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THE JANICE LYONS ROBBINS AND LOWELL ROBBINS SCRAPBOOK COLLECTION
INTRODUCTION
The Janice Lyons Robbins and Lowell Robbins Scrapbook Collection was accessioned into the Piqua Public Library Archives and Special Collections in January 2009. The collection is housed in one Gaylord box containing sixty-four files. The rights to the collection have been deeded to the Piqua Public Library and there are no restrictions on the use of the materials in this collection.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The Janice Lyons Robbins and Lowell Robbins Scrapbook Collection is divided into the following five series:
SERIES I: Scrapbook pages from which artifacts were saved and preserved. Files 1 – 10.
SERIES II: Artifacts not attached to scrapbook pages. Files 11-34
SERIES III: Scrapbook pages containing only newspaper clippings. Files 35-49
SERIES IV: Newspaper clippings saved in a box with the scrapbook pages. Files 50-53
SERIES V: Newspaper pages. Files 54-64
HISTORY
Janice was born in Piqua on a farm on Bausman Road in 1931. Her parents were farmers and her father, Bernard “Barney” Lyons, was a bus driver for the Piqua schools for many years. Janice worked at the YMCA in Piqua as the Food Service Coordinator for in excess of twenty years.
Lowell was born in Shelby County north of Conover and graduated from Conover/Lena High School. Lowell was engaged in the family farm and worked as a feed salesman for several years.
Janice and Lowell were married in August of 1951. The met through Farm Bureau activities and were married for 55 years. They made their home on a farm just north of Fletcher, Ohio. The marriage produced four children: Karen, Michael, Kay and Jerry.
The newspapers and clippings and loose pages are a combination of the scrapbooks of both Janice and Lowell Robbins.
CONTAINER LISTING
SERIES I: Scrapbook pages from which artifacts were saved and
preserved. [A copy of the corresponding scrapbook
page is included in each folder.]
BOX 1
File
1 Scrapbook cover – inside is written, “This is the record of my
high school years, Janice Lyons.” Also on the inside of
the cover is an article about Career Day at Central High
School published in The Piqua Daily Call, 30 March
1946.
2 Play bill – “High Pressure Homer” – 3 acts
Play bill – “Grandpa’s Twin Sister” a comedy in three acts
presented by the Concord Grange – the date on the
scrapbook page is 1947.
3 Thanksgiving program – printed order of service and an article
about nine students who started first grade at Washington
Township School in September 1935 and would graduate
from Piqua Central High School, 5 June 1948.
4 [A] Article from The Piqua Daily Call, 1 November 1946 –
“Central High Redskins Upset by Fairmont . . .”
[B] Card with “Piqua High Football” schedule on one side and
“Ohio State Football” schedule on the other, 1946.
[C] Red and white folded paper napkin containing multi-
colored confetti
[D] Blue cut-out hatchet with “Janice Lyons, Feb. 21, 1947,
Hatchet Hop” printed on it.
5 [A] Article from “The Piqua Daily Call”, November 1946, “Bus
for Band in ‘No Show’ Act – Boys Miss Trip.” The bus
to take the marching band to the Fairmont football game
did not show up.
[B] Left half of a Piqua High School Master Schedule for the
first semester, probably the 1946-47 school year.
[C] Ticket to the Fairmont High School football game – 1946
[D] Miriam Wilson name card (1947 graduate)
[E] Patty Jo Robinson name card (1947 graduate)
[F] “! Trim! Fairmont” cheer card.
6 [A] Statistics and photos advertising the professional fight
between Joe Louis and Billy Conn, 19 June 1946.
[B] Ticket to the Troy High School vs. Piqua High School
football game, 15 November 1946
7 [A] Easter Card
[B] “Loreen Wagner School of Dancing presents Dance
Varieties of 1946,” program, 13-14 June 1946, Central
High School
[C] Piqua High School Master Schedule, Second Semester
1945-46 – a student schedule is marked, probably Janice Lyons schedule.
8 [A] Article, “Two Central High Seniors Rank Well In State
Tests,” Marjorie Foster and Joyce Driver
[B] Napkin from 1945 choir Christmas program
[C] Package address label and stamps from a package mailed to
Pvt. Joseph Lyons, 35974764, 419 Replacement Co. 2nd
Platoon, APO 291, San Francisco, Calif. The package
was returned. Joseph was Janice Lyons uncle.
[D] Play bill, “Second Fiddle,” 1948 Senior Class Play.
9 [A] Poem, “The Spirit of Guadalcanal”
[B] Funeral card, “In Memory of Rev. Isaac Bennett,” died 3
April 1943
[C] Funeral card, “In memory of William M. Everingham,”
died 29 April 1942
10 [A] Obituaries of Thelma J. Stephan, c. 1941 and John Denise,
30 September 1942
[B] Funeral Card for john Barkalow Denise, d. 29 September
1942
SERIES II: ARTIFACTS WHICH WERE NOT ATTACHED TO
SCRAPBOOK PAGES.
File
11 “Songs of P.H.S.”, booklet cover
12 The Chocolate Soldier: An Opera Bouffe in Three Acts.
Presented by Piqua High School, Directed by Miss Betty
J. Peterson, 12 & 13 April 1946 – program
13 “1947-48 Registration, Explanations and Requirements for
Graduation from Piqua High School” – Attached is
“Janice Lyons 11b, Piqua High School Program of
Studies – Eleventh Grade.
14 Piqua High School 1947 Commencement Program – 56 June
1947 (2 copies)
15 Piqua High School 1948 Commencement Program – 3 June
1948
16 Piqua High School, 1948, “Springtime Variety Show,” 16-17
April 1941
17 Going Home for Christmas, play by Emily W. Crall – a two-act
Christmas play with music. Janice Lyons played the part
of “Nettie.” This is the book with dialogue and music.
18 Welcome to Dinty Moores, 28 May 1948, Piqua High School
Junior-Senior Prom, at the Winter Garden – program
19 Piqua High School Program of Studies, Twelfth Grade, c. 1948
20 Piqua Hi vs. Oakwood Hi football program – Roosevelt
Stadium, Thursday, 28 October 1948
21 Piqua Hi vs. Miamisburg Hi football program – Piqua
Roosevelt Stadium, 18 October 1948
22 M.V.L. (Miami Valley League) Preview football program,
Friday 10 September 1948. Teams involved were Piqua,
Sidney, Troy and Greenville.
23 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation programs and brochures:
[A] Twenty –ninth Annual Meeting, Ohio Farm Bureau
Federation, 24-26 November 1947, in Columbus
[B] Program of District IV Farm Bureau Co-op Youth
Conference, 27 July – 2 August 1947, Bowling Green
State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
[C] Tri-District Farm Bureau Co-op Youth Conference, 22-27 August 1948, Bowling Green State University, Bowling
Green, Ohio
[D] How Important is Your Future – Recruiting brochure for
Farm Bureau.
24 Sonja Henie With Her Hollywood Ice Review – program
25 Illinois vs. Ohio State football program – Homecoming at Ohio
State, 12 November 1949. Two Piqua players on the
Ohio State roster: Jack Wagner, Sophomore Fullback \
and George Wertz, Senior Quarterback.
26 Covington High School Senior Class Presents Beauty and the
Beef, 29 April 1949 – program
27 20th Annual Miami County Tournament 1943 Basketball (Class
B) – Piqua Field House, February 19-20, February 26-27,
March 1, 1943 – program. Teams involved: Newton
“Indians”; Elizabeth “Bearcats”; Lena-Conover
“Pioneers”; Lostcreek “Pirates”; Staunton “Scotties”;
Bradford “Railroaders”; Bethel “Bees”; Brown
Township.
28 [A] “Indians” pin – worn during 1947-48 football season –
Piqua won every game
[B] P. H. S. music award patch for a sweater or jacket
29 P. H. S. Senior Class Play – The Man Who Came To Dinner –
play bill program (2 copies) – 31 May & 1 June 1949
30 P. H. S. Junior class Play ticket – Double Exposure, 21
November 1947
31 Coupon showing payment of 1949 Piqua High School Alumni
Association dues - $1.00
32 P. H. S. Class of 1944 Baccalaureate Services and
Commencement Program
33 Vaudeville program from RKO Keith’s Dayton Theater, 22
September, c. 1949
34 Funeral card of Clyde G. Harbaugh – date of death, 5 January
1942
SERIES III: SCRAPBOOK PAGES CONTAINING ONLY
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS [page numbers are
assigned and are not part of the original collection].
File
35 Page 1 – contains obituaries of the following:
Louis Frederick Draving; Marco Gayski; Albert Schulz; Mrs. Emma Jane (Denman) Covault; Russell S. Thomas; William Henry Morrow; Oliver Frank Killian; Fred C. Coppock.
36 Page 2 – contains obituaries of the following:
Henry Lehmkuhl; Mrs. Nova (Rhodes) Hill; William Luther Stump; Mrs. Artie Killian Denman; Joel Anderson Drake.
