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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1935
Page
7
Morning activities reference a camp outing with Mrs Malone assisting and bus transportation to the camp. Directors and helpers are coordinating crafts and meals. Attendees are asked to bring materials and a member will confirm attendance.
A quote attributed to Celia Caroline Colf encourages self understanding as the first step to personal control. It urges readers to define goals clearly and pursue them rather than letting life drift or misdirect them.
A Belpre birthday party hosted by Mr. Jess Love drew a large group of guests on Sunday July 28. Attendees included H. H. Goddard Wayne Edgerton Chester Wheeler and many Love family members from Cutler Wellston Sharpsburg Canton Stockport Bartlett Millfield Cleveland Jacksonville and Bartlett with spouses and children. The event concluded after dinner on the lawn as guests departed for home.
The Senate adopted a bill authorizing federal participation up to 100000 for the 1997 celebration of the Northwest Territory's 150th anniversary. Sponsored by Rep. Secrest and Sen. Bulkley, the event will center in Marietta with preparations to begin immediately.
The Harvey family met Sunday at James Dorr's Sugar Creek home for their eighth annual reunion. Fifty-eight relatives and one guest attended. officers for 1955 were elected with Frank Harvey as president and Florence Harvey as secretary. The group planned to meet again in 1956 and noted two deaths one marriage and one birth since the last gathering. The oldest attendees were Harvey Nye Chauncey and Nettie Harvey Mathews.
Derre Moore and Dorothy Kircher, both former Athens residents, rode their horses into a blue clover field owned by E. R. Lash and traced a makeshift circus ring. Their playful parade damaged much of the blue clover and incurred costs for the girls’ fathers.
A surprise birthday party honored Mrs Angie Dailey at her Graham Chapel area home on Sunday July 24. The event featured a noon dinner followed by ice cream and cake in the late afternoon. Attending were Earl Dailey and son Charles Edwin. Doris Bartlett with Delmar Roberta Charlotte Bernard Glen and Richard. Gerald Konkoskie and daughter Maxine. Jay Carsey with Marie Lenora Melvin and Richard Dailey.
A roundup of visits and travel notes shows Harry Foster planning a week of fishing on Beechhaven New Jersey with Fred Riley. Several Columbus residents visit Athens and attend to family and social duties while others travel to Cheshire Chicago Superior Wisconsin. Local and noted residents including Clyde Beatty and Pat Parestides are mentioned with brief details of their activities and journeys.
New York report notes fall jewelry favors large pieces over small. Bracelets grow wider and hair ornaments become bolder while pearl ropes can wrap the neck multiple times. Renaissance, English Jubilee, and Oriental styles drive designs. brooch revival and dog collar looks appear alongside Oriental semiprecious stone motifs and heavy gold and silver adornments.
Advertisement for a kitten cross stitch design pattern 1025 offering a transfer pattern, color chart, material list, and instructions. Describes six stitches per inch, suitable as pillow decor or shower gift. Address for ordering is 82 Eighth Avenue New York with 10 cents postage.
Miss Rita Pollock hosted a birthday party for her cousin Marilyn Branscomb on July 29 from 4 to 5 pm in Carbondale. Eigh t-year-old Marilyn received many gifts, enjoyed cake and ice cream, and was joined by friends and relatives including Mrs. Mary Featherston, Mr. Juanus Johnson, and teachers from her early grades.
The columnist warns dingy collars cuffs gloves and worn stockings dull a woman’s appearance and urges quick grooming routines. She advises washable dresses for heat and prioritizing cleanliness over cosmetics, stressing untidy habits cannot be covered by makeup.
A Monday night bridge gathering at the Imhoff home on 4 Cosa Street honored Mrs. Virgil Imhoff’s sister Mrs. George Bardin of Bedford Indiana and guest Mr. George Baer also of Bedford. Prizes went to Mrs. Lisyd Bjornstad and Mrs. Robert Bailey with a traveling award to Mrs. Bjornstad. Notables from out of town included Miss Living Bardin Miss Marjorie Bjornstad Mrs. Helen Fry and friends from Parkersburg among others.
Copies of the 1034 budget in tentative form are on file in the clerk's office. A public hearing will be held at the clerk's residence on Saturday August 10 at 1 o'clock p.m. Athens Ohio School Board Clerk SHAFER RD77-311
Pocahontas Lodge meets Wednesday at 7 pm for a potluck birthday party for May June and July birthdays. Athens Grange holds its regular Thursday meeting at 7:30 pm in the Grange Mall on the Fairgrounds. Class Six Church of God social planned for Thursday night has been postponed until further notice.
A one oclock luncheon was hosted Tuesday at Hillcrest Inn by Miss Marianna Linscott of Amesville honoring her house guest Miss Mica Mary Frances Winkie of Hillaboro. Guests included Miss Ann Custer Miss Alice Beasley Miss Jane Gill Miss Mary Ellen Wood Miss Ellen Riddle Miss Mary Jane Strecker of Cincinnati visiting with grandmother Mrs F J Beasley and Amesville guests Miss Helen Carpenter and Miss Helen Thomas.
Athena friends received word of the marriage of Miss Golden Pennell daughter of Mr and Mrs William Pennell formerly of Athens to Mr Walter Schwall of Erie Pennsylvania. The ceremony took place in Erie on April 1. The couple resides at 2014 Sunset Drive Day Village a Cleveland suburb where Mr Schwall is general manager of Buffalo Mutual Insurance Company.
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