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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1927

Page

5

Eleventh wedding anniversary hosts in Carroll visit

The Rev and Mrs C Swearin gen and their three children Jean Junior and Harry of Carroll are guests of Mr and Mrs Phillip M Ricketts at 2 Montrose Ave to celebrate their eleventh wedding anniversary. The Woman's Music club hosts guest night at 8 o clock with Mrs W R Philips as hostess. James A Palmer attends State Grange Mutual Insurance meeting in Columbus where he is secretary of the Athens county grange.

C. Swearingen Jean Harry of Carroll Phillip M. Ricketts Montrose Avenue W. R. Phillips South College Street James A. Palmer Columbus State Grange Mutual Insurance Organization Southern Hotel Palmer Athens County Grange

May meeting of Athens Presby terian Woman's Bible Class

The Presbyterian Woman's Bible Class met in May with 35 members present. Hostesses were Mrs. A F Reeves and assistants Mrs Ray Barnhart and Mrs John Welsh. Miss Amy Allen led devotions and humorous readings. Miss McDowell, social service worker, was celebrated with surprise gifts. A free kindergarten will open at the Deanville settlement house pending equipment. Mrs S M Haffey collected books for children. Social hour concluded with games led by Mrs L B Job and Mrs Ralph Dalton.

Woman's Bible Class The Presbyterian Church A. F. Reeves Pearstreet Ray Barnhart John Welsh Frank Cone Amy Allen Ek. E. Aumiller Miss McDowell Athens Presbytery Deanville S. M. Haffey Miss Allen Mary Fe, Peters Elery Michael L. B. Job Ralph Dalton

Dinner For Husbands Social Evening With Lydia Lash Evans Club

Lydia Lash Evans club members plan a 6 o clock Saturday dinner at Mrs. Arthur Boyles home on North Congress street for their husbands. This closes the year’s social session with Mrs. Charles Baumline as new president delivering the Marion convention report.

Lydia Lash Evans

Comfortable Pretty Under Garment Pattern Details

A vintage pattern describes a comfortable undergarment in fabrics like batiste or crepe de chine. The design offers four bust sizes and specifies material needs for each size, including yardage for fabric and ribbon straps, with trimming quantities and a mail order option for delivery on receipt of payment.

Batiste

Dangers Of Gall Stones And Hepatic Torpidity

Health ad warns that gall bladder trouble and hepatic torpidity cause symptoms such as dizziness headaches breathlessness after meals and right side pain. It promotes Klax Ko Tablets from Cline's Pharmacy as a cheap home remedy with a money back guarantee if no benefits appear within a week.

Cline

Porch party for U C D club at Dowler home

Mrs P G Dowler entertained the U C D club at 9 Church street yesterday afternoon with a porch party. Sixteen members attended after a brief business session and sewing and social chat followed. Guests included Mrs H A McCaskill and Bettie Lee, and Mrs Carl Ferguson with Carl Grant. Mrs McCaskill and Mrs Ferguson helped serve. Mrs Curtis Coen will host the next meeting at $3 Morris Avenue.

P. G. Dowler Church Street H. A. McCaskill Bettie Lee Carl Ferguson Carl Grant McCaskill Curtis Coen Morris Avenue

Sorority House Party Planned at Buckeye Lake

Members of the Alpha Pi chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha will spend Saturday and Sunday at Buckeye Lake for a weekend house party. The event aims to become an annual item in the sorority’s social program. guests include Mrs Anna White, Miss Melba White of 6 Pearl Street, and several alumni from other places.

Buckeye Lake Alpha Pi Chapter Zeta Tau Alpha Anna White Melba White Pearl Street

Chi Omega Dinner Honors Alumnae at Colonial Club

Cardinal and straw colors brightened the Colonial Room as Chi Omega members hosted a dinner honoring alumnae. The event showcased chapter pride and community ties, with attendees sharing memories and plans for future activities.

Chi Omega Colonial

Athens social notes list patronesses and visitors

Ten tables filled two dining rooms as patronesses headed by Mrs. Frank J. Beasley and others were announced. Mr. J Harvey Duffee of Columbus, former Albany postmaster, attended the funeral of Mrs Emma Lindley Whaley in Columbus and was in Athens today. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rinton and family and Mrs. Walter Bennett of Nelsonville visiting Mrs. Bennett's mother at 59 West Union Street.

Clinton Poston Biddle Cambridge Mass Colonial Bridge W. R. Phillips South College Street Bridge Club T. R. Biddle F. W. Bush J. Halliday Cline George C. Parks Frank R. Murphey Harry G. Stalder Helen AlNom Phillips Frank J. Beasley W. K. Scott Franz L. Woodworth Blaine R. Goldsberry A. B. Wells H. H. Harris Carl H. Beasley J. Harvey Duffee Columbus Albany Athens Emma Lindley Whaley Duffee Frank Rinton Walter Bennett Nelsonville Bennett Charles Mitchell West Union Street

Women Students Stage French Act Five Scenes of Midsummer Night Dream

Ohio University French club presents scenes from act five of Midsummer Night's Dream translated into French. All roles, including clowns and plebeians, are played by women students on Miss Mary Ness's lawn at 48 University Terrace tonight at 7 30. Miss Noss directs with Catherine Wiseman Ruth Walsh Evelyn Duschensky and others listed among the cast.

Ohio University Mary T. Ness University Terrace Miss Noss King Catherine Wiseman Queen Ruth Walsh Lysandre Evelyn Duschensky Demetrius Mildred Lenk Lois McElhaney Augusta Ginther Smug Tacille Williamson Robin Starveling Helen Watts Frances Flute Mary Myles Tom Snout Ruby G. Mercer

Old fiddlers dance slated at Indian Theater Shawnee

Corrning residents will attend an old fiddlers dance at the Indian Theater Shawnee on Friday evening May 20. The event promises traditional tunes and community entertainment in Shawnee.

