Athens Community Concert Association Names 1940 41 Season
The Athens Community Concert Association announces its fifth season with the Don Cossack Male Chorus Helen Jepson and Gregor Piatigorsky among artists. Membership tops 400 across Athens and nearby towns and children’s tickets remain available at reduced prices. A Young Persons program by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra airs Tuesday afternoon.
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Helen Jepson
Don Cossack Chorus
Athens Community Concert Association
Athens
O. L. Hoisington
Don Cossack
Metropolitan Opera
Gregor Piatigorsky
Vronsky
Rabin
Nelsonville
Logan
Albany
New Marshfield
Glouster
Chauncey
Chesterhill
Jackson
Wellston
Amesville
Pomeroy
Middleport
Clara Kuenzii
Floyd K. Prince
Cincinnatierry Orchestra
One Woman to Another and Home Confessions
A humorous female reader column chronicles letters from Mrs. Byron Blair of Chillicothe and others sharing domestic tips. The piece mentions fashion and cooking ideas, upsets not recognized by home magazines, a hooked rug for sale, household expenses, a pineapple cookie recipe, and a daily exercise program on WKRC and WHKC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Blair
Chillicothe
Mary Frances Goldsberry
Mary Frances Blair
Hubert MacDonald
Athens County
Wallace
Faithful Few Sewing Club Meets at Schenz Home
Thirteen members of the Faithful Few Sewing Club gathered at Mrs. G W Schenz residence 48 Hudson Ave. The meeting opened with sewing then business led by president Mrs Dennis Ours. Mystery prize to Miss Beatrice Carter. Bridge prizes awarded to Mrs Clyde Mason high, Miss Beatrice Carter travel, and Mrs Carlos Thomas consolation. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Miss Maudie Warner of Columbus visited over the weekend with Miss Rose Price and Miss Blanche Price at 327 E State St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faithful Few Sewing Club
G. W. Schenz
Hudson Ave
Dennis Ours
Beatrice Carter
Clyde Mason
Carlos Thomas
Genevieve Apgar Elected Pallas Club President
Genevieve Apgar was elected president of the Pallas Club at a Saturday afternoon meeting held at the home of the Weis sisters on State Street. Mrs. Lamar Otis won the recording secretary post and all other officers were reelected. Mrs. Co D Hopkins presented a paper titled California's Sharecrop per Children. Mrs. Charles Matthews chaired the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Apgar
Pallas Club
Personal notes from Nabby Lee Ames Chapter regent and local residents
Mrs. John Cross regent of Nabby Lee Ames Chapter D A R cannot attend the Ohio State conference in Cleveland due to influenza and is confined at home. Mr and Mrs Raymond Rorick entertained at dinner Sunday guests from Athens including Boyd Potter Wilda S Hunter and their children Billy and Martha. Mrs H S Smith of Athens RD underwent major surgery at Grant Hospital Columbus and is reported satisfactory.
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John Cross
Nabby Lee Ames
D.A.R
Ohio State Conference
Cleveland
W. Union St
Raymond Rorick
Lower Plains
Boyd Potter
Billy and
Martha
Athens
Route One
Wilda S. Hunter
Making Funny Faces Latest Method to Build Lovely Ones
Grandmother warns against wild face making while beauty experts endorse supervised facial exercises. Russian princess Mirsky teaches routines to reshape facial muscles, including exaggerated winks and nose wrinkling, to prevent jowls and lines and firm the throat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian
New York
Willy Nilly
Sviatpolk- Mirsky
Paris
Albany Girls Tour Athens with Home Planning Class
A sophomore Albany High School home planning unit led by Mrs. Calvin toured sites in Athens and nearby areas. The group visited Ohio University’s home economics department Rauch's Bakery and Mrs. George Starcher’s new North Hill colonial home to study furniture, color, nursery care, and architectural styles. A note mentions fifty square feet of leather from a 12 foot shark.
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Albany High School
Calvin
Athens
Genheimer
Willara
Michaels
Charles Shaver
Ohio University
Rauch’s Bakery
George Starcher
New England
North Hill
Warrior's Husband rehearsals for March 14 opening
Julian Thompson satire of women in power features Sapiens played by Bill Gray with Em erson Houf as Thesus and Marge Hellman as Antilope. Katharine Hepburn role echoed amid Amazon queens Hippolyta and Pomposia. Dawes directs with Arbenz, Jukes designs, Hyde costumes. Cannan Grange to meet March 12 with Albany degree team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Thompson
Bill Gray
Thesus
Antiope
Emerson Houf
Margaret Helen Gibbs
Pomposia
Sapiens
Bill Smith
Herald
Antilope
Katharine Hepburn
Marge Hellman
Jane Eakin
Hippolyta
Robert Gates Dawes
Mary Arbenz
Vincent Jukes
Cannan Grange
Grange Hall
Albany
Dexter Social Notes Show Visits and Church Meeting
Dexter residents share Sunday visits with relatives and neighbors. Families, including Weav er and Nicholson clans, gather at a church event and a pot luck lunch. Local demonstrations and quilting plans hinge on upcoming visits to Ward Nicholson’s home.
Soup Supper and Quilt Award Planned at McDougal Church
A soup supper will be held at McDougal Church on Thursday March 14 at 6 p m. Ladies are asked to bring soup and table service. The quilt will be awarded at the event and proceeds benefit the Sunday School.
