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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1937

Page

9

James A Palmer and wife celebrate 50 years at home

About 250 guests called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James A Palmer on 28 North College Street to honor their golden wedding anniversary. Relatives and friends from E Lansing and Tennessee attended along with local family members as a large cake and flowers set the scene for the reception.

James A. Palmer N. College St Palmer Verne E. LeRoy Emma Jean E. Lansing, Mich Alonzo Palmer Horace D. Palmer W. L. Slutz Lulue Poston Frank Grones Frank Stout Abby Lawrence Wescott Roach H. G. Stalder Fred Kiltan Clarence Roach Emma Jean LeRoy Ellen Biddle E. R. Lash State St

Calendar highlights women clubs and church groups schedule

Pre School Mothers Club meets with Mrs Edith Ashton at 380 Richland Ave at 7 30 p m topic leader Mrs Elizabeth Neutzling. 2900 Athenian Temple No 173 Pythian Sisters meet at LO F Hall 7 30 p m with Mrs Ruth Smith reporting. PEO Sisterhood dinner at 6 30 p m with Mrs E A Cottingham 287 E State St. Naomi Bible Class meets at Mrs Marjory Powell 7 30 p m with Mrs Thelma Linscott assisting. attendees asked to come masked. Nabby Lee Ames Chapter D A R meets Thursday 2 30 p m at Mrs F J Beasley Utah Place with several hostesses. Meeting moved to avoid Home Coming Game on Oct 14. Richland Ave M P Church Progressive Class chicken supper 5 p m serving. tickets from class members. Wesleyan Needle Club meets 2 p m at Mrs L H Bingman 262 E State. UCD Club luncheon at Gay Tea Room 123 Grosvenor St hosted by Mrs C L Jordan. Faithful Few meet 7 30 p m at Mrs Mabel Schenz 44 Hudson Ave. Women's Home Missionary Society Central Ave Methodist Church meets at Mrs A H Beckett 7 pm TM. Rebekah Lodge meets Thursday 7 30 p m with inspection Oct 21. Progressive Sunday School Class serves chicken supper Thursday beginning at 5 p m.

Mothers’ Club Edith Ashton Richland Ave Elizabeth Neutzling Athenian Temple LO. O. F. Hall Ruth Smith Grand Lodge Naomi M. FE. Church the Plains Marjory Powell Thelma Linscott Nabby Lee Ames The Daughters of the American Revolution F. J. Beasley Utah Place Jane Dowd Dailey Henry Howard Marian Bush Reeder Metta Selby Glazier Bertha Johnson Danford Janet Fuller Sands Rebekah Lodge M. P

Mrs Wheaton Hosts Delphians Meeting at 45 Maplewood Drive

The Athena Delphian Club met Tuesday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Fred Wheaton's home 45 Maplewood Drive. After the business session Mrs Clyde Featherston and Mrs H G Householder introduced Dr J B Harrison of Ohio University English Department who reviewed The Flowering of New England by Van Wyck Brooks. Refreshments followed. Mr and Mrs William Moler Sr Carroll are visiting Athens for several days.

Athena Delphian Club Fred Wheaton Maplewood Drive Clyde Featherston H. G. Householder J. B. Harrison Ohio University New England van Wyck Brooks

Knees Bent To Fashion Lace Top Stockings

The lace elastic top stocking over the knee offers a snug fit and eliminates the need for a garter belt. It combines practicality with attractive design, rivaling lace toes heels and front insets on dress stockings.

Maecenas Club Hosts Margaret Haskins for Lecture

Maecenas Literary Class met at 31 Second St in the Hudson home Tuesday afternoon at 2 with Mrs. Frank Dean presiding in the president's absence. Miss Margaret Haskins Investigator for the Board of Public Assistance Athens spoke on her work and the 3 mill levy. Refreshments followed.

