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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1960
Page
6
Sweaters lead college and prep school fashion with rounded hourglass silhouettes and versatile designs. The snowy white cardigan doubles as classroom wear and evening wrap with wing collar and wrist-length sleeves. A two color patterned crop top features three quarter sleeves, while a tailored jacket offers patch pockets and brass buttons in green maroon navy or sand.
Local clubs list meetings and programs across Athens Ohio including Women's Music Club at Elmwood Point 63, Rufus Putnam Elementary parents group, Athens Bowling at Roller Bowl and United Church Women installation of officers with Miss Reema Farouki. Also includes garden and nature club, PTA programs, church circles, and senior social gatherings with times from 7:30 to 9:15 p.m.
Pamper your toes with corduroy cotton and velveteen TV slippers. Diagram shows two pieces plus sole for boot or ballet style. Pattern 885 includes cross stitch transfer and sizes small to extra large. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents per pattern for first class mailing to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept.
Anne Adams pattern 4556 offers a double breasted sheath design with long waist, tailored curves and hip pockets. The printed pattern fits misses sizes 10 through 18 requiring 4 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16 and includes plain directions. Send 50 cents for pattern plus 10 cents for first class mail to The Athens Messenger Pattern Dept. New York.
Italian fashion houses unveil spring and summer lines in Rome and Florence featuring tunics, pleated underskirts, wide belted waists, and prints. Short skirts stay popular with youth appeal while tunics appear on jackets and dresses. looks draw on Turkish and Middle Eastern motifs for beaches and resorts.
Safety was the theme at the January meeting of the Junior Circle of CCL held at 9 Tulane Road. Guest speaker Howard Griffin, field supervisor of Ohio Highway Safety, spoke on Teen-Age Driving. The February meeting will feature a Progressive Dinner with husbands as guests.
Mr and Mrs David Rose of Marietta announce the birth of a son John Douglas on December 27. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ralph Rose of Marietta and maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Arthur Van Dyke of Albany. Great grandmother is Mrs O B Rose of Marietta. The Roses also have two other children Deborah Sue and Phillip David.
Mrs Maxine Charlton 10th District Chairwoman from Lancaster will help organize a Nelsonville York Republican Women s Club at 1 30 p m Thursday in the Nelsonville Methodist Church Mrs J Hajost also of Lancaster will present a Discussion Coffee All Republican Women from Athens and surrounding area invited to attend.
Nabby Lee Ames Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met January 16 at the Cottage Tea House. Mrs. Gordon B. Gray led the pledge and discussed DAR objectives while Mrs. Alberta Grones spoke on Christian earnestness and opened with a Peter Marshall prayer for the new year. Delegates named for the Cleveland State Convention and the Washington National Convention were announced. Mrs. H Lackey reported on UNESCO and UNICEF funds and Mrs. J E Taylor compared Russian life under Communism with 1839 Czarist tyranny. A dessert hour followed hosted by multiple members.
Mr and Mrs Steve Toth of Glouster announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Ellen to Lester Lee Hartman son of Mr and Mrs Wilbert Hartman of Nelsonville The bride to be is a 1958 Trimble Township High School graduate and works at Mount St Mary Hospital in Nelsonville The groom is a 1958 Nelsonville High School graduate and employed at Fosters Pharmacy.
A Messenger correction clarifies that Mrs. Freda Kennedy's third grade at West Elementary should have been listed instead of Mrs. Pauline Martin's fourth grade. The notice appears in the paper to rectify the prior report and informs readers of the accurate classroom assignment.
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