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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1941

Page

6

Athens Garden Club Meets at McLaughlin Home

Mrs. G E McLaughlin hosted the Athens Garden Club meeting at 17 Franklin Ave. Speakers included Mrs. Snow on holly and magnolias, Mrs. Stalder on rhododendrons and azaleas, and Mrs. Hopkins on amaryllis. The club discussed removing dead trees and handling sunsightily.

G. E. McLaughlin Athens Garden Club Franklin Ave George Hopkins John Snow H. G. Stalder Snow Europe Ghent Stalder Athens Hopkins Florida California Laura Bailey

Sigma Phi Gamma delegates attend Dayton province convention

Two members of Alpha Tau chapter Neta Stauffer and Dorothy Nelle Michael attended the Gamma Province convention in Dayton February 15 and 16 at the Miami Hotel. About 200 officers and delegates from Ohio gathered for a business session, banquet, and dance. Nadine Norris was named president, Ann Bessey organizer, Helen Haley editor, with a Hawaiian luncheon closing the event. Athens attendees included Charles Cross and several couples.

Sigma Phi Gamma International Dayton Neta Stauffer W. State St Dorothy Nelle Michael The Plains Miami Hotel Epsilon Empire Nadine Norris Columbus Ann Bessey Zanesville Helen Haley Springfield Athens Charles Cross Clark Applegate C. E. Minister Douglas Spaulding

Valentine Dinner at Kayser Home

At the Kayser home Mrs. Frank Kayser hosted a Friday noon chicken dinner for 18 Hillcrest Needle Club members. Valentine placecards and comic valentines complemented red and white decor. committee included Mrs. Kayser Mrs. Mills and Mrs. Bennett with helpers Mrs. Caster and Mrs. Hill. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Bennett and Miss Pickering. next meeting set for Feb 26 at Mrs. Welk’s home.

Frank Kayser Hillcrest Needle Club Kayser Mary Mills Harry Bennett A. R. Caster W. D. Hill A. N. Johnson J. W. Henderson Nelle Pickering N. S. Welk

Athenians Attend State Defense Conference in Columbus

A group from Athens joined the February state meeting on Adult Education and National Defense at the Nell House. The three day event featured Governor Bricker and educators addressing dangers to democracy and citizen responsibility amid present crisis.

Columbus Nell House Fred E. Luchs Adult Education Council E. B. Smith T. M. Wolfe Mabel Olson Ross Wright J. F. Dixon Clara Desland Elsie Druggan L. C. Staats Edith Beecher Margaret McCutcheon Citizens Committee For Democracy John W. Bricker

Waterloo Girls Boys Exchange Studies At Waterloo High

Miss Ida Patterson Ohio University assistant director of Home Economics led a methods class visit to Waterloo High School. A two way exchange will place girls in shop and boys in kitchen starting Feb 17 with Eugene Ridenour teaching the girls and Mildred Judy the boys. Birthday dinner honored Mrs. Robert Dixon 86 and Mr. Harl Smith 82 on Valentine’s Day at Athens Route One.

Ida Patterson Ohio University Waterloo High School Eugene Ridenour Mildred Judy T. E. Dixon Athens Glen Haning Dale Hart Haning Harrisonville Hart Smith Donald Johnson Robert Dixon W. S. Parker Merritt Dixon Harl Smith Valentine's, Iday

Community Calendar Lists Various Athens Club Meetings

The Athens area hosts a packed slate of club and association gatherings Tuesday and Wednesday. Meetings include the Athens Community Concert Association executive committee, the Tuesday Club, Baltimore and Ohio CTP, West Side P T A, and pre-Lenten fund events at St Pauls Church.

The Athens Community Concert Association Hotel Berry

Lodi Conservation Group Meets at Parmiter Home

The Lodi Township Home Conservation Committee met at Mr and Mrs E S Parmiter’s home in Guysville with Mrs Faye Wingett leading the Health discussion. Sixteen members attended and Mr Ray Wingett and Mr Coke Lawson showed motion pictures. Refreshments were served by the hosts.

Lodi Township

Mrs Luchs Reviews Embezzled Heaven at Church Meeting

Mrs Evelyn Luchs leads a Monday night book review at the Presbyterian Church praising Franz Werfel's Embezzled Heaven as a philosophy on immortality. She quotes passages and notes the work stirs the soul and invites reflection. The event was sponsored by church groups with Wesley Miller presiding. next up is Jan Walin's Out of the Night on February 24 at 8 p.m.

Evelyn Luchs Presbyterian Church Franz Werfel Teta

Miami fashion sets the tone at Hialeah races and beaches

In Miami the resort season sparkles with bold color palettes as society flocks to Hialeah’s track and Royal Palm events. Honeymooning visitors in bright yellows and beige tailoring mingle with purple ensembles and summer fur wraps. Irene Castle McLaughlin and writers for the premiere of Back Street add star wattage to the stylish scene.

