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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1933

Page

6

Telephone Employes Guests At Jones Home Reception

Dr Cc L Jones celebrated at 8 University Terrace with 36 Home Telephone Co employees and their wives. Guests included Dr A F Holmes president, W B Lawrence treasurer, H S Burson cashier, Rolland S Jones assistant manager and plant supervisor, and Mrs Jones. Light refreshments were served.

Jones Cc. L. Jones Home Telephone Company Ts Jones University Terrace A. F

Thirteenth Birthday Party for Jean Finsterwald

Jean Finsterwald celebrated her thirteenth birthday at her new home 2% Church Street with a pink and white bunco and bridge party. Elizabeth Wood won bridge high and Helen Baker won bunco high. Guests included June Baird Jane Finsterwald Isabelle Francis Elizabeth Wood Kathryn Sherrard Virginia Beasley Suzanne Danford Sue Woolley Dixie Lou Williams and others.

Jean Finsterwald Finsterwald Church Street Jean Betty Boop Elizabeth Wood Helen Baker June Baird Jane Finsterwald Isabelle Francis Kathryn Sherrard Virginia Beasley Suzanne Danford Sue Woolley Dixie Lou Williams

Shower for Bride Elect Thelma Cox Before September

Mrs Cecil Cox hosted a shower for bride elect Thelma Cox at Richland Avenue home with guests arriving between seven and eleven. Thelma Cox, engaged to Lancaster's Byron Jenkinson, expects to wed in early September as gifts were displayed under a Japanese parasol and refreshments served.

Cecil Cox Thelma Cox Taining Miss Cox Byron Jenkinson Lancaster

Sons of Dr. C. W. Super Return From Texas Trip

Prof. Ralph Super of Hamilton College and his brother Frank Super of Athens are en route to Athens after a motor trip that carried them to San Antonio Texas. In St Louis Frank will visit relatives. Ralph will spend weeks with his father before returning to New York.

Ralph Super Hamilton College Frank Super Athens C. W. Super San Antonio Texas St. Louis New York

Convalescing at Sheltering Arms Hospital Hixon A U Ohio Student

Edward M. Hixon son of Dr and Mrs P E F Hixon 30 South Congress Street underwent emergency appendicitis operation and is now convalescing at Sheltering Arms Hospital He is a senior at Ohio University enrolled in summer term extension classes.

Edward M. Hixon P. EF. Hixon South Congress Street Sheltering Arms Hospital Hixon Ohio University

NRA Trot Step by Step Recovery Dance

The piece explains a NRA foxtrot introduced by Arthur Murray. It outlines a man’s steps and notes the woman's parts are reverse, including forward turns and weight shifts to complete the dance figure as shown in the accompanying diagram.

Arthur Murray

Local Notables Attend Funerals and Travel Updates

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon K. Bush drove to Coshocton for the funeral of Fred H. Wallace publisher of The Coshocton Tribune. Zanesville friends Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Littick joined them. he publishes The Zanesville Times Recorder. Mrs. Lucy Rose learned of relatives’ six week business trip abroad ending in London Paris and Milan. The Olympic reported arrival back on August 8.

Gordon K. Bush Coshocton Fred 8. Wallace Lucy Rose East State Street Phillip Rose

Parkersburg visitors travel from Columbus and Buckeye Lake

Mr and Mrs William E Moler of the Hillcrest Inn and guests Miss Margaret Flinn and Mrs Ernest Grimm returned Thursday from Columbus and Buckeye Lake. Mr and Mrs Sherman Gilmore and bride Miss Margaret Biddle returned and will live at 73 Franklin Avenue. Mr William Bainum and sister Miss Ida Bainum spend two weeks at the World's Fair in Chicago.

Margaret Davis William Davis E. Mulberry Street New York Columbia University Clara Davis Raymond Davis Chicago William E. Moler Hillcrest Inn Margaret Flinn Ernest Grimm Parkersburg Columbus Buckeye Lake Sherman Gilmore Athens Junior High School Margaret Biddle Franklin Avenue William Bainum Ida Bainum

English Teacher Returns With Bride from Alabama

Mr. William Bryant an English teacher at Athens High School and his wife Miss Mootie Lu Buchanan who wed Aug 18 in Huntsville Alabama arrived in Athens after a brief wedding trip. They plan to visit the World’s Fair in Chicago before settling at 116 Lancaster Street this winter. Miss Buchanan previously taught at a Mississippi junior college.

William Bryant Athens Mootie Lu Buchanan Huntsville Ala Chicago Miss Buchanan Mississippi Bryant Lancaster Street

Mingus Family Reunion Draws 88 Attendees Near Chauncey

Chauncey August 24 annual Mingus family reunion at the Johnson home drew 88 relatives. A basket dinner followed a brief business session led by Cynthia Harvey in absent president James Johnson’s stead. Four marriages occurred last year with three deaths and two births reported.