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McDougal Church
Marriage Meddlers in a Farmhouse Scene
Madge Graham confronts Edith Fairfax on a nursery porch as Edith collapses in remorse over tried schemes to win Madge’s lover. Edith begs for death, then pleads to be hidden until quieter moments allow a plan to form. The narrator orders calm and a covert move to safety.
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Madge Graham
Edith Fairfax
Graham Sag Bor
Edith
Madge
Constantey
Jim Paige
Dicky
A Sequel to Married Comrades
Adele Garrisons update advances the plot as Edith and the narrator plan a discreet escape. Lillian cooperates, Edith resists, and the scene moves toward a tense confrontation in a prison setting with a promise of continuation.
Chi Omega Benefit Bridge for Sheltering Arms Hospital
Chi Omega hosts a benefit bridge tonight at 7 30 p m at the chapter house 10 South College Street. Proceeds fund the Sheltering Arms Hospital children’s room with an auction and contract games and a door prize offering a cross country airplane trip.
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Chi Omega
S. College St
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Albany Garden Club Plans Arbor Day Activities
Albany On Friday March 8 the Albany Community Garden Club met with 15 members and three guests. The group sponsors an Arbor Day tree planting with the school on April 5 at two o clock and will hold its regular April meeting then. Junior Garden Club progress was reported with a wren house and scrapbook shown as a project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Albany Community Garden Club
Guy Wingett
Howard Ayler
Junior Garden Club
Harriet Woodyard
Walter Hampton
Pittsfield Man Wins $200 Refund for 20 Year Phone Charge
Pittsfield Massachusetts resident John O Laughlin discovered decades long extra bedside telephone charges dating back to 1899. He will receive a $200 refund covering the 20 year period after the error was found.
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Pittsfield
Mass
John O’laughlin
Firemen To Raise Money for Waterproof Uniforms
Athens firemen plan a March 16 ball to raise funds for new waterproof trousers and raincoats, plus two first aid kits for pumpers. Fire Chief Harold Junod will lead first aid classes after the event starring Percy Lowery and his ten person band. tickets are on sale through department members or at the door.
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Athens
Percy Lowery
Harold Junod
Russell Maple
Calendar items and meetings listed for Monday and Tuesday
Calendar notices show various groups meeting Monday at 7:30 p.m. at multiple locations including 47 Mill St and Masonic Temple Athens County Pomona Grange, plus Italian and club activities. Tuesday schedules include Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary Maecenas Club Athena Delphian Club various meetings, potlucks, and a bridge tournament finals between Women’s Faculty Bridge Club winners and League One and Two winners.
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Athens County
Pomona Grange
Athens Grange Hall
Relief Corps
Alpha Delta Pi Auxiliary
Kappa Phi
Ralph Arnold
Elmwood
Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary
E. H. Gaylord
Fairview Ave
Faculty
Irene Devlin
Edna Way
Mary Jane Hitchcock
Dean Irma E. Voigt
Gone With the Wind dazzles Athens first-nighters
Athens premiere sparks crowd discussion of fidelity to the novel. Critics praise Clark Gable as Rhett Butler and Butterfly McQueen as Prissy while the audience names various attendees and reflects on four hours of Scarlett. Also notes the birth of Jill Walton Gaston on March 8 at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
A. B. Rees
F. D. Forsyths
Norman Deans
Kenneth R. Wilcox
G.W.T.W
Roger J. Jones
C. M. Gill
R. C. Hess
Gordon K. Bush
George Parks
J. A. Fuller
L. C. Baker
Alberta Grones
Richard McKinstry
Don Harvey
Ralph Dupler
Edward Schloss
Maude Fenzel
Mary Klingenberg
Ruth Huggins
Larry Cummings
Helen Willim
Foster Cornwell
Julia Wade
Ethel Ralph
Helen Baker
Irvin Quick
Gerald Stauffer
Richard Imes
Virgil Davis
Dwight Herron
Lawrence Worstell
R. P. Imes
Mabel Baird
Jane Pope
Jack Fishlock
Scarlett
Tara
Rhett Butler
Clark Gable
Miss Butterfly McQueen
Prissy
T. W. Gaston
N. Shannon Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Jill Walton
Willard Walton
Route Four
J. S. Gaston
Guysville
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Frank ‘Tribe
Pleasant Valley
Maudie Warner
Columbus
Rose Price
Blanche Price
E. State Street
Cline
Dial
Albany Girls In Home
Warrior
Dexter
David Walker
Dallas Amos
Raymond Showalter
Lancaster
Ladies Aid Society
Ward
Nicholson
Ede
Lillian
Harry
Underwoods
Katharine
Ty Adele Garrison
Mother Graham
Chi O
Albany Garden Club
Bill Wrong
Norman Hull
Mill St
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
K. of C
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Ir of
East Side School
Clara Kuenzli
Bernice Kayser
Athena Delphian Club
J. V. Rice
E. ‘State St
Child Conservation League
Progressive Literary Club
Harry Swank
Presbyterian Women’s Association
Tushiey
Sophie B. Pilcher
E. Union St
Betsy Ross Sewing Club
Floyd Emerick
East State Street
First Methodist Church
Ruth Alice Wright
N. May Ave
W.B.A
C.F. Hall
Pinkham
Lydia & Pinkham
Elton Foster
Andy Devine
Ellen Drew
Panama
Sidney Toler
Nove
Candies
Schine
Athena
Dia
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