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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1939

Page

9

Esther Class at Elkins Home Hosts Social Evening

Mrs. H A Elkins hosted the Esther Class of the Christian Church at 60 Elmwood Place with opening hymn Jesus Is All the World to Me led by Mrs. E A Davis. Devotions by Mrs. Wharton followed by a Psalm reading and talk on Home What is it Where is it with a prayer, then Trust and Obey sung. A short business session named new Bent in the May 25 social with Deborah Class. Performers included Thelma Robinson and Marilyn Davis duets and eight year old Tony Wooley on accordion. June meeting set for church social rooms with Mrs D I Gandee as leader. But Between the spring and autumn a single pair of rabbits will increase a hundredfold.

H. A. Elkins Elmwood Place Esther The Christian Church Jesus E. A. Davis J. A. Wharton J. W. Sands Thelma Robinson Marilyn Davis Tony Wooley Sir Echo

Open Forum on Consumer Movement May 8 in High School

The Adult Education Council presents an Open Forum on Consumer Education Monday May 8 at 7 30 p m in the High School Auditorium. Speakers include Florence E Wagner Ohio University Karl H Krauskopf Ohio University Ross Wright county extension agent Elizabeth Moore Ohio State University T M Wolfe state department of education and Mayor C C Cornell with Dean Armbruster presiding Educational exhibits will be available before and after the meeting The public is invited.

Adult Education Council Florence E. Wagner Ohio University Karl H. Krauskopf Ross Wright Elizabeth Moore Ohio State University T. M. Wolfe State Department of Education

See Through Others See Within Ourselves

Advice urges women to examine their own self perception instead of blaming others. It notes many distortions from undervaluing oneself to overvaluing certain roles and calls for recognizing personal limitations and opportunities.

Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to Married Comrades

A serialized excerpt from 1939 features Madge and Lillian planning a disguise laden getaway in Greenwich Village as part of a risqué investigation. The trio schemes, hides in rear garden apartments, and prepares to outmaneuver a dangerous liaison while promising protection from an unseen network. Continued tomorrow.

Chauncey District Social and Personal Items

Chauncey residents report visits and health updates. Rhoda Oliver spent Sunday with daughter Edna Brannon in Albany. Barbara Ann Morrison, Jacksonville, returned home after an appendectomy in Columbus. Hattie Shafer Johnson recovering at Peach Ridge. Iva Ashworth visiting Chauncey from Columbus. Carl Conrad and family moved back to Chauncey from West Virginia. A salmon biology note explains salmon return to spawning streams.

Chauncey Rhoda Oliver Edna Brannon Albany Barbara Ann L. A. Morrison Jacksonville Grant Hospital Columbus Hattie Shafer Johnson John Johnson Peach Ridge Iva Ashworth James Mullins Carl Conrad West Virginia

Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath chronicling Joads westward to a hostile California

Katherine Hall’s review portrays John Steinbeck’s longest novel as a sweeping, angry tale of landless American migrants. The Joad family travels from Oklahoma to California facing exploitation, violence, and broken hopes in a harsh, truthful epic with a government camp as a fragile haven.

Katherine Hall John Steinbeck Steinbeck Joad Oklahoma California

Mothers Daughters Zeta Tau Dinner at Hillcrest Inn

Zeta Tau Alpha held a six o'clock dinner at Hillcrest Inn for thirty four guests as part of Mother's Week End. Toastmistress Margarethe Faulstich led the event with welcome remarks from Mrs. Woolsey and Miss Alice Bardin. The program featured solos by Jane Burnside and Mary Anne Coughlin, violin accompaniment by Blanche Fitz, and group Zeta songs between courses.

