Literary Club Reviews Life in Africa Travel
A literary club gathering at Addicott House discusses Powys Behemoth Purple Rim and Powell’s account of life in Ethiopia Madagascar. Reviewers highlight war correspondent’s travels, personal experiences, climate crops and native life set against the continent’s stark beauty and horrors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Addicott
Bilniwoood
L. Morton
R Powell
Ana Es
Coan
Ethiopia
Madagascar
New York
Llewelyn
Frank
Powys
Urganda
British
Sca
Grones
Social Literary Club and Prohibition Debates Highlight Athens Luncheon
Athens social circle featured a book review of African works by the Social Literary Club while members debated prohibition. The Hobson Study Circle discussed Germany and world affairs as local programs and anniversaries drew attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Hobson Study
Germany
Gard Speaks Tuesday Club on Church State Ties
The Tuesday Club hosted Dr W at a meeting at D Henry home in South College town. He explored church state relationships with parochial and state required schools while tracing early colonial religious history and constitutional religious freedom claims. A three course dinner followed at 6:30 in Henry’s dining rooms with strong attendance. Guest K W Sprague attended. conversation touched on education and history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Henry
Gard
Ohio
Dr. Gard
Kie W. Sprague
Home Art Is Talk at Sayre Club Luncheon
Twenty three Sayre Study Circle members and two guests attended the annual anniversary luncheon hosted by Mrs. W. L. Gard. Guest speaker Mrs Rush Eliot discussed the modern trend of art in the home, stressing practicality and everyday usefulness in items from textiles to vacuum cleaners and kitchenware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayre Study Circle
W. L. Gard
Rush Eliot
A. E. Wagner
Women's City Federation
W C T U Meeting Features Judge Worstell Remarks
Judge Worstell spoke at the W C T U meeting at 27 North College Street on prohibition legislation and local option. He said repeal was drafted by a committee and passed by a legislature unsympathetic to prohibition and criticized current moral conditions. An open discussion followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Poston
North College Street
Judge Worstell
Trade a Recipe Game Delivers Quick Family Dishes
The Messenger reports a flood of calls and recipe submissions from Athens homes in the trade a recipe game. Women listed in Tuesday's paper respond with Butter Horn Rolls Graham Cracker Dessert and White Loaf Cake as leading entries. More recipes will follow this week and appear Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Messenger
Miss McClure to Perform Sophomore Recital Thursday
Miss Betty McClure, pianist and Ohio University music faculty member, will give her Sophomore recital Thursday at 6 15 p m in Music Hall Auditorium. She will play selections from Corelli Bach Beethoven Brahms Ravel Liszt and Lecuona with Kathleen Carpenter performing orchestral parts on second piano in Mozart concertos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty McClure
Vera Board
Ohio University
Music Hall Auditorium
Miss McClure
J. H. McClure
Grosvenor Street
Alpha Xi Delta Sorority
Corelli
Bach
Beethoven
Brahms
Rebikol
Liszt
Lecuona
Mozart
Kathleen Carpenter
Oh! Carpenter
West State Street
Club Calendar Lists Local Women's Group Meetings
Daughters of the Union Veterans, Alpha Delta Pi Auxiliary, Athens League of Women Voters, Lydia Labsh Evans Club, Roosevelt Club and M and tl Circle schedule Wednesday or Thursday events. Episcopal Church Women meet Friday at church. Foreign Missionary group hosts Friday program led by Mrs J L Pickering. Various hosts and addresses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters OF the Union Veterans
1. O. OU. F. Temple
Alpha Delta PI
Gitnn Stanéert
Maplewood Drive
Athens League OF Women Voters
Mary G. Nos
University Terrace
Lydia Labsh Evans
Cottage Tea House
Clarence Laughlin
Roosevelt Club
Scott Neutsling
East State Street
Women's Auxiliary
The
Episcopal Church
East Mill Street
First Methodist Church
Martzeiff
J. L. Pickering
W. M. Bryant
Frank Croeg
The Dark Blond Continue Mystery at Millicent’s House
Millicent questions Miss Duchene after police probe into a garage break in and a missing alibi. Vera Duchene reacts under pressure as Millicent suspects deceit and the back stairs reveal a hidden movement over the garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Duchene
Millicent
Bob Caise
Vera Duchene
Vera Puchene
Millcent
Skipping Rope as Fun Exercise and Swimming Benefit
A reader complains about boring routines and finds skipping rope a lively option. Advice covers indoor or outdoor spaces, step patterns, music, and gradual repetition up to 100 skips daily. It notes swimming as marvelous for balance, flexibility, and grace without weight loss.
