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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1932
Page
22
Mrs. Dunfee was scratched in a roadside incident when Paul Crane of Parkersburg struck her while driving west. He left the scene to fetch help, believing he was near Athens, and ambulance confusion sent responders to Guysville before physicians reached mother and child. Crane reported the crash to Sheriff Wayne Wingett.
Frederick Schul er and his father crafted a small cabin from rounded green boughs with plastered joints and a paper roof. The project, described by Frederick, shows the pupil’s effort with minimal help from his father, who assisted only on the corners.
Mrs. F. M. Hutchinson a prominent Athens Country Club golfer wintering in Florida captured the women’s 18 hole medal meet at Seabreeze Daytona Beach with a two day score of 92. Runner ups were Mrs. W. F. McCready of Pittsburgh and Mrs. W. D. Craig of Beaver Pa with 93.
A Hillcrest Inn dinner celebrated the Phi Delta Pi physical education honorary of Ohio University’s birthday. Miss Lillian Aitken as president gave a short talk. Attendees included Lillian Aitken Louise Ralph Esther Kimbill Nellie Towles Emily Pafenbach Leah Tyson Ethel Roderick Lorraine Smith Justine Krejci Betty Greene Marie Grim Madelyne Coleman Harriett Rogers and Mrs. R. F. Beckert.
Mrs P O Nichols and Mrs richard McKinstry entertained their bridge club Tuesday evening with a dinner bridge. Dinner was served at The Colonial and bridge played at Elmwood Place. Guest Mrs Dwight H Rutherford attended. Trophies for high scores were won by Mrs R H White first and Mrs Parl Beckley second.
A vintage advertisement promotes Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment to cleanse pores and heal inflamed pimples. It claims daily use transforms coarse skin to clear, smooth complexion and offers a free trial booklet from Resinol, Department 22, Baltimore.
Mrs. O. R. Hunsicker hosted a 6 oclock dinner at 222 West Washington Street in honor of her son La Verne Hunsicker celebrating his twenty first birthday. Guests included Miss Lorene Walker Miss Aruana Elliott Miss Katherine Brannon Mr and Mrs Walter Tucker Mr and Mrs Harry Riley Mr and Mrs O R Hunsicker and the honoree La Verne Hunsicker and Jim Hunsicker.
The Athens Needle Club gave five dollars to the Athens County Red Cross for relief war. The donation was announced at a Wednesday afternoon meeting hosted by Mrs. John H. Gross on Morris Avenue 59. The gathering included sewing and a 5 o'clock dinner.
The W. B. A. plans a district rally here in May, announced at Tuesday’s Moose Hall meeting. The Review pledges a class of members in honor of supreme president Bina West Miller whose birthday falls in May. Miss Ina Hoover of New Salem spoke as managing deputy. Rev and Mrs Bishop of Central Avenue depart Feb 15 for Tampa to visit their daughter and family then plan trips to St Petersburg before returning in April or early May. Mrs John Finsterwald is home from Cincinnati after visiting her son-in-law J R Hayes and Nell Finsterwald in Hartwell Cincinnati.
Pre School Mothers Club met at 60 Stewart Street to discuss a study on Sex Education of Young Children by Grace Langdon. Emphasis was on factual teaching, proper vocabulary, and avoiding unlearned later corrections, with refreshments served for St Valentine Day.
A mother, Mrs Emma Dunfee of near Canaanville, and her seven month old baby were struck by a car Tuesday afternoon along Canaanville Road. Mrs Dunfee sustained severe bruises and minor abrasions.
A compact history of coin collecting traces how Farran Zerbe’s discovery of a foreign 50 centimes coin sparked his passion and built the Zerbe Collection. The Athens Messenger announces a booklet titled Everybody's Coin Book offering a concise, authoritative guide to coins and collecting. Send 25 cents plus mail to The Athens Messenger Information Bureau Washington DC for a copy.
In Vatican City on February 11 Premier Benito Mussolini met Pope Pius XI in a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the Lateran pacts. Mussolini kissed the Pope's ring as the pontiff welcomed him in the Pope's private library amid pageantry and Swiss Guard uniforms.
The UC Conservation Council prepared a map of Ohio showing 55 streams closed to fishing for two and a half years. The Athens Messenger will display the map in its Editorial Room for sportsmen to study or request information by phone.
Athens district enjoys a sunny day with temperatures in the seventies and many flowers in bloom. Yesterday's high reached 72 degrees per Mrs. C. N. France, Athens County weather observer, while overnight low fell to 42. The Hocking River receded to a normal level at 4.5 feet this morning.
A replica of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home, a little log cabin, is showcased as a prized possession of the Fifth...
An in town druggist offers Emerald Oil as a home treatment for varicose ulcers and leg ailments without injections or tests. Buy for 83c with McKee Drug Co money back if not relieved. immediate relief promised.
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