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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1935
Page
7
Print ad for a lilac tinen dress pattern Style No 2860 with pin tucks and paneled skirt. Describes fabric choices and sizes 14 to 40 bust, material amount, price 15 cents pattern and 25 cents book and pattern, mailing to Athens Messenger Pattern Department 160 Fifth Avenue New York.
Descendants of Philip Totman gathered for their annual reunion at Ash Cave on Sunday July 21. A picnic dinner preceded a cave exploration as family members and friends from Athens Marietta Dunbar Springfield Chillicothe Amesville Columbus Cleveland gathered.
Mr and Mrs Edward McKibben announce the marriage of their daughter Othella Jane to Leo Carsey son of Mr and Mrs Ace Carsey of Guysville. The couple were wed at Point Pleasant on March 11 1935 and will reside in Athens.
Instructional text on breathing with stroke swimming emphasizing timing of breath between arm movements. It outlines body alignment head position turning to the side, and coordinated arm strokes with the right arm. The passage ends with a cue to finish the stroke and prepare for the next step.
Paris fashion note describes tailleurs and slim suits as the season’s top choice for garden parties, racing events, and upscale meals. It highlights tailored silks, quiet grays, and printed coats from Mainbacher, Maggy Rouff, and LeLong, with black and navy accents, pale blues, ambers, and white ensembles accented by flowers.
The Social Calendar lists an ice cream social on the church lawn Wednesday evening by the Society of the Methodist Protestant Church. Thursday brings the First Christian Church annual picnic at the Fair Grounds starting 4 30 p m, with Eagles Ladies Auxiliary meeting at 7 30 p m and a pot luck supper. Friday features a Methodist Church picnic at the Fairgrounds from 4 30 p m to 6 30 p m, with lemonade and watermelon on offer and Class 5x 000 Chorus Choir rehearsing at 7 30 p m for the Festival of Sacred Song.
New initiates of Kappa Deta Pi include Harold Dudul Gladys Gage Mary Hamilton Mabel Jeffers Waldo E Lawson Elizabeth Swee Moyer Pearl Starrett Violet Ney Margaret Thompson Louise Young Herbert Lohrms and Wilbur Harris. Initiation occurred Tuesday July 2 in the West club rooms with Mrs Bjornstad presiding. A picnic at Nice's Place at 5 PM followed, with generous food and a joyful gathering.
This report notes the hymn Lead Kindly Light was authored by John Henry Newman in the 19th century amid Oxford unrest and a calm voyage in the Mediterranean. Dr John B. Dykes composed the music while Newman sought divine guidance, with the hymn later central at the Chicago Columbian Exposition religious congress.
Mrs C L Jones announces Girl Scouts will travel to Camp Rotan Thursday despite the absence of Scout Commissioner Mrs Thor Olson. Girls meet at the bus at 7:45 am with Mrs M D Hughes in charge. at the camp Mrs Thomas M Wills and Mrs C L Jones supervise. Scouts wishing to go should notify Mrs Jones.
The Putnam M P Church of the New Marshfield Circuit will hold its annual homecoming on Sunday July 28. Rev Ray W Huff is pastor. The church sits nine miles west of Albany on U S Route 6.
A long list of local social visits and travel notes shows Professor L J Addicott joining Mrs Addicott and daughter Gertrude Louise and Miss Genevieve Apgar at Bemequid Point Maine where they have camped since June. Multiple residents report visits to Toledo Columbus Glouster Buckeye Lake and Pittsburgh with family and friends. A birthday celebration for Little Bobby Ann Allen is noted along with a two week visit by Adolph Armbruster relatives and several domestic trips by Mrs Alden Mrs Archer and Mrs Sherrard set out details of recent journeys and upcoming dinners. Surgery for Thurman Morgan’s son at Sheltering Arms Hospital is also mentioned.
Plan for a Pie Social and Ice Cream Supper at Peach Ridge School Friday at pm to raise funds for the Peach Ridge Sunday School. Proceeds benefit the Sunday School program.
The Shade 4-H Club hosts Community Night on Monday July 2 at the Shade Auditorium. Miss Lav erty will perform an accordion program. The Junior 4-H Club serves ice cream. Parents and friends are urged to attend.
Ohio University Chi Omega hosted 22 rushees at Hillcrest Inn Tuesday evening. Garden flowers and carved cardinal seals marked each place as Miss Bernadine Sprague coordinated the arrangements with Miss Ruth Higgins assisting. Guests included local Athens rushees and notable alumni Ruth Irvin Orrville Mary Madeon Nelsonville Lay Spongeller Canton Pauline Cone and Mrs Homer Dorman Athens.
When river speed doubles, its ability to move and transport objects increases dramatically, multiplying the transport power by factor of 64. This shows how river dynamics sharply amplify downstream erosion and debris movement with higher flow rates.
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