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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1936

Page

9

Social Affairs Local Girls Leave for Colleges In Virginia and Florida

Local social news lists girls and women leaving for study in Staunton Virginia Mary Baldwin College and Rollins College Winter Park Florida. It notes relatives visiting in Pitts burgh Cleveland and Columbus with weekends at Buckeye Lake and at New Straitsville and Athens and Putnam County Keirns family reunion planned for Oct 4.

Virginia Florida Athens Putnam County Keirns Gilbert S. Keirns Marysville

Pension bill to fund veterans of past wars

A study shows $60 billion is needed to pay pensions for veterans of past American wars. The figure reflects the long term cost to the federal pension system and could influence future budget discussions and policy debates.

America

All Bran Digestive Aid Promised by Kellogg’s Cereal

A Tuscaloosa man credits Kellogg’s All Bran with relieving four years of constipation and weakness. The ad touts All Bran’s bulk to cleanes the intestines and its vitamin B and iron, recommending two tablespoonfuls daily as a natural alternative to pills.

A. W. Murphy 16Th St Tuscaloosa Alabama Kellogg Battle Creek

Sorority Members Buy Scarfs Marked With Greek Letters

Pan Helenic sorority members adopt Greek flair purchasing bright silk scarfs with Greek letters and pins. Local shop reports strong sales as sisters buy different colored scarves to exchange with roommates, brightening outfits with brown green and blue toned designs.

Pan-Hellenic Sorority

Dr William Oliver Martin joins Ohio University faculty

Dr William Oliver Martin, new philosophy instructor at Ohio University, hails from Columbus and studied at Wittenberg, Harvard, and OSU where he earned his PhD in 1934. He is a magazine contributor and active in the American Philosophical Association. His wife Grace, born in Cleveland, taught in Ohio and Boston and studied music. The Martins reside with their son Richard Dean at 134 N Congress St.

William Oliver Martin Ohio University Columbus Springfield Wittenberg College Fry Junior High Osteopathic College Kirksville Missouri Martin Ohio State University Monroeville Harvard University Christian Register The New Humanist American Philosophical Association Redpath Chautauqua Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Grace Martin Cleveland Mantau Ohio Hiram College Kappa Theta Alpha Miami Kappa Phi Dr. Martin East Chestnut Hill Massachusetts Rockland Richard Dean

Presbyterians To Rededicate Church Friday Night

The Presbyterian Church of Gallipolis resumes service with a 7 45 p m dedication led by Rev L W Gishler theme The Beauty of Holiness and the Holiness of Beauty Rev A Y Wilcox opens with prayer Scripture read by Rev Arthur T Clark music directed by P L Peterson organ by Mrs G H Bentley Reception follows in church parlors Miss Margaret Shannon new director of student activities will be introduced Master of Ceremonies Clark Williams presides. Ladies Auxiliary Eagles meets Thursday 7 pm with bingo after.

Presbyterian Church L. W. Gishler Presbyterian Church of Gallipolis Athens A. Y. Wilcox

Film Romantics Are Rated By Brutality of Their Kisses

Hollywood writer Henry Sutherland reports a new kiss rating by makeup man Wally Westmore. Marlene Dietrich Gary Cooper Mae West Joan Crawford Jean Harlow and others receive blunt assessments of kiss brutality and lipstick smears. Also notes Los Angeles Fair usherettes and Joe Penner’s souvenir episode. Apples contain 82 percent water.

United Press Hollywood Hollywood Wally Westmore Marlene Dietrich Gary Cooper Mae West Westmore Gladys Swarthout Fred MacMurray Jack Oakie Randolph Scott Jean Harlow Joan Crawford George Raft Claudette Colbert Willam Powell Gail Patrick

Big Blow by Theodore Pratt Ties to Florida Hurricane Theme

The article reviews Theodore Pratt's story Big Blow published by Little, Brown during a hurricane week. Pratt, a Florida fisherman and journalist, credits Arthur Boyles for ideas while noting his friends Prof. and Mrs. R. F. Beckett took a short trip to Cleveland.

Theodore Pratt Arthur Boyles Little, Brown Atlantic Boyleses Lake Worth Fla Florida Pratt The New Yorker Squire American Mercury Forum Good Housekeeping Woman's Home Companion Pictorial Review Mercury Balearic Islands New York Evening Sun Italy France Spain New Rochelle N. Y Winthrop Ames England Bovies Pine Place R. F. Beckett Cleveland

Calendar for Sept 22 23 Busy Club Night Meetings

Progressive Literary Club meets Mrs Fred Slaughter 99 Grosvenor St Tuesday 7 39 pm Miss Margaret Abel leads. Athena Delphian Club hosts Mrs J J Crumley 1764 Mill St Tuesday 7 30 pm topic This Body the Earth led by Mrs W B Walker and Mrs Victor Pierce. Child Conservation League with Mrs C M Smith 259 FE State St Tuesday 7 30 pm. West Side PTA meets 7 30 pm with Wiener roast for all. Guild First Christian Church meets Miss Gladys Jones 99 BE State St 5 45 pm. Standard Bearers First M B Church meets Mrs W M Bryant 30 N High St 7 30 pm. Woman's Benefit Association meets IOOF Hall 7 50 pm with initiation. East Side PTA Welcome Tea at school 245 pm Wednesday. Athenian Temple No 173 Pythian Sisters meet Wednesday night. After lodge benefit bingo for public.

Progressive Literary Club Fred Slaughter Grosvenor St Margaret Abel Athena Delphian Club J. J. Crumley Mill St W. B. Walker Victor Pierce Child Conservation League Mra Cc M. Smith FE State Gladys Jones State &T M. B W. M. Bryant N. High &T Woman's Benefit Association East Side

Women urged to study public affairs to defend democracy

Mrs John L Whitehurst heads federated clubs call for women to study government and public affairs to safeguard democracy against subversion. She warns of world revolution aims and urges adult education and forums to reach 75 million US adults over 21. A Child Study Club meeting is noted at 13 Stewart Street Friday at 7 50 p m.

Federated Clubs Washington, D. C John L. Whitehurst Department of Education General Federation of Women's Clubs Mrs. Whitehurst Russia France Spain Child Study Club Ernest Baughman Stewart St

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