Antiques Hunter Finds Timeless Treasures in Ohio
Clarence Colmer, a veteran ice delivery man, visits hundreds of homes weekly in Athens County and uncovers a wealth of rare antiques. His collection includes a 135 year old Chauncey Ives clock, a rare Sandwich glass turkey, vintage glassware, an 1840 cupboard, and a Steeple clock. His daughter Kathleen helps restore pieces, including Rogers-like plaster groups and old china. The Colmers seek items of the past with future appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Colmer
Pratt Sr
Mr. Colmer
Athens Ice and Storage Co
Colmer
Bristol
Conn
Athens County
Alfred
Colmers
Kathleen Colmer
U. S
When a wise wife holds her tongue
Ruth Millett urges women to stay quiet when husbands talk, tell stories, fix problems, or discuss politics and work. The column argues that restraint earns appreciation, avoids interrupting, and preserves harmony during daily grilling, hosting, and family moments.
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Ruth Millett
Beauty Angle Charms Stars in Bedtime Routine
Hollywood stars embrace the beauty angle a floor routine from a Fifth Avenue salon. Jacqueline White shares a quick pre sleep ritual: cleanse with cold cream, mask, hazel-soaked pads, lie on the floor with cushions, head and shoulders supported, feet against the bed, rest 5 to 15 minutes for improved circulation. Priscilla Needle Club cancels Thursday meeting.
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Betty Clarke
Hollywood
Fifth Avenue
Plain Jane
Jacqueline White
Priscilla Needle Club
Community Calendar Highlights For Monday And Tuesday
Local clubs and organizations schedule meetings across Monday and Tuesday. Sigma Phi Gamma, Faithful Few Bridge Club, Catholic Ladies of Color, Athens chapter of Eastern Star, and Circle Seven at the First Methodist plan evening gatherings. Tuesday features Sayre Study Club Founders Day West Side PTA program, Hobson Study Circle, Social Literary Club, American Legion Auxiliary, and Delilah Rebekah Lodge with various hostesses and activities.
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Bridge Club
Hanning
Richland Ave
Charles May
E. J. Shannon
Mary Joriette
Margaret King
Virginia
Ellen Shaw
Athens
O of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
West Side Pta
Hobson Study Circle
R. H. Jones
Cottage House
Victor Whitehall
Scenic Chang By Alicia Hart Fashion Tips for Winter Dresses
Edith Lutge, New York fashion designer and theatrical costumer, offers practical advice for transforming a basic black dress into fresh winter looks. She suggests adding chiffon neckwear, crisp pique yokes, and sequined banding with accessories to create versatile styles for the spring season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hart
Edith Lutge
New York
Social Tea Honors Mrs Kincaid At Athens High
The Athens High faculty hosted a social tea in honor of Mrs John Kincaid. Mary Connett poured tea while a red and white centerpiece adorned the room. Donna Smith and other home economics staff assisted at the event.
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Athens High
John Kincaid
Mary Connett
Kincaid
Donna Smith
Amesville officials attend rural Ohio trustees convention
Ames Township trustee Mr. McDaniel and township clerk Mrs. Sedwick joined about 700 guests at a convention banquet in Columbus. Ted Lewis and his orchestra performed. Other items note visits by Linscott, Depue, and Hankinson, and events at Amesville High School including a Farm Bureau oyster supper and Founders Day plans for the PTA.
