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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1935
Page
7
A long list of local visitors and neighbors from Athens and Coolville attends reunions and travels. The notes include guests from Buckeye and Waterford, teachers heading to Portsmouth for winter school, and trips to Columbus and Columbus Dispatch events. Various residents are pictured socializing, visiting relatives, and planning upcoming school sessions and fairs.
Mr and Mrs Sidney Carpenter of Amesville announce the marriage of their daughter Helen to D Richard Harris son of Mr and Mrs F G Harris of Toledo on April 26. The ceremony occurred at St Marys W Va with Rev C W Rockliff. Both attended Ohio University where she sang in the Symphonic Orchestra and he played on the football squad. They reside at 38 Lagonda Avenue Springfield. Mr and Mrs Wilford Burnside announce the birth of a daughter on Saturday evening August 24 at 103 West Washington Street Illinois?
Mary Ann Beckert daughter of Professor and Mrs R F Beckert was christened Sunday at 3 30 p m in St Pauls Catholic Church with godmother Mildred Beckert of Piqua and godfather T B Reynolds of Cincinnati. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph Beckett attended along with several relatives. Mary Ann born Tuesday Aug 6 is the first grandchild. Also notes a move to Paw Paw Michigan and a brief remark on the fin back lizard from prehistoric times.
Article extols daily exercise for actresses to stay youthful and slim, citing tennis and routine workouts. It describes waistline bends, leg raises with a bar, and arm swings, urging morning routines and posture, with emphasis on stretching and muscle toning for a slender figure.
Jo hurries to the Atlas studio seeking Mr. Boleson for a loan to reach Bret Paul. At the Atlas offices she convinces his secretary and faces a wary reception before Boleson loans her $50, warning it may cost her. Jo promises to repay as she rushes to catch a noon flight.
Miss Catherine McBride daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles McBride of 31 Brown Avenue wed LaVern Hunsicker son of Mr and Mrs Orrin Hunsicker former Athens residents now in Middleport on Sunday August 25. Rev C W Rockliff of the Church of Christ in St Marys W Va officiated. The bride wore a wisteria crepe dress with white accessories. Attendants were Edward McBride and Clyde Chadwick. The couple will reside at 29 West State Street.
A Dublin protest against a Free State tax on cosmetics is praised as wise and chivalrous. The piece argues men prefer beauty and that makeup helps women look appealing, noting women forgive and even enjoy fashion aids while men remain coached on grooming and charm.
Two reunions were held at Antle Grove north of Glouster with about 160 attendees including Antle and Wyatt family members from Columbus Ferndale Amesville Glouster Trimble and Greens Run. The Antle Wyatt gathering featured a noon basket dinner and an afternoon of visiting. A Hines family birthday party for W H Hines Burr Oak 82 was also part of the day's events with gifts and a music program.
The Ninth Annual McHarg family reunion will be Sunday September 8 at the country home of H. Shaw near Athens. The event gathers relatives for a day of fellowship at the countryside residence.
The Bishop Class of Central Avenue Methodist Church will hold its monthly business and social meeting Thursday evening at 7 30 in the church basement.
The Methodist Church group hosts a picnic dinner Friday evening at 6 o clock. Members bring their chosen dish and read favorite poems in response. The item notes George Washington as a great general who lost more battles than he won.
The article explains how summer curtains remain fresh but dull in winter due to furnace dirt from smoke soot dust and ashes settling on curtains rugs and upholstery. It notes gas heat is cleaner and can reduce as much as eighty percent of furnishing cleaning costs.
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