Eastern Star Installation Biggest Yet At Athens
About 200 people attended the Order of Eastern Star installation and turkey dinner Friday night at the Masonic Building. Virginia Segale played violin with Frederick Kittle at the piano and candlelight ceremony preceded the installation of officers for 1939 led by Emma Battin and Earl Funk. New officers include W orthy Patron Mrs. W B Drake and Conductress Mrs. Oral Carpenter, with star point flower girls entering the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic
Virginia Segale
Frederick Kittle
Jessie Drake
Kiltan
Thomas Gibson
Fred Lee Tom
Emma Battin
Earl Funk
Fred Kiltan
Marshal
Isabelle Snyder
Adah
Carl Frey
Ruth
Webb Walker
Esther
Viola Syx
Martha
Ernest Glazier
Electa
Doris Davis
Warder
Eugene Jacoby
Sentinel
Santa Claus Arrives Early At Strouds Run Christmas Party
Santa visited the Conant home in Strouds Run Monday night for a family Christmas party. Gifts were handed out at eight o clock to relatives including four month old Junior Conant. The celebration featured doughnuts coffee and reminiscences around a Christmas tree and fireplace. Ernest Conant and baby Ernest Jr joined relatives Benny and Pearl Conant as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Carl Conant
Strouds Run
Ernest Conant
Conant
Leland Conant
Nancy Newcomer
Lorain
Ernest Jr
Struthers
First Aid to Tired Shoppers
Self care routine to ease Christmas shopping fatigue. Advice suggests a half hour break with a hot bath facial and light dress followed by a nap if possible. Emphasizes facial skin care, massage, and foot care to refresh before resumes shopping.
Rotary sponsors Christmas dinner for 75 needy pupils
Gallipolis preparations aim to serve about 75 indigent grade school children a special noon meal in Washington School dining room. E. E. Higgins, the school superintendent, notes Rotary Club sponsorship and WPA workers will prepare and serve. Tickets go to children from needy families. menu includes meat loaf, gravy, mashed potatoes, lettuce sandwiches, fruit, cake, cocoa and ice cream.
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Gallipolis
Washington
E. E. Higgins
Rotary Club
WPA
Open House at Toy Wrapping Headquarters
Community Christmas drive in Athens features reconditioned toys ready for delivery. Mayor Cornell and Santa helpers organize wrapping by volunteers from Girl Scouts Boy Scouts Presbyterian Church and local shops with aid from WPA Toy Repair Shop and American Legion volunteers.
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Athens
C. C. Cornell
Betty Kasler
Cornell
Presbyterian Church
al Knouf
Claude Evans
WPA
Walter Baird
American Legion
Emmett Rowles
City Federation
Charles Stack
Stack Grocery
Bethel Grocery
Athens State Hospital
Lawhead
Lawhead Press
Jesse Carsey
Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to .7
Madge Graham plans a two to three day reunion for Mary Veritzen and Noel in New York defying Philip Veritzen who hunts them. Miss Whitlock warns of danger as Philip closes in, while a coded phone call from Charles Cholmondely Wells offers help and signals Dicky’s potential aid.
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Veritzen
Madge
Dicky
Madge Graham
Mary Veritzen
Noel
New York
Philip
Miss Whitlock
Mary
New Jersey
Philip Veritzen
South Jersey
Myself
King Features Synticate
Personal notices from Marietta area higlights
Dr H R Nye attends a skin clinic and hospital staff meeting in Marietta. Dana and Dana Kelley head to Kalamazoo Michigan for Christmas holidays. Rev Neil Hutchinson and family travel to Allentown Pennsylvania for Christmas visits. Alaire Beckett visits Bloomingburg relatives for the week. Harold Addicott Ruth Phillips and Tommy arrive to spend Christmas with home folks. Eagles Auxiliary hosts Christmas party with ten cent gift exchange and birthdays. Watts siblings visit Covington Kentucky with Jefferson Watts ill.
