Miss Mary A Jones Honored At Tea At Athens Country Club
Society notes describe a crystal shower and tea for Miss Mary A Jones, the future bride of William Reading Hauserman, held Sunday afternoon at the Athens Country Club. Guests welcomed in the lounge as gladioli and fall flowers adorned the living area and porch. Tables featured crystal appoints, a crystal candelabrum, and a silver tea service. Local and out-of-town guests attended, including several notable mothers and sisters of the honoree and visitors from Columbus, Washington, Cleveland, and Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Jones
Country Club
Athens Country Club
William Reading Hauserman
Roy Shirley
Eileen Pendergrass
Joanna Hill
Ageratum
Harry Begg
Helen Townsend
Frank X. Rauch, Jr
Alma Robinson
Miss Jones
Miss Pendergrass
William Hauserman
Mansfield
Charles Harper
Glouster
Richard Benedict
Cleveland
Owen Yaw
Claud Chrisman
Logan
West Side PTA opens year with executive meeting
West Side Parent Teacher Association chaired by Mrs Jack Kern will begin the year with an executive meeting Thursday at 7 00 p m for officers room mothers and committee members Mrs Kern is president with Mrs David Barlow as vice president Mrs Homer Brown secretary and Mr Harold McGrath treasurer Names of committee chairs include Mrs Martha Brown hospitality chair Miss Louisa Steele and Mr Alton Wolfe publicity and publications chair Miss Marbara Olson and Mrs Freeman Scott social chair Mrs Luther Yoho and Mrs Robert Larch etc The first regular PTA meeting is scheduled for Tuesday Sept 20 at 2 45 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westside Parent Teacher Association
Jack Kern
David Barlow
Homer Brown
Harold McGrath
Martha Brown
Evan Edwards
Denver Gooding
Louis Gloeckner
Joe Matthewson
Orville Townsend
Louisa Steele
Alton Wolfe
Marbara Olson
Freeman Scott
Luther Yoho
Robert Larch
David Bartoe
Floyd Wolfe
Personal notes on visits and guests in local homes
Mrs W C Munds and daughters Elizabeth Eve and Constance left for Corpus Christi Texas after visiting Mrs Munds parents Dr and Mrs Edwin Watts Chubb. Fr iday night Mrs C H Grosvenor and Miss Constance Leete entertained with a dinner for the Munds. Dr and Mrs J J Crumley hosted Mrs Crumley’s siblings from Canada and elsewhere. Mr and Mrs H C Smith and daughter Ava traveled to Van Wert where Ava will teach commerce and then to Bluffton Indiana to visit a cousin. Miss Martha Mansfield, recovering from appendix surgery, returned home to Shannon Ave. Garland Howard and the Easlers, with others, spent time with relatives in Hartville and Crescent Ridge. Orland Sayre returned home with his parents from Cres cr Ridge after Labor Day dinner. Rex Crandolph and Mrs Leona White family visits noted. Clarence White’s household includes Mr and Mrs Guy White and Mrs Mary McKrantz of Glouster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Munds
Elizabeth
Eve
Constance
H. C. Smith
Ava
van Wert
Ava Smith
Centralized
Martha Mansfield
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Charles Walters
Shannon Ave
South Canaan Road
Garland Howard
Hubert Shields
Charley Replogle
Donald
Bobby
Hartville
Shields
Replogle
Roy H. Easler
Maynard Sayre
Orland
Harold
June
Crescent Ridge
Kleinschmidts Reunion At Rock View Picnic Grounds
Kleinschmidt relatives and friends gathered at Rock View Picnic Grounds on Route 33 for the annual reunion. Earnest Klein Schmidt presided, minutes from 1937 read, and the sick reported. Next year’s reunion is planned for the fourth Sunday in August at the same location. Attendees numbered 74, including I N McHarg, Guy Gardner, Harold Winefordner, Fred Stracke, Sam Smith, Walter Brooker, Gus Michel, Emma Michel, L Hankinson, Theo Harble, Betty Heinlein, Rheinscheld families, and many others from Union Furnace to Columbus. Lydia Lash Evans Club members and families plan a picnic at Nices Filling Station on Thursday at 6 p m. 0 9 Have Baby Boy: Jesse Brookes and Jennie Secoy announce the birth of a son on Sept 10 weighing 8 lb 3.75 oz. >
