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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1933

Page

6

Rain Fails To Halt Invitation Tournament at Country Club

The Ladies Invitation Golf Tournament at Athens Country Club proceeded despite a steady downpour. Thirty or more women from Marietta Zanesville Parkersburg and Fairmont competed while lunch was served on the veranda and players joined guests in the lounge to dry before the fire.

Athens Country Club Marietta Zanesville Parkersburg Fairmont W. Va T. R. Biddle T. N. Hoover Louise Brown S M Jack Hoblitzer Watson Hutchinson Newman Smithfield J. G. Cochran Lockhardt Lillian Barbour Catherine Burnside MacFarland Park Place

Mrs. Sisler Undergoes Successful Goitre Operation

Cleveland report states Mrs. J. J. Sisler 58 North Congress Street underwent a goitre operation at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital performed by Dr Crile. Mr Sisler is presently in Cleveland with her. LEAVE FOR CHICAGO Ohio University seniors and freshmen travel to Chicago for the World’s Fair. James L Leech Lee S Roach Har ley B Pickett head to Trout Lake Wisconsin for limnological research and campus plans for fall term.

Cleveland J. J. Sisler North Congress Street Goitre Cleveland Clinic Hospital Crile Sister Chicago James H. L. Leech Lee S. Roach Athens Harley B. Pickett Pomeroy Lee Roach Trout Lake Wisconsin Rhinelander University of Wisconsin Division of Conservation of Ohio Pickett Ohio University James Leech

Ruby Mercer to Sing Juliet in Cincinnati Opera

Miss Ruby Mercer of Athens will perform Juliet in Rom eo and Juliet with the Zoo Opera Company in Cincinnati on Friday July 28 opposite Jagel of the Metropolitan Opera. She repeats the role on August 3 and travels with Mrs. L V Brown and Miss Bertha Stickney, guests of Dr. and Mrs. C H Thompson.

Ruby Mercer Athens Zoo Opera Company Cincinnati Juliet Jagel Romeo Metropolitan Opera Company Miss Mercer Miss Mercer. She Will Sing the Same Role Again On August 3. Mrs. L. V. Brown Philippines Motor Bertha Stickney Mrs. Brown C. H. Thompson

Prettiest Society Girl Ada Mc Carthy Shown at Rye Beach

Ada Mc Carthy of Rye New York is featured at the Westchester Country Club Beach Casino after being named the prettiest society girl at a local charity function. The designation highlights her prominence in high society circles.

Ada McCarthy Rye N. Y Westchester Country Club

Social Roundup Notices From East Lansing and Buckeye Lake

Miss Emma Jean LeRoy visits grandparents in East Lansing. Mrs Rauch circle heads to Shell Beach Buckeye Lake for a day at the summer cottage. Hopkins and Cottingham families return from the World’s Fair in Chicago. Dr Frank Campbell and grandson Jack Fulton travel to Chicago for the fair. Prof. and Mrs. Clarke visit Amesville Glouster road hosts. Beasley family returns from Toledo with Ann Beasley en route to Buckeye Lake for a swimming event.

Emma Jean LeRoy East Lansing Mich James A. Palmer North College Street Miss LeRoy Vern FE. LeRoy Edith Palmer Frank X. Rauch Shell Beach Buckeye Lake T. W. Craig Carl H. Beasley Robert F. Cuyler Edward C. Schioss D. W. Peters Detroit Gordon K. Bush Audrey Ackerman Brooklyn Frank Campbell Ironton Jack Fulton Oscar Fulton Fast State Street Chicago F. J. Beasley Grandview Heights Richard F. Galigher Huntington W. Va Ann Beasley Carl Beasley Toledo A. Lowell Elliott Beasley

Summer Fashion Prints Highlight Breezy Frocks

Readable notes show women in printed dresses with white lingerie trim and distinctive sleeve and shoulder details. Mentions of local social visits include Jane Shadduck in Athens wearing a red and white frock and various residents traveling or visiting relatives in Edinboro and New York.

Jane Shadduck Jane

Pretty Local Girls Form Chorus For Skit of Glorifying Athens

Thirty one girls and thirty one leading town merchants will participate in a song and dance revue titled Glorifying Athens as part of the Parent Teacher Association play It Happened at Midnight. Tickets sold by the girls earn them votes toward prizes donated by the merchants. The event takes place Friday at 8 p m in the high school auditorium.

Athens Eveleth Atkinson Acme Dry Cleaners Goldie Morris Athens Ice and Storage Beverly Jones Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co Kathaleen Shannon

Wanted A Haven for Limpers Seeks Peace in Gooji Islands

Waldo, a man with a limp and a suitcase, laments society’s scrutiny as he contemplates ending his pain. He recalls friends and a girlfriend failing to understand his injury and his search for relief ends with a plan to go to the Gooji Islands.

