Primrose Rupp Hinton

Syrene Louise Primrose "Prim" Rupp Hinton (December 25, 1889 - May 9, 1969) was an American journalist. She was the society editor for the Aberdeen Daily World.

Primrose Rupp Hinton
Born
Syrene Louise Primrose Rupp Hinton

(1889-12-25)December 25, 1889
Adrian, Michigan
DiedMay 9, 1969(1969-05-09) (aged 79)
Burial placeFern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Washington
NationalityAmerican
Other namesPrim Rupp Hinton
Alma materWhitman College
Known forSociety editor
Parents
  • Bernard Henry Rupp (father)
  • Sarah E. Hinman (mother)

Early life

Syrene Louise Primrose "Prim" Rupp Hinton was born on December 25, 1889, in Adrian, Michigan, the daughter of Bernard Henry Rupp (1847-1929) and Sarah E Hinman (1853-1937).[1] The family moved to Walla Walla, Washington, when she was four years old. She went to Sharpstein school for several years and then to Lincoln, from which school she graduated.[2]

She was a graduate of Whitman College.[1]

Career

She was a teacher of English in Weatherwax High School, Aberdeen, Washington.[1]

She was the society editor for the Aberdeen Daily World.[1] Her brother W.A. Rupp was the publisher of the newspaper from 1908 to 1963. Her second husband Foelkner was the publisher from 1963 to 1967.[3]

She was a member of the Grays Harbor Woman's Club.[1]

Personal life

Primrose Rupp Hinton lived at 223 West Fifth Street, Aberdeen, Washington. On June 16, 1920, she married Leonard Arthur Hinton.[1] She later divorced and married Peter Phillip Foelkner (1895-1974) on November 12, 1937. Foelkner was the business manager of the Aberdeen Daily World.

She died on May 9, 1969, and is buried with her second husband at Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, Washington.[3]

References
  1. Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 194. Retrieved 8 August 2017.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "13 Jun 1909, Sun • Page 17". The Evening Statesman: 17. 1909. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. "Aberdeen Woman Dies - 12 May 1969, Mon • Page 3". The Daily Chronicle: 3. 1969. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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