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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1938

Page

6

Society Bosses Attend Dinner Of Athens Business Women

Athens business and professional women hosted a dinner for 81 bosses in the Presbyterian Church upper room. Harold V. Tom of Zanesville spoke on the “business of living” and community involvement. The event featured chrysanthemum decor, a reception, and a program with local leaders and a musical interlude by the Business Women's Sextette.

Athens Harold V. Tom Zanesville Ohio Association of Credit Bureaus Presbyterian Church Athens Branca Business and Professional Women’s Club Eleanor Minister Normandy Burgett Tom Zanesville Credit Bureau

Lydia Lash Evans Club meets at Shrouts. plans Christmas lunch

Mrs E D Shrout hosts the Lydia Lash Evans Club at 7 Maplewood Drive with 18 members attending as F D Higgins reviews Rachael Field’s All This and Heaven Too and Don Barr presents Adela Rogers St John. The group votes 5 to Community Chest and looks to the December 15 Christmas luncheon. Meanwhile, the Burgett family mourns with the death of Rev Mrs Anna L Burgett in Virginia and notices also report J J Harkins’s death. H N Burgett travels to Virginia for services.

Lydia Lash Evans E. D. Shrout Maplewood Drive F. D. Higgins Rachael Field Don Barr Adela Rogers

Poston Personal and Brief Social Notes

Cynthia Alasky Poston visits Ashby Brad bury family. Ted Coen and daughter Delorous Eugene visit Charles McDaniel. Florence Marks and Billie Wood children ill after tonsil operations. Infant daughter of Ray Dicken seriously ill with pneumonia. Music class members attend Bartlett Robertson concert in Athens. Ashley Bradbury attends Boy Scout meeting in Nelsonville. Donald Wolfe family visit Amesville. Carl Bradley attends O. A. Dayton game and visits Ernest Watkins. Community House custodian McDaniel says library open daily after clubs. Friday evening hours advertised with available books and magazines.

Memorial Auditorium Athens Ashley Bradbury Boy Scout Committee Nelsonville Donald Wolfe Jimmie Frank Wolfe Amesville Carl Bradley O. A.dayton Ernest Watkins

Calendar Friday Clubs and Societies Meet Across Town

Current Events Club meets Mrs. Anna White at 11 S High St with Mrs. O F Rowland as program leader. 600 Woman's Relief Corps gathers at 7 p m at Mrs. Cora Bolinger’s home for social hour and refreshments. Nature Study Group of A A A W to meet at 7:30 p m at Faculty Women's Club with Mr. R J Schaar. Eagles Ladies Auxiliary holds special Thursday meeting at Eagle Hall. Christian Endeavor Society of Bates Church has Friday meeting with business at 8 p m and sandwiches. Ladies Auxiliary of the National Association of Letter Carriers meets at Mrs. Elson Hedges’s home. M and H Circle dinner at Gay Tea Room. Nabby Lee Ames Chapter D A R meets Saturday at 2 p m in the O A museum. Prof. W A Matheny to speak.

Current Events Club Anna White S. High St O. F. Rowland Woman’s Relief Corps Cora Bolinger Sunnyside Drive 000 Nature Faculty Women’s Club R. J. Schaar Forestry Service Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles Eagle Hall

Corning Church of God Holds Homecoming Service

The Corning Church of God will host its annual homecoming Sunday at 2 30 PM on November 20. Rev. Gilbert E Swart of Detroit will speak, and a Columbus quartet will sing. Those involved in building or supporting the new church are urged to attend.

Corning Church of God Gilbert E. Swart Detroit Swart Columbus

Dad's Day Weekend at Ohio University Events Planned

Ohio University hosts Dad's Day with a 2 p.m. Marshall at O U football clash that may decide the Buckeye Conference title. A 6 p.m. Dad's Day dinner at the Men's Dormitory features coaches and the varsity team. The Varsity O dance runs 8 p.m. to midnight with Ace Brigade and his Virginians.

