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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1937

Page

7

Garden Club Hears Talks at Roe Home

Athens Garden Club met at Mrs. A. B. Roe’s Elmwood Drive home with Mrs. F. C. Forsyth hosting in Roe’s absence. President Mrs. J. T. Merwin led the session with talks on bulbs and catalogues, tulip origins, and garden pools.

Garden Club Roe Home Athens Garden Club A. B. Roe Elmwood Drive Roe F. C. Forsyth J. T. Merwin Thomas M. Wolfe C. E. Cooper Irvin D. Quick Quick Merwin Cincinnati Ohio Federation of Garden Clubs Hotel Gibson

Beekman Made State BPW Membership Chairman

Miss Ethel Beekman 19 Hudson Ave a charter member of the Athens BPW Club has been appointed by state president Miss Pearl Von Au to the office of State Membership Chairman. She has served as president secretary and treasurer of the Athens Club and as district director.

Ethel Beekman Hudson Ave Athens Business and Professional Women’s Club Pearl von Au Miss Beekman Athens Club Geraldine Hope Gladys Brooks Columbus Neil House Rose Cunningham National Organization Florence Wells Toledo Myrta Ashworth Alice Brewer Helen Hull Leona Hughes Margaret Cronin Nora Halter State Division of Conservation Marie Bergman Bellefontaine Athens

Strattons Return From Southern Vacation Across Six States

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stratton report a vacation across Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Kentucky. They visited historic sites in Virginia, Norris Dam in Tennessee, Lookout Mountains, Duke University in Durham, Cherokee Indian reservation, the Smoky Mountains peak of 6,648 feet, and cotton and peanut crops in Georgia and Alabama.

A. C. Stratton Virginia Tennessee North Carolina Georgia Alabama Kentucky Norris Dam Knoxville Lookout Mountains Duke University Durham N. C Bryson City Cherokee

Who's Going And Coming Guests And Trips Abroad

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Dennis of Rising Sun Indiana visit Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Sprague then sail Friday from New York on the French liner Lafayette for six weeks visiting France Germany Belgium Switzerland and Italy. They will attend the American Legion Pilgrimage and stay six days with the French government before returning on the Italian liner Roma. Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. Sprague are sisters.

C. H. Dennis Rising Sun Ind J. R. Sprague New York Lafayette France Germany Belgium Switzerland Italy American Legion Roma Dennis Sprague Bart Davidson N. Congress St Natchez Mississippi A. O. Dority

Hitler Dictates to Lovelorn How German Women Get Men

A 1937 NEA Service column notes Adolf Hitler addressed 10 000 German women on romance not politics He suggests women should cultivate sex appeal and the eternal feminine while Germans face social constraints under Nazism The piece observes German women's reactions and envisions them in everyday domestic roles with a mix of humor and critique.

Hitler Eve NEA Service, Inc

Marriage Meddlers Plot to Spill The Dope

In a teasing exchange three women plan to inform Harry and Dicky-bird about a secret visit to Queen Olga after Mary secretly summoned them to her hospital bedside. Katherine resists scrutiny of infant discipline while Lillian and Faith’s guardianship unfolds.

Katherine Harry Dicky-bird Dicky Lillian Olga Mary

A Sequel to Married Comrades

Katherine vents astonishment at Adele Garrison's tale of a messy but improving plot. Lillian and Katherine discuss Olga's emeralds hidden in a buried vault beneath Olga’s razed castle. Olga fears loss of her valuables and hints a distant possibility of retrieval if she survives. (Continued tomorrow).

Erine Faith Lillian Katrina Phil Olga Katherine

Taylor Ridge Brief Personal Mention

Local church program by Mr and Mrs Wilbur Fish scheduled for Friday night September 24 invites public attendance. Funeral for Linda Ann Bernard held at the local church with burial in the cemetery. Various local residents noted visiting, returning home, or ill with several social calls and family visits listed. Carl Welling confined at home with congested influenza.

Taylor Ridge Church of Christ Wilbur Fish Linda Ann Francis Bernard Roy Strausbaugh Charlene Wahl Columbus Wilbur Risley Athens John Wenger

Shower Planned for Delbert and Maude Pearse

A miscellaneous shower will be held Saturday evening September 25 at the home of Mrs Alma Pearse near McArthur in honor of Mr and Mrs Delbert Pearse. Everyone welcome.

Alma Pearse McArthur Delbert Pearse Maude Freeman

Athens social calendar highlights many club gatherings

A list of meetings for the Athens community includes Py thian Sisters at 7 30 in the I L C C F Hall on Court Street. Christian Endeavor at Bates Church hosts John Wesley Sams on Sept 22 at 7 30 with refreshments. Zeta Tau Alpha alumnae meet Irene Witham Friday at 7 30. Several clubs plan events Sept 23 including sewing circles, a rally with tea, potluck dinners, and a League of Women Voters session at 7 30.

Christian Endeavor Society of the Bates Church John Wesley Sams Zeta Tau Alpha Irene Witham Congress Martzolff First Methodist Episcopal Church Athens

Tuppers Plains Social And Personal Notes

Rev and Mrs D O Morena Marietta were here Thursday with friends. Dr and Mrs Carl Mitchell Benton Harbor Mich spent Fri and Sat here with relatives and called on old friends. Miss Ida Sommer was weekend guest of Miss Myrtle Keller Athens.

