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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1941

Page

6

Junior Promenade Dazzles Athens High With Stardust Theme

Athens High School held its Junior Promenade Saturday night from 8 30 to 12 with Percy Lowery's Band from Columbus delivering novelty numbers and swing. Students, chaperons, and faculty danced under a Stardust motif featuring blue silver decor and star motifs.

Percy Lowery Athens Columbus David Nichols Virginia Stansbury Mary Connett Mr. O. L. Wood Elaine Hess Eddie McPherson Joan Woolley Dick Reisberg Bernadine Dresher Vance Cross Lenora Reeder Buddy Connett

Washable summer fashions aid budget with new corduroy items

New York reports washable sports clothes and dresses to stay cool in hot months. Corduroy coats and jackets, white pique accessories, and easy care fabrics expand city and country wardrobes while keeping prices down. Ohio University Symphony Orchestra gave a final concert in Memorial Auditorium with Mozart and Hanson works, featuring Concertmaster R M Rice.

Athens University Symphony University New York Ohio University Symphony Orchestra DeForest W. Ingerham Memorial Auditorium Mozart Tschaikowsky Lalo Haydn Hanson Hoffner R. M. Rice College of Fine Arts

Dorothy Roads Crowned O. U. Kid at Bowery Ball

Dorothy Roads of Athens freshman was named O. U. Kid at Sigma Delta Chi Bowery Ball held in the Men's Gymnasium. The event featured confetti filled rooms, a back-room bar, and a crowd of campus guests including President and Mrs. H. G. James and Professor George Starr Lasher. Dorothy received a bouquet and a gold chain with the Sigma Delta Chi crest as the program listed dances like Strawberry Blonde and Sweet Adeline.

Sigma Delta Chi Bowery Clarence Olden Dorothy Roads Pi Beta Phi Athens O. U Dick Linke Hugh Journalism H. G. James George Starr Lasher Royal H. Ray Ernestine Beebe Lee Cavin Nancy Fortner Bill Fitzgerald Dotty Arnold Walt Kucharski Penny Pentland Don Haley Jane Sexton Frank Molen Mary Ellen Robinson John Molen Doris Perry Chester Varney Midget Russ Clarence Crum Betty Miller Bill Webb Lenere

Local Cemetery Meeting and Club Notices in Albany Area

Clarks Chapel Cemetery Association schedules its annual meeting on Sunday May 11 at 2 p.m. at the church with officers and a five year trustee to be elected. Plains Child Study Club meets May 7 at Mrs Thelma Talbert’s home with Mrs Angella Marcinko as topic leader. The Wednesday Club of Albany also meets May 7 with Mrs Faye Baker Cline and guest speaker Mrs Rush Elliott. Also guidance on selecting pillows based on feather resilience and weights for various pillow types.

Clarks Chapel The Plains Child Study Club Thelma Talbert Angella Marcinko May Moore Wednesday Club of Albany Faye Baker Cline Rush Elliott Richland Ave Earnest Baughman Stewart St Roy Lorentz Martzolff First Methodist Church Eastwood Tea Room Arvilla van Dyke Margaret Laverty Athens Order of Eastern Star Drake's Walker’s Grocery

Beta Theta Pi Nautical Week End Party At Country Club

Week end events for Beta Theta Pi include a baseball game, a hay ride, tea dance and a Spring Formal at the Country Club with nautical decorations. Rex Koons provided music and the Glee Club performed Torch Sing numbers. Attendees included college officials, alumni, and numerous guests at the dinner and dance.

Beta Theta Pi Country Club Bill Brown Beta Thompson South Congress St Rex Koons Beta Glee Club Hughey Backenstee Loving Cup Comrades In Arms Paul Davies Virginia Buzzard Jeanne Wilson

Pitfalls of Love Sequel Takes New York Train Rescue

Madge and Dicky Graham chase Marion Morion’s code message as Carolyn Brixton poses danger aboard a through train to New York. Dicky feigns routine to secure a car key plan while Madge confronts peril from a gangster connection.

Sam Brixton New York Brixton Carolyn Ronald Madge Dicky Graham Marion Morion Mary Veritzen Marion Mary Dicky Carolyn Brixton

Personal Notes and News From Athens Area

Local items report Mrs. F J Beasley returning from Florida with daughter in law and granddaughter visiting at Huntington and Athens Junior Prom details. Gladys Moore’s siblings reach Budapest with Dr and Mrs John A Moore safe arrival confirmed by cable and State Dept. visits and travel notes include Dr Creed attending a Richmond meeting. A rummage sale announced May 23 24 by Circle Two. The Child Study Club postpones to May 15. Daily housecleaning tips offered.

F. J. Beasley Grandview Heights Florida Richard Galigher Fort Lauderdale Beasley Galighers Huntington W. Va Athens Jane Galigher Budapest Gladys Moore Park Place Athens High School W. A. Moore Tupelo Hungary John Allen Moore Belgrade Yugoslavia Moore Baptist Seminary Mrs. Moore Cordell Hull C. H. Creed Richmond, Va Creed Athens State Hospital American Psychiatric Association Williamsburg Charlottesville

Trio Performs Haydn and Tchaikovsky Orchestral Highlights

The trumpet trio Robert Hofstetter Richard Kolda and Robert Goebert played The Heavens Are Telling from Haydn The Creation as the program’s centerpiece. The Orchestra closed with Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy and Wagner Prelude to Lohengrin Act III to finish a season of great works.

Robert Hofstetter Richard Kolda Robert Goebert Joseph Haydn Peter Tchaikovsky Richard Wagner

TON JON 1-2-3 Heralded as Greatest Medicine by Marietta Resident

Mrs Harold Allen of 219 S 6th St Marietta Ohio credits TON JON 1-2-3 with overcoming long standing health troubles after trying many medicines. Local residents praise the herbal remedy for its surprising benefits and miracle results.

Marietta Harold Allen S. 6Th St Ohio Ton Jon Health Athens Quick W. Union St Ton Jon Quick's

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