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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1932

Page

6

Kappa Phi Hosts Meet In Session in Montreal North Carolina

Kappa Phi of M E Church hosts a Meet In Session in Montreal North Carolina with Ohio University Athens chapter sending officers and members to the National convention at Montreat North Carolina June 14 to 21. The Athens group travels by motor and will be the hostess chapter for the Montreat session. Attending were Annabelle Haller Kathryn Bell Harriett Haller Alice Ruth Donley Ava Swartz Myrtle Horlacher Marie Leeper and Bernice Kayser.

Kappa Phi of M. E. Church Montreal N. C H. E. Benz Athens Kappa Phi Ohio University The Methodist Church C. Horn Montreat Assembly Inn Annabelle Haller Kathryn Bell Harriett Haller Alice Ruth Donley Ava Swartz Myrtle Horlacher Marie Leeper Bernice Kayser Ohio State University

Beasley Home Garden Tea Postponed To Wednesday

A Grandview Heights tea at Mrs. Frank J. Beasley's home is moved to Wednesday afternoon. The notice lists patrons and other social updates from Athens including visits by Prof. and Mrs. Kresge and Mrs. McClure, and a range of local residents traveling or visiting relatives.

Beasley Home Garden Frank J. Beasley Grandview Heights Allen R. Kresge Eugenia E. McClure Kresge Rey H. E. Wright Bristol Ind Michigan

Luncheon and club day activities at Athens Country Club

Athens residents attend a midweek gathering at the Athens Country Club featuring a luncheon at 12 30 PM along with golf and bridge. Reservations to Mrs Roberts at the club are due tonight.

Athens Country Club

Edward H Mack elected chairman of OSU trustees

Edward H Mack of Sandusky was chosen chairman of the Ohio State University board of trustees at a campus meeting. He succeeds Lawrence Layborne of Springfield who had served briefly so he could sign his son's diploma. Julius F Stone of Columbus had been chairman most of the year. H S Atkinson of Columbus named vice chairman, Carl E Steele of Columbus re-elected secretary, and Charles F Kettering of Detroit re-elected treasurer.

Columbus Edward H. Mack Sandusky Ohio State University Board of Trustees Lawrence Layborne Springfield Everette Julius F. Stone H. S. Atkinson Carl E. Steele Charles F. Kettering Detroit

Prohibition plank drafted for GOP convention vote

A tentative resubmission plank to let voters reconsider prohibition was drafted for the Republican National Convention. President Hoover influence centers on final wording and submission method, with three possible routes to change the Eighteenth Amendment. The National Prohibition Board of Strategy opposes any convention action to press Congress toward repeal.

Ralph H. Turner United Press Chicago Hoover White House Congress National Prohibition Board of Strategy Republican National Convention

Picturesque gown and roofs a guide to stylish summer wear

A fashion note on choosing appropriate roof attire for summer social events. It analyzes fabrics, colors, and accessories, contrasting Paris gowns with linen sports frocks and formal evening wear for city roofs, plus hints on garments like beaded gowns and practical girdles.

Paris Miladi

Edgar Atkins Dies After Brief Illness at 70

Edgar L Atkins 70 founder of the Athens Chick Hatchery died at his North Lancaster Street home Monday after a short illness from a stroke. Born October 24, 1861 in Ravenswood West Virginia he moved from Pittsburgh to Athens to lead W J Craig and later Ohio Produce. He and son Harry started the Athens Chick Hatchery in 1919 producing day old chicks coast to coast. Survived by wife Mary Elma one daughter Gertrude Leighty five sons and one sister Funeral set for Thursday at 2 30 at Central Avenue M E Church with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Edgar L. Atkins Athens Lancaster Street Mr. Atkins Ravenswood W. Va Pittsburgh W. J. Craig & Company Ohio Produce Company Athens Poultry and Produce Company Baltimore & Ohio Harry Rocky Mountains Mary Elma Gertrude Leighty Arlington Heights Mass Elbert San Francisco William Pomeroy Raymond Nelsonville Clifton Julia Stansbury Union, N. J Central Avenue M. E H. A. Sherwood Church of God Anderson, Ind Ward Radford Central Avenue Church West Union Street

Dean Sees Jazz Losing Appeal, Predicts Fade

Syracuse University Dean of Fine Arts Dr. Harold L. Butler says jazz music is vulgar and will soon lose appeal for Americans. He argues true greatness may come if a major American composer crafts authentic jazz in the American idiom, while condemning current jazz as base and outre. He notes American music lacks great compositions but may attain greatness later.