Tuppers Plains D. O. Morena Marietta Carl Mitchell Benton Harbor Mich Ida Sommer Myrtle Keller Athens Rocks Springs Philip Ross Scotland California Nettie Stewart Freda Bean Laura Barnett Guysville Harter Carrie Gainer Frank Lawrence Route 50 Bertha Reed Pleasant Tillie Shields East Liverpool V. C. Shields Margarete Kincade Kincade Twins Parkersburg Gerald Lamb O. U Allie Dean Sumner Opa Alden Laura Alden

Preaching Services at Coolville Station This Sunday

The Rev. Fred Fields will conduct services at Coolville Station this Sunday September 25 with Sunday School at 10 am and preaching in the morning and at 7 pm in the evening. The public is invited.

Coolville Station Fred Fields

West Side PTA appoints heads for committees

West Side P T A held a Tuesday meeting at the school with Mrs. Alton Wolfe presiding. Room mothers were named for each grade and committees chosen including Program, Social, Finance, and Publicity. The fifth grade led in attendance and Mrs. Kern was elected to the state convention. Delegates to the city council were named. A vocal selection closed the program before tea.

West Side P. T. A Alton Wolfe Harold McGrath Freeman Scott Golden Bahr Curtis Watson Robert Larch Barbara Olson Orville Townsend Lewis Gloeckner Homer Brown Otto Rose Maybelle Garst Mabel Kern Edith Booker Vivian Kern Louisa Steele Margaret McCutcheon Jack Kern Central Ave Kern

Butchers Hold Annual Homecoming at Bethel Church

Butcher family members gathered at Bethel Church Bar-Cut West Virginia for an annual reunion with a basket dinner and a business meeting. Officers were elected and afternoon talks on early Roane County settlement and family history were presented alongside songs.

Bethel Church Bar-Cut W. Va John Sandy J. W. Stalnaker Hazel Wines Butcher Roane County J. M. Butcher Blanche Bartlett S. E. Mitchell Charleston Kent Clyde Mitchell Jean Ceredo Cecil Butcher David Grantsville Hobart Butcher Betty Jeanette Sue Ann A. W. Hoff Phyllis Ida Mae Hamlin Leo Butcher Louise Hoff Bernice Johnston T. H. Garrett Charles Wanda Parkersburg al Cooper Ralph Eckert Medina Alexander Hamilton Edna Hamilton Akron Ohio Robert Eckert E. L. Camp Morgantown M. C. Butcher R. R. Crislip William and Hazel Wines Junior Storm Coolville Rose Wallace Oklahoma City Okla Georgia Hichal L. H. Gribber E. E Anna Nester F. D. Gribber P. C. Cleavenger Nida Arnott Spencer

Vinton News Notes

Ida Jacobs spent Sunday afternoon in Rio Grande with Minnie Amstead and Mary Evans. Leland Spires and daughters of Westerville accompanied Frank Quickle home. Joe McMillen and Ira McMillen returned Friday after visiting relatives. Lizzie Shenefield stayed with her mother Margaret Neighborgall Wednesday. Jack Freshcorn of Monroe Ohio spent the weekend here. Cline Gerlach was a business visitor in Gallipolis Wednesday. Vaughn Painter and daughter Esther visited with Mrs Painter. John Love and Richard McCumber spent Sunday in Columbus. Wayne Denney of Chillicothe spent the weekend with his mother Neva Denney.

Vaughn Painter Esther

Remarkable Cure Claim for Q-623 Prescription

An advertisement touts PRESCRIPTION Q-623 as a miracle internal remedy for neuritis. It promises rapid relief and urges readers to obtain a bottle at 8 W Union St, asserting widespread satisfaction with startling results.

Disappearing Name Plate Returns After Weeks

A black and white door name plate for Mr. and Mrs. Forest D. Chism vanished one day and was not found by locals. Weeks later the plate reappeared when Mrs. Chism's parents retrieved it from a grocer in Jackson who found it in a box of groceries bought from an Athens dealer.

Forest D. Chism Stewart St

Community Notes From Silver Ridge Visit Gatherings

Silver Ridge residents report several weekend visits with relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Jake Weber and Mr and Mrs Gordon Harding with Ruth from Marietta called on locals. Derry Pennsylvania visitors Ralph Perish and George Kokas stayed with Walter Tuttle family. Flor Marie Tuttle joined Perish visit. Bernice Betzing visits Ohio University then home to C F Betzing. Ethel Partlow visits Harrisonville relatives while Oneita Tuttle visits grandparents. Louis Tuttle returns from Akron.

Silver Ridge Jake Weber Gordon Harding Ruth Marietta Ralph Perish George Kokas Derry Walter Tuttle Flora Marie Tuttle Perish Garrett Christy Bernice Betzing Ohio University Athens C. F. Betzing Oneita Tuttle Ethel Partlow Harrisonville Jack Pullins Louis Tuttle Akron

Mrs Clutter Hosts Hobson Study Club Evening

Mrs D M Clutter hosted the Hobson Study Circle at her home Tuesday with a brief business session led by president Mrs L C Staats. Papers on Parliamentary Law and Club Ethics were presented by Mrs Staats and Mrs Ural Westfall, followed by the club creed and refreshments for one guest, Miss Esther Smith. A subsequent notice invites members to a business and social meeting at Mrs Alton Wolfe's home Friday at 7 30 p m.

Mabel Crow Richard Ashworth Sigma Phi Gamma Paul Cole Madge Croy Clydé Herron Frank Ayres van Vorhes St Ernestine Beatty D. M. Clutter Hobson L. C. Staats Central Ave. M. E Alton Wolfe

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