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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1940
Page
8
The Ohio University Orchestra directed by Professor D. W. Ingerham will present its annual concert Sunday evening February 25 in Memorial Auditorium. This continues the Sunday Evening Concert series by faculty and campus musical groups.
AAUW hosts a community Fun Fest at Howard Hall starting 7 30 p m with games for all ages. An all star student floor show follows at 10 15 p m featuring Anita Gottlieb Roger Crow Arminta Morrison and several music groups. Proceeds benefit the AAUW Fellowship Fund.
Mr and Mrs Carl H Beasley and Mr and Mrs William H Logan leave by car for three weeks in Hollywood Florida. Dr and Mrs John R Sprague and daughter Mrs Robert W Main depart for two weeks visiting Fort Lauderdale. Robbie Main stays with grandparents in Cincinnati while Mr Main attends Ohio State. Weekend hosts Mr and Mrs George Pennell celebrate Mrs Pennell's forty eighth birthday with relatives and friends. Eloise Swank marks tenth birthday with a party at 156 Mill Street featuring games, gifts, and a pink white cake.
Mr and Mrs Maynard Coates of Chase and Mr and Mrs Edward Pugh with son Larry were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Pugh. Lloyd Bolin helps care for Henry Dixon who remains seriously ill. Mrs Evalyn Pugh and son visited Mrs Emma Inman who has been ill weeks. Mildred Pugh, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Pugh, recently taken for observation at Sheltering Arms Hospital, returned home. William Stalnaker spent Sunday with Emmett Sauters near Chase. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bolin and Mrs Ella Wood visited Mrs Nora Gibson in Athens. Pearl Wood and grandson Pearl Howard Brooks spent Saturday at Chauncey with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harold Jones.
Music pupils of Mrs Katerine Millikan performed a Tuesday night recital at the Millikan Studio of Music with piano selections by Ruth Gentry and Virginia Haley, accordion numbers by Ada Sutton and Laroma Gaver, Hawaiian guitar by Joe White and others, followed by games and St Valentine refreshments served after prizes were awarded to several attendees.
Mrs Anna White shares liver included scrapple tips from Edwin Watts Chubb Library area. Dana Fuller discusses pigsfeet prep and home kitchen details. Athens Garden Club meets Monday at 2:30 PM at Mrs Isaac E. Ash’s home. Pebbles left on graves at the Hebrew cemetery in Salonika mark respect.
Adele Garrison continues Madge’s caper as she hides Olina’s harp practice to impress theatrical magnate Philip Veritzen. The scheme unfolds with delayed rehearsals and flattery aimed at securing Olina’s role, while the exiled Queen Olga awaits in the farm house.
Calendar items list dates and hosts for the Current Events Club Ohio University nature talk Ladies Auxiliary and AAUW events plus Daughters of the American Revolution gathering. Includes rehearsals for Gilbert and Sullivan Il Anthe and social functions with fund raising details.
Ohio University faculty satire and a tiny costumes plan blossomed into a 60-person production of Tolanthe at Memorial Auditorium. Ann Beasley, hailed as New York Society Singer No 1, wowed at the National Variety Artists benefit show with stars like George M. Cohan and James Stewart in attendance.
Peggy Moran stars as a runaway heiress in Universal's Oh Johnny How You Can Love at the Athena Theater Saturday. The film features Tom Brown Allen Jenkins Juanita Quigley and Betty Jane Rhodes singing Oh Johnny plus two new melodies Swing Chariot Swing and Maybe You Like What I Like. Supporting cast includes Donald Meek Isabel Jewell Horace McMahon and Joe Downing with Charles Lemont directing and Ken Goldsmith as associate producer.
A chic spring look features a classic felt hat with a cleverly stitched pocket at the front crown. A bright kerchief peeks out, adding a contrasting splash of color to the wearable accessory.
Radio highlights present the networks and their major stations. Red Blue Columbia Mutua list includes KDKA WEAF WABC WLW WIRE WHAS WGN WSB WMAQ WCAU WOR WSM WHIO WHIZ WTAM WIZ and notes the W prefixes for various affiliations.
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