Enters Mime Artist Angna Enters At Athens Concert
Angna Enters, the One Woman Theater, appears Monday March 4 in Memorial Auditorium as the final Athens Community Concert. Her act blends mime and dance without dialogue, drawing crowds on coast to coast with varied stage figures and sketches. Described as a theater enigma of Austrian French descent, she won Guggenheim fellowships and has exhibited paintings in major American galleries.
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Angna
Athens
Anyna
New York
Victor Moore
Jimmy Durante
Miss Eaters
Enigama
America
Belmont Theater
London
Egypt
Near East
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Memorial Auditorium
FHA Waterloo High Club Valentine Party
The F H A Club of Waterloo High School met at advisor Mrs Mildred Judy's home on February 14 for a regular session followed by a Valentine party. Attendees included Harriett Dicken Arlotte Addis Catherine Pickett Doris Buckley Inez Stump Marjorie Pidcock Elnora Pidcock Pauline Gibson Betty Brooks Joann Graham Louise Hartley Mary Andrews Gertrude Lovsey Mildred Edgar Idene Ely Vera Carr Betty Saylor Eunice Shingler Beatrice Stanley Emma Jo Brewer Margaret Rice Madeline Starrett Dorothy Dowler Catherine Wright. Refreshments closed the meeting and party favors matched Valentine's Day theme.
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F. H. A. Club
Waterloo High School
Mildred Judy
Harriett Dicken
Arlotte Addis
Catherine Pickett
Doris Buckley
Inez Stump
Marjorie Pidcock
Elnora Pidcock
Pauline Gibson
Betty Brooks
Joann Graham
Louise Hartley
Mary Andrews
Gertrude Lovsey
Mildred Edgar
Idene Ely
Vera Carr
Betty Saylor
Eunice Shingler
Beatrice Stanley
Emma Jo Brewer
Margaret Rice
Madeline Starrett
Dorothy Dowler
Catherine Wright
Rest and recovery after a cold with S.S.S. Tonic
After a cold, rest and gradual return to activity restore strength. The article urges using S.S.S. Tonic three times daily before meals to rebuild vitality, noting improvements within ten days if no focal infection or organic disease exists. It emphasizes the longevity of user testimonials and the product’s trusted reputation.
Fireman’s Ball Planned by Maple Committee
Percy Lowery and his Columbus dance band are signed for the 1940 Fireman’s Ball announced by ball chairman Russell Maple. The semi formal public dance, March 16 from 9 to 12 at the Berry Hotel, raises funds for new fire department equipment.
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Percy Lowery
Columbus
Harold Junod
Clarence Parker
Ray Robinson
Harry Dalton
Carl Wilson
Paul Dalton
Charles Dalton
Clarence Colmer
Fred James
Gerald Glover
Vernon Andrews
Phones Across the Pacific Link Hewitt Family Friends
Mr and Mrs G H Hewitt of Columbus once Athens residents received a Valentine Day telephone call from their daughter in Manila Philippines Major Stewart head of the Telephone Company of the Philippine Islands arranged the call The Schlereths Mary Virginia Hewitt wife of Howard J Schlereth now in Manila with her husband and two children Lindan Ann six months Hewitt three and one half years old sent a lapel pin made of Philippine mother of pearl to Mrs Wharton sister of Mrs Hewitt.
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G. H. Hewitt
Columbus
Athens
Manila
Philippine Islands
Howard J. Schlereth
Mary Virginia Hewitt
Pi Beta Phi
Ohio University
Standard Vacuum Oil Company
Philippines
Lindan Ann
Hewitt
February Dance at Athens Country Club Draws Forty Couples
Forty couples danced at the Athens Country Club on a Saturday night for the February Valentine Dance. Rex Koons and his orchestra provided the music for the club’s major social affair of the month after several predance parties hosted by members.
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Athens Country Club
Rex Koons
Calendar notices and a marriage announcement in the 1930s paper
A calendar of club events lists the Woman's Music Club guests at Music Hall on Monday Feb 26 at 8 pm and several Tuesday meetings including Maecenas Literary Club and Better Living Group A A U W with speaker Miss Virginia Hargar. Also Athena Delphian Club gathers and a marriage of Miss Sylvia Heilman to Mr Ziba Midkiff is announced with details of the ceremony and future home. A science note states that gasoline’s heat of combustion equates to 98 000 000 ft lb per gallon, enough to lift a 3100 lb car six miles at 100 percent efficiency.
