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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1940
Page
17
A fragmented OCR note shows Pat and team aiming for a road victory at Bro and Mer, with speakers pointing to August and September matchups. Key names include Pat, Shu and Gad, suggesting a local sports brief about upcoming game plans and player roles.
Summer Cast presents the first of three Ohio University plays on campus. The open air production featured Juno Foster as Hippolots and an Amazon troupe led by Fay Lovett, with No. 2 acts by Lady Gregory and Noel Coward’s Private Lives concluding the program under director George Todd and Jack Swanton. Memorial Auditorium served as the venue with spot lighting and staged scenes without a curtain.
centervain thirty six members of the Ohio University Summer Session faculty and their wives will meet for an informal dinner at the dormitory Wednesday evening at six o'clock. After dinner a short music program will be presented.
Vacationers from McPherson and nearby towns spent two weeks in Sherpyville Buckeye Lake and Washington while relatives visited Jackson Chillicothe and Sandusky in late May. Local students and parents joined weekend trips, with Mrs Elkins and Mrs Ward hosting relatives, and outings to Cedar Point and memorial events noted among the travels.
Readable narration follows a tense escape sequence as Lilian, Dicky, and companions flee along a winding wood path with a concealed station wagon. They retrieve a car key, start the wagon, and plan a rapid dash to safety while plotting a later confrontation with ambushing rivals and a return for emeralds.
Comings and goings from Athens include a war anniversary party hosted by Mrs J E Barker at 20 Columbia Ave Aff. and Mrs W D Poling celebrate her son-in-law Me and Mrs Walter Barker Donna Lee 125 Morrie Ave Brooklyn. Guests traveled from Teste Haute Ind to Athens for the event and a yellow color scheme highlighted the dinner with summer flowers crystal candelabras yellow candies and place cards. A corsage of roses was given to Mrs Barker by several local couples. After dinner guests visited the Rutherford home at 280 E State St for an evening in the garden.
Mr and Mia Foster Crawford receive medical treatment in Columbus. Mr and Mrs FD Herbert and family also listed as visitors. North Sea weekend guests of Mr and Mrs W C Young and Jamie Athens Route Five include their son Inslaw daughter, Mr and Mrs Orville Bean and sons Curtis and Gary from Guysville. Other visitors Sunday at the Young home were Mr and Mrs Floyd Young and children Martha Betty and Ethel Ann. In the afternoon Mrs W C Young Mrs Bean Mrs Floyd Young and Glen Young attended the Chase Home Coming. Betty Lou Young stayed with grandmother. Mrs Martha Young accompanied Mrs J Orville Beenhowe to Jones and family on Second St spending the week with Jackson County relatives. They will visit their farm south of Oak Hill and Jones and son John Parry and Winifred will visit relatives in Wood County during vacation before returning next Sunday.
A party of Athens residents and friends visited Mr. and Mrs. J. Brown in Cadiz. They attended a bridge dinner, a luncheon at General Custer Hotel, a Wheeling trip with a tea room luncheon, a bridge party for mixed guests, and a Sunday picnic at a summer home, marking several social events in their honor.
The Nineteenth Totman Reunion of Philip and Jane Totman descendants met Sunday July 2 at Sherman E Totman’s Dunbar Ohio home with 108 in attendance. Officers elected were Sherman E Totman president Leslie G Totman vice president Roy Totman secretary treasurer and Pearl E Totman corresponding secretary. Remarks honored attendees from New York Fresno Calif Indianapolis Ind Wadsworth Ohio and other towns. the two oldest descendants were Mary Root 87 and Irene Totman Bell 84.
The Collins family reunion held at Nice's Park celebrated the 88th birthday of Mrs Rebecca Collins. Attendees included numerous children and grandchildren from Ohio West Virginia and Athens with many names listed among Collins relatives and guests.
The WBA will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the local club hall. The notice lists the time and location for members to convene.
William Graves of Albany Route Three was honored at a Wednesday night surprise party hosted by Mr. Guy Bolin at his home. The event celebrated Mrs. Graves birthday with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Graves and three children from Akron.
Roberta Swindell presents a simple dessert recipe claiming it is delicious and different. The method uses currants, water, sugar, and cornstarch, cooked briefly then set in containers for serving.
The Annual Lawn Fete of St Paul’s Catholic Church by the Young Ladies Sodality will be held Wednesday night July 24 on the lawn in front of the rectory. Home made cake and ice cream will be served beginning at seven thirty. The public is invited.
A kitchen tip describes a simple fruit cocktail ice treat for hot days. Open canned fruit cocktail and freeze it in a tray a few hours before dinner for a partly frozen sherbet like texture. The advice emphasizes ease and cooling value with no cookbook steps.
The event celebrated her mother's birthday with family and friends. Guests enjoyed games and home made ice cream and cake. The article also mentions a boat excursion to Louisville on the steamer Gordon Greene from Sept 27 to 29, with ACE Athens County members invited and a contact deadline of Aug 7.
Mary Elizabeth Lasher daughter of Prof. George Starr Lasher writes from Victoria British Columbia describing gardens at the Empress Hotel and Windermere House. She notes triangular street lamps with ferns and flowers, policemen, elevators and American money left in Seattle, and mentions tours to the harbor, parliament buildings, and shopping while promoting messages such as Crush Hitler.
Loyal Daughters Four-H Club at Carpenters held a meeting at Phyllis Carpenter’s home on Friday July 19. Plans were made for a Bake Sale on July 27 at C. V. Strawn’s on North Court Street in Athens and a camping trip from July 21 to August 2. President Thersa Mae Ball led nine members and four guests in attendance. ice cream was served after adjournment.
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