Intelligence Test Common quiz from last page

Answers printed on the last page. Questions cover authors, cities, and history. It asks to choose correct words, name a Confederate general who became a college president, identify a New York tabloid, name media magnates, and define the Golden Gate.

Columbus America Roger Williams Salem-Newport-Hartford- Providence Minneapolis Israfel Pope-Tennyson-Poe- Whitman-Arnold Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas Lewis Cass Franklin Pierce Jefferson Davis New York Adolph Ochs William Randolph Hearst Robert P. Scripps Golden Gate

Rendville Woman Improves After Appendedicitis Operation

Rosella Morris of Rendville, who was rushed to Mt Carmel hospital in Columbus this week for acute appendicitis, is reported improving after a surgical operation. She has many friends in Corning and is a resident of Rendville.

Rendville Corning

Public social planned at U B church basement

A public social will be held in the basement of the U B church in Corning on Saturday night. Sandwiches pie coffee cake and ice cream will be served and a program will be given.

Automobiles to Take All to United Brethren Church

Corning reports Sunday May 22 set as automobile service day at United Brethren church. Autos will transport any and all willing to attend, with special emphasis on helping shut ins reach the service windows.

Corning United Brethren Church Auto's

Aging Corning resident John Fisher gravely ill after operation

CORNING May 20 John Fisher 80 one of Corning's oldest residents is seriously ill at his rural home. Dr Bob Miller recently performed an operation to save his life. Relatives were summoned home. Little hope is held for recovery. His daughter Mrs Clyde Detter Newark is here caring for him.

Corning John Fisher Bob Miller

Funeral for Mrs. Jane Marshall Held in Columbus

Several from here attended the funeral of Mrs. Jane Marshall of Columbus who died at her daughter Mrs. Will Jenkins home Sunday. The service was Thursday at 10 am at the Spiritualist church and burial followed in Union cemetery. Mrs. Marshall was a former resident.

Corning Jane Marshall Columbus Will Jenkins Spiritualist Church Union Cemetery Marshall

Euchre party attendance by local residents

May 20 report lists Mrs. Charles DeMolet Mrs. John Detrolet Miss Thelma Shay Miss Mary Devlin Buck Doran Athens Mr. and Mrs. Don Lowden Miss Kathryn Newman Will Tedrow Mrs. Earl Baker Nelsonville Will McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs zonesville attended the euchre party here Tuesday evening.

Coring Charles DeMolet John Detrolet Thelma Shay Mary Devlin Buck Doran Athens Don Lowden Kathryn Newman Will Tedrow Earl Baker Nelsonville Will McDonald Jacobs Zcnesville

Local Social Notes From Zanesville and Nearby Towns

Social items list visits and travels including Miss Cecelia Radkosky Ben Ryan in Zanesville Mrs Matt Baker Nelsonville visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W G Bennett Miss Mable Campbell Nelsonville visiting her aunt Mrs John Fisher Mr and Mrs Ralph Fitzer gone to Hobson where he is employed Mr and Mrs John Gaitten Miss Sarah Gaitten and Mrs Neal Gaitten visiting friends in Newark Mr and Mrs Andy Chutes Mrs Kelly and Mrs White among...

Cecelia Radkosky Ben Ryan Zanesville Matt Baker Nelsonville W. G. Bennett Mable Campbell John Fisher Ralph Fitzer Hobson John Gaitten Sarah Gaitten Neal Gaitten Newark Andy Chutes Kelly White

Euchre party invitation from Glouster group

Notes that a euchre gathering was attached by residents of Glouster and Hormey area and will occur Tuesday evening. The fragment confirms local social activity but lacks full details on participants or exact venue.

Glouster Hormey Aall

Defense in Trimble case heard over greenhouse damage

Witnesses testified in the Clyde Haskins versus Hisylvania Coal Co case from Trimble. Haskins seeks 9200 dollars for damage to a greenhouse and land above mine workings, including pillar removal causing sinking and cracked foundation, water flow changes, and disrupted flower cultivation.

Clyde Haskins Trimble Hisylvania Coal Company Haskins

Valet Receives $200,000 From London Benefactor

In a London will Charles U. J. bequeaths $200,000 to his valet Frederick Rolph. The sum is designated for the servant as a testamentary gift.

London Frederick Rolph Vatet

Prom Tonight At Athens High For Juniors And Seniors

One hundred seventy five members of the two upper classes and their friends are expected for the annual prom in the Athens high school gymnasium at 8 o clock tonight. The junior social committee organizing the dance is led by Chester Border with Foster Cornwell Jean Rauch Emily Morton Richard Brooks Mildred Totman and Edward Rosser as members. Miss Aneen Campbell and A L Hughes, faculty advisors, are helping sponsor the event.

Athens High School Chester Border Foster Cornwell Jean Rauch Emily Morton Richard Brooks Mildred Totman Edward Rosser Aneen Campbell A. L. Hughes

Centenarian Misa Catherine Neath Defies Death Forty Years

In Belfast a woman once told by a doctor she would die within weeks after a illness thirty years ago remains alive though partially paralyzed now, living decades beyond the predicted time.

Belfast Misa Catherine Neath

Cairo Man Dies During Golden Wedding Celebration

Robert McAdam age 72 collapsed and died in Cairo Illinois while celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife.

Cairo Ill Robert McAdam

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