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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1957

Page

8

Annual Christmas Concert To Be Presented Sunday

The Men and Women Glee Clubs of Ohio University present their annual Christmas program at Memorial Auditorium Sunday December 8 at 8 p.m. The four part program features soloists Patricia Schles Marlene Bumgardner Nancy Blackwood Carolyn Harshbarger and includes numerous carols and selections by Bach Praetorius Byrd Britten and others. Admission is free.

Athens Glee Club Ohio University Memorial Auditorium Paleastrina Howarth Bach Bement C. Armstrong Gibbs Richard Kouitz Michael Praetorius Hugo Nuengst William Byrd Carolyn Harshbarger Men’s Glee Club F. A. Gevaert Dickinson Praetorius Dickinson Pearsall-West A.T.D. Women’s Glee Club Benjamin Britten Wolcum Yole Rose Yonge Child Patricia Schles Balulalow Marlene Bumgardner Babe

Discovering a Half-Brother at Thanksgiving

Mrs. Shirl Pinkerman of Albany found a missing family link when a photo showed her mother with a boy labeled as a step-son Joseph. The discovery revealed she has a half-brother she never knew. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Redmond from Glen Burnie Maryland, who are also half-siblings of Mrs. Edith Miller of Dublin Ohio.

Shirl Pinkerman Route 2 Albany Maryland Pinkerman Mr. Redmond Edith Miller Dublin Frank Ayers Albany Rd Robert Ayers Richard Randal Rebecca Jo Paul Ayers Rittman O. Dr W. D. Witham Athens Ayers

Cleveland Bobcat Club Christmas Dance Queen Contest

Seventeen Ohio University coeds compete for the queen title at the Cleveland Bobcat Club Christmas dance. The event on December 21 at the University Club in Cleveland features Joe Hruby and his orchestra. Tickets available in Athens and at the door. advance student pricing announced. Denise Ann Sheskey born December 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sheskey of Marion.

Ohio University Cleveland Bobcat Club University Club Euclid Ave Cleveland Joe Hruby Athens Logan’s Walter Duemer Thomas Sheskey Marion Denise Ann Julie Witwer Lindley Hall Joan Abbott Alpha Xi Delta Joyce Yoo Chi Omega Evelyn Baraga Bryan Hall Terry Thompson Alpha Gamma Delta Carol Rassie Theta Phi Alpha Penny Cook Boyd Hall Lynda Cerny Zeta Tau Alpha Theresa Aveni Sigma Kappa Jo Nasca Howard Hall Ruth Wheeler Jefferson Hall Charlotte Smith Pi Beta Phi Pat Rice Alpha Delta Pi Lynda Zika Phi Mu Alice Pitcock Voigt Hall Pat Schaal Kappa Delta Joyce Lee Kane Scott Quadrangle

AAUW Branch Annual Dinner Highlights Turkish Women Talk

Athens branch of the American Association of University Women hosts an international dinner at the Church of the Good Shepherd. Dr. Elizabeth Stanton of Ohio University speaks on Turkish women facing West. Dinner starts 5 30 PM, reservations due today. Junior Circle Christmas party 8 PM at 98 Columbia Ave with gift exchange.

Elizabeth Stanton Ohio University West Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Athens American Association of University Women CCL Charles Ramseth Columbia Ave

Thanksgiving guests listed for area families

Thanksgiving notes list visitors and returning residents across Athens and surrounding towns. Families including Ayers, Glass, Gibbs, Coe, Dirscoll, Baughman, and Warner hosted relatives and friends from Amesville, Batavia, Columbus, Chicago, and Cincinnati during the holiday.

15 Inch Doll and Wardrobe Sewing Pattern

Advertisement for a 15 inch doll and wardrobe pattern No 5411 with trace-off features material requirements and finishing directions. Send 25 cents plus name and address to Anne Cabot at The Athens Messenger New York. Promotes 1957 Needlework Album offering fifty six pages with crochet items and a quilt for 25 cents.

Anne Cabot Athens Messenger Ave. Americas New York N. Y

Parsons Family Returns from Thanksgiving Trip

Mr and Mrs D S Parsons and Norma Parsons of Athens Route 1 have returned from a Thanksgiving visit spanning Ohio West Virginia Maryland Virginia and Washington DC. They stayed with Rev Randall Parsons and attended a service in Shepherdstown WV visiting Harper s Ferry Civil War sites. The Federation Circle CCS meeting was postponed to December 10 and New Marshfield CBS officers plan a Friday practice at seven pm.

D. S. Parsons Norma Parsons Athens Virginia Maryland Washington, D. C Parsons Randall Parsons Shepherdstown W. Va Harper’s Ferry Memorial Civil War Battle Grounds New Marshfield CBS

To Be Feted With Shower for Mr and Mrs John Allen

A miscellaneous shower honoring Mr and Mrs John Allen (Shirley Dixon) will be held this Saturday night at the home of Mr and Mrs Si Allen on Pleasanton Road. The event begins at eight o'clock and all relatives and friends are invited.

John Allen Shirley Dixon Si Allen Pleasanton Road

Christmas Is For The Kids Sign Bids New Fate

Business at the Tweet and Chirp Bird Shoppe faltered just before Christmas. Partners walking past a closed window saw a sign reading Christmas Is For The Kiddies then changed to Christmas Is For The Kids suggesting a pivot after empty cash.

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