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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1936
Page
7
More than 100 couples danced on the veranda and east lawn of the Athens Country Club while a full moon lit the scene. Ted Wildermuth’s band played as guests wore ginghams organdies and frocks. men sported white coats or dark shirts with white or dark ensembles. Light refreshments were served at the buffet near the dining room.
Miss Lena Ross accepts a mathematics and home economics teaching post at Tuscarawas High School and will resume home supervision in resettlement work in Pike and Scioto counties until September. Mr. Herman Luckoff and daughter Bea trice head to Maine after a weekend in the area. William E. Lucas visits Miss Mary Jo Twiss in Cleveland. Numerous weekend guests call on the Conant household in Philadelphia Ark and Columbus. Graham Chapel Church hosts a homecoming on Sunday Aug 7 with basket lunch planned. C G Mansfield and A R Hope groups take a Sunday motor trip to Lockbourne.
Mary Lou Lammers previews festive tableware in Athens shops with red blue green and ivory dishes. She highlights mix and match ideas for breakfasts lunches and dinners plus durable storage and simple repairs. Also notes new electric roasters on Court Street with sectional pans and heat gauge for consistent cooking.
Reader notesRoute 31 sign near Marysville proclaims Athens 106 miles and stirs publicity chatter. He warns tall county weeds threaten visibility and safety along rural roads. Also mentions Berry Coffee Shop air cooling device likening air to a lake breeze and a salt breeze question.
Mrs Mansfield’s parents host a weekend crowd including Mr and Mrs W A Yoder Columbus Mr and Mrs Ray Morris Athens Marilyn Sue Morris and Miss Margaret Woodburn Ohio State student Also B R Whistenhunt and Ernest from Hickory NC visit O V Yaw and others travel from Columbus to Athens for birthday celebrations Ice crystals up to 18 inches are found in Urals caves reportedly the world’s largest.
Mrs Adaline Phillips celebrated her 89th birthday with an airplane ride from Athens Airport. Her son Dr H T Phillips, state representative, joined the trip along with relatives including James Thomas Addicott, the nine month old great grandchild. A birthday dinner followed at the Phillips home.
Progressive Sunday School class of the Richland Ave Missionary Protestant Church will host an ice cream social on the church lawn Friday starting at 5 pm. Home made ice cream and cake will be served.
Athens Grange will hold its regular meeting at the Grange Hall on the fairgrounds Thursday August 6. After the business session there will be a program by Albany Grange members featuring a talk by Mr McFarland a vocal solo by Mr B W Hossee and selections by a quartet. Mr and Mrs Henry
The August meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary is set for Monday at 7 30 pm at the Legion Home with delegates to the State Convention in Portsmouth. Hathamar Class of the First M E Church plans a picnic at Nice's grounds Monday at 6 pm, rain site the church dining room. Tuesday includes the Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary meeting at 14 1 2 W Washington St at 2 30 pm and the WBA Travelers Club gathering with bridge and bingo at 7 30 pm hosted by Mrs Edna Junod.
A meeting will cover the group’s recent travels as refreshments will be served. Four committee members will organize the event and handle arranging the light snacks.
Phyllis Logan, Patty Mackinnon and Marjorie Buell hosted a dancing party at the Athens Country Club Friday night for the younger sub-deb set and escorts. Guests included Martha McVay Josephine Barstow Betty Biddison and many others with Miss June Swift Columbus as a week end guest and chaperones present.
Samantha Dailey Cline, born May 11 1830 in Lee Township Athens County, faced overwhelming hardship after her husband Lemuel Cline died of tuberculosis leaving six children and almost six hundred acres. She sold estate to clear debts, cared for a brain-injured son for 31 years, and endured the loss of five other children to tuberculosis while maintaining faith and independence.
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