Nearer My God to Thee and Its Ties to Adams Family
The text traces Elisa Gould Flower Adams the author of Nearer My God To Thee and her marriage to Samuel Adams. It notes her 1805 birth, death at 43, and Sarah Flower Adams the hymn’s later author. It references a Pike's Peak tourist tale where Nearer My God to Thee echoed Bethel and McKinley’s dying prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisa Gould
Sarah
Sarah Flower Adams
Jacob
Bethel
Heaven
Adams
Millard F. Troxell
Pike’s Peak
Rev. Troxell
McKinley
Proper Breathing and Fearlessness Key to New Swimmer
Proper breathing is essential for swimmers and prevents future handicap. The guide advises standing in water waist-deep and practicing breath control with hands on hips and a deep mouth inhale followed by exhale.
Learn to Swim in a Week No 1 Puts Hands Under Water
Instructional guide for swimming drills begins with breathing practice and submersion. It emphasizes head under water with nose breathing and counting to ten, then exhaling underwater until a normal breath is possible. It continues with practice until the swimmer can stay submerged indefinitely and keep eyes open to see underwater. It notes a pushoff and dead man’s float as key drills.
Local Visitors and Guests Attend Regional Gathering
A parade of residents and relatives from Amesville Glouster and nearby towns visit Dayton Columbus Athens and Cleveland for family visits church events and the thirteenth national convention of the Benefit Association. Numerous names including Dr and Mrs Wil t T N Hoover Mrs F J Beasley and members of the Mich and Pillow families appear among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Highland Avenue
Cleveland
Fred Anna Kollister
Oscar Haning
Eastern Star Members Are Picnic Guests
More than 100 members of the Athens chapter of the Order of Eastern Star gathered Monday evening for the annual picnic on the Athens-Pomeroy Road lawn of the C. D. Roush home. The event featured a seven o'clock picnic supper, group singing, readings by Mrs. J. W. Hudson and performances by a Roush quartet including Douglas, Paul and Don Roush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
The
Order of Eastern Star
C. D
Mr. Roush
Douglas
Paul
Don Roush
Georgia Kilpatrick
Elizabeth Riley
Grace Riley
Chard Rivals Spinach With Its Vitamins
Chard offers iron and vitamins as a summer alternative to spinach. Recipes describe cooking with minimal water, serving methods with thick ribs in hollandaise, and using tender leaves in salads or as greens. The piece highlights economical, nourishing preparations and a cream of chard soup variant.
Theater Purchase In Bucyrus By Limo Corporation
The Limo Corporation, a subsidiary of the Schine Brothers Theater Corporation, bought the Hoover Theater Building in Bucyrus for 15 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OHIO THEATER _ BUCYRUS
Limo Corporation
Hoover Theater
Schine Brothers Theater Corporation
Belgian Royal Children At Dutch Seaside Resort
The King and Queen of Belgium are shown with their two children on Noorwijk beach along with the Burgomaster's children. From left to right the group includes Jan Mortel, Princess Josephine Charlotte, Sabina Mortel and Prince Baudoin.
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Belgium
Holland
Noorwijk
Jan Mortel
Josephine Charlotte
Sabina Mortel
Prince Baudoin
Miss Constance MacLeod Hosts Breakfast for Sisters
Miss Constance MacLeod entertained at Hillcrest Inn for a Sunday morning breakfast honoring her sisters the Misses Margaret and Edith MacLeod of Cincinnati. Forty guests, mostly faculty women and friends, enjoyed a veranda gathering before 9 o clock, seated at a long salmon pink themed table with matching place cards.
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Constance MacLeod
Hillcrest Inn
Margaret
Edith MacLeod
Cincinnati
Miss McLeod
Rufus Putnam Training School
Sunshine Cake Recipe Corrections
The article corrects Mrs. E. L. Gibbs recipe for Sunshine Cake and its icing. It lists precise measures for eggs, sugar, flour, and flavorings, plus method steps such as beating whites and yolks separately, folding in mixtures, and baking at 325 degrees for one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Gibbs
E. State Street
Speeding Up of WPA Projects Is Predicted
COLUMBUS L A Boulay acting state public works administration director predicted faster WPA project completion through regulation changes and broader powers to state administrations. He said borrowers and grant receivers will primarily set wages to match local rates under the new requisitions.
