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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1938
Page
9
Alicia Hart advises meticulous garment care to maintain appearance. Emphasizing hung garments, rest days between wear, hat handling, shoe maintenance, and daily hygiene, the piece links grooming to feminine presentation and fabric longevity.
Evelyn Krause a 26 year old from Mound Minnesota has made a niche in the moving business by jacking up lake cottages and shifting homes. She hires local women as helpers and enjoys driving the truck though she longs to drive the Mound fire truck. Her varied days also include dragging furniture and handling heavier tasks while balancing school and sports.
A canvas lawn and garden waterer moistens soil in a four foot radius along its length. Available in 18 to 30 foot lengths, it is closed at one end, attaches to a hose, and moves without shutting off water. It wastes no water, soaking the ground efficiently and cheaply. Anagrams and Jack Straws provide old favorites, plus a new word game uses letter blocks and two hooks to extract letters and form words. GLOUSTER The Past Noble Grands Club meets tonight at 7 30 with Mrs. R. C. Galloway.
GLOUSTER The Glouster schools will open on Tuesday September 6. All pupils should attend opening day. Superintendent Thomas W Figley directs science and overall administration. Faculty assignments list L G DeLong high school principal. Merle Danford dean of girls. Lalla Danford geography and history. J Paul Kemerer mathematics. Jane Murray English and art. Ralph Ritchey science. and others across Monroe and Madison buildings with tentative staffing. The vacancy left by Neil Adcock remains unfilled.
A letter from Supt. Thomas W. Figley, postmarked Bismarck North Dakota dated Aug 24, reports the Figleys have been away six days across six states. They camped at a tourist site on the Missouri River edge at Bismarck and visited Indiana Viparaiso University Illinois Elgin Wisconsin the Wisconsin River dells the Bad Lands and Black Hills North Dakota the Cedar Canyon petrified forest. Plans for Aug 25 include Duluth Minnesota and northern Wisconsin fishing before returning to Glouster late this week.
A London tramp carried an emerald and diamond pendant worth 4900 dollars as if it were rubbish for two days. On returning it to police on a whim he earned a reward of 52 dollars.
The third annual Mohler family reunion in Murray City featured a noon basket dinner and elected officers led by President Mrs. Thomas Donnelly and secretary treasurer Mrs. Isaac Mohler. Special music was provided by Mrs. Annie Smith Mrs. Maggie Broun and Victor Broun. The gathering included numerous Mohler relatives from Murray City Buchtel Orbiston Hemlock and South Zanesville with plans for the 1939 reunion at James Robinsons home in South Zanesville.
Glouster resident Neil Adcock, basketball coach and industrial arts teacher, resigned last week to accept a better position in Toledo schools. He visited Glouster Wednesday evening after attending the University of Kentucky Coaching School. Adcock then went to Camp Tonkawa at Chautequa Lake, New York, where for two years he served as athletic director in a boys camp.
In Oroville California a notably aggressive skunk, after chasing a dog and biting a cat’s tail, was fatally shot by B H Johnson as it lunged toward a baby, prompting local safety concerns and animal control inquiries.
In a narrated tale set in 1938, Adele Shia and Lillian unfold a ruse to spirit royal proteges from a New Hampshire hospital without Philip Veritzen’s knowledge. Disguises by Harry, guarded by trusted drivers, and a staged northbound trip culminate in a staged hospital visit where Olga hints at deeper plots, with the scene ending as Mrs. Underwood presents her daughter.
The Sigma Phi Gamma Founders Day dinner was Saturday night at Athens Country Club with 19 members and alumni. Honoree Mrs. M. D. Worley received a rhinestone bracelet. silhouette centerpiece and programs by Josephine Barstow. Speakers included Mrs. Fred Weber, Mrs. Clyde Herron, and Mrs. Worley.
Dwight Hines of Darwin entertained many friends Tuesday night at his uncle Clyde E. Hines home on May Ave with a warm wiener roast. Attendees included Don Graham Billy Lee Carolyn Dean Leyman George Bolin Delmer Lee David Potter Phyllis Lee Bolin Winifred Dixon Jean Kay Hartley Donald Potter Katherine Schloss Jerry Dixon Dixie Genter Keith Dixon and several Hartleys Leymans Bolins and Gibsons from Raleigh N C A new liquid glass cleaner with a refillable spray container promises fast cleaning of dust grease and cloudiness drying quickly leaving a polished finish.
Glouster society notes list luncheon guests in Toledo and visits across Athens Columbus Lima and Zanesville. Families and friends including the Weymuellers Pico Bryson Angles Hutchins Grimes and Dugan clans host and travel. Others travel to State Fair and Chicago while Phyllis Morris begins Smith Hughes duties and Ralph Maynard hosts visitors.
The Loyal Daughters' Class of the Church of Christ will meet Friday evening at the home of Mrs Earl Morris on Braun St.
Miss Anne Weymueller held a slumber party at her home on Wednesday night attended by Miss Lois Balder son Miss Neva Golding Miss Virginia Morris and Miss Margaret Dunlevy.
Oakdale PTA hosts a pie social at the Oakdale schoolhouse on Friday night starting at 7 30. Proceeds support PTA activities and student programs in the district.
Advice for women aged 38 to 52 fearing loss of appeal from hot flashes and mood shifts. Encourages fresh air sleep and Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to boost vitality and calm nerves, claiming it helps with life quality during the change of life.
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