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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1954
Page
7
The Big Bend Minstrel cast and crew are invited to a 6 30 p m banquet at Racine High School auditorium Saturday, hosted by the PTA that sponsored the show. Members with costumes should bring them to be turned in at the event.
Christmas program of the Carmel E A B Church will be held Tuesday December 21 at 7 p m Public invited to attend.
Middleport area notes describe a church program with a children's cast, recitations, carols, and solos. The event featured Joice Bowles and Anita Bowles with readers, musicians, and a playlet titled What Is Your Song. Refreshments followed under Mrs Reese and church women.
A stillborn son of Mr and Mrs Clem Cooper of Portland Kenneth Eugene died at birth December 6. Graveside services were conducted Tuesday at Tuppers Plains.
The Church of Christ choir held a Christmas party after prayer meeting and rehearsal at the church on Wednesday evening. Guests and members listed include Fred L. Gardner and family, Arthur Skinner and family, O L Roushes, and many others with refreshments, a dessert service, carols, and a gift exchange.
Middleport Christmas club meeting at Mrs. H s home featured two holiday reviews by Mrs. Arthur Howe Carpenter on Bess Streeter Aldrich The Drum Goes Dead and Elsie Siter s The Christmas Guest. Mrs. Ben Philson led carol singing with guests including former member Mrs. J E Harley. Mrs Carpenter chaired in place of president Mrs Clyde Ingels. Club patrons Chicloting contributed annual items and a gifts project for the Girls Reformatory at Delaware.
Judy Butcher president of Wide-Awake 4-H presented adviser Mrs L W McComas a gift umbrella and handkerchief at the club meeting held Tuesday night at Mary Carol Swanson's home with Texanna White assisting. A short business session followed by games led by Carla Schafer and Beverly Perrin. Refreshments with a holiday theme were served by hostesses mothers Mrs Carroll Swanson and Mrs Char lies White to 13 members and one guest Dianne McComas, Carolyn Wells, Janis Zirkle, Karen McElhinny, Christine Deats, Daria Behafer, Judy Butcher, Beverly Perrin, Charlene Davis, Betty and Barbara Covert, Mary Carol Swanson, Wigpesiane White and Carolyn Pulling.
The Middleport Garden Club issue corrected several committee listings. Mrs C A Emmish served on decorating, Mrs A A Dillard joins food in place of Mrs Lawrence Bing, and Mrs J B Harley added to decorating. Christy event hosted by Mrs De J Russell, details clarified for readers.
JA and Mrs. P F Klein and son Peter arrive from Newport R L to spend Christmas with Judge and Mrs Cedric Clark and Mr and Mrs O P Klein. J R Wiley recently in Charleston as soloist for the wedding of Miss Jean Arthur and Sheldon Stevens at Schwamb Memorial Presbyterian Church. The bridegroom is...
Mrs Clark Jielden of Ra cine attends the presentation of Wendrows Love at the First Methodist Church, presented by the Weeley Foundation and the Oregon Chapter of the Prayers. The Jielden son Tom appears as one of the children cart in a scene.
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