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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1935

Page

8

Plans for Junior Prom and Fathers Night Stir Athens

New gowns and beauty preparations dominate the scene as Athens Ohio University prepares for its first Junior Prom in years. Alumni faculty and town couples plan to attend while Isham Jones and his band travel to perform. A coronation queen and a prom king will be crowned as a cosmopolitan crowd gathers for Friday night festivities.

Ohio University Forest Hopkins Alvin Merendino Queen Boyd University King Putnam Isham Jones

Choir Will Give Concert Tonight At Pomeroy

Ohio University Vested Choir directed by Dr C C Robinson performs its season opening concert in Pomeroy with fifty voices in the high school auditorium. Soloist Professor Philip Peterson and accompanist Mrs Lillian Boles Robinson featured.

Ohio University C. C. Robinson Pomeroy Group of Fifty Voices Philip Peterson Mra Lillian Boles Robinson

Sorority Sing Won By Pi Beta Phi In Athens

Pi Beta Phi sorority won the annual Sorority Sing at Memorial Auditorium in Athens, performing Pi Phi Tribute Morning and Goodby My Old Ohio Baby. Judges from Jacksonville and Portsmouth ranked Alpha Xi Delta second and Alpha Gamma Delta third, with Athens participants including Jeane Gill Mary Ellen Bibbee and others.

Rotary Club of Athens Pi Beta Phi Sorority Memorial Auditorium Pi Beta Phi Pi Phi Ohio Jeane Gill Martha Lawrey Athens Jane Gill Mary Ellen Bibbee Betty Gullum Margeret Porter Lorene Rodehaver Mary McCune Jessie Cooper Helen Jones Charles Poston Ralph Parks Decisonville Alpha Xi Delta Martha White Portsmouth Gretchen Plum Ashville Alpha Xi Alpha X Kima Hill Helen Gamertsfelder Kathrine Kerr Alpha Gamma Delta Harriett Waggoner Toronto Maxine Sale Victor N. Y Winging Helyn Jones Lorna Jane Cooper Alpha Delta Pi Mary Niederauer Hamilton Helma Weaver Maxine Westfall

Wood Is Chef and Host at Annual Basketball Dinner

Oliver L. Wood the Athens High School principal served as chief cook and host at the annual basketball banquet scantily stepping from his duties. Assisted by Paul Jones Leslie Fultz Ferol Betz and Fred Coffman the menu ranged from swiss steak to ice cream and cake. The favors featured basketball shaped programs with last season scores and the 1935 1936 schedule.

Wood Athens High School Oliver L. Wood Mr. Wood Paul Jones Leslie Fultz Ferol Betz Fred Coffman

Club Calendar and Social Meetings Announced

Local clubs list upcoming meetings including the Business and Profession women on Thursday at 7 30 p m in City Building. Undertakers of Athens district plans dinner and group reorganization with John Finefroch speaker. Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae host Mary Ward on Thursday at 7 30 p m. Sewing and Odd Fellows lodge events set for Friday. Birth of twins announced for J W Whaley family in Hebbardsville.

Business and Professional Women's Club Goo Athens Hocking Washington Meigs Hotel Berry Zeta Tau Alpha Mary Ward East State Street Thursaday Sereno Lodge NO. 479 Odd Fellows North Court Street

Local Women Share Recipes for Messenger Food Page

Recipes by local women will appear on The Messenger Food Page Friday. Telephone numbers listed were contacted. dishes include White Moon Cake suet pudding devil's food cake baked apple pudding cottage cheese nut loaf Woodford Pudding and drop doughnuts.

Messenger Food Page The Messenger

Evansville Woman Seeks Divorce Over Husband Threats

Emma Wehr files for divorce alleging her husband Gottflob Wehr threatened to kill her. She took steps by visiting an undertaker to arrange her funeral, asserting fear of lethal harm.

Evansville Ind Gottflob Wehr Emma Wehr

Married Comrades A Sequel to Given in Marriage

A sequel titled Married Comrades follows the narrative introduced in Given in Marriage. The piece continues the lives of the central couple as they navigate new challenges and shared responsibilities within a changing social landscape.

