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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1939
Page
6
A reader column advises ignoring a child's tantrums and gradually changing daily discipline. Olive Roberts Barton counsels kindness balanced with firmness, urging parents to act as a captain to enforce obedience. The page also shares pie crust storage tips and a Jupiter size fact.
J H and Lieutenant Colonel M F Olmstead plan a Wednesday drive to Stillwater Oklahoma with son Billy to visit Col Olmstead's parents. After O A commencement Mrs Olmstead and daughter Jean will follow. The group then heads to Belton Montana where Mrs Murray joins her CCC husband before returning to Athens.
Athens families prepare one month of travel through the West with five girls and two families joining from out of town. Virginia McVay Margaret Ann Thompson and Edith Henning will drive to Indianapolis for a fifth rider Ruth Virgil from Chicago. They aim Yellowstone Grand Canyon Sequoia Yosemite and San Francisco with stops in Denver Salt Lake City and Los Angeles area before a southern loop back via Carlsbad Caverns.
The Staneart Reunion gathered at Weaver Chapel on Sunday July 30 with many relatives in attendance. Notables included 92 year old Civil War veteran W L Hooper and numerous Staneart and related families from Pomeroy Columbus and Athens.
In some English villages families still give children a remedy for stomachache made by dipping a red hot cinder in hot water. The practice persists despite modern medical advice and reflects traditional folk healing methods.
Daughters of Union Veterans meet at the I O O F Hall Wednesday at 7 30 p m. WBA Review hosts its annual picnic at the Athens Fair grounds Wednesday Aug 2 at 5 30 p m for members and families. The Junior W E A Review picnic runs at the same time. Families should bring sandwiches covered dish and table service.
The eleventh West Reunion will be held Sunday August 6 at Townhouse Grove New Albany. A basket dinner is planned for noon.
The frontier drama Captain Fury stars Brian Aherne Victor McLaglen and June Lang with supporting cast Paul Lukas John Carradine George Zucco Douglas Dumbrille and Virginia Field. Set in early 19th century Australia it follows Captain Fury an Irish adventurer turned freedom fighter against land baron Arnold Trist. Fury builds a robber’s kingdom while pursuing romance with Lang.
Lillian Underwood coordinates a covert plan with Philip Veritzen and Otto to secure an armored car as searchers fan out in the Long Island woodland for Noel Veritzen. Tension rises as Otto’s loyalty and Veritzen hints at action unfold.
Official Red Cross board met at the Verne Berridge home Thursday evening. Various relatives and locals visited family in Kanauga including Mrs. Willie Belcher Charleston and Mrs. Roy Fletcher Spring Hill. George Marshall returned home to Marmet with parents. Several visits to Athens Columbus and Buffalo areas noted. Wade Ables remains seriously ill.
The greatest machine for testing and regulating watches is advertised as the only one in Southeastern Ohio. Watches are tested after repair at no extra cost, with rapid regulation and trouble detection. A free test is offered with a reasonable quote for any needed work.
Summer commencement at Athens High School set for 10 15 a m Thursday August 3 at the First Christian Church. Promoting ninth graders include Dorothy Hutchins Imogene Lowe and Lee Yaw. Diploma recipients span Athens and Shade High Schools with post graduate diplomas awarded to ten seniors. The program features a procession invocation by Gerald Ramsey welcome by Donna Gaitten two vocal solos by Ann Beasley a violin solo by Virginia Segale and remarks by John Meister. Presentations by Principal O L Wood with benediction by James Person. Also a corn cooking tip notes boiling times for young and mature ears and a sugar hint for mature corn.
The '31 Club and spouses held a potluck at Merrill and Certh Chase home. They mapped a reunion for Sept 10 at the Fair grounds with each family bringing a picnic basket. Prizes in a games session went to William Morgan and George Merchant. Attendees included the Morgans, Browns, Gaskills, Rowlands, Hulls, Van Me ters, George Merchant and son Phillip Lee, guest Louise Blackburn, and the hosts with children Martha and Charles. A note lists coffee consumption figures in the U S.
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