Clinton McKnight Waldo Gooji Islands

Rotarians Attend Inter-City Meeting on Lake Chute

About ten to twelve Rotary members from Athens visit Lake Chute on the Muskingum River for an inter city gathering with clubs from Athens Nelsonville Marietta and McConnelsville. The event is hosted by Marietta Rotarians at a Boy Scout camp directed by Delbert Pugh. Dozens of area Boy Scouts are camping nearby. Governor William Diehl of Columbus will join the dinner meeting.

Athens Columbus Southern Ohio Rotary District

Helen Wills Arrives in New York with Two Terriers

Tennis star Helen Wills arrives in New York after Wimbledon success accompanied by two terriers named Bossy and another, showcasing her Parisian travel dress and stylish look.

Helen Wills New York Helen

Entertains Wednesday For Out-of-Town Guests

Miss Florence Burnside hosted a Wednesday evening gathering at 10 Riverside Street for guests from outside town. Attendees included Misses Opa Sharp, Marybelle Maxwell, Neva Oxley, Ada Burnside, Alice Zink, Betty Gorham, Sue Nash and Helen Lawson. Out-of-town visitors were Messrs John Lee, Leroy Taylor, Paul Leach, Joe Brown, George Pratt, Charles Whettstone, Clyde Sherman and Wil Mam Coe. Prizes went to Miss Burnside, Miss Maxwell and Mr Coe.

Florence Burnside Riverside Street Opa Sharp Marybelle Maxwell Neva Oxley Ada Burnside Alice Zink Betty Gorham Sue Nash Helen Lawson Messers John Lee Leroy Taylor Paul Leach Joe Brown George Pratt Charles Whettstone Clyde Sherman Wil Mam Coe Miss Burnside Miss Maxwell Mr. Coe

What Other Women Say

Mrs. T. R. Biddle reflects on resilience in hard times, drawing lessons from early settlers and their practical dignity of common men and things. The quotation highlights endurance and modest hope as guiding principles for modern challenges.

T. R. Biddle

Amesville and Athens Guests Attend Dinner

Mr and Mrs A P Hixon and Mr and Mrs Irvin Wolfe entertained dinner guests at their country home near Athens on Sunday. Guests included Amesville residents Irvin Smith and family Carlos Dorr and son Harvey Wolfe Altha Keirns Marion Snyder Linnie Bean and Mr John Grosvenor Fra Kempton from Athens.

A. P. Hixon Irvin Wolfe Athens Irvin Smith Carlos Dorr Harvey Wolfe Altha Keirns Marion Snyder Linnie Bean Amesville John Grosvenor Freda Kempton

Progressive S S Class Plans Ice Cream Social

An ice cream social to benefit M P Church Richland Avenue will be held Friday evening on the church lawn under the Progressive Sunday School class. If it rains the event moves to the old school building near the church.

M. P Richland Avenue

Dinner Guests at Wilson Home Sunday

Mr and Mrs Raymond Wilson of near Athens hosted Sunday dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Roy Connor of Roseville Mrs Cynthia Cunningham Mr Joe Weed Mr and Mrs Dan Rheinscheld and daughter Ruth Union Furnace and Mr and Mrs Ellsworth Rheinscheld and son Robert Harold Logan Also Miss Ruth Rheinscheld recently returned from a trip to Washington DC

Raymond Wilson Mear Athens Roy Connor Roseville Cynthia Cunningham Joe Weed Dan Rheinscheld Ruth Union Furnace Ellsworth Rheinscheld Robert Harold Logan Ruth Rheinscheld Washington D. C

Blood Stained Car Sparks Indiana Investigation

State police investigated an abandoned automobile found in Indianapolis marked with blood stains. The car had been reported stolen from E. F. Bumbaugh in Zanesville.

Indianapolis Ind E. F. Bumbaugh Zanesville

Women of Missionary Group Attend Lancaster School of Missions

Members of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church travel to Lancaster for the School of Missions at the Lancaster Camp Grounds. Attendees include Mrs. N. S. Welk, Mrs. Mina D. Fry, Miss Ardilla Shuster, Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Whaley, Mrs. Carpenter, and others. Tomorrow Queen Esther Class members will join the event.

Woman's Home Missionary Society First Methodist Church Lancaster School of Missions Lancaster Camp N. S. Welk Mina D. Fry Ardilla Shuster Bart Davidson A. E. Whaley S. 8S. Carpenter Halsie Rupem Arthur Hunter W. H. Bechtold F. C. Betts Ralph Beasley Eimer Poston L. G. Bean William Davis

Social at 1 pail Will Be Helay

The text describes a social event at 1 o clock with ice cream and beverages provided. It notes a chair of the committee and weather concerns predicting rain, with activities planned in the vestry. The fragment references Paul’s Church and a Mr Daggett, but details are unclear.

Helay the Paul's Church of the

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