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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1956
Page
11
Ohio University campus hosted the Women’s League Fantasy on Ice dance at the OU Center. Howie Chapman led a dance band while corsage prizes honored two most beautiful and two most original arrangements. Phi Kappa’s Al Litzler was crowned annual dance king.
The Home Economics Classics Program featured talks by Carolyn Wade Mary Schall Saundra Dailey Lena Talber Wanda Ackley Carolyn Wheaton Linda Wood and Ben Hawk covering marriage preparation and dating conduct. Two films on Do's and Don'ts in Dating and Going Steady followed the discussions.
Mrs Robert Reibel regional director of Garden Clubs will visit the Albany Garden Club Friday at 1 30 am. The program will be presented by Mrs Etta Bean at the home of Mrs E M Baughman.
The Athens Messenger promotes half size shirt waist patterns with Pattern No 269 in sizes 44 12 through 24 12 and 16 requiring 4 yards of fabric plus contrast. Also advertised Pattern No 2507 with rose and bud embroidery design includes transfer and color chart. Each pattern sells for 25 cents with mail orders to Anne Cabot at the Athens Messenger.
Mrs. Dixie Lee Carpenter and Mr. Monroe Johnson announce the birth of a daughter on February 7 at Portsmouth Navy Hospital Portsmouth Virginia. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs Charles Carpenter and Mr. and Mrs Monroe Johnson Athens. Five for ten minutes of talk and then time for parents to exit to another part of the house. The U S 1913 Liberty nickel is very rare with only six known to exist.
Girl Scout Troop 7 invested with Tenderfoot pins under leaders Mrs. Charles Snow and Mrs. W. T. Snyder. A surprise party for leaders, badge work, and a session on writing and publishing a book were mentioned. Juliette Law rep to meet Feb 11 at 10:30 AM at the Presbyterian Church for final plans of Thinking Day February 27 at 309 PM. Planning Board to meet 3:30 PM Monday at the Girls Club.
A historical account by C. HL Harris details how the Athens area near Ohio University served as buffalo habitat before white settlement. It recounts frontier scouts in 1795-1799, the killing of a buffalo near Federal Creek, and a later calf found near Racoon Creek. It notes abundant Indian hunting grounds, the 1810-11 winter, and the decline of local elk by 1800.
The Plains couple Mr and Mrs Forrest Coon with Mrs Waldo Neal of Athens recently journeyed to Florida. They traveled via the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains, spent a week with friends including Mr and Mrs Alva Cade Mr and Mrs Bernard Inman Dr J D Nelson and Roy Cline at Jensen Beach. They visited Silver Springs St Augustine and Marine Land then returned through the Cumberland Mountains.
Parents Mr. and Mrs Clyde Dicken of Athens announce the birth of Tamie Rae on January date. Siblings include Jan George Dicken of Pomeroy.
Phi Delta Theta Auxiliary met Tuesday evening with Mrs Harper Pendry. Ten members attended as Mrs Dwight Muttehler, president, appointed Mrs L J Deisl[e], chairman with Mrs C H Harris and Mrs Louis J Brown to nominate. The March meeting will be with Mrs Muttehler.
Local calendar lists meetings and programs across multiple organizations. Activities include Methodist, Eagles Auxiliary, sewing and craft clubs, club luncheons, guest speakers, recipe exchanges, PTA gatherings, and junior high events with dates and hosts such as Mrs. Slaughter, Mrs. Rowland, Mrs. Pratt, and Dr. Troy Organ.
Amish style noodle recipe notes from Harrisburg. Mrs. C. W Wolfe shares favored dishes including Wonderful Good noodles, with instructions for boiling, adding onions, paprika, chives and butter. Recipe lists serve four with noodles, ham or meatless variations and croutons.
An OCR fragment mentions a bee event with unclear wording, suggesting a wonder or marvel. The readable words include bee and wonder, while other elements remain garbled and unspecified.
Oswald Jacoby explains a themed bridge hand where careful timing of a hold up against a defender alters the outcome. The narrative details a rare sequence as West cashes diamonds and ruffs a diamond, consuming the last trump while South faces a down two.
A garbled bridge bidding prompt asks what South should bid in a hand with diamonds and clubs. It suggests choosing both suits when strong, and mentions cancer rated strength and a repeated question about the South’s action.
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