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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1936
Page
7
Athens residents prepare for church conferences and camps while families host visitors from across the region. Many locals vacationed in-state, with extended visits to relatives and news of students and service members. Transported by train and car, people share plans including studies in music and pending military service.
Miss Margaret Porter and Miss Rita Carper hosted a breakfast at Hill Crest Inn on Sunday for Miss Virginia Coe who will wed Mr Arthur Briggs on July 25. Guests included Misses Jean Gist Margaret Alyce Guthrie Helen Jones Mary Ellen Bibbee Velma Geary Louise Douler Gretchen Reach Mary A. Jones Ellen Biddie Mary Ellen Wood and Mrs Ann Custer Getz.
Members of Sans Souci high school society held pledge services for six girls and the election of officers at The Eastwood Monday night. Delores Davis was initiated at Prof Mackinnon home. pledges Ellen Davis Dorothy Rhoades Dorothy Cray Constance Dent Virginia Bardin Betty Cokenougher. Phyllis Logan elected president Marjorie Buell vice president Pattie Mackinnon secretary treasurer Geraldine Chism prep master.
A large birthday dinner was held in Falls Mills West Virginia for Mrs Nellie Nicholas a nurse from Athens. Attendees included the Gartons McNemers Jones Ward Williams and others from Weston Jane Lew Clarksburg Napier and Nokesville. A separate note lists church society meeting and Haga home coming events along with a story about Gov Landons swimming lesson learned from Frank Hall in the Shenango River.
AAUW sponsors benefit bridge at Dean Irma EK in Voigt's garden Wednesday 6 to 8 30 p m Daughters of Union Veterans annual picnic at Athens Fairgrounds Wednesday 6 p m members families bring own table service Pocahontas Lodge meets Wednesday 7 30 p m at Red Men s Hall.
A second verdict in two days finds against the State Industrial Commission. The jury decides that Joe Litzinger’s widow is entitled to a share in the state insurance fund, ruling his 1931 death from internal injuries sustained while lifting a heavy object at a Middleport bakery was compensable.
Adele Garrison recounts in a dialogue about a hidden legacy from Robert Savarin. The narrator plans to use the fortune to secure Lillian and Marion, while Dicky warns of risk, and Mrs Cosgrove’s approval underscores the deal's gravity and secrecy.
Hollywood readers note Greta Garbo faces questions about dropping the Swedish Sphinx persona as public curiosity grows. The piece compares Garbo's status with Theda Bara and Clara Bow, recounting arrivals, interviews, and the aura surroundingIcons. It also reports a birth announcement from Guysville for Patricia Lee Hayes and a homecoming event.
The M and H Circle will hold a Friday 6:30 p.m. picnic supper at New Marshfield Road hosted by Mrs. I. N. McHarg. Attendees should bring a covered dish. Children’s Day services are planned at Bates Church on Sunday July 19 at 10 a.m.
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