Athens Society Enjoys Decoration Day Parade Tour
Out of town visitors in Athens on Decoration Day were seen on Court Street and at Crystal Pool. Notable guests included Mr. and Mrs. Richard Atkins of Syracuse with Thor Olson and their daughter, Mrs. Thor Olson, marching with Girl Scouts. Local residents and visitors chatted along hotels and streets, watched the parade, and enjoyed swimming and ice cream after.
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Athens
Court St
Richard Atkins
Thora Olson
Syracuse
N. Y
Thor Olson
Olson
Charles Billet
Mary Catherine
Bethan
Billets
Patriotic Theme At Club Dance At Athens Country Club
The Athens Country Club held a December oration night dance in a patriotic setting with red white and blue lights and panels. Percy Lowry and his orchestra provided music for a well attended event with club members and out of town guests present. Mr Riley Gaskill a Fostoria teacher visiting Athens was among attendees before heading to Ohio State University.
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Athens
Percy Lowry
Riley Gaskill
Fostoria
Pearly Gaskill
Ohio State University
Decoration Day Social Notes Across Town
Miss Martha Jones hosted by Miss Dorothy Jane Smith, former Ohio University student. Guests visit relatives in Ohio, California, and Pennsylvania. Various families host Decoration Day and Memorial Day gatherings, with hospital release and travel updates.
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Martha Jones
Park Place
Dorothy Jane Smith
Painesville
Ohio University
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Marriage Meddlers Escalates In Greenwich Village Hideout
Adele Garrison drifts from the Lansfield Hotel in New York to a Greenwich Village apartment where Madge Graham and Lillian Underwood hide while pursued by gangsters. Charles Spencer, spy chief and Madge’s father, is carried to a basement chamber and awakens to questions about a leaked secret. Gus defends his loyalty as Nellie’s role raises risk of exposure.
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Adele Garrison
Lansfield
New York City
Madge
Madge Graham
Lillian Underwood
Greenwich Village
Charles Spencer
Secret Service
Spencer
Lillian
Gus
Dr. Dudley
Nellie
King Features Synd. Inc
Calendar Notes for Wednesday and Thursday Meetings
Central Ave Methodist Bishop Class meets Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the church basement with officer nominations and social refreshments. Pocahontas Lodge also gathers at 7 30 p m Wednesday for its regular meeting. Athens League of Women Voters holds an annual picnic Thursday June 1 at 6 pm at Mrs J J Crumley home on Canaan Road. Athens Grange meets Thursday at 8 pm conferring third and fourth degrees. Class dinner is set for Thursday at 6 pm at Mrs F A Cottingham summer cabin on The Plains Road.
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G. W. Gibbs
Columbus
Athens
John Cross
Central Ave. Methodist Church
Pocahontas Lodge
Athens League of Women Voters
J. J. Crumley
Canaan Road
Athens Grange
F. A. Cottingham
Plains Road
Commencement Concert at Memorial Auditorium Highlights Faculty
Ohio University School of Music faculty present a Commencement Concert in Memorial Auditorium during Baccalaureate Week. Soloists Philips Peterson Irene Witham Helen Hedden Roach Elizabeth Ellis Jeanne Pace and others perform works by Weber Coleridge Taylor Chopin Rachmaninoff Dvorak Kreisler La Forge Francoeur Buck and Massenet with piano violin and organ selections and an organ recessional march by Clark.
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Ohio University School of Music
Memorial Auditorium
Philips Peterson
von Weber
Hiawatha
Coleredge- Taylor
Irene Witham
Chopin
Rachmaninoff
Helen Hedden Roach
A. D. Campbell-Tipton
Lenz
Joan
Elizabeth Ellis
Dvorak-Kreisler
Frank la Forge
Frank la Forge, “Sicilienne and Rigaudon,” By Francoeur Kreisler
Legen
Don Munro
Dudley Buck
Bird
Hildad
Jeanne Pace
Massenet
Clark
Decoration Day in Athens Brings Memorial Mood and Parade
In Athens Decoration Day honors war dead with a peaceful parade led by the Athens High School Band the Ohio University Military Band and the Athens Grade School Band. World War and Spanish American War veterans appear with flowers and flags as families watch and remember. A Missionary Society meeting of the First Methodist Church follows Friday at 2 30 p m with Mrs W L Slutz group hosting.
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Athens
Athens High School
Ohio University Military
Floyd K. Prince
Court House
West State Street
Union Street
H.B.F
Woman's’ Foreign Missionary Society of the
First Methodist Church
W. L. Slutz
Mrs. Householder Installed as Central PTA President
Mrs. James E. Householder was installed as president of the Central School Parent-Teacher Association at the final meeting on May 25. New officers include Mrs. John F. Newcomb as vice president and Miss Helen Freyermuth as secretary, with Mrs. Floyd E. Emrick as treasurer. Householder attended the National PTA Congress in Cincinnati May 1 to 4, reporting on sessions with the theme Freedom of Growth. A fifth and sixth grade band directed by Mr. Floyd Prince performed two pieces, and tea was organized by a committee including Mrs. Harry Baughman and others.
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James E. Householder
Central School
Parent-Teacher Association
John F. Newcomb
Helen Freyermuth
Floyd E. Emrick
Householder
PTA
Cincinnati
Floyd Prince
Harry Baughman
Ira Harmon
George Minameyer
H. A. Fisher
Neil Crawford
Resolve To Look Cool In Summer
Alicia Hart advises maintaining coolness as a key to comfort in heat. Proper hygiene and smart dressing lessen summer discomfort, including hair care, deodorant use, and clean clothes. Graduation tonight at Chauncey-Dover high school will be held at 8 o'clock in the auditorium.
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Alicia Hart
Chauncey
Chauncey- Dover High School
Tell No Tales opens at Athena with Douglas and Platt
Melvyn Douglas and Louise Platt star in a five plot crime romance titled Tell No Tales. A newspaper man receives a ransom tainted hundred dollar bill and trails its origin through five dramatic chapters interwoven with romance. The film features a large cast of over sixty supporting actors and centers on wealth, poverty, and crime.
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Melvyn Douglas
Louise Platt
Athena Theater
Miss Platt
Box Footstool in Claim Room Reveals $60000
A wooden footstool in the unclaimed property room of the railroad company in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, was found to contain sixty thousand dollars in bank notes.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin
An advertising feature promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for constipation and stomach distress. It claims Pepsin dissolves undigested food in the stomach while Senna stimulates bowel movements and notes appeal to families and children.
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Dr. Caldwell
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