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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1936
Page
5
Mrs Louis Tyroler a Paris area member discussed the Auxiliary work for World War widows and children at the August meeting in the Legion Home Monday night.
Mrs E A Cottingham and daughter Virginia return from Lakeside. many guests visit Athens including Miss Helen Moriarty who wins a free long distance call. several families travel to New York City and Huntington. members discuss National Resources Council and upcoming convention in Portsmouth with delegates named and officers nominated.
Texas holds the lead in the United States with about 17 000 miles of railroads. The statistic places Texas well ahead of other states in rail infrastructure.
Patients at Athens State Hospital Art Shop exhibit cross stitched towels quilts hooked rugs and embroidered linens. Mrs Creed and supervisor Mrs Osborne oversee crafts with items from prune box carvings to doll furniture boats and walnut buttons. Proceeds fund hospital movies treats and entertainment.
The narrator persuades Mrs Cosgrove to join a quick bank visit and a midday lunch at Kingston, with warnings to keep Edward and Dicky in view. The group agrees to start together, while the others time their own stop near the reservoir for a viewing and a talk. The scene ends with plans to continue tomorrow.
Actress Sylvia Sydney, noted for brown hair and screen fame, extols weed pulling and raking as vigorous gardening. She urges frequent gardening with old clothes and real tools, plus daily swimming to slenderize arms and define the waist, and advocates skincare with washing and night cream.
Faithful Few Club schedules a picnic Thursday at 6 p m at Nice's Picnic Grounds with members asked to bring table service Pocahontas Lodge meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m in Red Man's Hall Elliott family reunion set for Sunday Aug 9 at Waterloo State Forest drum corps to practice tonight at seven on the old athletic field
Dorothy Dix discusses early fall fashion in local shops. Smooth and rough crepe dresses in black with white trim lead the parade, with browns rust greens like Scot Green and tiny gold trims including key motifs. A lightning flash note adds a curious power claim.
Olive Roberts Barton argues letting children solve problems themselves builds self-reliance. A mother lets her son escape a toppled chair bear cave, teaching him to endure, recover, and assume responsibility. The discussion notes the value of honest effort and the limits of rescue in tough spots.
Dorothy Dix urges college sons to bridge the gap with their fathers and see them as real people not just cash registers. She stresses dads toil and sacrifice and champions mutual respect, humility, and potential collaboration rather than patronizing or rewriting the family business.
About twenty people gathered at McDougal Church for the annual home-coming. A noon picnic followed by a business session elected officers Mrs Ozro O Neal of Athens Route 2 as president Mrs Henry Everett of Peach Ridge as vice president and Mrs O F Rowland of Athens as secretary treasurer. Singings and contributions filled the program as Sharpsburg band and local string players performed. The meeting date is fixed for the first Sunday in August. Dr John McDougall and family from New Lexington attended along with Dr Charles McDougall.
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