37 Pages 3 and 4 – articles about the following weddings:
- Isabella Masdea to Capt. Don Gentile
- Catherine Neth to William Bryant Edwards, Jr.
- Kathryn Louise Worthren to Robert Lee Kiesewetter
38 Pages 5 and 6 – articles about the anniversaries of the following
couples:
- Mr. and Mrs. Ira C. Rhoades – Mrs. Rhoades is the former Barbara Wehneman – 50th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. Otto Fessler – Mrs. Fessler is the former Ada Lawrence – 50th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. George F. Shroyer – Mrs. Shroyer is the former Mattie E. DeWeese – 50th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Hecker – Mrs. Hecker is the former Hannah Trumbur – 60th and 62nd Anniversaries (2 articles)
39 Page 7 – Wedding showers and rehearsal dinners for the
following couples:
- Doris Ann Holfinger and C. Joseph Strickler
- Evelyn Rhoades and Harold Schaffer
- Engagement of Mary Schaffer to Kenneth D. McClannan
40 Pages 8 and 9 – articles about the anniversaries of the following
couples:
- Rev. and Mrs. Reinhard Wobus – 50th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. William Major – Mrs. Major is the former Ethel G. Hartley – 50th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Marr – Mrs. Marr is the former Nannie Barnett – 50th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. Clyde B. Miller – Mrs. Miller is the former Jessie Harmer – 50th Anniversary
41 Pages 10 and 11 – articles related to St. Paul’s Evangelical and
Reformed Church:
- “Rev. Paul J. Gehm to Retire from Ministry Here in June.”
- “St. Paul Church Names Rev. Gehm Pastor Emeritus.”
- “New Pastor At St. Paul Will Preach Sunday” [Rev. Harold Grunewald]
- “The Rev. H.C. Grunewald to leave Piqua.”
- “St. Paul Church Sets Farewell for Rev. Grunewald Wednesday.”
- “Tribute Paid Grunewalds at Farewell.”
42 Pages 12, 13, 14 – articles about anniversaries of the following
couples:
- Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Kiefer – Mrs. Kiefer is the former Lillie Fessler – 50th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Jones – Mrs. Jones is the former Bessie Branson – 50th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schulz – Mrs. Schulz is the former Theresa Buckel – 50th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. William Sanzenbacher – Mrs. Sanzenbacher is the former Emma Jane Nettleship – 60th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Lehmkuhl – Mrs. Lehmkuhl is the former Alvina Wiegmann – 50th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. William Martin – Mrs. Martin is the former Nettie Mae Jordan – 50th Anniversary
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stein – 60th Anniversary
43 Pages 15, 16, 17 – Genera; Articles:
- Two articles concerning U. S. Army Private Paul S. Holfinger
- Article concerning the death of former Piqua City Schools Superintendent George C. Dietrich
- Article about the work of Edward F. Meyer, Superintendent of Forest Hill Cemetery.
44 Pages 18-24 (page 21 is a duplicate of page 20) – articles
concerning the weddings and festivities accompanying the weddings of the following couples:
- Nancy Wilson to Philip Hemm
- Phyllis Gene Millhouse to Lowell Richard Dickerson
- Miriam Wilson to Elmer T. Woods
- Novella Fisher to Forest J. Putterbaugh, Jr.
- Martha Lou D. Kerns to Chris Alfred Howell, Jr.
