World Worker Mary Irvin Speaks at Athens County WCTU
Miss Mary B. Irvin state WCTU officer and world director of youth work spoke at the Athens County convention in the First Methodist Church. Delegates from 21 countries heard reports from Stockholm Sweden and the Crown Prince of Sweden attended and greeted the delegates. Officers elected include Mrs. T. A. Copeland president and Mrs. Edith Saylor vice president. noon picnic luncheon. resolutions urged temperance education and decency standards in films and advertising. committee members Blanch Starkey Metta Glazier Lida Farrer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary B. Irvin
Athens County
T. A. Copeland
Edith Saylor
J. Bishop
Miss Irvin
Blanch Starkey
Metta S. Glazier
Lida Farrar
Correct chili sauce recipe by Mrs Mae Brooks edited
The Messenger published Mrs Mae Brooks recipe for peppery chili sauce with missing ingredients now corrected. It lists 5 dozen tomatoes and peppers, 6 large onions, 10 cups vinegar, 10 cups sugar, 1 tablespoon mustard, 5 tablespoons salt, 1 tablespoon cloves, 1 tablespoon pepper. The method cooks tomatoes peppers and onions an hour then adds ingredients and simmers two hours to yield about 11 pints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Brooks
The
Messenger
Sunday School Picnic for First and Second Primary
The Christian Church will host a picnic for first and second primary classes on Saturday at 1 30 p m. Children meet at the church and refreshments will be provided. Classes are taught by Miss Irene France and Mrs Lucille Shrider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Irene France
Lucille Shrider
New Fur Styles Mix French Chic With Hollywood Glamor
New fall fur coats feature sleeve and bodice details with deep armholes and tapered cuffs. Collars range from modified sailors to wind blown revers on coats of coon muskrat leopard and Hudson seal. Daytime coats show wrapped silhouettes with subtle blouse fullness while seven eighths length coats favor slender tunic outlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Young
New York
the Messenger
Miss Young
Lip-Stick on Bar Room Mugs Stirs Health Debate
In Columbus on September 7 authorities note lipstick on bar mugs signals improper cleaning. Bar staff report crusted lipstick on glasses and goblets prompts calls for proper washing, sterilization, and possible license checks. City Health chief warns arrests if violations persist with fines or jail for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Milady
City Health Department
Nelson Dysart
Athens Woman Describes Cattle Drive Through Kentucky Town
London Kentucky saw a massive cattle move as 2475 head from Omaha Nebraska passed through on their way to a 30000 acre pasture. Mrs T M Pilcher reported the spectacle from her London residence noting the cattle in her front yard and the use of over 100 relief workers with trucks aiding weak animals along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
T. M. Pilcher
East Union Street
Omaha
Neb
Families Tour Gettysburg Battlefield on Labor Day Trip
A Carbondale group led by Mr. and Mrs. M H Doolittle and others visited Gettysburg over Labor Day, camping near Old Fort Pendleton in Maryland. They traced monuments for the First West Virginia Light Infantry and the 78th Ohio, noted family ties to Civil War units, and returned home after a 790 mile round trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Labor Day
M. H. Doolittle
Wylie Frisby
Carbondale
J. D. Smith
Logan
R. M. Doolittle
Kossuth
Nelsonville
Old Fort Pendleton
Ohio
Old Northwestern Turnpike
Morgantown Road
Cumberland
Hagerstown
West Virginia Light Infantry
78Rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Mr. Doolittle
First
West Virginia Light Artillery
Shenandoah Valley
Mr. Smith
73Rd Ohio Infantry
Richard Enderlin
Carbondale Coal Company
Lincoln Highway
Willow Creek Social Guests List From Local Home
Guests at Mrs. Cora Hawk and sons home in Willow Creek included Tedrow Beard and Raymond Beard, with Columbus residents Herbert Kelley and daughters Margaret Betty, Eber Fulton family, Earl Dailey and son Charlies Edwin of Athens, Fred Burch and daughter Mary Esther of Canaanville, Harold Hawk and Nancy Lee of Columbus, and Earl Wilbur with niece and Donald Hoskinson of South Canaan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Hawk and
Willow Creek
Tedrow Beard
Raymond Beard
Columbus
Herbert Kelley
Margaret
Betty
Eber Fulton
Earl Dailey
Charlies Edwin
Athens
Fred Burch
Mary Esther
Canaanville
Harold Hawk
Nancy Lee
Earl Wilbur
Donald Hoskinson
South Canaan
A. S. Pickering Celebrates Eightieth Birthday Today
Mr. A S Pickering aged eighty of 100 West State Street is honored at a dinner tonight with family and friends. He was the eleventh of fourteen children born near Athens to Levi and his wife. A former 24 year employee of D Zenner Company he now keeps busy with phonograph repair and retirement activities. He has four children and five grandchildren with relatives in Athens Chattanooga and Huntington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Pickering
