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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1940
Page
6
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Mrs Gracia Pratt hosted the M and H Circle at 210 West State Street Friday night with 16 members present. President Mrs Margaret McHarg led roll call and social games awarded prizes to Mrs McHarg, Mrs Verna Marquis and Mrs Ruth Smith. Next meeting set at Mrs Sally Johnston’s home with Mrs Margaret Frost assisting.
Shine's Athena Theater in Athens announces the first community wedding to be held on the stage Tuesday evening August 20 at nine o'clock. Local merchants collaborated to provide items for the couple, helping them begin married life with a fine set on stage specifically arranged for the ceremony.
Letters from Dr. Herman G James and Mrs James report visits with the Craigs and Mrs Roe in Seattle en route to Alaska. Mrs Gibbs and Genevieve James return from Ann Arbor after a Michigan summer course. A sixteenth wedding anniversary is celebrated at the Cline cottage near Rockbridge. East Lansing visitors and a Michigan return trip frame a weekend of social updates across multiple households.
The third annual Harvey-Strausbaugh reunion held Sunday at Howell's Grove two miles east of Coolville. Thirty-eight members attended including Harvey of Millfield, Robert Harvey of Wheeling West Virginia, and Golden Lewis of Columbus.
At noon a basket dinner was served in the shelter house. Officers elected for next year include Eli Oeffler as president and Mrs. E W Harvey Carpenter as vice president with Mrs. Burg Johnston as treasurer and Mrs. Ralph Barker as secretary. The 1941 reunion was set for Logan Park with contests run by Burg Johnston and Ralph Barker. Rose Barker won the story telling prize along with several Harvey and Fender relatives. Hollis Shaver and Robert Harvey led horse shoe and ball throwing events.
The Naomi Bible Class met at the home of Mrs. Lillian Michael in The Plains on Wednesday night for the August meeting. President Mrs. Edith Barrows led the business session and social hour followed with refreshments for members including Mrs. Elizabeth McCullough Mrs. Faye Selby Mrs. Edith Barrows Mrs. Jeanette Tipton Mrs. Thelma Linscott Mrs. Audrey Kail Mrs. Marie Michael and the hostess.
Madge Graham strengthens the Sag Harbor farm library as a fall back for women and children in case of a threat from Jack Leslie and his gang. Edith Fairfax, warded by Nurse Whitlock, is feared to be driven to self harm if not watched, while Miss Whitlock reveals Edith’s dangerous sleep sedative secrecy.
Athenians join a Willkie celebration at Elwood Indiana drawing estimates of up to a quarter million attendees. Reports cite 40 000 reserved seats and 20 000 extra chairs with crowds in Callaway Park and a torrid wait for the candidate’s acceptance speech. The Willkie slogan The Hope of Our Country comes from a stone inscribed over Elwood High School. Local and national figures spoke at Friday night rallies before Willkie's Saturday homecoming.
Local residents from Maxville to New Straitsville and Logan attend reunions and dinners in Lancaster and nearby towns. Families including Starr, Nixon, and Procter travel for visits. several are listed as guests, hosts, or recipients of care with updates on health and births.
Mr and Mrs Joe Cody announce the marriage of their daughter Dolores Moody to Willis Grant son of Mrs Cecyl Grant. The ceremony took place in Greenup Kentucky August 3. They were joined by the bride’s brother Carl Moody and Miss Aldine Leffler and will reside with Mrs Grant’s mother.
Monday events include a Married Peoples Class pot luck and meeting at the Christian Church and a Bene fit Party for Pythian Sisters at 7 30 p m in the I O O F Hall public invited. Sand Rock M E Church holds its 11th annual Home Coming on Aug 25 with services and a basket dinner then memorial baskets for departed friends invited. Sickles family reunion set for Sept 1 at Birch Hollow Grove between Carbondale and Kimberly.
Bradford born to Mr. and Mrs. John Sisson a daughter on Aug. 9 their second child. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Might Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. George Sisson. Mrs. Charles Lambert and son Charles Jr. and daughter Lucille visited Friday evening with Mrs. Dana Lambert in Middleport. Mrs. William Grate and daughter Janice of Middleport visited with Mrs. Elizabeth Humphrey and Mrs. Lydia Hysell. They accompanied them home and were supper guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Baker. John Might of Trimble visited his brother Clarence Might. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Russell and children have returned to Kentucky after spending several days here with his mother, Mrs. Jessie Russell. Mr. and Mrs. William Burrell and children of Cleveland were recent guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles Hysell. Mrs. William Baker of Pomeroy and Janice Grate of Middleport spent Thursday with Mrs. Lydia Hysell and Mrs. Elizabeth Humphrey.
Local residents host and visit across regions including Sheffield Alabama, Shadyside and Wellsburg West Virginia. Notable mentions include John McCormick's Pittsburgh death and MB Queen at ninety two attending Clarksburg reunion. Dorothy Burden returns from Ohio University.
The Plains social notes report the Plains Ladies Auxiliary picnic at the Marietta Fairgrounds on Aug 11 and a museum visit. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Joe Wallace, Ralph Hartman family, Mary Parfitt, Lelia Shrieves and son John Robert, Ruth Glass, Marie Hanning, and many others.
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