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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1935
Page
7
War veteran Albert Me id War veteran took office as postmaster of Straitsville Tuesday morning at Augustine Church. Community notes report locals attending Legion bingo Monday evening and various visits and rehearsals for upcoming county events.
The Baptist Mission group changes its Friday meeting to Friday at Mrs. Kate ch home with members bringing a dish for the dinner. Several community notices mention hospitalizations births and local visits including Mary Clark and Mr and Mrs Vangider.
Chase Circle of Ruth gathered at Mrs. Spriggs home in Athens for an all day meeting with 13 members and 6 visitors. A noon potluck followed and Scripture was read by Mrs. Robinson while Avanelle Spriggs played piano. The circle voted to move meetings to the first Thursday each month with the next gathering at Mrs. Maud Martin’s home on May 2.
The Home Missionary Society of Racine will convene Wednesday night at the home of Mrs. Maurice Lott. Local residents and visiting family members are noted in a sequence of weekend gatherings and guest stays including Mrs. Vina Woody, Miss Doris Cramlett, Mrs. Effie Gandee, and others.
Millicent faces pressure from Sergeant Mahoney while secrets surface about Miss Duchene and Robert Caise. Millicent contemplates escape as Cynthia Happ calls for arrest, leaving the scene with unresolved danger and a cliffhanger ending.
Letart Falls reports the Ladies Aid Society will host a kitchen shower Friday at Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander’s home to collect utensils lost in a recent fire. Local names appear in a family and community activity roundup with visits, travel, and births noted around Letart and nearby towns.
Murray residents and visitors were listed as weekend guests and hosts across nearby towns. Names include Roxie Popovich Joe Popovich Taylorsville Ohio. Mr and Mrs Fred Miller and Lawrence Miller plus Gilouster. Miss Thelma Jaymes in Columbus. Gloria Jean Poling in Columbus. Myrtle Wollett in Logan. Dora Shelton Columbus. Juanita Martin Columbus. Mr and Mrs Davis Jackson. Warren Darby Orient. Zerna Newman Glouster. Ruth Irwin Columbus. Mrs George Smathers Buchter. A A Person Athens visiting E A Person son.
Silver Ridge residents attended the operetta Green Cheese at Tuppers Plains on Tuesday night. The report lists local attendees including Mable Swartz Alfred and several families visiting relatives in Higby Pomeroy Alfred and Akron and notes the funeral of John Vinton Bentz with Florie Marie Tuttle among attendees.
Teachers in Troy Schools will attend the final meeting of the year with a banquet at the First M. E. Church in Athens at 6 30 PM Thursday. The Ladies Aid Society meets at Mrs Laura Gunder s home Thursday night.
Albany Grange will confer the third and fourth degrees on candidates at the regular meeting next Saturday night. Members will bring sandwiches and cake for refreshments. The Sunday services at M. E. Church will be at 10 50 a m with baptism offered to both adults and infants.
The City Commission passed an ordinance fixing gas rates for three years with natural gas supplied by the Wae Company. City Manager R J Wagar said the company has 30 days to accept or reject the terms. He called the ordinance a showdown.
Mrs. Dy Dalles and Mee Mithon spent Sunday with relatives in McArthur as Mayor Coolwin postpones the April 10 program due to weather to April 17. Residents asked to place rubbish at curbs for truck pickup. Friday night garden club meeting features informal arrangements, flower and shrub combos, with speakers including Mr Tn HW Chexe and Mr Lowell Chaise plus poetry and flower queries.
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