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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1938

Page

8

Miss Hill’s Engagement Fete Given by McCoy and Kimes

Miss Elma Hill, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. Victor D. Hill, is to wed Mr. Don Rowland of Judge and Mrs. Oliver F. Rowland in mid January. Miss Pauline Kimes and Miss Betty Hoyt McCoy hosted a dessert bridge and linen shower at The Eastwood with hand-painted bridal cards, gift ribbons tied in a circle, and prize wins by Miss Betty McClure and Mrs. Carl Clifford among sorority sisters and friends including out-of-town guests Miss Betty Holdren and Miss Ruth Dixon.

Elma Hill Victor D. Hill Don Rowland Oliver F. Rowland Pauline Kimes Betty Hoyt McCoy Eastwood Alpha Xi Delta Miss Hill Victorine Wolstoncroft Carl Clifford Frank Nolan Robert Main Dallas Downard Jane Foster Barbara Taylor Jeanne DeRalph Jean Kimball Betty Holdren Little Hocking Ruth Dixon Torch

Mrs Helen Fretz Speaks on Child Health at League Meeting

Mrs Helen Fretz addressed the Athens County League of Women Voters on child health and rural health needs. Arvilla Van Dyke led the program with focus on indigent care, nutrition, dental and medical services under the Child Health and Protective Committee.

Helen Fretz League of Women Voters Miss van Dyke Crumley William Seaman Arvilla van Dyke Athens County Child Health and Protective Committee Fretz Athens County Board of Health P. G. Dowler H. M. Woods

Calendar items for Current Events Club and local groups

The note lists events this week including the Annual Christmas dinner of the Current Events Club at The Eastwood on Friday December 2 at 6 p m with Mrs H T Houf as chair. It also moves the Past Chiefs Club meeting to Friday night December 9 at Mrs Verna Marquis's home and notes reservations for a City Federation luncheon Monday at 1 pm with Mayor C C Cornell as speaker. A rummage sale by Kappa Phi Methodist Girls' Club is set for Saturday December 3 at City Hall starting 9 am and a Bake Sale by Central P T A at Kerr Hardware Co on the same day starting 9 am.

Dean Irma Voigt League of Women Voters J. J. Crumley Georgia Kilpatrick Laura Bailey AAUW Henry Robinson Miss Bailey City Federation Presbyterian Church Cliff Cornell Colum Current Events Club Eastwood H. T. Houf Chiefs Club Verna Marquis S. Shafer St Emmett Bowles C. C. Cornell Kappa Phi, Methodist Girls’ Club

Pitt Blocking Back Is Neighbor of O U Sophomore

Grace McKee profiles Marshall Goldberg of Pitt, a West Virginia native and Elkins High sports star known as "Biggie." The 192-pound six-foot fullback idolizes swing music, balances football with basketball and track, and is the town’s popular all-around athlete with future pro offers likely for his blocking.

Grace McKee Marshall Goldberg Pitt Elkins West Virginia Rosemary Reynolds O. U Elkins High Rosemary Biggie Marshall Millie Goldberg Adeline Carnegie Tech Kay Kayser Jack Benny Heifetz

Ohio University to Host Sixth Annual Press Cotillion

The sixth annual Press Cotillion at Ohio University Men’s Gymnasium is hosted by Sigma Delta Chi. Journalists crown the ugliest man on campus voted by attending couples. Athens residents invited to attend and vote. Walt Sears and his orchestra will play from 9 to midnight. tickets at Logan’s Book Store or at the door.

Ohio University Sigma Delta Chi Athens Fred Lloyd Ohioan Walt Sears Columbus Logan's Book Store

Mrs Allan Riley Hosts Nelsonville Bridge Club

Mrs Allan Riley of 6 Coss Street entertained her bridge club from Nelsonville Friday afternoon with guest Mrs Grace Bean of Athens. High score was won by Mrs Betty Tucker, second by Mrs Alma Harmony, and low by Mrs Ethel Baird. Also noted is a Junior Music Club rehearsal for a Christmas Carol program at 2:00 p m Sunday in Music Hall Auditorium.

