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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1958
Page
9
The season offers many sweater styles for nearly every occasion from sports wear to evening attire. New long slender silhouettes create a slim look, with cardigans featuring embroidered floral appliques and rounded necklines in bold color options. The set pairs a cardigan with a ribbed neck pullover and pearl buttons in eighteen new shades.
Ohio University German professor Dr. Paul Krauss says American words like Teenager Rock n Roll and Blue Jeans are embedding in German. He notes Germans magazines use them. many appear in dictionaries as American presence via troops films songs and plays persists for years.
Gas heating gear uses scientific design to meet exacting home needs. Furnaces and heaters operate quietly and automatically with minimal maintenance, offering long term low cost service to homeowners.
Mr and Mrs Jack Algeo of Lake Park Florida announce the birth of a daughter Kinberly Ann born December 29. Mr and Mrs Junior Skinner of Amesville announce the birth of a son Wayne Lee at Sheltering Arms Hospital December 26. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Robert Hill Athens Route 3 and Mr and Mrs Lawrence Skinner Athens. Mr and Mrs William J Mansfield Jr of Oakland California announce the birth of a daughter Christine December 11 along with twin sons Guy and Gary and a daughter Kathleen. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs T G Shafer Oakland California and field Athens. Great grandmothers are Mrs E B Grisham Seattle Washington and Mrs Susan Mansfield Athens.
P. O. Nichols and partner Frank Dilley scored 23 of 36 to win the Athens Duplicate Bridge Club meet. Irene Devlin and Mrs Ro S Wood took second with 21.5, while Charles Ramseth and son Charles Jr. finished third with 18. Joseph Grogan announced a new schedule starting Jan 13 with meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday each month. The club will still meet over Southern Ohio Electric Co. on Court St. Open pair play at 7:30 p.m. Attendance invited.
Printed Pattern 4507 Half-sizer Misses' sizes 12 14 16 18 20 42 46. 54 inch fabric. Tomor row's pattern with crescent yoke and curved skirt. Send 35 cents plus 10 cents per pattern for mailing to Anne Adams Pattern Dept The Athens Messenger 399 West 17th St New York NY. Include name address zone size style number.
Advertisement offers Chill chasing cap and mitten set for 2 to 12 year olds in two worsted colors. Includes Jiffy crochet and thrifty tips. Pattern 636 costs 35 cents plus 5 cents mailing. Also promotes 1959 Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book for 25 cents with embroidery, crochet, knitting, weaving, quilting, toys and a cut out doll surprise.
Athens events list on Thursday include the Athens Grange regular meeting and program at 8 p.m. and the Rainbow Girls advisory board gathering at 7 30 p.m. at the Masonic Temple.
Miss Carol Blosser was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Paul Beckley and Miss Betty Beckley and by Mrs. Fred Weber and Miss Sally Weber at the Beckley home on Northwood Drive. Athens area guests included Mrs. Gordon Gray and Mrs. Frank Rauch among others. many out of town attendees also joined.
Numerous families hosted relatives over Christmas including Geneva Masterton with Robert Masterton in Columbus and R F Harrold in Avon Lake, AFE McConkey with Emily in Seattle and Booenizer in Bellaire, and other guests from Lakewood Athens Conneaut and Columbus. The Richards visit Dayton before January. many extended relatives joined in Conneaut and Athens for holiday.
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