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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1936

Page

7

OHIO UNIVERSITY SORORITIES OPEN RUSHING AND ACTIVITIES

Registration for old and new students signals full social pace as rushing begins for eight Pan Hellenic sororities. Teas and parties are scheduled this week at chapter houses from 4 to 6 pm Thursday, with future events through next Monday.

Ohio University Pi Beta Phi Finsterwald House S. College St Alpha Delta Pi E. Union St Phi Kappas E. State St Alpha Delta Pis Alpha Phi Delta W. Mulberry St Rushing

Gardner Nursery ad offers 60 hardy perennials for $1

A mail order note from Gardner Nursery Company lists 60 hardy perennial plants including alyssum delphiniums poppies and daisies with quantities and prices. It promotes strong sturdy plants direct from grower and notes a special Holland Strain Peony mailed this week to Osage Iowa.

Hobson Circle Hears Paper and Meetings News

Hobson Circle meets at Mrs. John Murphy home with about 20 members answering roll call. Miss Blanche Finsterwald presides. D M Clutter presents A Tour of the British Isles. discussion led by Mrs. H Ekins. hostess served refreshments. guest Mrs. C R Featherston attends.

Hobson Study Circle John Murphy Maple St Blanche Finsterwald D. M. Clutter British Isles Harry E)kins Joan

Surprise 70th birthday for Hiram Young in Marshfield Road

A surprise party was held Sunday for Mr. Hiram Young of Marshfield Road to celebrate his 70th birthday on the prior Tuesday September 15. Attendees included Wilbur Young Frank Cone Vera White Don Young Clifford Collins Lillian Albert Young Frank Young Rob Winning Eliza McPherson Ada Trout Erma Young Margaret Young Oliver Young Don McPherson and the honored guest.

Hiram Young Marshfield Road Wilbur Young Frank Cone Frank White Vera Don Young Clifford Collins Lillian Albert Young Frank Young Robert Winning Eliza McPherson Ada Trout Erma Young Margaret Young Oliver Young Don McPherson

Ted Graham Oversees Pacific Flight Debrief and Reunion

Ted Graham chief pilot of Trans-Pacific Airways inspects postflight checks and debriefs on the Mariners project. He greets Kay Dunn, a Reno Reno flight attendant he briefly knew, as Monte Blaine introduces her before Ted declines a night out to finish radio navigation checks. To Be Continued.

Ted Ted Graham Trans-Pacific Airways Aeronautical Kay Monte Blaine Monte Reno Graham Overland Airways Oakland Guam Honolulu Manila

Mrs Brown Hosts Bridge Club High Tea at Home

Mrs Louis I Brown entertained eighteen guests at a five thirty Tuesday high tea at her University Terrace home. Pink and periwinkle flowers decorated the dining room as guests later played bridge with Mrs C N Mackinnon taking high score. Assistants were Mrs Gordon K Bush and Mrs A B Roe. Cited guests included Mrs Benjamin Stout of Pittsburgh and Mrs L Otto Weser of New York City among others.

Louis I. Brown Bridge Club University Terrace C. N Mackinnon Brown Gordon K. Bush A. B. Roe Benjamin Stout Pittsburgh L. Otto Weser New York City Harvey B. Ackerman Audrey Ackerman Brooklyn N. Y

Minersville Social Briefs Highlight Local Visits

Minersville notes guests and travels among Grueser families and friends in Deer Park Cincinnati Mason City West Virginia and Dublin area. Ruth McCallum returns from business college in Columbus to Athens then to her mother Beula McCallum. A newborn in South Bend and a nurse trainee in Galap olis figure in community life.

Minersville Ernest Grueser Deer Park Cincinnati Wendel Grueser Ruth McCallum Business College Columbus John McCallum Ruth Athens Beula McCallum Otto Hartenbach Adolph Grueser Mason City

Hawaii farms to receive soil conservation aid mix

Hawaii agricultural industries will receive between 1 500 000 and 2 000 000 during the first year of adherence to the federal soil conservation program Chauncey B Wightman AAA representative for the territory said in Honolulu

Honolulu U.P Hawaii Chauncey B. Wightman AAA Territory

Wheeling Centennial to Feature Wooden Nickels Souvenirs

Wheeling officials plan to hand out wooden nickels to visitors at the centennial celebration with "good looking girls" distributing the keepsakes on the grounds. The weather note mentions wind sway on tall buildings at about 1 1/2 inches.

