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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1937

Page

3

Woman's Music Club Hosts Formal Guest Night

The annual guest night at the Woman's Music Club will be held Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Biddle. Mrs. Curtis W. Janssen is program chairman. Miss Siouhee Arpee Mary T. Noss and Irene Witham will perform piano solos. Vocal solos by Mrs. B M Covert Mrs Arthur Lynch Jr Dorothy Cosgrave and Mrs Helen Hedden Roach. A string ensemble and a 15 member voice ensemble will perform under Miss Mary Blayney. Assistant hostesses are Mrs L V Brown and Mrs Fred M McKay. Program begins at 8 p m.

Woman's Music Club T. R. Biddle Park Place Curtis W. Janssen Siouhee Arpee Mary T. Noss Irene Witham B. M. Covert Arthur Lynch, Jr Dorothy Cosgrave Helen Hedden Roach L. C. Mitchell Louis Hammerle W. R. Phil

Moonlight and Swing Dance at Athens Country Club

Memorial Day dance at Athens Country Club drew over 80 couples, with out of town guests. Johnny Klint’s orchestra played swing from ten to two as blue lights and moonlit terrace created a fairyland atmosphere. Hosts included Mr. and Mrs. Richard McKinstry and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wilson.

Athens Country Club Johnny Klint Richard McKinstry Charles Richardson Steve Wilson

Granddaughter of I. M. Foster Dies in Washington

Frances Littlepage died in Washington D C at one year old from sudden thymus enlargement. She was the granddaughter of former Congressman and Mrs I M Foster. Her mother was in Chicago with Frances Foster who underwent an operation There are brief social notes of visits and Memorial Day gatherings in Columbus and surrounding areas.

Frances Littlepage John Littlepage Ruth Foster Washington, D. C I. M. Foster Chicago Bruce Buckmaster Frances Foster

Mind Your Manners Wedding Invitation Etiquette

Quick etiquette guide answers five questions about responding to wedding invites. It covers when to answer, the proper note form, usher behavior, suitable informal summer morning attire for the groom, and whether the groom and best man should dress alike, including acceptable social advice for meeting a fiancee.

Gallipolis Memorial Day guest list and locals travel

Decoration Day visitors from Gallipolis and surrounding areas are listed with relatives and friends in Athens Columbus Cleveland and Indianapolis. Several families including Kerr Stickney McPherson Householder Jukes Beasley family and others spent Memorial Day weekend away or hosting guests at homes and cottages.

Don't Marry Just for a Home Dorothy Dix Admonishes Love Must Lead

Dear Miss Dix warns a 24 year old woman to avoid marrying for security without love. The advice notes marriage without love brings misery, contrasting past constrained roles with modern independence and the chance to find a destined partner who offers both home and love.

Dorothy Dix Miss DIX Lou

Judgment Develops in Children Through Own Decision Making

Olive Roberts Barton argues that encouraging children to use their own judgment builds confidence. The piece notes that fear of criticism, not cowardice, often hinders independent decision making and that supportive guidance helps reduce persistent self doubt.

Olive Roberts Barton Sion

Marriage Meddlers Plan Guardianship For Aunt Madge’s Boys

Aunt Madge asks Bill and Hank to curb stunts and guard Junior and Roderick while she’s away. The brothers vow to take over, promise calm leadership, and plan to supervise from the lake while the boys fish. They agree to start immediately to ensure safety.

Madge Hank Bill

Biddison Spends Memorial Weekend at Charleston Home

Mr. E. M. Biddison of Charleston West Virginia spent Memorial Week end at his residence, 96 East State Street.

E. M. Biddison Charleston W. Va E. State St

Dean Family and Hayes Visit Charleston Office

Mrs. Frank Dean and son Rus visit Charleston to see Franklin Dean at Cline Ice Cream Company. Russell Dean will return to Atlantic City next week to conduct an orchestra for the summer season. Milo F. Clapp and family travel from Upper Arlington to visit Mrs. O. F. Peoples at 19 S Congress St over Memorial Day. US Attorney R. D. Williams of Columbus was in Athens Saturday.

