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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
6
Percy Lowrey and his colored Columbus swing ensemble are set to perform at the mid summer Country Club dance Saturday night. They will entertain Country Clubbers from 10 until 2. The article also describes a fashionable black calf bag with concealed gusset and leather lining as a travel accessory.
WBA met in IOOF Hall on Tuesday night and formed the Victory Club with Eloise Ours as president Opal Lee as vice president and Ollie Mernedakis as secretary treasurer A Tri-State picnic is planned at City Park Parkersburg W V for Sunday Aug 14 with West Virginia Pennsylvania and Ohio participating Sojourners are asked to bring lunch and table service for the event Further details available from Mrs J E King Worthy High Priestess of Athens Shrine
Mrs. John Southerton of RD 3 reports a striking mystery lily in the front yard. The two and a half foot tall plant shows pink petals with purplish tips and a yellow center. In spring it grows long slim leaves and later blooms, with 46 blossoms observed in August.
The notice lists multiple events: Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in Eagle Hall with initiation and a lunch after, Martzolff Class and Class Six plan a picnic at the Fairgrounds Thursday at 5 30 p m with self supplied meals and transportation meet at the church 4 30 to 5 p m, Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge meets Thursday at 7 30 p m in IOOF Hall plus an all day quilting, Progressive Class of Richland Ave M P Church meets Friday at 7 30 p m in the church basement with Mae Smith devotional leadership Willa Tippie in charge of entertainment and Dallas Wooster as house committee, Class Six of Church of God holds picnic at fair grounds Friday 7 p m watermelon serves and bring fork and salt if desired.
A long list of visitors and guests arrives and departs in Athens and nearby towns. Ellen Riley and Theodocia Rowles join Mrs. Harry Foster’s family in South Orange and Washington, D C, while Mrs. Kellogg visits Ithaca after attending her son Robert’s Rochester wedding. Other travelers include Helen and Juanita Woodruff from Jackson visiting Mrs. Ralph Leachander, Sandra Horn of Staten Island with her mother Mrs C H Horn, and the Covert children returning from Crystal Lake Michigan with relatives. updates note Mrs. Grones recovering from a fall and Mr. Parmiter’s family visiting Guysville after ten years away, with several full travels to Florida and Roanoke involved.
Virgil Spencer, a Sun Glow plant worker, had the index finger of his right hand severed at the first joint when it was caught in a machine. He was filling in for a colleague who was absent due to injury.
Mrs George Kelch hosted a Sunday noon dinner party at W Second St honoring her son Russell Kelch. Guests included numerous Kelch family members and friends. 99 year old Thomas Eachels of Wheeling attended with praise for fox hunting. Visitors Mrs L D Hamrick from Chicago and others joined local guests for a weeklong stay and vacations at Floyds pond.
MIDDLEPORT Greens Run Merchants of Athens County crushed the Flora team 24 to 5 in the second night of a softball tournament. The Merchants exploded for 14 runs in the first inning on six hits and four Flora errors. Danko’s pitching fanned 21, walked nine, and held Flora to seven safeties as Horvath hit a three run homer with two on. Umpires were Parsons Jenkins and Hudson. Plan lawn party at Gallipolis hosted by Rev and Mrs Tracy Martindale for Swan Creek Bethel parishioners Thursday night.
The Women's Federation of the Presbyterian Church held a picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Roush on Pomeroy Road. The note also invites all former residents to Clarks Chapel's homecoming on Sunday, August 14 with a day of meetings, Sun day School at 10, sermons by S. J. Bishop and Rev. W. C. Radford, and a noon basket dinner.
New Straitsville M E Sunday School officers were elected August 6 with Jack Brown as superintendent and Miss Lois Jones as secretary. Local visitors include Ohio Power Co. employees from Portsmouth and multiple regional families attending reunions and visits. A Hawker Hurricane pilot in England achieved 408.7 miles per hour, covering 327 miles in 48 minutes.
A light heart during August heat comes from a new hat hairdo and lipstick. The piece advises boosting mood through appearance and practical health tips such as eating when hungry, light meals, hot dishes, and occasional afternoon swims rather than big dinners. It suggests simple self care to lift spirits and cope with stress from heat and disappointing relationships.
The August meeting of the Athens Garden Club at Mrs Carl H Beasley home is canceled. There will be no meeting until the new year in September.
Mrs. Janet Channell of 18 Fern Street announces the marriage of her daughter Miss Maxine Channell to Edmond Efaw son of Mr and Mrs Francis Efaw of 206 West Union Street Greenup Kentucky. The ceremony is scheduled for Saturday July 23 in Greenup Kentucky.
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