Syracuse N. Y U.P Harold L. Butler College of Fine Arts Syracuse University Butler Outre

Roadside Beauty Campaign Inaugurated in Albany Oregon

The State Federation of Garden Clubs launches a roadside beauty campaign in Albany Oregon aiming to brighten highways with flowering spots and maintained verges. Local chapters will coordinate plantings and ongoing upkeep along major corridors.

Albany Ore State Federation of Garden Clubs

Auto License War and Ohio News From Columbus

Ohio moves toward full reciprocity for motor vehicle licensing after an Ohio Minnesota pact ends in a reciprocal tag dispute. The Vendome Hotel is being razed for a filling station and Ohio State University hosts a large sunset supper. Major highway contracts totaling nearly three million dollars spur state employment. Health officials warn against unsafe milk for tourists and families, urging pasteurized, properly handled products.

Columbus Ohio Clarence J. Brown Minnesota St. Paul Springfield State Department of Health

Gas Is Blamed For Disaster

Columbus officials announce the state will sue the Columbus Gas and Fuel Company to recover damages from the explosion of the new six million dollar state office building. Attorney General Gilbert Bettman cites weeks of inquiry linking the blast to gas from a leaky main. The Building Commission may authorize action seeking full recovery, with damage estimates ranging from 500000 to 1000000.

State Ohio Fuel Company Columbus O.R Columbus Gas & Fuel Company State Building Commission Gilbert Bettman Bettman White Building Commission

Glorifying Yourself A Guide To Neck Beauty And Posture

A vintage beauty piece advises women to pamper the neck with generous powder, creams, and careful posture. It warns against sagging chins and fat necks, urging nourishment, straight carriage, and poised restraint as essential to youthful appearance. Next comes smiling for beauty.

Make This Model at Home Pattern 2329

Pattern 2329 offers a chic spring Frock with a simple belt, suitable for linen pique broadcloth crepe de chine or wool. Sizes 14 to 20 and 32 to 40. size 16 needs 3 14 yards of 36 inch fabric. Send 15 cents per pattern with name address style number and size. Catalog optional 15 cents. combined with pattern 25 cents. Athens Messenger Pattern Dept New York.

Anne Adams Athens Messenger Pattern Department West 17Th Street New York City

Blennerhassett Mansion on Ohio Island

The article describes the Blennerhassett Island mansion built between 1798 and 1800 by Colonel Joseph Barker. It details the extensive costs, labor, and luxurious furnishings brought from the East, plus the elaborate grounds, groundswork, and a grand two story main building with wings, contrasted with local log cabins.

Archer Butler Hulbert Ohio River Gibbons Ohio Pittsburgh Ohio Valley Blennerhassett

Letart Falls Terrifying Passage in 1806

Thomas Ashe recounts the Letart Falls passage in Meigs County Ohio as one of the river’s most dreaded sections. He describes a night voyage past drifting trunks, snags, and breakers with a wary crew as they prepared to shoot the falls.

Thomas Ashe Letart Falls Meigs County Ohio River

Society Reporter Turned Burlesque King Billy Minsky Dies

Funeral services were held for Billy Minsky 41 once a society reporter who advanced to be king of American burlesque. Born on the Lower East Side he started as a reporter then ran a movie house vaudeville theater and several burlesque houses after being drafted into the theater by his father at age 21.

New York Billy Minsky Lower East Side Minsky

Mother of Irish Free State Leader Dies in Rochester

Mrs Catherine Wheelwright mother of Eamonn de Valera president of the Irish Free State council died at her Rochester home after a long illness. De Valera is her son by Vivian de Valera from Limerick and New York-born Eamonn was born in 1882.

Rochester N. Y U.P Catherine Wheelwright Eamonn de Valera Irish Free State Council de Valera

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