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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1976

Page

6

Ecumenical church school planned by local congregations

The First Christian First Presbyterian and First Methodist churches announce an ecumenical family vacation church school from August 8 to 13. Sessions run 6:30 to 8 p.m. for children and adults with nursery through kindergarten at the Presbyterian church and older classes at the Methodist and Christian churches.

John D Dowler First Christian First Presbyteran First Methodist Jesus Presbyterian Church Toni Reeves Barbara Ryan

Dear Abby Missing Tooth and Wedding Gift Dilemmas

A reader asks how to address a friend with a front tooth missing and the social pressure to fund dental work. Abby suggests the issue is personal, and a collection could be organized if needed. A separate letter questions wearing a wedding ring to deter attention from swingers and potential suitors.

Abby

Miss Shifflet to Wed Timothy Edward Carr

Engagement notice for Cindy Colleen Shifflet and Timothy Edward Carr. Cindy, a 1975 Trimble Local High School graduate, works at Logan Goodyear in Jacksonville. Timothy, a 1974 Trimble Local graduate, is employed by Charlie Moore Ford in Athens. The ceremony is set for Aug. 14 at Greens Run Church of Christ at 2 pm with Rev. Paul Johnson officiating. A nuptial piano prelude by Billy Russell precedes the vows. a lawn reception will follow at the grandparents’ home near Redtown.

Thomas FE Shifflet Glouster Cindy Colleen Timothy Edward Carr Robert Carr Jacksonville Trimble Local Logan Goodyear Charlie Moore Ford Athens Greens Run Church of Christ

Credit cards broaden use from fines to weddings noted

Credit cards extend into traffic fines in Wisconsin and legal fees in Florida, while Las Vegas wedding chapels and Soviet cultural venues accept cards. The trend touches education, taxes, groceries, hospital bills and even cemetery grave-site purchases.

New York Wisconsin Iown Florida State Supreme Court Bar Association Philadelphia Area

Naval Academy plebes say no discrimination at academy

Kathleen A. Walsh a 17 year old plebe from Corry Pennsylvania says women at the all male U S Naval Academy face no institutional discrimination and that equality is practiced there She claims women can be rough and prove they are not all feminine as they pursue their studies and military training in Annapolis Maryland

David Goeller Associated Press Annapolis, Md Kathleen A. Walsh U.S. Naval Academy Miss Walsh Corry Carol A. Thompson Spartanburg S.C Miss D'Ercole D'Ercole

Women Plebes Start At Naval Academy For First Time

The Athens Messenger notes that like other service academies the Naval Academy admits women as plebes this year marking a first. Miss is mentioned in incomplete fragment but indicates a female student body entering the academy.

Naval Academy

Dishes and Dissent at Bicentennial Dinner and Plebe Tales

The Bicentennial dinner at Nelson Hall served Baked Celery with Slivered Almonds for 4 as 210 attendees celebrated July 4 eve. Navy academy plebes share views on routines, gender roles, and discrimination, with four women among 77 plebes remaining in a class of nearly 1,500 as admissions expand to include women at the Naval, Army and Air Force academies.

Marian Reeder Nelson Hall Dierdre Jean Cox Wilmington Del Adm Kinnaird R McKee Naval Army Air Force

Family Reunions Set at Strouds Run and Giouster Park

Descendants of William Arthur and Ora Inez Copeland plan a Sunday reunion at Strouds Run State Park with a noon picnic. Hapgood and Rebecca Goddard descendants hold their annual reunion at Giouster Park on Aug 8 with a basket lunch at noon.

William Arthur Ora Inez Copeland Strouds Run State Park Hapgood Rebecca Goddard Giouster Park

4 H Club Plans Float For Fair At The Plains

The Plains 4 H Gardeners met at the Armstrong home to plan a fair float and discuss gardens, with reports on garden progress provided by Kimberly Ann Cremeans.

Plains 4-H Armstrong Kimberly Ann Cremeans

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