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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1936

Page

2

Nelsonville Operetta Windmill of Holland to Be Presented

Nelsonville seventh grade plans a colorful operetta Wind mill of Holland to be staged Friday night in the high school auditorium at 8 o clock. Students study costumes scenery and music with Mrs. Howard and teachers in manual training art home economics and physical education guiding the performance.

Nelsonville Windmille of Holland Mynheer Windmill Chorus Virgene Midkiff Ruth Raine Dorothy Schmitter Mildred Triplett Josephine Warehime Norma Barstow Dorothy Bateman Jeanette Kinney Charles Kerr Max Linton Bob Sowers Dick Bingman

Marriage announced for Kathleen Koon and Ralph Carsner at St. Marys

Mr and Mrs Fred Koon announce the marriage of their daughter Kathleen to Ralph Carsner son of Mr and Mrs Carl Carsner. The ceremony occurred at St Marys West Virginia with Mr and Mrs Clarence Hoff man as attendants. The couple will reside in Murray City. Nelsonville Mrs Stanley Dew hosts Hyperion Club at 2 pm Saturday due to illness of Mrs H D Krieg.

Murray City Fred Koon Kathleen Ralph Carsner Carl Carsner St. Marys W. Va Clarence Hoffman Nelsonville Stanley Dew Hyperion Club H. D. Krieg

Funeral rites close Athens County Courthouse offices

Courtroom and offices in the Athens County Courthouse shut this afternoon for the funeral of John Spitzer the custodian who collapsed at work Tuesday morning. The article notes a surge in cruising speeds of bombing planes and commercial transports in recent years.

Athens County John Spitzer

West School Reunion Tonight at Nelsonville West End PTA plans annual gathering at West School with program and skit My! What a Rummage Sale.

The West End PTA and West School host a reunion for former members and current families in Nelsonville. The event features a 12-mother group skit My What a Rummage Sale and begins at 7 30 this evening, celebrating school betterment and longtime neighbors.

Nelsonville West End PTA

Ladies Auxiliary Meeting Held in Murray City

The regular meeting of Ladies Auxiliary No. 4 U M W of A was at Mrs. Maggie Giffin’s home with Mrs. Clara James in charge. Garnet Powell joined, Virginia Toth won a prize, and the next gathering is set for March 10 at Mrs. Ruth Carsner’s home with a potluck supper.

Murray City Ladies Auxiliary No. 4 Maggie Giffin Clara James Garnet Powell Virginia Toth Ruth Carsner Pearl Mohney Ethel Cook Anna Huston Cora Craft Gyneth Thompson Jennie Shunkwiler Lucille Cook la Donna Craft Anna Mae Mohney Teresa Sabo Mary Jo Giffin

Recent Bride Honored At Fort Street Home

Mrs. L F E Butts hosted 30 guests in Nelsonville to honor Dorothy Howe Shearer a recent bride at her Fort Street residence. Guests brought gifts for the couple as they celebrated in the new home with a refreshment course provided by the hostess.

Nelsonville L. FE. Butts Paul Shearer Dorothy Howe Fort St

Betts Family Visits Columbus Before Steubenville Trip

Mr and Mrs Donald Betts and daughter spent Thursday and today in Columbus on the way to Steubenville Ohio for business Attorney Cable Gibson was a Wednesday guest of his parents Mr and Mrs W W Gibson PLAN BINGO DANCE BUCHTEL Bingo and dance will be enjoyed in the Buchtel Opera House Saturday night at 7 30 o clock Good music sponsored by Pocahontas Sisters

Nelsonville Bertha Howard Chiefs Association the Pythian Sisters Miss Howard Donald Betts Columbus Steubenville Cable Gibson W. W. Gibson Buchtel Buchtel Opera House Pocahontas Sisters

Bridge Club Hosts Nelsonville Evening Play Night

Mrs. I. P. Rice entertained the bridge club with guests Mrs. C. E. Welch and Mrs. William Morgan. High scores were earned by Mrs. Garnet Bennett, Mrs. Gay Aumiller and Mrs. Harry Kelley.