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H. R. Nye
Marietta
Marietta Osteopathic Hospital
Earl Cressman
Philadelphia College of Osteopathy
Nye
Marietta Hospital
Neil Hutchinson
Harold B. Addicott
Tommy
Ruth Phillips
Mayville
N. D
Kentucky
Gallipolis
Mary
Millie
Artie Watts
Jefferson Watts
Covington
Progressive Christmas Party at Central Ave Church
Progressive Class of the Central Ave.M. E. Church holds its annual party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Evan Edwards 89 Second St tonight at 7 30 p m An exchange of twenty five cent gifts and each parent to bring a ten cent gift for their children Santa Claus will appear
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Central Ave
M. E. Church
Evan Edwards
Second St
Santa Claus
Scrap book from 1888 Ladies Home Journal by Athens art instructor
Miss Eudora Noble of Athens State Hospital crafted a scrap book from illustrations in 1888 Ladies Home Journal copies. The hand-tooled leather covers were made by her and the item may be sent to Cleveland in-law in the newspaper business. College professors praise its originality. In class, an English assignment on a ball game earned an A with the comment Rain No game. Elks lodge members held a pig roast after the weekly session in Gallipolis.
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Eudora Noble
Athens State Hospital
Ladies’ Home Journal
Noble
Cleveland
Ohio University
Local clubs schedule Christmas gatherings and gifts exchanges
Calendar M and H Circle meets Tuesday at Mrs Margaret McHargs New Marshfield Rd for gifts. Women's Democratic Club hosts a Christmas party tonight at Mrs Arthur Boyles Pine Place with toy for Athens County Toy Shop. Ladies Auxiliary No 64 United Spanish War Veterans meets Tuesday Dec 20 7:30 pm at I O O F Hall for officer elections and gift exchange. Daughters of Union Veterans meet Wednesday at I O O F Hall with potluck dinner at 6 pm plus initiation birthday party. Junior Department Christian Church Christmas party Wednesday at 2 pm in church basement.
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M and H Circle
Margaret McHarg
New Marshfield Rd
Women's Democratic Club
Arthur Boyles
Pine Place
Athens County
Ladies Auxiliary No. 64
The
United Spanish War Veterans
I. O. O. F. Hall
Daughters of Union Veterans
Department of the Christian Church
Surprise Birthday Party Honors Mrs. Dowler
Mrs. Buryl Dowler of 20 Mill Street was surprised by 32 friends with a birthday party on Friday. The evening featured carols led by the Coffman family, with ice cream cake and gifts, and colorful Christmas decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buryl Dowler
Mill St
Betty
Verna
Tommy
Dick Coffman
Burland Coffman
Mrs. Van Meter Hosts Club Christmas Party
The 31 Club held a Christmas party and potluck at Mrs. Fred Van Meter's home. Attendees enjoyed Chinese Checkers and games, exchanged birthday gifts for the coming year, and also traded Christmas gifts. Next meeting set for January 3 at 6f N. High St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred van Meter
Kenneth Smith
Merrill Chase
Dwight Gaskill
Norman Hull
Denver Poland
William Morgan
Ivan Brown
Ray Morris
Charles Tucker
Harold McGrath
George Merchant
Carl Tom
Glen Duffee
Heary Richardson
Ralph Phillips
N. High St
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Athens Messenger
Ohio
Eastern Star
London
Bridget Poulett
Charles Sweeney
Beauty Shop
Lenora Davis
Mary Weber
Dial
Revlon
Over Woodworths
Katherine
South Court Street
Athens, Ohio
Rotary
By Marian Bush Reeder
Cil Chamber
Vyrian Casley
Doris Casley
Knouf
Evans
Frank Rauch
Santa
Plains Ohio
Hill
Tommie
Richard
Helen
Charles
Nancy
Richard - Helen- Charles
Adele Garrison
Philip Verritten
Charles Cholmondely- Wells
Dana Kelley
Fenzel Apartments
Kalamazoo, Mich
Eagles
Progressive Class Party
Elks Lodge
Milldeck’'S Shoe Store
N. Court ST
Vive Grea
Remington
Cline
SILK
Barbizon
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