Men Are Honor Dinner Guests Present at Birthday Dinner
Mr Elza Wood and Mr Nihle B Frank were honored guests at a birthday dinner Sunday hosted by Mr and Mrs Elza J Wood at 2 Elliott Street. Guests included many local families with music by Sam Goodin Elza Wood Fred Morell and others. The program featured baritone and coronet solos and hymn singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elza Wood
Nihle B. Frank
Elza J. Wood
Elliott Street
Jerry Martin
Som Charles
Sam Goodin
Jerry
Lewis Goodin
Hiram Harkins
Opal
Everett
Virgil
Glenn
Mra
Charles Colburn
Freddie
Clyde Colburn
Lucille
Wilbur
Wiley
Carl
Betty Jo Bean
Charlies Robb
Mary
Burnas Alman
Lioyd Steele
Fred Morell
Mildred Cheadle
Mary Gibson
Charles Croas
Grace Wood
Marvin
Marion Wood
Jerry Goodin
Lloyd Steele
Marguerite Frank
Marvin Wood
Quebec Quints, Families Weave Own Cloth in Handicraft Drive
More than 150,000 farm families in Quebec now clothe themselves from loom and spin, aided by the provincial School of Handicraft. Home industries include wool weaving rug hooking and vegetable dyeing with plans to expand to linen making. The movement thrives in large French households, with up to a dozen women at times. The roster seeking instruction rose from 2,000 to 20,000 in four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Quebec Department of Agriculture
Provincial School of Handicraft
Department of Agriculture
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Tremblaya
Charlevoix
School of Handicraft
Birthday Picnic for Mr J B Bell Surprises Honoree
A birthday surprise picnic honored Mr J B Bell of Lower Plains on Sunday. Relatives gathered including Sam and Mrs Chutes with daughters Ruth and Grace of Green Dale. John Herrold family. P Dixon family of Amesville. Steuart Bell and children Duane Ruth Ann. Mae Ruth and other Athens residents. and guests Mr and Mrs J B Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Bell
Lower Plains
Sam Chutes
Ruth
Grace
Greendale
Mra
John Herrold
Wanda
P. Dixon
Amesville
Steuart Bell
Duane
Ruth Ann
Athens
Mae Ruth
Will Herrold
Harley Barker
Robert Barker
Fort Gueeman
Frances
Marian
Willard
Norma
la Farina
Athens County Fair Opens With Busy Preparations
Dawn to noon, Fairgrounds bustle as crews set up rides and exhibits. 4-H displays take shape in Grange Hall while commercial setups form. families arrive with food, gifts, and flowers for a county pageant day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Jacoby
Grange
Bruieed
Athens County
Weekend guests tour Buckeye Lake area and travels
A long list of local families and friends were seen visiting Buckeye Lake and nearby areas. Many travelers returned from trips to Chicago Niagara Falls Washington D C and Maine while others planned motor tours through Quebec and Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Neesom
Maine
Niagara Falls
Canada
Quebec
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Vacation tale ends with fish named after school staff
At Buckeye Lake Mr. William H. Logan explains a school of fish to Phillip Zenner during a cottage vacation. Days later Logan catches four large fish, prompting Phillip to exclaim that Logan has caught the teacher, a humorous misunderstanding of the phrase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Palmer
T. W. Craig
Harry Beckley
Shell Beach
Buckeye Lake
William H. Shepherd
Morris Avenue
D. R. Zenner
Mr. Zenner
William H. Logan
Phillip
Logan
Your Child Is Normal Says Grace Adams in New Book
New York psychologist Grace Adams argues modern parents overprotect children and focus too much on them. She urges parental freedom and practical guidance, saying children are normal and learn from clear discipline rather than constant intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Margaret McBride
