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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1935
Page
11
Crabelle Bailey and Jorrison Burns wed Tuesday. Miss Bailey, a dietitian at St. Giles Hospital Garden City NY, and Mr. Burns a young independent grocer in Southern Ohio, plan to live with Burns family while starting married life.
A Tuesday evening recital featured Athens students including Alice Maccombs and Irene Witham and teachers Velma Weary Margaret Gray Betty Lowry and Stapleton G duend. Eastern Star inspection followed with attendees such as Mrs Maude Batten and Mrs James Earick.
Advice urging women to seek new friendships that challenge them and force growth. Put yourself in situations where criticism occurs and effort is needed to improve. Beware of easy relationships that require no effort.
A floor show headlining the eighth American Legion Saturday Night affair will feature Frances Phillips an Ohio University tap dancer who performed at the Hotel New Yorker in New York and Helen Silas a Prep Follies alumna. Baker's entertainers also contribute as part of the program at Hotel Berry with Legion members handling sponsorship and organization.
Pulitzer prize winner Josepine Winslow Johnson discusses her novel Now in November a portrait of a Missouri farming family. She reveals a love of painting and plans for a future children’s book with her own illustrations while noting her aim to illuminate neglected lives.
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Gilgen and their son visit Mrs. T. M. Pilcher in Portsmouth and plan a week’s stay. Mrs. James Cox and son return from Indianapolis with Virginia Cox accompanying to Zanesville. Mrs. Cora Lockridge arrives to visit her mother on East State Street. Mrs. Emmett West recuperates at a niece’s home after appendicitis. George Perry and Freda Kimmey stay with Dean Long in Nelsonville. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Dunham of Benton Harbor Michigan visit Golda Ashworth on East State Street.
The Child Study Club led by Mrs. Clyde Littler discussed a new approach to sex education based on Parents Magazine readings. Emphasis was on healthful living, calm parental guidance, proper body vocabulary, and values in home teaching.
Four Brownies Janey Lou Frame Barbara Mc Kinstry Joan Armstrong and Betty McCrum moved up to full Girl Scout status in a Wednesday flying up ceremony for Troop Two. The event featured a Grand Howl led by 36 young scouts, with Sara Baird receiving the Second Class badge as refreshments of cocoa and cupcakes followed.
The P. E. O. Sisterhood held its annual May Day picnic indoors at Mrs. W. C. Harris's North Hill home due to rain. About 47 members with families and guests attended, with committee members Mrs. L. J. Addicott and Mrs. FE. C. Class assisting. Guests included Mrs. F. C. Kent, Mrs. E. T. Daniels and Miss Rosalee Davis.
A joint birthday party for Mrs. Charles Jordan Mrs. Fred McCoy and Mrs. Carl Fuller was held at Mrs. Fuller’s home on Wednesday. The May 21 birthdays are celebrated annually with a pot luck covered dish dinner at 6 p.m. Attendees included the Jordans the McCoys the Fullers and their guests plus several children and friends. Spring flowers decorated the home and later guests gathered in the Fuller garden before card games after dinner.
The marriage of Freda Ann Kimmey to George Henry Perry was held at St. Marys West Virginia on May 5 1935 with Rev E G Rockliff officiating in a single ring ceremony. The couple will reside in Athens where Perry serves as a first sergeant in the CCC Camp.
Four leaders plan a Friday overnight hike to Camp Rotan. They will leave at 5 p.m. hike to the camp and cook an evening meal over an open fire. Return is expected early Saturday morning.
Central School hosts May festival at Athens High School auditorium Thursday at 6 pm with dances and songs by all grades. Numerous church groups meet Thursday evening across Athens, including Presbyterian and Christian churches, a Phi Delta Theta Auxiliary bridge event, and Ladies Auxiliary gatherings. The Senior High School presents The First Night Friday at the high school auditorium, followed by Queen Esther and Pythian Sisters events and late Friday tea and social gatherings. A Bermuda note recalls Sommer Iland as an old name for Bermuda honoring Sir George Sommers.
Rutland School eighth graders held a wiener roast at Iola Ledhe’s home Friday night. Opal Lansbury visits relatives in Columbus. Ernest Hayes family birthday at their parents’ home in Athens. William McKnight Vaughn McKnight and family from Chare leeton WV with Don Savage and Grace Savage visit mother in Maiden WV. Harold Gardner family spent Sunday with aunt in Frankfort. Oscar Nelson and Mr and Mrs Creep of Huntington visited Millard Grimm.
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