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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1933
Page
6
The writer wonders what happened to the old fashioned woman who made calico wrappers and trimmed Easter bonnets. They question if such women are extinct in the Machine Age and invite readers to share statistics or insights from West Virginia readers who claim to track wild animals in the snow.
Forty two youths of the Church of God gathered at Mr. Raymond Atkins home on North Lancaster Street for a St. Valentine party led by Rev. C B Hanes. Activities included a Heart Hunt, a five foot Heart Beat Thermometer game, and prizes for pinning the heart closest to normal. Refreshments and Valentines followed with many attendees listed by name and relation.
The Child Conservation League gathered Tuesday night at 49 East State Street to read the club slogan. Nineteen members answered roll call with Abraham Lincoln as the topic. Guest artist Miss Shrouhee Arpee performed piano solos. infant garment kits for Red Cross were prepared. Mrs. F W Cone reviewed Frontier by Hulbert. guests included Miss Shouhee Arpee and Mrs. F C Schilling.
Despite rain, the Missionary Tea at Mrs P B Lawrence home in East Washington Street drew a large turnout. Hostesses Mrs George Whippie and Mrs M M Kerr assisted. Tea was poured by Miss Bertha Brown and Mrs G W Reynolds, with dining room service by Mrs Alonzo Palmer Mrs Harry Beckley and Mrs Fred H Beckler. Floral decorations featured white pear and carnations.
Progressive Literary Club members completed a dozen Red Cross garments and discussed calendars under Mrs. Roy Andrews at 72 May Avenue. Funeral attendees for Mr. F. D. Metcalf included Athens and Nelsonville residents. Delta Kappa initiates Miss Mary Margaret Kelley and Current Events Club hosts meet at 70 Franklin Avenue.
Forty members attended the Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church at Mrs. E. B. Acomb's Elmwood Place home. Mrs. C. M. Gill presided as president. New officers named include Mrs. George I. Putnam as president and Mrs. Nora Henry as secretary. A social hour followed and Pythian Sisters events were scheduled for Friday and a quilting bee planned for the lodge rooms next week.
Pupils at East Side School held a Valentine’s Day party organized by the Parent Teacher Association. Each class enjoyed a holiday with red Valentine boxes, heart shaped cookies donated by mothers, and class room decorations to be taken home after the celebration led by Mrs. John Downer.
Ernest Grunwald of Parsippany New Jersey will represent Ohio University at Otterbein College Westerville Friday in the Ohio Inter Collegiate Oratorical Contest. His speech is Toward Saner Values and he competes with students from Akron Baldwin Wallace Heidelberg Kent State Muskingum Ohio Wesleyan Otterbein Wittenberg and Wooster. The winner advances to the national meet later in spring. Grunwald is a senior and former Fordham debater who already competed for Ohio University in last year’s event.
The text promotes applying Vicks VapoRub to throat and chest to stimulate and inhaled vapors relieve a cold. It describes a dual action through skin and inhalation, acting as a poultice to draw out tightness and soreness while medicated vapors reach irritated air passages. It touts night-long aid to help Nature throw off the cold and offers ideas for children's colds.
Public notice for Aunt Martha quilt pattern C379 sold by mail through Athens Messenger. Each 14 inch block uses four strips and no waste. blue and white preferred but any colors possible. A 30 block quilt with border yields about 76 by 90 inches. delivery takes 7 to 10 days to Kansas City, Missouri.
Complete results from last week's Athens Kiwanis Club bridge tournament are published with partnerships and scores. Notable entries include Mrs Ed Schloss and Mrs Frank Rauch 74 and Robert Wood and Mrs Robert Wood 68 among many others. travel details note Mrs R F Demers of Columbus visiting at 25 Mill Street to spend the week with Mr and Mrs W H Logan.
A compact guide itemizes steps to build Model 2548 at home. It provides material lists and silhouetted assembly tips for hobbyists seeking a faithful scale recreation.
The Athens Messenger Pattern Department offers Pattern 248 in multiple sizes with detailed sew-ing instructions. The Spring Fashion Book contains 32 pages of chic, practical models for all day wear, including larger figures and junior styles. Send 15 cents for the catalog and 5 cents for postage to 243 W. 17th Street New York City.
A 1930s style guide outlines strategies to lower family food expenses by choosing beef cuts wisely and using tenderizing methods. It covers selecting quality sides of beef, avoiding coarse flesh, and methods like chopping marinating pounding and quick cooking to stretch cheaper cuts into tender dishes.
Athens Presbyterian Church hosts a meeting tonight featuring Great Hymns of The Church. Merrill Davis will sing three well known hymns and Rev A Y Wilcox will discuss the lives and works of the authors. George Cress accompanies.
An aged piece urges unemployed readers to maintain morale through grooming and self care. It suggests regular baths and showers as a rejuvenating routine to cope with job loss and low days, advocating daily personal discipline.
A columnist notes the pressure to look impeccable even in hardship. Personal grooming, makeup, and routine care are emphasized as morale boosters and social currency during difficult winter months, with a focus on staying polished despite tight budgets.
A brief fragment expresses concern about appearance and makeup application. The writer mentions well being and hair with uncertain phrasing and tone, reflecting a casual self-concern about grooming practices.
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