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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1961
Page
6
The item discusses easing housework with electric coolers and fans, suggests shading rooms and taking a 15 minute rest in the afternoon. It also notes the WIAITU picnic scheduled for Sunday at 5 p.m. at Gloucester Park.
The WSCS group met at Mrs. John M. Gabriel’s home for a pot-luck supper and decided on a church dinner in the Bates Church basement on July 27 to fund the building project. A two-part series on the economics of new marriages follows with Miss Ross outlining a ten-point plan for financial security.
Mr and Mrs Charles Smith hosted a birthday gathering for their son Darrell age 17 at their New Marshfield home. Guests included Judy McFadden Pat Adams Nan cy Adams and many others. a Langston family from Athens also attended. A Albany Methodist Church Bible school starts Monday at 9 am on the Albany grade school site for ages 4 through 9th grade with transportation via Myrtle numbers provided.
Pomona Grange meets at Athens grange hall at 8 p m for bread pillowcase and juvenile work judging. Faculty Wives Hobby Group meets at Briarwood at 1 30 p m coffee and copper enameling. Circle 1 of Alexandrian Presbyterian Church at 1 30 p m. American Athenian Club at 7 30 p m with Mrs Nick Cardaras 47 Spring St Giouster. Order of Rainbow Girls 7 p m at Ma sonic Temple. Athens County Pomona Grange inspection degree work and program. Rome Grange hosts at 8 p m. Daughters of Union Veterans picnic at 6 p m at George Ford home Country Club Rd.
Mrs. Alzina Gorby hosts Mrs. John Liggett of Barberton as guests. A family picnic occurs at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sherman’s home in New Marshfield. Mrs. Dorothy Mulpas entertains Mrs. Liggett and Bertha Mansfield for a birthday dinner. The Longs travel from Athens to Santa Ana visiting relatives and aunts. Clyde Cornell and family host Elliott and Katzenbach relatives from Goshen and New Marshfield. Numerous former Athens residents join the gatherings across several towns.
The Circles Meet Circles of the Alexander Presbyterian Women’s Association will gather Sunday at 2 30 p m at the church for Echoes of the National Meeting a program presented by Mrs M D Hughes Mrs E A Cottingham and Miss Carolyn Clutter Others taking part include Mrs Orville Weiseman Mrs John Vickers and Mrs A E Swart Armstrongs 000 ARMSTRONGS Mrs Mary Armstrong and Mrs Lola Brill of Sharpsburg visited Washington D C to attend son Larry J Armstrong’s graduation from Benjamin Franklin University They returned to Amesville with the couple to spend the weekend with Mrs Armstrong’s parents Mr and Mrs William P Clark.
The Gazebo begins runs at University Theater Athens this week following Auntie Mame and Night Must Fall. DVST brings Harold Baedecker Jean Trepp and a large cast to a TV writer do it yourself murder comedy directed by Ed Feidner with tickets available by box office or at the door for four performances.
A planning committee from the Naomi Bible and Adult Fellowship classes met at Mrs. Evelyn Nichols to finalize plans for the Plains Methodist Church ice cream social on July 21. Tickets will include homemade ice cream cake pie hot dogs chicken sandwiches and coffee with proceeds benefiting the church.
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