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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1940
Page
7
An unusually early Easter finds Ohio University in Athens with a week left before break. Faculty and students head home or on trips, including the James family to Florida and Ann Arbor, while others visit relatives or attend events in New York or Chicago.
Mr and Mrs James Blackford of Athens Route Three hosted Easter dinner with Norval South Susanna Blackford McArthur Mark Blackford and daughters Mae Patricia and Norma Dayton George Blackford and James Hamilton. Afternoon visitors included Peter Rankin Chauncey James Rankin Earl Hamilton and Charles J Maki who were visiting Athens after two years in Monrovia Liberia. Mrs Maki Vivian Buyes Woodsfield Ohio a 1937 OU graduate lived with Mrs Mary LaBaw Avon Place during their stay. Richard Imes of Franklin Avenue was in Columbus on business. Mrs John Srigley and baby Sally of 142 East State Street traveled to Chillicothe for a two week visit to her parents Mr and Mrs E E Elswik.
Numerous meetings are listed for Friday including the Past Noble Grands Club at Miss Delle Finsterwald 7 30 p m the Sunshine Class at Richland Ave Church Jack Lauck to lead devotion Anna Maxwell and Bill Shaver on the entertainment committee Prayer Band of Wesleyan Methodist Church at 2 p m at 26 Maple St Past Matrons Auxiliary at Masonic Temple 7 30 p m Alma Hudson president Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae potluck at Miss Marian Coe 102 Lancaster St Wesleyan Service Guild at 84 W State St Progressive Class Central Ave Methodist Church holds a social and business gathering with devotional at Rev Stanley Jeffrey parsonage 7 Central Ave, business at Mrs Kenneth Galvin 40 Moore Ave and refreshments at Floyd Wolfe 34 Central Ave.
A basic salmon croquette recipe using canned salmon flour butter eggs bread crumbs and seasonings. Mix flour and butter bring to boil stir in salmon and seasoning boil two minutes cool shape into croquettes and fry until brown.
The Athens City Federation Benefit Bridge at Hotel Berry attracted 180 attendees forming 45 tables. Prizes included a Athens Airways airplane trip won by Mrs C E Dupler and various high score awards for John R Sprague Ferguson and others. Funds support a planned Athens community center in City Hall.
Dr Robert Gates Dawes of Ohio University will speak on April 5 and 6 at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill panel marking the 21st anniversary of Carolina Playmakers. He will compare Mid West Academic Theater with the Academic Theater of the South alongside Elmer Rice Brooks Atkinson and Paul Green.
Charles Spencer leads a Graham Sag Harbor house security effort to capture underworld boss Jack Leslie. Amid attic danger his daughter Madge reveals a hidden speaking tube while Lillian suggests tear gas as the team prepares to dislodge the intruder and secure the home for a risky assault.
Lillian and Madge prepare a cabin for secret service men while Edith may wake. they plan masking movements, posting ladders for attic windows, and transferring Edith if needed as tension rises for a tense midnight scene at sea.
U C D CLUB met with Mrs Elery Michael at her new home 14 S May Ave Thursday afternoon. Members and guests shared needlework then business. luncheon followed. Guests included Mrs Russell Ridgway Morgantown WV sister of the hostess and other local residents. John Dana visiting from Loudonville with Mrs J P Dana nearby.
Local column highlights William Whyte of Athens posing for John Powers Service in New York with potential Colliers Magazine photos. Also laughs at baby Jeffrey Davis flying to Youngstown with his parents, and a yarn about a brave campaign card sold for five cents.
The Bachelors Club hosted a potluck dinner at Miss Bernice Kayser's home to honor Miss Margaret Shannon former Presbyterian Church secretary and guest of honor who leaves for New York. A desk set was presented to Miss Shannon. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Shannon of Paola Kansas Don Peden Rev Fred Luchs Alice Lagerstrom Drexel MacTavish Arlot Olson Bernice Kayser Ethel McEwen Sophie Wakim Robert Hawes Margaret McCutcheon Marie Morgan Ralph Wagner Grifton Cheney Rudolph Isselstein Lewis Sabo. The organizing committee comprised Margaret McCutcheon Bernice Kayser Marie Morgan and Alice Lagerstrom.
A reader shares pie making tips including adding minute tapioca to berry pies to keep juice in and notes canned blackberries taste good this time of year. A caller mentions soda to buttermilk as a leavening aid for crust cookies and hints at reading past recipes on request. Next week may be vacation time for some but many face housecleaning duties at home.
Daughters of Union Veterans apologize for a misunderstanding over products sold to fund their tent general fund. Viva Beal signs the notice. East Side operetta credits Margaret Eula Cooley among East Side School performers. her name was accidentally omitted from the participant list.
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