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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1931

Page

6

Women’s Missionary Society hears papers on India and life

The Woman’s Missionary Society of the First Christian Church met with Mrs. Reed J. Downs. Mrs. S. E. G. Pedigo presided as papers on Freedom in the Kingdom of God and topics like Lighted To Lighten and The Outstanding Need of India were read. New member Mrs. Wilbur Young attended, with rehearsals and club meetings announced for the week.

Woman's Missionary Society of the First Christian Church Reed J. Downs North Congress Street S. E. G. Pedigo Ollie Skidmore W. W. Lee E. J. Person India Howard Bobo William Williams Thomas Gibson Wilbur Young

Kappa Kappa Psi Holds Installation Banquet

The honorary national band fraternity held an installation banquet at 6 o clock Sunday night. Fifty covers were set for attendees from Ohio State University Ohio Northern Oklahoma Indiana and Cincinnati at the Hillcrest Inn.

Kappa Kappa Psi Hillcrest Inn Ohio State University Ohio Northern Oklahoma Indiana Cincinnati Girls’ Glee Club of Ohio University Margaret Benedict

Make This Model at Home Pattern 1959

The Athens Messenger presents Pattern 1959 for a sheer print frock with flared capelet sleeves and a pointed yoke. Pleats can be stitched to the knees or left free, creating two smart silhouettes in georgette and similar fabrics. Sizes 14 through 42 offered. yardage and plain instructions included. no dressmaking experience needed. Send fifteen cents for each pattern.

Fragmentary ad notes size and style request

Partial OCR mentions name and address with a waning reference to size and new spring apparel. No clear event or full details to confirm a complete notice.

Shadows and the pond rescue tale ends in comic twist

A group of shadow children and their animal companion race to rescue Sing-Song from a pond where he sits reading a newspaper. They pull him out only for him to slip and fall again into the mud, prompting jeers from the donkey and others.

Mij Flor Hanid Yam Knarf Ding-Dong Kling-Klang Ting-a-Ling Sing-Song Kling - Klang Ding - Dong Kiing-Klang Sing- Song

Chauncey-Dover High School Class Night Held Tonight

Chauncey May 18. Senior Class exercises take place at 8 p m in the High School Auditorium. Neil Tippett delivers Presidents Address. Leaths Thomas and Pigno read class history. Bernice Kittle speaks for class. Opal Rivers reads class poem written by Lucille Rivers. Christine Mingus reads. Louise Dew delivers class prophecy. Felix Clark serves as historian and Lucinda Lands as songs reader. Mantle Ovation by Neil Tippett and Cecil McCafferty. High School Chorus performs The Blue and White.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School Neil Tippett Leaths Thomas Pigno Bernice Kittle Opal Rivers Lucille Rivers Christine Mingus Felix Clark Louise Dew Claas Lucinda Lands Mantle Cecil McCafferty

Chauncey Hike Group Breakfast After Morning Walk

Chauncey residents enjoyed an early morning hike near McDougal on Sunday. The group included Misses Margaret Johnson Ruth Gardner Teena Shafer Mary Stalder Opal Rivers Eleanor Minister Garnet Rivers and James Rankin along with Chas Minister Virgil Swart Dean Hamill Carroll Tippett Don Chaney and Neil Tippett.

Chauncey McDougal Margaret Johnson Ruth Gardner Teena Shafer Mary Stalder Opal Rivers Eleanor Garnet Rivers James Rankin Chas Virgil Swart Dean Hamiien Carroll Tippett Don Chaney Neil Tippett

Evangelistic Meetings Begin at Chauncey Church of Christ

The Rev. Miles E. Hoon opens a series of evangelistic meetings at the Hooper Ridge Church of Christ. Services are at 8 p.m. nightly with delegations from Chauncey Greens Raw Trimble and other Churches of Christ attending. Special music will feature the gatherings. Public invitation extended.

Chauncey Miles E. Hoon Chauncey Church of Christ Hooper Ridge Church

Chauncey Dover High Holds Senior Baccalaureate

Baccalaureate services for Chauncey Dover High School seniors were held at the Methodist Church Sunday night. Rev. G B Court ney of the Church of Christ delivered the sermon. Frances Harvey played the processional and Mrs Raph Brown supervised music. The chorus performed three numbers and the board of education along with the high school faculty attended.

Chauncey Dover High School G. B. Courtney Church of Christ Frances Harvey Raph Brown Board of Education

Eyebrows Arch for Every Mood Tells Beauty Culturist

Cleveland May 18. Ruth D. Maurer Chicago beauty culturist told the American Association of Cosmeticians and Hair Artists that the latest eyebrow makeup trends include arches tailored to personality. She said the grotesque thin brow is out and described options from querulous one brow raised to the other lowered for a quizzical look.

Beauty Culturist Cleveland U.P American Association of Cosmeticians and Hair Artists Ruth D. Maurer Chicago

Jobs Increase and Payrolls Cut Reported by Labor

The Department of Labor reports April employment up two tenths of a percent from March while payroll totals fall 1.5 percent. The data cover 45,225 establishments in 15 major groups employing 4,705,470 people with weekly earnings totaling $115,715,549. Gains appear in 10 groups, decreases in five, with some increases seasonally influenced.

