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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1937
Page
6
Hollister U B Church hosts a nearly musical Christmas program Wednesday December 22 at 7 p m. Upper six grades of Hollister school under Miss Linda Turner present a cantata and glee club numbers with fifty voices.
The Melody Makers held a Christmas party Monday evening at Mrs. Harriette Weymueller’s home in Glouster. Attendees enjoyed a festive dinner, carols by the fireplace, exchanged gifts, and heard a reading of Why the Chimes Rang before concluding with games.
The Shepherd's Story a Christmas play will be presented at the M E Church in Jacksonville on Wednesday evening December 22 at 7 o'clock. The public is invited.
Mr and Mrs Fred Curry and Edward Noon of Columbus were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Tom Noon, the Noon parents.
The villa near St. Cloud, a Paris suburb, served as the hideout for Eugene George Weidmann who confessed to slaying six people including Jean de Koven the Brooklyn dancer. He buried most victims under the house and in the garden. Roger Million named as the alleged brains of the loot.
Brown Beauty Shop wins two of three games led by Joe Wolf Sr who struck 255 in game one and 666 for the series. Team totals show Brown 2827 and Wolf team 2653 as the event concluded Monday evening amid a list of individual scores. Earthworms walk on their hair as tiny skin hairs pull the worm along through contraction and expansion.
The Glouster American Legion Auxiliary held its annual Christmas party at the American Legion Hall on Sunday afternoon and evening. The program included a reading of the Christmas story by Mrs. Charles Williams, a candle lighting by Mrs. Stacy McDonald, vocal solos by Mrs. Harve Norris and Miss Mary Jane Morris, and group singing of Silent Night. A chicken supper for 24 guests followed, with games and contests won by Mrs. Clyde Haskins, Mrs. Sybl Kurtzman, and Mrs. Lena Burdiss. Gifts were exchanged around the Christmas tree.
Members and their husbands gathered Friday at Virgil and with Virgil Swart on Hill Street for a Christmas party. Prizes went to Mrs. William Brown and Virgil Swart. A gift exchange followed and lunch was served.
GLOUSTER The Jacksonville Grade Schools will present an operetta Thursday night at 7 oclock at the J T high school auditorium.
Mrs H S Sayre entertained six sisters at her Buchtel home last Thursday with a decorated table a gift exchange and carols from girls at home. The gathering included Mrs Margaret Byron Murray City Mrs Mary Colbert Buchtel Mrs George Schively Floyd Leake Buchtel Mrs Elizabeth White Nelsonville and Mrs Agnes Clark Glouster along with local friends for holiday reminiscence.
Two new scarlet fever cases emerged in Glouster within the last week. The latest victims are Miss Mary Elizabeth Cheney and Mrs Harold LeFavor.
Entertained by hostess Miss Mary Frances Carpenter with Miss Anna Louise Logue leading the lesson. At the close a luncheon was served by the hostess and her sister Katie to guests Anna Louise Logue Christine Skinner Gertrude Dunlevy Margaret Dunlevy Mary Boroff Phyllis Morris Irene White and Mrs John Blower with gifts exchanged for Christmas.
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