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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1937

Page

7

Former Athenians Spend Holiday Here

Families reunited in Athens during Christmas week as former residents return from across the country and abroad. The list includes B. M. Covert and family, Carl Wagner of Jacksonville, Clyde Hines and Omer Hines, H. F. Knox and others, visiting relatives at multiple local homes.

Athens Messenger Athen Teichena Eli Athens Florida Clyde Hines Omer Hines Sistersville N. Va

Sight-Savers' Drive Reaches Cleveland Area

The Sight-Saving Council of Cleveland reports its eye preservation message reached 488,243 people in Greater Cleveland and 896,779 folders and booklets were distributed. Also noted are Christmas Day visits by Mr and Mrs Herb J Parker of 46 E State St to Mr and Mrs Oral Daugherty in Nelsonville.

Byron Blair Chillicothe Blaine R. Goldsberry Elmwood Drive F. E. Goldsberry E. State St B. H. Biddle Lancaster J. P. Caulderwood Manhattan Kans J. G. Pierce Shade Herb J. Parker Sight-Savers Cleveland The Sight- Saving Council of Greater Oral Daugherty Nelsonville

Students stage Christmas operetta at Greens Run High

The Greens Run High School auditorium hosted The Gift of Christmas directed by Luella Clifton with help from faculty members Nelle Reher Paul Bingman Carrve Smith Crystal Simms and Loretta Shook. Narrators and singers included Lucile Erwin Mary Zalinski Isabelle Licas Florence Hildnwand Jr Dunn Mary Horvath Billy Straushaugh Clarence Houston Bobby John Simons James Koons Robert Anglin Wayne Poole Mary Jane Anglin with Doris Mulpas accompanying the high school chorus. Also noted were church services at Zion Church and a Christmas morning birth at Sheltering Arms Hospital Lester LeVerne Sanford was born to Mr and Mrs Clarence D Sanford.

Greens Run High School Luella Clifton Nelle Reher Paul Bingman Carrve Smith Crystal Simms Loretta Shook Lucile Erwin Mary Zalinski Isabelle Licas Florence Hild@nwand

Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to Married Comrades

Adele Garrison portrays a tangled domestic scene as Noel and Mary attempt to delay a call from Philip Veritzen while a wartime past shadows their choices. Veritzen’s calm relief over Noel’s possible travel by airplane grants them an extra day, limiting disaster while preserving fragile plans.

Noel Mary Noel Darling

Evelyn Harper Weds Ralph Gatchel in Glouster

Evelyn Harper and Ralph Gatchel were married at the bride's home in Glouster Friday night with Rev. F G Boroff officiating. The couple, both Glouster High graduates, will reside at 44 Fairlawn Ave and honeymoon briefly. Mrs Gatchel is employed in Columbus and Mr Gatchel works at the Glouster Post Office. Grace Sweet wins race against express train but loses car roof in Wakefield incident.

Fairlawn Ave Gatchel Glouster High School Columbus Glouster Post Office Wakefield Mass Grace Sweet

Peace at Last and a City Move Plans

In a quiet postcrisis scene Dicky and the narrator discuss relief after Noel and Mary’s ordeal. Philip Veritzen’s van ity lingering concerns accompany talk of moving into Mary’s new apartment, with hints of hidden tension beneath the calm. The narrator foresees a soon trip to the city as the apartment nears completion.

Tommy-rat Madge Noel Mary Dicky Philip Veritzen New Hampshire

Santa Visits Dionne Quintuplets in Callander

Santa Claus brought a gift-laden visit to the Dionne quintuplets nursery in Callander. Dr Dafoe led the celebration as the five sisters, joined by three elder siblings, sang carols and played toys, including a toy piano and dolls. Gifts included mittens knitted by their mother, a pottery wall plaque, a wash ing machine, a doll swing, and a doll house.

Santa St. Nick Dr. Dafoe Claire Tremblay Rose Therese Pauline Santa Claus Papa Dionne New York le Docteur Jacqueline Noel Marie Emilie Yvonne Cecile Annette

Sans Souci Club Plans Winter Formal at Hotel Berry

The Sans Souci Club of high school girls will stage its annual winter formal at the Hotel Berry on Tuesday December 28. Members guests and alumnae will dance to Jimmie Littler's Orchestra from % to 1 o'clock. Committee chairmen are Helen Stratton Betty Fulton Grace Foster Virginia Bardin and Elizabeth Wood.

Sans Souci Club Berry Hotel Berry Jimmie Littler Helen Stratton Betty Fulton Grace Foster Virginia Bardin Elizabeth Wood

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