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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1933

Page

6

Tuesday Needle Club Entertained at Sunnyside Prive

Mrs Arthur Hickman hosted the Tuesday Needle Club at Sunnyside Prive. An advertising contest crowned Mrs EB W Kires first and Mrs W D Wilds second. Grace Marquis presided as president and two new members were voted in. Guests included Violet Thames Nora Henry and Margaret McKee.

Arthur Hickman Sunnyside Prive EB. W. Kires W. D. Wilds Miss Grace Marquis Gainty Biss Grace Marquis Violet Thames Nora Henry Margaret McKee

Hobson Study Circle Closes Year With Facts About Our State

The Hobson Study Circle held its final year meeting at Mrs Ural V Westfall’s home on Van Vorhes Street with 23 members. Papers covered India and The City of Deh, read by different members, plus Short Stories of Tagore. An annual May 2 dinner ends the year and an after dinner entertainment is planned.

Hobson Study Circle Ural V. Westfall van Vorhes Street India Co. L. Jordan City of Deh C. R. Featherson

Aldermans Return From Florida Winter Visit

Dr and Mrs W N Alderman spent four months at their Fort Lauderdale home returning by automobile Monday. They report a pleasant trip and unusually fine weather during Florida stay. Miss Bonnie Everheart returned to Cincinnati after visiting Mr and Mrs C F Smith of 38 Walker Street. She has many local friends and once lived here. she previously worked as a stenographer with the Industrial Commission in Columbus.

W. N. Alderman Fort Lauderdale Fla Florida Bonnie Everheart Cinp Dinnat C. F. Smith Walker Street Miss Everheart Ohio University Athens Industrial Commission Columbus

Easter Rain Parade Reflects Dowdy Spring Styles

New York fashion notes describe a rainy Easter parade in Manhattan with blue predominating outfits and spring coats undercut by winter wear. Hollywood reports linen gowns gain ground led by Joan Crawford while Miss Ishbel MacDonald arrives. Shakespeare’s birthday month is noted along with Shakespearean image of the industrious bard.

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April Commerce Club meeting with F D Forsyth speaker

The April Commerce Club will meet Tuesday night April 25 at 7 in Room 301 Ewing Hall. Bank of Athens cashier F D Forsyth will discuss The New Deal in Banking.

Commerce Club Ewing Hall F. D. Forsyth Bank of Athens

Sayre Study Circle Explores Frost in Meeting

Sayre Study Circle met at 194 Grosvenor Street with 20 members answering roll call on current events. Mrs. Hale Pickett presented "Sidelights in New York" while Mrs. D C Snow delivered a paper on the Life and Works of poet Robert Frost and read several of his shorter poems.

Sayre William C. Stehr Grosvenor Street Hale Pickett New York New York City Robert Frost D. C. Snow New England

Bridge Club Prizes Awarded at Wheaton Home

The Wheaton home hosted a bridge evening with a three course dinner. Women’s prizes went to Mrs. Clarence Laughlin and Mrs. Jy C. Baker. men’s to Mr. Clarence Laughlin and Mr. Fred H. McCoy.

Fred Wheaton Maplewood Drive Clarence Laughlin Jy C. Baker Fred H. McCoy Virgil Davis L. C. Baker

Shade Women Stage Farce to Aid Shade Gym Dressing Room

Shade Parent-Teacher Association presents the farce Those Husbands of Ours and additional acts in the high school gym Thursday night April 20 at 8 o'clock. Proceeds fund a new gym dressing room with music, monologues, dialogues, a short skit, and refreshments.

Shade Parent-Teacher Association Shade Gymnasium J. H. Rodgers Perry Smith Ethel Williams J. W. Weatherby William Chappel Claudius Chappel Benson Cowan Durward Pierce

Correction: J W Luman Arrested for Intoxication

The Messenger corrects a Monday edition error naming Clarence Luman. J W Luman was arrested and fined for intoxication, not Clarence Luman.

J. W. Luman Clarence Luman

City Clears Last Fever Patient as New Cases Quarantined

The final fever patient in the city was released yesterday while two new cases were quarantined in the county. Miss Viola Fell of the health department reports these are the only contagious disease cases currently reported to officials.

Viola Fell Health Department

Visual adaptation of present generation to schooling needs

The article argues that maintaining pace in civilization requires ensuring visual adaptation in students. It stresses that the eye’s function is to absorb from text, not just see distant objects, and that education should support the whole child, not just arms and legs, by preventing fatigue between sight and understanding.

P. E. O. Sisterhood to Hold Sixth Ohio State Convention

The P. E. O. Sisterhood, one of America's oldest women's groups, will host its sixth annual Ohio State Chapter convention in this city April 20 to 22. The group, founded January 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College, has 80,000 members in 40 states plus chapters in British Columbia, Canada, and Hawaii. Honor guests include Mrs. Winona E. Reeves and Mrs. Hallie A. Newell. local leaders are Miss Lillian M. Barbour, Mrs. L. J. Addicott, and Miss Mabel Olsen.

P. E. O. Sisterhood America Ohio State Iowa Wesleyan College P. E. QO. Sisterhood British Columbia Canada Hawaii Educational Fund Cotley College Winona E. Reeves P. E. O. Record Keokuk Iowa Hallie A. Newell Supreme Chapter St. Louis Kathryn E. Williams Wilmington Lillian M. Barbour L. J. Addicott Mabel Olsen Winona Evans Reeves

Casting Instruction Offered by Athens Walton League

The Athens Walton League will offer fly and bait casting instruction every Thursday evening starting this week under Clyde Mansfield. Sessions will be held at Warren jet opposite City Hall and are open to both youths and adults.

Clyde Mansfield Athens Teaak Walton League City Hall Waterloo Township

23 Boys Enrolled in Albany 4-H Club for Year

Albany April 19. The boys 4-H Club was organized with 23 boys present and more expected. Leader C N Jones assisted by Wallace Gillogly. Plains 4-H Garden Club reorganized with 23 members. Vergil Whetstone president Benny Harrison vice president Charles Nelson secretary treasurer W C Kail leader. Last year they grew a shared garden plot at The Plains School and will garden again.

Albany C. N. Jones Wallace Gillogly Plains 4-H Garden Club Activites Vergil Whetstone Benny Harrison Charles Nelson W. C. Kail Plains School

Home Rule Petitions Under Scrutiny In Ohio

The Ohio Secretary of State returns initiative petitions to David Johnson for Ath ens County with 1408 signatures. The Home Rule proposal would change county government. critics cite rising costs, duplicated offices, a long ballot, and inefficiency harming both large and small counties.

Ohio David Johnson County Board of Elections George 8. Myers Athens County County Home Rule Association Charles P. Taft Sheriff's Office Clerk of Courts Vinton Cuyahoga

Lingberd Mystery Revealed From Lille Dispatch

A Lille report today quotes a letter from a man named Ling maped by his son Ola of Farrington New York. The note mentions Charles A Ling and a discovery tied to Lingberg in France.

Charles A. Ling Ola Farrington New York

Crumbleys car stolen from East Union Street

Automobile belonging to J. J. Crumley of 176 Mill Street was stolen from East Union Street early that night.

J. J. Crumley Mill Street East Union Street

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