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.

Early life

Syrene Louise Primrose "Prim" Rupp Hinton was born on December 25, 1889, in

Adrian, Michigan Adrian is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Lenawee County. The population was 20,645 at the 2020 census. Adrian lies in Michigan's 7th congressional district. History Adrian was founded on June 18, 1826 by Addison Co ...

, the daughter of Bernard Henry Rupp (1847-1929) and Sarah E Hinman (1853-1937). The family moved to

Walla Walla, Washington Walla Walla is a city in Walla Walla County, Washington, where it is the largest city and county seat. It had a population of 34,060 at the 2020 census, estimated to have decreased to 33,927 as of 2021. The population of the city and its two su ...

, when she was four years old. She went to Sharpstein school for several years and then to Lincoln, from which school she graduated. She was a graduate of

Whitman College Whitman College is a private liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington. The school offers 53 majors and 33 minors in the liberal arts and sciences, and it has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. Whitman was the first college in the Pacifi ...

Career

She was a teacher of English in Weatherwax High School,

Aberdeen, Washington Aberdeen () is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 17,013 at the 2020 census. The city is the economic center of Grays Harbor County, bordering the cities of Hoquiam and Cosmopolis. Aberdeen is occasi ...

. She was the society editor for the '' Aberdeen Daily World''. 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. She was a member of the Grays Harbor Woman's Club.

Personal life

Primrose Rupp Hinton lived at 223 West Fifth Street, Aberdeen, Washington. On June 16, 1920, she married Leonard Arthur Hinton. 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.

References

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