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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1960
Page
6
A December 7 anniversary column recalls Pearl Harbor and vast changes since 1941. It includes a personal family vignette, a 1959 birthday dinner quiz on literary lines, a 450000-student testing note, and a closing fact that Campbell Hill near Logan is Ohio’s highest peak.
Mr and Mrs Denzil Beha of Little Hocking announce the birth of their daughter Denise Elaine on November 27 at St Joseph Hospital in Parkersburg. Grandparents are Clyde Beha and J L Simmons of Coolville.
New residents of Park Place in Athens are Mr. and Mrs. Eric F. Bell both Ohio University graduates. He retired as senior psychologist from the Boys Industrial Home in Lancaster after 30 years. She is an OU art graduate who exhibited 58 oil paintings in 1958 and recently resumed painting. Their daughter Mrs. John Hedges lives in Frazersburg with a granddaughter Wanda Lee. The Bells have returned to the house where they began their married life over 30 years ago.
Mrs. Walter Taylor, newly introduced to Athens audiences as a choreographer, will present Christmas Carols in Symbolic Movement at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of the Good Shepherd. The program features assistance from Miss Joanne Zubaty and Ohio University students, with recorded music as background. Taylor, author of The Art of the Rhythmic Choir, has taught at Oberlin Pacific University and Montana State Teachers College and spoke at a New York National Council of Churches religious dance workshop.
Jerry Carmean of Logan and Vu Trong Ung of Saigon were honored guests at a Burlingham Thanksgiving hosted by Mr and Mrs Hilber Quivey. Ung, a Vietnam exchange student known as Tony at Ohio University, spent his first American holiday in the Quivey home with relatives and friends including Connie Slusher Hampton Johnson Rodney Quivey Jane Quivey Fred Slater Kay Slater Yvonne Johnson and Brent Johnson.
The Plains Garden Club issued rules for the Christmas Door Decoration Contest. Open to all except Garden Club members, with blanks from committee members before Dec 20. Three cash prizes for best doors. judging Dec 22 at 6 to 9 p.m. Details provided by Mrs Francis Lee, Mrs H W Humphrey, and Mrs M O Bryan.
Mrs. John W. Dowler hosted Delt Dames at her Strathmore Boulevard home with assistance from Mrs. T. N. Hoover Mrs. Ira Burnfield and Mrs. J. R. Sprague. Christmas decorations and refreshments framed the event while Mrs. G. A. Gardner and Mrs. Carl Jones oversaw the refreshment table. Jean Manson and Alice Parkis of Sunnybank Greenhouse showcased Christmas designs and holiday decorations.
Nabby Lee Ames Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted guest speaker Robert Guinn security director at Ohio University. Guinn cited rising crime rates and juvenile crime increases since 1950 and 1940, urging public support for police and officials.
Sigma Alpha Iota and Phi Mu Alpha will present their annual recital in Ewing Auditorium on Tuesday December 6 at 8 p.m. The program features solos and ensembles of contemporary American music including Barber Looking Glass River and Let Down the Bars O Death. Doors open at 7 30 p.m. to the public at no charge.
The Shade Home Demonstration Club organized a family Christmas party for December 19 at Mrs. John Robinson's home. A pot luck supper and a children gift exchange are planned, with Mrs. Florence B. McBride, the county home demonstration agent, presenting the program and slides shown at a recent meeting at Mrs. John Ruth's home.
County officers meet at Albany Grange Hall tonight at 8 replacing Athens Grange Hall. Tuesday features Federation Circle CCL with Judge Harold Rose at 8 p.m. Social Literary Club hosted by Mrs. James Robinson at Fred Picard home reads yesterday and today at 2 30 p.m. Junior Women's Club to hold gift wrapping party December 13 at 7 p.m. at the Children's Home. Hobson Study Circle meets 11 Ohio Ave 7 30 p.m. Child Guidance Circle 14 Dalton Ave Christmas party 8 p.m. Higley Study Circle Peach Ridge Road 2 30 p.m. League of Women Voters 80 Hudson Ave 8 p.m. Lodi Grange officers meet at 8 p.m. Sayre Study Circle Sunnyside Dr Christmas party gifts for Athens State Hospital at 2 Phil Delta Theta Auxiliary Morris Ave 25 cent gift exchange 7 30 p.m. Delilah Rebekah Lodge birthday party 7 30 p.m. Albany Band Boosters High School music room 8 p.m.
MR. AND MRS. HAMPTON JOHNSON and family visited Fredericksburg Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. MR. AND MRS. R. M. CLUTTER spent five weeks touring the South including the Smoky Mountains Rock City Lookout Mountain Pensacola Mobile and home via the Rhine. MR. AND MRS. TOM HENRY attended the funeral in Wheelersburg with relatives from Athens and Corning. MR. AND MRS. E. R. GLAZIER and MR. F. R. WOOD plan winter in Bell California with relatives in the area. MR. AND MRS. ROY MULLINS and guests visited Northlake Illinois and Chicago Nazarene services. MRS. EDWARD A. SPRAGUE and Mrs. Hazel Finsterwald return from New York City with travel training. MR. AND MRS. B T GROVER hosted family for the dedication of Brandon T Grover Center at Ohio University.
Mrs. William Hornvale opened an East Elementary program on US perceptions with Miss Otilia Dienstag an Argentine scholar who questioned American films and integration. Dienstag credited the US scholarship program, while Miss Edith Wray noted AAUW support for inclusive memberships. A post program business session added new members and co hosts for a social hour.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Gilham-Frank VFW Post 8804 in New Marshfield set December 15 for the annual Christmas party and a gift exchange. A hospital report was given and a December 8 hospital visit planned. Members bringing homemade cookies or candy should deliver to the Veterans Hospital on December 8, with Mrs Mary MacFadden and Mrs Virgene Martin coordinating.
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