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!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1930
Page
5
Athens Federation hears of a Vocational Congress for Ohio high school girls to meet in Athens. Miss Phillips seeks federation cooperation to bring the event. A bill based on Shepherd Towner aims to continue conditions of the act. Committees and officer nominations are announced.
Mrs. Fred H. McCoy hosted the Hobson Study Circle on Tuesday evening at 65 North Congress Street. After the business session a program featured current events led by Mrs. Arthur McPherson, humorous readings by guests Mrs. E. D. Cooley and Betty Lou Wyckoff, and two solos sung by Mrs. W. B. Drake with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Harry Elkins. Refreshments followed, served by the hostess with her daughter Betty Hoyt McCoy and Margaret Alice Guthrie assisting.
Phi Mu celebrated Founders Day Tuesday evening at the sorority home 69 West State Street with a meeting and banquet. Eighteen active members were seated at two tables centered with roses. rose and white the sorority colors. The banquet marked the sorority's seventy eighth birthday as Phi Mu remains the second oldest national sorority in the United States.
Mrs Augusta Duffee reports year and calendar program with theme Seeing American Life Through Modern Biography. Mrs Judith Allen Me Donald, aged 78, dies at Des Moines Iowa. born and raised in Athens County.
The regular meeting of the Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church was postponed for one week due to World Day of Prayer observance. The event will now be held Friday at 8 o’clock in the Martzgolff classroom.
The Young Married People's Class of the First Methodist Church meets tonight at 7 30 at the church for singing practice. Mr Henry Zenner has returned from a stay in Miami Florida.
Mr and Mrs H C Williams of Barberton recently visited Mrs Williams parents Mr and Mrs H L Reeder of Athens RR Ohio. The note records a brief family gathering with no additional details.
Higley Study Circle held its annual meeting at 152 North Congress Street. Officers elected include President Mrs. E. L. Miller First Vice President Mrs. George Coe Second Vice President Mrs. J. R. Gentry Recording Secretary Mrs. H. C. Lehman Corresponding Secretary Mrs. H. G. Vance.
Members of the Woman's Home Missionary Society will hear Miss Margaret Palmer Scranton a national student secretary at a district meeting to be held at the Athens M L Church Friday. First session at 1 am lunch at noon Palmer will speak at the latter sessions. At 3 pm attendees join the union world service at the First Methodist Church. Representatives from Fairfield Meigs Mocking Washington and Athens Counties will be present.
Beata Club held initiation Wednesday evening followed by a potluck supper at Louise Barnhart’s home on East Mulberry Street. Initiates include Lucila Jones Mary Lauree Nagte Virginia Marquis Lola McHarg Dorothy Nichols Marcella Henry Francesa Kempton and Dorothy Leames. Degree staff and Pythian Sisters officers will meet Friday at 7 pm in the R of FP Hall for practice. Members unable to attend will send a substitute.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.