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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1963
Page
5
Eastern Star Minear Chapter 274 installed new officers in Guysville led by worthy matron Mrs Mary Halbirt and worthy patron Don Campbell. Chapters represented included Athens Belpre Marietta Thea Glouster Albany Zanesville Amesville Chesterhill Nelsonville Harrisonville. A reception for Mrs Halbirt followed at Athens Route 4 hosted by several local families.
The Lydia Lash Evans Club met at Mrs. Frank Higgins's home and answered roll with New Year resolutions. President Mrs. J. B. Maffett named a nominating and program committee while Mrs. A. C. Anderson led a program reviewing Edith Bolling Wilson First Lady Extraordinary by Alden Hatch. A dessert course followed.
Readers share simple homemaking ideas from lining freezers with heavy foil to prevent ice buildup, using freezer liners and tape for easy removal. Other tips include using paper plates as paint trays, coating doorknobs with petrolatum, and foil cuffs on bottles to avoid sticky messes. A reader asks for nicotine stain remedies and baking soda sachet use for baby clothing odor.
Roberta Peters a renowned coloratura soprano will perform with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra conducted by Evan Whall at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus. The concert spotlights her aria repertoire and follows her global tours and acclaimed Moscow engagement. Tickets are sold at the symphony office and local stores.
Seven of ten US women suffer dry skin year round. Summer wind and water plus winter steam heat dry skin, making it sensitive and flaky. Use facial cleanser on the face and wipe with tissues to keep skin dewy, radiant, and grease free with smooth cosmetic applications.
Mr and Mrs Doug Litteral announce the birth of a daughter Rhonda Sue on December 23 at Grant Hospital Columbus. The couple also has a daughter Melisa Ann age 5. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Cecil Van Dyke Amesville.
The Toledo Museum of Art hosts Treasures of Versailles from January 12 to February 17, bringing nearly 200 paintings sculptures tapestries and furnishings from the Palace and Museum at Versailles on loan from the French Government. The show travels from Chicago to Toledo then on to Los Angeles and San Francisco before returning to France.
A dense list of Tuesday evening gatherings from the Wesleyan Service Guild First Methodist Church lounge to the Albany VFW 9893 Ladies Auxiliary. Events include Emblem Club at the Elks, White Shrine at the Masonic Temple, and multiple literary and garden clubs with hosts and meeting locations.
Two patterns, dress 4769 and coat 4770, listed with half sizes and multiple measurements. The ad offers Fifty cents per pattern plus 10 cents postage for first class mailing, requests name address zone size and pattern number, and promotes a 304 design ideas coupon with 50 cent offer for a free pattern from the Spring Summer catalog.
Chauncey and Barbara Sayre plus Jack Antle won contests at a New Year Eve gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Cecil Antle with refreshments served.
Personal notices list Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sanders and Nancy. Barbara Sayre. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Antle and Jack Antle family. John Antle. Merle Kelzenberg and daughter Cinta Marie. Cecil and Bob Antle celebrate 30th and 8th anniversaries. Cinta Marie Kelzenberg visits grandparents in Jacksonville. Albert Preston and others visit Lancaster and Mount St Mary Hospital. Wilbur Antle and sons visit Cecil Antle. Saturnalia described with feasting and evergreen decor. references to midsummer relics like mistletoe and wassail bowl.
A series of property transfers in Athens County includes Gary W. Wolfe to Paul E. Wolfe in Nelsonville and Cameron H. Brooker to Arthur L. Hunley in Nelsonville with Inlet 342. Edward L. Katzenbach of Phoenix to Max P. Jones, Nelsonville, Lots 1205 1264A 1265A. Roy D. Radford to Harold Radford, Athens. Enola Radford Beal to Emmett V. Baughman, Alexander Township. Athens Building Material Co to Rumac Inc of Columbus, out lots 26 27 28 29 Athens. Harold Hanson to Walter Menshouse, Athens. George L. Smith to Joseph E. Thackrey, Athens. Edgar Dixon to Clifford Dixon, Troy Township Coolville. Also local items: Chauncey Sewing Circle dinner postponed and Chauncey PTA hot dogs sale scheduled for Wednesday.
Reader questions cover fine hair maintenance and rouge application. A beauty career discussion notes men now lead styling professions, with high earnings and broad opportunity, plus guidance on makeup and hair setting.
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