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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1939

Page

6

Cincinnati Symphony to Play in Athens Next Season

Athens Community Concert Association votes to bring the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra to town for two performances next season, including a matinee for children and an evening community concert. Igor Gorin and Robert Casadesus are named among the featured artists along with pantomimist Agna Enters.

Cincinnati Symphony Igor Gorin Agna Enters Athens Athens Community Concert Association Symphony Eugene Goozens

Tea Honors Dean Voigt Twenty Fifth Year At Ohio U

About 300 townspeople and students attended a reception for Dean of Women Irma E. Voigt marking her 25th year of service at Ohio University. The event featured a gowned reception line, tea and coffee, tiny sandwiches, and gifts from Boyd Hall residents and various campus groups.

Dean Voigt Men's Union Edith Maneggie Irma E. Voigt Ohio U Boyd Hall Ruth van Orsdall Women's League Wilmer Schlotterbeck Margarethe Faulstich YWCA Gwen Foulkes WAA Robert W. Reider Green and White Sara Lee Patton Pan-Hellenic Carol Seeger Mortarboard Edith Kamuf Phoenix Evelyn Burns Rosemary McHale Lois Faulstich Martha Randsdall Thelma Plum Rae Hydowitz Frances Cooper Kathryn Hopfinger Irene Ward Jeanne Cottrell Carol Palmer Corinne Decker Delta Phi Delta Sigma ‘Alpha Iota Natalie Weininger

Olive Tablets Offer Remedy for Constipation and Liver Bile

Advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets for constipation and sluggish liver bile. It claims tablets stimulate bile flow and intestinal action, aiding digestion of fatty foods. Purely vegetarian and harmless, priced 15 30 and 60 cents at all drugstores.

Personal notices of local residents and visitors

Mr James Rolfe Gilmore aviation cadet in the U S Navy arrived Sunday from Houston to join Mrs Gilmore Helen Jones at the Jones home 41 Park Place They will depart for Norfolk on Wednesday Miss Mary Morton studying fashion modeling in New York City is visiting her parents Dr and Mrs R L Morton At 7 S High St Mr and Mrs Ray Hoisington were called to Marietta for the illness of their daughter Anna Mae Mendenhall who had an appendectomy at Memorial Hospital Sunday guests at 141 Mill St included Mrs Florence Rickerd Miss Viola Rickerd Miss Lesta Rickerd Grand Station W V and Mr Hiram Rood and son Vance Athens

James Rolfe Gilmore U. S. Navy Houston Texas Gilmore Helen Jones Evan J. Jones Park Place Mary Morton Mallon- Friel Studios New York City R. L. Morton S. High St Ray Hoisington Athens Marietta Anna Mae Mendenhall Memorial Hospital Clinton Frost Mill St Florence Rickerd Viola Rickerd Lesta Rickerd Grand Station W. Va Hiram Rood Vance

Poston Community Program Week of March 6 to 11

Schedule for Poston Community House week includes Women's Club potluck and officers election on Tuesday, sewing class Thursday, piano class for children, Boy Scout meeting, Friday recreation hours, and Girls Club on Saturday. also notes the birth of Jerry Wayne Frum to Mr and Mrs Paul Frum. Grandparents listed as W C Frum Albany Road and Frank Thornton. The item also contains a tomato cheese dumplings recipe with tomato juice and biscuit flour.

Poston Paul Frum Athens Jerry Wayne W. C. Frum Albany Road Frank Thornton Clarks Chapel

Queen Esthers Meet at Central Avenue Church

The Queen Esther group met at Central Avenue M E Church on a Tuesday. Betty Chandler presided and announced the next gathering on March 31 at Mildred March's home. Pauline Bailey read a piece and a true and false quiz was held. Betty Dast Jean Green and Mildred Gilson served refreshments. Mildred March joined as corresponding secretary.

Central Ave. M. E Pauline Bailey Betty Dast Jean Green Mildred Gilson Mildred March Betty Chandler

Missionary Society Music Hour Dinner Meeting Report

The Foreign Missionary Society of First Methodist Church held a covered dish dinner before its regular meeting. A quartet performed with piano by Mr. Newman Powell Jr, aided by Miss Nelle Pickering’s group. Mrs. H L Goodwin led singing, and Mrs. R C Alexander was pianist.

Foreign Missionary Society of First Methodist Church Newman Powell H. T. Farrar Jesus A. T. Volwiler Chilicothe Coultrap Dunlap Athens W. B. Bryan F. C. Schilling India Alexander Frederick Pearson William Seaman

Higley Circle Fashion Parade Highlights Study Circle Meet

Higley Circle showcased a spring style show with fashion displays of hats coats and dresses. Mrs C H Horn authored Clothes Their Choice and Cost as the club paper while Mrs O E McClure hosted at the Faculty Women's Club Rooms. Mrs George Dres cher and Miss Beth Pearce modeled the latest spring fashions. Mrs R C Alexander performed piano solos and the gathering opened with America the Beautiful.

