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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1935
Page
9
Dozens of women submit recipes for The Messenger Recipe Contest with prizes of 3.00, 2.00, and two third prizes. Recipes may be entered by mail to the Recipe Editor or delivered to the school by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Tuesday winners to be announced in Wednesday's Messenger.
The report describes a dinner event where E. Cogan and others heard a speaker discuss Ethiopia's situation and the League of Nations amid wartime concerns. Participants included Mrs. Irvin D., Mr. Pennell, and several attendees traveling from Delaware and California.
Mrs. H. C. O'Bieness hosted Sunday dinner at the Easter Log Cabin Richland Avenue for visitors from Fargo North Dakota Mrs. M N Wickham and Mrs L B Battis. Attending were Athens residents C G O'Bleness Parker Wickham Robert Wickham Walter Totman Viola Tuttle C E Gorham W S Plumer Walter Dow Dorothy Dow K E Wickham of Marietta.
Prof Frank J Roos Jr of Ohio University gave an illustrated talk on Early Colonial Art at the City Federation meeting in Chamber of Commerce Rooms. He showed three design stages while Mrs Charles Evans presided and a WPA road project labor request was read to the mayor.
Major 8. M. Johnson spoke to the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion on the World War and Armistice Day. The group planned to sell Forget-me-nots to aid disabled veterans with proceeds split between local needs and the national organization.
Mrs. Joseph Robinson was guest of honor at a surprise party at her home near Clark's Chapel Friday night. Rev. Ward Radford and Carl Frische directed games and contests. Ice cream and cake followed as gifts were presented to the honored guest.
Mr and Mrs Louis I Brown hosted a dinner bridge for 11 year members of the men and women bridge club. Guests included Mr and Mrs Roe Finsterwald Craig Rauch Beckley Logan Palmer Wood and Mrs Beeson visiting her sister Mrs Finsterwald. Next meeting planned at Roe or Kinsel home two weeks hence.
Athens City Parent-Teacher Association Council met at the High School with president Mrs. Ernest Gross presiding. A School of Instruction is set for Wednesday November 18 in the high school auditorium featuring speakers Mrs. Ethel Peters Simon Mrs. A W Booth and Mrs L A Lewis on Consumer Education. Local panel discussion to follow. invitations will go to PTA groups countywide and in Athens.
A six oclock dinner at Logan's Book Store Hillcrest Inn honors Mrs Boyd Angell as she leaves Athens to join her husband a Windsor High School teacher. Attendees include Miss Townsend Miss Sweeney Miss Gist Miss Jones Mrs Hauserman Miss Bechtel and others. additional notes mention guests arriving and a concert guest house party. The Woman's Benefit Association to meet Thursday at 6 45 p m in a called session with prompt attendance requested.
Tea at The Beeches hosted by Mrs. F W Bush and Mrs M W Sprague honored Miss Frances Williams guest of Mrs L Y Brown. About 25 to 30 friends attended after four with Brown presiding at a fall themed table.
A housewife who doubted her cooking enters a daily recipe contest in The Athens Messenger after encouragement from a neighbor. She writes a recipe, mails it in, and wins prizes including a first prize and two dollars daily for four days, shocking her family with her luck. The piece ends with a tangential note about the Detroit River’s immense riverine commerce.
The Athens Messenger announces a daily recipe contest for pies cakes desserts salads soups and meats. Four prizes each day include 31.00 first 92.00 second and two 31.00 third prizes for entries received before 5 p m on Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Submit on separate sheets with sender name address and a note on how long used or origin. Entries judged by the Keelpe Editor and local cooks.
The Rock Riffle Parent Teacher Association will host a chicken dinner at the school house starting at 6 p m on Thursday. Mr John Dana of Loudonville was in Athens Saturday returning from a business trip to New Orleans with Mrs Dana and Mrs Dana Sr who had been visiting.
A timeless guide touts Vicks VapoRub as a safe external treatment for children’s colds. It claims two actions: a skin level warm poultice effect and medicated vapor inhalation to ease congestion, with nightly use aiding phlegm and irritated membranes.
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