Blanche Fitz Zeta Doris Abel R. R. Abel Betty Ames Helen Barklow Barklow W. M. Williams Ruth Beck K. L. Beck Martha Boyd B. D. Boyd van Dorn Patience ‘Brandle Walter Brand Dorothy McClure T. O. McClure Cathryn Melcher C. F. Melcher Mary K. Metz A. G. Metz Vera Myers G. H. Myers Janet Nierman H. V. Nierman Mary Quigley H. H. Vogt Alice Rardin D. A. Bardin Dorothy Reid G. F. Reid Louise Scherzer A. Scherzer Elva Shela S. E. Shela Joan Simmons Ernest Simmons Betty Stone W. E. Stone Barbara Williams Nelle Woolsey

Piano Pupils in Recital Friday at Music Hall

Miss Vera Board leads a piano recital Friday at 8 p m in Music Hall Auditorium with tenor Wayne Kitner. Students include Dorothy Pearson Jeanne Williams Ursula Green Mary Ellen Burson and Barbara Taylor among others with Leona Algeo as accompanist. The second item notes Union Sundays School Young People Class elected Dana Carsey Clara Withers Vera White Charles White Helen Holland as officers. next meeting May 16 at Miss Helen Holland’s home.

Beth Pearce Patricia Connor Ruth Mason Barbara Taylor Jane Foster Leona Algeo Young Peoples Union Sunday School Clara Withers Dana Carsey Vera White Charles White Helen Holland

Dinner for Men’s Union Officers Hosted by Whitehouse

Dean and Mrs. Victor Whitehouse gave a 6:30 p.m. dinner Wednesday for incoming and retiring officers of the Men’s Union. New officers are Samuel Downer president, J Grant Keys vice president, Sylvan Cohen secretary, and Andrew Diedrich treasurer, replacing William Schlotterbeck, Stephen Livitsky, Ralph Penick, and Lawrence Bibbee.

Dean Victor Whitehouse Men's Union Samuel Downer J. Grant Keys Sylvan Cohen Andrew Diedrich William Schlotterbeck Stephen Livitsky Ralph Penick Lawrence Bibbee

Plains Children Present Forest Court Operetta at School

The Ohio University Training School at The Plains stages The Forest Court Friday May 5 at 1 30 p m in the school auditorium. Tommy is judged by Judge Owl after adventures in the woods with fairies aiding his pardon. The cast includes Roger Johnson Tommy and David Winefordner as the judge with Thelma McHarg and others in supporting roles.

Ohio University Training School the Plains Forest Court Tommy Roger Johnson Judge Owl David Winefordner Rabbit Tommy Jinks Ralph Gabriel Silver Wings Thelma McHarg Roy Allen Billy Hill Bonnie Overly Bobby Hawk Alfreda Grandstaff Geraldine Powell Norma Jean McAllister Feaf Mary Ellen Thompson Bluebell Donna Thompson Betty Bryan Daisy Lois Barstow Barbara Humphrey Juanita McDonald Eleanora Novotni Helen Maaser Vera Sproul

Birthday Party in Honor of Mrs Albert Johnson

Mrs Albert Johnson of 155 Morris Ave Carbondale gathered with family and out of town relatives at her mother Rose Tefft home to celebrate her birthday anniversary which fell on Saturday April 29. Former pupils and neighbors attended and children sent wild flower bouquets along with a group photograph from the third and fourth grades.

Albert Johnson Morris Ave Carbondale Johnson Rose Tefft M. J. Callahan R. P. Enderlin Merl Howeson Phyllis Jewett Betty McClain Audrey Williams Paul Lowry Charlotte, Jane Patricia Daugherty Gene Dunlop

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Elkins Atlanta Dept. N Sd Aay Sn Open Forum On Consumer Movement Robert Burns Second Bernhardt Adele Garrison Lillian Bosse Gan Lillia Dicky Mary Oa Lansfield Mary Greenwich Village Harry Madge King Features Syndicate, Inc Rauch's Bakery Chauncey District Noah Rosasharn America Zeta Tau Union U. S. Class Katherine South Court Street Athens, Ohio Coats Diamonds W. B. Drake Jeweler Dean Whitehouse Japan Mrs England Charles Or Re Ritz Cornell Garrick Hyde Park Daugh Ter Beckley
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