New York
Grace Adams
Miss Adams
Martinets
Nippy Tasty Hors d oeuvres Promise Party Success
A New York hostess advises generous platters of hors d oeuvres over heavy cakes for parties. Include salad greens, lemon, anchovies, smoked salmon, pickled herring, deviled eggs, caviar, radishes, cucumbers, tiny sausages and shrimp on toothpicks with tartar sauce. Offer a vegetable bowl and salted nuts for guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hugh
Ruby Mercer to Sing Over WEAF on Wednesday
Miss Ruby Mercer from Athens will perform with Harold Samfort's orchestra on WEAF New York. The broadcast is scheduled for Wednesday August 2 from 2 to 2 30 p m. Mercer will sing Two Seats in the Balcony and repeat the program on September 5 at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Poston
Albert C. Poston
Athens
New York
Columbia University
Poston
Minford High School
Scioto County
Ruby Mercer
Sopranto
WEAF
Mercer
Harold Samfort
Birthday party for Homar Johnson noted in local column
Homar Johnson celebrated his tenth birthday with a theater party at the Court for 15 boyfriends. A white birthday cake with pink candles topped the table at the Johnson home as ice cream and cake were served. The note also mentions church class meeting and a 4-H club gathering with refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Johnson
Morris Avenue
Johnson
Local Family Visits and Guests Highlight River Town Notices
A fragmented column lists visitors and guests including Miss Mary, Miss Dalton, Mrs. Mullen, and Jennie Mullen families. Names such as Mrs. Alberta Ales Ind, Clermont Arnold, Florence Fig, Ora Wagner, and Maurice Moore appear among relatives visiting Summerdee West Virginia and Athens Ohio area households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
R. M Ay
George Dren
James Quill
Summeriee
W. Va
Alberta Ales Ind
Clermont Arnold
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Salvation Army
Evangeline Booth
London
High Council
Edward J. Higgins
Fairgrounds
Cline
Robert Wood
Elizabeth
R. W. Finsterwald
Jane
Chicago
Hampton Beeson
Akron
South College Street
Don Finsterwald
Ohio University
Don Peden
Ann
Peden
C. A. Singmaster
Keota
Indianapolis
Butler University
R. H. Dutrow
Columbia, D. C
FE. G. Biddison
Franklin Avenue
George Rutledge
Sterling
Floyd Hutchins
Bob
Dorothy
Harry Stevens
Alice Ruth
Mildred
Tommy
Chillicothe
Pearl Rutledge
William McGown
Jeanne
Jimmie
Bucyrus
O’shannessy
Columbus
Mary Virginia Bingman
East State Street
Catlettsburg
O. M. Russell
Billie Russell
Bingmans
Robert Hixson
Chauncey
Homer. D. Higgins
Grace Cochran
Betty Higgins
Joe Barstow
Betty Gilham
Elouise Williams
Miss Williams
Higgins
Joe Eddy Higgins
Darrel Tom
Brewster Higgins
Kay McAmbrey
Custer City
Lindy Gross
Billy and
Dickie Stevens
Mr. and
Stevens
North
Congress Street
Lucille Carpenter
Route 7
School of Nursing
Camden-Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
Miss Carpenter
Athens High School
Victor Carpenter
Ooe
James Lee Stanebury
Indian Lake
K. N. MecHarg
Della Shaw
New Marshfield Road
John McHarg
McHarg
Shaw
Jeanne McGown
Ruth Stevens
Dorothy Hutchins
Miss McGown
Miss Hutchins
L. W Clarke
Atlanta
Georgia
Homar Johnson
Deborah
The
Christian Church
Beech Grove
Mechanicsburg
Janice Tom
Athens National Bank
the Bank of Athens
the Security Savings Bank
Syracuss
Miss Mary
Ile
Miss Dalton
Fannie Xville
Jennie Mullen
Ver
May
Mrs. Earley
Harden
Wwtiquity
Emma Hayman
Bentz
Maurice Moore
Summersee, W. Va
Florence Fig
Ora Wagner
Jameters
Mildred and
Thomas
Cincinnati
Tecent Rollins
Mrarenee
R. E. Duck
Billy Boy Health
R. S. Atkins
Tor
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