Chauncey Mingus Dan T. Johnson James Johnson Cynthia Harvey Forest Mingus Millfield Virgil Mingus Louisa Ray Leake Ada Leake Greens Athens Ada Leake McConkey Harvey

Chauncey Visitors and Local Family News

Dover News Notes reports visits from Noah Bray of Hemlock Ohio and Rev W Ahlbrand in Chauncey. Elmer Phillips visits grandmother in McLeish. Andrew Jackson family and Margaret Marie travel to Bicknell Ind. Louella Syx of Dayton visits Chauncey relatives. Clifford Banfield Jr visits Orbiston grandparents. The Plains and Millifeld residents travel to Michigan and Ohio locations for short trips.

Chauncey Noah Bray Hemlock Ohio W. Ahlbrand High Street Elmer Phillips Frank Phillips McLeish Dounda Phillips Andrew Jackson Margaret Marie Lucille Jackson Bicknell Ind Louella Syx Dayton Verna Gibbs Glouster B. E. Carter A. L. Preston Clifford Banfield Henry Banfield Orbiston John D. Hill Dennis Gerald Mac Daniel Millifeld Michigan Kenneth Powell the Plains Roy Jones Pomeroy Millie Michael Portsmouth Ohijo Elaine Wilma Whitlatch

Naomi Bible Class PICNIC at Embry Park Pennsville

The Naomi Bible Class of The Plains M. E. Church led by Mrs. Nora Graves will hold its annual picnic at Embry Park in Pennsville on Sunday August 27 for class members their husbands and families. The group will depart for the park immediately after church services.

Plains Church Pennsville Chauncey Naomi Plains M. E. Church Nora Graves Embry Park Déwte

Copperhead Strikes Millfield Man in Garden Incident

Chauncey August 24. W A Bell was bitten by a copperhead Sunday while digging potatoes in his Millfield garden. His hand became badly swollen and painful this week.

Millfield Chauncey W. A. Bell

Plains School Installs Harry V. Masters as Superintendent

Chauncey Aug 24. The Plains Board of Education hired Harry V. Masters of the University of Iowa as superintendent of The Plains schools after a Tuesday night meeting. Several teachers were hired a few weeks earlier.

Harry V. Masters University of Iowa Chauncey Plains Board of Education Plains Schools

Five Children Orphans as Mrs Messenger Dies

Mrs Susie Messenger formerly of Millfield dies at Circle Hill home. She leaves five children. her husband William Messenger perished in the Millfield mine disaster almost three years ago. She also leaves three sisters Mrs Paulk, Mrs Rose O Rourke of Circle Hill, and Mrs Edward Huston of Bailey Run. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.

Chauncey Susie Messenger Millfield Circle Hill William Messenger Messenger Paulk Rose O'Rourke Edward Huston Bailey Run

Entertain at Dinner Mr and Mrs John Martin Honor Guests

Chauncey reports Mr and Mrs John Martin hosted a dinner at their The Plains home for guests including Mr and Mrs Curtis Martin of Galena Ohio and Henry Martin of West Salem along with Mrs Isabella Coe and Mrs Lettie Coe Hintz of Chauncey. In the afternoon Mrs Coe hosted further guests.

John Martin Chauncey Aug the Plains Curtis Martin Galena Ohio Henry Martin West Salem Isabella Coe Lettie Coe Hintz Coe John Hope Carol Frances Chauncey, Aug Mrs Eugene Roberts

Athens County Fair Guests From Rutland and Stewart

Mrs. Marie Steiner and Mrs. Francis Larkins of Rutland visit Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dowler at Strouds Run for the Athens County Fair. Miss Ruth Stahl, a former Athens resident and Youngstown music teacher, spends summer with her grandmother Mrs. Coleman in Stewart and often visits Athens.

Marie Steiner Francis Larkins Rutland Fred Dowler Strouds Run Athens County Ruth Stahl Athens Youngstown

Woman celebrates weight loss with Kruschen Salts ad claim

Freida Parks of New Haven reports losing 29 pounds after using Kruschen Salts for two bottles. The testimonial promises safer weight loss with minimal hunger and renewed energy, touting a four week jar price via Cline's Pharmacy Co. and other drugstores with a money back guarantee.

Freida Parks New Haven Cline’s Pharmacy Co

Balloon jumper Helen Jorden thrills at Athens County Fairgrounds

Indianapolis woman Helen Jorden alias Anna Lee, 25, dazzles crowds with triple parachute drops at the Athens County Fairgrounds. She has eight years of jumping and 600 descents, preferring sky leaps at 8000 feet over housework or bridge games despite occasional accidents.

Helen Jorden Anna Lee Indianapolis Athens County Fairgrounds Detroit

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