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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1933
Page
6
A city essay praises organized shrubbery planting and home gardens in Athens. Women and men use gardening to improve health and outlook, highlighting the Armory grounds as a model, the value of unity in design, and the practical and esthetic benefits of lawn beautification.
The Athens Reading Club gathered Friday night at 48 East Union Street, hosted by Mr. and Mrs. EB Bryan. Miss Mary T. Noss and Prof. W B Bentley read pieces on "Political Monstrosities" with discussion led by Mrs. Evan J. Jones Jr and Prof. A A Atkinson.
Miss Lilian M. Barbour was elected president of the state organization of the P K B Q Sisterhood at the Ohio convention final session in Athens. She previously served as second vice president and is active in Ohio University Bureau of Appointments.
Members of the King's Daughters Class and Wesleyan Service Guild of the First Methodist Church met in April at the church. The meeting opened with a song, followed by a business session led by president Dorothy Jams. Refreshment and program duties for May were assigned to committee members Naomi Black Vern McConkey Treva Black and Gladys Van Dyke. A poem Myself by Edgar A. Guest was read by Arvilla Van Dyke, with A Hymn by a 19 year old servant girl performed by Mrs Pickering. Contests were won by Helen Hull and Wilda Hunter. The gathering included reports on the textbook Lady Fourth Daughter Training the Sharers. An after-dinner talk on Religion: Escape or Reality was given by Dr Harold Titus at the Philosophy Club dinner. Local social notes mention visits and radio broadcasts involving Mildred Landis and Grosvenor McKee.
President Raymond Walters of the University of Cincinnati will speak at the Phi Beta Kappa initiation banquet for Ohio University on April 28 at the Colonial Inn after initiation in Memorial Auditorium. Initiates include William Burke Lowellville Ralph Hart Logan Faye Campbell Logan Ernest Grunwald Passaic Dolores Phelps Athens Howard Connell Brooklyn Ruth Stackel Rochester.
Delta Kappa Sorority held a Dumbbell party for rushees at the sorority house on Fast State Street. Guests enjoyed a Crazy Bridge game with Miss Beulah Heestand winning low score. Refreshments followed with candy dumbbell favors. Out of town guests included Miss Helen Yoder of Lancaster and Miss Gertrude Cariens of Parkersburg. Yoder is an alumna.
Miss Florine Merritt a senior in Ohio University School of Music presented a solo recital in Music Hall Auditorium. The program ranged from Verdi arias to Schubert German lieder and showed careful preparation and traditional style. Accompanist Miss Dorothy Cosgrave of McConnellsville contributed sympathetic support and Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority members attended.
A black 1930 Ford coupe owned by Dr. J. M. Higgins was stolen from in front of the Masonic Building between seven and nine o'clock last night.
New York April 24 Dr Ray Lyman Wilbur president of Stanford and former Bet ter Homes in America leader says Better Homes Week runs April 23 to 30 in 48 states and 1800 communities He urges citizens to repair and improve homes and to hire unemployed labor if possible to aid unemployment and morale during challenging times.
The Alpha Gamma Pelta Alumnae Club meets Mrs. Roger J. Jones at 5 Elmwood Place Wednesday. Various residents travel to Columbus for visits, attend conventions, or attend funerals as William Bass dies in Barberton and multiple families visit kin in Portsmouth Zanesville and Belmont.
The article advises using sheer, sun fast curtains to admit light and air in hot weather while keeping decor light. It suggests fabrics like printed linen, cretonne, chintz, voile, organdy, marquisette, and lawn, in cool colors, often white with light embellishments. It notes care tips and shopping questions for washability and fabric contents.
A 1930s community piece stresses creating wholesome environments for children whose interests remain central. It highlights orderly routines, safe spaces, and supportive guidance from families and educators to foster healthy development.
Two men, Midge Lockhart and John King, were to be arraigned before Mayor R.S. Wood on intoxication charges after being arrested Sunday night.
Annual inspection of the Order of the Eastern Star scheduled for 7 30 tonight at the Masonic Temple with Mrs Theona Miller of Marietta as inspecting officer. A six o'clock dinner will precede the inspection.
A joint veterans and auxiliary meeting denounces Roosevelt economy measures while urging shared sacrifice. Speakers include Major S. M. Johnson and A. C. Hartley. attendance from multiple towns across Ohio and West Virginia. A proposed change would allow a one mill property levy for relief funds, replacing the current five tenths mill limit.
The Women's League at Ohio University announces Mother's Day festivities on May 6 7 and 8 with attractions for parents alumni and prospective students. Highlights include the production of Little Women in Memorial Auditorium a weekend of musical events by Sigma Pi Phi Delta Theta and the University Men's Glee Club plus a piano recital by Eleanor Bush and a freshman varsity track meet at Ohio Stadium. Special dinners teas and dormitory sorority campus programs are planned to honor mothers.
The McArthur Alumni Association banquet at the M. E. basement drew about 200 attendees. Class of 1953 members, 40 in number, were initiated while the graduating list featured numerous names. A dance followed at the Opera House with entertainers and a Sunday evening baccalaureate sermon delivered by Judge Harley Whiterar.
A large painted tractor trailer passenger coach was on display in Athens yesterday. It marks the first commercial use of the tractor trailer principle for passenger transport and will be completed for the Worlds Fair in Chicago opening June 1. The vehicle has traveled from Chicago visiting 14 Southern states reaching Florida.
The J T operetta department presents The Pirate's Daughter a three act musical comedy at the high school auditorium Wednesday night at 7:30. Cast includes Elsie Ida Dust Mrs Schuyler Alberta Raber and many others with Gerald McClellan as Mr LaRue and Erney Gibbs as Pirate. Una Miller directs with Ada Frances Darling as accompanist.
Corning High School will present its class play Hot Copy in the auditorium Friday night. The three act comedy about newspaper life features Sheila Dale Wilma Kotche Bill Gregory and many local students in principal roles directed by Miss Mary Murray.
Miss Virginia Lewis, 17, of Glouster, who was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Columbus for treatment last Monday, has been brought back home and is greatly improved. She is the daughter of Mrs. Morgan Lewis of this city.
Standard Bearers hold their April meeting on April 24 at the M E Parsonage Main Street Tuesday night all Excelsior Class girls invited.
Athens Grange gathered 64 membership applications in a Friday meeting at Grange Hall. The Westfall faction led with 41 applications versus 23 for the Jacoby group. New members will be received in May, and plans were laid for a play to be staged at Grange Hall Fairgrounds next Wednesday.
A fragmentary record shows a plea of guilty for intoxication and latch issues, with suspension of a sentence and added fines. Other items involve arrests, arraignments, and costs tied to alleged injuries and fighting with individuals named Whitlatch, Davis, and Williams.
Burke Wolfe a resident of GloUSTER was injured in an automobile crash at an intersection. He is at Francis Hospital Coty and a funeral is to be held there. Wolfe, a motion operator for a Col left three young children and Marion, with Mr. and Mrs. Wile Murray City. Mrs Agnes Wolfe, sister, is mentioned.
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