Violinist Mary Ellis Opens 1937 Memorial Concert in Style
Miss Mary Elizabeth Ellis, violinist, headlines the Memorial Auditorium program with Franck in A major and Mozart D major concertos. Critic Janssen praises her singing tone, technical reserve, and moving Recitative-Fantasia, while Irene Witham's piano accompaniment supports the duo. The review lauds the evening as a standout local classical event and hints at future collaborations.
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Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Memorial Auditorium
San
Cesar Franck
Miss Ellis
Mozart
Clarence Cameron White
Filippi
Fibich
Hubay
Miss Witham
Beach fashion in Palm Beach draws photographers and locals
A photographer notes that fashionable beach outfits seen in Palm Beach are not inherently more attractive or intelligent than Athenians. He discusses embroidered wool suits and knee length terry cloth reefers worn by society figures like Charlotte Morrison and Janet Watt and mentions a local talk with Mrs Robertson Drake about upcoming pictures. The scene highlights the influence of place on perceived glamour.
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W. Carpenter St
Parkersburg
Grafton
W. Va
Watt Grover
Detroit
Grover
Palm Beach Way
Florida
Charlotte Morrison
Swank Bar Harbor
Janet Watt
New York
Palm Beach
M. J. Ackerman
Athens Messenger-Nea
Robertson Drake
Providence
R. I
How Long Can a Three-Quarter Wife Hold Her Husband
Advice column encourages persistence in marriage and self care for women. It promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to ease discomforts during girlhood, motherhood, and middle age, urging wives not to blame husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Weekend Visits Highlight Local Figures
Toledo resident Frederick Fenzel Jr. visited his mother Mrs. Fred Fenzel at 19 Park Place over the weekend. Bucyrus guests Mr. and Mrs. E Paul Cotton stayed with Mrs. W B Lawrence at 21 N College St. Also in attendance, Ohio University coach Don Peden with the wrestling team toured Kent State and Ohio State. Margaret Helen James, dean of women at Portsmouth High, stayed with her parents at 48 E Union St.
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Frederick Fenzel Jr
Toledo
Fred Fenzel
Park Place
E. Paul Cotton
Bucyrus
W. B. Lawrence
N. College St
Mr. Cotton
Lawrence
Don Peden
Ohio University
Kent State College
Ohio State University
Margaret Helen James
Herman G. James
Portsmouth High School
Portsmouth
Union St
Reception at Sigma Pi House Celebrates New Addition
Faculty, alumni, and students visited the Sigma Pi Fraternity House on Park Place Sunday afternoon to tour the new addition. The Ohio University String Quartet played as hosts and helpers guided guests through the house and tea service was led by Mrs. Sprague, Mrs. Fenzel, and Mrs. Gard.
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Sigma Pi
Park Place
Ohio University
Albert Bergesen
Robert Shhigenbauer
R. F. Beckert
John R. Sprague
W. H. Fenzel
W. L. Gard
Allan R. Kresge
R. E. King
A. C. Gubitz
George Banks
Geo Hanings Are Guests on 50th Wedding
Mr and Mrs George Haning former Bates residents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at Richland Ave Their marriage took place January 16 1877 near Chauncey officiated by justice John Cradlebaugh They have three living sons Jesse Elyria Roy Dayton Don Albany one daughter Gertude six grandchildren and one great grandchild Friends and church members honored them with a silver offering and fruit basket A prayer service and recitations marked the day Also notes their ages born June 10 and April 30. Eastside Needle Club meets Wednesday at 2 pm at Mrs Dan Rardin’s home.
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George Haning
Bates
Richland Ave
Haning
Chauncey
John Cradlebaugh
Jesse
Elyria
Roy
Dayton
Don
Albany
Gertrude
Hanings
Richland Ave. M. P
Ray Huff
Arthur Vore
John Ashton
P. A. Langston
Floyd Householder
Dallas Wooster
William Smith
John Ator
Rex Koons Is Music Maker At Dorm Dance
Rex Koons led the Howard Hall Winter Formal in the Men's Union ballroom. The event featured red and blue decorations with white candlelight and a grand march led by Harriet McGrath and escort Robert McMaster.
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Rex Koons
Dorm Dance
Howard Hall
Betty Morgan
Corrine Snyder
Martha Ransdell
Fay Lovett
Betty Brainerd
Mary McCulloch
Helen Child
Louise Cohn
House
Harriet McGrath
Robert McMaster
Herman G. James
W. S. Gamertsfelder
Irman E. Voigt
Mary Helen Fretts
Ohio Wesleyan University
Edith Pren
Delta Tau Delta
Ohio University
Hotel Berry
Andy Kirk
Mary Lou Williams
Kirk
James Barrett
Alice Mae Dodge
Chi- Omega Sorority
Gail Evans
George Hood
Mrs Celestia Phillips Buried at New Marshfield
Mrs Celestia Phillips wife of Sam Phillips a well known telegrapher at Mineral and Zaleski died in 1925 and was buried at New Marshfield this afternoon Funeral services were held at Jagers Funeral home before the burial Since Mr Phillips death twelve years ago she lived in Athens three years and the last nine years with her sister Miss Elizabeth Scott at Richmond Kentucky where Miss Scott is superintendent of the City Hospital
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Celestia Phillips
Sam Phillips
Mineral and Zaleski
New Marshfield
Jagers
Mr. Phillips
Phillips
Athens
Elizabeth Scott
Richmond, Ky
Scott
City Hospital
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club Gatherings This Week
Theta Upsilon Auxiliary meets at Miss Anna Mumma’s home. The Sayre Study Club gathers Tuesday at Mrs. W. H. Jewett’s residence. The Social Literary Club convenes Tuesday at Mrs. Morton’s home with a program on Contemporary Essayists. West Side PTA meets Tuesday with speeches by Pendry and Bing. United Spanish War Veterans host a chicken dinner and officers’ installation Tuesday. Camp 78 and Lair 30 hold their regular meeting Tuesday with officer elections. Athens Mothersingers rehearse Tuesday afternoon at Athens High School. Tuesday Club hosts program on Federal Theater and Art Projects at The Colonial Inn.
