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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1931

Page

6

Club Hosts Supper After Chiefs Club Meeting

Members of the Past Chiefs Club and guests dined at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. I. N. McHarg on New Marshfield Road after the afternoon meeting. Thirty attended the six oclock supper and enjoyed after supper pastime. I. R. M. Van Dyke to host the August meeting of the Party Chiefs Club. Miss Verna Grow has returned home from visits in Lancaster and an eight month stay in Miami Florida and Ft Worth Texas. Jessie B Smith and son Liter Marshall visit Mrs. Smiths parents on McKinley Avenue.

Past Chiefs Club I. N. McHarg New Marshfield Road Hus Joe Verna Grow Mr. and J. ©. McCoy Lancaster Crow Miami Fla Ft. Worth Texas Jessie B. Smith Little Son Liter Marshall Pataskale Mrs. Smith Mrs. C. M. Beasley McKinley Avenue Chauncey Earl Johnson George Sass Memphis Tenn Sass Vera Chalfant Trimble Mary Andrews Columbus Lena Parry Wesley Walburn Herbert Pendergrass McRoberts Ida Pendergrass Harvey Courtney Paul Theisen

Sigma Sigma Sigma Picnic At Hillcrest

Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority held a Hillcrest Park picnic for members in Athens this summer. Fourteen sisters attended with guest patronesses Mrs. W. E. Moler Dr. Rath Beecher and Miss Margaret Lax. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hester and son Jimmy Jr of Hamilton Ontario with Ruth Drake for an extended visit.

Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority Athens Hillcrest Park W. E. Moler Rath Beecher Margaret Lax Sigma Sigma Sigma J. A. Hester Jimmy, Jr Hamilton Ontario Canada Ruth Drake Heater Little Son Jesale Drake Montrose Avenue Mr. Hester Procter-Gamble Company

Morristown Church Plans Baptismal Service Sunday

Revival services continue at the Morristown Holiness Church under Rev. B. H. Pugh and Rev. W. E. Manning. A creek baptismal service is planned for Sunday with an all day meeting and basket dinner, plus morning and afternoon preaching. Large attendance expected.

Chauncey Morristown

Miss Opal Barnes Weds Frank Leichhart in Sandusky

Miss Opal Lucille Barnes and Frank Leichhart married Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church Sandusky with Rev. Stellihorn officiating. The couple planned a dinner for family then a trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto before settling in Sandusky.

Chauncey Ira Barnes Lower Plains Opal Lucille Barnes Frank Leichhart Sandusky Ohio Zion Lutheran Church T. J. C. Stellihorn Bertha Leichhart D. W. Leibhart

Chauncey Mines Report Idle and Active in District

Chauncey Mine No. 25 and Poston Mine No. 6 in Millfield are idle today while nine other mines report work in the district. Active mines listed include No. 9, No. 255, No. 10, No. 69, Ohio No. 1, No. 24, No. 28, No. 119 and Black Diamond.

Chauncey Chauncey Mine Poston Millfield Ohio

Infant Buried in Nye Cemetery Chauncey

Infant child of Mr and Mrs Maurice Stevens buried at Nye Cemetery in Chauncey after death at home in Bailey Run.

Chauncey Maurice Stevens Bailey Run Nye Chauficey

Picnic party travels from Lower Plains to Marietta

July 17 report of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McCathran of Columbus joining Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Burch, field and son Kenneth, of Lower Plains, for a picnic in Marietta on Thursday.

Lower Plains Ralph McCathran Columbus Arthur Burchfield Kenneth Marietta

Cab fares in Columbus spark meter ordinance push

In Columbus on July 17 the local press notes taxis offer five mile group rides for 15 cents, cheaper than streetcars or private car use. It reports cab drivers seeking meters as they warn current rates may not cover costs and city council faces an ordinance decision.

Columbus

Women to Play Golf in Sunday Foursome at Athens Club

The Athens Country Club features a two ball mixed foursome on Sunday at 1:30 PM led by chairman Mrs. C I Cottingham of the women's golf committee.

Athens Country Club C. I. Cottingham

Economics Students Hostesses Party at Practice House

Ohio University Home Economics students and those taking related subjects enjoyed a Thursday night party at the Practice House on East Union Street. Forty seven students attended as hostesses Miss Margaret Davis Zelma Butt Nelvalene Adcock Frances Hale and Mary Reed assisted by Dr Velma Phillips and Miss Ida Patterson. Games included diversion bridge Michigan and bingo with prizes. The Business and Professional Women's Club picnic previously set for Monday has been postponed.

Ohio University East Union Street Margaret Davis Zelma Butt Nelvalene Adcock Frances Hale Mary Reed Velma Phillips Ida Patterson Michigan

Very Much Brown In New Directories

Athens Home Telephone directories issued this week cover July to December. Brown leads with 25 names, including two W H Browns prompting a third initial. Smiths total six fewer, with four Js and four Ws. Joneses and Williamses tie at 17 each. Johnsons Murpheus and Phillipses follow. Joseph Abraham tops the list. D F Ziggafoos is last on the last page.

Athens W. H. Browns Smith Smiths Joneses Williamses Johnsons Murpheus Phhillipses Joseph Abraham D. F. Ziggafoos Athens Exchange

Pattern sales notice for 1903 dress model

The catalog promotes a chic dainty frock with cape collar details and seamed sleeves. It lists fabric options chiffon georgette voile batiste or organdy and offers pattern 1903 in sizes 16 18 20 34 36 38 and 42 with yardage details and full instructions. Pattern price fifteen cents catalog twenty five cents.

Georgette Voile Athens Messenger Pattern Department West 17Th Street New York City

Women to Camp Ohio signups for Athens County group

Eleven Athens County women have signed to attend the district farm women camp at Camp Ohio in Louisville next week with more expected. Miss Lucille Smith, home demonstration agent, announced the July 22 to 25 encampment and notes the promise of no dishwashing during the week. Registered attendees include Edith Jacoby, Hiram Westfall, E R Jacoby, George Snyder, Ernest McNiel, R E Sutton, Jessie Pierce, A D Hull, Jeff Tewksbury, I N McHarg, and Earl Cowen.

Athens County Camp Ohio Louisville Lucille Smith Edith Jacoby Athens Hiram Westfall E. R. Jacoby George Snyder Palmer Street Ernest McNiel West Union Street R. E. Sutton Jessie Pierce Shade A. D. Hull Jeff Tewksbury Albany I. N. McHarg Earl Cowen

Hoover Praises Christian Endeavor On International Broadcast

President Hoover hailed the Christian Endeavor movement as a powerful force for good in a national radio speech. He addressed the fiftieth anniversary convention in San Francisco praising its youth leadership, unity across cultures, and its aim to promote faith and service in church and community.

Washington Christian Endeavor Movement Hoover International Christian Endeavors Societies San Francisco Christian Endeavor Societies Francis B. Clark

Cotton magnate B Marley Hart found dead in Raleigh

B Marley Hart a prominent Tarboro cotton manufacturer was found dead in the bathtub of his Carolina Hotel quarters in Raleigh early today. The death is being investigated and Hart's prominence in the industry is noted by local papers.

Raleigh N. C B. Marley Hart Tarboro Carolina Hotel

International Good Will and World Peace Stance

A terse statement extols national independence and international understanding as compatible. It champions international good will and world peace and presents sobriety, respect for law, and spiritual development as a mighty force in each nation.

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