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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1955

Page

9

Coming and Going II families travel and visit relatives

Coming and Going details multiple households as Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wigal and Libby vacation two weeks visiting Michigan towns and summer homes in Indian River. Other relatives and neighbors travel to or from Athens Cleveland Mansfield Enon Portsmouth while Barbara Dougan visits parents. Paul Lehman heads to Manhattan Beach for ten days. Elza Graham undergoes major surgery at Parkersburg. holiday visitors join Asbury Ridge Church picnic at Lake Hope.

Bert Wigal Libby Sheboygan Mackinac Petoskey Mich C. E. Cooper J. B. Heidher Indian River Ohio Austin Conkey Sue Bernard Trout Bob Charles Headly Newport Clyde Gabriel Clydeen Joe Stanley Clinton Myrtle Thompson New Marshfield Laurence Zimmerman Stewart Freda Kirt Patric Chauncey Ralph Pierce Asbury Ridge Church

Tons of Unwanted Material Hauled Daily To Disposal Area

Athens city trucks haul away outmoded items and waste to a disposal area off Ore Ridge Road. Private trucks add several loads daily as salvaged material is stacked, burned, or baled for sale. A city bulldozer digs trenches up to 15 feet deep and covers waste with earth for future use.

Athens City Ohio University Disora Hill Acres Ore Ridge Athens Leslie Buck Orville

European Students To Visit in Athens on Nation-Wide Tour

Thirty-one European high school students touring the United States by bus will stop in Athens July 11 and 12. They travel under the American Field Service International Scholarship program, part of a nationwide summer tour beginning June 25 and ending July 18. The group, from 13 European countries, will tour Ohio University and participate in local community events hosted by church, Kiwanis, Rotary, and Girl Scout groups, with a square dance at OU Center and a Presbyterian Farm picnic.

United States Athens U. S American Field Service International AFSIS U. S. Army Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Italy Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland Phoenix Ariz Garden City N. Y Greyhound Dayton Fairmont W. Va United Church Women Kiwanis Rotary Ohio University Rotan Presbyterian Presbyterian Farm

DeMolay Plans Dance for Friday at Athens High

A free dance will be held at Athens High School on Friday as part of a DeMolay fundraiser. The event is organized by the DeMolays and proceeds support their chapter activities.

DeMolay Athens Nye Stimson Ave

Lessons in Bridge Playing By Oswald Jacoby

In a Mayfair Club rubber in New York Eli Jaye as declarer faces a six diamond contract after West overcalls two hearts. West leads ace of hearts, Jaye ruffs and plans to discard by shifting hearts. He builds a plan to rid losing spades and uses dummy’s trumps to win tricks as he visualizes East-West hands.

Oswald Jacoby West North South New York Mayfair Declarer Jaye

Allen Couple to Celebrate Golden Anniversary in Tyler KY

Rev and Mrs Boyd W Allen of The Plains will observe their golden wedding with an open house 1 to 4 PM in Tyler. They have lived in Ohio for 27 years and were married July 10 1906 in Matewan West Virginia by Rev Richard Allen.

Boyd W. Allen the Plains Tyler Ohio Matewan W. Va Richard Allen

Ou Good To Be Featured on TV Show Tonight

Julian Snyder, Athens High School and Ohio University graduate and son of Mia, writes Impasse a foreign correspondent story to air on Kraft Studio NBC tonight at 8 p.m. Julian works in public information for New York Telephone Co. and has written radio plays. this is his first major television play. Some works are credited to Julian Maxwell.

Julian Snyder Athens Ohio University Mia David Kraft NBC Julian Public New York Telephone Co Julian Maxwell

Calendar and club notices scattered across Albany region

Reading lists community meetings and social events from Albany and surrounding areas. District groups such as Chase Circle Ruth Wood's Lake and Daughters of Union Veterans outline picnics and programs with details on time and location plus a brief church circle meeting and Moose and VFW auxiliary gatherings. A carrot side dish recipe concludes the column.

Chase Circle Ruth Wood's Lake Ruch Carbaugh Della Stanley Albany CBS

Bridge Play Leaves Three Cards in Final Stages

The declarer ruffs a heart and leads a trump from the dummy to rattle the opponents. He then ruffs clubs and manages the dummy’s trumps to force the count to three cards. East must discard, with clubs and spades determining the last tricks as South holds the ace king and jack of spades.

Dummy East Declarer Jaye South

Bridge bidding puzzle with balanced hands and spade contract

In a no vulnerability four bid auction North opens spade a pass by South is doubled, West passes. South holds K J E? S 9 8 4 2 and must choose between pass or takeout. The puzzle states pass is best for maximizing trick potential. the article notes similar line for a second hand hand with different cards and asks what to do next.

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