Allan Riley Coss St Nelsonville Grace Bean Athens Betty Tucker Alma Harmony Ethel Baird Music Hall Auditorium

Marriage Meddlers A Sequel To Married Comrades

Madge Graham and Mary Veritzen plot a secret reunion in New York while avoiding Philip Veritzen the sleuths hired to block them. Noel waits in the city for a planned flight, with Madge guiding Mary and nurse Miss Whitlock through staged alibis as a telephone call sparks tense drama.

Madge Graham New York City Mary Veritzen Mary Philip Veritzen Noel Graham New York Veritzen Madge Miss Whitlock Veriteen Quenenyy New Jersey

Round About the Town: Furnaces, Fire, and Bridge Club Confusion

In light of chilly weather, women fret over furnaces while anecdotes recount makeshift fires using clothes pins and dog houses. A man and a couple inhabit a car at night, and a note about cigarets sparks a coy reply. Club meeting chaos ends with a hostess clarifying the next Tuesday’s bridge gathering.

Fido Bridge-Club Bridge Club

Old Toys Pile Up for Santa's Toy Repair Shop

Santa Claus mobilizes town volunteers to collect and repair toys for Hocking Valley children. Mrs. Claude Evans and Mrs. Al Knouff lead door to door drives, aided by Mayor Clifford Cornell, Girl Scouts, and a network of club women. WPA Santa workshop crews prepare dolls and wagons as toy donations pour in from numerous households and schools.

Santa Claus Claude Evans al Knouff Santa Rose Cliff Cornell D. T. Binns Lorene Ave Roberson Lancaster St George Starcher Second St D. L. Blaker Maple St Gordon Bush Strathmore Boulevard Santa Claus Toy Repair Shop Evans Knouff Frebault East Side Santa and Company Cornell Charles W. Evans Home St George A. Patterson Child Study Club Patterson Charles Evans W. B. Drake Neil Crawford E. A. Taylor Howard Stout Roy Robinson E. V. Baughman Jessie Henderson H. C. Lehman John Bolin Wilbur Martin Ed Algeo Walter Baird C. W. Billet Howard Bobio John Dowler R. P. Imes Renzie Graham Ralph Kyle Earl Funk Ivan McLeod Nelle Pickering Joan Carl Wharton Santa WPA Santa Workshop Clifford Cornell Hocking Valley

B Stings claimed remedy for neuritis and rheumatism

An advertisement touts B Stings as safe for neuritis rheumatism and related conditions. Endorsed by physicians and sold by McKee Drug Co in Athens Ohio, with claims of relief for lumbago gout backache sciatica kidney complaints and muscular and articular rheumatic fever.

McKee Drug Co Athens Ohio

J G Graham Celebrates 80th Birthday At Home

James G. Graham marked his 80th birthday with a family gathering at 108 Sunnyside Drive Thursday evening. He is a painter known for outdoor and interior work and will celebrate his 60th wedding anniversary in 1940. Family members, including Guy Graham and James Graham, attended with his granddaughter Jannette and others.

James G. Graham Sunnyside Drive Mr. Graham Graham Guy Graham Joan Barbara James James Graham Ed Cranmer Grahams Jannette Nelsonville

Republican Women Meet On Tax Problems In Athens County

Members of the Athens County Republican Women's Club gather in the Athens County Courthouse courtroom at 7 30 p m to discuss the National Consumers Tax Commission. Plans include a Republican dinner and dance at Hotel Berry with tickets on sale at the meeting. Arrowheads rise as drought helps collector Harry Lynn amass over two thousand artifacts.

Athens County Republican Women’s Club National Consumers Tax Commission Tax Commission Anna A. Evans Chicago Hotel Berry

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