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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1938
Page
8
A narrator and Miss Whitlock plan a cautious night watch in a hotel suite. They discuss silent door operations, a crack of the door to monitor the hallway, and readiness for any event short of murder as they await signs of espionage or trouble.
In a hotel near a parking area a housekeeper moves from suite to suite with a basket and a hidden mechanism. A concealed observer and Miss Whitlock watch as the lights go out and the housekeeper checks doors, foretelling a planned intrusion. (Continued Tomorrow) Also notes Miss Margaret Chapman’s eleventh birthday and a list of attendees and prizes at her grandmother’s home.
Cresset, Ohio University senior women’s honor society, is accepted by Mortar Board and will hold installation and initiation Saturday. A Saturday banquet, Sunday meeting, and a tea follow at Dean Voigt’s home. National officers W M Folner and Katherine Kuhlman attend as installing and expansion leaders.
Mr and Mrs Robert Horn and two sons visit Mrs Horn in Manhasset NY at 12 Sunnyside Dr. Dr Sprague Wichterman Lee and Sigley attended a Redwink le Dental meeting in Chillicothe. James Farrell family joined Northwest Territory parade in Belpre. William Farrell returns home with pioneer group. Charles Love back to Wyandotte to work and Francis Fuller enters University Hospital Columbus for observation.
Rutland closes schools Tuesday for Northwest Territory Celebration with a high school float honoring the Treaty of Greenville. A Rathburn window displays colonial furnishings and a long owned melodeon. Local births, new homes, hospital visits, and PTA meeting plans are listed along with attendees at the Middleport Northwest Territory banquet.
The Martzolff Sunday School Class of First Methodist Church held a Thursday meeting with song service and devotions by Mrs. S. S. Carpenter. Members reported 21 calls, new Athens arrivals, and plans for a regular Sunday meeting place.
Charles Zimmerman speaks at First Christian Church at 8:00 P M as part of the Collins Festival. M E and M P church groups hold Friday social meetings at 7 30 P M with designated leaders and committees. Nabby Lee Ames Chapter D A R plans an Oct 15 meet at the Country Club with listed hostesses and guests from Marietta and Gallipolis.
Ten month old Patricia Yvonne Baughman daughter of Mr and Mrs Delmas Baughman is said to be the youngest in Ohio with a permanent wave. Her chestnut hair falls below her shoulders as she meets fashion’s decree.
Mrs James Maxwell and Mrs Ores Swartz hosted a surprise party for Mrs Oliver Walls at her Clarks Chapel area home on Monday evening October 10. The gathering celebrated Mrs Walls and her sister Jennie Dillinger with songs and games and served sandwiches coffee ice cream and cake to a long list of guests. The honored guest received many presents. Right Utensil Fuel Savers explains how tight pot lids and flame compatible utensils reduce heat loss and save fuel in kitchen use.
Society President and Mrs. Herman G. James hosted an Ohio University faculty reception at the Men's Union on Thursday evening. Chrysanthemums and ferns adorned the lounge and ballroom in a fall floral setting, with Deans and department directors forming the house committee for the event.
The Lutheran Club of Ohio University will hold a Lutheran Hour Sunday October 16 at 5 p m in the YWCA Rooms. Rev Karl Mix of Lancaster will lead an informal discussion followed by a buffet lunch chaired by Miss Eileen Krinke. All Lutheran students and Lutheran Church members are invited.
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