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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1933

Page

6

Women Voters Plan Yearly Picnic Tonight

The Athens League of Women Voters holds its annual picnic tonight from 5 to 8 at the North Hill home of Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Gard. Supper is organized by chairmen Mrs. Ralph Dalton and Mrs. Arthur Boyles. Members are asked to bring savory covered dishes. Reports on the year's work and officer elections will precede supper. A play They Do Say will follow, directed by Mrs. J. W. Hudson with cast including Mrs. Neil Helsel and others.

Athens League of Women Voters North Hill W. L. Gard Ralph Dalton Arthur Boyles Fred Stauffer J. A. Fuller J. W. Hudson Neil Helsel H. T. Phillips Elsie Finsterwald C. N. Darst Carol Darst Frank Dean

Tuesday Club Picnic Enjoyed by 60 Guests

Sixty persons including members and families attended the Tuesday Club annual picnic dinner at the North Hill home of Dr and Mrs W L Gard marking the year end. Committee members included Mrs George McLaughlin chair Mrs L J Addicott and Mrs Cc M Copeland. Officers were re elected for next year with F B Guilum as president Genevive Apgar vice president Connie MacLeod secretary and Dr W Copeland treasurer. Also noted were visits by Mr and Mrs Fred Finsterwald Isabelle Watkins and son Fred Jr who returned to Dayton after two days with grandparents Mr and Mrs H M Crippen and relatives.

North Hill W. L. Gard George McLaughlin L. J. Addicott Cc. M. Copeland F. B. Guilum Genevive Apgar Fred Finsterwald Isabelle Watkins Fred, Jr Dayton H. M. Crippen West Union Street

Quivering Nerves and a Bold Medicine Claim

An ad-like fragment touts a medicine promising relief for anxiety and irritability. It claims 9 percent of women report benefit and suggests the product will restore vitality and a sense of living.

Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Plan Memorial Rites

Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will hold memorial services at the I. O. O. F. Hall on Sunday June 4 at 2 PM. After the program they will decorate graves at the cemetery. All members and friends are invited to attend.

Odd Fellow Rebekah Odd Fellows Rebekahs

Missionary Society Meeting Friday at First Methodist Church

The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church will meet at 2 30 PM Friday in the church parlors. Mrs William Andrews will lead devotions Mrs Mary G Noss will give the lesson and Mrs W L Slutz and her group will host. Mite Box offerings will be received.

Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church William Andrews Mary G. Noss W. L. Slutz

Wiss Spriggs Named S. O. S. Club President

Wiss Spriggs chosen as president of the S. O. S. Club at a recent meeting officers elected Avanelle Spriggs Delores Davis Virginia Goldsberry Katheryn Murray led by president and secretary-treasurer. Members listed include Eileen McAfee Avanelle Spriggs Muriel Higgins and others.

Avanelle Spriggs Delores Davis Virginia Goldsberry Katheryn Murray Eileen McAfee Betty McBride Muriel Higgins Eileen Palmer Leta Long Mary James Kathleen Long Kathryn Murray Dorothy Baird Sarah Spencer Kathryn Wilkes

Final Rehearsal of Hamlet for Ohio University

The final dress rehearsal for Ohio University's Hamlet is set for tonight at Memorial Auditorium before the Saturday 7 45 p m performance. The same cast from the first show returns with Dr Victor Whitehouse as Hamlet Delia Dorsey as the Queen Geneva Coleman as Ophelia Joseph Darda as the King Jack Swanson as Laertes and Foster Harmon as Polonius in the Shakespearean tragedy directed by the Department of Speech and Dramatic Art.

Ohio University Memorial Auditorium Department of Speech and Dramatic Art Victor Whitehouse Hamlet Delia Dorsey Athens Queen Geneva Coleman Portsmouth Ophelia Joseph Darda Cleveland King Denmark Jack Swanson Laertes Foster Harmon Athena Polontus

Avocations and avocational fun in a quiet season

In a light reflective column Marion Walters muses that life hinges on avocations rather than major careers. She lists local figures pursuing hobbies from ornamentals to scouting and farming and notes the slow summer mood, 3.2 beer, and the urge to find new pastimes while waiting for warmer days.

