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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1958

Page

7

Knowledge Recognition Service Honors 83 Ohio University Girls

Mrs. John C. Baker spoke at the Women’s League Recognition Service honoring 83 girls from campus organizations. She urged learning about other cultures through reading, citing Gandhi and Voltaire, and stressed knowledge of religion and writers to foster world peace. Don Black played flute before the presentation of scrolls to recipients for spring and fall 1957.

John C. Baker Ohio University Women’s League Comine Ote R Baker Don Black Black College of Fine Arts League Gwen Naus

Pay Tribute To Fathers At East Side PTA Meeting

East Side PTA held its fathers night with a tribute read by president Mrs. George Rutkoskie. Ohio University students showcased items. Karen Kramer and Gretchen Taggert performed readings and piano. Sigma Nu Quintet closed the program. Profits from recent carnivals will fund school equipment. a playground survey committee was named. East Side PTA reports 351 members.

East Side Pta George Rutkoskie Dayton Kern Ohio University Karen Kramer Gretchen Taggert Ogden Nash Edgar A. Guest Sigma Nu Quintet Roy Robinson East Side School Fred Swearingen James E. Snyder Roger Wiseman Myrta Ashworth East Side Frank Batdorff

Spaghetti Supper Held By FHA Group

Joyce Hess chaired the spaghetti dinner held Tuesday by the Athens chapter of FHA at Athens High School. Connie Glasgo led the business meeting where Junior Homemaker and chapter degrees were discussed. Plans for the post basketball game party on Jan 31 were set and committees named. The Athens FHA chapter will staff registration for the FHA Spring Rally in Rome Canaan.

Joyce Hess Athens FHA Connie Glasgo Athens Fha Rome-Canaan

Club Calendar Athens Square Dance and Community Events

Athens Square Dance Club meets IOOF Hall at 8 30 p m. 000 Square Dance at Rome Canaan gym Stewart nine to twelve music by Green Valley Boys proceeds to March of Dimes Kappa Delta Alumnae rummage sale Armory eight to twelve Alumni Lounge OU Center combined DAR SAR meeting SAR secretary general to speak public installation Athens Rainbow Girls at Masonic Temple seven officers practice one p m

Athens Square Dance Club Ioof Hall Rome- Canaan Stewart Green Valley Boys March of Dimes Kappa Delta Armory DAR SAR OU Center Athens Assembly of Rainbow Girls Masonic Temple

Ironic Golf Ball Swindle At Blossers Corner

After the war Steve Wilson Nel sonville and Dr Robin Gardner Athens share a golf round as Luke N Hunt secretly steals balls from Steve and sells them to Robin for fifty cents. Robin borrows cash from Steve to keep playing. The stunt ends with a moral about being cautious when buying golf balls. The notice then shifts to Blosser's advert for a Country Fried Chicken Dinner at a set price.

Steve Wilson Nelsonville Robin Gardner Athens Luke N. Hunt Robin Steve Luke

Fourteen Athens Women Receive ARC Nurse Aide Caps

In an Athens Ohio ceremony at the University Center 14 women who completed the American Red Cross Nurses Aide Training at Sheltering Arms Hospital were capped. Mrs. Robert Mitchell led the program with speeches by ARC leaders and hospital staff. A new nurse aide course starts next week with instructors listed and contact details.

Athens ARC American Red Cross Sheltering Arms Hospital Ohio University Center Robert Mitchell Phillip J. Woodworth Mitchell A. A. Nel Lis Athens County Helen Ledford Blaine R. Goldsberry Jesse Day ARC Services Clarke Daily Athens County Arc P. J. Woodworth Herbert Davis William Kirchner Curtis Bailey Roy Hoskins Don Jacobs Woodworth

Winterset at Ohio University Theatre Captures Gloom

Ohio University Theatre presents Winterset set in a New York tenement where Mio seeks proof of his father’s innocence in a bank holdup. John Rhinehart as Mio and Saly Stern as Miriamne lead a strong cast with Stash Wiklinski, David Knauf, F Leslie Matthews, Frank Mularo, and Mark Muenter delivering notable performances in a tense production directed by Cosmo Catalano.

Maxwell Anderson Ohio University Theatre New York City Cosmo Catalano Winterset Mio Miriamne John Rhinehart Stash Wiklinski David Knauf F. Leslie Matthews Frank Mularo

Night Of Winterset Plays At University Speech Building

An evening of serious entertainment awaits as the University presents the most professional play of the theatre season in the Speech Building. The production runs through Saturday and promises strong performances and a compelling stage portrayal.

