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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1939
Page
7
A lively Leap Year dance featured coeds as escorts and bemused male guests. Corsages, cosmetics jokes, taxis and help with topcoats colored the night. A student’s fall during finals earned a D, while a cafe flirt offered to hire to write a club paper.
The Progressive Sunday School Class of Central Ave M E Church hosted an oyster soup supper for women in the church basement. About 25 members attended with plans to serve dinner for 50 attending an Ohio University art convention on Feb 18.
Herman James Jr son of the Ohio University president plans a 75-day SITA tour of Europe sailing June 22 from New York aboard the Statendam with about 25 students under Students International Travel Association. Mrs Marie Dixon hosted a bridge club at 52 West State Street with high scores won by Mrs Dwight Robinson first Mrs Frank Foster second and Mrs Forrest Chism third.
The article notes a smaller group of active cabinet hostesses as new appointees reshape social duties. Mrs. Ickes is the newest, hosting her first official at home, while others like Mrs. Hull and Mrs. Morgenthau keep intimate tea parties and large dinners in Washington and nearby estates.
A West Side Parent-Teacher Study Group met Monday to discuss a national magazine article urging early political education for schoolchildren. The event at Mrs. Denver Gooding’s home included plans for Founder's Day on February 21 and information about the Southeastern Ohio PTA district conference in Middleport on February 17. Mrs. Gooding served ice cream and cake.
Madge Graham fears spy work by Philip Veritzen as she and Mary scheme to evade his orders. They leave the hotel for a New Jersey trip and a delayed long distance call prompts tense dialogue with the hotel manager. The pair plan shopping while Veritzen drives home, with the scene ending as the cliffhanger continues tomorrow.
Miss Phyllis Logan daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Logan will attend Ohio University next semester to major in art and journalism after a year and a half at Denison University. Several other local students are enrolled or returning to Ohio University for the new term including Miss Nelle Foster and Miss Dorothy Anne Schilling while Miss Dorothy Jane Smith leaves for home and will not return next semester.
Ruth Millett profiles Honore Morrow and her daughter Felicia, describing a lifelong clash during adolescence as mother and daughter evolve from potential enemies to friends. The piece previews Demon Daughter, recounting Felicia’s nine year input and Morrow’s belief that girls grow past rebellious phases to form genuine bonds.
Daughters of Union Veterans host a Progressive Benefit and Bridge Party Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Book Review Group meets at 7 30 p m to discuss The Mortal Storm. Athens County Council on Childhood Education meets Feb 1 at 7 p m with Dr A B Sins speaking on Federal Aid Legislation for Schools. Lydia Lash Evans Club and Faithful Few Sewing Club convene Thursday afternoon and evening. Bidu Sayao performs at Memorial Auditorium Thursday at 8 p m as part of the Community Concert Association series.
Mrs O D Morrison of 50 Morris Ave hosted the Class dinner meeting Tuesday night for the regular February session moved earlier due to other events. Miss Elliott and Miss Gochnauer assisted. forty members attended the buffet dinner with a centerpiece of freezies and sweet peas and chrysanthemums for decorations.
The chart notes both opportunities for progress and obstacles to success. Personal or family activity may slow objectives while strangers or distant interests could aid change. A year of conflicting conditions looms for those with birthdays, with illness or low mood causing delays.
The Duke of West Point shows at the Athena Theater on Thursday. Edward Small presents a romantic drama with Louis Hayward Joan Fontaine Richard Carlson Tom Brown and Alan Curtis about Plebes at West Point with authentic backgrounds filmed on location.
Logan Edgar Samuel Bradley, 29, restaurant worker, and Frances Adele Ruff, 31, housekeeper, were granted a marriage license. The report notes railway authorities in Canberra offering free transportation for children and escorts traveling for medical examination and treatment.
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