First Person Singular and Quirky Schoolroom Bloopers
A reader highlights humorous and odd quiz questions and misstatements in schools and newspapers. Notes include a student claiming Sinclair Lewis won the Pulitzer and memories of Ohio and New York Times copy quirks. The piece ends with a nod to Kennedy era inaugurations and a future ex-First Lady.
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Athens
Ohio University
Texas
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
New York Times
Bulletin Board
Brookfield Couple Announce Daughter Jan Elizabeth Jones
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Jones of Brookfield Illinois announce the birth of their daughter Jan Elizabeth on December 31 1960. The couple also has a two year old son Jordan Stuart. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones and Mrs. Louise Tullis. Great grandparents include Mr. and Mrs. C C Kerr Mr C L Speed and Mrs Robert Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Elizabeth Jones
David L. Jones
Brookfield
Ill
Jan Elizabeth
Jordan Stuart
Robert Jones
W. State Sr
Louise Tullis
Tampa
Fla
C. C. Kerr
N. High St
C. L. Speed
Cambridge
Chillicothe
Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Travel Plans
Speaking Personally details Sunday dinner at 102 Sunnyside Dr with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Krumlauf of Columbus and their children. Beverly Hoskins, Smith College student, attended Shaker art events at Smith Museum in Northampton. Prof. Harry Peckham and family visited by George Peckham and relatives from Corsicana. Claude Steppe to spend six weeks in Fort Lauderdale aboard a private railroad car with accompanying travelers from New York City and Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Cross
Mary LaVelle
Laura Ann
Sunnyside
Harry
Mike) Krumlauf
Patricia
Kathy
Michael
Timothy
Columbus
Krumlauf
The
Columbus Dispatch
Cross
Beverly Hoskins
C. R. Hoskins
Elmwood Pl
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Amherst Glee Club
Smith Museum
America
Harry Peckham
N. Congress Sr
New York City
George Peckham
Jeffrey
Corsicana
Texas
Time Magazine
Chattanooga Glass Company
Claude Steppe
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Steppes
Ed Ludlow
Jim Moore
Claudia
Broward International Airport
Rothwell Club Meets At Eddy Home
The Rothwell Club gathered at Mrs. Evert Eddy’s home with Mrs. Norbert Johnston presiding. New bylaws were read and a change requires dues to be paid at February meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rothwell Club
Eddy
Glouster
Evert Eddy
Norbert Johnston
Calendar Of Events In Athens This Week
Athens clubs and organizations list meetings. Emblem Club social night at Elks Club. various groups meet around town including garden clubs, chapters of PEO, Kappa Phi Alumnae, and Missionary societies with time and host details. Community groups prepare events from Monday through Tuesday with potlucks, lectures, and devotionals.
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Athens
Elks Club
CCL
H. C. Musser
Columbia Ave
Kappa Phi Alumnae
Wilson Baker
Elmwood
Woman’s Missionary Society
First Baptist Church
Eub Church
Charles McVey
Mill St
James Grandy
Sigma Phi Gamma
Hotel Athens
Delilah Rebekah Lodge
United Lutheran Church Women
Robert Quinn
Harris Rd
Understanding a cut of beef for pot roast preparation
The passage describes a less-tender beef cut from the back with a round bone and 3 to 5 rib cross sections. It notes a small round muscle near the bone surrounded by connective tissue and explains bruising as preparation. Browning occurs, drippings are poured off, water added, then simmered 3 to 4 hours until tender.
