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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1937

Page

7

Gasco Sewing Club Holds Meeting at Gorham Home

Gasco Sewing Club met at the Gorham residence on Sunnyside Drive Tuesday night with Mrs. Frances Hoon and Mrs. Jessie McClain assisting hostesses. A stork shower honored Mrs. Dorothy Patterson and several members received gifts for birthdays. Prizes were awarded to Patterson Henry Kemp Isole Fisher and Horn. The next meeting December 10 will host a Christmas gift exchange at Mrs. Harmon’s home.

Frances Hoon Jessie McClain Marie Gorham Gasco Sewing Club Gorham Sunnyside Drive Dorothy Patterson Nellie Horn McClain Margaret Fisher Opal Lee Patterson Helen Henry Myrtle Kemp Isole Fisher Horn Doris Griser Jern Six Pearl Lee Edna Corwin

Calendar items from East Side PTA and community groups

Community notices list a series of weekly meetings for PTA groups, church committees, AAUW drama and makeup demos, Daughters of Union Veterans, Lydia Lash Evans Club, and other societies. Events include lectures by Arthur H. Rhoads, reviews of Tovarich, a National Conclave planning session, benefit party, and social nights with tours to Floodwood.

New Members Swell Ranks For GOP Dance

Young Republican Club reports 100 new members as enthusiasm grows for the Swing for 1940 dance at Hotel Berry. Tickets and membership join at Hotel Berry desk, Cline's Pharmacy, or Cornell's Shop.

Young Republican Club Hotel Berry Hotel Berrry Cline Cornell

Sayre Study Circle Hosts Health Talk and Plans Drive

The Sayre Study Circle met at Mrs. Carl Porter’s home to learn on the tubercular menace in Athens County with prevention steps. Mrs. Mills presented on Science versus Disease. five dollars was pledged to the Community Chest. Displays from the Blind Commission and Christmas plans for Dec 7 were noted.

Sayre Carl Porter Washington St O. C. Bird Athens County G. E. Mills Community Chest Fund Blind Commission Columbus Fred Kittle N. Lancaster St

Garden Club Delays Meeting To November 29

Nelsonville notice states the Women s Community Garden Club will meet on the fourth Monday each month. This month the meeting is delayed one week to Monday November 29 with a 6 PM dinner at Mrs William Morgan s home.

Nelsonville Women's Community Garden Club William Morgan

Three-Toed Kittens Born In Kenosha

Arlene Jackson’s cat gives birth to three kittens with seven toes on each front paw, matching their mother. The litter’s rear paws have normal number of toes.

Kenosha, Wis Arlene Jackson

Formal Tea Honors Mrs Brown and Announces Eleanor Roe Engagement

Mrs Louis Brown and Mrs Harry Beckley hosted a formal tea amid a reception line for Miss Eleanor Roe announcing her forthcoming marriage to Mr John Nichols of Asheville North Carolina. Guests enjoyed pastel chrysanthemums pink rose buds and lavender blossoms as 70 attendees shared refreshments and viewings. Separately the Athens Township PTA holds its regular meeting at the school on Friday November nineteenth at seven thirty with special entertainment planned.

Eleanor Roe A. Burns Roe John Nichols Asheville N. C Louis I. Brown Harry Beckley Brown University Terrace Bette Davis Mrs. Brown Miss Roe Benjamin Franklin Stout Alonzo Palmer Thomas Rollin Biddle Gordon Kenner Bush Dwight Hayes Rutherford Earl Beckley William H. Logan Athens Township Pta

State Alumni Plan Dinner Meet Dec 3

Ohio State Alumni Club of Ohio State University elects committees and plans the Ohio State Day celebration to be held the same day as alumni gatherings nationwide. A dinner is set for Friday December 3 at the Presbyterian Church with a radio program from OSU and Dr. E E Lewis of the College of Education as speaker. Reservations may be made with Mrs H R McVay and letters have been sent to known graduates. others are invited to attend. Insects destroy crops worth 35000000 annually in England, about one tenth of the total crop.

