Golden Wedding Celebration Honors Six Couples at First Christian Church
At the Golden Wedding celebration of the First Christian Church, six couples shared a basket dinner with about 150 guests. Honors went to four couples celebrating their fiftieth anniversaries and others nearing the milestone. Letters from Governor Bricker and other officials were read, and awards given to the couples. The event featured solo performances, a talk on marriage values, a three tiered cake, and closing verses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Katherine Hall
First Christian Church
W. D. Robinson
Abram Williams
James Burt
William EF. Clark
G. L. Wise
E. J. Jones
Mr. Jones
Neil Crawford
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John W. Bricker
Vic Donahey
Cliff Cornell
Bricker
Crawford
Ohio
John Bricker
Mary Allen Gibson
Juanita Breinich
Marilyn Porter
Ruth Phillips
Thelma Robinson
E. A. Hansen
University
Golden Wedding celebration and town anecdotes
The report recounts a First Christian Church Golden Wedding dinner with three pie types and multiple cakes. It notes Margaret Burt and James H Burt’s 50th anniversary, G La Wise’s prior golden anniversary, and local figures like Bill Walsh, a Texas government personnel worker, who frequents handball matches and visits YMCAs during travels. It covers a friend’s bridge prank, a flying debut ride by Dorothy Jane Smith, and a plot where a daughter spends her mother’s Currier and Ives print earnings for a weekend trip, all set in Athens and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Margaret Burt
James H. Burt
Bill
Dr. Eckstrom
Texas
O. U
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Athens
Cleveland
Walshes
Dallas
Dorothy Jane Smith
D. A
Daddy
Currier and Ives
HBF
Calendar notes from local clubs and churches
A series of Tuesday and Monday meetings are announced. The Order of Eastern Star gathers Monday at 7 30 in the Masonic Temple lodge room. Presbyterian Woman's Association hosts a picnic supper at 6 on Pomeroy Road. WBA Review holds its regular meeting at 7 30 in IOOF Hall. Plains Child Study Club meets 7 30 at Mrs Stewart Bell's home. Philathea Class plans a 5 30 picnic at Nice's grounds. Christian Endeavor meets 7 30 at the Baker home. Betsy Ross Sewing Club meets Tuesday at 2 at 13 Van Vorhes Street.
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Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Presbyterian Woman's Association
C. D
WBA Review
IOOF
Plains Child Study Club
Stewart Bell
Philathea Class of the
Christian Church
Nice
Christian Endeavor of
Richland Avenue Methodist Church
Anna Mae
Virgil Baker
Vacation hints for women to take two weeks off from themselves
The article advises women to choose vacations that let them be someone else or stay at home with domestic tasks. It suggests varied options for different lifestyles from a mousey city clerk to a busy executive, mothers, and businesswomen, emphasizing independence and privacy.
Personal notices and events around Columbus and Athens
Mrs Richard McKinstry and children visit her father in Bexley while Mr McKinstry plays golf in Columbus. Epworth League Institute attendees from First Methodist Church travel to Lancaster Camp Grounds. Various locals and students, including Tom Biddle and William Jurkovic, are mentioned with visits and travels. Church activities include a Junior Department picnic and Naomi Bible Class meeting, plus Pomona Grange events.
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Richard McKinstry
Barbara Dea
Dickie
E. State St
Columbus
McKinstry
Dow Poston
Bexley
Cambridge
Epworth League Institute
Lancaster Camp Grounds
First Methodist Church
Mary Frances Carpenter
Jean Kilpatrick
Doris
Katherine Finsterwald
Hester Hartman
Kathleen Orr
Edward Cable
Donald Duncan
Bob Yaw
Tommy Haller
Dent Williams
Tom Biddle
Zanesville
D. H. Biddle
College St
William Jurkovic
Ohio University
North Canton
William H. Roberts
Carolyn
Cincinnati
Roberts
William Edward Banks
Franklin Ave
Norman
C. J. Ross
Grosvenor St
McConnelsville
Newark
The
First Christian Church
Chase Church Bible School to Held July 8 23
Rev Benjamin Green will conduct a Bible School at Chase Church from July 8 through July 23 with evening preaching. Local incidents include Virgil Stanley losing two fingers in a mowing accident and Mrs Grace Skinner returning from Wilmington Del after visiting the World's Fair.
