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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1935

Page

7

Children Tell Santa Wants At Central School

The Messenger records Central School pupils naming Christmas gifts. Betsy Griswold wants a microscope, Fauntelle Martin a movie set, Allen McWilliams a football, Jo Ann Walker a doll, Virginia Wilson a doll and wardrobe, and others select wagons, fire engines, books, chemist sets, bicycles, and assorted toys. A Christmas party at Pi Beta Phi followed by a PTA note from Mechanicsburg.

Central School Betty Griswold Betty Fauntelle Martin Jimmy Hummel Athens High School Allen McWilliams Allen Jo Ann Walker Virginia Wilson Jo Ann Virginia

Christmas Party and Caroling Planned by Local Clubs

Snowy town events unfold as Judy Club hosts a Christmas gathering at the Capehart auditorium with Miss I and Miss Beech. Athens High School choruses and glee club, over 100 voices, prepare a Vesper with Santa’s arrival. A parade and farewell party follow as teachers and students anticipate a festive close.

Judy Club A .T. Volwiler William Bennet Capehart Ament Santa Claus

Special Menu Items Offer Inexpensive Tea and Rolls

A supermarket advert lists food items including loaf potatoes peas hot rolls and beverages tea milk priced at 15 cents. The note emphasizes economical options and daily staples for shoppers.

Knitting patterns advertised in Athens Messenger

The notice invites readers to knit a white tasselled frock with bell sleeves and high knitted neck from pattern No. 872. Send a stamped addressed envelope to the Knitting Editor for details and size. The snippet also comments on a boat-shaped hat.

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Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae Buffet Supper Held in Athens

Athens alumnae of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority hosted a Sunday buffet at Mrs. Maude Mathews home. Active members and pledges attended along with house mother Mrs. Nellie Woolsey and patronesses Mrs. Fred Fenzel Mrs. C. E. Cooper Mrs. Anna White Mrs. W. L. Gard Mrs. George McLaughlin Mrs. Bernard Hughes and Mrs. R. J. Studer. Christine Porter chaired the Christmas party assisted by alumnae Constance Andrews Edwin T Hellebrandt Mary Werd Julia Cable Irene Witham Barbara Olson Helen Jones Emmett Rowles and the hostess.

Athens Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority Maude Mathews Nellie Woolsey Fred Fenzel C. E. Cooper Anna White W. L. Gard George McLaughlin Bernard Hughes R. J. Studer Christine Porter Constance Andrews Edwin T Hellebrandt Mary Werd Julia Cable Irene Witham Barbara Olson Helen Jones Mia Emmett Rowles Mathews

Miss Goff Hosts Christmas Party at Putnam Drive

Miss Marguerite Goff hosted a casual Christmas gathering at 3 Putnam Drive Saturday night with games and decorations. Guests included Virginia Coe Lillian Radford Lennie Sharp Myrtle Calaway Juanita Linscott Horace Weals Edgar Van Hoon John Siembieda Vaughn Droz George Sprounge Ashley Steves and Charlies Frazier.mr and Mrs Hampton Beeson Lima and Mr and Mrs Henry Alden Akron are here since Saturday due to their mother Mrs H Dow Henrys illness and death. Dr Virgene Elliott Laguna Beach Calif arrives today.

Marguerite Goff Putnam Dr Virginia Coe Lillian Radford Lennie Sharp Myrtle Calaway Juanita Linscott Horace Weals Edgar van Hoon John Siembieda Vaughn Droz George Sprounge Ashley Steves Charlies Frazier Hampton Beeson Lima Henry Alden Akron H. Dow Henry Virgene Elliott Laguna Beach Calif

Gifts of Good Design and Color for Christmas

Miss Edna Way head of Ohio University Art Department selects gifts for Christmas from local shops. She favors wool bed puff sets in rose and brown, plain color wool blankets, balloon towel sets, a hammered pewter bowl with utensils, modern perfume bottles, block initials for handbags, maple reproductions, boxed stationery, mollywood handkerchiefs, bright wool mittens, and a chromium teapot. The Consumers Study Group plans more shopping and related events.

Edna Way Ohio University Consumers’ Study Group A.A.U.W Miss Way Cushman New England Consumers Laura Bailey

Christmas Social Calendar Highlights Athens Area

Community groups announce Christmas events and gatherings across Athens. School choirs perform in the high school auditorium with free admission. Potlucks at Agnes Kilpatrick residence. VFW Camp 78 elects officers. multiple church and civic groups host Christmas parties, gift exchanges, and Father’s Night activities in homes and local halls Tuesday and Wednesday.

