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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1935
Page
6
A heavy blizzard dumps snow across Athens from Nebraska s start at 19 below. Residents wake to white sights on hedges and rooftops while milkmen tracks show three inches. Early sleepers brave slick streets as sleds reappear and crews spread ashes on icy roads.
Fashion expert urges women to view themselves as heroines in daily life and to dress, act, and live accordingly to project charm and confidence.
Mrs Jessie Reeves, Mr and Mrs Clarence McKnight and Mr H B Pickett attended a dinner followed by an old time music program led by Mr McKnight on the violin with folk songs sung by the group.
More than 100 parents and teachers attended the Junior-Senior High School PTA potluck supper despite bad weather. Dr BE A Hansen spoke on Philosophies in Education, contrasting current methods with those of past years, followed by a general discussion.
Mr and Mrs Edward Schloss hosted 14 guests at West State Street on Sunday to honor Mrs M L Rosser of Nelsonville sister of Mrs Schloss. White and yellow decorations featured yellow roses white butterfly bush and a large white birthday cake at the center.
Mrs Herron entertained a gayly dressed Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority group at Bertine Herron's Pine Place home Monday night. Madge Croy won the cleverest costume prize. Catherine Campbell Beatrice Sanders Madge Croy and Mabel Croy received prizes for kid games. Refreshments were served with guests Mrs Fay Francis Mrs Mitzi Cioussan Miss Beatrice Sanders and Miss Thelma Beal attending.
Friends gathered at his country home for a surprise dinner in his seventy second year with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Guy Morrison Athens Mr and Mrs Ross Martin Athens and others from Albany Darwin and Chesterhill. The hostess Mrs McKnight served with the honoree Mr Elseworth McKnight and other birthday celebrants listed.
Read Mrs. Marsden of Detroit detailing 11 years of constipation and misery. After using Kellogg’s ALL-BrAN for five months she reports regularity and improved energy. The ad touts ALL-BrAN bulk, vitamins, iron, and safety versus patent medicines.
The Lydia Lash Evans Club met at Mrs. Clarence Laughlin’s Lancaster Street home to hear Mrs. Howard B. Wood present a paper titled Ohio in Invention. Discussion covered Wright brothers Charlies F. Brush and Thomas A. Ellison with biographical excerpts. The calendar committee for the coming year was appointed and includes Mrs. Tritipp Mr. Frank Phillips and Mrs. F. D. Higgins.
Mrs. F. J. Beasley leaves by train for Oklahoma to visit her daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Briggs and three grandchildren. Afterward she will go with Mrs. Briggs to Los Angeles to see Beasley’s twin brother John Johnson and sisters Mrs. Wolfe and Mrs. Heald. Beasley plans to return to Athens in early April. Also visiting were Cincinnati businessman W. P. Cunningham and the Vance family. Mrs. Wheaton and her children returned fromNapoleon to help celebrate Mrs Benecke’s sixty third birthday in Napoleon.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Colley of New Marshfield Road and others motored to Coopersville to visit Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Slagle. On Sunday relatives gathered to celebrate Mrs. Slagle's birthday anniversary with a potluck dinner and gifts.
Mrs. Clara DeLand supervising critic teacher in Ohio University Special Education delivered a paper on How Can Special Education Aid in the Work of the Teacher of the Regular Grades at a Ypsilanti Michigan Conference. She presented Mentally Deficient topics and practical problems with solutions for normal children. Accompanied by Dr. Edith Beecher, professor in Education.
Miriam Class of the Christian Church will hold a soup supper at the church on Thursday January 24 serving from 5 to 7 30 p m. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.
Readable text explains potatoes as a good food source with minerals and vitamins and offers a collection of prepared dishes. It lists baked potatoes with buttered skins, croquettes, potatoes a la Suisse, potato pancakes, potato apples and croquettes, plus notes on frying, seasonings, and serving tips to add variety to meals.
The piece argues glamour comes from being yourself and avoiding dowdiness. It notes glamor is enhanced by impeccable grooming and attire, while suggesting confidence grows when one is immaculately turned out. It emphasizes that true glamour stems from individuality, not illusion.
Five girls Margaret Mann Margaret Barnhart Clarice McKibbeg Anna McKibbon and Lula Satherley passed the Salvation Army Guards beginners test before Adjutant Hinshaw, Ca det Helen Keen and Lucile Hunter at a regular meeting. The test must be repeated yearly before a high officer.
Dr H T Houf associate professor of philosophy Ohio University has had the manuscript What Religion Is and Does accepted for publication by Harper Brothers New York City. The 450 page work with 20 chapters serves as a general introduction to religion courses. Houf is a former president of Rio Grande College.
Ohio University School of Music students present a recital at Music Hall this evening at 8 o clock. The event showcases student performers in a formal concert setting at the campus venue.
The marriage of Miss Mildred Wend of Connett and teacher at Oak Grove school to Mr Cecil Carlin of Carbondale was announced. The ceremony occurred in Woodsfield Ohio on December 23 1933. They will reside in Nelsonville.
Miss Isabelle Work, in structor of art at the College of Education, selects Frontiers in Art as her subject for the Kappa Delta Pi regular meeting tonight. The gathering occurs in the Art Department Rooms on Ellis Hall’s third floor, followed by a social hour at Dean Irma E. Voigt's new home.
Bradbury Friday night minstrels drew about 250 people with music by Cecil Russell and Harrison Brothers. Proceeds reached 26 dollars and 85 cents. Bible School attendance recorded 76 in Bradbury and 54 in Bradford. Various local residents and visitors are noted in brief society items.
A fragment recounts a dog near elevated tracks in Philadelphia, describing the animal trotting along the rail line as a train crawled by. The piece hints at a chase and a stop as the dog interacts with the moving scene.
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