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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1934
Page
6
Revival services continue next week at Hocking Street Church of God led by Rev. Hollie C. McClanahan. Large crowds attend each evening and new members join. Tonight’s message is evangelical. Friday’s topic covers Christ's Second Coming and Signs of the Times. Saturday asks what church Jesus built and how. Services start at 7 30. Public invited.
A public Easter service at Athens High School featured a darkened auditorium with candlelight and a central bronze cross. The event included performances by the high school choir, soloists Ann Beasley Kenneth Worthman and Donald Harvey, and an Easter address by Dr. E. A. Hansen.
The Maecenas Literary Club met at Mrs. P. E. Shirley’s home on Shafer Street with Mrs. John Cross presiding. Members covered national and international topics while planning a paper on the Colorado Canyon by Mrs. Jesse Henry for the next meeting. Guest Mrs. James Earich attended. Wilbur Young, formerly with Maytag and Southern Ohio Electric, now heads Summers & Bon’s electrical refrigerator department.
Athens shoppers report bold spring styles for men with varied suits and sportswear. Prices show affordable options with suits around 25 dollars and topcoats near 20, plus hats 3.50 and shoes 5, creating a total outfit of about 56 dollars.
Dr and Mrs W B Halbirt Maude Hutchinson en route to Sylvania Ohio after two weeks in the south including Daytona Beach Fla visiting Mr and Mrs C H Harris 122 East Street Street Miss Eileen Rauch attended Poston Carlin wedding in Columbus returned Sunday sister Mise Jean Rauch left for Columbus Attending events were Mr Will Schroth Rochester NY and sister Mrs Willi Merritt 188 Morris Avenue Attorney L R Pierce bed bound and reported serious Mrs H R Schwab Boston Illinois arrived Albany to attend sister in law Mrs Stuart funeral Gail Watkins Lucile Mansfield at home 406 Fourth Street Pikeville Ky after southeastern tour he runs a doughnut shop there and in Athens Gladys Phillips birthday party hosted by Mr and Mrs Ross Ackley with many attendees listed including local residents and visitors. Easter fashion notes follow with local shop listings and accessories amid Athens fashion column
Garfield Heights woman, arrested on confession, killed Roy Martin at her home rear door while her daughter and son did schoolwork in the parlor. The man was 37 and a widower. the incident followed a reported affair with the daughter. Selby Conant of Lancaster was arraigned for failure to provide for two minors and given a suspended $100 fine with a $15 weekly support order.
Mrs. Clarence Sanford and Mrs. John Jagers hosted the Guild of the First Christian Church at 112 Mill Street Tuesday evening. A potluck supper preceded the business session led by President Mrs. Carlos Cameron.
Wampas baby star honors awarded to 13 actresses from 38 candidates in the eleventh annual contest by the local publicity writers' club. Winners include Judith Arlen Betty Bryson Jean Carmen Helene Cohan Dorothy Drake Jean Gale Hazel Hayes Ann Hovey Lucille Lund La Anne Meredith Gigi Parrish Katherine Williams Jacqueline Wells. Two winners are daughters of George M Cohan and Warner Baxter. The stars will be cast in pictures soon. Ohio University classes close Friday for Easter recess, resuming Tuesday April 3.
Every child in Athens is invited to hear the Easter story The boy who discovered the Spring on Saturday at 10 30 in the Edwin Watts Chubb Library Children’s room. Raymond Alden wrote the tale to be told by Miss Janette Woolsey librarian She may also tell The Velveteen Rabbit if time permits.
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