Queen Esther Circle Christmas Party At First M E Church

Senior Queen Esther Circle hosted a Monday night Christmas gathering with the Junior Circle and Central Ave Circle plus mothers. Contests singing ventriloquism by Rev A G Jenkins and Sammy. Jane Wamsley won the bells prize. Mrs Elson Hedges won the spelling match. gift exchange and tea followed. Guests included Mia Cak enougher and Miss Esther Cak enougher. visitors Mrs W H Fowler and Mrs A G Jenkins.

M. E. Church Central Ave. M. E A. G. Jenkins Hedges Women’s Home Missionary Society Carl Ramsey Queen Psther Regina Kelley C. B. Chandler Otto Rose Elizabeth Phillips Elizabeth Fri Mary Hedges Agnes Kilpatrick

Hollister School Forms Homemakers Club and Christmas Party

A Future Homemakers group organized at Hollister School with officers elected led by president Cora Shepherd and other posts. The Ames Bern group held a Christmas party at the school with games, music, buffet refreshments, and a decorated tree. A serious knee injury befell Lula Savely, a freshman at Athens Junior High, after a fall near her home. The Baltimore and Ohio Ladies Auxiliary of the Cooperative Traffic Program scheduled a City Hall meeting for Thursday night at 7:30.

Athens Sp.m Agnes Kilpatrick Mulberry St United Spanish War Veterans Ladies’ Auxiliary I. O. O. F. Hall First Christian Church Thomas Gibson N. May Ave Clarence Meagle The Presbyterian Church Miss Morse Mise Chatteer Miss Beecher Pocahontas Lodge Red Men's Hall Higley Study Circle Bart Davidson N. Congress St Central Parent-Teacher Association Hollister School Cora Shepherd Betty Rothery Dorothy Kinser Audrey Ides Paris Linford Future Homemakers Ames-Bern School Pauline Cone Mr. Best Future Farmers Lula Savely Nora Savely W. Union Lule Athens Junior High School Baltimore & Ohio Ladies’ Auxiliary Co-operative Traffic Program City Hall

Carman Named Highway Supervisor by Utah Road Commission

Edward Carman of Addison appointed highway supervisor by the Utah Road Commission after eight years of state highway work. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Tom Carman.

Gallipolis Edward Carman Tom Carman Addison Utah Road Commission

Crepey Throat Care Advice From Skincare Guide

After 25 every girl with dry or normal skin should use rich tissue cream on her throat daily. Regular care with cream lifts and firms from the base of the throat upward, improving color and texture. Use gentle tapping to boost circulation, cleanse consistently, and finish with tonic or cream, matching facial routines.

Mrs Frebault Leads PTA Discussion on Home Finance

Mrs Francis Frebault led a discussion titled Money Management of the Home at the Fast Side Parent-Teacher Association Study Group meeting held at the home of Mrs L Co Mead. The next gathering is scheduled for Jan 27 at the home of Mrs Fred Brown 66 Maplewood Dr.

Do Not Let Anyone Persuade You About Rouge

A terse remark advises against applying rouge in the hollow between collar bones, warning against unnecessary cosmetics or guidance that might mislead personal appearance.

Mix This Remedy Yourself For Bad Winter Coughs

Quick home cough remedy using Pinex 2% ounces in a pint bottle with two cups sugar and one cup water syrup. No cooking, inexpensive, promises four times as much medicine, soothing mucus and irritated membranes to end a bad cough quickly. Pinex from Norway Pine, money back if not pleasing.

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Santa Messenger Central By Kay Murphy Donald Cooley, Jr Grandma's Henry Foster Brown Jack Lee Stokes Bernard Tom Pi Beta Phi Lorene Rodehaver Betty Gullum Mary Ellen Bibbee Charles Fuller Charlies Lovern Fuller Harry Faulkner E. Myberry St Don Stockham, Jr Marguerite Fuller Melba Betty and Myers Faulkner Troedly Heinlin Jack Kesselman Jerry Leff Winona Stockham PTA Mechanicsburg EU. J. Becker Ww. H. Hoisington Mra Joe Bremen Fisher Laher Wh Court St Zeta Tau Alpha the Store of Pleasina Gifts Lenthrie Paris Asuma Perfume Bill Albert Raleigh Yodie Pipes Miss Goff Girl Scout Room Fowler Lydia Lash Evans F. C. Schilling E. State St W. H. Fowler Holy Land Girls’ Industrial School Delaware Daughters of Union Veterans Noble Grands Club C. V. Strawn N. Court &I Friendship Class Christian Church Rowena Sprout Second St Lena Floss Tee RADIO Summers & Son Lh. Box Harriet Clark Silvus Style Shop Bargain Queen Esther Circle Harvey Hoisington Vera Jeretha North Dakota Elmer Foreman Fisher Station Homemakers John KR Sprague Ted L. D. Nelson the Plaine Pennsylvania Ames-Bern Francis Frebault Banks Ice Cream Co DuPont Shakers
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