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Child Conservation League
Eastwood
Sylvia Heilman
Pomeroy
Ziba O. Midkiff
Hemlock Grove
Miles E. Hoon
Church of Christ
New Marshfield
Who's Going And Coming In This Community
A roundup of residents and visitors leaving for and returning from trips. Charles O Bonnless heads to Cincinnati then to Fort Lauderdale for an indefinite stay while Ohio University figures travel to Cleveland for athletics events. Fred Weber returns to reorganize circulation. Vincent Jukes family visits Cleveland. Robert Bingman spends weekend with parents in Athens. Mrs. Roberson and children visit Lancaster Street home for Easter. Andrew Rosenthal, Columbus native, wrote The Burning Deck now at Hartman Theater in Columbus debut.
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Charles G. O'Bleness
S. Court St
Cincinnati
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Don C. Peden
Ohio University
Dana R. Kelley
Ohio University News Bureau
Cleveland
Peden
Bobcat Club
Fred W. Weber
The
Messenger
Oil City
William Roberson
Jinny Lou
Bill, Jr
Wickliffe
Roberson
Jennie Roberson
Lancaster St
John Cowan
Athens
Clyde Snyder
R. P. Imes
Richard Imes
E. S. Finsterwald
Columbus
Hartman Theater
Andrew Rosenthal
Fred Lazarus
Mrs Murphy Is Club Hostess At Eastwood Luncheon
The Art and Thimble Club met Friday at The Eastwood with Mrs Andrew Murphy hosting a 1 pm luncheon. Seventeen members attended before an informal afternoon of needlework. President Mrs C W Gross led a brief business meeting. Clarks Chapel Ladies Aid also planned a monthly meeting at Mrs Victor Carpenter’s home with instructions to bring needle and thimble.
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Art and Thimble Club
Eastwood
Andrew Murphy
Mill St
C. W. Gross
Clarks Chapel
Ladies Aid
Victor Carpenter
Hollywood Hats Spark Reactions on Spring Runway
Hollywood actors weigh in on the 1940 spring hat scene as snoods fade and veiled brims rise. Priscilla Lane and Bette Davis praise chic models from turbanes to postilions while men note the look as sane yet stylish with navy veils and bold colors.
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Hollywood
Priscilla Lane
Snoods
Bette Davis
Rosemary
Crisp
Port Jane Wyman
Lucile Fairbanks
Panama
Patriotic Program At John S Fowler Junior Club Event
The John S Fowler Junior American Club guests from Nabby Lee Ames D A R attended a patriotic program Friday. The meeting featured a Primary Grades singing group and a Rhythm Band, a six-girl playlet Betsy’s Secret, a piano duet, and a minuet. D A R regent Mrs John Cross spoke, and gifts from the Patriotic Shower were distributed to children along with books and games.
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John S. Fowler
Nabby Lee Ames
Daughters of the American Revolution
Gerald Bond
Eileen Hawk
Our
George Washington
Ida Mae Kinney
Freda Hawk
Catherine Hawk
Albera Cloustin
Louise Johnson
Frances Ray
Betsy
Finland
Joe E. King
John Cross
D.A.R
O. D. Dailey
Junior Citizens Work
Carl Ferguson
J. T. Merwin
Nora Atkinson
Nelle Pickering
J. R. Harvey
George Pilcher
Lowell Burnelle
Jane Morgan
G. H. Crow
Junior American Citizens Club
P. O. Robinson
Plain City
Public friction tests Mary Veritzen rehearsals
In Sag Harbor Madge warns Princess Olina that Mary Veritzen may defy designer Philip Veritzen by presenting her own line read. The confidant narrator notes fear of discovery and possible consequences for Olina and Mary as plans to alter the performance unfold.
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Madge Graham
Olina
Graham Sag Harbor Farm
Madge
Mary Veritzen
Philip Veritzen
Veritzen
Mary
Madge and Olga in a tense royal hotel interlude
In a closed affair Madge and Mary maneuver through lies and loyalties. Madge confronts Olga about her emeralds while arranging a nap for Mary and navigating a looming conference with the lawless Veritzen trio. Olga reveals a theory about her emeralds to Philip Veritzen, setting up continued intrigue.
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Olga
Philip Veritzen
Madge
Etiquette Guide Teaches Correct Introductions At Social Events
A 32 page booklet answers etiquette questions from introductions to dates, dances, theater, and trips. It instructs how to present a date to parents, how fathers and mothers respond, and proper conduct at social occasions. Send 10 cents to The Athens Messenger for a copy with name and address.
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Athens Messenger
Home Service
Sixth Ave
New York
N. Y
Ohio University Orchestra earns praise at Memorial Auditorium
The Ohio University Symphony Orchestra led by DeForest W. Ingerman delivered a stronger performance than in prior years in a Sunday concert at Memorial Auditorium. Newman W. Powell, pianist, played Weber Concertstück. the program included Idmark In Springtime, Beethoven Symphony No. 4 movement, Hanson Symphony No. 1 Andante tenera, Strauss waltzes, Tschaikowsky Capriccio Italian, with an encore of Maginini Lake at Sunset. The concert featured Athens residents among the audience and faculty members listed in the program.
