Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1937

Page

7

Glee Club Plans Formal Concert At Memorial Auditorium

Ohio University Women’s Glee Club presents its annual formal concert on Sunday April 18 1937 at 815 PM in Memorial Auditorium. The 42 voice group features a diverse program from English madrigal to Rachmaninoff and The Rocket by Victor Harris. Guest soloists Miss Betty McClure and Miss Gretchen Plum perform.

Ohio University Women’s Glee Club Memorial Auditorium Women’s Glee Club Rachmaninoff Victor Harris McClure Glee Club Betty McClure J. H. McClure Storvenor St Gretchen Jum Ashville College of Fine Arts Vera Beard Gretchen Plum Miss Plum Margaret A. Benedict Benedict Women’s

Metropolitan Grand Opera Trip Converts Quick Weekend

Mrs Amelia Hockenberry Mrs Victor Whitehouse Mrs T M Wolfe and Mrs F H Krecker left for Cleveland Tuesday to attend the Metropolitan Grand Opera this week hearing Tristan and Isolde Tuesday and Faust Wednesday. Mrs H B Ackerman Brooklyn arrived to visit the Bush family.

Amelia Hockenberry Victor Whitehouse T. M. Wolfe F. H. Krecker Cleveland Metropolitan Grand Opera H. B. Ackerman Brooklyn N. Y Gordon K. Bush Strathmore Boulevard Mrs. Ackerman Mrs. Bush

Hart House Quartet May Concert Heads to Athens

Hart House String Quartet praised as world’s finest may perform in May for the Coronation in England and could be invited to Athens next year. Members Milton Blackstone James Levy Ann Adaskin Boris Hambourg anchored by Mabel Embree and Mrs Helen Hedden Roach at Summers’ Music Store as Community Concert Membership Week runs this week.

Hart House England Athens Athens Community Concert Association Hart House Quartet Milton Blackstone James Levy Ann Adaskin Boris Hambourg Mabel K. Embree Columbia Concert Association Helen Hedden Roach Ohio University School of Music

Hay Fever Society Comedy at Ohio University

Noel Coward play Hay Fever will be staged on the Ohio University campus Thursday and Friday evenings. Cast includes Margaret Guthrie Emmajéan Wright Edmund Daes Louis Horvath Zelda Hawk and others with Prof Dawes coaching and Prof Jukes handling stage settings. Tickets on sale in Ewing Hall. curtain at 8 30 p m sharp. Popular spring foundation garments highlighted in ad at end.

Florence Bunn Robert Gates Dawes Ohio Universiy Vincent Jukes Ewing Hall Dawes

Good Shepherd Church Celebrates 30th Anniversary in Athens

The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd marks 30 years since its organization in Athens with a parish dinner and birthday party at the church. Founding members attend, recalling early services in Carnegie Library basement and campus buildings before the 1918 opening of the present church.

Episcopal Church of Good Shepherd Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Athens Callie King Walls Cincinnati W. B. Bentley Morris Avenue L. V. Brown F. E. Bolton Albany West Wing Carnegie Library Ohio University First Presbyterian Church Boyd Vincent A. W. Buckland Canada Dean Stickney Lennie Wright Major Welch Susie P. Bentley A. G. Frame Copeland Field Scott Louise Walls E. F. Black Mary Dana Ida Bowser Church of the Good Shepherd Good Shepherd Church Minnesota Callie King Miss Walls

Mrs. Jones Re-Elected Scout Head at Athens Girl Scouts Meeting

At the Athens Girl Scout Council annual meeting Mrs. C. L. Jones was re elected commissioner. Mrs. Asa V. Butterfield of Cincinnati spoke on Brownie Packs and character training for ages seven to ten. Delegates were named for the regional conference in Charleston West Virginia April 27 to 29 and a Court of Awards set for May 14 at Camp Rotan.

Athens Girl Scout Council Colonial Inn Asa V. Butterfield Cincinnati Leaders Committee Butterfield C. L. Jones M. D. Hughes F. R. Murphey E. A. Cottingham

Social Calendar of Various Local Clubs and Societies

Alpha Gamma Delta Alumni plan International Reunion Day at 20 University Terrace at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Pocahontas Lodge meets in Red Men's Hall Wednesday at 7 p.m. with a dance after business. 600 Athenian Temple 173 Pythian Sisters meet Wednesday 7:30 p.m. in IOOF Hall. lodge members sew rag rugs afterward. PEO Sisterhood meets Wednesday 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Terrill’s home. Faithful Few meet Thursday 7:30 p.m. at Mrs. Schenz’s. LLE Club hostess duties by Mrs. Samford Thursday at 2:30 p.m.. program led by Mrs. Worley. Women’s Missionary Society hosts at First Christian Church Thursday 2 p.m. Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles holds benefit party Thursday at 8 p.m. Priscilla Needle Club luncheon at Cottage Tea House Thursday 1 p.m. Athens Grange meets Thursday 8 p.m.. seeds for seed exchange requested. refreshments served. Ladies Aid of Central Ave Church all-day quilting Thursday 2 p.m. at Mrs. Wolfe’s home. Ladies Aid of Richland Ave M. P. Church meets Thursday 1 p.m. Utah note: Great Salt Lake could supply 50 tons of salt per person in the United States.