Weat State Street
Pickering
Athens
Levi Pickering
D. Zenner Company
East State Street
Lou Pickering
Chattanooga
Tenn
Harvey Cone
N. 8. Welk
Mary Margaret Pickering
J. T. Pickering
Huntington
W. Va
People Everywhere Take Summer Trips and Notifications
Mrs. C. D. Hopkins returns from Topinabee Michigan with daughter Miss Rachael Hopkins. Rachael heads to Youngstown to resume art supervisor duties. Louise C. Biddison leaves for Washington to visit Mr. and Mrs. Lester Boykin. Miss Nelle Slye hosts Harriett Cunningham and Margaret Merkcle at dinner. Ralph Wright visits Canton and Cleveland then reunites with Athens relatives. Lee Stuart Roach and wife depart on ten day East Canada trip. Roach to present limnological paper in Montreal with Ohio Bureau of Conservation. Ethel Riley visits Athens from Nova Scotia. Curtis Moorehead returns from Kezar Lake with David Thompson. both to enter Ohio University as sophomores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Hopkins
Topinabee
Mich
Rachael Hopkins
Youngstown
Harvey Baker
George Hopkins
Long Point
Ralph Wright
Athens
Canton
Cleveland
American Fisheries Society
Hotel Windsor
Bureau of Scientific Research
Montreal
Ohio
Bureau of Conservation
Curtis Moorehead, Jr
Kezar Lake
Fiieburg
Maine
David Thompson
Melrose
Mass
Ohio University
Sheer Wool Frock Pattern Advertised For Autumn
An Anne Adams pattern offers a sheer wool fall frock with bolero lines in plain or patterned wool and velvet trim. Pattern 2028 comes in sizes 14 to 42 with fabric estimates and illustrated sewing instructions. Order via The Athens Messenger Pattern Department, 243 West 17th Street, New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Athens Messenger Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York City
Charles Robinett 74 Dies at Bolins Mill
Albany notes Charles Robinett age 74 died at his daughter Mrs Howard Lowther Bolins Mill on Wednesday afternoon. A former Albany resident he lived with his daughter several years and is survived by Mrs Lowther and son James Robinett of Lancaster. Funeral set for Town House Saturday at 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Charles Robinett
Howard Lowther
Bolins Mill
Robinett
Lowther
James Robinett
Lancaster
Couple Married in Point Pleasant West Virginia
Announcement of the marriage of Dorothy Eslocker of Athens to Hubert McDonald of Hocking, solemnized at Point Pleasant on July 24 by Reverend Shifter. They were accompanied by Mrs. Keith Zimmerman of Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Eslocker
Athens
Hubert McDonald
Hocking
Pt. Pleasant
Shifter
Keith Zimmerman
Albany
Brown-Shaffer Family Reunion Brings 109 Members
The fourteenth annual Brown-Shaffer reunion was held Monday at the Athens County Fair grounds with about 100 attendees. Dent Brown presided, Harriet Brown read reports, and officers elected included Lena Barker president and Clara Gannon secretary-treasurer. Eight births, two deaths, and three marriages were recorded. Next year’s event is set for the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown-Shaffer
Athens County Fairgrounds
Dent Brown
Harriet Brown
Lena Barker
Don Cann
Clara Gannon
W. H. H. Brown
Homer Vigar
Delaware
Ed McClead
Mansfield
Russell Fox
Ernest Daft
Baltimore
Archer Brown
Gordon
Bruce Collison
Charles Shannon
Myers
Ernest Brown
Arthur Brown
Emmett Oxley
Family Reunion at John Lawrence Home
Fifty one relatives attended a Labor Day reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lawrence. Named attendees include John E. Lawrence Garnet Bretz Barbara Chaffin John Minnemeyer George Minne meyer John Chaffin H. E. Chaffin John Hayman McKendrie Hayman Charles Rhoades Bundy Brooks Betty Trout and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lawrence
Labor Day
John E. Lawrence
Garnet Bretz
Louie
Clifford
Marjorie
Bruce
Mary Alice
Barbara Chaffin
Raymond
John Minnemeyer
Howard
Mildred
Frances
Philbur
Earl
George Minnemeyer
Martha
Helen
Philip
John Chaffin
Thelma
John Jr
H. E. Chaffin
Royce
Rebba Jean
Joan
John Hayman
Charles
Clara
Ernest
McKendrie Hayman
Bonnie Blane
Charles Rhoades
Floyd
Alfred
Hazel
Norma Jean
Anna
Bundy Brooks
Betty
Ethel Trout
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helen Lawrence
Jessie Thomas
Amesville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kentucky
Woodworth
Mickey
Battle Field
Louise C. Biddison
Washington, D. C
Lester Boykin
Grace Junod
Nelle Slye
North Court Street
Harriett Cunningham
Margaret Merkcle
Ethel Riley
Nova Scotia
Grace Riley
Aluminum
Logans
Point Pleasant
Edith June
Lottie ‘ Dow Cannon and Childreun
Herb
Ernesting M Field
Carmigh Sheffer
Richard, Shield
Charles Oxley
James Ginley
Clinton Oxdren
Ralph Bark Dren
W. H. Harold Brown
Lucille and
Tribe
Charles Tribe
Eunice Cannon Nerson
Macy
Leo Kinsel
Athur Vore Ang
Glen
Cer
Ld Dri
Mill Street
Lake Erie
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