Holiday guests fill Athens homes for Christmas week
Households in Athens report a busy holiday season with relatives visiting from Muscatine Iowa Davenport Iowa and Hawaii. Coe College students Dawn Matsuda and Jo Anne Shuda attend an Ecumenical Student Conference in Athens while Prof Dorothy G Lewis and others visit family across New York state and Ohio. Major Richmonds Maxwell Field and several Athens residents host relatives, with multiple families sharing meals and traveling between Columbus Grove City Windham and Sandusky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. VanDyke
Athens
Harold VanDyke
Windham
Donald Ross
Columbus
Fred VanDyke
William VanDyke
Grove City
Baker Family Hosts Reception for Ecumenical Conference Guests
President and Mrs. John C. Baker entertained about 30 guests at a reception and tea for dignitaries attending the Ecumenical Student Conference on the Christian World Mission. Miss Betsy Baker and Miss Ellie Baker presided at the tea table. Calls invited between four thirty and six.
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John C. Baker
The
Christian World Mission
Betsy Baker
Ellie Baker
Country Club Plans New Year’s Dance
Athens Country Club hosts its annual New Year’s Eve party with Morrie Mann providing the music. Social committee members include Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schleicher, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Swearingen, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Baur, Mr. and Mrs. Pat Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. John Cline, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cornwell.
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Athens Country Club
Morrie Mann
Fred Schleicher
Fred Swearingen
Robert Baur
Pat Patterson
John Cline
Harold Cornwell
Albany WSCS Has Program
Members of the Albany WSCS remembered 91 people with calls and small Christmas baskets during the holiday season at their recent church meeting. Devotions were led by Mrs. Richard Jarvis with Mrs. Don Young in charge, assisted by the group from the Methodist Youth Fellowship. A birthday cake with a candle display celebrated the birth of Jesus. 33 members and guests attended. Hostesses were Mrs. Will Gil logly, Mrs. Fay Francisco, and Mrs. Essie Henthorne. Richland Ave WSCS members will visit Albany society in January.
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Albany Wscs
Richard Jarvis
Don Young
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Jesus
Etta Bean
Will Gillogly
Fay Francisco
Essie Henthorne
Richland Ave
WSCS
Albany Society
Christian Women Educators Entertained by Church Women
A luncheon hosted by the United Church Women of Athens welcomed noted women educators from India Korea Pakistan Ceylon and the Philippines among others attending the Ecumenical Student Conference on the Christian World Mission at the OU campus. Speakers highlighted schools missions and World Day of Prayer support. Mrs Quismundo led the luncheon prayer and remarks by Mrs Sylvester and Miss Flory closed the event.
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Penny Nankorn
Thialand
National College of Education
Evanston
Ill
Festival of Nations
Music Hall
Christian World Mission
Ohio University
United Church Women of Athens
Westminster House
Margaret Flory
Ing
Margaret Stokes
St. Christopher's College
India
Nusook Saw
Ewah University
Korea
Doris Wilson
Isabella Thoburn
C. J. Eliezer
Ceylon
P. Mangat Ral
Kinnaird College
Pakistan
Sajwanti Bhanor
Ludhiana Medical College
Jorge Quismundo
Philippines
Indonesia
Myung Lee
Columbus
Renuka Mukerji
Women's Christian College
Madras
Rosa Page Welch
National United Church Women
Quismundo
Cerl Sylvester
William Stehr
United Church Women
Flory
T. S. Robhe
Mangat Rai
Margaret
Parties Given For Holidays
Several holiday parties have been planned by Athenians and Ohio University students in Athens for the holidays. Miss Joan Bush hosted a formal dance with about 24 guests at her Strathmore Boulevard home, records provided music, and a late buffet was served.
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Ohio University
Athens
Joan Bush
Strathmore Blvd
Betsy Baker
Ellie Baker
Paker
Park Place
Jennie Ray Bush
Bush Home
Patricia Peterson
Sunnyside Drive
Social Calendar First Methodist Church WSCS Circle 8 Postponed
The Monday event for the First Methodist Church WSCS Circle 8 has been postponed with no new date announced. Local attendees should monitor church notices for updates.
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First Methodist Church
Wscs Circle
Crocheted Snowy Centerpiece Pattern 2212 Offered
Crocheted centerpiece in snowy white cotton with grape design includes directions, materials, and stitch illustrations. Pattern No. 2212 can be ordered by sending 25 cents and your name and address to Anne Cabot at The Athena Messenger in New York. Also advertised is the Needlework Album with 56 pages of designs and 3 gift patterns for 25 cents per copy.
