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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1939

Page

9

Registration Hop Sets Pace for Ohio University Socials

The 268th Registration Hop at Ohio University drew about 500 in the Men's Gymnasium amid heat. Rex Koons' orchestra played as freshmen swelled the crowd. attire leaned conservative with pinstripes and black dresses. Notable dancers included Mary Ann McKay with Edgar Job and Mildred Yeager with Earl Hooper among many pairs.

Ohio University Rex Koons Jerry Baker Athens Mary Ann McKay Edgar Job Mildred Yeager Earl Hooper Virginia Davidson Warren Cooper Nona George Jackson McTavish Franny Moler John Fawcett Dottie Ann Schilling Dick Hayes Evelyn Gold Rube Plaskoff Virginia Muller Tommy Morgan Marjorie Chrisman

Mrs Stanley Nida Hosts Mothers Circle Meeting

Mrs Stanley Nida hosted the Mothers Circle at her 44 Mound Street home for the first meeting of the year. Members discussed plans while Mrs Homer Gaul shared a California trip with her husband and three sons, including mementos and snapshots. Bobby Nida played guitar as prizes were awarded to Mrs Dwight Bowles and Miss Pat Lee. Guests included Mrs L A Hamilton and Miss Pat Lee.

Mothers’ Circle Stanley Nida Mound St Ohio Homer Gaul California Bobby Nida Dwight Bowles Pat Lee L. A. Hamilton

Stout Couple Returns From Two Month Western Motoring Trip

Mr and Mrs B F Stout of 20 S College St return from a two months Westward journey through California and the Western Coast visiting Los Angeles Del Mar and San Francisco with stops at Golden Gate Exposition and national parks including Yosemite and Estes Park. Jack Swanson English instructor at Bainbridge High School arrives for weekend with his parents at 40 W Union St. Mrs Richard Rutkoskie unnamed in guest list for Eastwood shower and buffet in honor of Miss Mary Morton. Hilber Littler and family hosted out of town relatives for funeral services of Mrs Marguerite Katherine Jones of Marion Illinois at 177 N Lancaster St. with attendees from Johnson City New Straitsville Columbus Jacksonville and beyond.

California B. F. Stout S. College St Los Angeles del Mar San Francisco Yosemite Estes Park Jack Swanson Bainbridge J. B. Swanson Union St Richard Rutkoskie Marian Alice Pierce Eastwood Mary Morton Hilber Littler N. Lancaster St Marguerite Katherine Jones Marion Ill Isaac Burnley Guy Wheir Johnson City Robert Wilson New Straitsville Michael Almond Jacksonville R. Webber Margaret ‘Trainer Columbus

Eastern Star Picnic For 100 At Fairgrounds

The Annual meeting of the Past Matrons and Past Patrons of the 25th District Order of the Eastern Star gathered at the Grange Hall in the Athens County Fairgrounds on Sunday September 10. Dinner for over one hundred followed an address of welcome by Mrs Alma Hudson with Mrs Mary Bartlett giving the response. The program led by President Mrs Sylvia Burford included singing piano pieces monologue and remarks by Mrs Elma Hullinger and Judge A A Schramm. Congressman Thomas A Jenkins spoke. New officers named for the year include President Mrs Anna Schletzer Vice President Mrs Sarah Westfall Secretary Mrs Anna Hart and Treasurer Mr J Ray Smith.

Order of the Eastern Star Grange Hall Athens County Fairgrounds Alma Hudson Athens Mary Bartlett Nelsonville Sylvia Burford Middleport Roberta Mindling Beverly Lillian Stiff W. C. Vickers Elma Hullinger Dayton Ohio A. A. Schramm Marietta Thomas A. Jenkins Anna Schletzer Sarah Westfall Anna Hart Pomeroy J. Ray Smith Malta

Contact Day Opens For Oklahoma Sororities Week of Events

Wednesday marked the first day when new rushees could be approached by sorority members as a preliminary to pledging. Formal teas were held Thursday afternoon, inviting rushees, with many students on campus seen in new fall outfits. Tonight’s dance united students and weekend social events continue, culminating in Irma Voigt’s garden party Saturday afternoon hosted by Mortarboard. all women students and faculty invited to 35 Park Place. Formal teas again planned at sorority houses Sunday.