C. H. Horn Higley Faculty Women's Club Rooms O. E. McClure George Drescher Katharine Figg Beth Pearce Alpha Xi Delta Sorority R. C. Alexander Mendelssohn Rubenstein

Phi Mu Honors Founders Sunday at Wesleyan College

Phi Mu chapter at 35 N College St Macon Georgia held a Founders Day service honoring Mary Du Pont Lines Mary Myrick Daniels and Martha Hardaway Redding the three organizers of the first Phi Mu chapter at Wesleyan College. The sorority founded March 4 1852 is the second oldest national Greek letter society and operates a scholarship loan fund carried in memory of Alpha chapter at Wesleyan. Members contribute one penny per year of the sorority age to support loans for members needing financial help to finish college. This event marks Founders Day among about 56 collegiate chapters and more than 100 alumnae clubs nationwide.

Phi Mu Wesleyan College Macon Mary Dupont Lines Jacksonville Fla Mary Myrick Daniels Americus Martha Hardaway Redding N. College St Wesleyan

Consumer Education Groups For Week March 6 11

Local groups host education sessions from March 6 to 11. Albany meeting March 7 covers bedding and linens. The Plains session March 8 focuses on kitchen equipment. Athens hosts Art in the Home Class March 10 at Mrs. T. M. Wolfe’s Utah Place home.

Albany the Plains Athens T. M. Wolfe Utah Place

Current Events Club Marks 20th Anniversary Dinner

The Current Events Club celebrated its twentieth anniversary with a dinner at First Methodist Church on Friday evening. Founder Mrs. J R Harvey was guest of honor and helped recount the club’s early history as members recalled charter days and the organization’s growth.

First Methodist Church J. R. Harvey E. Ji. Mueller Emma Battin Anna White

Lydia Lash Evans Club Met At Higgins Home

Sixteen members of the Lydia Lash Evans Club met at Mrs. F. D. Higgins home 50 Maplewood Dr. yielding roll call with favorite songs or singers. Mrs. Ross Wright presented a paper on The MacDowell Colony and the Life of Edward MacDowell, noting the country home at Petersborough New Hampshire became a colony for artists writers after his death. The business meeting followed and the program committee outlined next year’s schedule.

Lydia Lash Evans F. D. Higgins Maplewood Dr Ross Wright MacDowell Colony Edward MacDowell MacDowell Petersbaugh N. H

Bobo Couple Safe After Trip To California Exposition

Mr and Mrs Mac Bobo of Toledo and Mr and Mrs Will Bobo of 123 Maplewood Place report their son and daughter in law from Tiffin describe travel by rail and motor to Chicago via Salt Lake City. They were not aboard the wreck near Laramie Wyoming and will return by March 10 after visiting Los Angeles and the Grand Canyon.

Will Bobo Maplewood Place Mac Bobo Tiffin San Francisco Rockies Mr. Day Bankers Life Insurance Company Toledo California Chicago Salt Lake City Laramie Wyo Western District Bobo Los Angeles Grand Canyon National Park

Mrs. Julia Ewing Hosts Joint Women’s Meeting

A joint meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary and Missionary Society of Alexander Church was held at Mrs. Julia Ewing's home. New president Mrs. Cora Biddle led, with devotional by Mrs. George Wakefield and prayers by Mrs. Fannie Eccles. A Bake Sale was planned by April 1. program featured readings, music, and refreshments for twenty-one members and one visitor.

Woman's Auxiliary Missionary Society of Alexander Church Julia Ewing Cora Biddle George Wakefield Fannie Eccles Ben. Dorsey Maud Vorhees Jessie Warren Howard Stanley Ewing Grace Warren Juna Ewing Bess Lax Marie Dorsey

Miss Sarah Sherman Weds in New York

Former Athens resident and Ohio University student Miss Sarah Sherman married Randall B. Smith on February 23 at The Little Church Around The Corner in New York City. The bride, daughter of Edward Sherman, worked for Western and Southern Life and is now assistant research director for a CIO trade union while finishing Columbia University studies. The groom, son of Dr. E C. Smith North Dakota health secretary, returned from Spain with the Republican Government Army and is active in AFL trade union work. They will reside at 121 West 15th Street, New York, after a honeymoon to Halifax Nova Scotia.

Sarah Sherman Athens Ohio University Randall B. Smith New York City Edward Sherman Columbia University E. C. Smith North Dakota W. 15Th St Halifax N. S

Dickie Nellis Fifth Birthday Party Valued by Family Friends

In Pine Place Mr. and Mrs. A A Nellis celebrated Dickie Nellis fifth birthday with 26 guests from 3 to 5 pm. The event featured balloons hats and noisemakers a gift parade and a candle blown out by Dickie. Moving pictures were taken and refreshments served by the hostesses.