Central Ave W. A. Wolfe Second St

Sequel to By Adele Garrison Married Comrades

A scene on a government boat portrays a treachery expose as a leader confronts double-crossing with a captive crew under guard. A calm, cultured interloper presses for proof while a tense plot unfolds ending with a threat and a warning of forthcoming continuation.

Simple-to-sew dress pattern 4361 advertised

Anne Adams pattern 4361 offers a short wash frock in percale chambray or crash with vivid colors. Sizes range from 14 to 42 and size 16 uses 438 yards of 36 inch fabric. Includes illustrated sewing instructions and ships for 15 cents from The Athens Messenger Pattern Department in New York.

Anne Adams Athens Messenger Pattern Department W. 17Th St New York N. Y

Junior High Glee Club Sings Village Blacksmith at High School

Junior High Girls Glee Club will present The Village Blacksmith by Richard Kounts Thursday at 8 p m in the High School Auditorium. A high school string ensemble assists. Public welcome and admission free.

Richard Kounts

Relaxation Advice for Overwhelmed Mothers

A tips column urges mothers to rest more and delegate chores. It recommends short naps, skipping ironing, ignoring neighbors, and taking walks to ease nerves. It advises facing life, avoiding fretting about past failures, and seeking medical help when needed.

Woman 120 Walks Daily in New Delhi on Birthday

Vilayati Begum, an Indian woman, told reporters on her 120th birthday that she still walked three miles daily and encouraged others to keep walking to live long.

New Delhi India Vilayati Begum

Michigan Fish Planting Reaches Over Two Million

Michigan conservation officials report 2,021,420 game fish released into state waters in 1936. The statement highlights the large-scale stocking effort across Michigan. A separate note mentions the bud's ability to reproduce all parts of a tree.

Michigan Lansing Mich U.P State Conservation Commission

Double Life Brings Only Misery and Woe

Dear Dorothy Dix advises a woman torn between her husband and a lover to end the double life. She urges staying with the husband to avoid divorce, preserve the child’s family, and spare the spouse heartbreak, acknowledging prior hypocrisy but condemning the affair.

Dorothy DIX R. S

Launder Your Girdle Foundation Garments

Advice from corset companies to women at home urges weekly laundering of foundation garments. Manufacturers claim regular cleaning preserves fabric and shape, promoting durable wear and hygiene for personal undergarments.

Spread Three Inches in Garment Foundation Measurements

Measurements for a foundation garment must be taken while sitting and standing. The body shows a spread of three inches in a sitting position.

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Herbert Witherspoon Howard Lyman Syracuse University John Finley Williamson Westminster Choir K. P. Hall Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority K. of P Jimmy Littler Sigma Phi Amma Sigma Phi Gamma Luella Foster Handel Columbus Virginia James Also Wallace Barbee Newark Rosalie, Ann Marguerite Starbuck Corning Harry King Guysville William Lewis Cornwell & Co Athens Jewelers Mary Knight Dolores Scott Rosaline Weese Gilbert Knight David West Dayton Homer Snow Romaine Raymond John Woodhouse Mary Eldon Martin God’s Bible School W. H. Cuckler Lancaster Fletcher Metcalf Congress St Odd Fellows and Rebekahs C.F. Temple William G. Seaman S. S. Carpenter Nelle Pickering William Bryant Foreign Missionary Society First Methodist Church Edith McBee China P. G. Dowler A. V. Wilkes Ellison Lemasters Sidney George C. Lawson J. C. Lawson Martha Minnie Belcher Charleston W. Va Dix Graham Clifford Cornell Florida Lyndon, Ky Kentucky Military Institute Anna Williams S. College St Hebron J. A. Sewell Grand Forks N. D Margaret Cable University of North Dakota South Dakota Pine Ridge Agency V/p Logan C. C. Robinson Hart House Four E. S. Finsterwald Bertha Stickney Roger Connor D. R. Zenner Dodshon Buckland Alpha Gamma Delta University Terrace Pocahontas Lodge Red Men's Hall Athenian Temple Pythian Sisters IOOF N. Court St PEO Sisterhood O. U. Terrill Maplewood Drive G. W. Schenz Hudson Ave Clarence Samford Poplar St M. D. Worley Charles Cameron S. High St Women’s Missionary Society of the First Christian Church Eagles Eagles’ Hall Priscilla Needle Club L. R. Allen Cottage Tea House Athens Grange Grange Hall Ladies Aid of the Richland Ave Utah Great Salt Lake United States Ruth Mills Bride Zanesville Edward A. Mills Elizabeth Mills Warren White Martha Lee White Edward Mills Ohio State University A. Stokes Watson Market St. Baptist Church Warren Lash High School Illinois Wesleyan Bloomington Ill Meredith Business College White Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company Washington, D. C Philadelphia Lenox Ave Walter E. Graham Patricia Irene Robert B. Carsey Fern Sr Lake Graham W. State St Progressive Sewing Society Athens Grange Hall Grange Missionary Society of the Olive Roberts Barton Smokey Mountain Boys Simmey's Hank and Slim Steppe Beauty Hotel Athens Furnas McKee Drug Co. Security Bank Dial
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication