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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1939

Page

6

Pi Beta Phi Founders Day Banquet at Berry Hotel

Ohio Alpha Chapter of Pi Beta Phi celebrated its seventy second Founders Day with a Monday night banquet at the Berry Hotel. Fifty actives six pledges eight alumnae attended with awards presented by Miss Marjorie Wheaton including senior scholarship and merit prizes.

Pi Beta Phi Sorority Berry Hotel Ohio Alpha Chapter Ohio University Marjorie Wheaton Frances Battin Amy B. Oaken Betty Seelbach Constance Reese

Athens Woman's Music Club Hosts Monday Evening Program

The Athens Woman's Music Club met at Mrs. C. C. Millikan's home on St. High Street. President C. W. Janssen led the session with Miss Mary Blayney announcing the program. Performances included violin duets, piano solos, vocal solos, and a choral group with accompanist Mrs. Francis P. Bundy.

Athens Woman's Music Club C. C. Millikan England Ireland Athens Music Club St. High St Ars C. W. Janssen Mary Blayney William Ganiford Louis Hammerle Carl Nessley John Ireland Barbara Taylor Florence Hawkins Scott Beloved Taylor

Kellogg's All-Bran Promises Regularity and Health

An advertisement encourages using Kellogg's All-Bran to prevent and relieve constipation by adding bulk to the diet. It promotes daily consumption with ample water, claiming month after month regularity and better digestion, with Kellogg's Battles Creek production and wide grocer availability.

Kellogg's Battle Creek

Mr Sloane Happy With Birthday Remembrances

Mr A O Sloane expresses gratitude for birthday cards special delivery from the Post Office telegrams flowers from the Presbyterian Church Men’s Class. He marked his 86th birthday yesterday and has been bedbound at 69 S Court St since Jan 14 but felt a happy day due to friends’ remembrances.

A. O. Sloane Presbyterian Church S. Court St

Mother explains piano practice challenges in busy home

Ruth Fuller of the Lancaster Eagle Gazette shares her daughter Linda's piano lessons. She describes balancing long work hours with teaching moments, noting Linda improves yet struggles with mastering difficult passages.

Mra Ruth Fuller The Lancaster Eagle Gazette Ruth Linda Lancaster

Annual University Band Concert lighting set to dazzle Sunday

The University Band will present its annual concert Sunday evening in Memorial Auditorium under director Vincent Jukes with advanced lighting experiments by Dr. Robert Gates Dawes. The finale features Dvorak New World Symphony themes, blending mood lighting and dramatic staging to enhance the performance.

Robert Gates Dawes School of Dramatic Art Vincent Jukes University Band Memorial Auditorium Antonin Dvorak America

Relatives Attend Mrs Wade Bean Funeral Services

Out of town relatives and friends who attended Mrs Wade Beans funeral are listed from Columbus Ohio Crooksville and Toledo plus Athens area. Also announcing birth Judith Ann Elliott born Friday April 21 in Zanesville. Reducing Class meets Fridays at 1 pm at the Submarine Ball Room with Dorothy Kishler inviting participants.

Wade Bean R. C. Wilcox Rollin Sherwood Hayden Ray Wilcox Curt Wilcox Gordon Wilcox Co. K. Culp Harry Williams Frank Morley Lee Culp Minnie Fishinger W. E. Kershner William Elliott Zanesville Judith Ann Elliotts Athens Dorothy Kishler

Round About the Town Excursionists miss Cincinnati trip

Around thirty five excursionists were disappointed when the excursion train for Cincinnati failed to show up Sunday morning at six thirty. Margaret Ford and companions faced a pleasant but unfulfilled plan as they stayed home awaiting a ride that never came.

Cincinnati Margaret Ford Helen Herman Betty Gilham Margaret Barr Charlie McCarthy Charlie

W. B. A. Juniors Attend Picture Show Saturday

The WBA Juniors met at the home of junior supervisor Mrs. Dennis Ours on N Court Street Saturday afternoon April 22. They attended Schine's Athena Theater to see Jackie Cooper in The Streets of New York and later enjoyed refreshments at Broughton's.

WBA Dennis Ours N. Court St Schine Athena Jackie Cooper New York Broughton's

Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to Married Comrades

The impresario Philip Veritzen visits Queen Olga in Transylvania with Madge Graham and his son Noel, and discusses marriage with Madge in New York. Olga rejects him over a lack of royal dower, but the speaker hints there is another decisive factor beyond money. Continued tomorrow.