Wheeling W. Va U.P

Family and Friends Attend Reunions and News in Athens

Townspeople share travels and gatherings from Parkersburg to Massanutten Military Academy. Attendance at funerals, weddings, and reunions is noted alongside visits with relatives, trips to Niagara Falls and New York, and clergy events in Athens.

Hospital coincidence births two Margaret Louise girls

Mrs. Charles Pearsford and Mrs. Ronald Adams of Findlay gave birth in the same hospital to baby girls both named Margaret Louise. They had never met and were attended by the same physician.

Findlay U.P Charles Pearsford Ronald Adams Margaret Louise

Tenth Annual McHarg Family Reunion at Lower Plains

The McHarg family held its tenth annual reunion at the Lower Plains home of Mr and Mrs James McHarg. Forty relatives attended at noon for a cafeteria style picnic on the lawn. Mary McHarg Ludwig gave the blessing. Hazel Oxley presided and 1935 minutes were read. officers repeat. The 1937 gathering is set for Mrs Elizabeth Barber in Nelsonville.

McHarg James McHarg Lower Plains Mary McHarg Ludwig Hazel Oxley Elizabeth Barber Nelsonville Norma McHarg Shaw Vernon Shaw Clarence Shaw I. N. McHarg Francis Colley Athens Guy Dowler Parkersburg W. Va Violet Fink Jeanette Reeves Joe Reeves Rodney Reeves Elizabeth

Rowan Family Holds Reunion at Buckeye Lake Labor Day

Ninth annual Rowan reunion gathered relatives from Columbus Mansfield Amesville Beebe and Newark at Buckeye Lake over Labor Day weekend. A gift was given to Ed Rowan for attending each reunion and a silver dish to Mrs J L Smith for meals supervision. The event will return to Buckeye Lake next year.

Rowan Buckeye Lake Lake Marion Jarvis Dennis Charles Mingus Eleanor Walter Johnson Marjorie Ann Goldie Morris Athens J. L. Smith Mary Jane William Smalley Marion Willis Rymer Orlo Jarvis Ray Gail Donna Columbus C. E. Rowan Alton Sam Au Velma Mildred John France Howard Don Blackledge Iona Pugh Mansfield Ella France Beebee Blanch Root Fred van Dyke Aubrey Jamita B. Vernon Darrell Vernon Amesville Harry Harris Newark Ed Rowan

Hutchinson Is Honored With Ash Cave Picnic

FE L Hutchinson of Zaleski was guest of honor at a picnic dinner in Ash Cave for his 76th birthday. Attendees included T E Dixon and family, Merritt Dixon, Donald Johnson of Athens, Murray Hutchinson, and E L Hutchinson. The group visited Cedar Falls and Old Man's Cave afterward. Miss Millie McCann visited the Hutchinsons before returning to Zanesville.

FE. L. Hutchinson Zaleski Ash Cave Mr. Hutchinson T. E. Dixon Madge Dixon Merritt Dixon Donald Johnson Athens Murray Hutchinson E. L. Hutchinson Cedar Falls Old Man's Cave

Vinton Furnace Residents Hold Third Annual Family Reunion

The third annual reunion of former Vinton Furnace residents gathered at Prattsville on Sunday with a noon picnic. Officers elected were Mrs. Hazel Lunsford president and Miss Mary Robb secretary. Attendees included numerous families from McArthur, Glouster, Murray City, Pratts Fork, Buchtel, Columbus, Toledo, and other Ohio towns.

Vinton Furnace Prattsville Hazel Lunsford Mary Robb J. W. West William Allman Charles Robb Zaleski Fred Irelan Harry Hoffline Lewis Yeager A. J. Ward Fronia Chesser McArthur Pat Loper Howard Farmer George Loper Murray City Cecil Lunsford Glouster Charles Col«burn Pratts Fork Thomas Scheskey William White Buchtel

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