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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1934

Page

6

Friends Entertain With Luncheons Dinners for Mrs Frances Welch

Mrs Frances W Welch of New York City, guest of Mrs W K Scott in Athens, was hosted at multiple luncheons and dinners by local friends including Mrs J Haliday Cline at Athens Country Club and Dr and Mrs T R Biddle. She plans to return to New York City in late August after spending three weeks in Beverly with relatives. Welch heads Riverdale Country School activities in New York.

Frances Welch Frances W. Welch New York City W. K. Scott Colonial J. Haliday Cline Mrs. Welch Athens Country Club Welch T. R. Biddle Biddie H. G. Stalder North College Street Lewis Humphrey Hockingport L. V. Brown Pomeroy Scott C. H. Grosvenor Louise Leete W. H. McKee University Terrace Wesley B. Lawrence F. W. Bush Beverly Harvey Roach Columbus Athens Riverdale Country School D. M. Hannum Joan and Dane, Jr Chatham N. J A. D. Hannum North Congress Street Mr. Hannum Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc Frank Schloss Howard Edward Cincinnati Frances Lavelle Albany Road

Travels and visits listed in Athens society notes

The Athens society column lists multiple travel plans and visitors. The Nye family sails from Southampton aboard the Eight Eight Manhattan to visit in Athens and Chauncey, plus Carl Roberts and Oscar Roberts planning a motor trip through Michigan and the New England states, and Rev D E Miller, Mrs Miller, and daughter set to relocate to Brown Avenue. Additional guests include Mrs Roy Diessie and Mrs J A Long with family, with various local hosting arrangements and a fifteenth birthday picnic for Miss Margaret Long.

Robert E. Nye London England Southampton Manhattan United States Athens Chauncey Nye G. H. Nye Carl Roberts Cleveland Roberts Oscar Roberts Michigan Canada New England D. E. Miller Church of the Nazarene Brown Avenue Miller Louise Miller Roy Diessie Huntington Etta Laverty Franklin Avenue J. A. Long and Son George Dayton Neil Heisel Margaret Long Frances Hessel Hessel Guy Gardner Mixes Wyona Gardner Dorothy Nida Columbus

D U V Plans Ice Cream Social at Central Avenue Church

Daughters of Union Veterans schedule an ice cream social with home made cake at Central Avenue Church. Event runs 6 to 9 p m in the basement tonight with proceeds to fund church decoration and August 15 social at Mrs. Frank Deans home 70 Second Street beginning 5 30 p m.

Ladies’ Aid Society Central Avenue Church Daughters of Union Veterans Frank Dean Second Street EN. Cullums Howard Walden

Grant Hood 67 Dies at Minersville

Grant Hood 67 died at his Minersville home. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 30 p m at the residence with Rev McCormick officiating and burial in Beech Grove Cemetery. He is survived by his wife seven children two brothers and three sisters and other relatives.

Pomeroy Grant Hood Minersville McCormick Beech Grove Cemetery George Frank Edwin Clifford Chillicothe Charles Nease Mary Ellen Wickham Erma Hood William Hood Toledo George Wolfe Marietta David Phillips Cornelius Bahram

Sweater Sets for Every Season from Casual to Office Wear

New York fashion notes praise sweaters as flattering and mood boosting. Readers are advised that sweater sets suit late getaways and weekend trips, with options for young girls and grown women alike. Descriptions highlight three coordinated sets: brown and orange with a ribbed pullover and front-button cardigan, rust and eggshell with a slip-on and long cardigan, and a striped gray black red set with a hat and belt worn with tweed or wool skirts.

New York

Young Readers Go by Airplane In Summer Library Contest

Patty Daugherty leads the Airplane Vacation Reading Club contest sponsored by Miss Jeanette Woormey of Edwin Watts Chubb Library. A map based route has 56 children enrolled, with several participants completing trips to California and Chicago as they read to advance their paper airplanes.

California Patty Daugherty Jeanette Woormey Edwin Watts Chubb Joanne Leben Salt Lake City Constance Dent Elizabeth Kaienich Doreen Harmon the Plains Robert Rholians William Knox United States New York San Francisco Chicago Grand Canyon Gertrude Pirther Eugene le Rehir Elizabeth Lavelle Mary Elizabeth Campbell Rocky Mountains Bobby Morrison Mississippi Jackie Linncott Katherine Nash Carol Steinman T Lakes Betty Jane Harris Nebraska Betty Ann Schuler June Smith Mary Low McLaughlin Joanne Leben Virginia

Daughters Complete 35-Mile Muskingum Canoe Trip

Miss Marjorie Wheaton and Miss Louise Bailey, daughters of Mr and Mrs Fred Wheaton and Mr and Mrs J E Bailey, finished a 35 mile voyage down the Muskingum River. They started from Stockport with tent camping gear and supplies, camped near Beverly, then reached Lowell by noon and Marietta by evening, passing two dams with locks and one unscalable dam. The family canoe Musgo provided transportation for the journey.

Marjorie Wheaton Louise Bailey Fred Wheaton J. E. Bailey Muskingum River Stockport Beverly Lowell Marietta Musgo Wheaton

Grange Guests Honor New Mrs Daugherty With Shower

A surprise shower for Mrs. Mary Daugherty Mansfield followed a Grange picnic at Grange Hall Tuesday. More than 60 members attended as gifts were presented by the Grange master, with W H McClain giving the presentation. Past Chiefs Club Athenian Temple No 173 Pythian Sisters meet Friday at Mrs. Bessie Cooley’s home. Hannum reunion marks seventh annual gathering of descendants of David and Elizabeth Hannum near Long Bottom Meigs County.

Mary Daugherty Mansfield Athens Grange Grange Hall Chiefs Athenian Temple Bessie Cooley West State Street David A. Hannum Elizabeth (Hendershot) Hannum Meigs County Long Bottom

Giant Whale Show Amazes Children at Depot Exhibit

At the B&O Freight Depot a 68 ton whale named Colossus, displayed by the Pacific Whaling Company, draws Wednesday’s attention. Captain Dolan describes ancient whales and blubber thickness while children touch the glass enclosure and learn about sea life and an Egyptian mummy Neb-Cur-Ah nearby.

Pacific Whaling Company Mike’ Dolan Hercules Bibby Dolan

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