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Amesville
M Wyatt McDaniel
der Sedwick
Ohio
Memorial Hall
Colymbus
McDaniel
Ames Township
Sedwick
McDaniels
Deshier-Wallick Hotel
Ted Lewis
J. F. Linscott
Dick Kibride
Chesterhill
Charles Clewell
Marion
The
Linscotts
Hal Depue
Anna van Valey
Depue
Huntington
Charleston
Spencer
W. Va
James Sell
Deye
Homer Morehead
Ohio University
Robert
Mr. Morehead
Ge Otis Morehead
Palestine, . A
Jessie Lovell
Marietta
Laicile Linscott
Arch Bange T
Logan
Alice Boiléau
Bangert
Hocking County
Boileau
BE. L. Hankison
Hankinson
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Electric Supply
Metta S. Glazier
Farm Bureau
Amesa High School
Lester Evans
Athens
St. Clairsville
Amesville Presbyterian Church
Cambridge
Parent-Teacher Association
Gregory
Mary Grosvenor
Laurel Run Neighbors Hold Club Meetings and Birthdays
Mrs. Henry Todd Jr hosted the Friendly Neighbor Club on February 3 with sewing of carpet rags and a pot luck lunch. A birthday celebration honored vice president Mrs. Herman Bumgardner. Numerous members and guests attended, and plans for a February 17 meeting were announced.
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Laurel Run
Henry Todd, Jr
Friendly Neighbor Club
Todd
Herman Blumgardner
William Kennedy
Everett White
Lawrence Wolfe
Charles Wood
Gary
Arthur Todd
Joan Bumgardner
Herman Bumgardner
Donald Campbell
Donnie
Nora Skiver
Charles Woods
Clarence Patton
Walter Hoskins
Connet
Carrol Chesser
Asbury
Jacob Gleason
Near Logan
S Warren Sowers
Walter
Stanley Price
Bumgardner
Harry Dishong
John Bumgardner
Max Bumgardner
Connett
Hattie Bumgardner
Nelsonville
Millard Patton
Bob
Union Furnace
Charles Patton
Thomas Porter
Santa Monica
Calif
Everett Dicken
Sandra
New Plymouth
Ladonna
Millard Wolfe
Hastings
W. Va
Vance
Wolfe
Bob McClaint
Carna
Millard
Charles Campbell
Chuck
Dow Huddy
Harold Sater
Lancaster
Pete Brandon
Logan
Lawrence White
Tuleys Divorced After Child Murder Case
The parents of Sheila Ann Tuley, eight, separated Friday following the murder by Harold A. Beach. Beach was electrocuted February 2.
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Cleveland
Sheila Ann Tuley
Harold A. Beach
Beach
Explosion Rocks UNM Campus in Albuquerque
A blast at a state laboratory rocked the University of New Mexico campus early Saturday but caused no injuries. Also in Ohio court records Dolores Barber files for divorce from James R. Barber alleging extreme cruelty and neglect. hearing set after March 14, 1949.
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Albuquerque
N.M
University of New Mexico
James R. Barber
Leavenwourth
Kansas
Walter A. Hunter
United States Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Dolores Barber
Court of Common Pleas
Athens County
Ohio
Delores Barber
R. W. Finsterwald
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Tion
Harold Lee
Franklin St
Sayre Study Club
T Day
Elmerton
Hocking St
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion H
O. J. Daugherty
Charles Good
Curtis Yeager
Frances Packard
Ellis
Owen Carmichael
G. E. White
Rex Koons
I. E. Fairchild
Anna Dyer
Dow Pincelli
Gene Cole
Robert Black
Denver Gooding
Quest
D. E. Marquis
Guy Spaulding
Floyd Ekins
Julia Ruth
Delilah Rebekah
Marshfield
M. EF. Su School
Coolville
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Mrs
Nation
Pic Tipperary
Brenner
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DAMMA
Calhoon
Cear
Hogan
Orphan Annie
Harold Gray
Cocant
Gypsy Belle
Ees Kendwate Ci
Dion
J. R. Williams
Mrs. Hoople
MAOR
X MR. Schmalz
Ribhl
Egad
Martha
Inventor
Gabriel Schmalz
S'Ne
Valentine
BY Edgar Martin
MAWSE
Penny
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NEA Service, Inc
BY Leslie Turnef
Cathy
B. V
R Hamlin
Vic Flint
With Shiner
Michael O'Malley
Ralph Lane
Jay
Vic
Flash Halliday
Dotty 2
Freckles
Sucy
BY Merrill Blosser
Torvald
Laurel
Tuleys
Blast Rocks
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