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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1937

Page

5

Memorial Day Programs Honor War Dead in Athens

Athens residents gather for Memorial Day ceremonies at W Union Street Cemetery after a 10 o clock parade. F J Taylor Ames Bern schools will deliver the address with Rev Neil Crawford opening prayer. Civil War veterans William Southerton Hiram Tinkham ride in a car. George Sherman wreath ceremony planned.

Athens W. Union St J. Clyde Edmundson C. O. Gibson American Legion F. J. Taylor Ames-Bern Neil Crawford The Christian Church Knights of Pythias Band College St Methodist Church GAR William Southerton Hiram Tinkham Plains H. G. Stalder J. T. Allom Germantown Andrew Allom Militia Knights of Pythias ROTC Women’s Relief Corps DAR, D. of U. V Athens High School Their Auxiliary Sons of the Legion Legion Auxiliary Girl George Sherman Air Service W. State St Mt. Calvary Mt. Calvary Cemetery Hebbardsville K. T. Crossen Mr. Edmundson Horace Palmer William Finsterwald Sexton Horace Reeder Herbert Sutotn Clarks Chapel Coolville Frost, Stewart

No Shift in CCC Policy for Enrollment

Athens County relief office states the CCC bill will not change enrollment rules. Enrollment runs July 1 to 20, open to unemployed unmarried men aged 17 to 28. Reenlistment requires a year out of service with an honorable discharge. Applications accepted anytime at 16 Mill St.

Athens County Relief Office Civilian Conservation Corps CCC Fred C. Shafer Shafer County Relief Mill St

Cheese Making Demonstration At Ath en Grange Hall

Miss Eleanor Whitney led a cheese making demonstration for Meigs County at Ath en Grange Hall with 42 attendees. Five gallons of milk were used to show the process from the bulletin Making Cheese on the Farm. rennet and coloring were employed and the cheese cures in six weeks for use. One gallon of milk yields about one pound of cheese. Ross Wright noted that the bulletin series on cheese manufacture is available at the extension office.

Athens Grange Hall Eleanor Whitney Meigs County Agriculture Bulletin Ross Wright

Fulton to Open Athens Credit Bureau for Local Sellers

Athens business leaders received notices from Oscar Fulton announcing the Athens Credit Bureau will open around June 1. The bureau aims to collect and share credit records of buyers in the Athens trading area to reduce losses and protect the local credit structure. NYA recreational leaders to meet all day Friday at 9 am in the Courthouse basement office of E S Haller.

Athens Oscar Fulton Fulton United States NYA E. S. Haller Athens County

University Awards Day honors top scholars and campus groups

Ohio University held its Awards Day Convocation in Memorial Auditorium with Dean T. C. Mc Cracken presiding. Winners included Howard Hulbert John Ludden Clarence Mathers and John Baum for engineering and physics awards. Phyllis Hayes for the French prize. Thelma Beery for Alpha Delta Pi sophomore award. Ruth McCullough for economics. Marjorie Wheaton for freshman art. Mary Miller Frederic Goshe Edith Cowles Emerson Prizes. George Clifford Shafer for commerce. and multiple honors across Greek organizations and departments including Theta Upsilon Zeta Tau Alpha and the YWCA Prep Follies winning groups. Additional honors went to student journalists Leonard Leopold Ruth Taylor and others, with music and debate awards dispersed among various clubs and departments.

Emerson Mary Miller Frederic Goshe Edith Cowles Frances Mae Hill Helen Clarence H. Horn College of Commerce George Clifford Shafer J” Club Charles E. Raser John Bayard Thomas J. Kenneth Dotts Sigma Pi Fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi George Starr Lasher Leonard Leopold Ruth Taylor Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Theta Upsilon Theta Upsilon Carol Seegar Phoenix Dorothy Hilty Psi Chi Athens Rotary Club Alpha Xi Delta Jean Pace Paul H. Anderson Louise Beck Tau Kappa Alpha Sigma Pi Alpha Delta Pi Florence Mescham Ray Keesey Martin Diamond George Blake George Nickles Daniel Gutter Albert Bergerson Deloris Benner Voigt Earl Kelly Athens Women’s League Margarethe Faulstich Ruth McCullough Eleanor Kent Ywca Prep

Four-H Club Meetings Set for May Evenings in Waterloo Area

Two 4-H Clubs invite boys from Waterloo Township to meet at the high school Friday May 28 at 8 pm. Union area youths are asked to gather at Waende Russ's home Friday evening with May dates to be advised.

Waterloo Township Union Waende! Russ

OU Spelling Bee to Be Heard by Nation

Paul Wing arrives in Athens to finalize arrangements for the Ohio University spelling bee broadcast. The one hour program begins at 9 pm from Station WCOL Columbus over the Blue Network with 30 contestants. William Wallace and Edward Bronson will participate as announcer and producer.

Paul Wing Ohio University Athens Memorial Auditorium WCOL Columbus National Broadcasting Company William Wallace Edward Bronson

Athens Junior High Girls Hold Style Show Winners

Athens Junior High hosted style shows with multiple winners. Kathleen Orr led in the ninth grade display wearing a blue puffed sleeve dress costing 1.16 dollars. Harriet Simmons, Norma Kempton, Jane Gross and Kathryn Adams also selected for top outfits with bids ranging from 60 to 1.59 dollars.

Athens Athens Junior High School Kathleen Orr Harriet Simmons Norma Kempton Jane Gross Kathryn Adams Kathryn Adam Lois Sickles Freda Doty Sarah Jane Kern Violet Franz Mildred Larch

Marriage licenses for Rauch Kempton and Malone Lemoine

William H Rauch 24 of Glouster Route 2 a farmer and Frances Kempton 18 of Jacksonville daughter of Ward Kempton obtain a marriage license. Alvin Malone 21 of Glouster a miner and Edna Lemoine 17 of Jacksonville daughter of August Lemoine also obtain a license.

William H. Rauch Glouster Farmer William W. Raush Frances Kempton Jacksonville Ward Kempton Alvin Malone Charles Malone Edna Lemoine August Lemoine

Hospital Operations Report From Sheltering Arms

At Sheltering Arms Mrs. Thomas Grandy The Plains had major surgery Wednesday. Mrs Maedena McAfee 12 Montrose Ave and Mrs Charles Martin Athens Route 6 were discharged Wednesday after medical procedures.

Thomas Grandy the Plains Sheltering Arms Hospital Maedena McAfee Montrose Ave Charles Martin Athens Route 6

Bats Guide Flight by Sixth Sense Warned of Obstructions

A study explains that bats navigate by a mysterious sixth sense guiding their flight to avoid obstacles and collisions, enabling efficient foraging in complex environments.

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