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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1938

Page

8

Republican Women Organize in Athens County

Republican women of Athens County will meet Friday night at 7 30 p m in the Court Room of the Courthouse to form an Athens County Republican Women's Club. J W Wilson, chairman of the Republican Executive Committee, announced the meeting. Any Republican woman is urged to attend. Officers will be elected and plans outlined for aiding Republican candidates before the November elections. Miss Eileen Wood, Mr Rutherford Wickerham and Mr and Mrs Homer Brown visited Wickerham near Cincinnati.

Athens County Republican Women's Club J. W. Wilson Republican Executive Committee Eileen Wood Rutherford Wickerham Homer Brown Mrs. Wickerham Cincinnati

Miss Minister Hosts Buffet for Mrs. Green Before Move

Eleanor Minister invited guests to a Wednesday buffet supper at her Chauncey home honoring Mrs. Edward Green Marie Grim an August bride who will move Sunday to Morgantown West Virginia The event also served as a miscellaneous shower with gifts for the bride Present were Rowena Sprout Sarah Thomas Mary Guerra Rose Price Blanche Price Norma Lessie Grace Angell Adrian Chappell Frances Ruth Taylor Virginia Roberts and Mrs Paul Hume Hume visiting from Lancaster The two course meal was served at Miss Ministers residence

Eleanor Minister Edward Green Marie Grim Morgantown W. Va Rowena Sprout Sarah Thomas Mary Guerra Rose Price Blanche Price Norma Lessie Grace Angell Adrian Chappell Frances Ruth Taylor Virginia Roberts Paul

Community Notes Highlight Visits and Guests Across Town

Mrs W W Wiggin and daughter Janice returned from a three week vacation with her parents in Wooster and Lakewood. The Drifting Pioneers spoke on WLW at six each morning and were guests of the Zarley family with Judy Dell, Merle Travis, and others. Several families hosted Labor Day gatherings and visits to Serpent Mound and Seven Caves. Evelyn Fishbaugh is recovering from an illness and Eileen Byerly plans to attend Bliss Business College in Columbus. The article ends noting that cheese making dates back over 7,000 years.

W. W. Wiggin Janice Elmwood Place Wooster Lakewood Lake Erie Drifting Pioneers WLW Kathryn Zarley John F. Zarley Columbia Ave Judy Dell Merle Travis Marlin Walt S. S. Winters H. H. Kinsel Labor Day Serpent Mound Adams County Seven Caves Hiland County Fiddler Kentucky Roy Riggles Barberton George Shamel The Plains Athens Meigs County Eileen Byerly Lancaster Columbus Bliss Business College

50th Reunion of Dean Family at Gibson Home

The fifth annual Dean reunion gathered at Mrs. J. H. Gibson’s home 154 Morris Ave on Sept 4. A noon picnic, afternoon program with accordion by Rev. Earl Cowen, and a business meeting led to officer elections chaired by Mrs. Clyde Hines. Attendees included many Deans and related families from Albany Downington Pratts Fork Springfield and Raleigh among others.

Dean J. H. Gibson Morris Ave Earl Cowen Clyde Hines Homer Backwood Wilford Chaney Sanford Wells Dean Blackwood S. G. Lehman John Raleigh N. C Pomeroy Harry Dean Zetta Reeves Springfield D. C. Carl Homer Blackwood Tuppers Plains Edna Cook Downington Donna Elizabeth Lehman Ethel Blackwood Albany Edna Reeves Pratts Fork Carolyn Dean Lehman Delbert Carl Columbus O. H. Spriggs Robert Bright Sanford Howell Shade Oliver Dean Myrtle Gibson Aura Bolen Ethel Dean Phyllis Joan Bolen C. W. Phillips Ted Dean Dennison Jones Bobby Ruth Blackwood George Gibson Bolen Charles Ashworth Patricia Bolen Athens

Watermelon party honors Nora Atkinson in DUV meeting

DUV meeting honored Mrs. Nora Atkinson for her primary win and new role as Republican State Central Committeewoman for the Tenth District. Informal talks followed the business session as large watermelon pieces were served to all attendees.

Daughters of Union Veterans Nora Atkinson

Thursday calendar of church and club meetings in town

The calendar lists Thursday 7 p m sessions at the Presbyterian Church the Child Study Club at 13 Van Vorhes Street and the Martzolff Sunday School class meeting at 7 30 p m plans for the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary at Eagles Hall the Business and Professional Women's Club executive board meeting at 5 30 p m and a regular meeting at 7 30 p m. A Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge session at 7 30 p m and the Past Chiefs Club gathering Friday evening at 52 Second Street with Elsie Finsterwald hosting follow with a Friday 7 15 p m Church of God Class Six wiener roast in front of the church bringing wieners and buns.

