Mrs Shannon Confined at Home with Illness
Mrs. E. J. Shannon of 80 State Street has remained at home this past week due to illness.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1947
Page
5
Mrs. E. J. Shannon of 80 State Street has remained at home this past week due to illness.
Twenty three guests attended a social luncheon hosted by Miss Irene Devlin at Thackery House on Thursday. Bride-to-be Miss Jane Finsterwald received a bridal gift from the hostess. The guest list included Mrs. Russell W Finsterwald and many friends and relatives.
At the Ladies Day luncheon and bridge party the Athens Country Club awarded high score prizes in contract. First went to Mrs Glen Staneart, second to Mrs Philip Woodworth, and a tie for third between Mrs E C Bibbee and Mrs W H Brown an out of town guest. Door prize was won by Mrs Earl Davis. Six tables played contract with twenty four luncheon attendees. Out of town guests were Mrs Brown of Toronto and Mrs Benjamin Franklin III of Springfield.
A miscellaneous shower will be held Saturday evening September 6 at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs Urban Lash Albany Route One. Mrs Lash is Doris Lash of Columbus and both families invite friends and relatives to attend.
Dr. B R Goldsberry and Mr. Harry Foster return from a three week Wyoming mountain lake trout fishing trip. Prof and Mrs C N Mackinnon and Mr and Mrs Oscar Fulton begin an East automobile tour with Massachusetts and New York City visits planned. Mr and Mrs Benjamin Franklin and sons visit Elmwood Place after summer in Dillon and California. Mrs Roger Connor and daughter Patricia Connor return from a month in Rochester Minnesota.
In Athens, Thackery House at 333 Richland Ave draws women to luncheons and dessert parties with dishes by Mrs. Georgia Bright in Early American rooms. The Ladies' Day bridge and golf luncheons run Wednesdays at the Country Club through mid October, led by Mrs. J. E. Algeo and a social committee headed by Mrs. C. M. Bowman.
More than two thousand attend the VEW McGrath clan Labor Day Homecoming at Nice's Park New Marshfield sponsored by VFW Gilham Frank Post 8804 and Ladies Auxiliary. Highlights include an 8 0 win by New Marshfield over Athens, various contests, dancing, and a luncheon area run by the auxiliary.
Train dispatcher and Mrs. A L Johnson visited Mr and Mrs J B Vance in Chillicothe after attending Ohio State University graduation where their son Ray Johnson earned a masters degree. The Johnsons and their children plan a three week vacation in Bluefield West Virginia with Mrs Johnson’s parents Dr and Mrs F C Gammage before John resumes work on his doctorate at Ohio State. Also noted, John W Stewart VA adviser spent weekend with Mrs Stewart and son Jack, while Frank E Sweeney returns from California to join his wife and move into their new home on Richland Avenue. Also Mrs Jane Burt convalesces with daughter Mrs Margaret Chevalier and an ice cream social and a Woman’s Democrat Club meeting are announced in Mechanicsburg.
Marietta paints are distributed by Bardin Bros. Co Athens Pomeroy Cement Block Co Pomeroy and Plymale Wagner Co Gallipolis in a regional supply network.
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