Curtain Calls of '53 Variety Show Ends Summer Theatre
The Ohio Valley Summer Theatre wraps its third season with Curtain Calls a fast moving evening of skits parodies and songs. Notables like Spencer Steenrod Harry Peckham Ruth Johnson and Miles Mutchler contributed to direction and script while Jean Trepp Margaret Nolan Beverly Spurgeon and others performed. Tickets for tonight and tomorrow’s shows are 31373 between 2 and 4 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Valley Summer Theatre
Spencer Steenrod
East Liverpool
Harry Peckham
Ruth Johnson
Bill Kearns
Miles Mutchler
Noel Coward
Mickey Spiland
Rogers and Hammerstein
Jean Trepp
Margaret Nolan
Beverly Spurgeon
Francis Frebault
Hubert
Diana Schultz
Donna Kahn
Betty Jane Kidd
Jean Artino
al Nellis
Harold Baedecker
Brock
Aggie Thornton
Edith Smith
Phil Baedecker
Lou Spiegel
Pat Miller
Phil Darnell
Frank Reynolds
Joyce Young
Ben Martin
Anna Lee Davis
Mary Ann Pancake
Don Burks
Bob Smith
Jack Curtis
Vickie Francis
Janet Hutchins
Call
Paintings by Athens Artist to be Shown at OU Library
A one man show by Alvin Rosser of Athens opens Saturday at the University gallery in Chubb Library and runs for a week. Rosser, with BFA and MFA from Ohio University, shows work from 1948 to 1953 ranging from realism to abstraction, reflecting shifts in style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Alvin Rosser
University Gallery
Chubb Library
School of Painting and Allied Arts
Rosser
Mr. Rosser
Sam Rossers
Ohio University
Europe
Barbara Roth
Shower Honors Recent Bride James Byron Henderson
Mrs. James Byron Henderson formerly Jeanne Francis was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Miss Shirley Watkins and co hosted by Mrs. Robert Hawk and Mrs. B W. Chiki. Green and white decor featured as guests including Mrs. Story Henderson Mrs. Kenneth Collins Mrs. Arthur Watkins Mrs. Jim Holland Mrs. Charles Gall Mrs. Freda Chambers Mrs. Cecil Cox Mrs. W P Collins Mrs. Philip Stauffer and the Misses Delores Baughman Leda Radliff Ethel Collins Emma McCrum Shirley Henderson Billie Lou Dailey and Barbara Humphery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Byron Henderson
Jeanne Francis
Shirley Watkins
Robert Hawk
B. W. Chiki
Story Henderson
Kenneth Collins
Arthur Watkins
Jim Holland
Charles Gall
Freda Chambers
Cecil Cox
W. P. Collins
Philip Stauffer
Delores Baughman
Leda Radliff
Ethel Collins
Emma McCrum
Shirley Henderson
Billie Lou Dailey
Barbara Humphery
Summit Grange Holds Annual Inspection and Program
The Summit Grange held its annual inspection on August 1 with inspectors Mr. and Mrs. Harry Henry, deputy master and deputy juvenile matron, and Harry Hawk, past master, presiding. The program included vocal duets, poems, a talk on Ohio, readings, a piano solo, and a hats style show. Guests from Amesville and Albany attended refreshments hosted by Floyd Beveridge and Roy Mace. next meeting August 15 features a flower show with judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Henry
Summit Grange
Harry Hawk
Lester Scott
Albert Mace
Ed Hawk
Ohio
Floyd Townsend
Everett Wigal
Amesville
Albany
Floyd Beveridge
Roy Mace
A J
Girl Scout Camp Reopens at Camp Rotan This Week
The Girl Scout intermediate and senior camps at Camp Rotan resume Monday for five days ending August 14. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Scouts bring their own lunches. Director Mrs. Thor Olson heads staff including Miss Martha Dee Morrison and several assistants. George E. Mills leads five days of square dancing with pioneering, sports and crafts on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Rotan
Thor Olson
Martha Dee Morrison
H. C. Musser
D. M. Lontz
Jake Colling
Don Booth
George E. Mills
Children Like Chores When Mother Joins In
Kay Sherwood reports on how late summer chores can become family activity. psychologist Peter Siegle says chores fit children by age, skill, and time, with praise and small rewards to sustain interest.
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Kay Sherwood
Peter Siegle
Mary
Seigle
Siegle
Bridge lessons and summer travels span lakes and cities
Reports of Alvin Lamborn and family returning from Lake Pemancingan in Quebec with Misses Germaine and Frances Knight. Another group includes Mrs Dorathy Williams and Mrs Estella Hoon visiting Wheeling and Charleston, then Mt. Vernon and Columbus before resuming summer plans. A bridge feature by Oswald Jacoby discusses signaling and defense in a national championship hand played by Charles Hall of Cincinnati.
