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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1954
Page
7
The Town and Country Knitting Club held its annual turkey dinner and Christmas gift exchange Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Bicknell Foraker, 143 Grosvenor Street.
During Persia’s tile era from the 11th to 14th centuries the craft of making clay tiles was taught within families, passing from father to son as a cherished secret of the trade.
Rome Grange met Thursday with over 70 members. The charter was draped for Fern Cope land. D Inge Mueller wrote from Germany and Phyllis McIntorf shared slides on Sweden from an International Farm Youth Exchange stint. George Marshall's team won the contest Unravelling the Christmas Stocking. Members voted to meet twice monthly on the first and third Thursdays and Pressley Winner Jr. will present a Korea talk with slides on January 6.
The Mt Herman EUB Church invites the public to a Christmas program at 7 30 p m featuring the church youth. Mt Herman Ladies Aid organized by twelve members met at Mrs A D Mae home with Mrs Juanita Lawrence president Mrs Jessie Miellmier secretary and Mrs Vivian Roberts treasurer. The next meeting is set for Jan 12 at Mrs Lawrence home.
Calendar notes various meetings and events. Chauncey Garden Club hosts Mrs. Fred Gruttemeyer at 7 p.m with a Christmas story and a gift exchange. Lodi Grange holds a 7 50 p.m. birthday potluck with a wrapped gift for Athens State Hospital. Delilah Rebekah Lodge gathers at 7 90 p.m for a Christmas party. Sayre Study Club meets at 2 p.m. with gift exchange at Mrs W Otman’s home.
Crochet patterns describe lacy motifs for chair sets doilies and runners worked in white thread. Pattern No 5218 lists instructions materials and stitches. Send 25 cents and pattern number to Anne Cabot at The Athens Messenger New York address. The 1954 Needlework Album offers 56 pages of designs and how to sections with eight gift patterns for 25 cents.
A bridge column discusses two Brown chapters Winning Tricks and Winning Defence with hand analysis. It outlines how the king of hearts leads, how diamonds and clubs interact, and how different lines affect declarer and defender outcomes. The piece notes American readers can follow the English terminology and highlights bidding questions and example hands.
Mr. and Mrs. EF. F. Rathburn of 718 West Union Street returned Saturday from Tulsa Oklahoma where they visited Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hallett. Hallett is employed in Tulsa as a salesman for Westinghouse. The Rathburnes also visited the Will Rogers Memorial. Mr. and Mrs. Rohnert Streitenberger have just returned from Coral Gables Florida where the latter opened the 70th shop for Steppes Inc.
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