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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1940

Page

8

Surprise Birthday Party Honors Three Members

A surprise party at the Richland Avenue home honored Mr. and Mrs. John Ashton and Mr. Glenn Atkinson for birthdays on February 28 February 29 and March 4. Attendees included church members and local residents with gifts, cake, and refreshments.

John Ashton Glenn Atkinson Ashton Richland Ave Atkinson Baughn William ‘Smith Alva Haning Ralph Bay Carrie Burson George Cradlebaugh Angie Drake Villa Tippie Pearl ‘Langston Jesse ‘Brown Howard Hinkle Dennis Jones Bobby Ida Mae Richard Brown Anna Margaret Virginia Tommy John William Ashton

Recital by Elizabeth Wendelken and R M Rice at Ohio University

Elizabeth Wendelken and violinist R M Rice present a joint recital in Music Hall Ohio University Sunday at 8 oclock. Program includes Franck Toccata and Fugue in D minor Prelude Fugue and Variation Beethoven Sonata V Spring Guilmant Sonate in C minor Sarasate Romanza Andaluza Rimsky Korsakov Oriental Romance Wieniaski Scherzo Tarantelle and other works by Matheison Farnam and Couperin.

Elizabeth Wendelken R. M. Rice Ohio University School of Music Music Hall Ohio University Franck Miss Wendelken Beethoven Mr. Rice Robert Price Guilmant Couperin Farnam Matheison Sarasate Rimsky-Korsakov Wien‘jawski

Porter Heaps Demonstrates Electric Organ At Memorial

A capacity crowd of about 2800 heard Porter Heaps in an organ concert at Memorial Auditorium Tuesday night. The Chicago born virtuoso, formerly official organist for Rockefeller Chapel and the Chicago Symphony, performed Dethier and Granados works and an encore of Flight of the Bumblebee, highlighting the electric organ as a concert instrument.

Porter Heaps Memorial Athens Memorial Auditorium Summers Music Company America New Rockefeller Chapel University of Chicago Chicago Symphony Orchestra Europe Dupre Heaps Dethier Granados

Deborah Class Member Event at H T Phillips Home

The Deborah Class of the First Christian Church gathered at 143 Morris Ave on Thursday night for a monthly business and social meeting. President Mrs. C J Ross led, devotions were by Mrs. Roy Saylor, and prizes awarded to Mrs. E D Cooley and Mrs. Neil Crawford.

Deborah First Christian Church H. T. Phillips Morris Ave C. J. Ross Roy Saylor Saylor E. D. Cooley Neil Crawford Myrtle Gilkey Phillips

Calendar of Club Events Highlights Local Circles

Local clubs and lodges announce Wednesday and Thursday meetings and events at various halls and homes. Includes Daughters of Union Veterans, Pocahontas Lodge, Rebekah Lodge, League of Women Voters, Women of the West Side School, Circle Two and other groups with times and host addresses. A traveling couple, the Webbs, return to Columbus after Florida trip.

Daughters of Union Veterans L.0.c.f. Hall West Side School Circle Two Central Ave M. E. Church

Marriage Meddlers In Sag Harbor Intruder Seeks Audience

Madge Graham assists Queen Olga's household as tension rises when a captured intruder asks to speak only to the Chief. Charles Spencer demands seclusion with the prisoner, while guards propose restraints and the family vows to protest any forcing from the room.

Olga Madge Graham Dicky Lillian Harry Underwood Charles Spencer Secret Service Ace Sag Harbor Farm Spencer

Father Faces Intruder As Bonds Are Ready

In a tense scene Adele Garrisons insists on action while the father orders guards to restrain a menacing intruder. Jackson moves to cuff the suspect as plans to exit with the ladies unfold and the family awaits the next development.

Jackson Dicky

One Woman to Another at the Theater

A reader recalls a theater scene featuring Agna Enters as a dancer. A child asks questions about dancing and shimmy, while the mother explains in hushed tones as the audience tries to watch amid curious chatter and a lively stage performance.

Agna

Meeting postponed by Book Review Group of AAAW

The Book Review Group of AAAW postponed its Thursday meeting to the first Thursday in April. Dr Wilson will review a biography of Thoreau. The Richland Ave Church Ladies Aid Bazaar is postponed until after Easter and all Aid meetings are omitted during the church revival.

