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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1940
Page
6
Ruth Millett reports Stephens College students embrace education for life while pursuing self sufficiency yet expect marriage and children. They view work as a step before domestic life, with wary eyes on war and a future where personal ambition balances family duty and civic purpose.
Mr and Mrs Fred Beasley hosted a late night roller skating party at the Rollercade after hours drawing 60 plus guests. Couples renewed rink skills with performances by Roger Jones Sr Helen Jones and others followed by a hot hamburger and soup meal after midnight.
An ad touts Dr Caldwell's Laxative-Senna with Syrup Pepsin claiming it relieves constipation and stomach discomfort. It promotes Pepsin to dissolve undigested protein and a senna laxative to wake lazy bowels, suitable for children.
Mrs. R L Morton of 7 S High St returned from a ten day New York trip where she spent New Year’s Day as a guest of Mr and Mrs Louis Kadison. She saw plays including Tobacco Road Pins and Needles Hellz A Poppin The Philadelphia Story Ladies and Gentlemen and the film Gone With The Wind.
Dean Irma E Voigt led a Athens City Federation meeting discussing home and family living. She urged reestablishing family integrity through cooperation between mothers and families to counter modern living trends.
Athens calendar lists Progressive Literary Club Needle Club Child Conservation League Chi Omega Aleman Club Cub Pack at Christian Church Hillcrest Needle Club P.E.O Mothers Circle and many others with times from 2:30 to 8 p m on Tuesday and Wednesday. Committees are appointed for Federation Day sale and home talent play as well as luncheon arrangements at the Presbyterian Church.
Music themed gathering at 79 Grosvenor Street as Kappa Phi Alumnae, led by Mrs C E Heft and Miss Bernice Kayser, shared a potluck dinner for fourteen. A finessed program highlighted hymn writers Charles Wesley Fanny Crosby and Isaac Watts with a quartet and solo hymn singing, including an out of town guest from Albany.
Mrs D A Rardin hosted the Esther Class of the First Christian Church on Monday night at her Morris and May Avenues home. Miss Lenora Sands led the meeting with devotions by Miss Nelle Sands and a musical program by Jenny Clair, Margaret Ann Sprague, Frances Noble, Joan Gandee, and Mrs D I Gandee. One guest, Mrs Frank Myers, attended along with numerous class members. refreshments followed by a social hour hosted by a committee including Mrs R D Graham, Mrs L E Carpenter, Mrs Wilbur Young, Mrs Sam Henderson, and Mrs William Sisson.
At the annual meeting in the Girl Scout Rooms on Monday the council elected officers Mrs C L Jones as commissioner Mrs E A Cottingham as deputy commissioner Mrs John F Newcomb as treasurer and Mrs Carl Buck as secretary New council members include Mrs John S Algeo Mrs Carl Buck Mrs Hal H Rowland Mrs W F Burke Mrs J Homer Caskey Mrs John F Newcomb Mrs Gaige B Paulson Mrs B Rover Mrs Philip J Woodworth and Mrs R H White A motion picture will follow the Wednesday 730 pm meeting.
In a Sunday afternoon gathering at 434 Richland Ave the birthday party featured John James as the honoree. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Ray James at 89 Mill St and Mrs Lola Miller, plus Mrs Jenny Fur recently from Dayton now living in Athens.
An instructional piece from Bid G. Hedges at Queens Ice Skating Club explains starting with a knee bend and forward curves to develop outside edges. It covers body position, shoulder lead, hip tuck, and leaning into curves, plus practice tips and the role of edges in figure skating and dances.
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