Maecenas J. W. Hudson Second St Frank Dean Margaret Haskins Board of Public Assistance Athens

Supper proceeds aid church debt. Eagles and BPW events listed

At 5 p.m. the supper proceeds will defray a year old church debt. An Eagles Ladies Auxiliary meets at 7:30 p.m. in Eagles Hall basement. BPW Club executive board gathers at 5:30 p.m. in the club rooms. officers oversee the supper. A 7:30 p.m. club meeting replaces the planned steak roast at Gross Cabin, postponed to Oct 28.

Ladies Auxiliary of Eagles Eagles Hall Business and Professional Women's Club Gross Cabin

Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary Holds Monthly Meeting

Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary met at Mrs. Dorothy Dent's home 32 Second St with 18 attendees. One new member, Mrs. Louise Angell Keinth, was welcomed into the auxiliary.

Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary Dorothy Dent Second St Louise Angell Keinth

Pi Phi Alumnae Plan Open House On Home Coming

Pi Beta Phi alumnae met Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the chapter house for dessert and a brief business session with 20 members present. They planned an open house at the chapter house after the Home Coming game on Saturday Oct 16 inviting all alumnae and guests including Mrs Walter Whittoff and Mrs Siegel Bentley. The group was accompanied by Past Grand Master James W Morgan of Ohio Grand Lodge F and A M and is hosting Para mythia Lodge No 25 of Athens for tonight with a large district turnout anticipated.

Pi Beta Phi Walter Whittoff Cleveland Siegel Bentley Washington Court House James W. Morgan Jackson Grand Lodge F A. M Ohio Paramythia Lodge No

Boy Facts for Girls by Fred Sluyd

A youth column argues popularity depends on character not looks. It urges kindness, generosity, tolerance, and good sportsmanship, noting snobbery and self conscious showiness harm social standing. It warns against chasing constant attention and emphasizes genuine conduct.

Marriage Meddlers on a New Hampshire Drive

Dicky and I near home after a long trip from the White Mountains to southern New Hampshire. Betty Gibbs appears on a rock formation by waving a white cloth signaling our approach, while the driver jokes about inside information and speed.

Dicky Wood Road White Mountains New Hampshire Betty Gibbs

Nell Gibbs Intercepts Trip Delivering Telegram

Nell Gibbs interrupts her journey to deliver a telegram as Betty asks to announce the message. The scene shows frayed tempers between the children, with Dicky and Junior clashing in a boating mishap while Nell’s parenting and Neil Gibbs’ calm demeanor frame the tense farewell. The telegram note concludes with a tease of continuation tomorrow.

Nell Gibbs Trip Dicky Small Betty Junior Roderick Neil Gibbs

1937 Crop Estimates Signal Meat Price Decline

Chicago experts estimate 1937 spring wheat at 193,000,000 bushels and corn at 2.594 billion, with wheat up over 1936 and corn above the 1928–32 average. A robust corn crop could lower meat prices by increasing feed for cattle despite drought past shortages.

Chicago

Visit of Friendship reel to screen in Vladivostok

A short Soviet film titled A Visit of Friendship will be shown in Vladivostok cinema houses. The production covers the visit of the VA 8S Asiatic Squadron and aims to showcase allied relations and naval history.

Moscow Vladivostok Asiatic Squadron

Knights Of Pythias Set Closed Meeting In Glouster

A closed Knights of Pythias meeting will convene at Castle Hall in Glouster on Friday October 15 with prominent leaders including Grand Chancellor Dustman Grand Outerguard C F Ater of Crooksville and past Grand Chancellor Kidd of Marietta set to attend.

Glouster Knights of Pythias Dustman C. F. Ater Crooksville Kidd Marietta

Toledo's Century Mark Prompts Urban Tree Planting

The city plans thousands of trees to be planted this fall to mark Toledo's centennial celebration this year.

Toledo

Quarantine Saves Man From Jail in Missouri City

St Joseph Missouri police report W M Scotten avoided jail after his home was quarantined for meningitis shielding him from confinement. The incident highlights how public health orders can impact criminal sentences in quarantine cases.

