Audience with Pope Pius X recalled by Ohio professor
Professor George Starr Lasher of Ohio University recalls a 1914 Rome audience with Pope Pius X sparked by an American journalist contact in Jericho. Lasher describes the formal Vatican audience, the absence of rugs, the cardinals and guards, and the pope’s warm blessing as he praised the church and expressed gratitude for the visit.
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Pope Pius X
George Starr Lasher
Ohio University
School of Journalism
University of Michigan
Lasher
Jericho
Hollands
Greece
Italy
Palestine
Rome
Vatican
Professor Lasher
Starr
Ford F. Rowe
Kalamazoo
Mich
Pius X
Smilar
America
Plains Garden Club Meeting in The Plains
The Plains Garden Club met Wednesday at Mrs. B. L. Inman's home. Plans include attending the Sesquicentennial Exhibition of American Paintings at Ohio University on June 9 and supplying flowers for VFW memorial services. Biennials were discussed by Mrs. Kittle and Mrs. Barrows. The next gathering will be the annual picnic at Mrs. Ray Michael's home.
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Plains Garden Club
B. L. Inman
Ohio University
VFW
Lloyd Kittle
Edith Barrows
Ray Michael
Wednesday Club Calendar Features Meetings and Sales
Ladies Day Bridge luncheon at Athens Country Club at 1 p.m. Reservations to Mrs. James Cumley. Rebekah Lodge meets at Odd Fellows Hall at 8 p.m. Initiation and refreshments. Pocahontas Council nominates officers at 8 p.m. WCTU meets at Mt. Zion Church at 2 p.m. Adult Fellowship Class at The Plains Methodist Church 7:30 p.m. Take tax stamps. Minear Chapter CES silent auction items. Women’s golf tournaments begin at 9 a.m. Athena Delphian Club tours Sesquicentennial Art Exhibition at Kubl Gallery 2 p.m. Presbyterian Group 9 holds a picnic at Mrs. Charles Rimmey’s home at 5:45 p.m.
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Athens Country Club
James Cumley
Nannie Allom Rebekah
Odd Fellows Hall
The
Plains Methodist Church
Lois Matheny
Athena Delphian Club
Kubl
Presbyterian Church Group
Charles Rimmey
Mound St
Plastic Rain Hood Folds Into a Three-Inch Case
Alicia Hart notes the gadget age brings portable rain hoods designed to fit a one by three inch case. The transparent hood folds flat in seconds and snaps closed into a compact purse sized container, available in pastel colors.
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Alicia Hart
Milady
Courtney Court ney mansion: a century back home in Athens County
Historians note the Alanson Courtney mansion along the Hocking River in Athens Township built in 1855 by Alanson Courtney. The planned restoration by Hugh Finney highlights sawed sandstone, blown glass panes, walnut and chestnut woodwork, and a brick rear extension with a historic kitchen and large inner hearths.
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Cfew
Alanson Courtney
Ocking-Seaumonth
Hocking River
Athens Township
Athens County
Hocking
Courtneys
Thrift
Neal Courtney
New York Harbor
Hocking Valley
Athens
Bingham
Carpenter and Lancaster Sts
Columbia Ave
Otto Sedwick
Route 33
Washington County
Courtney
Courtney Mansion
Alonzo
Hugh Finney
The
Plains
Alonzo Courtney
68Rd Ohie
Andersonville
A.M. Courtney
18Th
Ohio Regiment
Dover Township
Bolero Crochet Pattern From Needlework Album
Pattern No. 2274 offers nylon crochet instructions for sizes 4 6 8 10 and 12 with materials and stitch illustrations. Send 25 cents plus name address and pattern number to Anne Cabot at The Athens Messenger New York 36. Also the 1954 Needlework Album features 8 gift patterns and design pages for 25 cents.
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Sue Burnett
Athens Messenger
Ave Americas
York
N. Y
Anne Cabot
Ave
Americas
New York
A Lesson on Individual Justice From Family Love
A mother adapts justice for two daughters sharing a valued necklace. Maggie gains comfort after a loss while Lois learns patience and trust. The piece argues individualized justice builds self knowledge and reduces envy by addressing unique needs.
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Lois
Maggie
Deborah Class Meeting Hosts Memorial Services
Mrs. P. B. Sidders hosted the Deborah Class Thursday afternoon with devotions by Mrs. Harry Spaulding and remarks by Mrs. T. R. Bennett. Memorial services for Bible class adults are set for 9 15 am on June 6 at Arlington National Cemetery. Mrs. A. Phillips’s birthday was observed. refreshments were served and a cake and corsage were presented. Seventeen members and guest Miss Margaret Morrison signed a board for Mrs. Phillips.
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P. B. Sidders
Deborah
T. R. Bennett
Harry Spaulding
Bennett
W. F. Giesecke
Arlington National Cemetery
A. Phillips
Giesecke
Lessons in Bridge Playing by Oswald Jacoby
The article analyzes a bridge hand where South opens one no trump and North responds two no trump, leading to a game. West leads hearts, multiple club maneuvers occur, and East counters, leaving South with eight tricks. The key mistake is South leading the queen of spades. The column ends with a practice prompt asking how to bid with both sides vulnerable after the given auction.
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Oswald Jacoby
South
North
West
Hearts
Declarer
East
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Rennel
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Richwood
Ohio
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Ana” Lee
Muriel Lawrence
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Athens County Farm Bureau
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Mill St
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Cline Pharmacy
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