Frank Dean Russell Dean Lawrence Hayes Charleston Franklin Dean Cline Ice Cream Company Atlantic City Milo F. Clapp Sara Billy Upper Arlington Columbus O. F. Peoples S. Congress St Clapp Athens

Meigs County Farmers To Visit Carpenter Experiment Station

Meigs County farmers will tour the Carpenter Experiment Farm on Tuesday afternoon starting at 1 p m. They will view field wheat varieties including Thorne and learn fertilizer practices. Superintendent M A Bachtell and Ohio State University professors C J Willard and D R Dodd will answer questions on grasses and meadow mixtures.

Pomeroy Meigs County Carpenter Experiment Station George W. Kreitler Carpenter Farm M. A. Bachtell Carpenter Experiment Farm C. J. Willard Ohio State University D. R. Dodd Kreitler

Home Hygiene Classes Complete in Meigs County

Miss Flora Long leads six week Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick courses in Middleport and Pomeroy for the American Red Cross. A final program at the Middleport Public Library honored participants with certificates, with a social hour and a parting umbrella gift from the class to Miss Long.

Middleport Flora Long American Red Cross Pomeroy Meigs County Red Cross Chapter Miss Long Marl Bolin Julia Reese Flossie Daniels Jacob Roller Lenore Sommers Minnie Kerr Bertha Carruthers Ruth Geary Carrie Cassels Ruth Erbs Irene Hudson

Salt Cinder Club Celebrates 24th Anniversary in Pomeroy

Members of the Salt and Cinder Club of Columbus hosted a 1 pm luncheon at Mrs. C. E. W. Downie’s Lincoln Hill home in Pomeroy to mark the club’s 24th anniversary. Attending were numerous Columbus members and guests from Pt. Pleasant West Virginia and Charleston indicating the group’s 25 year tradition of hosting events outside Columbus.

Springfield Ian” Crosbie Pomeroy

Baccalaureate Held Sunday in High School Auditorium

Seniors of the class of 1937 gathered for baccalaureate services Sunday evening at 8 in the high school auditorium. Dan L. Farmer conducted the processional Entree De Procession. Reverend F. C. Kreager delivered the sermon on Debtors. the Girls Glee Club directed by Vesta Mesa Coy sang Holy Holy and Send Out Thy Light. Benediction by Reverend Bailey and the service closed with Cornelius Festival March.

Middleport Batiste Dan L. Farmer C. C. Bailey Girls Glee Club Vesta Mesa Coy F. I. Gardner Clarence Swearingen F. C. Kreager First Baptist Church Bailey Cornelius

William Warner Dies at 77 in Chester Area

William Warner 77 died Saturday at his home near Chester after a week in critical condition from a stroke. He was a well known farmer of Chester Township. Surviving are his wife two sons Herman of Pomeroy and Alfred of Flora and two daughters Mrs Arthur Wandling of Pomeroy and Mrs Arthur Young of Pine Grove. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 pm at the Chester Methodist Church with burial in Chester Cemetery.

Pomeroy William Warner Chester Chester Township Herman Alfred Flora Arthur Wandling Arthur Young Pine Grove Chester Methodist Church

Pomroy High Band Welcomes Returning Residents

Sonia Ann Scholl seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Konrad Scholl directed the Pom eroy High School Band on Main Street Saturday evening. The concert served as a home coming welcome for former residents who returned to spend Memorial Day in Pom eroy.

Pomeroy Sonia Ann Scholl Konrad Scholl Pomeroy High School Main St

Akron Driver Arrested After Accident

Emerson Baker of Akron was arrested Saturday by Police Chief Dana N Tracy for failing to stop after a collision with Bradford Mang’s car on E Main St near the Parkersburg Big and Reel Plant. The crash led to Baker being taken into custody at his brother’s home in Success.

Pomeroy Emerson Baker Akron Dana N. Tracy Baker Bradford Mang Minersville E. Main St Parkersburg

Fire damages Cart Sauvage home on E Main Street

Minor damage reported at the Cart Sauvage house on E Main St after a fire believed caused by defective wiring. The alarm sounded around midnight. Firemen had difficulty locating the blaze but reached it before major damage. the vacant house sustained only light harm.

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