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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1929
Page
7
In a humorous Union-on-the-Hill piece Aid Snedden riffes on common pretenses and misfires in daily life. It recalls a string of shaggy anecdotes about miscommunications, a barber, a salesman, and a failed policy quip as it muses on family, folly, and social quirks.
The New Marshfield Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Church of Christ held a regular Friday afternoon meeting at Mrs. Lee Jones's home. Janet Russell presided and led the program.
Community items report on Jim Penrod buying a radio, Mrs Carleton injured, church pot luck at Phoebe Carleton’s home, and several residents visiting Athens and Columbus. Includes illnesses and personal mentions of Lowman, White, Frame, Wise, Wigal, Gillan, and local social events at Grange and Aid societies.
Local residents report visitors from Albany and Athens. Mrs Martha Robinson and Mrs Nancy Robinson host. Mrs Vick Robinson returns after two weeks caring for her grandson. Mr and Mrs Dana Sauters host a kitchen shower. Miss Winnite Martin from Albany visits.
Freshman girls in The Plains W High School hosted a tea after decorating the home economics dining room. They served ten to the girls and faculty, while boys and girls created curtains and the room featured blue and green décor and candlelight.
CHICAGO March 9 U P Col Robert W Stewart ousted from the 125900 a year chairmanship of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana directorate will continue to draw money from the company. Colonel Stewart by reason of his 33 year of service is entitled to an annual pension of about 76000 which it was understood would be paid.
Tuppers Plains March item lists visits from Florence Kincade Amanda Liga and families to relatives, mentions Miss Nella Parr with Etta Swindler in East Shade, and Norm and family plus Everett Christy from Athens dining with Bahr household. Weekly church supper and quilting event noted with winner A T White of Coalville drawing the quilt.
Syracuse items list social visits and minor events with names such as Mrs Frank Holmes Alpha Cotterill Mrs Fred Shumway and Rev Clarence Moora. Residents mention travel to Columbus Parkersburg New Haven and Pomeroy plus a hospital visit for Homer Contey and a new automobile purchase by Grace Bartels.
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