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Ohio University Symphony Orchestra
DeForest W. Ingerham
Memorial Auditorium
Newman W. Powell
Athens
School of Music
Ohio University
Powell
von Weber
Carl Idmark
Howard Hanson
Hanson
Concertstueck
der Rosen
C. W. Janssen
Carl Witzler
Joseph Thackrey
William Mechem
Carroll Rizer
Pallas Club Meet Hears Krecker Program At Goodwin Home
The Pallas Club met at Mrs. Howard L. Goodwin's home at 30 Franklin Ave with Mrs. Charles G. Matthews presiding. Mrs. F. H. Krecker presented articles on wartime politics from The Nation by Raymond G. Swing and Thomas Mann, sparking a lively discussion.
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Pallas Club
Howard L. Goodwin
Franklin Ave
Charles G. Matthews
F. H. Krecker
Raymond G. Swing
Thomas Mann
Mrs Morton and Mrs Benz Host Buffet Supper at Eastwood
Mrs R L Morton and Mrs H E Benz co hosted a Sunday buffet for 30 women at The Eastwood Tea Room with pastel flowers and Japan ese place cards. They plan another supper bridge for 38 guests on Wednesday at The Eastwood.
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Mrs. Morton
Mrs. Benz
Eastwood
Eastwood Tea Room
R. L. Morton
H. E. Benz
Delta Tau Delta Meeting Draws 22 Chapters in Columbus
Ohio University Delta Tau Delta members attended a three day Columbus gathering with delegates from 22 active chapters and 16 alumni groups across the central and midwestern states. Notable attendees included Rex Potter Charles Martin Dill James Bartlett Carl Schmidt and John O'Brien among others. John Paul Jones visited from Middletown for Saturday sessions.
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Ohio University
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
Columbus
Central
Midwestern
Rex Potter
Charles Martindill
James Bartlett
Carl Schmidt
John O’brien
Frank Gorchow
Henry Davis
Bob Ligett
Charles Blank
Hook Davis
Jack Pritchard
Bob Chase
Jack Fishlock
Gene Rogers
Ross Alkire
Tommy Morgan
Bob Perkins
Ted Sprague
Bill
American Legion Auxiliary installs 85 patriotic plaques in nine schools
The American Legion Auxiliary placed eighty five redwood plaques in nine city and county schools for Washington's Birthday. The inscriptions read God Bless America and I am glad to be an American with a flag image. Clara Goodrich chaired the committee.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Washington
Athens
Central
West Side
East Side
Rufus Putnam
Mechanicsburg
the Plains
Clara Goodrich
California
Redwood
America
Baltimore and Ohio Traffic Program hears national speaker
The Baltimore and Ohio Cooperative Traffic Program met at Hotel Berry with Miss Helen Foreman of Baltimore as speaker. She named a new Athens branch secretary and filled a vacancy as chairwoman. Also noted is the Athens marriage of Mary Collmer and Charles Smith on Feb 22 and home plans in Albany.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Hotel Berry
Helen Foreman
Baltimore
Mary Collmer
Albany
Charles Smith
Greenfield
Athens
Mrs. Smith
Lydia Lash Evans at Phillips Home Review of Abe Lincoln in Illinois
Miss Irene Hand of Athens High School English faculty reviewed Robert Sherwood's Abe Lincoln in Illinois at the new home of Mrs. F W Phillips Peach Ridge. The discourse included scenes featuring Ann Rutledge and Mary Todd with readings of dialogue and refreshments honoring Washington's Birthday.
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Lydia Lash Evans
F. W. Phillips
Peach Ridge
Irene Hand
Athens High School
Robert Sherwood
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Ann Rutledge
Mary Todd
Washington
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Cline
Pacific
Woman's Music Club
Music Hall
Maecenas Literary Club
E. W. Bingman
Raymond Drive
WBA Review
Odd Fellows Hall
Goo Progressive Literary Club
H. M. Bennett
Montrose Ave
Athena Delphian Club
Miss Dell Finsterwald
Miss Delle Finsterwald
Mr. Midkiff
Vincent Jukes
Barbara
Grosvenor St
Thomas Jukes
William
Robert Bingman
L. H. Bingman
E. State St
Mrs. Murphy
By Lucie Neville
MODE
Mr. Vertizen
Noel
Adele Garrison
Mr. Veritzen
Maman
Mary Gibed
Katharine
Richard Jones
Ohio U's
By Howard Kahn
Delta Tau Deltas
Recela
Phillips
Schiathera
Ohio
Little Old New York
Alice Faye
Lence
Thea Dor
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