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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1951

Page

6

Mother Daughter Party Honors Mrs Wright

Mrs John Sheldon Wright guest of honor at a mother daughter party hosted by Miss Nancy Smith and her mother at 156 Columbia Ave. Guests included Mrs P C Nichols and many friends who shared tea towels and childhood photos and enjoyed a guessing contest.

John Sheldon Wright Ellen Nichols Nancy Smith Wilson K. Smith Columbia Ave P. C. Nichols R. H .Pedigo Linda William Herbert Carolyn J. R. Vance Joan Jean Carl Buck Donna A. C. Anderson Laura John Bolin Beverlee Dwight Rutherford Nancy L. A. Hamilton Jane Clarence Roach Sara Joseph Paterna Ward Algeo Barbara

Esther Class Meets at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee

Esther Class of the First Christian Church met last evening at 227 State St hosted by Mrs. Fred Lee Tom. Devotions were led by Mrs. Mona Graham with her son Dow and Mrs. Mary Tribe assisting. President Mrs. Laura Kittle presided. program by Mrs. Graham with help from Mrs. Muriel Spaulding, Mr. Fred Lee Tom, and a quartet. Rev. J. B. Maffett spoke. Social hour refreshments were provided by Mrs. Tom and committee. Fifty five members and guests attended.

Esther Fred Lee Tom Fred Lee Tom First Christian Church State St Mona Graham Dow Mary Tribe Laura Kittle Graham Muriel Spaulding Edson Heaton Claudis Chappel James Cassell J. B. Maffett

Higley-Hibbard Engagement Planned for June Wedding

Mr and Mrs Ernest M Higley announce the engagement of their daughter Helen to Mr William D Hibbard Sr son of Mr and Mrs William D Hibbard of Mt Lebanon Pa The bride to be Enid Townsend of Athens is a Ohio University senior in Alpha Gamma Delta Her fiancé an Ohio University graduate Sigma Chi and Navy veteran works as an electrical engineer at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in Silver Spring Md The couple plans a June wedding.

Ernest M. Higley Helen William D. Hibbard Mt. Lebanon Hibbard Enid Townsend Athens Higley Ohio University Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority Sigma Chi Fraternity United States Naval Ordinance Laboratory Silver Spring

Shower Honors Mrs. M. Riggle at Home of Kyle

Mrs. Merrill Riggle was guest of honor at a shower hosted by her mother Mrs. Ralph Kyle and Mrs. Sam Riggie at 73 Hudson Ave. Yellow and green decorations set the scene. Dozens of guests attended including Mrs. Virginia Clark Mrs. T. L. Jenkins Mrs. Robert MacFadden and many relatives and friends.

Merrill Riggle Ralph Kyle Sam Riggie Kyle Hudson Ave Virginia Clark T. L. Jenkins Robert MacFadden Larry MacFadden Cecil McLenad Mary Riggle Dale Havik Linda Alba Kyle Earl Simmons Katherine Schloss George Hassell Howard Nicholson Robert Morrison Frank Fussell Maurice Currens Pearl Davis Harold Bureh Charles Russell Lot Goff Janet Russell Minnie Riggie Fred Hampton Carl Gabriel Richard Scholoss Thomas Watkins Mary Jane Cooper Marie Dixon Marilyn Mclead Millie Hensler Marilyn Hoon Marguerite Bartlett Theresa Lavelle

Women to discuss selective service bill in Columbus luncheon

Mrs FE E Davis president of the Athens WCTU and Mrs Monroe Ver million president of the Athens Council of Churchwomen and their officers have invitations to a luncheon at Broad Street Methodist Church Columbus. They will hear Miss Elizabeth A Smart discuss the selective service bill now before Congress. The group plans action opposing the bill which reverses the longstanding American position on peace time conscription.

FE. E. Davis Athens WCTU Monroe Vermillion

Toledo Man Second in State Bar Exam Class of 288

Richard L. Strecker son of Dr. Charles Lloyd Strecker and Mrs EJ A St Louis of Toledo ranked second in a 288 member state bar exam class in Columbus February He is pursuing a masters at Harvard is married with a son Lloyd 6 06 SERVICE GUILD TO MEET COOLVILLE Helen Maclead Service Guild will meet Friday at 4 5 pm at the home of Mrs L B Kiracoff for a potluck dinner

Richard L. Strecker Charles Lloyd Strecker EJ. A. St. Louis Toledo Columbus Mr. Strecker Fred R. Beasley Athens Harvard Lloyd Service Guild Coolville Helen Maclead Service Gulia Wit L. BR. Kiracoff

Salads Go With Spring By Gaynor Maddox

Spring brings spark and tang with a fish and vegetable salad on crisp lettuce. The recipe features a fish layer with hake or perch, butter, milk, gelatin, Worcestershire, and a vegetable layer with bouillon, onion, chili sauce, and carbonated water, plus a chilled egg and pea garnish and a mayonnaise dressed serving.

Gaynor Maddox

Daily menu offerings from breakfast to dinner

The menu lists breakfast items chilled pineapple juice ready to eat cereal soft cooked eggs enriched toast butter or margarine coffee milk. Luncheon includes celery soup crackers bacon and tomato sandwiches canned peaches tea milk. Dinner features fried perch fillets lemon tartar sauce boiled potatoes buttered squash watercress grapefruit salad French dressing baked custard coffee milk.

