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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1936

Page

7

Eloise Schar Weds Howard Bittner In Fairport Harbor

Eloise Schar daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Schar of Athens married Howard Bittner son of Mr and Mrs Henry Bittner of Fairport Harbor Ohio at 10 Monday morning June 15 in the First Methodist Episcopal parsonage Athens. Attendants were family. Bride wore blue and white dress with sweet peas and roses. A wedding breakfast followed at the Colonial Inn. Mrs Bittner a graduate of Athens High and Ohio University taught art and home economics at Harding High School. Mr Bittner works for Diamond Alkali Co. They plan a weeklong eastern states trip and will reside at 346 East Street Fairport Harbor.

Ed Schar Palmer St Athens Eloise Howard Bittner Henry Bittner East St Fairport Harbor First Methodist Episcopal Church TF Dacerlaw Wiluurmm Ruwied Colonial Inn Harding High School Bittner Diamond Alkali Company East Street

Former Athens Resident in Decoration Day Program

Wayne Roach of Lynn Haven Florida, a former Athens resident, participated in a Decoration Day program. The Panama City Pilot described a striking duet with Roach, a G A R veteran, joining a bass voice with two women’s soprano and alto parts in a spontaneous moment. Mr and Mrs C A Pierce announce the marriage of their daughter Dorothy to Frank Knox of Carrolton Ohio. They wed in St Marys West Virginia March 26, 1936. They plan to live in Carrolton. A picnic at Ash Cave brought together families from Albany Athens and Parkersburg who wintered in Lake Worth Florida. Athens County Pomona Grange to confer degrees at Rome Grange Hall Wednesday night.

Wayne Roach Lynn Haven Fla Athens Panama City J. M. Cooley Edna Campbell Cooley G.A.R C. A. Pierce W. Stimson Ave Dorothy Frank Knox Carrolton Miss Pierce Mr. Knox St. Marys W. Va Knox Athens High School Minerva High School Ash Cave Albany Parkersburg Lake Worth, Fla Athens County Pomona Grange Rome

Athens Invited To Participate In Flower Show

All garden club members in neighboring towns and any person in Athens or Athens County interested in raising flowers are invited to attend the Albany Flower Show on Saturday June 20 at Albany High School Auditorium from 11 am to 5 pm. There is no admission charge for entering plants and flowers. Ribbon premiums will be awarded for best flower arrangements miniature gardens and best and most novel house plants. Judges will be invited from neighboring communities. Girl Scouts will serve lunch at a nominal cost. The Albany Garden Club has 46 members and is led by president Mrs Harriett Woodyard who studied Japanese flower arrangement while a missionary in Japan.

Athens Athens County Albany Albany Garden Club Harriett Woodyard Japan

Woodburn Family Reunion Draws Near Belpre Host Home

Woodburn family members from Woodburn and Belpre traveled to the country home of Ed Brain near Belpre for a Sunday reunion. Twenty four attended a picnic dinner and a tour of the home. Guests included Wilbur Woodburn Little Hocking H B Woodburn Barlow Jenny Woodburn Vincent Lucy Coleman Coolville and Ed Brain and daughter Gertrude. A telegram announced the birth Monday morning of Harriet daughter of Prof and Mrs Edward Arpee of Lake Forest Illinois, former Athens residents.

J. P. Hope Alton Hope Barbara Mary Walden Blanche Walden John Martin Eleanor Martin LeRoy Ed Brain Belpre Woodburn Brain Wilbur Woodburn Little Hocking H. B. Woodburn Margaret Barlow Jenny Woodburn Vincent T. A. Woodburn Bernice Raymond Betty Lou Arlene Lucy Coleman Coolville Gertrude T. Arpee Morris Avenue Harriet Edward Arpee The Academy At Lake Forest Illinois Mr. Arpee Athens

Married Comrades A Sequel to Given in Marriage

Adele Garrison presents a continuation where Helena argues insurance policy risks, Brixton’s despair, and Dicky’s jests as they drive toward New Haven. The scene hints at financial aid, marital dynamics, and upcoming continuation.

