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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1938
Page
10
Mr and Mrs Harold Ross of 51 Grosvenor Street Columbus announce the birth of a daughter on Monday January 17 at Mt Carmel Hospital in Columbus Mrs Ross formerly Phyllis Petit Both are graduates of Ohio University
The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War held a meeting with Mrs. A R Harmon new president and committees named for floral visiting and needlework. Ill members received flowers and sympathy messages. Next meeting February 2 will feature Miss Mary Delle Maxwell presenting the patriotic program.
On Friday evening January 14, the children and close relatives gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Herb Riggs home to honor Mr. Riggs on his birthday. Ten children and their families attended with many relatives present including the Sargents Biffles Lees Riggs Stanley Pierces and others. Mr. Riggs left Tuesday for Cleveland to attend the Rood Show.
Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club met Wednesday evening in the home of Mrs. C. E. Fisher at 35 Grosvenor Street. Miss Rita Carper spoke on life in India, sharing her birthplace and recent move to the United States. Mrs. Joseph Thackeray gave a talk on the fraternity’s history. Special guest Mrs. Walter Whitoff of Pittsburgh attended. Next meeting planned for February at the chapter house.
A group of friends and relatives gathered Friday night at 260 East State Street to honor newlyweds Mr. and Mrs Dwight Duncan who wed recently in Greenup Kentucky. Prizes were awarded to Peyton Reed John Dilling er Bess Dilling er and Marian Pierce during games before cake ice cream and coffee were served.
Funeral services for Helen Hammond will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Floodwood Church. Burial will be made at G w, leaving several details unclear in the obituary note.
Professor Frank J. Roos, formerly on the Ohio University faculty and now with Ohio State University, hosts a four weekly broadcasts on WOSU Columbus titled Approach to Art. He speaks Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 45 a m and repeats Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 00 to 10 30 a m. The Roos family has moved to Columbus.
Jo Culbertson sits at Reno playing solitaire as their contract bridge team prepares for a six week stay while the Reno divorce court is set to hear her case on January 26. She may resume work with her husband Ely as business partners rather than spouses. Ely, traveling abroad after the split, calls himself a married man with bachelor instincts.
Local lifeguard turned actor Jake Sherman earned film work at Samuel Goldwyn studios in Marco Polo and Robin Hood plus Hurricane. He worked with John Ford and admired John Barrymore and Maurice Evans. He later did radio and Shakespeare, preferring stage to screen, and plans more studio time after visiting Athens.
The Married People's Class of the First Christian Church met at Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ayres's home on Van Vorhes Street. Hostesses served refreshments after a business meeting opened with prayer and plans discussed for a church pledge, visitation, supplies, and equipment.
A roundup of meetings and programs for clubs and societies across the area. AAUW reviews Broadway plays and Shakespeare Richard II. Athens Grange discusses degrees with a short play. Life of Christ film at Presbyterian Church. various sewing, missionary, and auxiliary meetings. schedule notes for Friday events and a note about porcupines’ buoyant quills.
Mrs H A Elkins hosted the Hobson Study Circle on January 18 with 20 members at 41 Maplewood Drive. Mrs M A Smith spoke on New Mexico and Arizona and Mrs Dana Fuller discussed Deserts in the United States.
Advertises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a reliable remedy for nervous tension and female functional disorders. Claims benefits include calmer nerves, firmer health, and improved well being with endorsements from over a million women. Encourages readers to buy now from their druggist.
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