Miss Gillogly Hosts Shower for Sister and Brother-in-Law
Bernice Gillogly will host a miscellaneous shower Saturday evening at the Gillogly home in Carpenter to honor her sister Westina Gillogly and brother-in-law Arthur Crabtree who married March 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Gillogly
Bernice Gillogly
Fern Gillogly
Arthur Crabtree
Westina Gillogly
Quintuplet linen handkerchiefs debut in local shops
Local shops feature Dionne Quintuplet linen handkerchiefs depicting the five babies. Other available designs include dogs cats ducks and a wide range of barnyard and animal motifs appealing to shoppers seeking novelty linens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dionne
Glove Advertisement in Vogue Features Socialites
The April Vogue issue carries an advertisement from D. Zenner Co promoting a new glove style worn by Mrs. Marshall Field III Mrs. BE Rolland Harriman Mrs. Charles Reed Mrs. Vincent Astor Mrs. Alexander Hamilton and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock Jr. The piece highlights fashion among prominent society women of that era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Zenner Company
Vogue
Marshall Field
BE. Rolland Harriman
Charles Reed
Vincent Astor
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr
Maltese Blue Named New Spring Shade in Athens Shops
A new Maltese blue shade tops spring color palettes with smart shoes bags and gloves on display in Athens stores. The article notes maltese accessories form a large bulk of spring accessories while maid chauffeurs hired in England perform house work and also drive milady cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
England
Chinese Start Mass Marriages 57 Couples Wed
In Shanghai 57 couples wed in a simple ceremony led by Mayor Wu Teh-Chen as part of the New Life movement. The two minute rite dispensed with vows to Heaven and ancestors and cost seven dollars per couple including a certificate and gift. Authorities screened each couple for health finances and morals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Wu Teh-Chen
Chiang Kai- Shek
Mendelssohn
Sun Yat Sen
Chum Aims For Share Of Statler Estate
A school friend of Elva Statler Davidson, victim in a car monoxide poisoning case, plans to contest a portion of the hotel waitress's $550,000 estate. Isabella Baer of Minneapolis, pictured in Buffalo, N Y, prepares to file a claim and is said to have been a beneficiary in an earlier will, a bequest omitted in a later will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statler
Elva Statler Davidson
Weiress
Isabella Baer
Minneapolis
Buffalo
N. Y
Athens Secretaries Speak Up on Job Assets and Dress
Secretaries in Athens say simple dress and tactful poise are key job assets. They urge neat, tailored attire, minimal jewelry, a pleasant but businesslike voice, and loyalty, initiative, accuracy, and punctuality as vital traits for secretaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Norma Shearer
Dance Committees Named For 1935 Country Club Affairs
The Athens Country Club announces dance committees for 1935 with the spring event on April 27 hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Roger J Jones and others. Later dances include Decoration Day May 29 Independence Day July 3 Labor Day August 31 Halloween Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve with named hosts and committee members for each event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Country Club
Roger J Jones
Williams F. Smiley
Joan Newcomb
Richard McKinstry
A. D. McPherson
Charles Beckler
James Householder
Hale Pickett
Wescott Roach
Fred Beckler
Roy Shirley
T. H. Morgan
Don Barr
Rolland Jones
Webb Walker
Fred Williams
Jack Preston
George Banks
C. L. Wood
Pete Good
Co. M. Bowman
Robert Hess
J. A. Palmer
B. R. Custer
W. FB. Logan
Benson Roberts
Anna Lois Saum
St. Patrick's
Mra
H. W. Link
P. Nichols
D. H. Same
Sorority Initiates 11 New Members at Christian Church Banquet
Alpha Gamma Delta initiates 11 new members on Saturday afternoon at the Christian Church. Names include Patricia Pott West Union and Helen Harvey Dayton. A banquet at the Colonial followed with awards for Elaine Harehbarger and Rose Mary Doran. Guests included Seth Lewis and Catherine Martin Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Christian Church
Patricia Pott
West Union
Eleanore Funk
Columbus
Martha Gosshorn Galion
Helen Harvey
Dayton
Betty Funk
Eleanor Brown
Bethesda
Beatrice Steiner
Canton
Phyllis Parkinson
Manafield
Helen Hampshire
Vernon
Elaine Harehbarger
Jackson
Jane Linden
Cleveland
Colonial
Mary Frances Reeves
Mise Elaine Harehbarger
Dorothy Stark
Rose Mary Doran Geneva
Seth Lewis
Alpha Gamma Delta
Helen Copeland
Pauline Whitlareh
Nelsonville
Catherine Martin Jackson
Katherine Kenney
Pittsburgh
Hobson Group Meets Tuesday
Hobson Study Circle met Tuesday night at Mrs. Roy Paynter’s Grosvenor Street home. Papers on German topics were presented by Mrs. Don Clutter, Mrs. H G Householder, and a piece read by Delle Finsterwald from Mrs. Charles Jordan’s writing. Richard Paynter played piano after the business session. The group was joined by several guests and refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hobson Study Circle
Roy Paynter
Grosvenor Street
Don Clutter
H. G. Householder
Charles Jordan
Misa Delle Finsterwald
Richard Paynter
May Paynter
C. A. Hansen
B. A. Richenberger
Barbara Smith
Don Clippenger
Carl Ferguson
Shafer Hosts Bridge Party at 107 Franklin Avenue
Mr and Mrs Shafer entertained friends at a bridge party Saturday evening at their home 107 Franklin Avenue. Guests included Mr and Mrs Jack Dalton Mr and Mrs Wart Shafer Miss Charlotte Miller Mr Sam Sparto and Mr and Mrs Shafer. Lunch followed and prizes for high score went to Mr and Mrs Jack Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Shafer
Franklin Avenue
Jack Dalton
Wart Shafer
Charlotte Miller
Sam Sparto
Shafer
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Etter
Iometric Service
Sayre Club
W.C.T.U
Worstell
Kate Parthesius
McConnelsville
Mary Brown
North
Congress Street
Parthesius
William Porter
Walter Porter
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Rowena Sprout
Mary Young
Town City
K. of P
Harry Felding
Caise
Ming Duchene
Alicia Hart
Sfar
Alice Faye
Mrs, Cop
Lorain Coe
Second Street
Atill
Ty i
Kathleen Murphy
Madam Secretary
Jimmie
AG Family
Paworke
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Sorority
Hobson Group
Mrs. Shafer
Lydia
Pinkham
Lefebvre
Benas Nia
Logan
Coty
McKee Drug Coity Bank B
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