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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
12
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a state or local government appointment and related civil affairs. Names and specifics are unclear but indicate a governor or official making a personnel decision and potential public interest or political implications.
Mr and Mrs J Eugene Williams announce the marriage of their daughter Gladys Mohler to Walters Virgil Foster son of Mrs Charles J Foster of Worthington and the late Mr Foster The ceremony was led by Dr Wilbur H Fowler at Central Methodist Church Springfield Ohio on Monday afternoon December 23 Gladys Mohler a graduate of Ohio State and Columbia Universities futures at Ohio State Alpha Chi Omega and former Ohio University kindergarten critic instructor now educational consultant with Scott Foresman in New York City Foster a Ohio Northern University graduate and Sigma Pi member is an Ohio representative for Scott Foresman in Chicago The couple vacation in Miami Beach Florida for two weeks.
Miss Norma Gibson granddaughter of Judge and Mrs. C. E. Peoples Pomeroy Ohio and Mr Raymond Maness Arlington Virginia were married December 26 at the Methodist Church East Fultnham. Rev T E Maness officiated in the presence of relatives and friends. The bride was a freshman at Ohio University and member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. After January 1 the couple will reside in Arlington Virginia.
Dr. T. C. McCracken and Mrs. McCracken returned from a week in New York City as guests of Dr. and Mrs. Walter Turner. Prof. William H. Fenzel also came back after visiting the city and viewing new plays. Mrs. Charles McConnell of Kalamazoo visits Dana P. Kelly and family. Mrs. George Sharp arrives for a ten day stay before joining her husband in Battle Creek. Athens Grange meets 8 p.m. for officer installation. Child Study Club hosts a potluck at 101 Elmwood Place Thursday.
In Weirhampton Madge and Dicky Graham hunt Carolyn Brixton, roommate of missing Marion Morton. Carolyn’s hiding at a railway station tests their patience as they search a locked rest room and waiting room while guarding her dignity and hopes.
Adele Garrison continues the tale as Carolyn feigns hysteria to elude capture. The narrator confronts Carolyn at a cache where a hidden escape attempt seems near collapse and tension rises.
Letter from Fort Lauderdale recalls diving at St. Augustine and a slave-built island while detailing inexpensive orange juice and citrus. Fringed by a Friday calendar listing church circle meetings, a White Elephant sale and a Past Chief's Club gathering at local homes.
The Presbyterian Church Married Couples Group hosts a social season kickoff Friday at 7 30 p m at the Manse with a bridge and bowling party. Organizing committee includes Mr and Mrs John Cline Mr and Mrs Gordon Gray Mr and Mrs Raymond Chapman Mr and Mrs Herman Curry and Dr and Mrs H H Rose berry. Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge plans a meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in 1 0 C F Hall.
A broken OCR line hints at events involving a child and an elder with implied timing and condition. No clear names or places are readable, but the fragment suggests a personal or domestic incident described in dated manuscript style.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest White of Broadwell announce the birth of a nine pound girl named Judy Bell on December 30. They also have two sons Billy and Earl. Grandparents are Archie Sprouse and the Vernon family. great grandparents are Alonzo Vernon. An unrelated estimate notes the earth weighs about 6 000 billion billion tons.
A simple at home cough remedy uses two cups sugar and one cup water to make syrup, then 24 ounces of Pinex added to a pint of syrup creates a full pint of medicine. It promises quick relief from coughs and throat irritation with easy preparation and a money back guarantee.
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