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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1934
Page
6
Dorothy Dix counsels a 30 year old college graduate entangled with a married man. She warns that pursuing the affair harms the man, his wife, and the lover, urging the woman to leave and avoid disgrace, while noting consequences to the man’s career and reputation.
A young man asks if he should marry a woman who does not want children. Dorothy Dix counsels ending the engagement if she remains firm, noting that some men deeply need a family while others prefer a childless life.
The Miriam Class of the Christian Church will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Miss Lenaors 5 Pearl Street to discuss church activities and fellowship.
The sixth in the City Federation series highlights three pioneer women Ella Crawford Lydia Patrick and Alice Armstrong. It recounts their roles in education religion and community service in Trimble and Athens Townships from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Phoenix club held an initiation breakfast for four new members Peggy Varmer Dayton Dorothy Robbin Doris March and Mary Niederauer after a 9:45 a.m. ceremony in the West Wing. Greta Lash assisted as the English professor attended with eight active members at The Colonial decorated in spring colors.
Forty three Southern Ohio Electric Company employees with spouses and families attended a Friday evening picnic supper at six at the Vorhes Farm in Hebbardsville. The event was sponsored by Albert Johnson the company cashier and several other workers. Afterward guests played horseshoes and other group games.
Mary E. Dague outlines home canning guidance emphasizing selecting perfectly ripe fruit, trimming bruised areas, and sorting for canning versus preserves. She notes acidity aids home canning and mentions the open-kettle method as an older preserving approach.
An Athens garden belonging to Mrs. John Dana showcases a serene rock garden with a pond and blooming beds centered on bulbous tuberous begonias. The article gives detailed care, moisture, shade, and planting steps, plus fall tuber lifting and winter storage. It also provides extensive home canning instructions for jars, rubbers, sterilizing, sealing, and step by step methods for fruits and berries.
The C M C girls club at Athens High staged a spring formal at Hotel Berry with a beach and garden theme. Magenta and scarlet lighting, clouds and balloons set a summer atmosphere for 75 couples led by Jessie Cooper and Jack Miester. Attire ranged from white net and organdie to pink, blue, and yellow gowns, with chaperons Professor and Mrs. W H Cooper and Mr and Mrs R E Tracy present.
Flowers for Decoration Day are to be brought to the Armory Wednesday morning before 9 30 a m. From there they will be taken to the Cemetery in cars. Members of patriotic organizations meet on College Street near the Methodist Church at 9 15 a m.
Phi Mu sorority at Cottage Tea House held a nine o clock breakfast themed The ship of Phi Mu for Ruth Morgan a graduating member. Eveleth Atkinson spoke for the freshmen voyage while Jean Houchins Elsie Hagan and Mrs Dana Board represented the sorority's roles and alumnae. The 27 actives pledges and alumna advisor sat at three tables and then attended church together.
Delta Phi Delta held an initiation dinner at Hillcrest Inn Sunday night to honor three new inductees Don Thatcher Dayton Nina Rhodes Wellston and Helen Cooper Carroll. Thirteen guests were hosted at a single table decorated in old rose and gold with two triangular place cards featuring the Delta Phi symbol. Edna Way head of Art Education and faculty advisor presided alongside two alumnae Betty Morris and a second staff member.
Activities fill Sunday with boating at Lake Alma, golf and tennis at Crystal Pool, and swimming for Decoration Day crowds. Local clergy travel, families visit, and residents assist with community groups.
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