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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1964
Page
6
Dear Heloise shares a method to pre package briquets in newspaper wraps for easier lighting and cleaner trunks. The column also advises staggering bulb planting, marking stove knobs with polish, praising nylon net for cleaning ceramic tile, and freezing grapes as a cooling treat.
The Rev. Mr and Mrs Pitt S Willand and son John of Webster Groves Mo were hosted by Miss Elizabeth B Stanton at an informal afternoon open house in Athens from three to five. Guests included Mrs Dwight Rutherford Mrs Sherwood Hall and others. John Willand attended a supper later. The family leaves Athens early Wednesday for Webster Groves where Mr Willand is rector of Emmanuel Church.
Eight members of the Good Luck Garden Club met with leaders from the Richland and Athens garden circles to plant plots at Athens State Hospital. Donations included flowers and bulbs from Mrs Mizicko, Mrs Cokenougher, and Mrs Raymond Lee. Memorials and officer elections were noted at Canaan and Amesville Granges with upcoming practice, inspection, and a New Marshfield Eastern Star meeting scheduled.
The Third Annual Califor nia Olympiad of the Arts named Sydney P. Hodkinson as first prize winner for poetic drama with music. Hodkinson, an assistant professor of music at Ohio University, wrote Lament for Guitar and Two Lovers with collaborator Philip Lee Devin, an assistant professor of drama at the University of Virginia. The award was given at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga, California, and the judging panel included notable figures from prior contests beginning in 1956.
Miss Mary Letitia Cowan daughter of Mr and Mrs David William Cowan of New York City married Mr Gifford Boies Doxsee in a double ring rite at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. The couple plans a residence in Massachusetts after a New York City honeymoon.
Mr and Mrs Shine Simmons and Mr and Mrs Charles Dye of Coolville returned from a trip to Richmond Virginia visiting Mr and Mrs Denzil Beha and children Steve Greg Anne Dee Lynne Jody. They traveled via Washington DC and Yorktown Virginia and stopped in Clarksburg West Virginia as guests of Mr and Mrs Art Pfc. Gary L Phillips has returned to Ft Riley Kansas after a nine day furlough with his family Mr and Mrs Carl L Phillips and Barbara of Utah Place. Phillips is a 1959 Athens High School graduate and was inducted in October 1963. He is with the Communications Headquarters at Ft Riley.
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