Dickie A. A. Nellis Pine Place Mr. Nellis Floyd Prince H. C. Lehman Rufus Putnam School Jack Algeo John Bolin Jack Dowler G. Kenner Bush, Jr Lon Cass Gary Cook Carolyn Crane Gary Crawford Bobby Emmett Lynn Gard Michael Kent Helen Lehman Mary Marlowe Antoinette Oadis Marilyn Paulsen Jack Pearson Roger Prince Marilyn Sue Rowland Bobbie Six George Starcher, Jr Dickie Taylor Stephen Taylor Ronald Thomas Patty Joy Whaley Dickie Nellis Barbara Jean Tykie Boyles Jane Davis Jean Jones Jimmie Leach Dickie Martin Nancy Martin Jimmie Mitchell Edward Patterson Janet Wilson

The Three Musketeers Opens at Athena Theater Tuesday

The Three Musketeers stage musical opens Tuesday at the Athena Theater starring Gloria Stuart Pauline Moore Binnie Barnes and Joseph Schildkraut with Darryl Zanuck in charge of production Allan Dwan directing. The adaptation comes from a story by Alexandre Dumas first published in 1844 and remains a top selling classic with a vast production history.

Alexandre Dumas 20Th Century-Fox Studios London Broadway Three Musketeers Athena Theater Gloria Stuart Pauline Moore Binnie Barnes Joseph Schildkraut Darryl F. Zannuck Allan Dwan Theilm

Calendar of Monday and Tuesday club meetings and events

A list of Monday and Tuesday community gatherings including Esther Class at 7:30 p m Mrs A N Johnson 42 Grosvenor St a Tripoli party at Faculty Women's Club 7:30 p m Bridge prizes for recent tournament H G James Irene Devlin Field Osgood winners Pythian Sisters Benefit Party IOOF Hall 8 p m Alpha Delta Pi Auxiliary University Terrace hosts Hathamar Class First Methodist Church Monday 7:30 p m 31 Club Tuesday 7:30 p m Child Study Group Central PTA 31 N Congress St Eastwood March 7 American Legion Auxiliary potluck 6 p m Community Service Eagles Progressive Benefit Party 8 p m Elmwood Place 2:30 p m Root in the Rock review Sayre Study Circle Elmwood Place 2 p m White Shrine 6 p m election Hobson Study Circle 7:30 p m Pocahontas Lodge Red Men's Hall 8 p m Hillcrest Needle Club 2 p m Simple Metal Cleanser note included

Esther First Christian Church A. N. Johnson Grosvenor St Tripoli H. G. James Irene Devlin Miss Field Miss Osgood Club R. A. Morris Columbia Ave Central Pta H. W. Baughman N. Congress St Romine C. M. Copeland Alex Nelson Eastwood Frank B. Dilley American Legion Auxiliary Agnes Padden Bertha Hawk John McElroy Wilma Dupler Sayre W. W. Wiggin Elmwood Place W. H. Jewett H. J. Ong White Shrine 1.C.C.F. Hall Pocahontas Lodge Red Men's Hall Hillcrest Needle Club C. H. Russell N. Lancaster St

Philip Veritzen recounts interview with Transvania king

Philip Veritzen tells Madge Graham about a youthful romance with Olga, a Transvanian princess, and the king’s reaction. He describes a banishment to exile, guardians, and a costly patrimony granted by the king, while Olga marries Crown Prince Rudolph under royal pressure.

Adele Garrison Synopetis Transvania Madge Graham Sag Harbor Olga Philip Veritzen Prince Rudolph Philip Veritzen Madge United States Rudolph Martinet Paris Europe America

How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men

Advice for women aged 38 to 52 worried about losing appeal. Encourages fresh air, eight hours of sleep, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to boost vitality, calm nerves, and counter hot flashes.

Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham

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Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Hollywood Hotel Campbell Soup Robert Casadesus New York Philharmonic Miss Enters University of Michigan University of Illinois H. Wescott Roach Association Miss Enter James Woman's Music Club Mary Ann Coughlin Jean Hutchinson Eleanor Stiles Eleanor Burns Stephen Levitsky Ralph Penick Henry Pattison Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Alpha Delta Pi Sorority Athens Ice & Storage Co Clarence Brown McArthur I. N. McHarg New Marshfield Road Central Avenue Church A. F. Wagner Higley Circle Winthrop Rockefeller Mary Martin New York E. J. Person O. F. Rowland Ernest Gross W. W. Lee R. P. Imes William Williams W. H. Worthman L. L. E. Club Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Mac Bobo West Coast Virgil Blackwood Blackwood John Douglas Charles Blackwood Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles Eagles Hall Athena Pythian Sisters IOOF N. Court St Alpha Delta Pi University Terrace Carl O. Hanson Hathamar Jones Ginley J. H. Grekila F. C., Hartman Wilson Norris Hobson Study Circle National Bank Philip Veritezen Mary King Features Synd Reyime Runny Moeperry Enon Logan Mickey Rooney Huckleberry Finn Ritz Brothers Aed Ce
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