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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1937

Page

6

West Side Pupils Present Colorful Goldilocks Operetta

West Side School pupils performed the operetta Goldilocks and the Three Bears before a full house. Joan Campbell played Goldilocks, with Anna Lee Channel and Paul Larch as her parents. The two act program featured wood nymphs, rabbits, daisies, violets, and bluebells with dances and songs, ending with All Is Well That Ends Well. A PTA meeting preceded the show and notes announced upcoming district meetings and costume design by Mildred Murphy and Lucille Davidson.

West Side School Goldilocks Joan Campbell Great Bears Anna Lee Paul Larch Melvin Brown Monalee Frost Patricia Tudor Alice Yoho Betty Shover Mary Towliss Raymond Brown Dick Chandler Donna Lee Townsend Avis Bahr Great Woods Pan Arline Race Wanda Potts Bluebells Zelam Hubler Bertha Finnearty Dolores Cassels Kathryn Brown Barbara Fierce Elizabeth Black Wanda Watson Ruth Towriss Mother Bear Betty Jean Pratt Father Bear Bob Kern Baby Bear Wanda Townsend Father Richard Nester Carl Larch Richard Dewey PTA Athens Portsmouth West Side Pta Misa Mildred Murphy Lucille Davidson

Q-623 and Q-Tabs Promote Quick Relief Claim

An Athens Ohio drug ad promotes Q-623 guaranteed relief for rheumatism neuritis sciatica and lumbago and claims it has helped thousands. It also advertises Q-Tabs as an effective stimulant diuretic for kidneys with a selling point that the pills may stop pain and be worth their weight in gold.

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Nelsonville Prepares Spring Fashion Lines and Easter Dinner

Nelsonville merchants display spring merchandise with new frocks in prints and pastels. Coats and suits follow 1937 lines with small hats in black and pale blues. Shops Oblinger and Wolfe Edington Shoe The Hub Hoodlet s and the Gem Pharmacy lead Easter shopping. Odd Fellows and Rebekahs host a covered dish dinner Friday at 6 pm. members to bring a covered dish and sandwiches.

Nelsonville Oblinger and Wolfe Edington Shoe the Hub Hoodlet's Gem Pharmacy Odd Fellows Rebekahs

Social calendar notes for midweek gatherings

Social Sewing Society meets at 101 E Union Bt with Mrs Willie Lee on Wednesday at 1 pm. AAUW Book Review Group discusses new books March 17 at Faculty Women's Club. Pre-School Mothers and other groups hold meetings. Daughters of Union Veterans, Women's Relief Corps observe events. various clubs plan Thursday sessions with regrets and reminders.

Social Sewing Society Willie Lee E. Union Bt AAUW Faculty Women’s Club Ralph Norris Lancaster St P. A. Tolson Norris W. H. Richey Daughters of Union Veterans Ioof Hall Faculty Women's Club Velma Phillips Margaret Davis

Pomeroy Men To Wear New Styles in Suits

Pomeroy merchants forecast a busy season as Virgil Campbell and Wick Crow promote new men’s wear. Suits feature lighter and darker shades with hats, shirts, ties, and socks in brighter spring tones. A new fashion emphasis invites fresh accessories and a spring suit on the newer line.

Virgil Campbell Wick Crow Pomeroy

Missionary Society Hosts Special Lenten Program

Members of the Woman's Home Missionary Society met at Mrs. A. H. Beckett's home on Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. H. T. Farrar in charge. Devo tions were led by Mrs. Guy Pierce, readings from the study book by Mrs. A. J. Romine, and a Lenten offering exercise followed by a closing prayer by Mrs. D. L. Jones. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Diamonds burn at 850 degrees C in pure oxygen.

Woman's Home Missionary Society A. H. Beckett H. T. Farrar Guy Pierce A. J. Romine D. L. Jones

Thousands of Old Shoes Rally for Silver King Bicycle

The Milideck’s Shoe Store in Athens hosts a shoe drive contest to win a Silver King bicycle. Wendell Drake leads with 2 189 000 votes, closely followed by Richard Gorby with 2 071 000. each shoe equals 2 000 votes. The shipment will go to the Salvation Army after the Friday 5 p.m. deadline.