Internal fences in the brain as the answer to child behavior

Dr. George W. Crane argues against external moral fences and urges building internal fences in children. He cites a case where parents lock a child inside a yard with barbed wire, warning this enforces escapes and damages conscience. calls for tests for good parents and a moral housecleaning from Congress.

Sonny J Lenny Dr. Crane America Congress Senny Anne

Intermediate CCL meets at 44 Utah Place

Mrs. Carl Gustavson hosts the Intermediate CCL meeting with president Mrs. Fred Schleicher presiding. Reports were given by committee chairs and plans set for the District Spring Conference at Circleville on May 10. A salad course was served.

CCL Carl Gustavson Utah Place Fred Schleicher Circletlle

Parking Ticket Bargain by Lady Clerk in Greenville

GREENVILLE Pa This western town hires a police clerk for the first time Mrs Mary Etta Boudreau to oversee a new tickets system Motorists pay 10 cents for overtime parking if reporting within 30 minutes after issue After 30 minutes a $1 fine is imposed

Greenville Pennsylvania Mary Etta Boudreau Boudreau

Who's Coming and Going Prof and Mrs Dixon 95 High St

Who's Coming and Going lists returned travelers and visitors. Prof and Mrs J F Dixon at 95 High St have spent spring vacation with daughters and families in Dayton and Charleston. Other names include Hackett family in Larchmont and Wayne. Watsons. Davis. Marks. Martin. Houx. Brooks. Gooding. Baker. Barr. Brown. Washburn. Cross. and Barbara Bryan who completed nursing pre-clinic training and was capped at Mt. Carmel in Columbus.

J. F. Dixon High St R. C. Hackett David Jimmy Jane Jonathan Robert Larchmont N. Y A. N. Watson Keith and Drew Wayne Maude Marks Grosvenor St Charleston W. Va Marks Dorothy Martin Wayne, Mich Annamae Houx Morris Ave Homer Brown Franklin Ave Melvin Brown John Barr Seaman William Brown Lorain Clarence Washburn Cincinnati Ben Cross Bethel Barbara Bryan Willam Smith Athens Thomas Bryan Poplar St Nelsonville Mt. Carmel School of Nursing Columbus

Engagement Announced for Margery Merwin Blacker

Mr and Mrs George Harold Blacker of Madeira announce the engagement of their daughter Margery Merwin to James Roger Griffith, son of Mr and Mrs Roger Cook Griffith of Cincinnati. Miss Blacker, Hillsdale School graduate, attends Skidmore College. Mr Griffith, Cincinnati Country Day School graduate, attends Yale University. Miss Blacker is granddaughter of Mrs J T Merwin and the late Dr Merwin of Athens.

George Harold Blacker Madeira Margery Merwin James Roger Griffith Roger Cook Griffith Cincinnati Miss Blacker Hillsdale School Skidmore College Mr. Griffith Cincinnati Country Day School Yale University J. T. Merwin Dr. Merwin Athens

When to Sell and Move for a Daughter's Life

Advice column counsels The Women to avoid forcing change on their daughter and son in law. It urges the parents to stay put, rebuild their own lives, and connect with others rather than uprooting to live near the newly married couple. The piece emphasizes independence, friendship, and mutual support across generations.

Club Calendar Wednesday Activities and Meetings

A dense schedule lists Evening meetings at homes and halls including Highy Study Circle at Mrs C W Gross residence 95S Congress St Minear Chapter GES Masonic Hall Guysville Beta Theta Pi Auxiliary at chapter house 7 30 p.m Phi Mu Auxiliary with Mrs Karl Witzler 22 Fort St 7 30 p.m Silent auction 2 Bee Women's Auxiliary at Church of Good Shepherd 14 Utah Place 7 45 p.m Ladies Day Bridge Luncheon Athens Country Club 1 p.m For reservations call Mrs J B Rob erts Athens Chapter Ohio Civil Service Employees pre social members families and friends Athens State Hospital 7 30 p.m Special entertainment Also Albany Wednesday Club postponed one week Nannie Wilum Rebekah Lodge 100F Hall 7 30 p.m Practice for degree work Women of Church of Christ mend for Children's Home at Mrs W C Carr 82 Morris Ave Church group and Mrs C P Zinn 79 E Mulberry 8 p.m WCTV postponed.

Ooo Minear GES Masonic Hall Guysville Theta Pi Chapter House Phi Mu Karl Witzler Fort St Bee Women's Auxiliary Church of Good Shepherd C. Gustavson Utah Place Athens Country Club J. B. Roberts Ooo Athens Ohio Civil Service Athens State Hospital Albany Nannie Wilum

The Mature Parent Guides Truth With Quiet Dignity

Muriel Lawrence urges parents to prepare children to endure misjudgment and defend themselves with poised truth. A girl who kept calm after a false accusation earns a promotion when the missing letter is found. Teaching children to trust their truth helps them resist false identities and assert themselves when needed.

AAUW To Entertain Senior Women At Ohio University

Senior women graduates of Ohio University will attend the annual AAUW senior reception at Lindley Hall Thursday at 7 30 pm. Guest speaker will be Mrs Howard L Bevis wife of Ohio State University's president and former state AAUW president. AAUW officers host a dinner at Van Meter's honoring Mrs Bevis before the reception.

Ohio University American Association of University Women Lindley Hall Howard L. Bevis Ohio State University AAUW van Meter's

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