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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1935
Page
11
A community bridge event in Athens set pace for large scale entertaining with both auction and contract games. Proceeds supported East Side projects while teachers and local leaders coordinated refreshments and gifts for veterans and birthday observances at Mt. Patrick’s Day gatherings.
The M and H Circle met at Mrs. Kate Brooks's North Court Street home with 15 members joining for Irish quotations. Prizes went to Verna Marquis, Sarah Jones, and Vinnie Johnson after five banco tables. Guests included Nell Reading Hannah Mills and Betty Brooks. Next meeting at Mrs. Emma Graham's home.
The Pollyanna Class of the First Christian Church held a St Patrick’s supper Monday night at Miss Juanita Saylor’s home 145 Grosvenor Street. A large cake was presented by president Dorothy Minamire at 6:00. Games followed and the next meeting will feature the annual Easter party.
The Athens County Council for Childhood Education met Wednesday night in the Edwin Watts Chubb Library children’s room. Miss Edith Beechel, chairwoman of the County Child Health and Protection League, gave a talk on county recreation work.
Mrs. E V Baughman entertained the fifth grade at Central School on Wednesday for Lois Baughmans eleventh birthday. Teachers and family assisted. games and prizes followed by St Patrick s Day themed refreshments. Guests included Barbara Lee Watkins Paula Watkins Dorothy Bean Enid Bean and Buddy Bean.
Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club held a potluck at 45 Elmwood Place hosted by Mrs. Roger J. Jones, followed by a business session. Cora Frame Joe Glander Helena Kouri and E M Braugman received Tenderfoot pins. course covers Second Class and some First Class work plus badges and hike standards. The final meeting is Saturday 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Chamber of Commerce rooms with Mrs. Thor Olean and Miss Charlotte La Tourrette in charge.
Girl Scout Troop Two will depart for Mechanicsburg Monday at 3 30 PM for a nature hike. Leaders guiding the trip are Miss Kathleen Darby, Miss Mildred Hammond, and Miss Myrtle Tencate from Ohio University.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard McClain of R. D. 7 announce the birth of a son at Sheltering Arms Hospital on March 18. The baby is named William Lee. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClain of R. D. 7 and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kenney of R. D. 5.
A wartime style home economic piece by Mary Rusk promotes abstinence from certain foods, highlighting salads and fish dishes for Lent. It includes recipes for a molded rice salad and a noodle custard bake, with instructions for preparing vegetables, salmon dishes, and a mushroom potato casserole serving six.
Approximately 70 members and guests of the Business and Professional Women's Club attended the Friendship Dinner at Hillcrest Inn. The Athens Organization president Miss Ethel Beekman gave the welcome. Miss Gladys Jones sang with Miss Mary Swuise Walker at the piano.
Mrs Edwin A Jones of Jackson returns from a short visit with her parents Mr and Mrs W H McKee in Jackson. Mrs Lydia Hays, ill at her sister’s home, returns to Parkersburg with nurse C W Hixson. condition improved. Mrs E E Bell of Nelsonville and Mrs Alma Bell of Glouster visit Athens on business. Mrs Isaac Perry of Lower Plains undergoes appendectomy at St Francis Hospital and recovers satisfactorily. W H Townsend of Pomeroy returns home after visiting son and daughter in law at 52 West State Street. Ardilla Shuster of Athens and Mrs P A Bond of Little Hocking attend funeral of aunt Mrs George Harper Byer. Harold Van Dyke returns to Camp Euclid after furlough with parents. Lillian Allen returns from six months in Pittsburgh. Troop Six holds a Scout room supper at Junior High. Mrs Joe Glander with Miss Kathrine Carpenter assists. Mrs Thor Olson attends.
Priscilla Needle Club meets at Cottage Tea House at 1 PM Thursday with regrets to Mrs. H J Ong. Women's Bible Class of Presbyterian Church gathers Thursday at 7 30 PM at Mrs. J E Barker 20 Columbia Ave. Friendship Needle Club hosts Thursday afternoon at Mrs. F C Kayser 87 Lancaster Street. Home Missionary Society meets Thursday at 7 PM at Mrs. Fannie Orr’s home. Athens Grange convenes Thursday evening in the Grange Hall. Women’s Benefit Association meets Thursday at 6 PM at the I O O F Hall to ballot on candidates with a second meeting at 7 PM. Nature Study Section of the AAUW hosts Friday 7 30 PM panel on Flower Gardens led by Vila Nelson. Athenian Temple Pythian Sisters meet Friday 7 PM at K of P Hall to practice for inspection. Kings Daughters Class and Wesleyan Service Guild meet Friday 5 30 PM at Martzolff Class Room First Methodist Episcopal Church for potluck supper. Open to all interested.
Miss Hazel Kennedy aged 21 skated up the aisle at a Cleveland rink with Daniel W. Jones as George Moriarty also approached on skates. Justice of the Peace John J. Suvak officiated from a skating platform as friends glided around.
Brownies from East Side School joined Scouts for a Wednesday afternoon hike to East Bridge after making sock crafts and completing Lend-a-Hand books. A brief nature lesson on trees accompanied the stroll.
Eric Heath, writer, says his ex wife Marian Wightman has become a naturalized Chinese citizen after leaving him to move to China claiming a previous incarnation. Wightman, Pasadena society girl and Vassar graduate in Oriental culture, married Heath nine years ago and later allegedly married Sun Mao Po, a Chinese Nationalist official.
Hazel Louise Steward and Kenneth LaVerne Chesser wed at noon in Greenup Kentucky with Rev. J N Herald officiating. Both residents of Albany area attended Albany High School the bride class of 1950. The groom is a partner in Harvey Chesser and Sons Sawmill Company.
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