Halloween basement gathering at Elwood Daugherty home
The Elwood Daugherty basement hosted a spooky Halloween with ghosts and witches arriving. Decorations included corn fodder pumpkins and bittersweet. Prizes in a corn shelling contest went to Lucille Watkins Ralph Hartman and Gail Watkins. A midnight lunch followed with guests including Francis Stage Nelsonville and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood Daugherty
Lucille Watkins
Ralph Hartman
Gail Watkins
Francis Stage
Nelsonville
Max Peden
Athens
Tk Plains
Take Time To Read Book Talk At City Federation Meeting
Mrs. L S Teeter of Columbus spoke on new books at the Social Literary Club and City Federation gathering. The group approved a $5 donation to the Pan American Fellowship fund as Miss Laura Bailey led the program and read notes from state and national women's organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Book Authority
City Federation
A. E. Wagner
L. S. Teeter
Pan American Fellowship Fund
Emmett Rowles
League of Women Voters
American Association of University Women
Laura Bailey
Columbus
Victoria
Robinson
England
Katrina
Madame Curie
Imperial
Calendar of club meetings and events Wednesday and Thursday
The Faculty Women's Club hosts a bridge party at 7 30 p m with Irma Voigt and Irene Devlin as organizers. Daughters of Union Veterans hold a potluck dinner at IOOF Hall at 6 p m with October November birthday celebrations. Alpha Delta Pi Auxiliary meets Mrs A R Kresge at 292 E State St at 8 p m. Go to School Day at The Plains School continues Thursday with tea and a program after 3 p m. Kenneth Ray will speak at the Child Study Club meeting at 7 30 p m with Mrs Ernestine Beatty hosting. The League of Women Voters hears Judge O F Rowland on Probations in the Common Pleas Court at 7 30 p m with Mrs P G Dowler. Lydia Lash Evans Club hosts annual guest day at 2 30 p m at Mrs Frank Higgins home with Miss Irene Hand reviewing a Broadway production. New Business and Professional Women initiate members at 7 30 p m, with executive supper at 5 30 p m for Miss Thelma Palmer. Central PTA Study Group meets 7 30 p m with Mrs N M Powell. Quarterly Birthday Social of the Baptist Church at 7 30 p m invites the public for a musical program with refreshments. Athens Grange meets 8 p m with annual officer election. Ladies Aid Society of Richland Ave M P Church gathers Thursday at 1 p m. First Aid class by Miss Charlotte Le Tourette meets at 7 30 p m in the Women's Gymnasium. AAUW sponsorship offers certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
P. G. Dowler
Church St
O. F. Rowland
Common Pleas Court
Lydia Lash Evans Club
Frank Higgins
Maplewood Drive
M. C. Morrison
Irene Hand
Business and Professional Women's Club
Thelma Palmer
E. State St
Central
PTA
N. M. Powell
Mill St
Ladies Aid Society
Richland Ave
M. P
Charlotte le Tourette
AAUW
Local social notes list visits and births in Athens area
State Representative and Mrs. Bangham and other guests visit at 96 Franklin Ave. Ed Sherman and Jane Elliot return from Waterdale to their home. California visitors Mr. and Mrs. H J Reading arrive for a stay with Mrs. Swaim. Cadet Arthur McPherson visits Lewistown and Gauley Bridge. Birth announced for John William Keogh in Dayton. Girl Scouts host mothers tea at Scout HQ in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Bangham
Wilmington
George A. Banks
Franklin Ave
Ed Sherman
Jane Elliot
Waterdale
H. J. Reading
Ethel Boetzner
Los Angeles
California
L. K. Swaim
Reading
W. E. Alderman
Oxford
Ohio
P. M. Kirk
Steubenville
Athens
Arthur McPherson
A. D. McPherson
Congress St
Greenbrier Military Academy
Lewisburg
W. Va
McPherson
Scott Wolfe
Gauley Bridge
John Keogh
Frances West
Vincent St
Dayton
John William
Death Ends Birthday Toast in Budapest Inn
Heinrich Weiss invited friends to a village inn for his 55th birthday when a friend gave a toast for a long life. Weiss collapsed and died at the table, ending the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Heinrich Weiss
Weiss
Cooking School Here Nov 10 12 With Ronald Lowe Manager
All arrangements for the 1938 Gasco Food Institute event at the High School Auditorium are under Ronald Lowe Institute Manager. Lowe will supervise the model all gas kitchen setup and conduct prize drawings after each session. He plans to arrive early next week to prep for the opening Wednesday at 2 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Lowe
Gasco Food Institute
Lowe
Ings
Miss Zarley Hosts Halloween Party At Home
Kathryn Zarley daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Zarley Gar field Ave entertained friends Saturday night. Home decor featured orange and black crepe paper and guests included Pearl Conant Mildred Larch Albert Seaman Lois Clutter Carl Lee Wood Frances Zarley Arthur Larch and Jess Larch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Zarley
