Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1939

Page

6

Summer Society Woods Attend Grace Wood Wedding in Cleveland

Mrs. Robert Wood Miss Elizabeth Wood and Mr. Tom Wood travel to Cleveland Heights for the wedding of Grace Wood daughter of Mrs. James Perry Wood to Horace Bregenzer at the Wood home garden with a reception at the Country Club. News mentions various society travels to New York World's Fair Maine and Cincinnati and visits.

Robert Wood Elizabeth Wood Tom Wood Cleveland Grace Wood James Perry Wood Horace Bregenzer Wood Home Woodmere Drive Cleveland Heights Country Club A. T. Lawhead Kerrty Ave New York City Elmwood Place Opal Rhodes Maine Genevieve Apgar Pemaquid Point L. J. Addicott Miss Apgar Dorothy Kircher Dent Second St Cincinnati Mary Catherine Kircher Mother of Mercy Academy Westwood John Ewing Richland Ave A. V. Lodge Kansas City Earl Hoovey Lodge Mrs. Ewing Hooveys

Erskine Interviewed En Route by Swift at Columbus Airport

Writer John Erskine tours by air with Bob Swift, local airport manager and pilot, from Nelsonville to Lancaster. Erskine chats while Swift flies, asks about reading, autographs, and writing, then continues to New York aboard TWA after a 40 minute flight.

Marian Bush Reeder Bob Swift John Erskine Columbus New York Erskine Athens Bob Nelsonville L Lanecaster Port Columbus Oscar Gordon Bush Florida TWA Park Ave

Round About the Town Highlights and Local Theater News

Round About the Town discusses adult swing era piano lessons in Athens and a general wave of summer theater plans. It notes Sammy Kaye’s popularity tied to the slogan Swing and Sway and lists local performers and shows for QO A. summer theatre, with names like Phyllis Logan Ralph Dalton and Donna Marie Ayers.

Athens Sammy Kaye Rex Koons Kaye Irving Hoffman Broadway Sage Gardner Lear Lurch Emery Deutsch Les Brown Benny Carter Ellington O. U Hollywood QO. A Phyllis Logan Ralph Dalton Beatrice Kloepfer George O'Brien Paul Halleck Avanelle Sheward Albert Bud") Resch Donna Marie Ayers Brutus

Hollywood Teens Embrace Picnic Style This Summer

Hollywood teens and twenty somethings revive a classic pastime with picnics and beach tennis. Star guests Ann Rutherford Lana Turner Mary Beth Hughes and Jane Bryan showcase sun safe outfits from gingham slips to linen shirts and denim shorts.

Hollywood Lake Sherwood Ann Rutherford Lana Turner Mary Beth Hughes Jane Bryan

Clara Louise Smith Weds William Gibson Cooper in Greenup Kentucky

Announcement of the May 14 1939 marriage of Clara Louise Smith daughter of Ray L Smith and Mrs Smith of 30 Race Street to William Gibson Cooper son of H E Cooper of Columbus Ohio. They wed at the Methodist Parsonage Greenup Kentucky. Both graduates of Middleport High School. They plan to live in Columbus after September as Cooper finishes ceramic engineering at Ohio State University.

Clara Louise Smith Ray L. Smith Race St William Gibson Cooper H. E. Cooper Columbus Methodist Parsonage Greenup Kentucky Cooper Middleport High School B. E. Cooper Athens Ohio State University Syracuse N. Y

Learning to swim for young children in city pools

The piece argues that by age five or six children can learn self water safety and even swim in a week with proper shallow water games. It cautions against forcing fear and notes water is a foreign element requiring supervision and gradual exposure. It also mentions canned meats as economical summer staples with government inspected labels.

New York Johnny Josie Joe

40th Convention Of Pythian Sisters At Murray City

The 40th annual district convention of Pythian Sisters District No. 11 will be held in Murray City with Snow Fork Temple No. 77 as hosts. Attendees from Athenian Temple No. 173 and others will attend a 1:00 p.m. program including flag presentation, anthem, and prayers, with officer installation, memorial service, and evening degree work.

Athenian Temple Pythian Sisters Murray City Snow Fork Temple Margaret McHarg Ruth Mack Cheshire Temple America Clara Cunliff Zella Hern Gallipolis Valley Temple Nelsonville Meigs Temple Middlert Medina Edna M. Fowler Youngstown M. E. Church

The Gals Return the Thrust Columnist Quotes Them

A columnist shares readers letters from a female reader group objecting to male fashion trends. It cites short pants hats and bright colors as pet hates, notes proposed wardrobe clashes, and predicts continued fashion clashes between genders with light social anecdotes from campus events and dances.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Woods Edwin A. Jones Katherine McKee Jackson W. H. McKee University Terrace Washington, D. C C. C. Beverage Jack van Vorhes St Paul Silvas Clyde Chadwick Washington Capitol Mt. Vernon Shenandoah Valley Virginia Skyline Drive Henry Cameron State St DeForrest Murch Murch DeForrest, Jr DeForrest Lawrence Schneider Jane Kenton Ohio Carlos M. Hatcher May Ave W. L. Bougher Chicago Dr. Bougher Lucy Bougher Ida Bougher John M. Williams Mary Elien Cuyahoga Falls C. H. Harris Williams Harris B. F. Cline Thomas Floyd Butcher Cline G. M. Jack Sheltering Arms Hospital Ted Sprague J. R. Sprague Zanesville Jane Macklin Nancy Jane Patricia Ann Dayton Mrs. Macklin H. G. Householder N. Lancaster St Mrs. Householder W. J. Barnhill Thelma Ballinger Bethesda Hospital Merrill Chase Martha and Charles Minta Chase Albany David Blackburn Buck‘eye Lake Martha Chase Albany Road American Legion Athens County Fairgrounds N. Court St Swift Clarks Chapel Ladies Aid Helen Walls Ann Sheridan Stars Iowa Lane Pat Rosemary Crater Lake Wendy Barrie Anne Shirley Bank of Athens Juanita Beauty Salon Washington St Olive Roberts Barton O. A Emily Port The Fair Sex Jack Hilton Johnny Pickens Jimmy Roach U. U. Courts Lois McCoy Sigma Phi Gamma Cincy Hall of Mirrors Lois Red Ferne Rowland Snitzy Athena Gene Byers Geneva Stauffer Larry Shields Dr. Worley Irene Pryce Dunlap Thelma Ralph Harris Jean McNeill Columbia University Wisetta Smith Jean Olmstead-Murray Blackmore Margery Swingle Broughton Ann Hammond Brumely Alice McCracken Gallaher S. Court St Mefirtsson Vogue Mechem Shoe Stores Pee Columbus Street
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication