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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1956
Page
6
A column by Ray Sherwood promotes hosting outdoor buffets as stylish, practical gatherings. It highlights space advantages of terraces, the allure of charcoal grilling, candlelight, and decorative glassware. Tips include aluminum foil liners for glasses to ease cleanup and using deep colored glassware to enhance table sparkle.
Oswald Jacoby notes calmer bidding allowed North to restrain overreach. South faced four spades but wrong lead doomed him when East produced the ace of spades and the trumps failed 3 3. If East had led another card, South could have made game and rubber.
Pattern No 8321 offers a stylish frock in sizes 36 through 52. It features a short sleeve 5 yards plus 35 inch contrast, and is pitched for all occasions with feminine appeal. Send 35 cents per pattern to Sue Burnett at The Athens Messenger, New York.
A wife recounts years of failed attempts to engage her husband who sticks to routine. The reader suggests practical changes to spark conversation and shared activities, including reading the same morning paper, learning chess, inviting guests, and alternating outings. She urges bold steps to avoid lingering in a comfort rut for years.
USS Jane Hanson served as guest of honor at a luncheon and silver shower hosted by Mrs. C L Dow Mrs Richard Dolan and Mrs John Cady at the latter's home last week. Guests included numerous named ladies from the community and nearby areas. A closing note advertises the Fall & Winter '56 issue of a complete pattern book Basic FASHION available for order.
Pocahontas Council 131 meets at Red Men's Hall in Athens at 8 p.m. Mrs. Coe Dearth to lead Ladies Day Bridge at Athens Country Club at 1 p.m. Reservations via phone number 23494.
Tea and juice blends presented as refreshing summer drinks with three recipes credited to Gaynor Maddox. Includes Hollywood Style Tea, Tea Grape Punch and Limeade Cube iced tea, plus a tomorrow’s menu list featuring shrimp cocktail and veal loaf.
A vintage guide stresses leather shoes for children, urging fit and growth space, testing by weight bearing, and avoiding two sizes too small. It notes patterened styles and Mary Jane options, plus advice on shoe care, monthly wear, and selecting a lace Oxford for comfort.
The Auxiliary of the Waterloo icemen announce an ice cream social in New Marshfield on Friday night. Ice cream pie cake and coffee will be served.
Five residents led by Miss Julia Cable Miss Gladys VanDyke Miss Edith McBee Miss Arvilla VanDyke and Miss Cora Evans completed a three week Alaska voyage. They traveled by boat from Vancouver stopping at Prince Rupert Ketchikan Wrangell Juneau Skagway then by train to Carcross Yukon Territory with return stops in Seattle Mt Rainier Portland and Chicago.
Karl Rose led devotions at the Rich Ave Methodist Church meeting. Mrs Frank Deardorff and Mrs George Maxwell hosted. Eight members and several children attended.
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