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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1964
Page
6
Learn to craft a bright lawn decoration using quarter inch plywood a 1 x 2 stake and red green and white paint. Trace the outlined tree on plywood cut sand and paint add trim lines drill wind holes attach the stake extend 18 inches below the plot and decorate the base with holly and fir branches for a festive lawn greeting.
Readers share clever fixes like waxing recipe cards with candle wax to wipe away smudges and making cuff links from four shank buttons tied with elastic thread. A reader asks for advice on removing masking tape residue from steel window frames in a nearly finished three year old home.
Royal McBee plans two annual social events for local staff in Athens. A dinner at the Ohio University Inn on Thursday will honor supervisory personnel with executives F. P. Ryan J. E. Widman and J. L. Harrigan attending. Ten grand prize contest winners will receive awards at the same event. The Women's Association will hold its second Christmas dinner dance at the Athens Community Center Saturday with dinner at 6 30 p.m. and two bands. Operation Santa Claus asks for gift wrappers and accepts volunteers 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 30 p.m. weekdays. call LY 3 7631 Ext 242.
Athens residents and Ohio University Foreign Students Hospitality Committee members organize Christmas dinners for about 130 foreign students staying in town. Host families say welcoming students broadens children’s viewpoints, teaches giving, and fosters cross cultural understanding through shared traditions. Interested families may contact Mrs. Ernest Collins or Dean Edward Birch for invitations.
New York retailers tout luxury dog apparel and accessories for festive season shoppers. Items include striped Arabian tent bed $14.95, nylon ski jacket $7.98, ear muffs with beret $2.98, velvet cocktail collar $2.98, mink coat $65, dog biscuit dispenser $6.95, and matching flannel pajamas $2.49. Store official notes strong pajama sales as dogs seek warmth.
This notice invites readers to call LY 3-1244 to share holiday plans and visits with family and friends during the season. It encourages reporting on homecomings, celebrations, and happy holidays.
Friday evening 6:30 at the Little House in Nelsonville. Advisory Board members invited to celebrate with a potluck and a one dollar contribution to the Minnie Wigal Scholarship Fund instead of a gift exchange.
The Loyal Women's Class of Chauncey Church of Christ will meet at the Parish House Thursday at 1 30 p m for a gift exchange. Mrs Kate Johnson will lead the devotional and Mrs Harry Fretts will lead the program.
LTJG John C. Reamer, a 1961 Ohio University graduate, has over three years of active Navy service and arrived in Athens to spend Christmas with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Reamer and brother Bill. He spent two years in Taipei heading a Military Sea Transportation Service Office and prior year as communications officer aboard the USS Galveston. Fredrick Rosser of Columbus visited his mother Mrs. Thomas Rosser.
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