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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1938

Page

7

Miss Cornwell to Wed Leland Wilson at Home Wedding

Society notes announce Miss Lucille Maurine Cornwell daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Cornwell will marry Mr Leland B Wilson son of Mr and Mrs H L Wilson on Christmas Day. The ceremony will be at the Cornwell home at 6:30 PM with close friends and relatives present.

Maurine Cornwell Leland Wilson Lucille Maurine Cornwell Charles A. Cornwell S. Congress St Leland B. Wilson H. L. Wilson Franklin Ave Cornwell Russell Rupp Barbara Mrs. Rupp Clint Carr Second St

Toy Shop wraps up giving season with broad community help

The Toy Shop received toys from Zenner store and a last minute volunteer surge. Donations came from Mrs. J. R. Sprague and Mrs. Charles Evans, plus many locals who wrapped, packed, and delivered gifts. Mayor C. C. Cornell thanks all helpers and outlines plans for Christmas toy distribution.

Zenner J. R. Sprague Charles Evans Claude Evans Harold Junod Louis Long al Knouf Ed Sells John Dowler Highway Department Walter Maccombs John Moore Jones Roger Jones Emmett Bowles Pearson Ellen Biddle Miles Hoon C. C. Cornell

Athens Colony to Join National Meet in Ohio Tour

The Athens Colony New England Women receive an invitation to join Colonies in Ohio for an all expense trip visiting Williamsburg Jamestown and Yorktown Virginia. They depart Indianapolis January 22 and reach Washington January 24 for the Women’s Patriotic Conference on National Defense.

Athens Colony New England Ohio Williamsburg Jamestown Yorktown Indianapolis Washington D. C Women's Patriotic Conference On National Defense Parlan Semple, Jr Lowell F. Hobart Fairfield Ave Cincinnati David H. Ray Better Films National Society of New England Women

Marguerite Crabtree Weds Dale Scott in Albany Ceremony

Miss Marguerite Crabtree marries Dale Scott of Albany in a Dec 22 Temple Church ceremony, with Rev. Richard Black officiating. The bride, a Columbia High School graduate, and the groom, a Ohio State senior, plan residence in Columbus until graduation. The notice also lists a Christmas program at Bates Church and a two week revival starting Dec 26.

J. K. Crabtree Carpenter Marguerite Dale Scott George Scott Albany Richard Black Temple Church Rolland Crabtree John Cordray Margaret Chadwick Charles W. Shaver Scott Columbia High School Mr. Scott Albany High School Ohio State University College of Agriculture Ohio State Phi Eta Sigma Gamma Sigma Delta Woodruff Ave Columbus Bates Church

Court St Is Gay With Xmas Decorations

Holiday shoppers admire Court St windows with a Shirley Temple doll display and cadets from Greenbrier Military Academy in blue uniforms. The scene includes local residents, visiting students, and assorted Christmas goodwill as many plan holiday visits and celebrations.

Court St Shirley Temple

Madge Schemes to Foil Veritzen For Noel and Mary

Madge Graham hides a plan with Dicky to fool producer Philip Veritzen who hunts Mary and Noel in New York. Nurse Miss Whitlock confirms Veritzen’s arrival as Madge orders silence and keeps the couple indoors. Noel and Mary reunite with Uncle Dicky as the suspense of discovery looms.

Philip Veritzen Noel Mary New York Madge Graham Dicky Veritzen Madge New Jersey Nel Misa Whitlock Miss Whitlock Phil King Features Syndicate, Inc

Central Avenue Boy Scouts Hold Christmas Party

Troop 54 of the Central Avenue M. E. Church held a Christmas party Tuesday evening in the church basement. A 5:30 p.m. potluck supper preceded a gift exchange. Decorations included icicles and a lit Christmas tree. Thirteen scouts and Scoutmaster and Mrs. Barker attended. Christmas carols closed the gathering.

Boy Scouts Central Ave. M. E Barker

Christmas Dance at Grace Episcopal Church Pomeroy

The Grace Episcopal Church Christmas Dance in Pomeroy will be held Monday night in the Junior High School Auditorium. The Parkersburg Brigadiers will provide the music. Many Athenians plan to attend, and Robert E. Leake is the church rector.

Grace Episcopal Church Pomeroy Parkersburg Robert E. Leake

Personal notes and travel plans fill holiday section

The column lists social arrivals and departures with several local residents heading to St Petersburg Detroit and home with relatives for the holidays. It notes Betty Maxwell Mabel Carr Dorothy Hutchins recovering from an injury and Saylor family visiting from Clay West Virginia. A Berlin New York school exhibits an eight and a half by eight inch oversized egg with a double yolk. Ernest St Pierre trains endurance bicycling a 3 000 mile ride totaling over 9 000 miles with more trips possible after winter.

Berlin N. Y Berlin Central School New Britain Ernest St. Pierre Canada

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