ST. Joseph W. M. Scotten

Miss Kincade Weds Henry A Fankhauser in Parkersburg

Miss Kincade daughter of Mr and Mrs T Kincade Athens Ohio was quietly married to Henry A Fankhauser of Washington West Virginia by Rev W T Lantz October 6 1937 The bride a Rome High School graduate Ohio University attendee and Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital nurse The groom a farmer in Washington WV attended local schools and plans a colonial style home on his farm for their future residence

Miss Kincade Rome High School Ohio University Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg W. Va Fankhauser Washington, W. Va

Mrs Cone Hosts CCL Meeting at Franklin Ave Home

Mrs Frank Cone of 123 Franklin Ave hosted the Child Conservation League gathering Tuesday night. Guests answered roll call with the name of a medical history figure. Dr J C Henry spoke on syphilis at the Deshler Wallace Deshler Wallick Columbus event.

Frank Cone Franklin Ave Child Conservation League Eva Welsh CCL Deshler-Wallick Columbus O. E. Fri J. C. Henry Dr. Henry

Lydia E. Pinkham Remedy Promotes Cheerful Women

An old advertisement urges women to stay lively and cheerful to appeal to men and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic. It markets the product as helping the body during life stages from girlhood to motherhood and middle age, encouraging confidence and social ease.

Lydia EB. Pinkham Nature Lydia KR. Pinkham

Bride and Groom Sign Shoes in Romantic Sojourn

A designer recreates a pre revolutionary custom by providing a bridal pump meant to be signed by the groom after the wedding. The shoe features a heart imprint on the sole and is lined with baby blue to satisfy the bride’s superstition for something blue.

Birthday Party Honors Mrs Andrews and Mr Lash in Albany

Mrs Clifford Andrews and Mr Arthur Lash were surprised guests at a birthday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Harvey McVey in Albany on October 10. Attending were many friends and relatives from nearby towns including J M McDonald Marguerite McDonald Glouster Perley McVey Leonard McVey Cleona McVey Denver McVey Urban Lash the Lash family Harry Brown Jane Radcliffe Alice Stanley Walter Foura Clyde McVey Lena McVey Darrell Lash and Clifford Andrews.

Clifford Andrews Arthur Lash Harvey McVey Albany J. M. McDonald Marguerite McDonald Glouster Perley McVey Leonard Cleona McVey Denver McVey Urban Lash Harry Brown Jane Radcliffe Alice Stanley Walter Foura Corning Clyde McVey Athens Lena McVey Lancaster Zanesville Darrell

Seven brothers reunited after 35 years in Vancouver visit

In Vancouver British Columbia seven brothers who had not met in 35 years were reunited during the South African lawn bowling team's visit. The last meeting when they dined together the youngest was four years old.

Vancouver B. C

Bake Sale Planned by Clark’s Chapel Ladies Aid

Clark's Chapel Ladies Aid schedules a bake sale at E. F. Sells 38 North Court Street starting Saturday at 9 a.m. Athens County Pomona Grange meets Rome Grange Thursday night to confer the fifth degree on a large class of candidates.

Clark's Chapel Ladies Aid E. F. Sells N. Court St Athens County Pomona Grange Rome Grange

Also Mentioned on This Page

James A. Palmers PEO E. A. Cottingham E. State St Wesleyan Needle Club L. H. Bingman E. State UCD Club Gay Tea Room Grosvenor St C. L. Jordan Mabel Schenz Hudson Ave Women's Home Missionary Society of the Central Ave Mrs. Wheaton Delphians William Moler, Sr Carroll Dommno Domino Cane Sugar Sterling Atan Day Cornwell & Co Maecenas Club Pi Phi Fred Sluyd Wallflower Club Life-of-the-Party Adeli Garriso Gibbs Betty Ae Ste Wright Mr. Fankhauser Henry A. Fankhauser Steppe Beauty AWE United States Whitman McKee Drug CO Mrs. Andrews Mr. Lash Current Events William Williams A. G. Farmer Plan Bake Sale Slingluff Silvus Style Women's Bargain
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