Presbyterian Church Frank Ayres van Vorhes St Martzolff First Methodist Church W. H. Bechtold Business and Professional Women's Club Myrta Ashworth Margaret Cronin Mabel Durst Viola Fell Church of God

Broadwell Cemetery Meeting and Local News

Broadwell residents note a church basement meeting for Broadwell Cemetery interests. Mr and Mrs Simon Layton announce birth of a son Mervin Leslie on Aug 31. Locals include visits from Barberton Detroit Bethany and Parkersburg, a Parsons reunion, and moves within the area.

Broadwell Simon Layton Mervin Leslie Will Sherman Earl Billy Doris Barberton Frank Parsons Guy Lamb Roscoe Lamb Detroit Mich Lyle White Albert Ogg Parsons Lewis Parsons Bethany Clarence Rathburn Columbus Teresa Shannon Leonard Smith Leonard Ogg Frank Roberts Carl, Utley Arch Sprouse Cecil White Will Young Jackson Place Big Run Millard Dunfee West Virginia

Dancer Andrew Pavlish Leads Cleveland Harvest Festival

Andrew Pavlish, a modern dancer studying at Ohio University, rehearses two groups for a Hungarian Harvest Festival Dance in Cleveland on Sept. 11 with over 200 participants. He performed in Chicago and plans three Cleveland shows before returning to Athens to open his Pomeroy Studio on Sept. 12. He discusses a shift to rhythm tap and a potential six month tour with Mikhail Mordkin’s ballet company. A double birthday party honors Clara Hartinger and George Love. Also notes Turkish law allowing heirs to be kept in a will, with Mustapha Kemal as exception.

Andrew Pavlish Ohio University Cleveland St. John Mikhail Mordkin

Fourth Reunion of Conkey Relatives Held at New Marshfield

Descendants of Absolom and Rhoda Conkey gathered at Grange Hall New Marshfield on Sunday September 4 for their fourth annual reunion with baskets, a noon cafeteria style dinner, and officers elected for the coming year. The 1939 reunion is planned for the same venue before Labor Day.

Absolom Rhoda (Brown) Conkey Grange New Marshfield Addie Clark A. B. Conkey George Clark Barberton Owen Griswold Dayton Daniel A. Pierce Athens Thomas Conkey Wheelersburg Made Llewellyn O. B. Conkey John Strand John, Jr Mitchell, Ind L. D. Conkey Albany E. M. Conkey A. R. Conkey Jack Charles Ira Conkey M. W. Ross Harry, Wylma Carl Ross Maude Llewellyn O. D. Chappel Eldon Kennedy Clifford Ruth Shade, O A. K. Newman O. L. Butts Dayton, O H. G. Cramer Denver Colo

31 Club Plans Roast at Nice's Park Sept 20

Members met at Mrs Louise Brown home Richland Ave Tuesday to finalize a wie ner roast to be held at Nice's Park on Sept 20. Prizes awarded to Helen Morgan and Dorothy Frank. Next meeting set for Oct 4 at Mrs Mae McGrath residence with present members Leota Morris Mae McGrath Genevieve Risley Helen Morgan Ruth Drake Martha Gaskill Dorothy Frank Grace Richardson and hostess Mrs Brown. Guests at the Plains included Mrs Charles Brown and her son Lester Brown Patsy Anne and sister Mrs Mildred Brown from Akron and Mr and Mrs LeRoy Brown 397 Richland Ave.

Louise Brown Richland Ave 31 Club Nice’s Park Helen Morgan Dorothy Frank Mae McGrath Leota Morris Genevieve Risley Ruth Drake Martha Gaskill Grace Richardson Mrs. Brown Plains Charles Brown The Lester Brown Patsy Anne Mildred Brown Akron Leroy Brown

Finsterwalds Have Reunion Sunday At Log Cabin

The Finsterwald family reunion meets at Log Cabin on Strouds Run for the 14th annual Finsterwald gathering. More than 50 attend with Elmer Finsterwald presiding and officers elected for the coming year. The next reunion is set for the Copeland home on Athens Route Four before Labor Day 1939. The Brandenburg Nanna reunion also planned for Sunday September 11 at Birch Hollow Grove with basket dinner, church, old-time music and games.

Frank Finsterwald Strouds Run Finsterwald Franklin Ave Finsterwalds Elmer Finsterwald Baird Wolfe Elsie Finsterwald Blanch Finsterwald John Finsterwald Christine Finsterwald C. H. Copeland Athens Copeland Homer Finsterwald Doris Finsterwald Brandenburg-Nanna Brandenburg and Nanna Birch Hollow Grove Carbondale and Kimberly Road

Here's How to Be Smart for Fall by Alicia Hart

Portrait of the modern woman for 1938 outlines fall fashion and grooming. It celebrates posture, hair, nails, makeup, clothes, and meticulous habits that define an ultra chic look, from boxy jackets to clumsy shoes and daily grooming routines.

Alicia Hart

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