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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1937

Page

7

Athenians Recall A Busy Independence Week End

Local residents recount a bustling holiday weekend as many travelers and guests visited Athens. Families like Snow, Harman, and Lehman returned from trips to New York City Vermont and Cleveland while others prepared tea visits and hosted relatives, preserving the town’s post holiday social rhythm.

Athens D. C. Snow Guysville Wilmer Harman New York City Green Mountains Vermont Canada Cleveland Richard Snow Mrs. Snow Owens-Illinois Glass Co Columbus Tos Guyslle

Children's Story Teller crossword clues

A compact list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues referencing authors, objects, and common terms across themes from literature to geography. Includes hints on people, places, and items such as wax, advent, fissure, sun god, elf, bones, metal, and measures, arranged to fit a puzzle grid.

Carrier Boys Spend Fourth at Buckeye Lake

A group of 46 Athens Messenger carrier boys earned an overnight Buckeye Lake trip for July Fourth. The excursion, led by Fred Weber and Grant Gilkey, took the boys by chartered bus to a lakeside cottage where they swam and rode park concessions.

Athens Messenger Carrier Buckeye Lake Fred Weber Grant Gilkey Alexander Victor Edwin Haas McArthur Wendel Dunlavy Giouster Lester Lonas Derthick Robert Powers New Straitsville Robert Ansel Enterprise Thomas Hendricks Bradbury Robert Hansel Logan Bill Evans the Plains Otto Hartman Robert Wollett Murray City Junior Williams Canaanville Bill Thomas Myers Crossing Bill Williams Reedsville Tom Thomas John Paulison Beaumont Phillip Stauffer Don Barrows Ed Cuckler Pomeroy Sam Kline Rob

Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to Married Comrades

Lillian mocks Edith Fairfax while plotting to keep her away from the narrator and Dicky's business. The narrator notes Mary and Phil Veritzen discuss a lead role in a New York play with hints of a scheme. Suspicion grows that Veritzen may use a clever ruse to replace Mary later.

Adele Garrison Mary New York Dicky Phil Veritzen Denmark Lillian

Master's graduate Zelma Krapps visits hometown

Miss Zelma Krapps formerly of Athens and a graduate of Athens High School and Ohio University has spent the last year at Teachers College Columbia University earning her master’s degree in June. She took a year’s leave from Canton Public Schools where she serves as art supervisor. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ollisse and Miss Alice Heyes of Chicago and Mr. Alfred Heyes of Detroit visited their mother Mrs. Lena Heyes and aunt Miss Ida Bougher on Dairy Ave over the weekend.

Zelma Krapps Athens Athens High School Ohio University Teachers’ College Columbia University Miss Krapps Canton Tom Ollisse Alice Heyes Chicago Alfred Heyes Detroit Lena Heyes Ida Bougher Dairy Ave

Brownie Camp and Bazaar Planned With Updated Schedule

Brownie Camp will be held at Camp Rotan on Thursday with a new bus schedule leaving at 10:20 and returning at 4:20. A bazaar for the St. Ambrose Church project opens Thursday evening at 6 on the Belpre church lot with supper games and entertainment. Mr and Mrs Cecil Westfall visited Richland Ave. neighbors Monday.

Camp Rotan Belpre St. Ambrose Cecil Westfall Kingston Val Westfall Richland Ave

Family Reunion Honors Florida Guests in Ohio Town

Four generations gathered Monday at Ray Gardner’s home in Athens Route 7 for a family reunion honoring Verna Nelson and her Florida relatives, formerly Verna Gardner Chauncey. An all day picnic brought together members from Chauncey Columbus Athens Gloucester and Indian River City including Gardner Pendergrass Baumgartner Nelson and McCullough families.

Ray Gardner Athens Verna Nelson Florida Verna Gardner Chauncey M. J. Gardner Ida Pendergrass Minnie Koons Columbus S. A. Welling Ola Whelling Grace Myers Glouster Guy Gardner Blanche Gardner Maud Gardner Ralph Baumgartner Gladys Baumgartner Billy Baumgartner John Cora Richard Roland Hill Cleveland Charles Lucille Bennett Richard Gardner George Pendergrass Karl Nellie Glenn Gardner Joe Juanita Virginia Bobby

Tuppers Plains 4-H Club Meets Wednesday

TUPPERS PLAINS The Planning Together 4-H Club met at Miss Eileen Damewood’s home with leader Mrs. Hoffman presiding. They discussed a trip to Syracuse Beach and adjourned. The next meeting is July 7 with Miss Twila Brooks. Several local residents and visiting relatives were noted. Monsoons blow from land toward the sea in winter and from sea to land in summer.

Tuppers Plains Eileen Damewood Hoffman Syracuse Beach Twila Brooks Elia (Hill) Fish Pomeroy Emma Young Freda Bean Laura Barnett Guysville Bliss Springer Detroit Guy Springer Leo Shields East Liverpool V. C. Shields CCC Charles Sommer Lowell Matlack Blaine Hardway E. B. Parker Charley Skinner Garnet Watson Cletus Chapman Clyde Millhone Floyd J. K. Swindler H. D. Parker Reedsville Pearl Keehler Highway 7 Bertie Bahr Athens Elmer Reed Middleport Chester Albers Wheeling Vivian Hoffman Freda Green Cincinnati Eugene Wilber Barrows Washington, D. C Nettie Stewart Nelia Parr Chester Lena Parr Belle’Keller Elsworth Keller Coolville

Daughters of the Union Veterans Meet and Club Events Told

Daughters of the Union Veterans meet at 7:30 p m with initiation, birthday party and State Convention report from Columbus. Faithful Few Club picnic postponed from July 8 to July 22. Richland Ave M Church Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 1 p m and Central Ave Church Ladies Aid holds all day quilting at Mrs D L Jones home. Prof Edwin Gaylord and wife return from Cambridge after his talk on static ally Indeterminate Structures in Civil Engineering Education.

L. O. Lehman Chandlerville Ill O. D. Morrison Morris Ave Daughters of the Union Veterans Columbus Faithful Few Club O Ladies Aid Society of the Richland Ave Ladies Aid Central Ave D. L. Jones Second St Edwin Gaylord Woodard and Highland Ave Cambridge Mass Gaylord Society For Promotion of Engineering Education Civil Engineering

Busy Bees Meet Elects Secretary Treasurer

The Busy Bee Sewing Club met at the leader's home on June 30 and elected a new secretary treasurer. Members present were Thelma Manfield Mary Jackson Phyllis Halbirt Jean Crawford and Erma Chammell. The next meeting is set for July 7 and plans include making articles for an attractive room. BAKE SALE Clarks Chapel Ladies Aid holds a bake sale Saturday at 9 am at C V Strawn's 72 N Court St Proceeds go to church repairs.

Busy Bee Sewing Club Thelma Manfield Mary Jackson Phyllis Halbirt Jean Crawford Erma Chammell Clarks Chapel Ladies Aid C. V. Strawn’s N. Court St

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