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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1937

Page

8

Social Notes of Dexter Snapshot of local visits and gatherings

Dexter notes record visits from Mr. and Mrs. Charles McKee and Patty Nelsonville to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Strong. Many relatives travel to Columbus and Athens for family occasions while local makeovers include head lacerations from a schoolyard collision and a poultry-house project. Reverend Betz to preach at the Christian Church.

Dexter Charles McKee Patty Nelsonville Ford Goldie Moore Guy Athens Frank Strong

Long Bottom Social And Personal Mention

Mr. and Mrs. Percy Curtis and daughter of Pomeroy visited here with Mrs. Curtis' mother Mrs. Bert Shumway. The Olive Farm Women's Club met at Arn Myers home Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Damewood of Canton visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Fawn Halsey and family of Success visited Miss Nerva Pryor. Mrs. Pryor teaches at Sugar Run while Mrs. Bertha Smith filled in for Mrs. Grace Hawley who is ill. R. B. Lawrence is slowly recovering after months away. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Adams of Toledo are here visiting relatives. Charles Myers returned from Columbus where he served on the Federal Grand Jury.

Long Bottom Percy Curtis Pomeroy Wallace Damewood Canton Myrtle Damewood Ulysses Rose Fawn Halsey Nerva Pryor Pryor Sugar Run Bertha Smith Grace Hawley Rio Grande Calvary Church Lexie Belcher Lucille Lucas Florancé Chubbuck Margaret Jones First Methodist Church Quarterly Conference Ladies’ Aid Society J. F. Fowler Redmen Alfred Holbrook H. Midkiff Roderick Thomas Greenfield Everett Lewis Columbus Willard Detroit Florence Chubbuck Vivian Spurgeon Hazel Huckstep F. K. Zimmerman Portsmouth Marie Middleport-Wheelersburg Middleport Cheshire Briggs Kirby Margaret Martin Ed ‘Troth Sarah Shiers Otho Shiers Arnet Swain T. J. Allison F. W. Shane Gallipolis Kenneth Welker Billy Marie Fowler Mercerville Forest Carter Pittsburgh Flora Carter Harry Cameron D. ©. Richards Fred Margaret Griffith Frank Allen Paul Williams J. D. Williams Morton Geotting Ohio Valley Grange Great Bend Norris Edith Allen Charleston R. FE. Quillin Hartman Parkersburg H. C. Alexander Ravenswood Carl Brogle Maggie Pickens Betty Amos Florence Bays G. W. Bays Lookout W. Va James Elma Whiteside Homer Pickens East Liverpool W. M. Wilson Badgery Farm Pickens Garon Roush Portland A. E. Roush Lewis Custer New Jersey Mattie Custer Mary Wogan FE. J. Tracey Ball Run E. W. Balser G. S. Barnhart W. M. Barnhart Paul William and Wilda Sandyville Ben W. Snyder Richwood J. D. Roush Washington, D. C N. Franklin St Elizabeth Alexander Grace Chillicothe Gladys Crow Chester Harry Gangster Meadville Lillie Wagner J. P. Burnell Mary Cherry F. R. Perkins Indianapolis Kate Higginbothem Dolly Charley Slaughter Johnson Cottage G. G. Elliott New Haven J. M. Hill Harold Grimm Albert Hill FE. P. Grimm A. W. Weaver Wheeling Virginia Weaver Glen Wolfe Teressa Wheeler Jonas Wolfe Apple Grove Meigs County Barrs George W. Polster Ruba Alexander Hamilton Ohio William G. Polster Ernest Nicholas Athens Church of God C. H. Verhot St. Clairsville A. B. Saunders Troy Township Paul Mills A. C. Mills Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society M. E. Church Anderson Bentz A. Z. Penrose Lewis Linescott Bartlett W. FE. Bingman Ireland A. W. Brandesberry W. R. Clark Wendell Clark Leora Bingman W. E. Bingman Diantha Frame Flourine Frame Mame Hoobler Gertrude Barth W. T. Gardner Carpenter W. E. Travis Francis Booth Harold Wilcoxen Rockland

Everready Broadwell class to host church supper Friday

The Everready Class of Broadwell Church will hold a benefit supper in the church basement on Friday evening October 8 at 6 30. Local residents Mr and Mrs Amos White Mr and Mrs Fred Russell and two children from Akron visited Broadwell area friends.

Broadwell Broadwell Church Amos White Sandusky Fred Russell Akron Frank Parsons Laura James Stewart John Barrows Harry Garrett Parkersburg William Young Roy Lee Athens William Brandeberry Cutler Lotie Brill Evalina Brill Keith Brill Elihu Starling Irvin Mosier Amesville Arch Sprouse Ernest White Alonzo Vernon Lubrig Henry North Columbus Albert Smith Redfield del Smith

Schools and Clubs Will See Pictures

The Athens schedule for the traveling movie showboat of the U S Forest Service was announced today by Ranger Roland Schaar. The trailer will arrive in Athens Oct 11 and show reels of educational films to junior high and high school students at 10 40 am. Elementary grades will see the pictures at 2 pm. Civic clubs will be shown films on the work of the service at noon and in the evening.

