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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1936

Page

7

Week End Parties Open With Elegant Dinner and Dance

A dinner party for sixty at University Terrace hosted by Mr and Mrs Louis I Brown featured lavender decor and a three course menu served across dining room porch and deck. Guests danced to Ampico music after eleven. Out of town attendees and a separate notice announce the engagement of Walter Sedwick and Mae Tucker with plans to reside in Utley, Ohio after the wedding at St Marys West Virginia.

Louis I. Brown University Terrace A. B. Roe Fred Sedwick Utley Walter Sedwick Mae Tucker Elza Tucker Strouds St. Marys W. Va Carl Johnson First Methodist Church Harold Whaley Patty Joy William Whaley Eileen Wood Mark Steinmeyer West Virginia Buckhannon Salem Belmont West Virginia Wesleyan University

Couples Dance at Ath ens Country Club Opens Fall Social Season

Holiday labor day weekend dance at Ath ens Country Club drew 50 to 60 couples with Johnny Kint's Orchestra providing music. It began the club's fall social program and featured out of town guests and members enjoying the event.

Athens Country Club Johnny Kint

Bride’s annulment after husband kisses bridesmaid and vanishes

Mrs. Margherita Glustich obtained an immediate annulment in San Francisco after the clergy confirmed her claim that at the moment of the wedding her husband turned to kiss a bridesmaid and then disappeared.

San Francisco U.P Margherita Glustich

Mrs Frances Welch Hosts Week of Luncheons and Dinners

Mrs Frances Welch, honored guest at multiple events, spent the week as a guest of Mrs F W Bush at The Beeches then travelled to Beverley to stay with Mr and Mrs Harvey Roach. She attended a luncheon with Mrs John Dana and a dinner party at Hotel Berry hosted by Mrs Elizabeth Kern.

Frances Wilson Welch F. W. Bush The Beeches Beverley Harvey Roach Welch John Dana Elizabeth Kern Hotel Berry Louis V. Brown Georgian Tearoom Lancaster M. W. Sprague Brown Clara Bowser D. R. Zenner Orchard Gables

Secret balcony plan unfolds in melodrama home

Lillian, Katie, and I plot a covert balcony view to spy on the Veritzen yacht arrival. Katie disguises in mourning, while we scavenge gloves and scarves and brace for a patrol of male visitors, fueling a tense, stageworthy family caper.

Lillian Mary Veritzen Phil Katie Secret Service

Nervous Return as Dicky and Harry Plan Midnight Move

In a tense scene Dicky and Harry Underwood confront fear and caution at the door. Lillian urges secrecy while Madge locks doors and considers their worried mother in a fragile room. The plot hints at a planned midnight action and a need for stealth.

Lillian Harry Underwood Madge Dicky

Crowd Sees Presidential Car Despite Roosevelt Absence

About 800 Athenians gathered at the depot Saturday night as Roosevelt was not aboard the Washington-bound train. Plainclothes men and investigators guarded the scene while reporters wondered if Roosevelt or his son appeared, amid mixed tips and crowd chatter.

Marian Bush Snyder Roosevelt Athens Franklin D. Roosevelt the Messenger London West Virginia G. J. O'Neil Dan Bardin Franklin Roosevelt, Jr John Roosevelt Whitehouse

Miss McLaughlin Honored At Kitchen Shower Saturday

Helen McLaughlin daughter of Prof and Mrs George McLaughlin was honored at a kitchen shower hosted by Mrs Paul Beckley and Mrs Joseph Thackeray at the Beckley home 257 East State Street. Attendees included Miss Mary Stalder Miss Gertrude Ad ditot Miss Esther Harris and more. The couple plan to wed in early October with Gordon Gray as the groom.

Helen McLaughlin George McLaughlin Paul Beckley Joseph Thackeray Beckley E. State St Miss McLaughlin Mary Stalder Gertrude Addicot Esther Harris Pauline Cone Betty Baker Jesse Cooper Alice McCracken Betty McClure Betty Gullum Dewey Goddard Homer Dorman John T. Sprague George Mc Helen Hayes Huntington W. Va Cincinnati Columbus J. F. Ginn E. T. Hayes Labor Day

Legion Women Hear Report of Convention

The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion met and heard a report on the state convention held in Portsmouth August 23 to 25. Governor Martin L. Davey and other officials spoke. New state officers elected include Mrs. Harry Marsh of Columbus as state president and Mrs. H. E. Simpson of Barberton as vice president. The meeting occurred Labor Day at the American Legion home.

American Legion American Legion Auxiliary M. C. Morrison Ladies Auxiliary of the Whiich Portsmouth Martin L. Davey John D. Starn Buckeye Bay Mra W.S. DeWeese American Legion Auxiliary of Ohio The Daisy Nichols Harry O. Marsh J. B. Dunn E. G. Rarey Leonard Marks Harry Marsh Columbus H. E. Simpson Barberton Simpson American Legion Home

Labor Day Guests Attend Howard Reunion in Wheel ing W Va

Ohioans and others attended the Howard Reunion in Wheel ing West Virginia on Labor Day. Guests included Mrs F W Cone Mrs Fred Fenzel Mrs H L Blackwood Mrs Sidney Johnson Homer Brown Athens and Miss Mildred Howard plus Miss Zella Danford Trimble.

F. W. Cone Fred Fenzel H. L. Blackwood Sidney Johnson Homer Brown Athens Mildred Howard Zella Danford Trimble Wheeling W. Va

Gardner Nursery's 60 Hardy Perennial Plants Offer

A grower direct sale lists 60 hardy perennials including Alyssum Delphiniums Poppies Daisies Baby's Breath and more. Ships postpaid with satisfaction guaranteed. Special Holland Strain Peony offered this week with orders sent to Gardner Nursery Company Osage Iowa and payment of $1.00.

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