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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1938

Page

5

Skywriting cruise from Athens to Sandusky by Aero Club

Five airplanes will carry 13 people on the Athens Aero Club cruise to Sandusky with stops at Ashland. The group will tour sights from the air or ground and have lunch on the lake. bad weather postpones the trip. The Athens airport gains inspector visits Aug 24 for pilot tests and ratings.

AL Knouff Athens Aero Club Sandusky Athens Ashland Sandusky Aeronautics Association Perry Blue Hole Lake Erie Ity U. S. Bureau of Air Commerce

Mayor Fines Two on Intoxication Charges

Two men were fined a total of $15 and costs today by Mayor Cliff Cornell on charge of intoxication. Jim Hale of Athens was fined $5 and costs after arrest Saturday night by Special Officer Harry Risley and Officer Carman Church. Carl Lovett of Guysville R. D. was fined $10 and costs after arrest Saturday night by Officer Leslie Bradfield.

Cliff Cornell Jim Hale Athens Harry Risley Carman Church Carl Lovett Guysville R. D Leslie Bradfield

Curtis MecPeak and Reba McKibben Named in Athens Notice

Curtis MecPeak aged 27 meter reader and Reba McKibben aged 23 of Athens, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert McKibben, are mentioned in the public notice.

Curtis MecPeak Reba McKibben Athens Albert McKibben O. B. Hammond Smithfield H. J. Ong Sunnyside Drive

Illness Fatal To John Trout

John Trout age 59 died Sunday at 11 20 at his daughter Mrs Orville Bell home 7 N Shafer St after an extended illness. Born in Vinton County he lived in Athens County as a miner and farmer. He is survived by three sisters and four brothers plus two children Charles Trout and Mrs Bell and one granddaughter Betty Bell. Funeral at Bethel Church Knox Township Wednesday at 1 30 pm conducted by Rev Neil Hutchinson with burial nearby.

John Trout Orville Bell N. Shafer St Vinton County Trout Athens County Harry Knodestine the Plains Leslie Bobo Amesville Arthur Hildebrand Akron Henry Will Marsh

Meeting Time Change for Athens Merchants

Athens County retailers shift Wednesday 8 pm meeting from the Armory to the courthouse courtroom. William Sisson announces the gathering to discuss delinquent accounts and urges all merchants to attend.

Athens County Armory William Sisson

Temperature Climbs to 87 in Athens at Noon

A steadily rising temperature reached 87 degrees in Athens by noon. The previous day’s high was 90 and the overnight low was 65.

Athens

Cathedral On Wheels Plays Parish Visiting Tour

The Wayside Cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio will tour Athens next Sunday July 31 then visit Nelsonville Logan and McArthur with schedule to be announced. The movable cathedral trailer towed by a coupe seats about 25 and houses sanctuary space storage pews and an organ console on wheels.

Episcopal Church Wayside Cathedral Henry Wise Hobson Southern Ohio Charles Ayres Athens Hocking Valley Nelsonville Logan McArthur Cincinnati Hobson

Hollywood Tour Through Glamour and Slacks in Sunset Stories

Travelogue from Hollywood detailing casual crowds and star hangouts. It notes fruit juice cocktails at Knickerbocker Hotel and busy lifestyle of actors like Marlene Dietrich, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery, Ruth Chatterton, and James Cagney. The writer visits NBC and CBS studios, Paramount, Fox, and the Beverly Hills homes of stars while promising more to come.

Clara Bow al Levy Frank Morgan Frank Hollywood Eddie Cantor Vine St Eddie Hollywood Stacks Marlene Dietrich National Broadcasting Company Columbia Broadcasting Studios Paramount Studios Twentieth Century Fox Studios TWA Beverly Hills Lionel Barrymore Lionel Wallace Beery Ronald Jones Beery Athens Airways Thelma Todd William Powell Elm Drive Jean Harlow James Cagney Ruth Chatterton George Burns Gracie Allen Richard Barthelmess Patsy Kelly Patsy

Poston Community House Week of July 25 Events

The Poston Community House lists a busy week starting Monday at 7 p m with a Boy Scout meeting. Tuesday features 8 30 a m piano practice for children and a 7 30 p m women’s club on canning methods and government bulletins. Wednesday hosts 1 p m 4 H clubs and 6 30 p m music classes led by Robert Whitaker. Thursday offers a 2 20 p m piano class for children taught by Miss Florine Marlatt.

