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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1939

Page

6

Summer Society Hoosier Hop Draws 150 at Country Club

Phyllis Logan hosted a large informal Hoosier Hop at the Country Club with over 150 guests. The event featured hillbilly decor, sack dresses, playful attire, and a live orchestra, with attendees including Elizabeth Wood Margie Beasley and many others enjoying the party atmosphere.

Hoosier Hop Phyllis Logan Bud Resch Kenney Anderson Patty McKinnon Bill Homer Jane Pope Jack Fishlock Jean Finsterwald Ted Sprague Alice Pierce Len Smith Anna Margaret Morrison Fred Kittle Donna Gaitten Jack Swanson Margaret Matters Jack Beasley Helen Baker Gerald

Silver slippers party honors August bride elect

A Hillcrest Inn dinner Tuesday hosted by Miss Leona Hughes celebrated Mary Guerra, the August bride elect, with silver slippers filled with gifts and place cards asking guests to write a jingle. Guests included Carolyn Guerra and others, detailing Guerra’s role at Ohio University and her upcoming marriage to George Civille.

Hillcrest Inn Leona Hughes Mary Guerra Hillcrest Carolyn Guerra Millfield Carol Mabelle Durst Margaret Hampel Lila Miller Louise Rowland Mary K. Daum Mary Elizabeth Chapman June Fultz Josephine Robinson Geraldine Hope Ann Mumma Kathryn Warner Irene Devlin Miss Guerra Ohio University Miss Hughes New York New York University George Civille

Personal News and Visits Across Town and Country

Mrs. L. F. Jones and daughter Betty Jones East Ta wn s Mich traveled from New York with theater and World's Fair stops in their week away. Phyllis Logan hosts Winnie Jones while Marjorie Winefordner visits relatives. Mrs. Frank Moler mourns her mother. Several families host guests from Cambridge to Akron, with trips to Washington DC and Philadelphia.

L. F. Jones N. Congress Arthur Bleesing Betty Jones Tawns Mich New York City Katherine Cornell Ethel Barrymore Theater Katharine Hepburn St. John the Divine 112Th St Amsterdam Ave Columbia University District

Mrs. Tribe Hosts VM and H Circle at Clark Street Home

Mrs. Clara Tribe entertained the M and H Circle Friday at her daughter’s home, 7 Clark Street. Eleven members attended. Mrs. Laura Bardin was reported ill. A wiener roast for members and husbands is planned at I. N. McHarg’s New Marshfield Road home with games and prizes.

Clara Tribe M. and H. Circle Fred van Meter Clark St Laura Bardin Hazel van Meter I. N. McHarg New Marshfield Road Elsie Finsterwald Edna Merchant

Hazel Young and Circus Life On the Road in 1940s America

Hazel Young the only U S woman to perform a Liberty act with horses ran away to join a wild west circus at 19 in Baker Oregon and never left the rings. She trains horses and handles a rare Belgian shepherd dog and says circus life is hard but her passion is with the animals. The piece also notes circus families, schooling for performers’ children, and a birth notice for Martha Elizabeth Gilmore in Norfolk Virginia.

Hazel Young U. S Baker Oregon Hazel Astraddie Florida J. H James R. Gilmore Helen Jones Martha Elizabeth Norfolk Evan J. Jones Park Place Jones Gilmores Noel Miss Whitlock Leslie Jack Leslie

Marriage Meddlers in a Long Island Warning

Madge Graham and Mary face a cryptic phone message claiming Noel Veritzen’s accident in a remote Long Island area. Believing a trap, Madge enlists Lillian Underwood and armed guards while Noel’s father plans protection. Mary resists, insisting on truth and timing as they plot to confront the danger.

Madge Graham Noel Veritzen Mary Long Island Madge Lillian Underwood Philip Veritzen Noel Miss Whitlock

Good Girls Go to Paris Opens at the Athena Theater

Joan Blondell and Melvyn Douglas star in a Columbia comedy about an English professor adviser to a waitress chasing Paris. The film follows their misadventures from a college town to New York and a millionaire’s mansion, with Walter Connolly Isabel Jeans Alan Curtis and Joan Perry in featured roles. directed by Alexander Hall.

Columbia Paris Athena Theater Melvyn Douglas Joan Blondell Douglas New York Walter Connolly Isabel Jeans Alan Curtis Joan Perry Alexander D'Arcy Stanley Brown Robert Sterling Dick Fiske Alexander Hall Douglas-Blondell

Reporter Recalls Sideshow Craze And Moral Reflections

In an interview about traveling shows, the Barker defends the era of showmanship and recalls a Tennessee carnival knife throwing act with a daughter as target, noting audiences expect more spectacle than danger. The feature blends side-show lore with local community notices and home crafts advice.

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Calendar items for church and lodge groups

The Central Ave Church Bishop Class holds a Wednesday 7 30 p m business meeting and social. Eastern Star picnic for members and families is Thursday at 6 p m at the Fairgrounds with transport from the Temple at 5 30 p m. Rebekah Lodge meets Thursday 7 30 p m in IOOF Hall with degree practice. Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles meets Thursday night in Eagles Hall.

Central Ave Fairgrounds Temple Georgia Kilpatrick Masonic Temple Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge IOOF Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles Eagles Hall

Lawn Party and Club Meeting Adorn Summer Socials

A lawn party at Doris Brownell’s home featured decorated grounds, dancing, games, and snacks with a long list of attendees. The Albany Two-in-One Club met at Mrs. Vernon Kanny’s and planned a hamburger and steak fry at Hope Dam, Zaleski, on Friday July 28 with transport help arranged by Mrs. Sam Scott.

Doris Brownell Norma McDade Cora Miller Darrel Johnson Wilmer Byers Betty Wilson Mary Roush James Marr Ivan Watson Earl Cross Charles Theiss Gayle Wagner Lois Hayman Kenneth Theiss William McKelvey George Hayman Spencer Hayman Quentin Hayman Jim Carpenter Mare CIA Curtis Paul Holter Christine Morris Edna Sayre Marjorie Theiss Martha Waterson Jean Carnahan Gladys Hayman Doris Wolfe Paul Arnott Larry Spencer Raymond Robinson Brooks Sayre Pauline Spencer Albany Vernon Kanny Hope Dam Zaleski Sam Scott New Marshfield

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