Adele Garrison

New Beauty Tips For Summer From Alicia Hart

Alicia Hart suggests updating beauty items for summer with cleansing lotions as a base, copper rust lipstick for tan skin, and matching powders. She advises hand creams for sun and sand, a fresh fragrance, and packing gloves stockings and a handkerchief for summer outings. The note ends with Mrs H H Rathburn and her daughters visiting Mr I E Rathburn in Zanesville.

Alicia Hart

Week-end visitors and guests fill local homes

Mrs. P G Dowler hosted Rev Warren Freeborn from Concordia Kansas en route to Syracuse New York for a Young People conference. Other guests include Miss Gertrude Maier from Zanesville and Prof A E Wagner's family visiting in Fostoria and Ann Arbor. Several local residents host relatives or travel to Wisconsin Michigan Virginia and Ohio for summer plans and graduations. A birth announcement notes the June 15 arrival of a son to Gene and Glenda Goldsberry.

P. G. Dowler Church St Warren Freeborn Concordia Kans Miltonvale Kan Syracuse N. Y Dowler Gertrude Maier Zanesville Youngstown High School Maier Ohio University A. E. Wagner State St Fostoria P. L. Jones Ralph Ann Arbor Robert University of Michigan

French voyager Titayna says travel beats cash for life

Titayna, a Basque-influenced French writer with pilots licenses, has spent ten years roaming Asia, Africa, and the Pacific by zeppelin, ship, camel, and plane. She argues freedom and curiosity drive travel, not money, and notes strangers often aid solo women. She has crossed oceans on the Queen Mary and the Hindenburg and writes for Paris Soir.

Titayna Borneo Afghanistan China South Sea Islands Mexico Japan Morocco Central America Mesopotamia Paris

Those Days Are Gone Forever at the Ohio University Campus

A reminiscence recalls the McVay homestead at University Terrace and East Union, the mid 1800s began occupancy for 56 years, 1862 student pranks in the East and West Wings, a 6 am chapel in Cutler Hall, a belt of sycamore trees behind campus, and a cow grazing in the hitching ground and chapel lawn amid early campus life.

McVay University Terrace East Union Cutler Hall University Court St

Home Guards Hold Final Meeting at Mrs Dowler’s

The Home Guards of the First M E Church met at 70 Morris Ave for their year end gathering hosted by Mrs John Dowler. The program highlighted migrant children and mission schools run by Women’s Home Missionary Societies across the United States.

M. E. Church John Dowler Morris Ave

Miss Smathers Tuesday Bride of Mr Wallace

Miss Ada Smathers of Buchtel married Thomas W. Wallace Jr. of Buchtel at the First M E Church parsonage with Rev. W H Fowler officiating. The couple, both graduates of Buchtel High School, plan to live in East Rainelle WV where Wallace will join his father as funeral director.

Thomas W. Wallace, Jr Ada. Smathers Buchtel M. E. Church W. H. Fowler Buchtel High School Wallace East Rainelle W. Va T. We. Wallace, Sr

Pepperers and Spicers in Medieval London

The article notes that in London around 1180 the forerunners of modern grocers were called pepperers and spicers, reflecting early spice trade and food purveyors.

London

Social Calendar for Week in Town

Local clubs and church groups schedule meetings and picnics from Tuesday to Friday. The First M. E. Church groups meet at Edna Davis and Mary Walker homes. IOOF Hall hosts the Daughters of Union Veterans. King’s Daughters and Wesleyan Service Guild plan a joint picnic to Albany. Athens Grange, Women’s Missionary Society, Gore School reunion, and Presbyterian Bible class hold gatherings with music and refreshments. A Plains gathering is noted Friday night.

M. E Edna Davis Kern St Alpha Gamma Delta Mary E. Walker S. Congress St Daughters of Union Veterans IOOF A. H. James King’s Daughters Wesleyan Service Guild First M. E Church Albany Vera McConkey Athens Grange Grange Hall Athens County Fairgrounds John P. Hope J. A. Malone Bernice McLeod Women’s Missionary Society of the First Christian Church Gore Teachers and Schoolmates Association Gore Woman's Bible Class The Presbyterian Church C. D. Roush Jerseyville Rd

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