Nelsonville C. E. Welch William Morgan I. P. Rice Garnet Bennett Gay Aumiller Harry Kelley

Mrs McCune Hosts Bridge and Dinner in Nelsonville

In Nelsonville Wednesday night Missie Charlotte Uecker and Freda Smith joined Mrs Harriett Burgess as guests for four tables. Mary McCune hosted a Colonial dinner at 6 30 followed by bridge at her home. High scores were scored by Faith Stiers and Charlotte Uecker.

Nelsonville Charlotte Uecker Freda Smith Harriett Burgess Mary McCune Colonial

Snakes and Spelling Bee Headlines Stir Local News

The Columbus and Logan areas spark queer mix of notes. Prices from a Texas snake dealer list snakes by the foot at 17 50 for an India rock python and 5 for copperheads. Eleven year old Glendon Shriner is Logan High School baton artist in Columbus papers. An old time speller 93 year old Danny Ware seeks octogenarian spelling bee. A Pitt campus Monopoly party charges 4 to 24 cents based on rolling dice. Edith Watson urges being someone else for confidence and advancement.

Cincinnati Zoological Gardens Glendon Shriner Earl D. Shriner Logan Columbus Papers Logan High School Glendon Germany Oyee Danny Ware Waverly J. W. Coleman Hocking County Editha L. Watson Miss Watson National Publication of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Mrs. Roosevelt Mrs. Hoover

Moler Convalesces at Hotel Berry After Pneumonia

William E. Moler, ill with pneumonia, has been at Sheltering Arms Hospital and convalescing at the Hotel Berry for the past week. He expects to be out soon and invites friends to visit him at the hotel.

William E. Moler Sheltering Arms Hospital Berry

Seventeen States Establish Aviation Commissions

Seventeen states have created aviation commissions or boards to oversee air travel and aviation policy, signaling wider formal oversight over air transportation and related regulations.

Benefit bridge party tickets selling fast in Nelsonville

The Central Parent-Teacher Association sponsors a benefit bridge party Monday at 7 30 in the Central School kindergarten rooms. Proceeds go to fund a public speaking system for the school with Mrs Edward Sharp in charge and assistants Mrs C H Ruble and others.

Nelsonville Central Parent-Teacher Association Edward Sharp C. H. Ruble

Bayer Aspirin Classified as Safe Headache Remedy

The text promotes Bayer Aspirin as safe for regular use and highlights long term experience of thousands of people. It advises buying only Bayer Aspirin by name at drug stores and claims rapid relief for headaches and common pains.

Local Social Notices Highlight Five Named Ladies

Five women named Mrs. Clarence Jack Mrs. Jeff Adamson Mrs. Glen Thomas Mrs. Ralph White and Mrs. Roy Snack enburg are listed in a community social notices brief. The item provides names without additional details or events.

Clarence Jack Jeff Adamson Glen Thomas Ralph White Roy Snackenburg

Buchtel Alumni Set Meeting at High School

The Buchtel Alumni Association will meet in room 12 of the high school next Sunday at 2 o clock. All officers from last year and the new officers for 1936 are invited. Preparations for the annual banquet and dance will be discussed. M W Byron 1935 treasurer announced the plan.

Buchtel Buchtel Alumni Association M. W. Byron

Birth of Daniel Nathan Sharp in Basin Wyoming

Announcement from Nelsonville states Dr. William Sharp and his wife Lucille Dome Sharp welcomed a son, Daniel Nathan, born March 4 at their Basin Wyoming home. Dr. Sharp, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sharp of Nelsonville, moved from Mt. Vernon hospital where he served as assistant superintendent. He now serves in Basin as a lieutenant in the medical defense camp.

Nelsonville William Sharp Basin Wyoming Daniel Nathan Sharp C. C. Sharp Lucille Dome Mt. Vernon Oia

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