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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1963
Page
7
Reader questions and Heloise style tips cover mending sock elasticity with colored elastic thread, eliminating static in undergarments by damp hands and drying tricks, plus using a colored pencil to mark clippings and a call for crisp salad greens with reader solutions.
Advertisement for Printed Pattern 4699 offering reversible and color story sewing options. Details include size 16 on two sides, fabric yardage, pricing 50 cents plus 10 cents per pattern for first class mail, and mailing to Anne Adams Pattern Dept at The Messenger in New York. Includes order info and plain name address with zone size and style number.
A local Athens effort, the Women's Recreation Program, invites any Athens woman to join Wednesday evenings at 7:30 in West Elementary School gym. Organized by Mrs. Robert Kappes and Mrs. Dale Schumacher under the adult education program, the group aims for non sedentary fun and exercise. Basketball, volleyball, waist twists and windmill drills are included. Attendance is encouraged but not required, and the program runs weekly from 7:30 to 9.
Mrs L C Mitchell told Athens Garden Club members Monday that painting flowers parallels garden planning, urging sowing by the same harmony, balance, and color. The meeting at Mrs D M Downard's home featured a business session led by Mrs Wilson Smith and a report on community planning by Mrs Edward Algo.
Hocking Salon 365 Eight and Forty met at Mrs Beulah Craig home with dinner by the hostess and her sister Mrs Viola Rogge Springfield. Mrs Kate Parks led the business meeting in Mrs Thelma Frasure absence chapeau. Mrs Helen Burnelle will host next meeting in Glouster Thursday.
Zeta Tau Alpha Alpha Pi Chapter held its senior banquet in Baker Center Ballroom. Kay Swart won outstanding leadership with a diamond pin. Sue Rademaker earned the Barb Thompson Leadership Award. Bonnie Wisner welcomed attendees, Ann Wakefield gave gifts, and Jim Franks Quartet provided entertainment. Pledge paddles were presented as the event closed.
Ohio University Librarian Miss Josephine Loughrey announces new teen titles in the library, including This Hollowed Ground by Bruce Catton about Civil War Union side, Her Majesty the Queen by Helen Cathcart on Queen Elizabeth II, Day of Infamy by Walter Lord about Pearl Harbor, Navy Diver by Joseph Karnke on undersea adventures and WWII intelligence, John H Glenn Astronaut by Philip Pierce, and Inside Big League Baseball by Roger Kahn. Also notes hospital patient John Figley of Athens at Middletown Hospital Room 214.
A slate of community gatherings includes Social Calendar Intermediate CCL at 8 p m with Mrs Gerald Stauffer on E State St. Women's Recreation Group at 7 30 p m in West Elementary gym. Homemakers Club at 10 30 a m with Mrs Hattie Mingus and others. Athena Theta Rho Girls at 7 p m IOOF Hall. American Legion Auxiliary at 8 p m at Ohio Fuel Gas Co W State St. Hi Lo Home Demonstration Club at 7 30 p m led by Anna Sheridan. Southeast Ohio Guidance Center discussion led by Mrs Frank Lemons. Athens Home Demonstration Club tour at Econ O Wash E State St at 2 p m. Chapter 6 of PEO at 7 30 p m with Mrs M D Hughes. Albany Methodist Church WSCS at 7 30 p m with Ladies of the Malachian Class as guests.
Kappa Rho chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held a come as you are meeting at Mrs. Larry B. Myers home on Hanlin Ave to plan projects to fund travel to the state convention in May. The program Introductions and Invitations was led by Mrs. Myers co hosts and Miss Hussel.
The Ohio University Brass Choir directed by William Brophy will perform tonight at 8 p.m. in Ewing Auditorium. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend the concert.
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