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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1940

Page

6

Elsie Druggan Speaks on Health Problems at League Tea

Miss Elsie Druggan discussed Health Problems and health service from past to present, noting links to income and local needy cases in Athens. Vice president Miss Arvilla Van Dyke presided at Mrs Louis Hammerle home. new membership drive added 30 members with a tea honoring them.

Arvilla van Dyke League of Women Voters Louis Hammerle Morris Ave Elsie Druggan Athens F. H. Krecker

Clara Ellen Davis Celebrates Sixth Birthday Party

Clara Ellen Davis turned six yesterday as her mother Mrs. E A Davis hosted a birthday party for twelve friends at the home 86 Franklin Ave. Mrs Davis was assisted by her daughter Mrs Paul Porter with guests including Patty Lou Fitzer Caroline Crane Barbara White Dottie Silvus Catherine Vercoe Antoinette Ondis Doubles Roberts Emily McConkey Dickie Silvus Donald McPherson Fay Dicksens and Marilynn Hall.

Clara Ellen Davis E. A. Davis Franklin Ave

Christmas Dinner Honors Eight Hundred At St Pauls Church

Eight hundred people enjoyed a lavish holiday dinner at St Pauls Catholic Church in BWantae Tail EAQICS basement. Food was donated and prepared by a dining room committee led by Mrs Francis Lavelle, with hosts and helpers assisting. the event featured games, candy, and a door prize live turkey won by Miss Eileen Stratton. Republican state committeewoman Mrs H L Atkinson attended a Columbus meeting.

St. Paul’s Catholic Church Bwantae Tail Eaqics Isis Francis Lavelle Agnes Padden Jane Gleason Mike Rowan Rose Sweeney Andrew Cavanaugh Arthur Walsh Anna Marcinko Edward Schloss Weller Eileen Stratton H. L. Atkinson Columbus State Central Committee

Sigma Phi Gamma Pledge Ceremony at Hotel Athens

The Sigma Phi Gamma International Sorority held pledging services Monday night at the Hotel Athens for Marjorie Herdman, Mabel Harris, Betty Kasler, Mary Frances Gillogly and Katharine Haller. Louise Poling, sorority president, led the ceremony. Lester Huston from the U S Naval Base Norfolk is visiting his mother Bertha Dunfee at 343 W State St.

Sigma Phi Gamma International Sorority Hotel Athens Marjorie Herdman Mabel Harris Misa Betty Kasler Mary Frances Gillogly Katharine Haller Louise Poling Lester Huston U. S. Naval Base Norfolk Bertha Dunfee W. State St

Juniors Thrilled by Bumble Bee Prince Opera in Athens

Nearly 3,000 children from Athens and county towns filled Memorial Auditorium to enjoy The Bumble Bee Prince, an all ages junior opera adaptation of a Rimsky Korsakoff fairy tale. Star performers included Alma Milstead and Cecile Sherman with Tom Williams, plus a 14 member Ath ens High School chorus.

Memorial Auditorium Athens Gether Zeta Tau Alpha Alma Milstead NBC Cecile Sherman Tom Williams Make Believe Athens County M.B.R

Monte Cristo at Ohio University Delights Opening Night

The University Theater production of Monte Cristo received strong audience praise for action and stagecraft. Edmund Dantes is portrayed by Marvin Rhode with supporting turns from Antoinette Rini and Joseph Lamancusa, while Reuben Plaskoff and John Stauffer as Danglars and Villefort drive the dramatic intrigue.

Edmund Dantes Frederick Thon Ohio University Dramatics Frederick Walsh Charles A. Rowan Mary Arbenz Marvin Rhode Dantes Antoinette Rini Mercedes Fernand Reuben Plaskoff John Stauffer Danglars Villefort Dante Clara Scipione Carconte Noitier Gale Nicolet Miss Scipione Caderousse Frank Roth Morel Pharoah Ralph Winters Norma Gibson Sophie Alvin Kniseley Faria Charles le Comte Ralph Dalton Harvey Denk James Reid Earl Kerman Marlene Wierman Barbara Brown Virginia McMurray Howard Boehm Robert Wesley

Pitfalls of Love Motive Amid Marion Mystery

Madge Graham plans a Weithampton visit to find missing Marion Underwood. Lillian worries about exposure as she escorts Carolyn Brixton’s possible involvement, while a guarded telegram is prepared to lure Carolyn to a dinner visit for questioning.

Madge Lillian Westhampton Carolyn Brixton Carolyn Marion Weithampton Marion Morton Lillian Underwood Madge Graham Margaret Graham Helena Ronald Dicky

Marriage Meddlers Sequel Opens With Silent Phone Call

Adele Garrison narrates a tense scene as Marion’s safety and a missing husband loom. The heroine refuses to leave the house yet urges action, while a phone call promises new information, hinting at a continuation in tomorrow’s installment.

Skating Party and Chili Supper for OES Members

Mr. and Mrs. Dwight H. Rutherford hosted a roller skating party and chili supper for 75 at the Athens Rollercade on Wednesday evening. All Eastern Star members and Chapter 175 and families are invited to a potluck dinner before the OES meeting Monday night Dec 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Dwight H. Rutherford E. State St Athens All Eastern Star Chapter 175 Ooo Kappa Phi Kappa Phi

Miss Boright to wed Silas Carpenter in Bolivia

Leaves for La Paz Bolivia where she plans to reside for three years and marry Silas C. Carpenter of Richford VI. She is daughter of Mrs. C. M. Boright and sister of J. E. Thack eray and Melvin Boright.

Ethel Louise Boright Athens la Paz Bolivia Silas C. Carpenter Richford Miss Boright C. M. Boright Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority J. E. Thackeray Melvin Boright Ohio University

Garden party ice cream served with decorative centerpiece

L. Gard and Mrs. A. E. Wagner served ice cream at the event. The table featured a lace cloth and a gilt star on red cellophane surrounded by five candles in five red apples, entwined with arbor vitae. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. William Stehr, Mrs. Harry Elkins, Mrs. Mable W. Sprague and Miss Ruth Hammerle.

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