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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1935
Page
7
Feature on Greta Garbo embracing country living and gardening while homeward bound, with her plans to plant lettuce radishes and other vegetables near her Swedish residence. The piece notes her desire for a quiet life, garden work, and a return to farming roots amid lingering media attention.
A fragment from an Ohio community page recounts neighbors planning a garden show with rose bushes and peonies, John Whiting set to bicycle through England, a Dutch trip tale, a baby clothes drive, Esther Harris recovering a lost watch from Canaanville Reservoir, and Delia Dorsey directing a local play.
The Child Study Club invites members and families to a wiener roast Wednesday at 6 30 p m at Nice's Picnic Grounds. If rain occurs the event will be postponed to the next Wednesday.
Hancock Alumni from John Hancock High School gathered at Athens Fairgrounds for their annual picnic. After a basket dinner, roll call, and news from absentees, a brief business meeting planned the 1936 picnic for June. Officers elected were H. W. Humphrey president and Adena Gift secretary-treasurer.
The bingo party after the regular meeting of the Poca hontas Lodge was postponed while lodge members announced the meeting will be held as usual.
Mrs John H Berry wife of the late Dr Berry former superintendent of Athens State Hospital has been hosted by Mr and Mrs Fred McKay for days She attended multiple social affairs including a Hillcrest Inn luncheon a Athens Country Club dinner and a Elmwood Place breakfast Also she joined an officers dinner at the State Hospital before returning to Dayton Her research and welfare work among patients is noted
Mr and Mrs Elroy McDonald returned from Rockwood Pennsylvania where they attended the annual Saylor family reunion. The event drew 293 members including families from Akron Ohio Athens Meyersdale and other Pennsylvania towns.
Miss Goldie Agnes Ayers and George M Kilpatrick were married Sunday morning at First Christian Church in Athens. The couple, attended by family, planned to reside on North Congress Street with a Buckeye Lake wedding trip afterward joining Mr and Mrs Lewis McBride.
Recipes for sour cream cakes appear from multiple readers including Mrs. Patton of Nelsonville and Mrs. Mills of Middleport. A simple two layer cake with lemon frosting bakes in 25 minutes at 875 degrees, while another cake uses caramel fudge icing and spices. Additional local submissions praise sour cream desserts and note social visits from area residents.
Day Camp for Girl Scouts opens at Camp Rotan on Tuesday June 18 with the Gathering of the Tribe. Invitations sent to parents council members and troop committees set 1 30 pm arrival and 7 30 pm return with supper at 5 30 pm. Buses depart 7 55 am 10 40 am and 12 40 pm. Ten cents and personal table service required for a hot stew and drink. Various leaders and counselors are named to direct songs crafts dramatics and nature study throughout the summer.
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