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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1932
Page
20
Phi Delta Theta held a formal Christmas dinner dance at the Hotel Berry Friday night attended by sixty five couples. The ballroom featured modernistic black and white icicle decor and special lighting with red and green overhead lights to create a festive glow.
Candle lighting defined the dinner at 6 30 with candles and mistletoe as the decor. Modernistic place cards guided guests to seats while Doc Perkine and his Broadcasting Orchestra from WTAM Cleveland provided dance music. Special guests included Mr and Mrs Woodworth Logan Mr and Mrs Louis J Brown and Mr and Mrs Grover BE Mitchell with chaperones Henry Watson Lute Evans Dwight H Rutherford.
The Standard Bearer Society of the First Methodist Church held a Wednesday night meeting at Miss Frances Harrison’s home on South Court Street. Members from The Hains group attended as guests.
The Guild of the Christian Church meets Tuesday at 5 45 with Miss Mildred Banks 37 Franklin Avenue. The Married People's Class gathers at 7 30 at 2 Montrose Avenue hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Everett Person with Prof and Mrs Ver million assisting. Christmas basket donations requested.
Southern Ohio Electric Company and the C. D. Shafer Company bought license plates for all vehicles for 1933. Totals include 11 passenger cars, 5 trailers, 22 trucks for Southern Ohio and 7 passenger cars plus 10 trucks for Shafer with related registration fees. Sales of tags have been slow but a late rush is expected before year end, with extended courthouse hours announced.
Cephas Vercoe 38 of 6 Sunnyside Drive died Saturday morning at home from a cerebral hemorrhage. A pianist of note who played with several orchestras and served in France with the 18th Machine Gun Company. He was a World War II veteran and Shriner. survived by his parents James and (Mrs.) Vercoe and two brothers Bert and Herbert. Unmarried. funeral arrangements pending.
Union Sunday Schools of southeastern Ohio under C A Spriggs will stage 37 Christmas programs across six counties Fri Sat and Sun. Chase offers the pageant Christmas Orphans while Orbiston’s Union SS presents The Search of the Shepherds. Peach Ridge Sugar Creek and Jennings feature recitations and music with nearly 500 children and youths participating.
Volume of Christmas mail is extremely light so far this season, says Athens postmaster Harry W. McKinstry. Officials report the regular Post Office force can handle all incoming and outgoing mail, though workers anticipate a possible rush midweek.
Funeral services for Mrs. Harriett Bobo will be held at her daughter Mrs Wilbur Baughmans home Sunday afternoon at 1 30 Burial will be in the Town House Cemetery in Albany
The Clarion County weekly editor taunted coal dealer Littleton with a slogan about advertising. Readers pressed Littleton about his response, he realized the paper was read, and he began advertising. He later expanded his business and now the Littleton Coal and Ice Co. signage dominates the town.
Building notes report multiple residential projects: Villa Tippie’s new Kimwood Drive home completed and ready for occupancy. Homer Stout’s Lorain Avenue house plastering underway. Janet Westfall has a basement excavation at 137 Grosvenor Street with concrete floor and furnace equipment installed. R TI Bolin’s Second Street home plastering continues. Carl Buck excavating on Fast Union Street for a 24 by 34 foot bungalow with hollow tile foundation and chestnut interior. M J Totman adding front and rear porches on Home Street. Clarence Sams enlarging Long Run farm home with two room addition and yellow pine plastered interior. Judge O F Rowland residence nearly finished hardwood floors pending. Pete Ow sley installs kitchen cupboards on House Street.
New Marshfield Eastern Star chapter set to install officers next Tuesday night with Mrs. Fred Hoodler as installing officer. List includes Mae Hartley Worthy Matron and A F E Judy Associate Master, plus many other named officers and positions. Community notes report flu confinement, church society meetings, and local visitations.
Mrs Lettie Radcliffe of Albany visits her brother H F E Ansel for several weeks. Luther McKibben travels to Athens due to sister Mrs S J Scott illness. Mrs Lucy Randall and Mrs Mary Fannon of Columbus visit James Dennis family and relatives. MoFE Church revival continues. Elizabeth Andrews of Columbus visits her parents Mr and Mrs John Andrews. Harley Tripp and daughter Carroll with Woodrow Thomas visit in Columbus. Mrs Roe Eselberry and Mrs James MoKhan improve after illness. Mr and Mrs FE McKibben and family Sunday guests in McArthur.
Mrs. Mary L. Tripp placed a monument at the grave of her son J. F. Tripp in Oak Grove Cemetery last week. Mrs. W. G. Betz visited with relatives in Chillicothe during the same period. Local residents attended the McArthur versus Zaleski basketball game in McArthur Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. James G. McKibben spent Wednesday with Mrs. Sarah J. Wilson and the Wilson family in Creola. Misses Helen, Mary K., and Agnes Marie Wilson returned to Columbus Sunday after visiting their aunt Mrs. Ralph Herold and relatives here.
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