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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1936
Page
7
Town residents woke to cold skies and joined relatives and friends for Thanksgiving travel and visits. Students from other campuses returned home while guests arrived from multiple states. Families like Beasley, Roe, and Heisley extended stays, with many planning to return by Sunday.
The younger pupils of East Side School presented a multi grade Thanksgiving program on Wednesday afternoon. Each grade shared stories and songs highlighting the history of Thanksgiving while the whole school opened with America and closed with A Bustle in the Kitchen.
Local residents and relatives journey for Thanksgiving visiting kin across Ohio. Notable travelers include Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Briggs to Cleveland, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Harvey to Knoxville, and Dr. A. K. Buell at Gallipolis, with extensive cross-town hosting and familial gatherings spanning Athens to Nelsonville and Lancaster.
An November essay urges women to gratitude for America’s postwar resilience. It cites economic recovery, opening doors for women, fewer unemployed, and dangers faced with courage as the nation moves beyond hardship toward a hopeful peace.
Announcement opens with the betrothal of Flo Hankieson to John H. Baker and notes their plan to marry in metabolic sequence of Thanksgiving observances. The page lists numerous Thanksgiving visits by Athens residents and relatives to family homes in Ohio and nearby states, with travel to Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati and Wadsworth.
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