Book Review A.A.A.W Wilson Thoreau Ladies Aid Society Richland Ave

Leap Year Party Hosted by Albany High Home Economics Classes

Freshmen and sophomores of Albany High School Home Economics, led by Mrs. Calvin, hosted a Leap Year Party on Wednesday Feb 28 in the school gym. Decorations, games, music by the school and guests, and refreshments accompanied a gathering of students and instructors from Albany and Athens communities.

Florence Douglas Athens R. D Margaret Perry White Hall Douglas James Douglas Grace Jeffers Jerseyville Albany High School Calvin Leonard Calvin Laurence Calvin Willard Michaels

Beware of Club Woman Look

Ruth Millett warns club women to avoid the false identity of the “Club Woman Look” She describes a chatty distracted persona who smiles at all yet engages with none and is always rushing or restless during meetings, signaling a shallow social姿态 and overmembership.

Ruth Millett

Reverse Skate and Skating Backward On Rollers

Instructional guide on reverse skating and backward skating techniques by Mary Bowman Grosvenor. It explains body lean, weight shifting, toe placement, stroking, curves, and safety to master reverse and backward movements on a skating floor. It ends noting practice steps and tomorrow’s lessons on leading and following.

Mary Bowman Grosvenor

Morrison elected deputy chief of D A V chapter

M C Morrison, spending winter in Florida, has been named deputy chief of staff by the National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans. She attended a Tampa ceremony with state and national officials including Walter Health and Miles H Draper. The Morisons then traveled from Sarasota to Fort Myers and Miami. Carl Summers of Jackson attended an organ concert in Athens Tuesday night.

M. C. Morrison Marietta Ave Florida Lewis J. Murphy Tampa Walter Health National Finance Miles H. Draper American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars American Legion Auxiliary Morrison Sarasota Fla Maron 5 Fort Myers Miami, Fla Carl Summers Jackson Athens Memorial Auditorium

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Community Concert Association Concert Association F. Theodore Paige Helen Jepson Jools Ballet Don Cossack Choir Jose Iturbi Nino Martini Paige United States Canada South Africa Hotel Berry Roger Connor The Berry St. Patrick Logan’s Furnas McKee Drug Co McKee Deborah Class of Christian Church H. T. Phillips Home W. B. A. Friendly Circle Roy Lee Stimson Ave Lee Dennis Ours Higley Eastwood C. E. Atkinson N. S. Welk Pocahontas Lodge Red Men's Nannie Ullom Rebekah League of Women Voters Dean Irma Voigt Park Place Carrie Higgins Pratt St G. W. Schenz Hudson Ave Woman’s Association of the Presbyterian Church Nora Henry E. State St D. L. Jones Athens Grange Grange Hall Lydia Lash Evans Club J. H. Grekila Montrose Ave Frank Phillips Alexander Presbyterian Church Orville Ewing Eccles S. D. Webb Gladys P. Whitlatch Columbus Sunshine State Key West Webb Starr Ave Intruder Madge Iy Adele Garrison Phyllis Logan W. H. Logan Utah Place Chi Omega Sorority Ann Barrett Peggy Eckes Dorothy Miller Virginia Gall Barbara Hooper By Marian Bush Reeder Geronimo Kathleen Johnson Betty Goodwin Beatrice Ely Hazel Woodyard Valree French Dorothy Haning Sherwood Gillogly Eloise West Charles Donaldson Helen Tewksbury Robert Cordray Allen Clark Eddie Ross Maxine Burcham David Dailey Charlotte Pincelli Davis Green June Jones Robert Quick Ruth Hawk Eula Beatty Margaret Barger Selma Nelson John Johnson Mazie Johnson Junior Jordan Twila Knowles Robert Elliott Margaret Pearman Robert Hawk Doris Moore John White Aldine Radcliffe John Crossen Beulah Calvin Donald Hoffee Mary Alice Patrick Herman Grubbs Earl Radcliffe Helen Thomas Charles Weiss Vance Springer Charles Shaver L. C. Calvin Enlow Kathleen Shannon Vere Smith Mra Ernest Grosvenor Amesville Steppes Beauty Shop Hopeia D.A.V Moose Cornwell's Athens Jewelers
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