Athens Chapter Initiates New Member and Plans Workshop
Mrs. Ronald Kimes joined the Athens chapter of the National Secretaries Association at the December meeting. Miss Betty Blackford directed the candlelight service, with Mrs. Evan Edwards assisting. A workshop is set for Feb 25 in Hamilton, host chapter, and a new international chapter will be installed in Helsinki, Finland Navy 25. The Athens chapter has nineteen charter members. Blackford resigned as president, to move to Marion and join the telephone company. Mrs. Edwards directed the program with a Christmas story. Gifts were exchanged and carols sung. The Athens Emblem Club meets Jan 9 at 8 p.m. at the Elks Club room after a holiday postponement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Kimes
Stout Farm Supply Company
Athens
National Secretaries’ Association
Betty Blackford
Evan Edwards
Hamilton
International Organization
Helsinki
Finland
Navy
Miss Back
Chrysanthemum Growing Do and Donts for Gardeners
Garden chrysanthemums are hardy perennials planted in late spring or early summer in most regions. Do mulch to preserve moisture and reduce weeds, pinch tips to encourage branching, stake plants, and disbud for larger blooms. Some decorative and cushion types reach two feet, while giant blooms may be 5 to 6 inches. New varieties for 1961 include Her Majesty and Bingo with notable 1960 winners Mardi Gras Headlines and Pink Cherub.
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United States
Canada
Mum
Holiday and New Year Guests Spread Across Local Families
Community notices list holiday and New Year visits among Parsons of Fisher Road. Haskins of Grosvenor Street. Neelon family in Boston. Henrys hosts for Kostival and Andrews. Linscott and Moore households in The Plains. Miller household entertaining Hudnell, Dicken, Assell, Olson. Olsen visit to Athens relatives. plus a note on Jewish Welfare Board project to add Jewish books to Veterans Hospitals libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Olsen
Rochester
Minn
New York
Women’s Organizations’ Division
The
National Jewish Welfare Board
Let it Snow Wool Hat Pattern 941 For Knitting
Let it snow let it blow Col lar converts to hood warm wonderful for school sports in stockinette stitch with cable trim. Directions sizes 4 6 8 10 12 14 included pattern 941 send thirty five cents for pattern adds ten cents for first class mail to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept New York 11 N Y Include pattern number name address and one. Newspapers promote 1961 Needlecraft Catalog with over 125 designs plus free veil cap instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old
Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Pattern Dept
W. 17Th St
Birth of Laura Ann Wickham in Biloxi Mississippi
St. and Mrs. Robert F. Wickham of Biloxi announce the birth of their daughter Laura Ann on December 15. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Wickham of Athens and Mr. and Mrs. Tabor Chadwick of Plainfield New Jersey. Great grandparents include Mrs. Dana Fuller Carr of Kenton, Mrs. Edna Wickham of San Francisco, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Flitz of Plainfield.
Dinner for eighty at Athens Grange New Year's Eve
The Athens Grange 1689 hosted an oyster and creamed chicken dinner for eighty members, with cards games and a wildlife film strip. The hall was festively decorated for the event which ran past midnight. Keep alert notes urge proper rest to avoid fatigue. In Lagos Nigeria, Rev. Michael Dempsey says missionaries should train native priests rather than focus on converts as the path to church establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Grange
Lagos
Nigeria
Michael Dempsey
Dear Abby column letters on trust height marriage dinners
Dear Abby answers a set of readers about a wife who allegedly drove to meet another man while claiming she could not drive, a tall groom wanting his bride to wear flats while he wears elevated shoes, and a guest who overstays dinner time. Abby advises forgiveness, equality in marriage, and polite refusal of the unwanted guest.
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Abby
Educated Women's Role Highlighted at Africa Conference
UNESCO convened in Dahomey to examine how to expand schooling for girls in tropical Africa. Delegates from new states, colonies, and UN trusts studied economic, social, and cultural barriers, noting 17 million of 25 million school aged children lack access and that one in three students is a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Unesco
Dahomey
West Africa
UN Trust
Tropical
Central Africa
Christian Missions
Guest Miss Kishway Mirza to visit Ohio University events
Miss Kishway Mirza an Ohio University student from India will guest at Sunday meetings of the Junior Music Club at 2 p.m. and the Junior High Music Club at 2 30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. A district wide instruction school for the Order of Eastern Star is set for Jan 24 in the McConnelsville armory with Mrs Louise Lent as District 25 secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kishway Mirza
Ohio University
India
First Presbyterian Church
Order of Eastern Star
McConnelsville
Masonic Temple
Louise Lent
Dist
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Athens Emblem Club
Elks Club
Rendy
McKee
Fred Kiltan
Security Bank
Chrysanthemum
Norther
D. S. Parsons
Fisher Road
Randall Parsons
Patty
Darrell
Eloise
Carolyn
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Fred E. Thorn
Thorn
Robert
Brunswick, Md
J. D. Haskins
Grosvenor St
Boston
Harold Neelon
Kelly, Peter
Tommy
Tom Henry
Andy Kostival
Paul and
David
Chauncey
Cliff Andrews
Charles Linscott
the Plains
Robert Cooper
Karen
Springfield
John R. Linscott
Jane
John
Marysville
Pat Moore
Floyd Linscott
C. P. Mace
Bert C. Miller
River Road
Anne Bell Hudnell
Billy Jo
Eunice Dicken
David, Candie
Wanda
Marguerite Assell
Jimmie
Charlotte Olson
Paul Jr
Margie Corrine
Main & Market St
Logan, Ohio
Laura Ann Wickham
Abigail van Buren
Armory
the Electric Co
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Company
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