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Alvin Lamborn
Mrs. Lamborn
Dorothy Williams
Estella Hoon
Wheeling
W. Va
Julia Robinson
Dayton
Charles Dent
Columbus
Waldo Poston
Theresa
Sandra
Albany
William Ruston
Athens
Williams
Mt. Vernon
Herb Moore
Charles Hall
Cincinnati
West
Hall
East
South
Declarer
Best-Dressed Women Mixed on Dior Hemline Change
An Associated Press survey finds 12 prominent women from Paris to New York reacting to Christian Dior's shorter hemline. Duchess of Windsor supports a mid length while Marlene Dietrich urges change for novelty and Mme Bonnet predicts broad adoption within six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Rok
Associated Press
New York
Christian Dior
Atlantic
Duchess of Windsor
Paris
Mr. Hartnell
Royal Family
M. Dior
Mme
Louis Arpels
Dior
Marlene Dietrich
William Randolph Hearst Jr
Bethany Beach
Del
Charlies James
Henri Bonnet
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oveta Culp Hobby
Eisenhower
Washington
Girl Scout Swimming Program Ends After Six Weeks
About 117 Girl Scouts and Brownies completed a six week instructional swimming course led by Jack Van Lear, ending this week. The June 22 start ran under Mrs. Thor Olson with twice weekly sessions and Red Cross tests for beginners and intermediates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack van Lear
Thor Olson
Athens Girl Scout Activities
van Lear
American National Red Cross
Jullie Roberts
Easy to Sew Two Piece Outfit Pattern No 8970
Pattern No 8970 offers a flattering two piece outfit in sizes 12 through 42 with 3 1 2 yards of 42 inch fabric. Send 30 cents per pattern in coins plus name address sizes and pattern number to Sue Burnett at The Athens Messenger for the 1953 Fall and Winter Basic FASHION guide.
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Sue Burnett
Athens Messenger
Ave. Americas
New York
N.Y
Surprise Birthday Party Honors Mrs Richard Storer
Mrs Richard Storer was honored at a surprise party Wednesday evening at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Tom Henry in Athens Route 5. Gifts were given, games played and pictures taken with many invited guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Storer
Tom Henry
Athens
Theodore Crawford
Richard Essex
Peter Seel
John Risch
Delmar Kempton
Helen Seel
Carl Stickney
John Woolley
Roy Cross
T. W. Gaston
Charles McAfee
Richard Smith
al Hill
Ellis Smith
Harvey Smith
Bernice Halbert
Maude Marks
Sam Grimm
William Harmon
Arcier Mansfield
Cecia Clark
Frank Rose
Harry Rose
Lute Williams
Howard Brooks
Peter B. Seel
Fred Burch
Phil Halbert
Rich
Compliments Focus on People Over Objects
The guidance urges praising the person rather than the item. It suggests phrases like complimenting appearance or color choices in actions and spaces to please the individual, emphasizing personal regard over the object itself.
Storers and Marshall Help Serve Refreshments at Event
Mrs Woolley and Mrs Henrys granddaughter Sandra Storer assisted in serving refreshments alongside Rex and Sandra Storer and Kenneth Marshall at the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ard Storer
Rex
Sandra Storer
Kenneth Marshall
Woolley
Mrs. Henry
Calendar of Events in Athens County
A Sunday schedule lists gatherings across Athens County including the Farm Bureau Women Chorus potluck picnic rehearsal and shower for Pat Miller at the C. E. Heft home on Angel Ridge Road at 6 pm with husbands invited. Also notes Albany Grange degree work at 8 30 pm and pie or sandwiches to share. Other events include the Plains Junior Garden Club with Joan Tipton at 2 pm and a youth bake sale at the Albany Methodist bus station at 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County Farm Bureau Women's Chorus
Pat Miller
C. E. Heft
Angel Ridge Road
Youth Fellowship of
Albany Methodist Church
Needlework Album Pattern 5317 Hat Crochet Guide
Pattern No 5317 offers a chenille hat with side sweep and velvety look. Includes crochet instructions material needs stitch illustrations and finishing directions. Send 25c coins plus name address and pattern number to Anne Cabot The Athens Messenger New York for the album and puppet mittens embroidery stitches and grand designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Cabot
Athens Messenger
Ave
Americas
New York
N.Y
Bid four hearts after partner opens with spades
You hold 2 Hearts Pass You South. With solid hearts and strong diamond and club suits you bid four hearts to show game interest. The question notes possibility of a slam if partner leads toward the slam contract and asks for another decision tomorrow with a different hand.
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A. O. Redram
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Mary Wilson
Sonia Nanna
Sandy Andrews
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Brenda Wallace
Judith Curtis
Carol Frey
Marcia Walker
Carla Hall
Mary Jenkins
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Marie Kirchner
Judith Ferguson
Alice Mills
Mary Sidders
Sue Booth
Dianne Locke
Albany Grange
the Plains
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F. Selby
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Baker Settlement
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Athens County Fairgrounds
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