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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1933
Page
3
An old advertisement urges thin blood patients to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery at 209 Sandusky St. It includes a testimonial claiming the tonic restored appetite and ambition in a son after illness and references Pierce's Clinic in Buffalo for medical advice.
Julius Theiss longtime Nelsonville waterworks employee died yesterday at his home near Racine. He helped install the 1894 water system as engineer and plumber and left a wife and son Norman. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at his Racine area residence with Knights of Pythias assisting.
Michael Bly came home after a four months visit in Detroit. Mrs. William Hartmrss spent Sunday with her daughter Mrs. Ed Cai ghs ey. John McClain preached a sermon at Oak Grove Sete, sight.
The boys of the Young People's Group of the Christian Church hosted the girls Friday evening in the church social room. Music games and contests were featured. Covers were laid for fifty. Tiny hatchets were given as favors.
Saturday afternoon from 2 to 4, Janet Irene Bay hosted fifty two little friends? Actually 22. The guests enjoyed a very lovely afternoon with games and contests arranged by Betty and Josephine Tignor who helped Mrs Bay in serving. Janet received many nice gifts.
Mrs. E. J. Cable and Mrs. Ed Dean host the Presbyterian Church society on Thursday at 2 PM. The meeting precedes annual reports, and officers for the coming year will be elected with hopes for good attendance.
In Nelsonville on February 21 Miss Mildred Bussey led the Young People's Society of the Christian Church meeting. Miss Erma Reed led worship and patriotic songs followed by Miss Alice Mechem's piano solo. Miss Louise Hanning read a paper on The Early Life of George Washington before Mr. McDaniels of the High School faculty reviewed Washington's life. Seventy five young people answered roll call.
M. L. Carter and his son Don traveled to Riverside Kentucky to visit Emmett Carter in the veterans hospital. Emmett recently suffered two strokes of paralysis at the facility.
Miss Emma Tucker of Columbus spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs G I Tucker.
Members of the Faithful Workers Class of the Methodist Church will gather Thursday night with Mrs. Harry Runion, assisted by Mrs. Thomas Spencer and Mrs. Belle Smith.
Mr and Mrs Joe Wright travel to Columbus with Mr Wright to enter Grant Hospital for a goiter operation. Mrs Wright will stay with him until after the procedure.
Mrs. Albert Brooks hosted a birthday gathering Saturday night February 18 at their Walnut Street home for her husband turning thirty eight. Guests included the Brooks family and numerous friends and neighbors listed in attendance.
Minneapolis February 21 Andrew Volstead author of the prohibition enforcement act remains opposed to any repeal or modification of the Eighteenth Amendment. He stated his position is well known and unchanged after repeal efforts in Congress.
Flora Van McCumber and family stayed with friends at Darwin and Bungtown. Binas Violet visited Jer seyville with R F Perry and family, returning with son Jimmie after a two week visit. Fannie Frost visits her mother Elsie Miller at Sumner with her children. Carl Martin has been ill for two weeks while Roland Fastman slowly improves. Seymour Wills visited Denver Van Neat and family. Maud Ross from Pomeroy spent a night with her ailing mother. Junior Frost visited Helen Culluma and Mary Violet called Addie Shumway. William Yerkey and family moved into a new house and hosted a musical for nephew Raymond Knight before his return to Grafton West Virginia.
Trimble Grange held a small meeting after competing with Athens County Grange’s unmarried member event. It approved sending lecturer Mrs Hazel Fisher to Columbus for a week long short course. A three act play by 11 members was planned and vegetable soup was served. Next meeting set for March 4 at Trimble. GLOUSTER section notes church class officers elected Wanda McAllister president Fontelie Harper treasurer Jane Murray secretary.
Yale and Harvard plan a joint business law course to combine semesters at both institutions. Students spend first, third, and fourth years at Yale Law School and one year at Harvard Business School, with merit-based selection by a joint committee.
DENVER Colo Feb 21 A P Assurance that Charles Boettcher Jr kidnapped nine days ago would be returned safely if ransom were paid was awaited by his father Claude K Boettcher today The elder Boettcher asked reporters stationed at their homes to be removed to facilitate contact with the abductors
Charles Zimmerman aged 65 president of a Columbus automobile sales concern died after a heart attack following a round of golf at the Columbus Country Club. He formerly operated a hardware store at Grover Hill Ohio.