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Theta Upsilon
Anna Mumma
Congress
Sayre Study Club
W. H. Jewett
W. State St
United States
R.L. Morton
S. High St
J. B. Heidler
R. L. Slutz
West Side
PTA
Harper C. Pendry
Athens County
F. H. Bing
Ladies of the United Spanish War Veterans
Auxiliary
Ioof Hall
Camp
United Spanish War Veterans
Lair
Snaix
Colonial Inn
E. B. Smith
Constance MacLeod
Federal Theater
Temple Meads Station Called Largest Covered Freight Depot
Temple Meads Station in Bristol England is described as the largest covered freight depot in the world, featuring vast roofed warehouses and extensive rail yard facilities that accommodate heavy freight traffic.
Kidneys Clean Out Acids Warned Ad Promotes Cystex
An old advertisement warns kidneys remove acids and toxins via tiny filters. It touts a guaranteed prescription Cystex with Bank of America deposit, claiming vitality in 48 hours and a year younger feeling in a week or money back. It targets nocturnal symptoms and bladder issues.
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Bank of America
Los Angeles
Calif
Ady
Women Voters Plan National Conference On Merit System
The National League of Women Voters schedules a Feb 24 25 meeting at the Palmer House Chicago to push opinion making and personnel reform. Key leaders include Mrs George Gellhorn and Miss Anna Lord Strauss with Illinois and Chicago contingents arranging local details.
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National League of Women Voters
Palmer House
Chicago
Athens League of Women Voters
League
George Gellhorn
St. Lauis
Anna Lord Strauss
New York City
LaRue Brown
Boston
Malcolm McBride
Cleveland
Virgil Loeb
St. Louis
Jasper S. King
William G. Hibbard
Frank P. Hixon
Illinois League of Women Voters
Gellhorn
Alpha Xi Delta tea entertains pledges on Sunday
Alpha Xi Delta pledges hosted a tea for pledges from other sororities at the chapter house Sunday from 2 to 4 pm. Ruth Dixon chaired reception with Mary Jane Hitchcock and Alyce Giering assisting. Vera Scholl, sorority president, assisted as host. A pink rose bud centerpiece with candles decorated the lace-covered tea table. Kings Daughters and Wesleyan Service Guild waffle supper at First Methodist Church Thursday January 21 at 5 30 pm followed by a regular meeting. Faithful Few to meet with Mrs Forrest Chism Thursday 7 30 pm.
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Alpha Xi Delta
Chapster House
Ruth Dixon
E. Mulesberry Sr
Alpha Xi
Mary Jane Hitchcock
Alyce Giering
Vera Scholl
Kings Daughters
Wesleyan Service Guild
First Methodist Church
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Belgium
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Emma Battin
Poplar St
W. D. Hill
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S&s. Court St
Elizabeth Langenburg
J. M. Higgins
Vassar
Miss Langenburg
Wellesley College
Smart Massachusetts College For
Cincinnati
Carl Stickney
Mr. Stickney
Stickneys
Aryl Tuck
Tex
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O. A
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Little Jose
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C. M. Roe
Klamath Falls
Oregon
Charles Wood Eberlein
F. W. Bush
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Harriman
Howard Cushing
J. Gordon Douglas
Swansons Athens
Sigma Pi House
Eewie Fossey
W. J. Trautwein
George Starr Lasher
William H. Herbert
Carl Beasley
Gordon K. Bush
Roger Jones
William H. Logan
F. D. Forsyth
Charles Ley
John R. Johnston
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Victor Whitehouse
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Bernette Riggs
Edith Prentis
Florence Thompson
Helene Colesie
Edna E. Felt
Melvina JL. Danielon
Darrel Sams
Belford Nelson
Mary Louise Airheart
Ulah Gilmore
Helen Louise Schmidt
Betty Fox
Ohio University School of Music
Geo. Hanings
Eastside Needle Club
Dan Rardin
F. B. Gullum
Thomas Hoover
William Bye
Lisbon
Randall Trong
Akron
Ohio
Robert Hartford
Lakewood
W. H. Herbert
Irma Voigt
Mary E. Smith
Frank Thompson
Clarence Roach
Carl Nessley
R. F. Beckett
Thomas McNeill
M. EB. Olmstead
F. A. Pearson
Jack Hessop
Martin Miller
Bradley Slack
Art Briggs
Margaret Porter
Harlan Nelson
Betty Gullum
James Shively
Betty Hoyt McCoy
Francis Fuller
Katherine Haldebel
Leslie Fultz
Helen Hayes
Freeman Jones
Mary McCune
Mary Lou Hudson
Nelsonville
Margaret Matheny
Virginia Hoover
Ralph Parks
Phyllis Brooker
Charles Copeland
Dorothy Dippery
van Wert
Joe Pyle
Lois Splittorf
Youngstown
Saxoy
Trianon Ballroom
Athens High School
Mary Connett
Wilson
Alpha Ni Delta
Forrest
Stewart St
Vicks
Remington
Logan S
Clover Farm
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