Washington U.P Department of Labor American Federation of Labor White House Hoover

Peggy Joyce Denies Kidnap Plot and Police Escort

Peggy Hopkins Joyce, a Chicago stage star, dismissed rumors of a kidnap plot against her. She said she requested police protection for her jewels and wore them during her local stay to avoid a Cleveland police detail, noting she did not require an escort beyond her own request.

Peggy Hopkins Joyce Chicago Miss Joyce

Alfonso XIII Declines Interference in Spanish Republic

Exiled Spanish king Alfonso XIII, speaking through trusted adviser the Duke of Miranda, says he will not interfere as Spain develops its republican system. He deplores anti Catholic attacks but emphasizes non interference while awaiting the republic's destiny.

Madrid Alfonso XIII Spain United Press Alfonso Ralph Heinzen Fontainbleau France U.P Republic Duke of Miranda Vatican Paris

Clubman kills officer then dies after shooting in nightclub

Police say 22 year old Robert Shaw Montgomery of New York killed Patrolman Jessel L. Taylor and wounded Charles Garrett, the manager, in an exclusive Washington nightclub before taking his own life.

Washington Robert Shaw Montgomery Col Robert Montgomery New York Jessel L. Taylor Montgomery Charles Garbett

Church Home and School Cited at Baccalaureate

Glouster High School seniors heard a sermon by Rev. M S Rogers stressing church home and school as life foundations with Christ as the cornerstone. He warned against divorce and praised the US Constitution while urging graduates to use opportunities ahead. A union service featured choral and solo musical numbers.

Glouster Glouster High School M.S. Rogers Liberty Ind Glouster Church of Christ United States Paul E. Kemper Ond Timothy Glee Club Burness Candoo

Perfect Record at Trimble Grades Honors Absence-Free Year

May 18 Trimble reports pupils with perfect attendance across grades. First through eighth lists name students such as Junior Earich Don Brammer Clifton Kloh Fay Chalfant Freda Malone Zane Kasler Mary Cole Kathryn Johnson Vern Hall Herbert Kloh Harry Sayre Roy Walton Helma Chal fant Bernarda Danford Leona Schoenian Ellis Earich Martha Ann Heckman Virgil Mates Margaret Schoenian Worley Cole Harold McClellan Foster Skinner Vina Kisnaugie Treva Lantz Mildred Winner Edgar Hall Betty Johnson Edsel Kasler Ernest Meeks Don Sprague.

Trimble Junior Earich Don Brammer Secon Clifton Kloh Fay Chalfant Freda Malone Zane Kasler Mary Cole Kathryn Johnson Vern Hall Herbert Kloh Harry Sayre Roy Walton Helma Chalfant Bernarda Danford Leona Schoenian Ellis Earich Martha Ann Heckman Virgil Mates Margaret Schoenian Worley Cole Harold McClellan Foster Skinner Vina Kisnaugie Treva Lantz Mildred Winner Edgar Hall Betty Johnson Edsel Kasler Ernest Meeks Don Sprague

Glouster Senior Class Day Set for Wednesday Morning

Glouster May 18 Senior Class Day will be held by the Glouster School Wednesday morning at 9 20 o clock. An interesting program will be given in connection with the event and visitors will be welcome.

Glouster Glousters High School

Daughter Born to Stevens Family in Port Canton

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Stevens of LaCarne at Port Canton hospital Friday. Mrs. Stevens, formerly Miss Glenna Yocum, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yocum of Glouster.

Charles Breinig Leo Farrell Belpre Mary Breinig Glouster Emmet Stevens LaCarne Port Canton Stevens Glenna Yocum Frank Yocum

Phillipses welcome granddaughter in Cleveland birth

GLOUSTER May 18 Mr and Mrs Ralph Phillips of Cleveland announce the birth of a daughter on Sunday morning in a Cleveland hospital. The child is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Dick Jones of this city and Mr and Mrs James Phittes of Trimble.

Glouster Ralph Phillips Cleveland Cleveland Hospital Dick Jones James Phittes Trimble

Chauncey Mines Report Idle and Active Today

In Chauncey on May 18 seven mines reported work. Chauncey No. 25 Poston No. 6 and Hocking are idle today with operations at No 9 No 10 No 68 No 24 No 86 Black Diamond and Luhrig active.

Chauncey Chauncey No Poston No. 6 Hocking Black Diamond Luhrig

Busy Beenedle Club Elects New President

In Chauncey on May 18 the Busy Beenedle Club met at Mrs. Claude Jordon’s Mill Street home for a business session and officer election. Mrs. Dick Swarts was elected president and luncheon was served. The next meeting is scheduled for May 22 at Mrs. A. L. Preston’s home.

Chauncey Claude Jordon Mill Street Dick Swarts A. L. Preston

Revival Begins Tonight at Chauncey Town Hall

Hiram Mingus, minister of the Holiness Church, opens a revival meeting this evening in Chauncey Town Hall near the railroad. Rev Mingus preaches nightly at 7 30 with good singing and special music. Public invited.

Chauncey Hiram Mingus Holiness Church Mingus

Grad list corrected for Chauncey-Dover High School

Chauncey May 18 28 graduates announced instead of 27. Felix Clark was omitted from the list. The class breakdown shows 11 boys and 47 girls.

Chauncey Chauncey-Dover High School Felix Clark

Peggy Wears Jewels And That's Why She Needed Polies

Cleveland May 14 report quotes Peggy defending purchases of jewelry by saying she needed police protection and security for her valuables. She asserts the jewelry reflects prudent protection measures amid concerns.

Cleveland

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