist—Sunday Church
Athens
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Lds
the Plains
Peace by turning to God and attending church
A devotional appeal urges readers to seek peace of mind through faith and regular church attendance. It emphasizes the church as essential for character, citizenship, and democracy, listing four reasons to support and attend services while advising daily Bible reading.
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Queen of Resorts
The
Social Register
Vanderbilts
Astors
By Kelly Smith
United States
Louis Brugiere
James Laurens van Allen
Wakehurst
Alfred
Mrs
Helen Woode
Robert Bigley
Lois Ann Swartz
Arlington, Va
Marilyn Swartz
Albany
WSCS
Thelma Henderson
South Canaan Baptist
GARB
the Plains Nazarene
Seventh Day Adventist
Mount Zion Baptist
Central Avenue
Methodist - Sunday Church
Christ Lutheran
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Stewart Methodist
Mt. Hermon Eub
Canaanville
Methodist
St. John’s
Dutch Ridge
McDougal Methodist
Amesville United Presbyterian
First Presbyterian
Carthage Presbyterian
Graham Chapel
Athens Area Church Services
Chesterhill Methodist
Amesville
Sharpsburg
Chesterhill
Church of the Good Shepherd
Episcopal
White’s Chapel
Wesleyan Methodist
West State Free Will Baptist
First Apostolic
Kilvert
Church of God
Lower Plains
Free Will Baptist
St. Paul’s
Rolling Hills Baptist Church
Training Union
Troy Bethany Methodist
Frost
First Baptist
Lancaster Street
Church of Christ
Church of Jesus Christ of the Lds
Galbraith Chapel
Pilgrim Holiness
Poston
Federal Valley
Airline Church of Christ
Communion
Jehovah's Witnesses
Unitarian Fellowship of Athens
Terrace Dr
New England
United Presbyterian
Alexander Presbyterian
Chauncey Catholic Mission
the Plains Methodist
Sunca
Vanderhoot Baptist Church
BYF
First Christian
Strouds Run
First Church of the Nazarene
Richland Methodist
Evangelical United Brethren Sunday School
Boys and Girls Fellowship
Salvation Army
Holiness
Salvation Meeting
Ladies Home League
Lottridge Eub
First Methodist
the Church For All
ALL
Keister Advertising Service, Inc
Strasburg, Va
Jeremiah
Athens and
Athens County Ministers Association
Advar Ad A
Auto Club
Privi
Athens County Savings & Loan Co
Tile & Marble
Beasley & Mathews, Inc
Dial LY
Bridgwater Machine Div
BR Come
van Dyes
Buckeye
Charm House Beauty Salon Fc Pon
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
Richland Ave
Cunningham TV and Radio Service
Dailey Ford Tractor Service
Wiest
Diles Radiocar Co
Dover Cleaners
Fawcett
Stone
Foster Drug & Jewelry
Nelsonville
Bob Hess
Hocking Valley Bank
Huffman Transportation Service
ANDO
Union St
Jimmy
Inter
Logan
Ohlo
McBee Systems Div
Lndustries
Pharmacy
Rte
Miller's Poultry
Houck & Reed, Inc
Houck
Don M. Reed
Bob Baur
Seite
Ohio
Court St
C. B. Nye Company
Ohio University Inn
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company
Rardin Bros. Lumber, Inc
Lincoln Athens
Revcoics
Oe Rigas, Inc
Linc
Athens Ol
Simpson
Motorola
Zenith
Larry Curl
Firestone, Inc
SNE
Slater Brothers
Wrecker Service
Willie’ S Mobil
Sou Utherton
Beauty Academy LY
Stanley's Shoe Store
Steppe
L. E. Yoho Co., Inc
Eneral Contractors
Athens, Ohio
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