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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1940
Page
6
Vague notice lists names and numbers from a public matter involving wills, heirs, and a deed or bond issued. It references recipients such as Cecil Woo Fulk and Thel Race Moss Mills and notes required receipts and maturities.
The Athena Delphian Club met at Mrs. A. H. Rhoads 300 E State St for its second fall gathering. Mrs. Glenn Staneart reviewed The All American Front by Duncan Aikman. Guests included Mrs. Thomas Larrick and Mrs. M C Andrews of St. Louis visiting daughter Mrs. H A McCaskill.
Mrs. Cecil Sarver hosted the Progressive Literary Club at 78 W. State St. Tuesday with Mrs. A. R. Harmon presiding. Reports on the City Federation were given by Mrs. Sarver and Mrs. C. D. Duncan. Aura Bolen, district conference delegate, spoke on Portsmouth. Mrs. Harry Bennett reviewed The Tree of Liberty by Elizabeth Page about Virginia life 1754 to 1896. Howard Hinkle sang Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal.
Miss Genevieve James daughter of Dr Herman G James president of Ohio University accepts a dramatics instructor position at Stephens College Columbia Missouri starting Monday She earned a master’s in dramatics at Ohio University last June and studied at University of Michigan Ann Arbor this summer Her radio scripts were aired from Michigan State University’s station and Detroit’s WJR Maude Addams heads Stephens College drama department.
Mrs. James Williams welcomed twenty members and two guests Mrs. Fred Raybould and Mrs. Plummer Lax to her Albany Road home on Tuesday for Needle Club. An informal hour of needlework preceded a contest with prizes for Mrs. W. D. Robinson Mrs. Elmer Poston Mrs. W. A. Reading and Mrs. Fred Raybould. Hostess assisted by Mrs. J. W. Jewett served a salad course.
Mr and Mrs W R Amos announce the marriage of daughter Evelyn to Lee Martin son of Mr and Mrs Guy Martin Bradbury. The ceremony was at The Christian Church parsonage McArthur Sunday Sept 29 officiated by Rev O W Williams. The couple resides at 22 N Seventh St Zanesville.
Mrs Audrey Biddison of Stewart reports a second Pomeranian named Cliffside Tumble Bug a two year old female with a long lineage. The dog matches Flashy Boy owned by Mr and Mrs Charlies Tate Jr of Dairy Ave. Cliffside Kennels in Kingsport Tenn sold Tumble Bug who is registered in the American Kennel Club Stud Book. A Pocahontas Lodge Benefit Party is set for 8 p m at Red Men's Hall tonight. Miss Mildred Colville health nurse from Miami Valley Hospital Dayton will return to Athens this weekend.
Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary held a potluck buffet at Mrs. T. C. McCracken’s home with 18 attending. New president Mrs. Harry Lackey outlined year’s officers and reported on charity work, including a charitable chair’s note on Sheltering Arms Hospital.
Dorothy Purtle Brammer of Marietta has been appointed Regional Director of the Women’s Division of the Young Republican National Federation and head of Young Republican activities in Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania Indiana and Illinois. At 25 she has six years of continuous service, including posts as stenographer in the Ohio Senate and clerk of the Joint Education Committee and Finance Committee of the Senate.
Madge Graham arranges Otto to install Philip Veritzen in the farmhouse room as Jack Leslie’s criminals siege continues. Katie and Lillian tease while Olga prepares for Phil’s visit, and the pair discuss offering support as Phil seeks consolation from Olga.
Adele Garrison encounters Olga as secrets swirl around a necklace and a planned visit with Mr Veritzen. Olga warns amid a tense household, Olina sleeps it off, and Madre prepares to meet a crucial visitor in the cluttered trunk room.
A large black Persian cat was struck and killed in front of Mrs. L. R. Allen’s home at 33 Grosvenor St Monday night. The cat was removed Tuesday morning with no owner identified. Mrs. Allen contacted One Woman To Another editor seeking information on a Quilt and Hooked Rug display and inviting women to participate.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Nicholson moved from Dexter to the Jesse Wood farm. Guests included Dale Bachner Bill Drummer of Toledo and H L Knopp of Harrisonville. Rev W W Crabtree of Albany visited the Nichols. Clayton Barrett recovers from a serious heart attack. Multiple families from Langsville Rutland Carpenter and nearby areas visited local residents.
Mrs Amanda Sidenstricker and daughter spent the day near Dexter. Mr and Mrs Clarence Ogden of Dyesville visited Mrs Ogden's parents, the Elmer Moldens. Dana Epple and family of Bunker Hill visited the Williams Nicholsons. Emmett Gilmore returned to Pomeroy after visiting W A Hutton. Alma Chase of Athens is visiting her grandparents, the Nicholsons.
Athens Business and Professional Women's Club hosted an informal tea from 2 to 5 PM Sunday to launch National Business Women's Week October 6 to 13. Thirty four members and guests attended with out of town visitors including Rose Clarke president of the McArthur Club. Cline Building rooms were decorated with fall flowers and candles. roses were given to past presidents Eleanor Minister Myria Ashworth Ethel Beekman and Leona Hughes. Tuesday night club members sewed for the Red Cross.
If the earth’s axis aligned vertically to its orbit days and nights would be equal year round and there would be no seasons while the sun stayed over the equator.
Numerous Athens area clubs schedule Thursday gatherings from sewing circles to church meetings. Highlights include the Sewing Circle at Richland Ave church with an all day session and noon potluck, and OES Friends Night in Pomeroy with a carpool request.
Alva Haning of 375 Richland Avenue Athens Ohio describes years of kidney and bladder trouble with nightly awakenings and swelling legs. After starting Ton Jon he claims rapid improvement enabling a return to work and progress toward full recovery. Crowds visit Quick's Cut-Rate Drug Store in Athens for information about Ton Jon products.
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