Miami Hialeah Buckley F. Byers Rosamond Murray Honolulu John C. Clark Irene Castle McLaughlin Royal Palm Hialeah Park

Albany Grange Meets Carrie Hall Club in Home Gathering

Albany Grange and the Carrie Hall Club held a meeting at Mrs. Evelyn Hooper’s Athens Route Five home with 21 members attending. A potluck luncheon followed. new member Marie Carpenter joined. Guests were Leo Hooper Everett Carbaugh and Marjorie Miller. Next meeting is March 13 at Olive Baughman’s home.

Carrie Hall Club Albany Grange Evelyn Hooper Athens Olive Baughman Maude Knowlton Kathryn Rickey Ida Elliott Pherice Wingett Thelma Shaver Blanche Cline Bessie Pugh Blanche Elliott Ella Miller Eva Sanders Althea Scott Melva Radcliffe Bertha Wingett Belle Fought Mattie Coates Helena Whaley Mabel Carbaugh Winifred Hooper Marie Carpenter Leo Hooper Everett Carbaugh Marjorie Miller

February issue of Christian Herald features local writers

The February Christian Herald includes two Athenians works, a sermon Learning Contentment by Fred E. Luchs and And He Called It Basketball by Mrs. M. Whitcomb Hess. Also notes Mildred Smith, a local figure, appearing in a Cleveland paper and a Red Cross flag missing mystery as housecleaning nears.

Christian Herald Fred E. Luchs Presbyterian Church M. Whitcomb Hess John A. Hess Ohio University W&d Cross Red Cross E Nough HBF

Advice for widows offers practical paths and purpose

A New York dispatch reviews Toni Morrey’s book advising widows to forget age, learn new skills, and pursue practical work like home cooking, hosting, babysitting, or curtain cleaning. Morrey urges socializing, humor, and self-reliance for financially stressed women, with remarriage as a later option.

Toni Morrey Mary Elizabeth Plumer New York Dispatch Toni

George Washington Tea Held by Presbyterian Group

The George Washington Tea of the Young Married Couples Group at the Presbyterian Church will be hosted at Mrs. Harry Foster’s home 220 FE State St on Wednesday afternoon Feb 19. Arrangements are led by Mrs. Gordon Gray Mrs. Grace Martin Mrs. Elizabeth Mill Mrs. Juanital Johnson Mrs. C. Calkin and Mrs. Erma Jagers. Mrs. E B Smith president will pour and presidents of women’s groups are invited as guests. Also Mother’s Circle meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m at Mrs. Stanley Nida’s home 44 Mound St.

St. Paul's Church Young Ladies Sodality Higley Study Circle P. G. Hibbard Lancaster St C. E. Atkinson Alaska Athens Colony New England W. State St O. D. Dailey Elson Hedges Silas Biddison C. E. Gorman Dell Finsterwald Lenore Stack Harry Foster State St George Washington The Presbyterian Church Gordon Gray Grace Martin Elizabeth Mill Juanital Mother's Circle Stanley Nida Mound St

Children of American Revolution Chapter To Be Organized Here

Nabby Lee Ames Chapter of D A R met at Miss Mary Williams home for a C A R organizing event. Key speakers included Mrs. William Parker from Parkersburg West Virginia and Mrs. Lowell Burnelle guiding Ohio growth. Delegates to Continental Congress and state conference were named with decorated tea as a patriotic tribute.

Children of American Revolution Nabby Lee Ames Daughters of the American Revolution Mary Williams S. College St George Coe Abbie Lawrence P. G. Hibbard Opal Conner John Ec God Bless America John Fowler Club Athens County Cross Jacquelyn Ley Co. A. R Barbara Dea Henry Shannon Wilson Shannon Ohio Burnelle O. D. Dailey Continental Congress Continental Congress of Daughters of the American Revolution Washington, D. C John Cross Albany Anna White H. G. Stalder Nora Atkinson Nelle Pickering Cincinnati Carl ‘Ferguson J. T. Merwin R. W. Finsterwald Florence Lash Arthur Boyles Faye Baker Cline George Washington

Athens High School rummage sale raises funds for graduates

The Ways and Means Committee and the Athens High School Junior-Senior organization thank donors for a successful rummage sale at City Hall. Fifty dollars was raised to help outfit graduates with commencement clothes. An auxiliary benefit tonight at 7:30 with games prizes and refreshments at the Legion Home.

Ways and Athens High School Junior-Senior Parents and Teachers Organization Clarence Wyckoff Athens High School Paul Keever Cora Frame Homer Brown Tee City Hall W. D. Poling Athens Wheaton Legion American Legion Auxiliary

Pitfalls of Love in a Carom of Flirtation

Madge Graham suspects Carolyn Brixton flirts with a young state trooper as part of her scheme to avoid Graham cross examination over a missing Marion Morton. The officer returns, hints at a tentative campus dance, and Dicky allows a private walk for Carolyn while Madge confronts her husband.

Carolyn Graham Dicky Madge Graham Carolyn Brixton Marion Morton Madge Caroln Ch-E-Eld Westhampton

Quick Cough Relief Remedy From Home Mix

Old home remedy describes making a syrup by dissolving sugar in water then adding Pinex to a pint bottle for cough relief. The mixture supposedly reduces phlegm soothes irritated membranes and aids restful sleep. Pinex contains Norway pine and guaiacol for quick throat action.

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