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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1939

Page

9

Don't Chase Your Man Advice From Hilton

An advice column offers gender norms on pursuing love with caution. The writer warns against women chasing men, urges subtle pursuit, and recalls Mae West. Readers are invited to submit opinions for future columns along with society desk notes. Rag Stitchers 4 H Club met at the Jacoby home with six members and refreshments.

Mae West Miss West Mae The Messenger Society RAG Stitchers Rag Stitchers 4-H Club Gene Jacoby

Ice Cream Social at Clark's Chapel This Friday

Clark's Chapel plans an Ice Cream Social on the church lawn Friday July 7 serving begins at 5 30 pm. The column also notes parishioners Edith Nelle Greenawalt from Athens visiting relatives in the area and other locals traveling to Columbus for family visits and weekend gatherings.

Church Lawn Edith Nelle Greenawalt Athens J. A. Bell Murn Bean Columbus H. D. Diltz Wilbur Young Bess White Phillips Home William Byers Marion Victor Carpenter Phyllis Lucile Keith Scott Glen McHenry Ash Cave Old Man's Cave Cedar Falls Rock House London Victor Carpenter Guy Carpenter Grafton Jimmy Raymond Brooks

Comedy double feature at Athena with For Love or Money

The Athena Theater shows the second half of a double bill headlined by Confessions of a Nazi Spy. June Lang and Robert Kent star in For Love or Money with a comic supporting cast led by Edward Brophy Etienne Girardot and others. A young man must recover $50000 in 24 hours with help from a beautiful woman.

Universal New York Athena Theater Beautiful June Lang Robert Kent Edward Brophy Etienne Girardot Richard Lane Edward Gargan Horace MacMahon Addison Richards Girardot and Brophy al Rogell

Eagles Beat Cheshire 5 0 In Twilight Exhibition

Pomeroy Eagles softball defeated Cheshire 5 to 0 in a Wednesday twilight exhibition. Proceeds benefited Colombo Brickles, injured in a Pomeroy Recreation League game. Also notes state life expectancy figures for Kansas and Utah by gender.

Pomeroy—Eagles Cheshire Colombo Brickles Pomeroy Recreation

Meigs County Sells World Poultry Congress Memberships

Meigs County raised 267 dollars in World Poultry Congress memberships with strong turnout in Pomeroy and Middleport. W. O. Atkins directed the drive, aiming to recruit attendees for the Cleveland congress set for July 28 to August 7, with many buyers in the one to ten dollar range and several organizations contributing.

Wesley Green Meigs County Pomeroy World’s Poultry Congress Middleport W. O. Atkins Meigs County Poultry Congress Association Cleveland Atkins Chickeries Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co

Local residents host guests and attend outings in River Hill area

Guests at Edward Mankin's River Hill home included Ben Mankin and Tom Jordan from Fostoria. They traveled from Charleston where Emily Mankin, 80, is hospitalized after a fall. Various residents return from visits and hold picnics and gatherings, including the Contract Club outing at M G Brown's and relatives visiting from Cincinnati and Columbus.

Edward Mankin River Hill Ben Mankin Tom Jordan Fostoria Charleston Emily Mankin McMillan Hospital Philip Mankin Mankin Edward M. G. Brown Rutland St O. H. Stewart George Colter Cincinnati Willis Anthony Gerald S. Fourth Ave Lancaster C. O. Cramer Earl Castle Sidney Pickens Arthur Strauss Columbus S. Third Ave Frederick Kanouse Brunswick N. J Johnson and Johnson Drug Co Kanouse Frank Kanouse Fourth Ave Middleport High School College of Pharmacy Ohio State University Helen Utterback Anna Margaret Wiley Coshock Ton

Fourth of July Wiener Roast at Camp Kinshuta

Christian Endeavor Society of the Church of Christ held a July Fourth wiener roast at Camp Kinshuta near Chester Tuesday evening. Twenty eight members shared outdoors dinner and a campfire songfest. A large fireworks display followed. Rev. Don McMillin and Miss Frances Roush accompanied the group.

Christian Endeavor Society of the Church of Christ Camp Kinshuta Chester Don McMillin Frances Roush

Young Women Attend Presbyterian Summer Conference

Miss Dorothy Nell Stewart and Miss Jane Stansbury left Monday for Wooster to attend the Presbyterian Summer Conference for young people. The gathering trains future leaders of the church and is one of four such programs for Ohio youth. They expect to return Sunday.

Dorothy Nell Stewart Jane Stansbury Wooster Presbyterian Presbyterian Church Ohio Miss Stewart Miss Stansbury

Local names listed in historical notice

Clyde Lawrence, Herbert Lawrence, Elza Larkins, Daile Pigott, Floyd Mees, Wilber Baum, George Nemaguchi, Donald Rank, Rocksprings Grange, Twin City Motor Sales Co, Co L Heaton, Alfred Grange, James L Spencer, Harold Carnahan, Irene Spencer, Seth Morris and Ernest Nelson appear in a readable portion of a historical notice.

Bake a Cherry Pie Recipe Emerges As Seasonal Favorite

A nostalgic cherry pie guide outlines a simple method using one quart cherries, flour and sugar, lemon juice, butter, and a latticed top. Bake ten minutes in a hot oven then thirty minutes more at lower heat until done, a practical method for the height of cherry season.

Accordion Guitar Ensemble Wins Prize at Syracuse Contest

The accordion and guitar ensemble under Katherine Millikan won a cash prize in a talent contest in Syracuse on Wednesday evening. Sponsored by Boy Scouts of America Troop 45, the amateur event supported a camping fund.

Katerine Millikan Syracuse Boy Scouts of America

Athens Musicians Win Prize in County Program Night

A Racine professor Sidney Fadeley led the program with Scoutmaster Fred Shumway of Syracuse guiding the event. Guest violinist David Flannigan from Syracuse impressed as Tony Woolley of Athens delivered an accordion solo. Three judges and audience applause awarded the prize to a group including Virginia Rogers Martha Morris La Roma Gaver Ralph Cade Bobby Sprague and Roger Williams of Athens and vicinity.

Virginia Rogers Martha Morris la Roma Gaver Ralph Cade Bobby Sprague Roger Williams Athens Vicinity

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Hilton Oswald Jane Wyman West Coast National Bowling Congress Clark's Chapel Athena Eagles Kansas Utah Mankins Virginia Bruce Walter Pidgeon Warner Bros Edward G. Robinson Francis Lederer George Sanders Paul Lukas Henry O Neill Anatole Litvae on @ Turrow Teche June Lang Chester Morris Dick Tracy Chepter Three Milldeck N. Court St Athens, Ohio McHenry Coats Lynbrook Vita Batiste the Quality Store
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