Milideck Wendell Wendell Drake Elmwood Place Richard Gorby Stimson James P. Cumley Meredith Timmons Amesville Jack Corwin Columbia Ave John Brookhart Mickey Daugherty N. High St Thomas Jerry Quest Smith &J Ruth Hannah Schuler Woodard Ave Robert Reynolds W. Washington St Richard McConkey Spring St Dent Williams W. Union St Mack Birge Route Seven Cumley Carl Stickney Hutchinson and Stickney Mr. Cumley

Blues and Grays For Spring Says Mrs E L Miller

Mrs E L Miller notes spring trends favor blues and greys in suits and coats. Grey gabardine bags and patent leather purses accessorize outfits while hats in grey blue and red complement the look. Social Literary Club members met at Mrs E B Smith’s home, Elmwood Place, for a meeting and tea. Mrs Victor White reviewed The Living Jefferson by James Truslow Adams. refreshments were served by the hostess. Dr Roy M Pierce, recently operated on at Sheltering Arms Hospital, is reported improving.

E. L. Miller E. B. Smith Elmwood Place Victor Whitehouse James Truslow Adams Bostona

Gallia County Native Dies in Illinois

Mrs Emma Kerns Dickey 65 a native of Gallia County died at Winona Illinois Relatives here notified She was wife of George Dickey and mother of three sons and a daughter with a Gallipolis brother Joseph Kerns She was a daughter of the late Ansel Kerns born in Harrison Township

Gallipolis Winona, Ill Emma Kerns Dickey Gallia County George Dickey Joseph Kerns Dickey Ansel Kerns Harrison Township

Elks To Visit Ironton For Class Initiation

Gallipolis 8 Gallipolis Lodge of Elks will send a large delegation to Ironton Thursday night to attend a class initiation and smoker. Judge Dan C. Jones of Ironton will make an address.

Gallipolis

Gabardines Inspire Bright Shoes Say Catherine Coe

Catherine Coe notes gabardines in colors to match costumes read well in bright shoes. Prominent hues include blues browns and greys. For sport wear brown and white combinations appear in campus outfits.

Catherine Coe Catherine Cosseys

Sorority Hears Members Talk On Convention

Alpha Tau chapter Sigma Phi Gamma met at the Colonial Inn with Elisabeth Dunn presiding. Mrs. Dunn and Mrs. Barr reported on the Gamma Province meeting in Cincinnati March 6 and 7. Athens members and others attended, noting the organization's growth to 135 chapters. A spring dance set for April 10 at the K of P Hall was discussed with Jimmy Littler and band.

Alpha Tau Sigma Phi Gamma Colonial Inn Elisabeth Dunn Dunn D. B. Barr Netherland-Plaza Cincinnati Athens M. D. Worley Jimmy Littler John Shumway Giduster Wiley Nichols Herron Wallace G. Barbee Newark George Blake

Local Style Show Delights With Spring Dresses and Dancers

A lively style show at a local theater featured Kay Francis inspiration, young tap dancers including seven year old Helene Gibbs, and models from Ohio University and local shops. Highlights included old fashioned dresses, new spring outfits, and a kiddie cabaret with Betty Brooks Griswold.

Kay Francis Shirley Helene Gibbs Helene Margaret Summers Glouster Wallace R. Allen Schine Athena Robert Bingman Anna Mae Keever Barbara Dean McKinstry Anna Mae Donna Jean Higgins Allen Donna Jean Colonia House Ohio Univer

Athens DAR Members to Attend State Conference in Columbus

Eleven Athens Daughters of the American Revolution travel to Columbus for the 38th Annual Ohio Society DAR Conference held March 23 to 25. Mrs. William A. Becker will speak opening night via WHKC radio. Athens attendees include chapter regent Mrs. Finsterwald and others.

Athens Daughters of the American Revolution Columbus The Ohio Society Dar William A. Becker National Society WHKC Earl M. Tilton Heaume Ohio State Lowell Fletcher Hobart Ohio Thomas Kite Kansas Indiana Pennsylvania Myron B. Gessamon Swann Sinclair Manchester R. W. Finsterwald J. T. Merwin Mary M. Williams Nelle Pickering W. L. Gard

Lloyds of London Thursday at Athena amid love and empire

A film feature at the Athena Theater portrays Jonathan Blake in Lloyds of London, a tale of courage and forbidden love amid war and political intrigue. Freddie Bartholomew and Tyrone Power star as Blake's youth and adulthood, with Madeleine Carroll and Sir Guy Standing in key roles. A subplot notes Kappa Phi Alumni potluck on Saturday and a chicken supper hosted by the Alexander Presbyterian Church on Friday.

Lloyds of London Athena Theater Freddie Bartholomew Jonathan Blake Douglas Scott Horatio Nelson Lloyds Lloyd Horatio Freddie London Sir Guy Standing Jonathan Tyrone Power France Madeleine Carroll England Lord Stacy Nelson

Hats Take Shape With Scarves Feathers And Fabrics

Spring millinery favors bold color and texture. Scarves drape from crowns, ribbons loop at fronts, and huge floral accents appear with feathers or velvet. Designers mix chiffons, patent leather, and bold colors to create striking hat adornments.

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