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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
8
Alicia Hart advises in heated weather to keep cool with crisp clothes and polished grooming. She prescribes daily fresh makeup, lighter scents, ice cold tonics, and careful application to avoid patchy color, plus airing wardrobes and regular face care. The piece ends with a note on a church club meeting at Mrs. Ed White's home for a potluck supper at 6:30 after a 5:45 church gathering.
When years add curves the problem of what to wear grows harder. Sophie Tucker shares smart solutions for the more than mature figure that keep stage presence strong. A white chiffon and black lace afternoon dress with neat neckline is highlighted as a guiding example.
The issue lists multiple upcoming local social gatherings. Events include the Woman's Bible Class picnic at Mrs. A. B. Sias's home with potluck and transportation requests, UCD annual picnic at Nice's Grove, Faithful Few meeting at Mrs. Dwight Bowles's home, an ice cream social at McDougal Church, Bishop Class monthly meeting at Central Ave M E Church, Wesleyan Needle Club chicken dinner at Alexander Presbyterian with a post-meeting at 44 W. State St, Central Ave Church ice cream social, a postponed Past Noble Grands Club meeting to June 29 at 48 S. Shafer St, a young fried chicken supper at Alexander Presbyterian Church by the Woman's Auxiliary, Eagles Auxiliary meeting at Eagles Hall with an April–June birthday party, and Highway Wives Club meeting at 19 McKinley Ave.
Announcement of the marriage of Eleanor Wilson daughter of E. L. Wilson New Marshfield Ohio to Ralph E Gordon son of Mrs Catherine Gordon Cleveland. The ceremony took place at the Methodist Episcopal Church Alliance Ohio at 10 am on Saturday June 19. Afterward the couple traveled to Uniontown Pennsylvania then Cleveland where they will live at 1588 Ansel Road. Eleanor Gordon formerly PE teacher at Mingo Junction and OU graduate active in Pi Kappa Sigma and Phi Delta Pi. Gordon attended MIT and Ohio State University and works with Cleveland Tractor Company as factory representative and experimental engineer.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd met Tuesday afternoon at Hillcrest Inn with Mrs. Barker as hostess. Seventeen attended the business session on the screened porch. guests included Mrs. C. C. Robinson's mother, Mrs. John J. Bol es of Woodland California, Miss Blanche Tullis, and Stephen Clark. Mrs. Barker was assisted by guest Mrs. W. C. Watson.
The Busy Bee Sewing Club met at Mrs. Edith Channell's home and elected officers for the year: president Jean Crawford, vice president Mary Jackson, secretary Helen Rose, treasurer Eileen Dorr, newspaper reporter Erma Channell, recording secretaries Thelma Mansfield and Phyllis Halbirt. The next meeting will be at the leader's home on Wednesday June 30. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chadwick spent Tuesday night and Wednesday in Cooperstown with Mrs. Chadwick's parents.
Advertises End-O-Corn for corn relief with no pain and quick results. Claims other corn cures are dangerous and urges purchase at The Athens Pharmacy or other drug stores for a bargain price of five cents.
Mr and Mrs Stanley Nida returned from Kentucky visiting Abe Lincoln’s birthplace My Old Kentucky Home and Mammoth Cave. Ohio University Summer School participants Mr Main and Mr Wyckham back from vacation and honeymoon in Michigan. The Plains Home Economics Club plans a breakfast hike June 26 with members to bring food and meet at the schoolhouse at seven a.m.
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