Ohio State University Ohio State Presbyterian Church E. E. Lewis College of Education E. A. Arnold Nelsonville T. M. Wolfe Ida Patterson Howard Dunlap Wilson Smith C. D. Hopkins O. E. McClure Homer C. Gaul Ross Wright F. J. Taylor Amesville Don Clippinger Gordon Gray Blanch Moorehead

Local Social News From Clarksburg And Nearby Towns

Mrs Ray Warner and infant Joseph of Clarksburg visited relatives in town and hosted Mr and Mrs C M Gill. The Williams of Elmwood Place spent the weekend in New Brunswick for an Ohio University Rutgers game and alumni meeting. Jordan and Gill families traveled to Columbus to see Phyllis, a state employee. Hibbards of Painesville visited Mrs Herbert W Brooks. Hibbard is a WWI veteran and Athens native. Kelley Grogan and Anna Mae visited Frank Ley’s family in Middleport and Harold Whaley's group hosted Arthur Whaley from Shreveport. Mrs J A Walsh and mother of Vincent plan to visit Pittsburgh through Thanksgiving. Roy Lee and two children visited William Young family. Lee hosted Ralph Colburn and his two children.

Clark E. Williams Elmwood Place New Brunswick N. J

Highway Wives Club Plans Box Social at Grange Hall

The Highway Wives Club met at Mrs. Wendall Wright's home near Canaanville with 14 members present. New member Mrs. Dan Bartlett joined. An old fashioned box social is planned for Friday November 19 at 8 pm in the Grange Hall, with husbands and friends invited. Refreshments were served by hostess Mrs. Wright assisted by Mrs. Ralph Wright. Weekend guests were Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Liebrand of 35 Walker Street, visiting Lou Liebrand and family. Elizabeth Strauss of Marietta is visiting her sister Mrs. Wilbur Liebrand.

Highway Wives’ Club Wendall Wright Canaanville Dan Bartlett Grange Hall Ralph Wright Elizabeth Strauss Marietta Wilbur Liebrand Walker St

All-Bran Promises Regularity Without Harsh Purgatives

An advertisement touts Kellogg All-Bran as a natural laxative option to avoid stimulant cathartics. It claims two benefits: bulk to ease elimination and the vitamin B to tone the intestines. Consumers are urged to eat two tablespoons daily with water for reliable results.

Kellogg Battle Creek

Marriage Meddlers A Sequel to Married Comrades

In a tense domestic scene Adele Garrison Shows a confrontation between Mrs Ticer and Mrs Graham over suspicions of theft. The narrator intervenes to calm the mood and prevent a flare up as tensions rise in the guest room confrontation.

Inlaw Mrs. Ticer Katie Dicky

Madge Defuses Domestic Tension With Quick Handling

In a tense household scene, Madge handles a squabble between Mrs. Ticer and her daughter-in-law. She asserts authority, deflects interference from her mother-in-law, and plans dinner for visiting relatives while managing the delicate power dynamic.

Progres sive Class Meeting at Richland Ave MR Church

Regular meeting of the Progressive Class at Richland Avenue Mr Church will be held at the church Thursday. Mrs Denver Gooding will be devotional leader Carrie Burson in charge of entertainment. Committee: Mr and Mrs Cloyd Householder and Mr and Mrs Leo Hooper.

Central Ave. M. E. Church Woman's Bible The Presbyterian Church Walter Burson E. Union St A. O. Sloane Richland Ave Church Denver Gooding Carrie Burson Cloyd Householder Leo Hooper

Neuritis Cure Advertised At Athens Drug Store

Local ad promotes neuritis relief at F W Quick Union Street Yate Drug Store in Athens Ohio with bold claims and extended service hours.

Yate Drug Store Athens, Ohlo

Bennett Hosts Church Class Meeting at Home

The Married People's Class of the Christian Church met Monday evening at 92 East State Street the Bennetts home. Mrs Guy Wandless assisted, leading an old fashioned school style program. A short business session followed with refreshments. Next meeting scheduled for the third Monday in December at Rev Crawford's home.

The Christian Church T. R. Bennett E. State St Guy Wandless Wandless Crawford

Club To Meet Willing Worthers Progressive Sewing Club

The Willing Worthers Progressive Sewing Club will hold an all day meeting Friday led by Mrs. Nora Frank at 5 Lawrence Apartments. A noon potluck dinner will be served and each member should bring a guest.

Willing Worthers Progressive Sewing Club Nora Frank Lawrence Apartments

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