The project shifts from six previous clog dancing studies to aesthetic dancing in girls gymnasium classes.
In a PTA gathering a novel Swiss dance was demonstrated and proved entertaining. The girls are now taking up tap dancing under Miss Helen Shaw, a capable instructor, with classes planned to be both educational and enjoyable.
At the Feb 15 assembly Captain Farr Estabrook of the Army of the Episcopal Church delivered an uplifting speech about a hardened criminal reformed by music who aided the Titanic orchestra during the sinking. Rev. Lloyd Evans introduced him after a student musical program featuring Mary Elizabeth Cope, Mary Goodspeed, Haniette Davie, Jane Fisher, Jane Figgins, Mary Galvin, George Bateman, and accompanists Miss Bessie Stevenson and Jane Galvin M. J. H.
About 200 members and families of Glouster Lodge No. 336 Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters gathered at the lodge home Monday night to mark the K of P anniversary. William Shreves presided as master of ceremonies with several talks, a burlesque by S S Underwood, a potluck supper, then dancing to Lawson and Slick orchestras.
Miss Emma Jauchius of Glouster was taken to a Columbus hospital Friday night for an appendectomy. She was accompanied by her mother Mrs. Faye Jauchius and sister Mrs. Violet Morris. Mrs Morris returned home Sunday night while Mrs. Jauchius remained with her daughter at the hospital.
In GLOUSTER Feb 21 five local delegates will attend the Ohio Un employed League gathering in Columbus for two days. Delegates include F C Hashman A Hashman Hoyt Williams Albert West and Mayor Joe Jud son. Athens County will send ten, with a registration tablet at Joe Beshara's High Street business.
Glouster reports a special meeting of church women on Wednesday at 6 o clock in the Church of Christ. All women are urged to attend.
The Literary Club of 53 seventh and eighth graders presented The Ola Maids Club on February 15 at 3 15 in the senior auditorium. Cast included Carma Heffner Annabelle Busey Harriet Davin Eileen Hughes Ruth Howard Jo Tigner Betty Wend Rose tta Hitchings Betty Hitchings Margaret Tenn ihill Mary Williams Mary Bumgardner Catherine Duffy Violet Wolf Billy Watkins and Paul Whyte. Members aided with licket sale costumes and stage properties under sponsor Miss Hyde E B
Twenty one fresh ment boys formed the Chef Club. Half prepared a luncheon on Wednesday February fifteenth for the remaining members. Led by Charles Moe the group served escalloped potatoes with ham rolls apple and cabbage salad and hot chocolate. Tables featured tiny lace doilies and fancy napkins with a Wandering Jew centerpiece. guests joked but ate heartily as the boys cooked and washed dishes. Next week a new group under Tom Galvin will serve a luncheon. M.C. M.
The following names should have been added to the honor roll for the last six weeks: Charles Evans, Ed ion Hickman, Bob Lancaster and Garth Lightfoot. Garth Lightfoot should have appeared on the honor roll for the previous six weeks as well.
The Saga Committee, made up of the senior class, is selling the school yearbook for 1982 1943 at one dollar. Each senior is responsible for selling at least five copies and orders are being taken now by any senior who can deliver the book.
A fragment suggests readers urged to start saving money now, with a light tone about coins and value. The text hints at deals or discounts but lacks clear details on items, dates, or sources.
Last week in the N H 8 S corridors students witnessed quirky initiation, unusual outfits, and a backwards dress worn by a sophomore. Mr Mooney in Room 20 joked about the thermometer reading 65 degrees while claiming Noon 20 was warm.
Joe Galvin arrived at school before o clock where Mr Powell handed him a penny. The note mentions quirky anecdotes about a musical refrigerator and a frosted radio and recalls Glee Club bake sale and misplayed piano pieces involving Ar lene Betts and Margaret Howe with Miss Shaw directing Daisy Bell.
In a humorous scene at Lota, young pupils and infants mingle in the halls during class changes. The incident prompts Mr. McDaniel to joke about becoming a kindergarten teacher as older students escort siblings and prep students through the school day.
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