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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1933
Page
8
Studio Club of Ohio University presents its annual Dance Concert for visiting mothers and guests. The program includes Festive Rhythm, Valse d tion, Atalanta, Conflict, Persian Song, and Parallel, plus Danza and Water Study. The second part traces the waltz from its origins to modern form with Danse Exotique and Peasant Gayettes.
Delta Kappa Sorority held a Sunday tea at the sorority house on East State Street honoring Miss Eunice Snyder as a new patroness. The event ran from three to five with Miss Bernice Kayser and Miss Lillian Kittle pouring. Attendees included sorority representatives, alumnae, and patronesses.
Twenty nine friends and relatives gathered at Orland Hooper home on Athens Route 1 for a surprise birthday dinner planned by Mrs Hooper’s sister. Attendees included Boyd Williams Ernest Stanley William Battrell Walter Jones Mary Lou Jones Marjorie June Hooper Barbara Jean West Maxine Radford Jean West Madge West Helen Collins Dorothy West and others.
The M and H Circle of Pythian Sisters Lodge held a potluck dinner Monday night at the new country home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Colley on Athens Route. Dinner was served cafeteria style at 6 30 and prize winners in two contests were Mrs. Clara Mansfield and Mrs. Margaret McHarg. Attendees included numerous members and guests such as Mrs. Sarah Jones Mrs. Alma Howett Mrs. H T Lee and Mr. I N McHarg among others.
Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge reports a 7 30 p m meeting at the I O F Hall with emphasis on Degree Staff attendance. Mrs Elizabeth Kern of 25 South Street plans a two week vacation starting Wednesday to Magnetic Springs. Mr and Mrs J W Bodley of 76 Maplewood Drive hosted Mrs A R Schreiver and Dorothy Clifton Ky over weekend. Mrs T W Craig of 101 South Court Street returns from Atlantic City after two weeks at the Chalfonte Haddon Hall. Mr and Mrs William G Runyon of 20 Sunnyside Drive hosted Mr and Mrs W Bobo and Mr and Mrs West Carpenter of Canal Winchester. they visited Marion Bobo in Albany.
Several hundred Ohio and neighboring state mothers will be welcomed May 5 to 7 on the Ohio University campus for the eighth annual Mother's Day weekend. Events run Friday to Sunday with campus tours, a track meet, teas, a Friday skit Technocracy by Pi Beta Phi, the play Little Women, and a Saturday outdoor program by the Men's Glee Club. Special dinners, teas, and a Sunday recital by pianist Eleanor Bush cap the festivities.
A Queen Esther Circle dinner party was hosted by Mrs. W. B. Cable at 245 East State Street Monday night with 16 guests. Miss Ethel Cable and Miss Evelyn Hartman assisted, and plans were made for a year-end picnic after a brief business session led by president Jane Marquis and devotions by Fern Rowland.
GAMELTON Ind May 2 Necessity sparks invention. Mrs Elnora Lehman turned her acrobatic infant into a career, creating high chair upgrades that prevent wriggling, spills, and tipping. Her kitchen-born designs evolved through doctor and engineer input into a thriving nationwide business for safer, easy to clean baby furniture.
Miss Florence Stein, director of health and physical education in Athens County, spoke at the Athens City Federation May meeting on rural school health work and the growth of public health movements. The program included reports from the Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs convention and updates on child welfare, with music by Emmy Lou Keehne and Helen Schaeffer. Patty Blaney celebrated his third birthday at his grandparents' home in New Straitsville.
Head Play, regarded as a top Western juvenile racer last season, was purchased by Mrs. Willie Crump for 550 dollars as a yearling at the fall Kentucky sales.
This column urges fresh breath through dental care and digestion. It advises regular dental work if needed, cooling routines like hot water upon rising and before bed, sleep, lighter meals at night, and mouthwash after brushing to ensure no smell remains.
Miss Anne C. Keating curates a special Edwin Watts Chubb Library shelf of older autobiography volumes. The collection highlights Pepys Diary Walpole's autobiography Harriet Hosmer Janet Scudder Henry James Theodore Roosevelt Emerson journals. It emphasizes personal reaction to times and background in history and literature.
Harry Westerby team trainer of the New York Rangers credits the club's success to a rabbit's foot bound in an old skate race won by the team.
Lefty O'Doul, the Dodgers outfielder, holds the best lifetime major league batting average in the game today. His nine season mark stands at .361, maintaining a leading record among peers.
American professional golfers have won 11 of the 12 British Open championships held since 1921. Three of the winners were British form, reflecting strong American presence in the event.
Athens women enjoyed a rare display of 116 quilts in Boyd Hall on the Ohio University campus Monday afternoon. The International Fellowship Committee of the American Association of University Women sponsored the tea and sale to benefit the AAUW Fellowship Fund with flowers and a festive atmosphere.
Spring cleaning time doubles as pest prevention for moths. Clean and moth proof woolens, drapes, rugs, and upholstery before packing. Use moth proof liquids sprays or moth balls and store items in sealed containers or moth proof bags to protect clothing and textiles.
W. N. Ellis in charge of loans on seed and fertilizer met farmers in Athens on Monday to extend the application period to May 15. Loans carry 5 percent interest with payments due October 31 and are secured by a mortgage on the growing crop. Ellis will be at the county agent's office next Monday May 8 and possibly the following Monday to assist in loan processing.
The Dayton Board of Elections approved a bid related to the Johnson Dayton project at 275 dollars. Three representatives from Columbus Bureau of Printing Co. H Claypoet J Heer Printing Co. and H D Wyatt of the Watson Co. were set to submit to the Courthouse on Monday.
A confidential home method story offers personal guidance to parents who have faced long denial and yearn for a baby. Owens at 1415 Coates Ave, Hows Mo, invites those seeking hope to write and learn steps that helped others.
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