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Anne Cabot
the Athen
Messenger
Ave. Americas
New York
N.Y
Pattern No 8348 Dress Cutter for All Sizes
Slim house dress described with simple princess lines in bright fabric. Pattern No 8348 available in sizes 14 through 46, size 16 uses 4% yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 35 cents, name, address, size and pattern number to Sue Burnett at The Athens Messenger to receive the Fall Winter 1955 pattern catalog.
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Sue Burnett
Athens Messenger
Americas
New York
N. Y
Open House Honors Guests for Murray Visit
Approximately 70 guests invited to an open house hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Carl H. Roberts and daughters Lelia and Juliana. Guests include Dr. and Mrs. J. Ralph Murray and John and Ann Murray. Dr. Murray arrives from Elmira New York where he presides at Elmira College. Assistants include Mrs. Picard, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Kimes, Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Lackey, Mrs. Elliott, Mrs. Gaylord and Mrs. Paulsen.
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Carl H. Roberts
Lelia
Juliana
J. Ralph Murray
John
Ann
Murray
Elmira
N. Y
Elmira College
Fred Picard
Harold Lee
Paul Kimes
Harold Rose
Lessons in Bridge Lead Sparks Slam Defense
Lessons in Bridge notes that a trump lead against a slam can hand control to declarer. West chooses a trump opening. South draws trumps and refines the play, eventually securing twelve tricks to fulfill the slam. Alternative leads, like heart or club, could have defeated the contract by forcing out key cards early.
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Declarer
West
South
East
Dummy
Tenderize and Then Broil Less Expensive Meats
A California tipster demonstrates tenderizing cheap cuts before broiling. Use either a flavored or plain tenderizer, pierce meat with a fork, and rest at room temp or refrigerate overnight. The guide also describes a full dinner menu featuring broiled tenderized chuck steak with sides and dessert garnishes.
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California
We, The Women By Roth Millett
Opinion piece arguing that modern girls may prioritize marriage and family over ambitious careers. The author recalls a mother who studied geology for a career, then married, suggesting today’s girls may be choosing home economics and marriage as their true calling. The piece questions whether women’s primary career is motherhood and family.
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Roth Millett
Sue
Explaining Gift Size to Giver Is Courteous
If clothing is the wrong size it is acceptable to explain the mix up to the giver. The donor would not want you to keep a gift you cannot use. A size six pair of gloves can be exchanged for a size seven if you inform the donor of the error.
Protecting Baby Floors with Plastic Pad Use
After the playpen is stored, the thick plastic pad remains useful under the high chair to shield floors. It wipes clean and folds back into the seat. Flash photography irritates no infant, but cover the flash attachment with a plastic shield for safety.
Bridge bidding puzzle from Sensene Q card
South holds A717 YK J4 AQ107TS4 and faces a sequence South West North East 1 Diamond Pass 1 Spade Pass. With two diamonds bid as plan, showing the rebiddable suit rather than a one no trump with singleton. The problem repeats with identical bidding and requires a response for tomorrow.
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Lane
Dorothy G. Lewis
Lee Read
Mia
Ark
Jane E. Lewis
Plattsburg
William N. Lewis
Magnolia
West Palm Beach
Southern State College
June E. Lewis
Branch College of
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Sam Carpenter
Fred Carpenter
Air Research Development Headquarters
Baltimore
H. J. Hoskinson
Donald Hoskinson
Ralph Hoskinson
Carl Lee
St. Petersburg
Fla
Claude E. Kantner
Gary Dean
Patti Joy
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Selina
Kans
Stanley Cooley
Roberta Sutton
Montgomery
Ala
Major
Joe Richmond
Joe al and
Steven
Major Richmond
Maxwell Field
Miss Joy Cooley
Conneaut
Mrs
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Kansas City, Mo
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Morris Ave
Chester Copeland
New England
Ronald and
Duane
Alexander, Va
Roger Copeland
David Tucker
Mary Shaver
Bird Johnson
Richard Bobo
Barberton
Vernie Bobo
D. L. Jones
Winifred
Mary Parry
Paul Shate
Billy
Patriot
Lulu Morgan
Oak Hill
Thomas Parry, Jr
Parry
Cynthy
Thomas Parry
Anna Edwards
Wallace Hartley
Belle Bishop
George Starr Lasher
Tonawanda
Kenneth A. Barnette
Betsey
Iday
Barnette
Robert Ryerson Rodgers
Chicago
Dorothy Lasher
A. H. Barnette
Marion
Ind
Kenneth Barnette
Buffalo Evening News
Albany
George W. Ford
William H. Ford
George
Sandusky
William O. Rowland
Shelley
Cassandra
Mark
O. F. Rowland
Cline Pharmacy Co
Country Club
A&p's
Marvel
Bridge
Jacoby
Ais
By Gaynor Maddox
Court St
Quick's
Baby Care
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Eve
Athens Eagles
Rhythm Makers
S. Court St
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