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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1961
Page
2
Susan Barden notes a historic bathing suit season with simple designs and new inner seaming for shape, featuring one piece styles favored across ages. Many suits include feather-light inner bras and removable shoulder straps to prevent tan lines for sun worshippers and divers alike.
Prof and Mrs James Patrick hosted their son Dr James Patrick and his wife Dr Patricia Patrick in Athens for three days. The transfer to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles follows nine years at Yale. Mrs Helen Lambert of Connecticut travels with them. Also present were Mrs Magnus Moll Jr and Mr Moll of Battelle Institute Ohio State faculty. Mrs Patrick’s sisters Miss Mayme Morton and Mrs Ruth Hines of Webster Springs and Mrs Richard Richmond of Parkersburg joined.
Eight and Forty met for supper and business meeting at the cottage of Mrs. Lewis Balkenhof Lake Burr Oak Thursday Mrs C E Haskins conducted the meeting Delegates were elected to the Marche Departmentate to be held in Cincinnati July 19 and 20 Mrs Haskins Trimble and Mrs Irma Powers Logan alternates are Mrs James Craig and Mrs Samuel Frasure Corning Guests present were Mrs Russell Lewis Jacksonville and Mrs held at Brandts Restaurant followed by meeting at the home of Mrs Barton C Hall Logan
Calendar notice for July 4 events. Ledi Grange hosts a polluck supper at 7 30 p m and Amesville Grange presents an 8 p m program following.
A10 item listing describes a jiffy knit shrug using worsted yarns with a lacy panel and simple stitch for sizes 33 3 to 38 396 38. It includes pattern directions and notes on a laundry and shoe bag, a doll craft, and a dress transfer with color themed quilts.
Declining OCR text shows a social notice referencing a gathering hosted by the Hottmans for Mr and Mrs with unclear details. The readable fragments indicate a domestic or event notice from a bygone era. Further readable names or dates are not present.
Speaking Personally notes Mr and Mrs Richard R Selleck and their children Susan and Nancy have returned home after a four day visit with former college classmates Mr and Mrs Stuart Stoll and daughter Debra Sue in Cincinnati. Mr Selleck attended two days of the American Society for Engineering Education Convention at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.
Members of the Austin and Mary Cone family met at the Dow Lake home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cone for a noon basket dinner and a business meeting with officer elections. Harvey Cone chaired the reunion and Ethel Cone served as secretary treasurer.
Play continues on Wednesday for members of the Women s Golf Association of the Athens Country Club with matches in the A B and C flights for the club championship. Wednesday July 5 pairings include Jane Evans Tish Kendall Wilma Gardner Marilyn White Margaret Moffet Mary Wilson Vivian Chapman Ann Algeo Polly Boles Bernadine Allen Jesse Tom Millie Hall Carolyn Wickham Gladys Jacobs Pat McCleary Shirley Baur Bessie Day Edma Betts Vi Widdoes Freda Swearingen Sara Strawn Maxine Efaw Marge Eschenbacher Bette Clifford Stella Studer
La Vina Ruth McGarity daughter of Rev. and Mrs. William J. McGarity Columbus former Athens residents married John Wesley Wolfe in a May 28 ceremony at North Broadway Methodist Church Columbus. Attendants included Mrs. Robert N. Yarrington and Mrs. Lester Shepperd. After July 4 they will reside at 6837 Halsey Place Holly Hill Addition Columbus.
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