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G. E. Savage
Clarence
Cleveland
Grace Skinner
Wilmington
Del
New York
Chase
Lola Gilkey
Athens
George Gilkey
Pleasanton
Charles Blackwood
Ethel Blackwood
Homer Blackwood
Tuppers Plains
Dutch Treat Has Columnist's Favor
A columnist weighs in on dating etiquette arguing women should pay their own way when out in groups with male friends and only expect the man to foot costs when on a date. The piece urges women to assume responsibilities, avoid relying on male purses, and value self reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilton
Daddy
Poston Community Week Schedule for July 10 to 15
The Poston Community House outlines a week of activities including Monday music class for adults at 6 30 p m and a community sing at 8 p m for all ages. Tuesday features a 1 p m 4 H Club and Wednesday hosts Toddlers Play Group at 10 a m. Thursday offers piano lessons for children at 10 a m and a Women's Club meeting at 1 p m plus a Boy Scout gathering at 7 p m. Friday closes with recreation hours for youths from 5 30 to 9 30 p m.
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Poston Community House
Radio Highlights Stations and Network Affiliations
A listing of key radio stations and their network affiliations including Red Blue Columbia Mutual WJZ WBRAP WABCO WLW KDKA WLW WIR WGN WLW WMAQ WCAU WOR WHAS WIM WTAM WHIO with designations for Red Network Blue Network Mutual and Columbia systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Blue
Columbia Mutual
WJZ
WBRAP
WABCO
WLW
KDKA
WIR
WGN
WMAQ
WCAU
WIM
WTAM
Columbia
Mutual
One Woman to Another About Home Life and Labor
A narrator reflects on daily at home work from morning chores to late night tasks. She contrasts stays-at-home duties with external work and hopes for organized food storage and thrifty labeling. The piece notes jam making canning, laundry, ironing, and guarding fragile items while planning a practical country home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.B.R
Surprise Birthday Party for Frank Lee Jones
Mr and Mrs Frank Jones of Pratts Fork hosted a Sunday afternoon surprise party for their son Frank Lee Jones who turned seven. Guests included Earl Winters Donald Winters Charles Williams Faye O Brien Joan Burson Wayne Jones and many Jones family members. The party featured games and refreshments with cake and ice cream served at 2 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
Pratts Fork
Frank Lee
Earl Winters
Donald Winters
Charles Williams
Faye O’brien
Joan Burson
Wayne Jones
Grace Jones
Patty Maxwell
Maydle Maxwell
Dorothy Jones
Paul Dean Jones
Emerson Jones
Carl Henderson
Paul Jones
Juanita Story
Verne O'Brien
Harold Jones
Robert Jones
Initiation of Sigma Phi Gamma Held at First Methodist
International sorority Sigma Phi Gamma held initiation services Sunday at 2 pm at the First Methodist Episcopal Church. Six members were initiated and later guests dined at the Athens Country Club with a program including invocations, welcomes, and songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Phi Gamma
International Sorority
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles Bennett
B. F. Beckler, Jr
Mildred Cox
Lucille Martin
Ruth McCallum
Dorothy Nell Michael
Athens Country Club
William J. Davis, Jr
Joe Bars
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Theo
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Owen Beal
Hastings Addition
Route Four
Washington, DC
Rose Price
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State St
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G. O. Shanks
Coolville
Howard Hunter
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Plains M. E. Church
Marie Michael
Bernice Humphrey
William Michael
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York Grange
Meigs County
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Dutch Treat
Poston
Science News
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Guy Lombardo
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Edwin C. Hil Seeee
Airliners
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