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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1957
Page
10
New York report notes autumn brides favor formal white gowns with long sleeves and simpler lines. They contrast June gowns with rich satin fabrics, using lace in bands and panels and choosing fall color accents for bridesmaids and flowers.
Athens extension agent Mrs Florence McBride announces the annual Woman s Camp at Tar Hollow State Park from August 4 to 6 open to women in Athens and surrounding counties. Cost nine dollars for full camp or one fifty per unit with activities such as exhibits nature trips swimming and indoor recreation. Enrollment due by July 25.
Plan now to sew a jumper blouse set for a preteen daughter ideal for school and party wear. Pattern No 8116 with PATTO-RAMA comes in sizes 4 6 8 10 12 years. Send 35 cents in coins name address size desired and PATTERN NUMBER to Sue Burnett The Athens Messenger New York 36 N Y Include 25 cents more with pattern order for Spring Summer 57 Basic FASHION pattern book containing many new styles for all ages.
Christ Lutheran Church will hold its worship hour outdoors at the State Hospital grounds Sunday at 9 30 a m with the church school meeting there at 10 30 a m Rev Austin F Shell presiding During school hour adults will discuss buying new hymnals and an autumn winter activity calendar A picnic lunch will follow at noon under United Lutheran Church Women sponsorship led by Mrs Thomas S Ludlum president
Advice on fitting early footwear to support growing feet. Check fit by toe space and sole wear, prefer training leather shoes, avoid sneakers in heat, and rotate pairs with drying tips. Also includes a brief note on serving Camembert cheese.
Mr and Mrs Carl N Ross announce the birth of a daughter Victoria Sue born July 18 at Shelter ing Arms Hospital Columbus. Grandparents are William Cheadle Carpenter Vaughn Ross New Marshfield. Great grandmothers Emma Jeffers Crooksville and Rena Cheadle Columbus.
A surprise party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Elliott in New Marshfield celebrated Joelyn Elliott turning six. Attendees included families and friends from New Marshfield Nelsonville Athens and Logan Route 4 with many grandchildren and neighbors.
Girls aged 14 to 22 are invited to make all wool garments for the Make It Yourself with Wool contest in Ohio. District and state finals run through August with prizes including trips, sewing machines, scholarships, and savings bonds. District directors cover many counties, with national finalists in Salt Lake City.
In McArthur Ohio Vinton County with August 7 filing deadline approaching three weeks away several candidates have taken out petitions for offices including village trustees township trustees local and county school boards and a county judge to replace justices of peace. Names filed include O. L. Hutchinson Ivan W Miller Raymond Long Garnet E Sharp Charles Crow Don Thompson and Wilner Brown. Petitions must be filed by August 7.
McArthur report shows boats at Lake Hope rented by 11 a.m. Park Manager Dick McDaniel notes 1900 paid swimmers Sunday and about 16,000 people used park facilities. The dining lodge served roughly 600 meals.
Funeral services were held Sunday for Henry H. Swartz 75 who died July 11 at Sunbury Ohio. A carpenter and former McArthur resident he lived in a rest home 16 months and with the Ray George family 14 years. Navy veteran World War I served as carpenter's mate first class. Survived by brothers and sisters Delbert Battie Emmett and Mrs Ernest Ramsey. Burial in Elk Cemetery after Methodist Church service.
The 47th annual National Scout Council in Philadelphia was attended by Chief Logan Council representatives Attorney and Mrs. A. L. Chatfield of McArthur and Attorney and Mrs. Benson Owens of Jackson. From the area, Douglas Hill and Thomas Mathers of Londonderry joined the Boy Scout Jam boree at Valley Forge, Pa.
McARTHUR Company and the District 50 United Mine Workers local prepared to resume talks in Columbus at the federal mediation office to end a three week strike at the McArthur lumber mill. The company proposal was rejected by union members after a Friday meeting and a Saturday session failed to accept it.
George L. Knox was appointed assistant secretary of the McArthur Savings and Loan Co by the board on July 15. A two year Air Force veteran, he joined the company in April 1955 after graduating from Ohio University. His father, George A. Knox, serves as secretary of the firm.
A note clarifies that the so called American hemlock does not poison people or animals, contrasting with myths about the Old World tree whose sap killed Socrates.
Raccoon Creek cleanup group formed by Zaleski Tri-Town ship association and McArthur Development Association. About 35 members from six Ohio counties, including Vinton, attended at Zaleski High School. Dann Taber urged state aid for mine acid pollution cleanup. committees named to represent Vinton County in the project.
Wilkesville fire department aims to raise nearly 500 for a new siren to upgrade the station and reduce insurance rates. A fish fry starts Saturday July 20 at 9 a.m. in the public square, with a dance featuring the Strausbaugh Boys at the American Legion Grove that evening.
Vinton County National Bank transfers 160 acres in Richland Township to George M Gunderson. Joseph and Irene Scurlock transfer two acres in Jackson Township to Robert and Semla Lopez. Harold and Lucille Lemay transfer 53 acres in Jackson Township to J Ludwig Haecker and others. Serena and Ashland Patrick transfer lots in McArthur to Clarence and Mabel Notestine. Robert and Selma Lopez transfer lots in Zaleski to Virgil and Inez Riley.
In McArthur Vinton County commissions during a long session amended a previous action and transferred only the funds needed to mark the sheriff's car and a siren from the deputy salary. The remainder stays in the fund for the sheriff to adjust the deputy’s salary. The board approved a $1405.42 estimate to repair a wooden bridge on Buttermilk Road in Harrison Township with a corrugated pipe arch.
Vinton County chapter Dis abled American Veterans members will attend the 36th annual Ohio convention in Toledo from July 26 to 28. Commander James M. Molihan announced record DAV membership, expected to reflect in convention registrations. National commander Joseph F. Burke and Fr. John E. Duffy will address the gathering.
McARTHUR Woodard reported to Sheriff Harold Steele that a chain saw was stolen from his residence on Route 50 near Allensville. The incident was reported recently and is under sheriff investigation.
Lake Tanganyika in Africa is the longest freshwater lake, stretching about 450 miles. It holds a vast ecosystem and is among the world’s deepest lakes.
McArthur Ohio Auditor Glenn Peters distributed 16394 in motor vehicle license funds to Vinton County s 12 townships this week representing a 5 need 5 percentage of state funds. Allocation based on township road mileage lists payments to Brown 1455.27 Clinton 1115.87 Eagle 1187.40 Elk 1507.56 Harrison 1507.26 Jackson 1729.55 Knox 1299.87 Madison 749.34 Richland 1879.02 Swan 1282.61 Vinton 1448.85 Wikesville 1414.32.
County Supt. D. M. Bryson and Elementary Supt. Edwin Reffett join Elizabeth Lantz McArthur elementary chief and Public Health Nurse Harriette Davis in a panel at Ohio University. The discussion covers the new Vinton County health record system and its use in schools.
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