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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1935
Page
7
An article notes hats and headwear influence from the Italian Art Exhibit in Paris. It discusses half hats and turbans as bold fashion choices for the season, urging women to pair them with distinctive hairstyles rather than simple coiffs.
A fashion note suggests the red velvet turban as a half hat alternative for formal wear. The accessory covers the hair over the ears, offering a stylish option for women seeking a distinctive wrap.
A hairstyling advice column explains choosing curls and hats, plus a dandruff elimination routine. It stresses clean scalp, proper brushing, balsam oil treatment, warm rinsing, and sun drying. It notes Mrs. Elizabeth Swaim and Mrs. Charlotte Spaulding visiting relatives in Columbus and Athens before returning home.
Community notes record numerous visits and travel moments. Frances Wilson Welch of Riverdale-on-Hudson joins the Lawrence family in Athens for the summer while others, including Dr. John Sprague, attend weddings in Columbus and family visits across Ohio.
A sweaty weekend in Athens features out door dining on lawns and porches, early risers like C. C. Cornell and Mrs. Fred Beasley, and social chatter about flowers, parks, and local tips. The Fourth Infantry spreads orders to guard eggs, while stories note Wimbledon victor Helen Willis Moody and a curious onion breed.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Pr ians of braha stine and a reference to the GFR, suggesting a local or organizational edge or aid event. The readable fragments are too incomplete to determine a clear event, date, or outcome.
Six children and their families gathered Sunday near Fisher Station to honor Mr. and Mrs. A. Verity on their forty first anniversary. Those present included Gordon and Elwood at home, Earl and daughter Mary Louise of Columbus, Anna May Throckmorton and husband with son Kaye Don of Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. R. Reaney of Cleveland, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Morris of Akron.
The Philath ea Class of the Christian Church hosts a Tuesday potluck supper at Mrs. Cora Dalley 19 Arden Place with self supplied tableware and 6 pm serving. The Woman's Missionary Society meets at 2 pm at the Presbyterian church with Mrs. J. T. Merwin in charge. Kappa Delta Phi holds a 4 pm meeting in West Wing to discuss new members. The Foreign Missionary Society hosts an ice cream festival on the parsonage lawn Tuesday night. The Women's Benefit Association gathers at 7 30 pm in the I O O F Hall.
Thirty seven Chauncey and Millfield High School girls passed a Red Cross Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick course in Athens and will receive certificates at a Chauncey High School tea Tuesday afternoon. Anne Morgan led the 30 hour program. certificates hinge on a passing standard.
A quiet July wedding in Warren Pennsylvania united Mrs Della Baker of New Lexington and H D Washburn a Athens and Meigs counties businessman. The ceremony at First Grace EB Church was officiated by Rev Harold McCurdy. The couple plan to reside in the East.
Mr and Mrs W F Poyet of Belpre announce the marriage of their daughter Opal to Alvin Matt Taylor son of Mr and Mrs Dave Taylor of Little Hocking Ohio. They wed November 25 1932 in Dayton Ohio with Rev Jay from the Baptist Church officiating.
The Betsy Ross 4-H club met Saturday June 20 at member Jane Marquis home. Six of ten members attended. The group adjourned to meet again Wednesday July 10 at 7 PM at Dorothy Barker home.
Mrs. Charles Woodworth and Mrs. R W White entertained their bridge club Tuesday July 2 at White’s home 902 State Street. Two tables played with Frances Cooksey winning first prize and P O Nichols taking second. A bridge dinner followed at 6 45 with Mrs T H Morgan as a guest.
The Esther Class of the Christian Church will not hold a meeting tonight as announced erroneously in Sunday's Messenger.
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