Ohio University-Marshall Buckeye O” Association Men’s Union Marshall-O. U Ace Brigade

High School PTA Potluck Supper Set at Athens

The Junior-Senior PTA will host a potluck dinner at 6 o'clock Monday night in the Athens High School Auditorium with Mrs. Raymond Bardin in charge. Parents of junior and senior students are invited and asked to bring a covered dish. Howard E. Hamlin of Columbus will speak on Marijuana and Ohio's Approach to the Narcotic Problem.

PTA Athens High School Raymond Bardin Howard E. Hamlin State Board of Health Columbus Ohio

Letart Falls Circuit Services Announced

Letart Falls Methodist circuit details for Sunday November 20 list Letart Falls Letart Falls Sunday School 9 30 a m John Wolfe Superintendent preaching 10 30 a m Epworth League 6 30 p m class meeting 7 00 p m Plants Sunday School 9 45 a m Frank Shane Superintendent class meeting 10 30 a m Epworth League 7 00 p m prayer meeting 7 30 p m Fairview Church Sunday School 2 30 p m Russell Cline Superintendent class meeting following school Apple Grove Sunday School 9 30 a m George Hayman Superintendent class meeting after Sunday School preaching service 7 p m by pastor

Letart Falls John Wolfe Epworth League Frank Shane Fairview Church Russell Cline Apple Grove George Hayman

Singing Newsboy wins amateur prize in Athens

Eight year old Bob Tate nicknamed The Singing Newsboy wins top prize on amateur night in Athens with applause measured by an official O U applause meter. The piece notes he is one of The Messenger carriers and a lively crowd reaction highlights the event.

Hazel Finsterwald Athens Bob Tate O. U Prof D. B. Green Young Tate Frank Cones Franklin Avenue Cone

Athens Personal News Highlights Local Social Roundup

Mr. Guy Graham and Mr. Ben Bolin visited a major Cleveland paint plant to observe manufacture from raw materials to finished product. Dr. H. R. Nye and Miss Frances Conrath plan to attend the Ohio State Michigan game in Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Tewksbury returned from Washington and Pittsburgh after a week away. Miss Anna Stare, Newark, former state B and P Women’s Clubs president, has died. funeral at St. Francis De Sales Newark. Mrs. C. N. Mackinnon hosts Athens Garden Club meeting with talks by Edith A. Wray and A. F. Wray. In England a Sunday blue law bans potted plants but allows cut flowers.

Guy Graham Ben Bolin Athens Cleveland H. R. Nye Frances Conrath Marietta Columbus G. J. Tewksbury Richland Ave Washington, D. C Pittsburgh Anthony Padden Miss Anna Stare Newark Miss Stare Business and Professional Women’s Clubs St. Francis de Sales Church

Man in Kitchen Demonstrates Dutch Chop Suey at Gasco Institute

Ronald Lowe, manager at Gasco Food Institute, cooked an Angel Food Cake and demonstrated Dutch Chop Suey and Apple Griddle Cakes before a large Athens audience. Miss Katherine Thiele led a speed cooking segment, and prizes including food bags and a Pepsi carton were awarded to local residents.

Man-in-the-Kitchen Marian Bush Reeder Gasco Food Institute Ronald Lowe Athens High School Lowe Pennsylvania Dorothy Duncan The Food Institute Katherine Thiele Vernon Orme Jacksonville H. L. Duncan State St Glen McDaniel Shafer St

Lutheran Hour at YWCA Rooms Ohio Univ Sunday

The Lutheran Students Association will hold another Lutheran Hour on Sunday November 20 at five o'clock in the YWCA Rooms at Ohio University. Rev Harry Bierstedt and Lutheran students from Ohio Star University will attend and participate. Refreshments will be served. All Lutherans are invited.

Lutheran Students’ Association Ohio University Harry Bierstedt Ohio Star University

Lydia E Pinkham's Compound Promises Lift From Blues

Confidence boosting tonic claims to strengthen nerves and energy, helping women feel brighter and more hopeful. It cites widespread use and family recommendations to encourage readers to try the product and “smile through” life.

Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham

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