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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1933
Page
6
Isabelle Francis nine was guest of honor at a birthday party hosted by her aunt Mrs. Louis I. Brown at 2 University Terrace. Twenty guests joined a theater outing before returning for refreshments and cake with nine candles.
Women of the First Christian Church plan a lawn fete and social on the parsonage lawn starting at five thirty. Refreshments include home made cake ice cream and coffee. Sub hostesses assist the three groups in charge. Proceeds fund church expenses. Signage directs attendees to the social.
A review of a soft red and blue ensemble with a satin sash and three-quarters jacket. The handmade flowers accent the V-neckline and suit tea or cocktail hour. The piece offers inspiration for remodeling and sale shopping in midsummer fashion.
Miss Mildred Youlse Pfaff and Mr. Clark C. White, both 1931 graduates, wed at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Marietta with sorority sister Miss Eleanor Bush as maid of honor. Pfaff led school music programs at Ladsow High School. White coached athletics and headed science at Greenford High School. couple plans home in Greenford after a Eastward honeymoon.
Miss Wilma Kreher of Columbus and George O Eiche Jr of Cincinnati married August 1 at First Congregational Church in Columbus. Kreher is a Ohio University freshman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Mackey. Eiche plays with Lou Lynn Orchestra at Geneva on the Lake and was a UC student and Sigma Phi Eta member.
An old advertisement extols health as charm and happiness with sparkling eyes and clear skin. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to boost energy, claiming 98 out of 100 women report benefit and urging readers to try it for vitality.
Joan Savoy counsels travelers to limit wardrobe to four outfits for a weekend, stressing a travel-friendly train ensemble, a versatile dinner dress, a sport outfit, and a light suit. She warns about last minute shopping, suggests a dark silk traveling dress for the World's Fair, gloves, and practical shoes, and notes avoiding umbrellas.
Mr and Mrs S S Winters of 85 West State Street returned from a trip to the Chicago World’s Fair and visits with daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Frank Copeland. Their grandson Kenneth Fred Robbins of Lakewood spent the summer with them. Miss Wyona Gardner hosted Dorothy Loewes and Mrs George Sattler for a few days. Addie Marie Grones has returned from a three week trip including Chicago World’s Fair and visits in Cleveland and Waldo.
Chauncey Aug 17. A Sawyer family reunion at Sawyer park near Redtown and a Concord Church homecoming east of Millfield with Bible school morning service basket dinner and afternoon program. Former residents return to the old home church and grounds around it. Concord cemetery has long served as burial plot.
Funeral services for Loren Conrad 23 formerly of Chauncey will be held Friday at 10 a.m. from the home of his uncle and aunt Carl and wife on West Main Street Chauncey with Rev. G B Courtney of the Church of Christ officiating. He died Monday night in Memorial Hospital Painesville after an appendicitis operation. Burial will be in the Hocking cemetery.
Chauncey baseball club meets Millfield at Chauncey park on Friday at 6 o'clock. Paul Theisen will pitch for Chauncey.
Chauncey August 17 A number of Trimble Grangers attended the inter county grange meeting held in the Athens high school auditorium Tuesday night. Athens Perry and Meigs counties competed with Perry declared the victor. Gilbert B. Keirns Millfield is master of Trimble Grange No 1830. Also in Chauncey Homer Tracey and son Lewis visited Columbus to see Mrs. Homer Tracey recovering from major surgery at St Francis Hospital and now at her son's home.
Aug. 17 announcement from Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Rhoades of Chillicothe notes the birth of a daughter to the Rhoades family. The parents already have a son and daughter. Mrs. Rhoades is the daughter of Mrs. Ethel Andrews of Columbus and former Chauncey resident. The notification reached Mrs. Charles Pyles of Millfield, an aunt.
Mrs Clifford Saffol entertained a group of Chauncey residents at Mill Street Tuesday night for Lauretta Saffols seventeenth birthday anniversary. A program of games and music followed by refreshments. Guests included Helen Lovesy Robert Gillian Garnet Lovesy Margaret Mingus Fay Mullins Gladys Mullins Irene Warnick Ernest Conant Pansy Canter Harold Rogers Clyde Mullins Edna Mae Quinton Billy Simmers Alice Courtney Helen Beitelcheis Richard Osborne Frank Mullins Everett Collins Genevee Blackford Robt Quinton Merle Mingus Mary Beitelcheis Marion Edw Schoonover Mr and Mrs Everett Taylor Mrs Vinton Cunningham Mr and Mrs Clifford Collins Lawrence Mary and Paul Lurene Saffoll Clarence Saffol Dorothy Saffol.
Chauncey notes list multiple local residents hosting or visiting relatives and friends across Ohio and nearby states. Families from Chauncey, Dayton, Ocala, Athens, and Millfield are mentioned with trips to Charleston West Virginia Chicago and the World’s Fair. Also reported is a Millfield Bible School Mothers Day service with songs and recitations.
Mrs Julian Bryan and daughter Betty Bryan of Pelham New York have visited Dr and Mrs E B Bryan and left for Franklin Indiana to visit Mrs Bryan's parents Rupel and Mrs Jones. The Joneses head the Oklahoma University dramatics department. Mrs Stanley Crooks from Columbus is visiting her mother Mrs Murphey in Columbus Street. Mrs Llewellyn Evans visits Smyrna Tennessee and Nashville relatives for three weeks. Mrs George ShameI and daughters Audrey and Aileen of The Plains left for Wabash Indiana and Chicago to see the World's Fair. Mrs Edwin Jones and Gloria Jackson visit Wilson and McKee family at University Terrace. Grace and Marjorie McKee return from a girls camp Harvey Lake Pennsylvania. Miss Ruth Porter of Columbus visits her parents on Grosvenor Street with friend Princess Wilson. Christine Porter leaves for Chicago and a World's Fair trip. Travel light.
A large cross with a purple cast was observed on the moon after midnight Saturday in Lancaster Logan and Athens. First seen around 1 00 a m it stayed in a fixed position for over two hours with no scientific explanation or observatory reports available.
The G A R and their W R C hostesses plan Friday activities at 271 West Union Street. A noon meal will be served at 4 with members attending. Mr Hixon and Ohio University are noted in relation to the event.
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