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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1956
Page
11
A mother confronts her son Peter over a flooded bathroom caused by leaving taps running. She scolds him, declaring she will teach him to turn taps off, as the scene dramatizes family discipline and parental authority.
Phi Delta auxiliary held a Christmas party at the chapter house gifting the active chapter twelve metal folding chairs. The group planned a Silver Tea in March as a fundraising project. New members were welcomed and hostesses named. a large attendance was reported with 150 Dames among about 250 people present.
Community groups bake Yuletide buns with a sugared milk dough recipe while Ohio University Women’s and Men’s Glee Clubs perform a Christmas concert at Memorial Hall and First Christian Church. The event features the play The Stable and broadcasts on radio station WATH.
Advertisement for embroidery patterns 5239 and 8321 offering bright gingham cross stitch designs for kitchen towels and luncheon cloth trims. Includes transfer patterns, fabric sizes, materials, and ordering details with prices in coins and pattern numbers 5239 and 8321. Names Sue Burnett and Anne Cabot, address in New York.
The article portrays wives who push their husbands toward progress by planning, saving, and staying one step ahead. It cites a Charleston area family noting Mrs. Donald Adams, formerly Barbara Jo Kinsel, and describes wives guiding family life, encouraging civic involvement, and balancing routine with new ventures while maintaining support and security. Keith Richard Adams is named as their newborn son.
West should lead diamonds to establish a fourth trick and defeat the contract. The article outlines how a misdefense can still be beaten by precise play, noting East unlikely to hold a natural trump trick. It analyzes a sample hand with West opening clubs and considering the best line to break the contract.
In a bridge problem, North opens with a fast bid, South holds AQTAVEGSS O43, and West passes. South must decide on an invitation to game and whether to bid no trump or invite. The scenario asks what South should do given 11 points against an open bid and the same bidding as the prior question.
A bride-to-be shares thoughts on the roles a wife might hold including housekeeper nurse cook hostess and adviser. She notes the value of a thoughtful husband and hopes her father recognizes her future path as a lasting reading, with a motherly wink and supportive comments from family.
Oddfellows and Rebekahs pot luck dinner at 6 p.m. for embers and families. Hilo Demonstration Club Christmas party at 6:30 p.m. with Mrs Florence Wright in Athens Route. Pallas Club gathering at 2:30 p.m. Elks Charity Ball 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at club rooms. Albany Grange early evening with mem bers taking bans and first two degrees conferred by Athens co. Sunday Minear OES practice at Guysville Masonic Temple 2 p.m. CWF of First Christian Church presents The Gift Magnificent by Dorothy Lehman Sumerau at 7 p.m. Public invited.
The Gift Magnificent presented Sunday at seven o clock by the Kristian Women's Fellowship at the First Christian church. Mrs R F Rose directs with Kr Brophy conducting. Narrator Mrs Del Sargent. The public is invited.
A new product named Knit Lure claims to safely wash cashmere and fine wool sweaters in cold water without shrinking or matting. Users soak, squeeze, rinse, and air dry, with claimed benefits for delicate fabrics and even lingerie and hosiery.
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