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleinschmidt
Rock View
Route 33
Shelter House
Earnest Kleinschmidt
I. N. McHarg
Guy Gardner
Harold ‘Winefordner and Son
Athens
Fred Stracke
Sam Smith
Walter Brooker
E. Kleinschmidt
Harry Thomas
Grace Michel
Gus Michel
Emma ,Michel
John
William Rheinscheld
Roy Kleinschmidt
Lewis Rheinscheld
Hugh Howdyshell
Gerald Rheinscheld
Emma _ Kleinschmidt
Gertrude Kleinschmidt
Andrew Rheinscheld
Robert
Elizabeth Rheinscheld
Logan
Dan Rheinscheld
Union Furnace
Clearance Stracke
Toledo
Nelson Dowler
Nelsonville
William Winefordner
Glouster
Robert Lehman
Lancaster
Charles Rheinscheid
Columbus
Earl Spray
Corning
Beautiful but Dumb Legend Haunts Miss America 1938
Marilyn Meseke of Marion Ohio was crowned Miss America 1938 at Atlantic City amid boos for the chosen winner. Claire James of California led in the public’s favor. Meseke’s poise carried her through a tense ceremony as police guarded against disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Young
Atlantic City
N. J
Marilyn Meseke
Marion
Ohio
United States
Claire James
California
Marion, Ohio
Los Angeles
Former Vinton Furnace Residents Hold Reunion
The fifth annual homecoming of former Vinton Furnace residents occurred Sunday at Prattsville. Officers elected for the year are president J. W. West, vice president Charles Robb, secretary Marie Robb. A picnic lunch followed with prayers by Oliver Hoskins and Ora Murray. Numerous local residents attended from Glouster, Murray City, Jacksonville, Chauncey, New Lexington, Junction City, McArthur, Wellston, Athens, Columbus, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Furnace
Prattsville
Friends
Oliver Hoskins
J. W. West
Charles Robb
Marie Robb
Ora Murray
C. G. Lunsford
Glouster
Pat Lopez
Murray City
Sylvester Householder
Jacksonville
W. F. Householder
Ruth Mae
Jean Ann
Charles Yeager
Ben Smith
Chauncey
William Merz
New Plymouth
H. B. Laughlin
Amanda Biffle
Nelsonville
Cora Householder
Charles Stephenson
New Lexington
Fred Stephenson
Betty
Junction City
Lew Yeager
Ellsworth Waxler
Ruby, McArthur
Lovina Peck
Mary Robb
Adaline Allman
Mary Allman
Jerry Martin
Hollis
Jack
Francis Ward
Marvin Chesser
Virgil Harkins
Zaleski
Cyrus Chesser
McArthur
E. J. Wood
Bessie Colburn
Erma Porter
John Power
Charles Edmundson
Jean
Athens
Ed Bryan
the Plains
Pat Boyer
Clyde Morrow
Hamden
Mildred Williams
Wellston
K. Loper
Kathryn Kivendall
Nellie Page
Lizzie Bishop
Fremont Gates
Theo
Opa
Alfred Loper
Dundas
Davis Morris
Phil Robinson
Columbus
Emma Molihan
William Morris
Harry Hollhine
CCC Call Expected Relief Chief Says
Gallia County officials open registrations for a CCC call between October 1 and 29 led by Othneil Jones relief director. Jones notes a small quota due to nationwide 100000 personnel cuts and prioritizes 47 applicants carried over from July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
CCC
Othneil Jones
Jones
Gallia County
United States
Relatives Meet for Picnic at Nice Park Sunday
Relatives gathered Sunday for a picnic at Nice's Picnic Grounds on Pomeroy Road. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Don McWilliams and children Betty and Bob. Mr and Mrs Thomas Ray of Dayton. Mrs Frank Walters of Jacksonville Ind. Mr and Mrs Harry Brown and Jackie. Mr and Mrs Fred Stevens and son Fredie of Glenroy. Mrs Cornie Dixon and children Louise Mildred Addison of Chesterhill. Mrs Robert Harrison and Janice Bobby. Mr Fred McWilliams and Lew McWilliams with Carriebell. Mr and Mrs Pearl Evans and daughters Violet Florence Ruth Jean. and others from Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nice
Pomeroy Road
Don McWilliams
Betty
Bob
Thomas Ray
Dayton
Frank Walters
Jacksonville
Ind
Harry Brown
Jackie
Fred Stevens
Fredie
Glenroy
Cornie Dixon
Louise
Mildred
Addison
Robert Harrison
Janice
Bobby
Fred McWilliams
Lew McWilliams
Carriebell
Pearl Evans
Violet
Florence
Ruth Jean
Dinner Party at Club Honors Bridal Couple Begg
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Begg were honored guests at a nuptial dinner hosted by Mrs. Begg’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Laughlin, at the Athens Country Club on September 2. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Michael Heaney, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Begg, Mrs. Henry Begg, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Laughlin, and Mr. William Whyte. The couple wed earlier at the Presbyterian Church in an evening ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Begg
Presbyterian Church
Begg
Michael Heaney
Harry Begg
Henry Begg
Clarence Laughlin
William Whyte
Central D A R Meets in Newark
The State work of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Ohio opened Tuesday September 13 as Central Ohio chapters held a district conference in Newark with Hettick chapter as hostess Mrs John Graham Lancaster district director will preside State officers and chairs will present plans to Regents and Daughters Attending include Mrs R W Finsterwald State Vice Chairman Historic Sites and Mrs O D Dailey State Historian E E Caldwell deputy registrar announces a downtown office for issuing drivers licenses at Halliday building Court Street opening Sept 15 with several assistants to be appointed and larger registration anticipated
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the American Revolution of
Ohio
Central
Newark
Hettick
John Graham. Lancaster
National Society
Regents and Daughters
Nate
Lee Ames
R. W. Finsterwald
O. D. Dailey
Gallipolis
E. E. Caldwell
Automobiles
Halliday
Court Street
Sale
Caldwell
Kasler Reunion at Hooper Ridge News Notes
The Kasler and Linscott reunion was held at Hooper Ridge on Sunday September 4. A noon cafeteria style dinner followed. The oldest attendee was W. V. Kasler of Trimble aged 88, with twin boys James and John Wolf as the youngest. Attendees came from Indiana Ohio and Michigan among others. New officers named Roy H Kasler president Harland Linscott vice president Hazel Koons secretary treasurer. Also notes about visiting relatives and a Crossroads Baptist church Bowers School reunion set for Sept 18. Most Eskimos do not swim though near water most of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kasler and
Linscott
Hooper Ridge
Kasler
W. V. Kasler
Trimble
R.F.D
Vern Wolf
Route One
James
John
Gene Barber
Indiana
Kenneth Hannaman
Cincinnati
Orland O'Neal
Pete Druggans
Athens
Roy H. Kasler
Harland Linscott
Hazel Koons
Bowers School
Crossroads Baptist Church
Albany
Albany-Harrisonville Pnd
Calendar notices from Tuesday club meetings in town
Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary meets with Miss Edith Stocklin Tuesday at 8 p m. Call hostess at 24222 Monday. Woman's Benefit Association meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Odd Fellows Hall with initiation. officers and guards to wear white. Child Conservation League meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Earl Funk. E Campbell leads program. Pythian Sisters and M and H Circle wiener roast postponed. WBA picnic Sept 14 at 6 p m at Mrs Vernina Bowers home. details Tuesday. Seven ty to meet Wednesday at 6 p m at Presbyterian Church for potluck. Mothers Circle meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Clarence Allen. J W Tolson topic leader. vacation experiences for roll call. Athens Needle Club hosts at Mrs P G Hibbard 92 Lancaster St Wednesday 2 p m. club meets at home of Mrs Hibbard. Woman's Auxiliary of Episcopal Church meets at Mrs L V Brown Wednesday Sept 14 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary
Edith Stocklin
Woman's’ Benefit Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Child Conservation League
Earl Funk
Morris Ave
E. G. Campbell
WBA
Vernina Bowers
Presbyterian Church
Mothers Circle
Clarence Allen
Stewart St
J. W. Tolson
P. G. Hibbard
Lancaster St
Athens
Athens Needle Club
The
Episcopal Church
L. V. Brown
Mrs Marquis Elected Past Chiefs Club President
Past Chiefs Club met Friday at Miss Elsie Finsterwalds home with Mrs Elizabeth Collins assisting host. Fifteen members attended as Miss Finsterwald presided. New officers include President Mrs Verna Marquis and Vice President Mrs Hannah Mills. Other officers listed with prizes awarded during social hour. October meeting to be annual dinner at a later location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiefs Club
Elsie Finsterwald
Second St
Elizabeth Collins
Miss Finsterwald
Verna Marquis
Hannah Mills
Bessie Cooley
Margaret McHarg
Bess Cunningham
Elizabeth Harvey
Ruth Smith
Ida Wise
Ola Atkins
Gertrude Wolfe
Mary Helen Sweeney
Ethel Beekman Honored at State BPW Meeting
Miss Ethel Beekman state membership chairman of the B and P W Club was honored at the Little Convention of the Ohio Federation held at the Neil House in Columbus. She was top in membership enrollment and noted as the only four star state chairman. National chairman Mrs. Helen Kidd Thompson attended as guest and speaker. Athens chapter members included Misses Geraldine Hope Eleanor Minister Opal Rhodes Mae Herron Myrta Ashworth Rowena Sprout and Louisa Steele. Hospital visitors reported Mrs. C E Grosvenor of Athens recovering from appendicitis at Grant Hospital Columbus with her husband and relatives spending the weekend nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Beekman
Business and Professional Women's Club
Ohio Federation
Neil House
Columbus
Miss Beekman
Helen Kidd ‘Thompson
Athens
Geraldine Hope
Eleanor Minister
Opal Rhodes
Mae Herron
Myrta Ashworth
Rowena Sprout
Louisa Steele
C. E. Grosvenor
Hooper St. Athens
Grant Hospital
W. A. Copeland
Stewart
Lloyd Copeland
Athens R. D
Picnic honors Gallia County Nurse at Chickamauga Park
Nearly 100 Courthouse officials and families gathered at Chickamauga Park Monday for an appreciation picnic honoring County Nurse Margaret Jones. She will move to Troy next week to take a similar role after five years in Gallia County. Jones received a leather overnight bag filled with handkerchiefs from attending guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Chickamauga Park
Margaret Jones
Troy
Ohio
Gallia County
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Mary Helen Lee
Marianna Linscott
Joseph Trepp
Alice Mae Robinson
Arthur Cornwell
Charles Bennett
Gerald Kyle
Geneva Jones
Gladys Jones
Trainx
Rexall
Caec
Cline
Maret Drug Store
West Side
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Company
J. J. Crumley
Rex Crandolph
Leona White
Clarence White
Guy White
Mary McKrantz
Kleinschmidts
LLE
Lydia Lash Evans
Nices
Jesse Brookes
Jennie Secoy
Vere Ridge
Mayfair
Nice’s Park
John Curtis
Kron
Carl Antle
Bowers
Gallaher’s
Gallia
N. Court St
Jore
Mary
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