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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1937

Page

6

Bridge Club Meets At Athens Tuesday

GLOUSTER Mrs. Marie Antle and Miss Velma Barstow hosted a bridge club at the Gay Tea Room in Athens with three tables in play. Prize for high score went to Mrs. Georgia Sayre and second to Mrs. Helen Ear ich. Guests received prizes and a two course luncheon was served to listed members and guests. GLOUSTER The Glouster Alumni Association will meet Friday evening in the high school at

Helen Earich Esta Haskins Georgia Sayre Marjorie Anderson Merle Danford Alberta Morrison Leona McLain Glouster Eleanor Sharick Athens

Gymnastic Program Impresses Glouster High Students

Seventh graders in Miss Helen Green's homeroom staged a chapel program at Glouster High School on Wednesday. Students built pyramids and performed tumbling, cart wheels, and rocking chairs with Miss Green directing and Miss Mary Jane Morris providing music accompaniment.

Glouster Helen Green Miss Green Glouster High School Mary Jane Morris

Glouster Personal And Social Mention

Glouster personal and social notes record visits and trips. Rev Goddard of Somerset visited Mr and Mrs Grant Wallace Sunday. Dawson and Darling in Athens on business. Catherine Hinton spent Tuesday in Columbus. H G Gibson and Anne Weymueller visited Bobby Weymueller ill at Grant Hospital. Families Cheney and Lacey plus Mrs Ida Lewis and Mrs Grunkmeyer in Columbus and Lancaster.

Glouster Goddard Somerset Grant Wallace Matthew Dawson Ralph Darling Athens Catherine Hinton Columbus H. G. Gibson Anne Weymueller Bobby Weymueller Grant Hospital James Lacey Lancaster Ida M. Lewis Harry Grunkmeyer Pamella Joseph Cheney J. R. Cheney Harry Cheney

Spring Party by Bridge Club in Athens

The Wednesday Night Bridge Club held its annual spring party at the Gay Tea Room in Athens. A dinner was served to a list of members and guests, with three tables of bridge played. First prize went to Mrs. Colbert, second to Miss Melligan, third to Mrs. White, and fourth to Mrs. DeLong.

Glouster Gay Tea Room Athens Olive McKee Louella Vaughan Bernice Wallace Agnes Melligan L. G. DeLong Pauline Myers Lawrence Colbert Ray White Ernest Vernon Kathryn Dennison Bernard Sadosky Ralph Richey Colbert Melligan White DeLong

Glouster High Horseshoe Tourney Narrows Field

The Glouster High School horseshoe tournament began last week with fifteen couples entering, now down to ten. Remaining pairs are Chappeler and Bingman, D Verian and McCane, W Mathews and Richardson, Woods and Morris, Harper and Howard, McCreanor and G Mathews, Koehler and Zimmer, F Yerian and Hambel, Watkins and Cunningham, Maxwell and Mundew.

Glouster Glouster High School Chappeler Bingman D. Verian McCane W. Mathews Richardson Woods Morris Harper and Howard McCreanor G. Mathews Koehler Zimmer F. Yerian Hambel Watkins Cunningham Maxwell Mundew

Form New Patrol GLOUSTER Scout Troop 72 Established

GLOUSTER Scout Troop 72 sponsored by the Church of Christ formed a new patrol after five Bishopville boys joined. The group met at the church on Wednesday night and will meet again next Tuesday.

Glouster Church of Christ Bishopville

Postponed Young Married People Meeting in Glouster

The class meeting of the Young Married People of the Church of Christ is postponed from May 1 to May 8. The gathering will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Allen on 28 Barbour Street.

Glouster Church of Christ Orville Allen Barbour St

Farmer B R Angle Purchases Glouster Stock Farm

B R Angle has recently purchased a stock farm two miles east of Glouster on the Congress Run Road. the property was formerly owned by Silas Mesecher.

Glouster B. R. Angle Congress Run Road Silas Mesecher

Friday is Circus Day Downie Bros. Circus at Athens Fairgrounds

The 1937 Downie Bros. Circus comes to Athens County Fairgrounds with two shows at 2 and 8 p m. featuring Reb Russell and his horse Rebel plus Eno Japanese Troupe, Aerial Roberts, Cap tain Picard, Marion Shufford, Larkins Trio, Tudor Acrobats, elephants, and twenty five clowns. Doors open earlier for menagerie viewing.

Downie Bros. Circus Athens County Fairgrounds Reb Russell al Hodgens, Jr Eno Aerial Roberts Butters Captain Picard Marion Shufford Larkins Downie Bros

Deanna Durbin Introduced to Film Fans in New Picture

Universal offers Deanna Durbin in the comedy drama Three Smart Girls at the Athena Theater. The young star, heard on national radio, delivers a smooth performance alongside Binnie Barnes Alice Brady Ray Milland and Charles Winninger. Supporting cast includes Ernest Cossart Hobart Cavanaugh Lucille Watson and Nella Walker. The film is superbly mounted and expertly directed.

Dainty Deanna Durbin Universal Ray Milland John King Ernest Cossart Hobart Cavanaugh Lucille Watson Nella Walker

Kleinman to Receive District Scholarship Award in Athens

Leonard Kleinman son of Mr and Mrs S A Kleinman will receive a district certificate of award in Athens at Memorial Auditorium on Saturday. He ranked fifth in the county and in the upper ten percent district wide in the state scholarship test.

Glouster Leonard Kleinman S. A. Kleinman Athens Memorial Auditorium Leonard

Three Smart Girls Showcases Sharp Comedy and Style

Henry Koster delivers a deft Hollywood directorial debut infusing wit and timing. Notable photography by Joseph Valentine highlights the film's visual polish and entertainment value.

Splendid Entertainment Henry Koster Hollywood Europe Joseph Valentine

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