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Columbus
L. A
Girl Scout Benefit Bridge Party Plans Set
Girl Scout Council members met Monday evening to plan the Benefit Bridge event at the Athena Country Club Friday. Committees for ticket prizes and hospitality were named. The meeting was at Mrs. Thomas M. Wolfe’s home with Mrs. Fred McKay and others present. Council members and troop leaders will oversee arrangements.
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Girl Scout Council
Athena Country Club
Thomas M. Wolfe
Utah
Fred McKay
Charles H. Harris
C. L. Jones
L. K,. Swaim
Frank R. Murphey
Robert Hess
Cigar Factory to Reopen in Delphos
The Diesel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corporation to reopen a cigar factory in Delphos employing nearly 300 women prior to its two year closure, announced today by Mayor W. H. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphos
Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corporation
W. H. Taylor
Funeral for Mrs. Mary Stauffer Draws Out-of-Town Friends
Friends gathered at the Christian Church on Sunday for the funeral of Mrs. Mary Stauffer. Among the visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Stauffer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sprain and daughter Marie Elizabeth, D. H. Harline and Mrs. C. K. Koplin of Akron, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Frye and daughter Benneta, Mr. Raymond Johnson of Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. A Ansel and Mr Robert Walthall of Zaleaki. Rev. Reel Downs officiated and Fred Lee Tom sang. Mrs. Stauffer lived in Lower Plainas for nearly 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stauffer
Christian Church
Louis Stauffer
Fred Sprain
Marie Elizabeth
D. H. Harline
C. K. Koplin
Akron
Harvey Frye
Benneta
Raymond Johnson
Columbus
A. ©. Ansel
Robert Walthall
Zaleaki
Reel Downs
Fred Lee Tom
Stauffer
Lower Plaina
Pierce Silcott Marriage Announced in Parkersburg
Parkersburg reports the marriage of Miss Elinore Barnett Silcott daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse D Silcott to Mr Robert Paul Pierce brother of Mr Vic Pierce Athens The ceremony took place March 12 in Catlettsburg Kentucky read by Reverend Pierce of the Baptist Church Mrs Pierce is a Parkersburg high school graduate and a home economics instructor at Central Junior-Senior High School Mr Pierce former Athens resident and owner manager of the Ging ham Grill in Parkersburg They will reside at 324 Eighth Street Parkersburg.
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Parkersburg
Elinore Barnett Silcott
Jense D. Silcott
Robert Paul Pierce
Vic Pierce
Athens
Silcott
Francis Josephine Bailey
Phillip Becker
Pierce
Miss Silcott
Catlettsburg
the Baptist Church
Jesse D. Silcott
Wood County
Ohio University
Central
Phi Mu Sorority
Athens High School
Columbus School of Embalming
Gingham Grill
Seventh Street
Mr. Pierce
Eighth Street
Pre-School Mothers Club Holds Picnic for Members’ Children
The Pre-School Mothers Club held its annual picnic at Mrs. P. A. Langaton’s home in Athens Rural Route No. 1 with children of members as special guests. Pictures were taken of members and children. The next meeting is planned for Wednesday Sept 11 at Mrs. Glen Atkinson’s Hooper Street home.
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Mothers Club
P. A. Langaton
Athens
Glen Atkinson
Hooper Street
Community Events and Grange Notices Tonight and This Week
Social calendar lists West Side School lawn events a Band Concert and Ice Cream Social on the West Side. Young Married People's Class picnic at Nice's Piente Grounds on Athens Pomeroy Road Tuesday at 6 p.m. Daughters of Union Veterans meet Wednesday 7 30 p.m. in the I C O F Hall. July birthday party planned with initiation practice. Athens Grange no regular meeting Thursday 750 p.m. Albany Grange to confer Third and Fourth Degrees with refreshments.
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West Side
Bishop Clasa
West Side School
The
Christian Church
Nice
Piente Grounds
Athens-Pomeroy Road
Daughters of Union Veterans
1. C. O. F. Hall
Athens Grange
Fairgrounds
Albany Grange
Grangs
Vienic M and HU Circle and Pythian Sisters Event
The M. and H. Circle and Pythian Sisters and their husbands held a Wiener roast Monday night at the McHarg residence on New Marshfield Road. Rain did not stop the gathering as many attendees enjoyed music dancing singing and an eclipse viewing.
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M. and
H. Circle
Pythian
Mr. N. McHarg
New Marshfield Road
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