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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1957
Page
9
Mrs. Benjamin Hazen outlined the distribution and types of fellowships funded by AAUW's National Fellowship Fund during the Athens AAUW meeting at the Speech Building. Betty Dowdell, holder of the local AAUW scholarship, also spoke.
Six OU artists displayed work in a mid Ohio artists show at Union Co Columbus. Awards went to Donald Roberts for watercolor and to Robert Freimark for oil and graphics. John Baldwin Charles Smith and Jerry Bern ech also contributed works. The AAUW Book Fair Week was announced for March 15 at Union Printing Blog. The Missionary Band of Albany Baptist Church held a recent meeting hosted by Mrs Clarence Vorhes. Leola Cordray presided with Mrs Edna Smith and others attending. A later shower honored Mr and Mrs Wayne Harris for daughter Ethelda’s marriage to Merrill Oxley. A rummage sale by Richland Area Fire Brigade Auxiliary was planned at the Armory Friday night and Saturday morning.
The Alexander Home Demonstration Club met last week at Mrs. Virginia Hanning's home. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Wilma Allen's home.
Prep Follies, the annual Ohio University sorority pledge show, goes West themed and opens Friday at 8 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium. YWCA sponsors. proceeds fund future funds and World University Service. Tickets at OU Center Lobby or at the door. Also a junior piano recital Thursday at 8 p.m. in Ewing Auditorium.
A Dallas duplicate hand demonstrates how the Jacoby transfer bidding can make the no trump hand the declarer and force the lead to it. North, with nine points and a six card suit, uses two diamonds to steer South to two hearts, allowing four hearts after declarer play.
Readers are invited to send 35 cents in coins plus their name address and size to Sue Burnett at the Athens Messenger 1150 Ave Americas New York 36 N Y for the Spring Summer 1957 pattern book. Include 25 cents more with the order for the gift pattern printed inside the book and dozens of new styles for all ages.
Madame Lili Keleti, Hungarian pianist and instructor at Ohio University School of Music, appeared in a Hunter College recital New York to promote relief aid. She has lived in Athens for five years and brought attention to a relief driven concert series.
This column discusses marriage roles noting husbands and wives each view events differently. It argues that a husband being a man doesn't imply he lacks love or commitment and urges wives to consider his parenting, homemaking, and listening efforts while recognizing shared responsibilities.
Mrs. T N Hoover led the Athens Garden Club meeting where members prepared arrangements for mid winter and spring uses. Letters of approval will be sent to congressmen on highway signage limits, wilderness preservation, and humane slaughter. The club plans to cooperate with anti litter programs and tends city entrances shrubbery. New perennial varieties were introduced and discussed including peonies iris gladioli and hybrid tea roses. The spring flower show is set for May 5.
Calendar items list meetings and events from multiple groups including Intermediate Circle of CCL with Mrs. Martin L Hecht at 17 Oadis Ave 8 30 p m The Plains Band Boosters concert at The Plains auditorium 7 30 p m Bake sale and free coffee PEO Sisterhood dessert with Mrs Marvin White 41 Charles St 7 30 p m Homemakers Club with Nellie Earich 10 30 a m Secret pals revealed Take table service United Lutheran Church Women with Mrs Dean Nida 60 Hudson 8 p m Take articles for layette New Marshfield Canasta Club with Mrs William Llewellyn The Plains Garden Club with Mrs Eugene Leffler 7 30 p m Dames Mothers Club with Mrs Don Schoenegge 69 Mulberry St 8 p m
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