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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1958
Page
6
Susan Barden describes two transitional ensembles for late summer. A chemise top with a skirt and a two piece cotton knit outfit feature wrinkle resistant fabrics in black, fern green, red or navy. Designs include a Balenciaga bow trim and a kick pleat skirt with three quarter sleeves.
Mrs N S Welk former Athens resident now of Fort Myers Florida will be honor guest at Central Ave Methodist Church Bishop Class annual picnic Thursday The 5 30 p m event will be at the home of Mrs Harvey Cone 40 Smith St Mrs Cone asks attendees to bring table service Seniors from The Plains High School helping with yearbook ads will meet at the high school Wednesday at 8 a m
An urgent plea by police traffic and education authorities asks all drivers to cooperate for child safety as schools reopen. Posters warn that School Open Drive Carefully. Drivers should check brakes tires wipers and know local school locations before opening. Traffic patrols will guide crossings and motorists should stop for children. The effort credits patrols and police for reduced accidents but warns rising traffic requires continued driver cooperation.
Mr and Mrs Glenn Gaston and children Nancy and Max return from a two week trip visiting Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, with stops at Me HmiPDDING Iron mines Medora Spearfish and Mount Rushmore. Also visiting relatives in Michigan Iowa and Illinois and Linwood Park Vermilion prior to other OU alumni gatherings.
The Athens Country Club reveals women’s golf pairings for Wednesday with entries listing Barbara Dent Lois Orr Wilma Gardner Jane Evans Louise Jones and many others. Afternoon players include Mary Helen Vincent Bernadine Farrell Sandy Garber Mary Maffett Esther Merrick and more.
Monomy Theatre of Chatham closes its 1958 season with Philip King’s See How They Run a three act English farce. Cast includes Dolly Danies from OU and OU students Louise Edmondson and Keith Leonard along with an American actor and actress and a mixed group of clergymen in a vicarage setting. Misunderstandings and frantic dialogue promise stage comedy.
The Women of the Gil liam Frank Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary organized Labor Day activities in New Marshfield. A Saturday club room entertainment and refreshments, a Sunday baseball game at the high school field, and a 7:30 p.m. church service in the high school auditorium are planned. Contests for children, afternoon baseball, and evening refreshments and entertainment follow.
Canaan Grange meets Tuesday at 8 p m with officer's program and bring pie and sandwiches. Troy Grange also gathers at 8 p m with members to bring sandwiches. Athens UB Church Women’s Society hosts a 5 30 p m potluck picnic on the church lawn for members families and guests. rain moves inside. Also notes on new plastic laundry baskets with side compartments and muffin pans with two and a half by one and a half inch wells.
The article urges practicality in dressing children for their first school days. It notes that parents often prioritize looks over comfort and mobility, causing frustration as kids struggle to dress and move freely during early classroom experiences.
Following the regular meeting on Monday evening the Alpha Tau chapter of Sigma Phi Gamma installed new officers. Installing officer Miss Emogene Davis and chaplain Miss Gloria Swindell presided assisted by Mrs. Joe Jagers. New officers include President Pauline Bowles and eight other posts. Refreshments followed the ceremony.
Athens Chapter of the Children of the American Revolution invites prospective members to a 4 p.m. Thursday picnic at Portland Park hosted by the Pomeroy-Middleport CAR chapter. Contact Mrs. Theodore T. Reed Sr. for attendance details and dress guidance for children.
Half sizes pattern 4611 by Anne Adams offers easier, accurate fit for shorter fuller figures. Instructions printed on each pattern part. Send 35 cents, add 10 cents for first class mail, to The Athens Messenger Pattern Dept New York. Include name, address, zone, size and style number.
A vintage needlecraft notice offers pattern 861 for a small dog mascot with four pieces. It requests 35 cents plus 5 cents extra for first class mailing and directs readers to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept in New York to order patterns and a Laura Wheeler book.
Martha Ann Craft daughter of Mr and Mrs W S Craft 32 Grand Park Blvd Columbus graduated from Grant Hospital School of Nursing Friday after three years training She plans to work in surgery at Marietta Memorial Hospital Attending were family and Charleston guests Wayne McKnight of Marietta and Sue Craft sister of the graduate spent weekend in Athens
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