- Opal Eileen Rhoades to Carl Milford Holfinger;
- Lois Rayner to Norbert Lyons
- Nova Alberta Rhoades to George T. Hill
- Gertrude Routledge to Donald Malcolm Nelson
- Christine Drake to Manfried Kirchner
- Rosemary Hemm to Clifford Hollis
- Mary Margaret Carpenter to Howard Denman
- Delores Jean Davis to Paul S. Holfinger
- Margaret Weiss to Emil L. Reinhart
- Nancy Katherine Sutton to Emmett parker Brush
- Frances Henderson to Paul E. Nicholas
- Barbara Jean Gayski to Richard M. Riegert
- Lillian Jay to Harold Mason
- Helen A. Denman to Robert M. Favorite
- Betty McMaken to Clyde Frantom
- Patricia Recker to George William Hartzell
- Martha Kathleen Pearson to Robert May
- Dion Eby to Dick s. Beebee
45 Pages 25-29 – Death notices and obituaries for the following:
Lue Recker; Mrs. Lue (Ethel M.) Recker; Miss Gertrude Taylor; Mrs. Emma Meyer; Dorothy Reynolds; Mrs. Rachel Killian; Mrs. Helen D. Groth; Mrs. Hannah M. Hecker; Mrs. Catherine Lenox; Nancy Lee Favorite (age 7); Mrs. Carrie Class Carter; Mrs. Ruth Helen Hecker; Mrs. Dora May Licklider; Mrs. Henrietta Stein; Mrs. Sally Brokaw Wilson; Mrs. Sarah E. Smith; Marcia Kight (age 16); Joseph L. Hecker; George R. Smith; Mora L. Colby (age 5); Mrs. Nellie B. Fristoe; Mrs. Donna Lytle; John William Killian; Mrs. Henry Killian; Mrs. Emma Poorman; Mrs. Amanda Ellen Killian; Mrs. Louise Hoefflin; John Luckey; Mrs. Becca Drake; Jacob M. Killian; Mrs. Alma Killian Pfaadt; Mrs. Eve Margaret Killian; Richard Morrow; Balthas Edward Harrison; Mrs. Annie M. Hill
46 Page 30 – Golden Wedding Anniversaries (50th Anniversary):
- Mrs. and Mrs. I. F. Snyder – Mrs. Snyder is the former Carrie Miller
- Mr. and Mrs. Jacob A. Dunn
- Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Karnehm
47 Pages 31-35 – Obituaries and death notices of the following:
Mrs. Kate Billingsley; Miss Dorothea Archer; Mrs. Arvesta Robbins – April 26, 1943 article about Wright Field (later Wright Patterson AFB) investigating the crash of a P-39 aircraft near Piqua. The pilot was killed. – Obituaries continued: Mrs. Henry (Josephine Theresa) Schulz; Henry Schulz; Mrs. Henry (Hanna) Krey; Mrs. Luella Belle Schultz Anglemeyer; Mrs. Leah M. Stahr; Mrs. Eli (Cora Alice Arnold) Stover; Dr. Leo Albert Rieman; Mrs. Charles (Emma Anna Sanzenbacher) Ankerman; John F. Luckey; Lt. Col. Leonard C. “Dutch” Schultz; Frank E. Craft – Mrs. James (Elsie Belle Brown) Ginn; Samuel Holfinger; Mrs. Charles (Minnie Ray Wilson) Favorite; Mrs. Levy (Becca) Drake; Mrs. Samuel Holfinger; Mrs. Robert (Mary Esther Peters) Penrod
48 Pages 36-38 – articles concerning weddings and servicemen:
- Miss Virginia Lee Hitchcock to Pfc. Lewis L. Roberts
- Elva Millhouse to Bernard Duff
- Emma Jean Eberwein to A3C Robert D. Schroerluke
- Patricia Ann Lindsley to James Edward Schulz
- “Welcome Home Yank” – article citing the return home of the following servicemen:
- Gunner’s Mate 3/c Grant Francis Asher
- Cpl. John P. Bair
- Pvt. Benjamin E. Barga
- Pvt. Richard P. Bowman
- Pfc. Walter V. Boyd
- Pfc. Joseph W. Copeland
- Sgt. Richard W. Davis
- T/5 Ralph H. Franke
- Pfc. Russell S. Free
- Cpl. Doyle C. Grise
- T/4 Paul S. Holfinger
- Article on commendations awarded to Master Sergeant Luther H. Reichman
49 Pages 39-42 – obituaries, a wedding and servicemen:
- Obituaries of: Edward J. Schulz; Mrs. August (Sarah Jane Ike) Peters; Mrs. James S. (Caroline Wilhelmino Josse) Taylor; Mrs. Martha (Freeman) Potter Crow; Miss Linda Levering; Mrs. Harold (Leta Zinn) Kight; Charles D. Freeman; Lester Morrow
- Articles concerning the events surrounding the wedding of Marilyn Sue Hildebrand to David Kenneth Wood.
- Article about Ensign George Hill receiving the Bronze Star.
- Article concerning S/Sgt. Wilbur McMaken singing in the All-Servicemen’s Show “Hi-Yank” in Italy
- Article about the death and burial of Second Lieutenant Paul L. Negley killed in an airplane accident in the Southwest Pacific and buried in Australia.
SERIES IV: NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS SAVED IN A BOX WITH
THE SCRAPBOOK PAGES. [Page letters are
arbitrarily assigned and are not part of the original
collection. The pages were created by copying multiple
articles at one time.]
File
50 Page A – Front page headline and article from The Piqua Daily
Call concerning the Elks Lodge Building fire – article
dated 18 August 1948.
