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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1940
Page
6
Athens sees fall term start as students register for Ohio University. Fraternities invite newcomers while professors return from summer, sharing travel tales. Local families visit, guests arrive by Beechcraft from Columbus, and residents recount summer trips and campus renovations.
Miss Francina Gross of Westerville was honored as a bride to be at a breakfast and shower hosted by Miss Margaret Cronin.14 guests attended at The Eastwood with pink and lavender decorations and Franciscan dinner ware gifts. Out of town guests included Mrs Maurice J Gross and Mrs Kelly Grogan.
Community organizations announce fall meetings across Polk County. The Married Peoples Class of the Christian Church meets Monday at 7 30 p m at 30 Woodard Ave for a special business session. West Side PTA opens the year Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the school with tea after the session. Weekend events include Eastern Star initiation, Daughters of Union Veterans, and various study circles and church gatherings.
New York fashion column urges slimmer lines for fall and winter. Pleated skirts become straight. siren sheath and bandaged hipline looks appear. Cover up dinner wear dominates with light beige jersey and bold reds while waists move lower and hip details draw focus. Muffs and various hat styles crown ensembles.
Round About the Town notes a new Athens venue, the Chatterbox in Blackmore's Grill basement, decorated for an opening week attracting collegians and townspeople. Also recaps encounters with James Stewart in Canada and various light travel and local anecdotes.
Eileen Byerly of Lancaster became the bride of Karl Lewis Skivington in a Sept 11 morning ceremony at the mother’s home 513 Garfield Ave. Lancaster High School graduate Miss Byerly and Scranton native Mr. Skivington, manager of the Moore Company, were joined by close family and friends in a single ring rite conducted by Rev. Stanley R. Hanby.
The Executive Committee of the Bachelors Club met at the Presbyterian Manse and outlined a fall schedule including hayrides hikes and picnics. The next event is a picnic on Saturday Sept 20 with invitations issued by Ralph Wagner. Officers present included Marie Morgan Robert Hawes Mrs Norma Ogier Wesley Miller Mildred Colville and Ralph Wagner. Bible School Conference set for Wednesday at 7:30 pm at the Vermilion home on Earich Road with teachers officers and the religious education committee attending.
Madge Graham must confront Edith Fairfax in a crowded farmhouse during a siege with Jack Leslie and his band of criminals. Katherine Bickett and Lillian Underwood pressure Madge to move Edith, while fear and doubt mix with resolve as Madge prepares to face Edith and the complex past surrounding the black mail plot and a dangerous connection to Dicky.
The first Mt. Carmel Church Home Coming attracted a large audience with an engaging program and music. Speakers included Rev. W H Woodyard Logan Perle Miller Rev Clyde Sedwick Poston Newt France and Rev P O Householder.
The Naomi Bible Class gathered Wednesday evening at Mrs. Ray Michael’s home with Edith Barrows as president. The program included songs by the class and group, readings by Mrs. Laura Tipton and Marjorie Powell, a talk by Rev. Stanley Jeffrey on the Women’s Society of Christian Service, and contests led by Thelma Linscott.
Athens Shrine No 6 guests the Supreme Worthy High Priestess Alta H Flagg of Charlestown Mass for a dinner at 6 pm October 1 at the Athens Christian Church Reservations with Mrs H T Phillips or Mrs Lydia Fenzel by Sept 28. Shrines from Marietta Parkersburg and Chillicothe invited to attend. Flagg tours Ohio visiting chapters all week ending in Cleveland Saturday.
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