Irma E. Voigt Mortarboard Dean Voigt Park Place

Calendar items and meetings noted for Friday and Saturday

Calendar notes list WBA Friendly Circle and Current Events Club meetings on Friday at 7 30 p m at residents homes with speakers, plus Athens County Republican Club gathering at the courthouse to plan for the election. Other events include an Odd Fellows Rebekahs benefit, M & H Circle picnic, and a garden reception by Dean Voigt Mortarboard with Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Day observance and Pomona Grange meeting near New Marshfield with a 10 30 a m start.

WBA Friendly Circle Dennis Ours Richland Ave Current Events Club Ernest Gross N. Congress St Fred E. Luchs Athens County Ovone Nabby Lee Ames The Daughters of the American Revolution D. David Reeder North Hill Nelle Pickering FE. B. Acomb F. W. Reed J. Homer Caskey J. T. Merwin H. L. Attkinson F. J. Beasley Pomona Grange Summit Grange Hall New Marshfield

Answers to common child care questions from a public advice column

The piece lists where free child care publications can be obtained, notes The Children's Bureau under the U S Department of Labor in Washington, details that shaving does not promote hair growth after a four year test, and cautions against giving candy or sugar to a one year old, suggesting only very slight sweetening of cooked cereals.

Children’s Bureau U. S. Department of Labor Washington, D

Here Today Gone Tomorrow Glamour For You Observation

A 17 year old Mary Steele questions glamor culture and the idea of the season’s top glamorous girl. The piece analyzes society’s pressure on conciliation between popularity and staying power, warning that trying to be The Girl of the season yields a rapid fade and a lasting backlash. Mary is framed as a prospective heir to Brenda Frazier in New York society lore.

Mary Steele New York Society Brenda Frazier

Mrs. Tubbs Celebrates 82nd Birthday At Home

Mrs. R. M. Tubbs honored on her eighty second birthday with a surprise gathering at 420 Richland Ave. Relatives and neighbors joined for an evening of informal entertainment and conversation. Gifts were received and refreshments served.

R. M. Tubbs Richland Ave

Mrs. Lawhead’s Golden Daylilies Collection Grows

For twenty years Mrs. A. T. Lawhead has shifted from Iris to Daylilies after visiting Carl Betscher’s grounds in Dover Ohio. She admires Dr. A. B. Stout’s hybrids such as Serenade Patricia Mikado Autumn Pioneer and Boutonniere, adds Betscher varieties like Anna Betscher Gaiety Lemona Crawford Cressida Modesty and Golden Dream, and notes Daylilies hybridize without spreading like wild lilies yet form compact heads. Her collection now numbers about three dozen and continues to expand with new additions as records indicate about 400 named cultivars overall.

A. T. Lawhead Morris Avenue Carl Betscher Dover Ohio

Kappa Phi Dinner Hosts Alumnae at Mrs Benz Home

Mrs H E Benz will entertain Kappa Phi alumnae at a dinner Monday at her Watt Street home with Mrs F C Potter and Miss Evelyn Hartman as assistant hostesses. Vera Lillie Hastings Addition visited Jackson Wednesday and Thursday with son in law Mr E Thomas Midor. Oakland report notes rural carriers get breaks claim by H S Fies who recounts delivering to a nudist colony near Upland for three years with gate bell ring and access.

H. E. Benz Kappa Phi Watt St F. C. Potter Evelyn Hartman Vera Lillie Hastings Addiction Jackson E. Thomas Midor Oakland Cal H. S. Fies State Upland

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