Poston Lois Closter T. M. Wolfe Bradbury

Townsend Sues for Divorce in Athens County Court

Mrs Goldie Townsend files a divorce suit against Floyd Townsend in Athens County Common Pleas Court on grounds of gross neglect. The couple wed in Pt Pleasant West Virginia in 1932 and have no children. She seeks permission to resume her maiden name Goldie Mace after the decree.

Athens County

Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to Married Comrades

In a suspenseful scene Mrs. Graham and Jim coordinate with state troopers to secure the farmhouse for anticipated guests. Dicky and Jim prepare the aide while the captain explains the delicate balance between safety and welcoming familiar faces. The tense evening hints at a larger danger as speculation runs high.

Jim Graham Dicky

Busy Tailors 4 H Club Meets at Adviser Home

The Busy Tailors 4 H Club gathered at Mrs. F. FE. Scott's home Thursday afternoon for a meeting and a picnic. Members will reconvene July 28 to take up their record books. Logan girl Jean Friend visits grandparents Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace in Glouster.

Tailors F. FE. Scott Logan Glouster Jean Mrs John Wallace

Tropic Holiday Shines at Athena With Burns Raye Duo

Hollywood bows to Paramount romantic fiesta Tropic Holiday at the Athena Theater. Bob Burns Martha Raye Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland star in a Mexico backdrop filled with rhumbas scenery and sunny romance as a bored writer seeks escape and finds adventure under tropical skies.

Mexico Rio Grande Hollywood Paramount Athena Theater New Mexico Bob Burns Martha Raye Dorothy Lamour Ray Milland

Athens Group To Go to Wooster Poultry Day

The Athens division of the poultry tour to the Twenty second Annual Ohio Poultry Day at Wooster leaves Athens State Hospital Grounds Wednesday July 27 at 9 a.m. The group will visit poultry farms en route and arrive in Wooster July 28 for the first session. Contact Ross Wright extension agent before Wednesday. Montana has more men than women.

Athens Wooster Athens State Hospital Ross Wright

Mrs. Cornwell Hosts Breakfast Shower for Miss Alma Robinson

Mrs. Art Cornwell hosted a Sunday morning Turkish towel shower at Hotel Berry for Miss Alma Robinson, soon to wed Mr. Frank X. Rauch Jr. Breakfast featured summer garden flowers and presents placed in laundry bags, with wash cloths used as napkins. Attendees included Mrs. Ralph Dupler and many friends and relatives.

Mrs. Cornwell Alma Robinson Frank X. Rauch, Jr Art Cornwell Hotel Berry

Personal News From The Plains Society Page

A string of weekend and upcoming visits across The Plains region includes New York guest Robert Willison at the Beasleys Utah Place and Virginia Bardin heading to McConnelsville for a stay with Dorothy Cory. Local socials note Cincinnati Reds games and WSAT interviews alongside family visits and community meetings.

Robert Willison New York City N. Y Carl H. Beasley Utah Place Virginia Bardin McConnelsville Dorothy Cory G. M. Smith Anne Albany Clyde Hines May Ave Church of Christ

Loyal Daughters 4-H Club Plans Banner at Davis Home

The Loyal Daughters 4-H Club met at Gloria Davis home Thursday afternoon to work on a club banner after the business meeting Refreshments were served by Betty and Gloria Davis The group will meet at Esther Philips home on Thursday July 28.

Loyal Daughters 4-H Gloria Davis Betty Esther Phillips

Ohio U Prifester Enters Dance School

Miss Mary Elizabeth Whitney, head of Ohio University's dance program, attends Bennington School of the Dance in Vermont this summer studying with Martha Graham Haney Holm Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman. Bennington hosts the Fifth Annual Festival of the Modern Dance August 4–10 with leading artists and fellows Eleanor King Louise Kloepper Marian Van Tuyl. Dr B M Covert reports the death of Mrs D C Cornwell of North Hollywood Calif with funeral plans pending.

Mary Elizabeth Whitney Ohio University Bennington School of the Dance Bennington Martha Graham Hanye Holm Doris Humphrey Charles Weidman Salzburg of the Middle West

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