Family Intrigue and a Mysterious Letter Clue

Margaret narrates the room for her father as Noel’s tale unfolds. The espionage-keen dialogue hints that Philip Veritzen’s actions hinge on an anonymous letter Mary received and a hidden apartment, with clues filtered through the father’s selective disclosure.

Philip Veritzen Noel Mary Dicky Richard

Play Reviewed For Pallas Club On Yellow Jack Choice

At a Pallas Club meeting Saturday Mra. W. M. Bryant reviewed Yellow Jack by Sidney Howard. The work centers on identifying yellow fever cause and its control to aid Panama Canal construction.

Pallas Club Mra. W

Maternity Aid Plan for Mother's Day Campaign

The Maternity Center Association of New York City leads a national effort to educate the public on maternity safety. Local civic groups and men's clubs coordinate a campaign aimed at improving early medical care and continuous support for mothers from pregnancy through postnatal recovery.

Maternity Center Association of New York City Shepard Krech Maternity Center Association East 57Th Street

Athens Logan Girls Elected In Alpha Gamma Delta

Alpha Gamma Delta sorority elected officers Monday with one Athens and one Logan girl among the winners. Marjory Matheny of Athens became corresponding secretary and Virginia Moore of Logan was named assistant treasurer. Other officers include Laverne Dreger president Rosemary Doran first vice president Phyllis Parkinson second vice president Betty Funk recording secretary Jean McKay treasurer and Jeanett Warden social chairman.

Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Athens Logan Marjory Matheny Virginia Moore Laverne Dreger Rosemary Doran Phyllis Parkinson Betty Funk Jean McKay Jeanett Warden

Birthday Dinner Honors Mr Enderlin Sixtieth Birthday

Mr and Mrs Albert Johnson of Athens motored to Circleville to attend a 6 30 dinner at Pickaway Country Club hosted by Mrs Enderlin in honor of her husband Mr Enderlins sixtieth birthday. Out of town guests included several couples led by H A Hopkins Dan Friend Frank Ferguson Carl Enderlin and Charles Alexander with other Athens and Chillicothe attendees. GLOUSTER Mr and Mrs Charles Lechner Chillicothe announce birth of daughter Barbara Ann in a Chillicothe hospital. Mrs Lechner formerly Irene Golding a former Trimble township teacher. Mr and Mrs James Golding Taylor Ridge are grandparents. Tin cans planted in ground to furnish iron for growing vegetables in Guam.

Albert Johnson Stimson Avenue Circleville Johnson R. P. Enderlin Pickaway Country Club Enderlin H. A. Hopkins Dan Friend Frank Ferguson Carl Enderlin Charles Alexander William Alexander Chillicothe Athens Glouster Charles Lechner Barbara Ann Chillicothe Hospital Guam

Sold At All Drug Cones and Department Stores Today

Bonle reports strong sales across drug stores and department shops today. Vonel expresses satisfaction with the results and upbeat outlook.

Vonel Will Ae

Morale Is Just as Important In the Home as on Battle Field

Dorothy Dix urges wives to bolster their husbands morale at home as soldiers rely on morale in battle. She argues continual nagging and belittling defeats ambition, confidence, and success, while faith and encouragement from a wife can keep a man fighting for better outcomes both in work and life.

Dorothy Dix Miss DIX Gerald

Miss Clark Hosts Guild Officers Meeting

The Wesleyan service Guild of the Central Avenue M Church met at Jean Clark's home Tuesday to plan the year. Officers Regina Kelley, Clarice Beebe, Edna Kasler, and Jean Clark led sessions on missionary duties. guild organized March 7.

Wesleyan Service Guild Central Avenue M Jean Clark Pickering Dorothy Williams George Farrar Regina Kelley Clarice Beebe Edna Kasler

Fathers Night at East Side Weighs Safety and Song

A Fathers Night event on the East Side featured Dr. Morgan P. 7 and A. Spe lecturing on safeguarding child health and the role of proper physical surroundings. Mrs. L. C. Staats led the business meeting and group singing while the organizing committee, including Mrs. E. A. Cottingham, prepared the evening program.

East Side Tod L. C. Staats Ing E. A. Cottingham Jones Henri Hess Wipe John W

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