University Speech Building

Athens Women Return From European Trip With Coffee Tales

Mrs. E. L. Nye and Mrs. Charles Woodworth traveled to Europe for five weeks to visit Lieut. and Mrs. Phillip M. Nye and see their grandson Mark. They toured London Salzburg Oberammergau and many other cities, enjoyed Mozart’s home and Bavarian Alps sleigh rides and coffee tastings, and observed daily life abroad.

Athens E. L. Nye Fort St Charles Woodworth S. Congress St Europe Nye London Salzburg Austria Mozart Oberammergau Bavaria Vienna Frankfurt Wiesbaden Munich Paris Garmisch Germany Bavarian Alps

Lessons in Bridge Endgame Misplay Turns Lead to Narrow Win

In a bridge hand, Joe misplays from the second trick, ducking a heart and facing a doomed contract. North notes the hand was a cinch with correct play, revealing how West’s king of diamonds and a misrouted line endangered the contract before Joe squeaked out a tenuous five-heart finish.

Joe West East Jack North King of Diamonds

Card Sense: What to bid after West two diamonds

South holds A Q 5 3 2 Y A T6 6 9 3 2 M H A D4 L3. With a completely balanced hand and two aces, pass now and let partner choose a suit. West opens two diamonds and North and East pass. determine the next bid tomorrow.

West

Films Shown At Albany Garden Club Jan Meeting

Mrs. Jerome Fenske presented films of Athens gardens Florida gardens and other regions at the Albany Community Garden Club meeting. Mrs. Frank Pugh named Mrs. George Bean treasurer for the rest of the year. Mrs. Ben Dorsey bought the traveling prize. Members may attend the January 18 Flower Arrangement Demonstration in Columbus sponsored by the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs and Lazarus Co. The February meeting will be at Mrs. Lowell Chase’s home.

Athens Florida Jerome Fenske Albany Community Garden Club Earl Baughman Ben Dorsey Lazarus Assembly Center Columbus Ohio Association of Garden Clubs F. and R. Lazarus Co Lowell Chase

Decorative pillows brighten homes with animal shapes gains

The National Cotton Council reports a three year rise in decorative pillows used as bright accents across homes. Pillows come in round and square box shapes including rabbits and dogs for children to sit on while watching TV, filled with soft cotton linters and covered in washable fabrics like corduroy and polished cotton in pastel and bright colors. A baking tip adds minced parsley to biscuit dough for meat or fish pie topping.

National Cotton Council

Winter Concert At Memorial Auditorium

Athens residents were reminded of the annual winter concert to be held this Sunday night in Memorial Auditorium. Open to the public at eight, the program features Harold Brasch, former Navy Band soloist, as soloist. Under Charles Minelli the program includes overtures suites show numbers and marches with Athens Concert Band members listed.

Athens Charles Minelli Ohio University Bands Memorial Auditorium Harold Brasch Brasch United States Navy Mr. Minelli

Senior CCL Holds Varied Program At Regular Meeting

Last Tuesday at Mrs. Franklin Ave home, the Senior CCL featured Three Women of Courage by Mrs. George Evans, a blood donation talk by Ohio University student Lowell Beaverson, and a clarinet duet by Martha McDonald and Kay Whetstone. President Mrs. Fred Lee Tom opened the session with devotions. a contest crowned Mrs. W. O. Kail and Mrs. William Lee. dessert was served by the hostess with her daughter Beryl and Mrs. John W. Deem assisting.

CCL Frank Cone Franklin Ave Three Women of Courage George Evans Lowell Beaverson Ohio University Martha McDonald Kay Whetstone the Plains High School

Change Time Of Meeting For County Granges Lectures

The Jan 20 lectures and home economics committee meetings of the county Granges are moved from 1 30 p m to 8 p m. The adjustments affect schedules in Athens.

Transfer of horse heads pattern for college items

Caura Whek presents two dark horses pattern 694 with felt or plain material. Directions include mane of straw yarn. Send 35 cents for pattern plus 5 cents extra for first class mail to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept. Old Chelsea Station New York 11 N Y. Bonus patterns in Laura Wheeler book and many other designs offered.

Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept P.O Old Chelsea Station New York N. Y Laura Wheeler

Snider Family Returns From California Visit

Mr and Mrs Glen Snider and son Freddy recently visited son Clark and his family in San Jose California. They returned via the Rockies and stopped to see friends and relatives in Los Angeles. We note grated cheddar cheese on broccoli as a tasty addition. The green and yellow colors in the dish look nice together too.

Glen Snider Freddy Clark San Jose Calif Sniders Rockies Los Angeles

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