Ministers Meet at Coolville Church For Convening Topic
Five area ministers meet at Coolville Methodist Church at 7 30 p m to discuss I am the Convener. Attending are Rev Junior Sullivan Guysville Rev H H Harris Shade Rev John Kontz Athens First Methodist Rev Howard Gossner Athens Richland Ave and Rev Kenneth Weaver Coolville Wives and families invited. Other local notices include club meetings school tests and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deana Russell Coolville
Coolville Methodist Church
Junior Sullivan
Guysville
H. H. Harris
Shade
John Kontz
First Methodist Church of
Athens
Howard Gossner
Richland Ave
Kenneth Weaver
Cool
Nelsonville Methodist Church
Juilliard Excels In Bartok's Work
Juilliard String Quartet performed in Athens in Ewing Auditorium before about 250. They played Mendelssohn A minor Op.13 Bartok Fourth and Beethoven Op.131. The review notes Bartok's rhythmic complexity folk-music influences and advanced string techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juilliard
Bartok
Juilliard String Quartet
University
Ewing Auditorium
Athens
Juillard
Mendelssohn
Vinegar Study Aims to Test Heart Health Benefit
Vinegar company executives plan a three month self test to see if cider vinegar lowers cholesterol. Participants will consume at least 1 ounce daily and compare after three months with doctor measured levels. The move follows a Chicago meeting where pectin and apples were linked to heart health and cholesterol reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinegar Manufacturing Company
Chicago
M. H. Braun
Cub Scouts Meet Chauncey Den 2 of Troop 78
Den 2 of Troop 78 met at the home of their den mother Mrs William Henry Tuesday at 4 p.m. Den chief Paul Kostival assisted. Cues were collected and achievements checked. The cubs made calendars. The next meeting will be Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Den 2
Troop 78
William Henry
Paul Kostival
Cubs
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Distaff
Sede
Kansas
Topeka
Ohio
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State Highway Department
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Messenger
Jack F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Benjamin Franklin
Athens County Savings
Navy
Masonic Temple
Bldg
Union & Court Sts
P. G. Chapman
Ovst Board Studies
Ohio Valley Summer Theater
Harold Baedecker
Fairview Ave
Troy Organ
George Drach
Richard Ham
Baedecker
Drach
Bitters
Earl C. Seigfred
Evelyn Nye
Thea Chapter
Edith Vaughn
Joan O’sullivan
WSCS
Trimble
Harold Wagner
Sara
Ann Williams
Fairlawn Ave
Joseph Wolfe
C. A. Bingman
J. H. Henshaw
Roger Kittle
C. A. Pride
Sara Williams
W. A. Craft
Garden and Nature Club
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
W. State St
Athens Garden Club
D. M. Downard
E. State St
Gesell Guild
CCL, Gas Co
Frank Dilley
Hobson Study Circle
C. G. Houck
Gessell Guild
Lodi Grange
Richland Garden Club
Ernest McNeal
Hickory St
Athens County Council
the Plains Pta
Sayre Study Circle
Ross Davis
Gold Star
Leona Burson
Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society
Walter Jeffries
Gail Fleming
Gilbert Knight
Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary
Don Slagle
Maplewood Dr
O. C. Rogers
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
St. Paul’s Church Hall
A. Beef Arm
Coolville News
Board of Education
Carthage-Troy
Kenneth Deem
Gerald Guthrie
C. J. Pennington
Leona Chapman
Roger Hornsby
Beverly Chapman
Randall Lowell
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg, W. Va
Howard Chapman
Nellie Hornsby
Amelia Chapman
E. W. Valentine
Parkersburg
W. Va
Hazen Werner
Fallon
Joe Owens
Owens
Fred Owens
Kissimme
Bob Hughes
Camden Clark Hospital
Jack White
A&a
Athens, Ohio
Magnificent
Miami
Eastern Air Lines
Miami Springs Villas
América
A. J. Reid
Eastern Air Lines, Inc
Miami Int'l
Florida
Rhoda Oliver
Elsie Staley
Evelyn Burt
Riley Rawlins
Barbara Rawlins
South Webster
Elmer Morris
Andy Kostival
Larry Pachieweiz
Detroit, Mich
Elizabeth Kostival
the Plains
CUB
Fawcett-Stone
Miles
Fawcett
Chesterhill
Olga
Sass
And
Electric Motor Service
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