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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1940
Page
6
Christmas week scenes include visitors from Camp Shelby Cincinnati and Columbus, with families hosting parties and dances. Ensigns Lostaunau and Eddy connect to naval circles. Local clubs and church groups plan meetings and showers as residents share holiday meals and greetings.
Mr and Mrs D R Zenner hosted a Christmas party at Orchard Gables Saturday night for more than one hundred guests. Invitations extended to Gregory Zenner Philip Zenner a student home from Exeter and guests from Brooklyn Cleveland Clarksburg Long Island plus relatives in Seattle who sent holly and laurel decorations.
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Mercer hosted Christ mas guests including Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sigrist and son Freddy of Jackson and Mrs. Mary Davidson and granddaughter Martha Ann of Athens plus family from Camp Shelby. The gathering featured a turkey dinner and carols. Sgt. C. H. Lemon and son Dennis visited from Fort Thomas and attended the wedding of Howard Hyre. Lemon to return to Kentucky soon. Lydia Lash Evans Club to meet at 2:30 p.m. at 4 Cable Street with Mrs. Robert Purrington presenting a book review.
The stars for Tuesday December 31 favor pleasant conditions but warn of last minute plan changes. Expect potential misunderstandings in correspondence or written agreements and stay prudent in social, domestic, and romantic matters. A birthday person may see a progressive year with some advancement and resilience against deceit.
The Athens Messenger notes top fashion picks from New York designers editors and executives. Mrs Harrison Williams tops the list in a long running best dressed ranking since 1933. A tie for second includes Mrs Ronald Balcom and Mrs Thomas Shevlin.
Mrs. Howard J. Ayler chaired the Spiritual Life Committee as the Women’s Society for Christian Service and Bible Study members gathered December 26 for a Christmas program at her home. Local and out of town guests shared readings songs poems and reflections on what Christmas means with gifts for all forty-two attendees.
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs invite families to a New Year’s Eve party in 1.0.C.F. Hall on Tuesday night. Attendees should bring a pie or sandwiches and a game to play. Social Sewing Club meets Thursday at 1 30 pm at 67 Mulberry Street home of Mrs. Harry Faulkner.
Mr and Mrs Donald McKay of Atlanta visited Racine to spend the weekend with Verne and Mrs Watterson. A J Schaefer from Chillicothe spent time with his family. Miss Flossie Baker wed Ernest Nesselreade in a Racine parsonage ceremony. Mrs Kate Wolfe hosted Chinese Checker players with gifts from Clara Clark of Detroit.
Madge and Dicky arrive to question Carolyn Brixton about Marion Morton's disappearance. Carolyn hurriedly delays, claiming a summons from her mother, while guards and clues suggest she may be eluding them. A ruse at the train station reveals a potential lead and a hiding place near a broom closet.
A continuation scene shows the narrator faint after a coughing spell, aided by a friend who fetches water and offers to fetch a doctor. She explains her husband’s urgency to leave and asks the friend to check for Mr. Graham in the waiting area. Carolyn Brixton appears behind the closet door as the scene continues.
Ruth Millett advises beating the Winter Willies by reconnecting with old friends, making time for promised plans, and doing thoughtful acts for those in need. She urges initiating calls, setting meetings, and taking concrete steps to feel productive and uplifted during the post holiday lull.
A prose column recalls a holiday scene with campus guest Bill Root returning from Columbia to work as a New Year’s Eve club bouncer in Manhattan. It notes his size and football past, plus sightings of Jack Benny and Phil Harris, and a post card about Eleanor Hazlett interviewing the Windsors in Miami. A Nazarene Church dinner feeds 125 needy guests with a homey, charitable tone.
Mr and Mrs Sterl McClelland hosted Christmas dinner for family including Fred McClelland and daughters Bonnie and Mary Hershel McClelland and daughters Katy and Wayline Errett Johnson and family visited with Herman Wyatt family Bernish Hipscher vacationing with parents Dolph Hipscher Truetown Ray Fulton and family plus Rev C P Taylor and daughter June Christmas dinner guests Harry Donaly and son Richard with Harman Corning Carol Fulton visited sister Donald Cook Murray City
Advice column urges modern women to update makeup and wardrobe with changing fashion trends. Emphasizes adapting complexion tones and trying eye shadow, while consulting hairdressers and beauty experts. Also reports on funeral attendees for Mr. W. W. Clendenin from several towns.
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