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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1951

Page

6

Local Residents Entertain and Travel Reports

Miss Doris Gustafson and Mr. Jack Engh of Chicago visit Athens friends as Mr. Engh is transferred to Dallas. Numerous families host gatherings and vacations include trips to New York City Montclair Seaside NJ and Rehoboth Beach Delaware. Teachers take three week vacation to Fort Lauderdale and Havana Cuba.

Doris Gustafson Jack Engh Chicago George L. Smith John Pat Evans St New York City Montclair Seaside N. J. Montclair Joseph Bison Susie Joe Athens Carol Durst Gayle Bickford Marietta Margaret Cronin Cincinnati Mabelle Durst Fort Lauderdale Fla Havana Cuba

Scouts Conclude Camp Rotan Activities With Program

About 83 scouts attend daily during the intermediate session at Camp Rotan from July 10 to 19. Twenty one counselors, aided by leaders and units such as Hill Climbers and Lady Bugs, participate in crafts hikes nature study and badge work with daily events including skits games archery and contests.

Camp Rotan Carolyn Hawk Cage Buck H. J. Huffman Eleanore Musser Elva Aukland Carolyn Sturgeon Lady Bugs Linden Valley Maple Hollow Grace Cotton Carl Buck Alice Pierce Ruth Allen Sands Phyllis Peterson Jo Baird Lynda King Ruth Louty Olga Stehr Vernon Huggins Ruth Ellen Sands Phyliss Peterson Hester Collins Beverly Collins Martha Frum Martha Dee Morrison Meril] Aukland Rock

Pocahontas Lodge Installs Officers

Pocahontas Lodge installed officers led by Geraldine Nicholson Pocahontas Lola Gillet Mae E Calvert Rita Burns Edith Bartlett Doris Mansfield Hazel Luman Ethel Mae South Hazel Perry Francis Daft Iole Perry Dessie Sickles Freda VanMeter Janice Ogg Ollie Hillyer Ethel McDaniel Laura Cable Wanda Hatch Eva Shauks. The next meeting is Wednesday at 8 pm and the degree team requested to be present for initiation.

Pocahontas Lodge Geraldine Nicholson Pocahontas Lola Gillet Wenonah Mae E. Calvert Powhatan Rita Burns Edith Bartlett Doris Mansfield Wargpum Hazel Luman Wampum Ethel Mae South Hazel Perry Francis Daft Iole Perry Dessie Sickles Freda VanMeter Janice Ogg Ollie Hillyer Ethel McDaniel Laura Cable Wanda Hatch Eva Shauks

Dating Etiquette Clarifies How to Address a Public Woman

A guide explains proper addressing in letters to a public woman when marital status is unknown. It states use Miss for Miss Martha Brown rather than Martha Brown without a title, ensuring respectful formal salutation. The guidance highlights preferences in traditional etiquette practices.

Martha Brown

Mrs James Titus Speaker at Chauncey Flower Show

Mrs James Titus of Rutland was guest speaker at the Chauncey Flower Show sponsored by the Plains Garden Club and Chauncey Garden Club. She complimented the clubs on the show’s planning and praised many arrangements while offering constructive criticism and suggestions. The event featured still life backgrounds, greenery, table settings, and tributes to late member Mrs Florence Pendergrass. Attendees included Garden Club members from Athens Nelsonville and Glouster.

James Titus Rutland Chauncey Plains Garden Club Chauncey Garden Club Titus Florence Pendergrass Plains Junior Garden Club Athens Nelsonville Glouster

Club Calendar Wednesday in Athens area events

Home Economics Committee meets with Mrs H G Hen in Amesville at 11:00 am lunch provided. Meeting at 7:30 pm with Mrs James Carter in Converse Street Chauncey. Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge convenes at 8:00 pm at IOOF hall with initiation and silent auction. All Canaan Grange members invited to 8:00 pm practice. Ladies Day bridge luncheon at Athens Country Club canceled.

Home Economics Committee Athens H. G. Hen Amesville Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge Canaan Grange Grange

Engaged Veneta Mascati to Culotta for Sept 2 Wedding

Mr and Mrs Frank Mascati Ironton announce the engagement of their daughter Veneta to Joseph Culotta son of Mr and Mrs Frank Culotta Urbana Ill The bride to be is an Ironton High School and Ohio University alumna active in Delta Phi Delta Sigma Alpha Iota and Kappa Phi and library staff at Ohio University She is a former University of Illinois graduate Culotta is a University of Illinois graduate who served four years in the U S Navy Air Corp and works for C S Johnson Co in Champaign Ill The couple set September 2 for their wedding at the First Methodist Church in Ironton

Frank Mascati Ironton Veneta Joseph Culotta Frank Culotta Urbana Ill Miss Mascari Ironton High School Ohio University Delta Phi Delta Sigma Alpha Iota Kappa Phi Organization For Methodist Women Culotta University of Illinois U.S. Naval Air Co C. S. Johnson Company Champaign, Ill First Methodist Church

Church Women Plan Retreat on Wednesday

The Athens Council of Church Women will hold a retreat this Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Mrs. ude Kantner’s Peach Ridge Road home. Attendees without transportation should meet at Kristian Church at 3 45. A picnic dinner will follow at 6 p.m. Guests are asked to bring a covered dish. Helmut Weiler, an OU German student sponsored by the group, will give a farewell talk after supper. All church women are invited.

Athens

Centennial Celebrated At Salem Church Sunday

More than two hundred attended the Salem Methodist Church centennial and homecoming. A basket dinner was served at noon and a history of the church was given by Mrs. Vess Brandenburg. The program included readings and group singing with numerous local ministers and parishioners listed as attendees. The WSCS of Union Church planned an ice cream social on the church lawn at 5 30 p m with ice cream cake pie and coffee.

Salem Methodist Church Vess Brandenburg Athens WSCS Union Church

Poverty as a path to success for children

Dr. Crane argues poverty can fuel ambition and values in youths, warning that wealthy inheritance may dull drive. He recounts his own rise from hunger to a corporation, then notes his sons' laziness and lack of grades. Parents should teach thrift, work for money, and share college costs with children. He urges sending a dime with self help charts.

America Crane Cas de Derain I Crane Pepe Northwestern Donald Adays

Table Top Idea Rave iLipregnate

A design note on a coffee table featuring plastic forms as an unusual top and fabric draperies to match. The spill proof fabric may be integrated into the table or cut to fit beneath the glass top for a coordinated look.

Florence Lustig

Birth Announcement for Rebecca June Allen

Parents Pvt and Mrs Esther Allen announce the birth of daughter Rebecca June on June 30 at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The family also includes another daughter Bonnie Lyn. Pvt Allen serves in the U S Army in Panama Canal Zone. Esther Mineard Allen and the two girls live with her parents J C Mineard Athens Route 1. Paternal grandfather is Mr F W Allen of Palestine West Virginia.

Esther Allen Rebecca June Sheltering Arms Hospital

Jeffrey's Jeweler Offers Full Service Restyle Repairs

Local jeweler Jeffrey's advertises a full set of services including remodeling restorations restyling and repairs for jewelry watches and silverware. The pitch emphasizes reasonable prices and superior craftsmanship to attract customers seeking quality workmanship.

Jeffrey's

Program Planned At State Hospital Concert

Marguerite and her Western Serenaders will entertain patients and employees on hospital grounds Tuesday evening. Performers include Virgil Walraven Marguerite Frank Doris Nichols Walter Sweat Charles Walraven and Prof J E Thackery of OU.

State Hospital Marguerite Virgil Walraven Marguerite Frank Doris Nichols Walter Sweat Charles Walraven J. E. Thackery

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