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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1936

Page

7

Rushing Parties Close With Formal Dinners At Hotels

Sororities held final rushing events Saturday night and Sunday with weddings Jungle and Rose Banquet themes at Pi Beta Phi Zeta Tau Alpha Alpha Delta Pi Chi Omega Phi Mu and Alpha Gamma Delta houses and local hotels. Dinners bouquets corsages and centerpieces accompanied performances by students and alumnae as rushees attended formal meals and entertainment at various downtown venues.

PI Beta Phi Grosvenor University Terrace Mary Elizabeth Thomas Velma Geary Ann Custer Getz @ang College St Rita Carper Zeta Tau Alpha S. College St Eleanor Cook Doris Siegfried Warren Cooper Frank Buck Tarzan the Colonial Lorna Jane Cooper Alpha Delta Pi East Union St Jane Bartlett George Whiley Mary Lou Wente Louise Hill Chi Omega North College St Paris Hotel Berry Helen Dunham Wiletta Smith Phi Mu Sorority E. State St Macon Phi Mu Dorothy Latham Alpha Gamma Delta Athens Country Club Jeanette McKay June Fultz Rainbow Lake Eleanor Funk Theta Upsilon Congress St Kathryn Buell Cottage Tea House Louise Kelley Alpha Xi Delta Sorority C. W. Janssen Marjorie Emrick Barbara Taylor Jean DeRolph Bonnie Bingham Kathryn Brookman Ginie Reed Alice Black Elma Hill Betty Hoyt McCoy

Individuality in Hair and Face Are Goal of Some Models

New York report on American modeling highlights individuality as key to success. Top models reinvent looks frequently to stay in demand, with examples like Elizabeth Russell and Andrea Johnson. It notes training, type classifications, and specialization drive profitability and fame, citing Gwili Andree commanding high rates.

America New York Hollywood Garbo Hepburn Elizabeth Russell Philadelphia Frances Donelson Andrea Johnson Babs Beckwith Michigan East Miss Beckwith Madonna Anita Counihan Miss Counihan Katherine Hepburn Wilma Baard Miss Baard Carol Brady Chicago Miriam Tilden Miss Tilden Janice Jarratt Texas Ida Vollmar Helen Ressler Gwili Andree John Robert Powers

Farewell party for Bishop and Radford couples held in Athens

A farewell reception at Central Ave Methodist Episcopal Church honored Rev. S. J. Bishop and wife and Rev. and Mrs. Ward Radford. The Bishops depart October 1 for Tampa, Fla, while the Radfords plan a move to Pleasantville. Speakers and songs followed a three-piece chorus program.

S. J. Bishop Ward Radford Central Ave. Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Athens Tampa Fla Radford Pleasantville A. S&s. Pickering Wallace Pratt Spencer D. L. Jones Evan Edwards Myron Martin Martin

Wise Home-Coming At Coolville Recalls Late John Wise Family

A Wise family home in Coolville hosted a Sunday gathering for the late John Wise descendants. Attendees from Coolville Athens Glouster New Marshfield and other nearby towns joined Mrs. Wise and sang, played games, and enjoyed a noon picnic. A future reunion is planned for September 1937 with a Halloween party in October. Also brief notices for a Pythian Sisters meeting and a post-lodge benefit bingo.

John Wise Coolville John Staten Henry Morrison Wise Mae Tanborey Clarence Humphrey Alva Harper Shirley Harry Wise Charles Freddie Elmer Sams Thad Maxine Athens Clarence Colins Richard Glouster Everett Wigal Tommy Wise Forrest Wise Patty Jeanne New Marshfield Charles Wise

Who's Going And Coming Dr and Mrs T R Biddie Return

Dr and Mrs T R Biddie of Park Place returned from six weeks in the East. They cut their trip short by ten days due to Mrs Biddie’s brother Mr Don Poston of Columbus falling ill. Several local residents were noted as visiting or hosting over the weekend.

T. R. Biddie Park Place Mra. Biddie Don Poston Columbus Elmer Radford Sunnyside Drive Dorothy Ohio State University Donald Mtex Radford Floyd Clark Albany

Hardy perennial plants for sale postpaid

Garden catalog listing 60 hardy perennial plants with prices and quantities including Alyrium Coral Lily bulm Gold Medal Delphiniums Azure Fairy Delphiniums White Delphiniums Blue Delphiniums Oriental Poppies Olym pia Poppy Iceland Poppies Painted Daisies Baby's Breath Pinks and 12 mixed perennials. Shipped direct from grower with a Holland Strein Peony bonus. Mail order to Gardner Nursery Company Osage Iowa.

Social Calendar for Sept 21 22

Community clubs schedule meetings and program leaders for Monday and Tuesday. Alpha Phi Beta Auxiliary and Theta Upsilon hold gatherings at specific addresses with 7 30 start times. Athena Delphian and Child Conservation League also meet with listed hosts and times.

Beta Theta Pi Fred Beckler S. Congress St. Theta Upsilon A. K. Buell Race St Progressive Literary Club Fred Slaughter Grosvenor St Marestet Abel Athena Delphian Club J. J. Crumley Mill St The Earth W. B. Walker Victor Pierce Child Conservation League Cc. M. Smith State St H. F. Cokenougher L. W. Kelley West Side Pta Guild of the First Christian Church Gladys Jones KF. State St M. FE W. M. Bryant High &T

Idaho Chamber Warns Population Rise From House Shortage

Boise report warns a housing shortage may push Idaho’s population upward. L F Parsons secretary of the Idaho State Chamber of Commerce cites potential growth, while noting England’s radio industry employs 75 000 workers.

Boise Ida U.P Idaho L. F. Parsons Idaho State Chamber of Commerce England

Dawes New Dramatics Professor at Ohio University

Profile of Dr Robert Gates Dawes the new Professor of Dramatic Art and Speech at Ohio University detailing his education career in Philadelphia Swarthmore UNC Hiram Columbia Temple and Europe and noting his research and upcoming plays The Petrified Forest Happiness and a speech pathology clinic he established at Temple University Also mentions his wife Jean Elizabeth Dawes and a university social event and a final unrelated line about ocean insects

Robert Gates Dawes Ohio University Philadelphia Pennsylvania LaFayette College Easton Swarthmore College Mississippi State College For Women University of North Carolina Carolina South Dawes Europe England Vienna Berlin Temple University Phi Delta Kappa Phi Kappa Psi Theta Alpha Phi American Society of University Professors Cue Magazine

Just Between You and Me Sunflower Tidbits From Athens

Former county treasurer Jim Woodworth, now deputy, recovers from an operation at White Cross Hospital and plans to return home October 1. A Landon picture and a Bricker picture adorn his room, a bouquet of sunflowers brightens his bed, and a visitor received a button from his nightgown. Bill Turner, Athens native, draws Mugs and Mud for the Sunday Star. Advice notes recommend two quarts of liquid daily for an adult.

Jim Woodworth White Cross Hospital Landon Bricker Bill’ Turner Athens Sunday Star

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