Athens U.S. Forest Service Roland Scharr Paill Schaar

A Belle of Yesterday and a Puzzle of the Ages

A stage star of the 1900s and a word puzzle blends clues about theater, geography, science, and daily life. The list contains terms such as Arabian, Northeast, Southeast, God of war, and killer in bull fight, inviting cross references to culture, science, and history.

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Ladies' Auxiliary Plans October Meeting at Rio Grande

Rio Grande notes detail October auxiliary gathering at Mrs Lexie Belcher home and events at Calvary Church including a college reception with 126 attendees. Also reported are football plans with Alfred Holbrook at 2 pm and numerous local visits and family updates.

Rio Grande

The Major Planets Shape Thursday October 7 Horoscope

The major planets ruling the day affect business, finances and social life with promising progress. Change is likely and speculation may pay, yet watch for duplicity in writings and contracts. A birthday on this day signals a prosperous year ahead and a child born may show marked ability.

Social Notes From Syracuse Community Circle

Mrs. Mary Karr visits elderly neighbors on Athens Road and finds Mrs. Ashworth sewing on a dress on the porch. Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, 93, is mentally alert and sewing carpet rags at home. Mrs. Van Johnson recovers well after major surgery at Holzer Hospital. The P.T.A. meets Tuesday October 12 in the school auditorium with Mrs. Roy Holmes presiding. Curtis Matthewson sustains a fractured leg in a Columbus motorcycle accident and is in a cast at home.

Syracuse Mary Karr E. D. Ashworth Athens Road Elizabeth Jones Martha Echols Parkersburg Irving Karr van Johnson Holzer Hospital Gallipolis S. R. Hendrix Frank Stowe Norman Phillips Syracuse P.T.A Roy Holmes Robert Roberts Pomeroy Ira Fleming Gladys Crooks Charles Calkins Mary, Pomeroy Newton Roush Ernest Roush New Brighton Mollie Clark New Haven W. Va Margaret Swearingen Audrey Theobald Rutland Helen Karr Underhill Columbus Marcia Karr Thelma Young H. L. Holter Donald Belle Cameron C. Y. Bridgeman Grant Hospital Curtis Matthewson James Matthewson Powell

Health Hints and Diet on Dwarfs and Glandular Therapy

The article surveys types of pituitary and achondroplasic dwarfism, noting normal intelligence in many dwarfs and infantile features persisting into adulthood. It discusses potential gland involvement, including pituitary and thyroid factors, and describes modest or uncertain outcomes from glandular treatments and the influence of developmental timing on growth.

New Minister Welcomed as Letart Falls Rites Begin

Letart Falls M E Church hosts a reception for Rev. C L Thayer and wife at Community Hall. Public invited. Also notes inspection of Ohio Valley Grange, Great Bend Grange entertainment, and many local visits and family gatherings across Letart and nearby towns. Birth of granddaughter announced for Glen Wolfe and Mrs Teressa Wheeler.

Letart Falls M. E. Church C. L. Thayer Frank Pritt Montgomery W. Va J. A. Quillin

Tenancy Shifts in Ireland and Denmark Over Decades

The Department of Agriculture notes Ireland cut farm tenancy from 97 percent to 3 percent over 70 years. It also reports Denmark’s tenancy has fallen to a small fraction over the past 35 years.

Washington Ireland Department of Agriculture Denmark

Gala Chicken Dinner Bazaar Aids Local Church

The M. E. Ladies Aid held a Friday evening chicken dinner and bazaar at the School Auditorium attracting a large crowd. Seventeen chickens and ample provisions fed attendees as proceeds go to church repairs. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barr and daughter Florence of Constantine, Michigan, arrived Friday in time to join the event.

Coolville M. E. Ladies Aid Earl Barr Florence Constantine Mich

Birth of a Daughter and Local Social Roundup

Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Edward Plummer announce the birth of a daughter on Monday October 4. The column records numerous social visits and attendances from Grass Run Sirde Hill area families including Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Cleland, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Malden and Dorothy, plus a birthday dinner at the Reed home in Reno. It notes church events, a forehead wound incident at Dexter, and multiple visits among local residents and guests from nearby towns.

Charles Reed Reno Reed Jennings Farrell Akron Farrell W. L. Glaze Claude Dulaney Barbara Ann Dexter A. E. Plummer Alice Jean William Haley Happy Hollow Bart Romine Race Davis Emmett Davis Rachel Minx G. O. Will Rutland Church of Christ Howard Deitz Kentucky Harley Searls Langelath Milton Stone Burgesstown Lon Starcher Clench Newton Hawkins Rutland

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