51 Page B – Piqua Daily Call front page headline and article, 31
May 1949, “Bandits Ambush, Wound 2 Piqua
Policemen.” Article is about an attempted burglary at
Hemm Auto Sales.
52 Pages C, D, E, F, G – Miscellaneous newspaper clippings:
- “Seek Standing Reward Fund To Combat Crime In Piqua” – article about Rotary Club establishing a reward fund.
- Alaska earthquake clipping
- Wedding of Dorothy Lucille Penrod to Wayne Edward Denman
- More pictures and articles about the Elks Building fire
- A photo of four members of the Ohio Farm Bureau Youth Chorus
- Obituary of Kathryn Ann Duer (age 15)
- Bridal Shower for Miss Norma Snyder
- 3 June 1948 article, “Senior Class (PHS) to Enjoy Breakfast Together”
- Wedding of Esther Emma Kiesewetter to Richard W. Davis
- Article about Rev. Edward Fischer becoming a U.S. Army Chaplin and his wife replacing him as the pastor of Fletcher Federated Church.
53 Pages H, I, J, K, L – Miscellaneous newspaper clippings:
- Article about Rev. William A. Huenemann leaving St. Paul United Church of Christ and going to New Philadelphia, 14 December 1962
- Article listing the ending dates of servicemen’s furloughs (World War II)
- 13 April 1965 article, “Luncheon Reunites Family of Caleb Sanzenbacher” about a family reunion
- Article about Don Gentile Day, 25 May 1944 and a picture of Capt. Gentile and his mother.
- Engagement of Doris Ruth Fuller to Francis Ramon Esteban
- Photo of ground breaking for the Louis B. Koester Memorial Nursing Home at Detmer Hospital, 29 April 1964
- Sixtieth Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Don Reeder – Mrs. Reeder is the former Bertha Lane
- 8 February 1945 article, “34 Report today for Draft Exams” (men’s names are listed)
- “Dr. and Mrs. Damon M. Stahr entertain at Country Club to present their new daughter-in-law, Mrs. Paul Stahr, to Piqua Society”
- Article about Mrs. Marty Sander’s scrapbook of World War I letters
- Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Hemm – Mrs. Hemm is the former Nora Conroy – 50th Anniversary
- Photo and caption of T/Sgt. William S. Brandon receiving the Bronze Star from General Alexander M. Patch
- Article concerning the marriage of 1st Lieut. Paul H. Stahr, USA and Sgt. Walker, USMC Women’s Reserve
- Wedding of Lois Esther Boyd to Robert Lee Bowman
- Obituary of Mrs. Henry F. (Alvina D. Wiegmann) Lehmkuhl
- Obituary of John Denman
- 22 December 1944 obituary of Pfc. George Elliott (killed at Leyte, Philippine Islands)
- 30 June 1959 photo, “Shuffleboard Court Presented” at Mote Park Community Center
- Article, “Byron Schaurer, Central high Senior To Get State Farmer’s Degree”
- Obituary of Pfc. William Peters (killed in action in France)
- Article about the experiences of Maj. Wilbur Lenox in the Philippines
- Article – Frank L. Eversull of Cincinnati to present 1949 P.H.S. Commencement address
- Article about Home Economics and Shop displays at PHS
- PHS Senior Class play, “The Man Who Came To Dinner”
- Article about the PHS Alumni Dinner
- Article, Sarah Lu King wins a music scholarship
- Article, Piqua City Commission passes a resolution requesting Capt. Don Gentile be sent home for a rest
SERIES V: NEWSPAPER PAGES
File
54 Farm and Home News, Miami County Edition, May 1948
55 Farm and Home News, Miami County Edition, April 1949
56 The Sunday Journal-Herald Spotlight, pages 6 & 7, 24 January
1943 – Two page article with photographs about Mrs.
Evelyn Fischer taking over the pastorate for her husband,
Rev. Edward Fischer, while he is serving as a chaplain in
the Army.
57 The Sidney Daily News, 8 April 1944 front page with article on
Don Gentile.
58 The Piqua Daily Call, 10 April 1944 front page with article on
Don Gentile
59 The Piqua Daily Call “Smoke Signals” page, 31 May 1947
60 The Piqua Daily Call, page 6, 31 May 1947, group photo and
list of the PHS Class of 1947
61 The Piqua Daily Call “Smoke Signals” page, 15 November
1947
62 The Piqua Daily Call “Smoke Signals” page, 14 February 1948
63 The Piqua Daily Call, page 6, 29 May 1948, photos of class
members of the PHS Class of 1948.
64 The Piqua Daily Call “Smoke Signals” page, 29 May 1948