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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1940
Page
7
Rest Haven in Albany hosted a mid winter benefit luncheon for the Albany Garden Club attended by sixty nine members from Athens Meigs and Ross Counties. Proceeds support civic beautification.
Mrs Lowell E Burnelle of Glouster was elected regent of the Fort Gower Chapter Daughters of the American Colonists at Athens meeting. New officers include J R Harvey Athens first vice regent and J B Cross Athens second vice regent with other posts filled by locals. Officers to be installed at Marietta meeting hosted by Mrs Summers and Mrs Sloan.
Mrs. Carl Roberts welcomed Kappa Phi Alumnae at her home 39 Grosvenor Street Monday night. Thirteen members and one guest shared a potluck dinner and a Valentine themed evening with games and contests led by Mrs. Roberts Kathryn Bell and Mrs. E Winston Jones. Out of town alumnae Miss Helen Winnmiller from Columbus and others from Albany Logan Enterprise attended.
A farewell party and potluck was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Taylor at 85 Sunnyside Drive. Honorees Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Thompson left Athens for Zanesville where Mr. Thompson becomes assistant manager of the L. B. Price Mercantile Company's Zanesville branch. Guests included R. E. Tanner Glouster S. H. Thompson Logan C. E. Mender Nelsonville and the Taylors with their children Richard Earldean and Betty.
The February gathering of the Colum bus Athenian Club met at Mrs Bess Clark’s residence with guests Carilla Warner and Carrie Spaulding. Readings by Rosa Hill Carrie Waters and Lola Clark were presented. The March meeting will be hosted by Mrs Hill to mark the club’s eleventh anniversary and elect officers. Nannie Ullom Rebekah Lodge No 553 meets Thursday at 730 pm at IL O OF Hall.
Francis Fuller and Darrell Tom, both 24, bought Lamborn's Studio in Athens, leaving their T and F Studio on President Street. Once boyhood friends who built boats and planes, they now run one of Athens' largest photography studios and share a hobby of flying as student pilots at Rowland Field. Casadesus performs with 20 pipes, each supplying a mood for his pieces.
Athens Airways and the Athens American Association of University Women announce three free airplane trips as door prizes at Fun Fest Saturday night February 17. Trips are to Columbus Portsmouth Toledo and other Ohio area airports, part of a program to promote women traveling by air and supporting the national Fellowship Fund.
Mary Veritzen competes for a starring role as Madge Graham handles tense arrivals at the Graham farm. Three harps are delivered for Philip Veritzen's plans, with one chosen by Mary while officers and drivers clash over the unpacking and clearance in the library as the scene shifts toward a continuation.
Mr and Mrs Harry Cromley of 69 N Congress St plan a motor trip to Florida starting Wednesday for one to six weeks mainly in St Petersburg. Wayne Kenney of Pleasanton returns home from Columbus Hospital after a major operation with relatives visiting. Other locals and guests include Chris Gilmore and children from Cincinnati and Thaddeus Thomas of Wheeling visiting Kenney’s family. Danny Dew, son of Mr and Mrs Wheeler Dew, visited his grandmother. Orland Mansfield, Camp Hocking enrollee, spent weekend with his father Clarence Mansfield in Athens while Charles Smith of American Rolling Mills, Middletown, visited his parents.
Community Concert Association patrons in Athens Parkersburg and Marietta look forward to Robert Casadesus playing at 8 p m on Wednesday February 14 in Memorial auditorium. The program features works by Rameau Scarlatti Beethoven Chopin Debussy Grandados and Ravel. Critics praise Casadesus as a master interpreter and polished virtuoso. Miss Mary T Noss hosts a French language reception after the concert at her home Wednesday evening.
Thursday open house marks the Golden Wedding anniversary of Elza Peter Bodkins and his wife Mrs Bodkins of Albany. They spent most of life in Albany with a brief stay at the County Home near Athens. They farm near town and follow world events by newspaper and radio. They have many nieces and nephews and no children of their own.
Mrs Victor Croxall was honored as guest at a surprise birthday party hosted by Mr and Mrs W A Dewey at 184 W Washington St Monday evening. Guests included William, Mary Ellen, Phyllis and Lena Belle Dewey, Mrs Helen Stevers, George and Opal Stevers, Elizabeth Black, Richard Joyce, Donny Arnold and Perle Gielkey.
Grace Chism and her brother Forrest D. Chism Jr plan to move to Columbus. They were honored guests at a Saturday dance at the Athens Country Club hosted by Mary Jean Williams Barbara Danford Mary Ellen Walsh and Betty Henderson. About 70 youths danced from eight to midnight with chaperons listed.
A list of Tuesday and Wednesday gatherings across organizations. French Group AAUW at 57 Elmwood 7 30 p m Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary at Eastwood 8 p m Mrs Ruth Klingenberg hostess. Needle Club I O O F Hall W E A Review and Benefit Party. Hillcrest and Athens Needle Clubs social sewing. Mothers Circle. Public Health League of Women Voters. Faculty Wives Club. Pocahontas Lodge meets Red Man's Hall with a Valentine exchange.
A Woman's Home Missionary Society notes a grooming game advising women to study others to learn why looks succeed or fail. It urges judging hats, rouge, jewelry, and attire to refine personal style and avoid excess, then invites members to a meeting at 58 N Lancaster St with devotions and a study group.
A home remedy promises fast cough relief from colds using a two cup sugar to one cup water syrup with 244 ounces of Pinex added to a pint bottle. The recipe claims rapid action, no spoilage, long shelf life, and strong popularity with children, plus a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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