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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1940
Page
4
New York fashion notes highlight looser suit jackets borrowed from men, long coats, pinafores, knee length skirts, and bold color mixes like beige and red. Fleece caps, pork pie hats, capes with hoods, and large pockets appear alongside tweed suits and white raincoats.
The 14th annual Kleinschmidt descendants reunion was held Sunday at Rockview Park Route 33 with cafe teria style noon dinner. Officers retained. Mrs Nell Dowler named program committee chair. Attendees listed from Logan Union Furnace Toledo Cleveland Detroit and surrounding towns. The 1941 reunion planned for the fourth Sunday in August at Rockview Picnic Grove.
Social notes describe multiple area residents completing summer travels. Ralph Woods and relatives visited Maxwell Field in Alabama on their southern circuit, then returned via Atlanta and Knoxville. Lucille Duffee and Louisa Steele came back to Athens after a Miami Beach vacation. Howard Wright family and A R Harmon party report Washington New York Niagara Falls trips. Wilbur Imes family vacationed two weeks at Put in Bay Lake Erie.
Mrs J L Henry of 6f N Congress St was guest of honor at a birthday dinner hosted by her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J W Saltz at their McArthur home on Sunday August 25. Attending were Mrs W B Lawr ence Mr and Mrs Paul Cotton Mrs John C Henry and Dee Athens Mr and Mrs Paul Barnes and Mrs J E Cline Albany and Peggy Wrightsel McArthur.
A dinner Sunday celebrated Mrs. Mattie Busch widow of Dr. P. T. Busch of Stewart for her eighty six birthday. Hostess Mrs. B. McCallum and guests included Dana Busch E. E. Brown Ruth McCallum and other relatives as gifts and cake were shared.
W E A Review meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in L O C Hall Deborah Class hosts an Ice Cream Social in the church basement serving from 5 p m chicken sandwiches pie cake ice cream and coffee public invited Weds W I A meets at 50 Smith Street 7 30 p m Athens Women's Democrat Club plans a Wednesday meeting to select delegates to the Ohio Federated Women’s Democratic Club in Columbus College girls advised on long sweater jackets with jet trimmed details for the season
Madge Graham learns the school may quarantine for scarlet fever and must decide how to send Hank and Bill home. The headmaster contacts her about arranging the boys’ journey to New York and the Lansfield hotel to avoid risk, while Bill hints at eavesdropping.
The narrator advises Bill to stay two or three days in the city, arrange daily physician checks, and ensure hotel funds while Hank’s jealousy is noted. Bill agrees the plan is wise, accepting a single manager for funds and planning a special delivery letter for Hank.
As the new school term nears, Mrs. Charles W. Evans of 17 Home St. appeals for clothing for school age children without outfits. She especially needs items for 15 and 16 year old girls and for boys, including shoes, underwear, dresses, coats, skirts, blouses, sweaters, overalls and shirts. Call 308 to contribute promptly.
Jean Emerick hosted a party at 309 E State St for her schoolmates in honor of Betty Ann Phillips who is leaving for Hillsboro with her parents to start a new home. The indoor picnic featured games and music with a camera as a farewell gift for the guest of honor. Attendees included Barbara Pritchard Pat Packham Frances Nobel Ann Peden Dixie Genter Sally Link Marjorie Emerick and Betty Ann Phillips.
Mrs G J Willy returns to Chicago from Athens after a two week stay with her mother Mrs Agnes Jordan and relatives. Several families visit relatives in Athens and surrounding towns including Westerville for a reunion. The tenth annual George Armstrong descendants reunion is set for Pisgah church on Sept 8 with a basket dinner.
Community notices list dinners hosted by McArthur families and visits by relatives and friends across Ohio and nearby states. Names include Wrightsel Gates Deckard Shipley Gill Dunkle and many rest. Out of town guests come from Huntington Columbus Springfield and Pittsburgh among others.
Ruth Millett condemns German women for being relegated to breeding and service while men profit from the war machine. She argues women lose status, voice, and real purpose as the state dominates home life and the war economy.
Family gathering marks the 71st birthday of W B Phillips of Caldwell with relatives from Wellston Adelphi Portsmouth Jacksonville and Trimble attending. Community notices list Bates Church homecoming on Sunday September 8 with Sunday School at 10 30 am and a basket dinner and then a separate Sept 1 reunion at Canaanville Church for regional schools and a descendant gathering at Rising Park Lancaster.
The Stewart Romettes food club distributed samples to over 250 visitors on Thursday afternoon. They offered peanut butter cookies and ice fruit drink samples between 2 and 4 o clock. Members include Mary Alice Bretz Virginia Deeter Betty Jandes Athaleen Jarvis Norma McCune Wyona Moore Dorothy Jean Russell Josephine Weaver and Shirley Seaman.
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