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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1934
Page
7
Dorothy Dix lists chief causes of unpopularity such as being stand offish boastful or self centered. She urges warm gracious behavior, avoiding snobbery and trampling others, and notes popularity requires self sacrifice and courtesy in social life.
Mrs V E Harkins of Caldwell remains in Memorial Hospital with a fractured left arm and body bruises after an automobile accident on U S Highway 30N Thursday in which her husband was fatally injured. Authorities report her condition as satisfactory.
Canaan Grange will meet Tuesday Feb 6 in Grange Hall to prepare for degree work. Both degree teams are expected to attend the special meeting.
A large cast is rehearsing for the college comedy A Night of Fun at Memorial Auditorium on the Ohio University campus Thursday. The three act play Tommy with a humorous contest and other features accompany the performance. The cast includes Desire Coumeiy Minetta Esterly and a lineup of veteran campus actors with Professor W H Cooper directing the production and Vincent Jukes as technical director.
Virginia Lee Gillette aged 4 daughter of Mrs Grace Gillette of Athens sustained scalp wounds Friday night when the sled she rode on coasting crashed into a parked car on the North Congress Street hill. A local doctor said six stitches and clips were needed to close the wounds. She was returned home after treatment.
Ohio Pastors' Convention closes with united communion service. Reports urge sterilization of the feeble minded, praise NRA results, oppose blind and black booking in movies, and call for federal control of films plus stronger censorship.
Athens County Probate Judge 8. M. Johnson issued marriage licenses at a higher January pace than the previous year. About 23 couples were granted permits to wed in the just ending month, compared with 11 in January 1933.
The Parish hosts a “Parade of Wedding Gowns” on Wednesday February 7 at 7:30 PM in the First Methodist Episcopal Church. More than twenty women wear their own or mothers gowns including outfits once worn by Mrs Andrew W Ulio m and Mrs Robert Ar scott. Proceeds aid church benevolence.
Scout news from Athens and Troop 1 recounts a Monday night campfire with songs and stories. Troop 5 planned 3 to 5 pm open rooms and bird house projects, plus hikes to East Hill and Canaanville with First Class test progress. Troop 1 held a 7 pm meeting at the Methodist Church with 30 attendees, patrol checks, a Kangaroo Court, tests passed by George Sheldon and Robert Michaels, and planned patrol hikes.
Reported engagement between Dorothy Rambo known as Sandry Rambo and Prince Bishnu third in Nepal’s succession creates a conflicting tale. Delano family confirms betrothal. Calcutta denial and Rambo's reported Hollywood seclusion follow from a European tour with a theater troupe.
The Athens calendar lists numerous meetings this week including City Federation at 2:30 p.m. and the Execu tive Board at 2 p.m. Also scheduled are AAUW at 7:30 p.m. with Elmer Burritt Bryan speaking, plus dozen gatherings from WCTU evangelistic session to Daughters of Union Veterans and Parent-Teacher discussions.
Miss Ruth Burdette reports 713 bills of sale filed in January with 4 new cars and 11 trucks among them. Hunting license sales were strong too with most issued by the clerk's office, while fishing licenses totaled only eight.
Chesterhill February 3 M Lois Price 78 died Tuesday after illness since Thanksgiving She was born Ringgold daughter of Lieve King Love married James Price February 1 1877 They left four children Riley W Price Ernest Price Della Dawson and Rose Abel plus 15 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren James Price 70 died Thursday night Surviving siblings and funeral details noted Dowd funeral services set Sunday at Pennsville Christian Church burial in local cemetery
A bustling shop column notes candy gifts and romantic notions as a husband may surprise with Gilbert chocolates. It spotlights price drops on Hummingbird Stockings, new color names, and spring looks from Ginger Rogers styles to two piece frocks plus tiaras and jewelry trends at Logan's.
A festive heart shaped jelly salad recipe suitable for a luncheon or bridge party. The directions use tomato aspic with gelatin, tomato, onion, celery, spices, vinegar, and tarragon, set in heart molds or a square pan, chilled overnight and served with chic garnish and stuffed olives.
Carl Whiting of Little Hocking received one to seven years for grand larceny and John Arthur Nunn was sentenced to one to eleven years for burglary and larceny. Sheriff Thom escorted them to Columbus.
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