Plains High School seniors hear challenge to overcome problems

County superintendent Kenneth C. Ray urged graduates to see obstacles as a test of future success. He stressed courage loyalty appreciation and contentment as work attitudes. Salutatorian Evelyn Cooper and valedictorian Flora Hanning led the class as diplomas were handed to Bernice Ball Elberta Barnes Eileen Bescoe Faye Brandenberg Evelyn Cooper Verna Dukeman Doris Cabbert Flora Hanning Mary Krivesti Helen Leake Anna Landa Lavonda Moore Gladys ...

Kenneth C. Ray the Plains High School Evelyn Cooper Flora Hanning Kathryn Kerns Florine Merritt O. M. Grace M. O. Bryan The Plains Board of Education Bernice Ball Elberta Barnes Eileen Bescoe Faye Brandenberg Verna Dukeman Doris Cabbert Mary Krivesti Helen Leake Anna Landa Lavonda Moore Gladys

Miss Virginia Thompson Chosen Color Girl at Navy Ceremony

At Annapolis Maryland pre graduation ceremonies Midshipman Ernest Lee Jahncke Jr selected Miss Virginia Thompson of Baltimore as color girl beside him. Jahncke is the son of a former Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

Middies U. S. Naval Academy Annapolis, Md Virginia Thompson Baltimore Ernest Lee Jahncke, Jr Jahncke

Local names listed in partial OCR text fragment

The fragment presents a sequence of personal names including Mary Aiidhney Sherwood Verna Wallace Woodrow Sherwood Mabie Wilson Mary Zimmerman Donna Francis Harry Armbruster Claire Ball William Bescoe Paul Bowe Raye Brandenburg Delmar Buffington Elmer Cade Gene Coon Paul Daniel Dan Gould Roger Humphrey Joe Leonard and Leonard Savage.

Glorifying Yourself in Summer Living Tips

Practical summer guidance urges calm behavior and personal care. It suggests routines like morning cold showers and evening hot tubs, cooling bath salts, powders, deodorants, and daily fresh lingerie. It warns against wrinkling clothes and stresses immediate bathing and wardrobe changes after work.

Summer vanity tips for outdoor wear and sun protection

Outdoor living advice covers hats, ventilation, and grooming for summer. Advice includes light fabrics, minimal daytime makeup, use of sunglasses and sunshade hats, and protective visors for sports and gardening to safeguard eyes and skin.

Helen Wills

Vintage Cookie Recipes For Quick Roll Cut Out Method

A short cut method saves time in cookie making by chilling a dough roll and slicing it to bake. Includes Drop Vanilla Cookies and Drop Ginger Cookies with detailed ingredients and steps, plus suggested meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with cookies as dessert.

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Home of Charles Inman Repainted in Guysville

The residence of Charles Inman in Guysville was recently repainted. The work was carried out by George Chesser and William Rodehaver of Guysville.

Charles Inman George Chesser William Rodehaver Guysville

Condition Favorable For Frank Cunningham Post Surgery

Frank Croppy Cunningham son of Mr and Mrs Harry Cunningham is reported in favorable condition after an appendicitis operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital last night.

Fannye King Athens Chauncey Schools Sheltering Arms Hospital Frank Croppy) Cunningham Harry Cunningham

Jewell Moore Seeks Divorce from Earl More in Athens Court

Jewell Moore files for divorce and custody of three youngest children from Earl More in Athens County Common Pleas Court. She charges cruelty in the petition. The couple wed in Missouri in 1913.

Jewell Moore Earl More Athens County

Man Falls From Window Inspires Head Bruise

Cincinnati June 1 Herbert Cannon 25 fell from his second story bedroom window while asleep and landed on a sidewalk. General Hospital physicians report the sole apparent injury is a head bruise.

Cannon General Hospital

Local Horse Shoe Contest and Train Arrivals Noted

Clarence Y E F Chesser’s team wins the horse shoe pitching contest during the Izaak Walton Day Outing and Watering. Ralph Shafer tops the Southbound Train No 30 arrival at Athens with daily service except Sunday listed for various Baltimore lines No 1 through No 12.

Clarence Y E. F. Chesser Izaak Walton Bip Ralph Shafer N.Y Thalys Athens Hocking Valley Southboung Baltimore One West

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