J. F. Zarley
Garfield Ave
Pearl Conant
Mildred Larch
Albert Seaman
Lois Clutter
Carl Lee Wood
Frances Zarley
Arthur Larch
Jess Larch
Architecture and site shape art in frontier Ohio homes
In a series on Art in Everyday Life, the article argues architecture should serve owner needs and site. borrowed historic forms should be avoided. It notes design arises from structure and materials with emphasis on roof lines, openings, and plan guiding exterior form. It cites Athens sites like Cutler Hall (1817) as enduring examples despite modern repainting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buford L. Pickens
Athens
Cutler Hall
Ohio University
Frontier
Ohio
Sudden Upheavals Portend Gains and Travel
The Stars Say forecast upheavals and excitement on Wednesday, November 10. The influences suggest the events lead to better fortunes, increased possessions, and financial stability, with possible domestic readjustment and travel influenced by a female figure. Those with a birthday may see rapid changes toward improved affairs and higher property values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genevieve Kemble
Delmar Lee Hosts Fifth Grade Halloween Party
Delmar Lee entertained his Rufus Putnam fifth graders at 101 E Union St with a Halloween party from 7 to 9 pm on Thursday. Cletus Hart and Billy Lee greeted guests in ghost costumes. prizes went to Dick Shafer Billy Beckley and Jack Summers. refreshments included hot chocolate doughnuts sandwiches and Halloween candy. Serpents were handed out as favors. guest list names include Mildred Allen Muriel Slye and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar Lee
Rufus Putnam
E. Union St
Cletus Hart
Billy Lee
Dick Shafer
Billy Beckley
Jack Summers
Mildred Allen
Muriel Slye
Bobbie Easler
Frank McCune
Donnie Moore
Anita Bowles
Mary Droz
Marian Droz
Gretchen Barstow
Marguerite Bartlett
Mary Jane Martin
Miss Church Hosts Philathea Class at Home
Christina Church at 73 N Congress St hosted the Philathea Class of the Christian Church Tuesday night. Miss Emma Staats led the business session and plans were made to send a Christmas box to the Orphanage Home in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Christina Church
N. Congress St
Christian Church
Emma Staats
Cleveland
Gladys Wade
Mrs Paynter Hosts Hobson Club Meeting
Mrs. R. H. Paynter 81 Grosvenor St hosted the Hobson study Circle Tuesday night. She presented a paper on Boston while Mrs. L. H. Blackwood’s Philadelphia paper was read by Mrs. N. S. Welk. Dicks and Dan Paynter performed piano solos and refreshments followed the Boston theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Paynter
Grosvenor St
Hobson
Paynter
Boston
L. H. Blackwood
Philadelphia
N. S. Welk
Dan Paynter
Peter Pan Troop Hosts Halloween Party At Rufus Putnam
The Peter Pan Troop of Girl Scouts from Rufus Putnam School held a Halloween party Friday evening in the Girl Scout rooms from 6 30 to 8. Costumed children guessed, performed stunts, and played games and fortunes. Refreshments included tiny pumpkin cakes. Chaperones were Mrs. Barstow and Mrs. Jane Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Putnam School
Barstow
Jane Martin
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Daugherty
Steppe’s Beauty Parlor
Atlas Street
Sterlini
Cornwell & Co
Wlmes
Edwards “Andaide
McKee
Drug Co
Security Bank
Peggy
Washington
Faculty
Irma E. Voigt
Irene Devlin
Daughters of Union Veterans
IOOF
Alpha Delta Pi
A. R. Kresge
Goto
the Plains School
Kenneth Ray
Ernestine Beatty
Margaret Fisher
Grange
W. H. McKee
University Terrace
Edwin A. Jones
Jackson
William Elliott
Bremen
Mr. Elliott
M. Greenleaf
F. F. Pierce
Shade
Helen
Grant Hosital
Woolworth
Rhea Lenore Welk
Paul Armstrong
East Aurora
N. Y
Marjory Hines
Hamburg
Robert O. Richardson
J. King
Stewart St
D. Grant Holman
International Convention of Disciples of Christ
Ruth Klingenberg
Berry
Zanesville
Dorcas Needle Club
Tuppers Plains Christian Church
Elma Shields
Scouts Planter
Girl Scouts
O. E. McClure
Alexis de Saknoffsky
Claire McQuillen
New York
Miss Zarley
S. A
Taylor Ridge Church of Christ
Gilbert Courtney
Pickens
University of Chicago
the Stars
Chamberlain Laboratories, Inc
Des Moines, Lowa
Tare
Miss Church
Mildred Banks
Gladys Moore
Miss Staats
L. D. Cox
Eleanor Perrin
Faithful Circle Bible
Millfield
Leadway Spices
C. D. Shafer
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Athens, Ohio
Lucien Lelong
Cologne
Logan
Logan S
Clover Farm
Silvus
Bargain
Bargain Basement
SOX
Slingluff
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