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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
5
Experts discuss advantages and disadvantages of washer types plunger gyrator and pulsator and water supply problems at sessions for housewives. Morning and afternoon talks cover buying tips and water quality by Ohio State University and Athens County extension staff.
Athens neighborhood council hosts eight p.m. gathering at the Ward home for a Fifty-cents Christmas gift exchange. Athens Duplicated Bridge Club meets at 7:45 p.m. at 100 S. May Ave. for newcomers play free with the Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. in the background. Ladies Auxiliary of Albany also listed.
The Youth Activities Circle hosts husbands’ party at Mrs. Woodworth’s home with a 6 o’clock smorgasbord and a gift exchange while collecting food and gifts for a needy family. Various local groups from The Plains FHA to women’s clubs hold Christmas gatherings, programs, and service projects with guest speakers, slides, and gift exchanges.
A charter was draped and a memorial service held for the late Mr. Harvey Stone and the late President John F Kennedy at a recent Amesville Grange meeting.
Lynn Tedrick notes how women change styles with mood and occasion from schoolgirls to seasoned homemakers. She compares teen girls, young women, and mothers to shifting “types” shaped by fashion, perfume, and hats, and jokes about men seeking the right type during Christmas shopping.
Use old Christmas cards for gift wrap toppers and name tags. Cut pictures with pinking scissors, glue them to wrapped packages to save ribbons, and write To and From on smaller card sections. Cards reappear as decorative covers and tree fixtures, extending value.
Miss Patricia Ann Lee bride elect of Kenneth Clifford was honored with a linen shower December 3 at the home of Mrs. Frank Batdorff. Hostesses were Miss Linda Fields and Mrs. Jon Batdorff. A second shower luncheon December 7 at Mrs. Harry Lackey and Mrs. Maxwell Ferguson hosted guests including Mrs. Lee and relatives and friends.
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Music of Columbus mark their Golden Wedding Anniversary with an open house at 887 Oxley Road. They have five children and ten grandchildren. married in Lima and Athens origins noted.
Ar and Mrs George Maxwell Groveport announce a son Craig Austin born in Grant Hospital Columbus. Maternal grandparents Marvin Secay Athens and Virgil Maxwell Athens. Elizabeth Anne McCune born Nov 26 at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Grandparents Allan Locks and Dale McCune Athens and Earl Daniel and LoRcke of St Marys West Virginia are great grandparents.
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