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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1961
Page
6
Nannie Allom hosted a lunch at the IOOF Hall for a tour group including 30 boys and girls with their chaperones. Rebekah Lodge and the Odd Fellows organized the event.
Mr and Mrs George Drach and children Suzanne and Bob of 42 Avan Place are spending three weeks in California south of San Francisco visiting Mr Drachs brothers. On the return trip they will visit friends in Tucson Arizona.
Mrs. L. D. Conkey of Albany will mark her 90th birthday with a gathering at home. She is the great aunt of Orland Ely of Mineral and Everett Conkey of Albany.
The Moose Lodge 1130 and 1399 installed officers led by Past Governors Albert Ogg and Elmer James. Edith Bartlett was named senior regent with Mary Adams as junior regent and Myrtle Ogg as graduate regent.
Pattern catalog offer for Laura Wheeler plus 35 cent pattern mail order details and a 1961 needlecraft catalog with 125 designs. Also a quick supper tip using luncheon meat strips fried in mustard batter served with salad and peaches.
A simple method coats hot vegetables with a garlic dressing. Melt butter and whisk in 1 to 2 tablespoons of any garlic salad dressing mix. stir until dissolved and pour over the hot asparagus or peas.
Renowned educator Mrs. W. Taylor uses creative movement to teach religion to children and adults. She argues movement reveals inner thoughts, fosters social maturity, and links joy to a dynamic worship experience. Her books chronicle rhythm choirs and practical movement concepts.
A surprise birthday dinner for Carl Nicholson of Athens Route 5 was hosted with local guests including Dorsey Lawson family and Sharon Nicholson. Out of town attendees came from Guysville Weston West Virginia and several nearby households. Cake was baked by Mrs. John Romine.
New Marshfield Canasta Club meets at 8 p m with Mrs Coe Dearth to observe Mrs Charles Llewenllyn's birthday. Albany WSCS hosts at church with several officers and a program. Homemaker's Club gathers at 6 30 p m with Mrs Raymond Webb for an annual picnic. American Legion Auxiliary assembles at the Legion Home with talk by Janet Sue Howard relating Buckeye Girls State experiences.
Mr and Mrs Robert Elliott hosted a farewell picnic for Mr and Mrs Harry Johnston and son Eddie from Portland Oregon. The Johnstons enjoyed two weeks here with Muskingum River water skiing fishing and boating at the Elliotts. Mrs Johnston will visit her Huntington WV parents after her husband returns to Oregon. The Napper family reunion occurred during their stay. SHRINETTES Picnic set for Ravenswood Dam 22 with Jackson County Club hosting. Cooking Cadets H changes date to 7 90 to 11 pm.
Mrs. Charles Linscott and son Jeffrey of The Plains along with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooper and daughter Karen of Springfield recently returned from a tour of the eastern states. They visited Long Island, New York City, and Philadelphia with relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs Karl W Gardner invite friends neighbors and relatives to a 50th wedding anniversary at their home north of Chauncey on Sunday July 30 from 3 to 5 p m. Married in 1911 at the Church of Christ in Athens by Rev W H Boden they are parents of Mrs Hollis Shafer Columbus and Col Glen H Gardner Alexandria Va with three grandsons Glenn A Mack and Brent Gardner.
Miss Mildred Howard of County Line Farm Trimble and her cousin Miss Beryl Cone of Athens returned from a Kentucky visit. They toured Bardstown to see My Old Kentucky Home and heard The Stephen Foster Story in an outdoor theater. They also visited Harrodsburg and Berea.
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