Ade.e Garrison Clon Transvania Madge Graham Aerber Philip Veritzen Madge Noel Veritzen New York City Olga Olina Mary

Honorary Mother Is Selected For Ohio University Weekend

Ohio University students name Mrs. Henry Tubaugh of Sardis as the first Honorary Mother for Mother’s Weekend. She has eight living children who attended or graduated from the university, including a son and daughter-in-law. Tubaugh, seventy three, will be honored during the 14th Mother's Weekend on campus the weekend of April 29. Six of her children teach in Ohio and five earned Bachelor of Science in Education degrees.

Linda Ohio University Henry Tubaugh Sardis Ohio Tubaugh State

Community Calendar Highlights Many Local Meetings This Week

Local groups announce Tuesday and Wednesday gatherings including WBA Review regu lar meeting and Progressive Benefit Party. Church guilds, M E Church, Nazarene and Alpha Gamma Delta alumnae host events with venues across Athens. Community Recreation Planning Board to convene Thursday in Probate Room at the Courthouse.

WBA Review Community Recreation Community Recreation Planning Board Athens County Probate Room

Shower hosts announce Miss Annabelle Haller engagement event

Miss Bernice Kayser and Miss Anna Henry host a Sunday evening buffet and crystal shower for Miss Annabelle Haller at the Kayser home on Lancaster Street. The event precedes Miss Haller's June marriage to Ensign H J Hartman. Guests include numerous Ath en residents and several out of town relations.

Bernice Kayser Anna Henry Annabelle Haller Kayser Lancaster Street Miss Haller Ensign H. J. Hartman

American Mother Is Honored for 1939 Award

Mrs. Elias Compton of Wooster Ohio named The American Mother of 1939 by the Golden Rule Foundation. Actress Katherine Cale congratulated her in New York and invited her and her three sons to Roanoke Island to attend Paul Green’s The Lost Colony during the 352nd anniversary celebrations.

New York Elias Compton Wooster Ohio Golden Rule Foundation Eleanor Dare Roanoke Island N. C Katherine Cale America Virginia Dare New World Christian College Allahabad India Wooster College Paul Green Oberammergau

Worley Hosts Buffet Supper For Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority

Mrs. M. D. Worley hosted a buffet supper for the Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority and guests at 115 Franke lin Avenue. The 6:30 gathering formed a queue around a center table with a spring bouquet and crystal candle centering. Mrs. Fred Weber managed the coffee urn with guests including Dorothy Nell Michael Marian Danford Lucille Martin Mildred Cox Margaret Ann Thompson Ruth McCallum and Charles Bennett.

M. D. Worley Frankelin Ave Sigma Phi Gamma Fred Weber Dorothy Nell Michael Marian Danford Lucille Martin Mildred Cox Margaret Ann Thompson Ruth McCallum Charles Bennett

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Helen Mayes Mary Elizabeth Lasher R. W. Finsterwald Miss Wheaton Virginia Mullett H. G. Stalder P. O. Nichols R. H. White Mr. Sloane Rebekahs Keystone Odd Fellows Hall Rebekah Lodge No. 553 Minnie R. Mariner C. M. Switzer WAR Vets Republican Club War Veterans City Hall Doris Duke Cromwell Duke University Durham Duke O. U. Band O. U Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles Eagles Hall Woman's Association of the Presbyterian Church C. D. Morrison Morris Ave Jones Will Jones Cain Lillian Katharine Mr. Veritzen Mrs. Henry Tubaugh Guild of Christian Church Neil Crawford N. Congress St Guild of Central Ave. M. E Progressive Literary Club Vern Kempton Hudson Ave West Side Pta Golden Bahr Central Ave Fay Townsend Louisa Steele Child Conservation League H. T. Phillips A. W. Boetticher Athens Presbytery Foreign Missionary Society of the Church of the Nazarene W. State St Walker Sts PEO R. A. Foster Woodard Ave Alpha Gamma _ Delta Seth W. Lewis E. State St Og Pocahontas Lodge Red Men's Hall Hillcrest Needle Club Homer Scott C. H. Harris Syracuse Ind Charles Rock Jr Cuyahoga Falls John M. Williams Harris Williams S. C. Hartman W. G. Seaman E. C. Class Carl Ferguson H. E. Benz Carl Roberts R. E. Bayliff F. C. Kayser Irene Devlin Opal Rhodes Nona George Arvilla van Dyke Gladys van Dyke Virginia Christman Marian Dr. Caldwell NIGHT Gallaher S. Court
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