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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1930
Page
5
The program titled Alumni Memorial Auditorium features Russian selections at 8 o'clock tonight. Performers and pieces are listed in the evening's schedule with emphasis on cultural offerings.
A Buick Company salesman left Athens after a brief service. The Woman's Relief Corps will meet Friday evening at T o'clock in the Red Men's Hall.
Mrs Bush was arrested Tuesday morning by Capt Charlies Maple. The brief item notes the arrest and the overseeing officer without additional context.
The Friendship Music Club held its January meeting with Mrs. Herbert Kelley as hostess. Ten members and six visitors attended as Elizabeth Fri played piano and Jimmie Fri gave two cornet numbers. Virginia Goldsberry sang, and a Dvorak biography was read. A brief business session preceded two musical contests and refreshments served by the Kelley family.
The Girls' Mission Circle of the First Christian Church will meet in January with Lulu Wilkes as hostess at 26 Elmwood Place. The program lead will be Louisa Steel and the gathering is set for Thursday evening at 5 45.
Harold Coe has recovered from influenza and returned to his shoe business. Mrs. Marie Townsend Dixon and Mrs. A D Townsend visited New Marshfield Tuesday evening, with Dixon attending the Eastern Star inspection. Ladies Auxiliary to the Eagles meets Thursday at 7 30 in Eagles Hall with initiation and refreshments. W C T U Victory Day service set for Friday at 7 30 PM at the Presbyterian Church, moved from 7 PM.
Mrs. Roger Connor of Detroit formerly of Athens left after a few days as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Konkoskie at 86 Richland Avenue.
Maecenas Literary Club president Mrs. P. E. Shirley presided in the Chamber of Commerce rooms on Tuesday afternoon. Members shared quotations for roll call, heard biographies of McGuffey, and enjoyed readings by Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Stauffer, Mrs. Fryburger, and Mrs. Henry. A play titled The Unexpected Guests was presented by several members, followed by a luncheon for 22 attendees.
Mrs Pearl Schroats and her daughter Kathleen depart Athens for Caldwell to stay with Pearl's parents while Mr Schroats, currently in St Louis, settles in Illinois.
The Ohio University Women’s Glee Club will perform at First Presbyterian Church Cambridge on January 24. They will broadcast from Station WAIU in Columbus on January 25 at 6:80 AM, with assistance from Lawrence Rhoades, Mildred Masten, and Mary Elizabeth Clark.
Ohio rivers and creeks began receding as a northwest cold wave eased flooding threats. Schools factories and plants, closed during the flood, eyed reopening. In Putnam County a family of eleven was rescued from a submerged home. Ohio River levels stayed steady despite heavy rains.
Mrs W Bush of North Hill was fined ten dollars and court costs after arraignment before Mayor Robert S B Weed on a charge of operating an automobile without proper authority.
The fourth presentation of the Ohio University Music Lecture features a Russian chorus performing choral works. The event showcases a blend of traditional and modern pieces, engaging students and campus music lovers in a midweek recital.
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