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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1960

Page

9

Calendar of Events Albany Grange and Local Activities

Albany Grange hosts first and second degree conferral at 8:30 p.m. Willing Workers LTL invites boys and girls 5 to 15 to attend at 10 a.m. Ames-Bern Alumni benefit dance at Amesville High School with round and square dancing from 8 p.m. to midnight. Budworth String Band provides music. tickets from alumni or at the door. Fish Fry by Loyal Order of Moose at Moose Hall from 4 p.m. The Handy Annies 4-H Club sponsors a bake sale Saturday at New Marshfield.

Ames-Bern Alumni Association Amesville High School Budworth String Band Handy Annies 4-H Club New Marshfield

Couple’s daughter earns LaSalle College special honor

Speaking Personally reports Elizabeth Kolenich Fitzgerald receives a special honor at LaSalle College Philadelphia for assisting her husband Eugene J. Fitzgerald during his PhD pursuit. The Fitzgeralds, married in 1947, have seven children. he taught at LaSalle for eight years after earning cum laude at LaSalle in 1951.

Andrew J. Kolenich Columbia Ave Eugene J. Fitzgerald Elizabeth Kolenich LaSalle College Philadelphia Eugene Kevin Rita Helen Mery Christopher Elizabeth Fitzgeralds St. Paul’s Church LaSalle University of Pennsylvania Fordham University Fitzgerald Ohio University

Fluttering Pattern Labels Reflect Fiber Tag Rule

Shoppers see fluttering garment tags from the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act into effect in March. Labels display fiber content by percentage with generic names, helping buyers assess washability, wrinkl e resistance, and care across dresses, blouses, and boys' wear.

Orion Dacron du Pont

Willing Workers 4-H Club Plans Wicker Roast

Fourteen members answered roll call at a Willing Workers 4-H Club meeting sharing what they like about 4-H work. They scheduled a wicker roast for next Tuesday at 1 p.m. to replace the regular meeting with games and refreshments. In another note, Lawrence, Kansas traces its 1854 founding to New England abolitionists led by Amos A. Lawrence of Boston.

Willing Workers 4-H Club

Postpone Children's Party by Gsell Guild

The children's party planned for Saturday by the Gsell Guild CCL has been postponed. Members are asked to watch for a future announcement of the new date.

Gsell Guild CCL

Mrs Harris Honored at Amesville Chit Chat Club Shower

Mrs Richard Harris was honored with a shower during the Amesville Chit Chat Club June meeting at Mrs Herb Hanning's home. Prizes went to Mrs Roy Locke Mrs Dewey Dailey Mrs Don Easler and Mrs Freeman Riley. Guests included Mrs Howard Parsons and Gene Hanning. Co hosts for July in Glouster Park will be Mrs Bob Withem and Mrs Riley planning a wiener roast.

Richard Harris Amesville Herb Hanning Roy Locke Dewey Dailey Don Easler Freeman Riley Glouster Park Bob Withem Riley

Monomoy Theatre Opens 1960 Season in Chatham

The Monomoy Theatre in Chatham Massachusetts begins its eight week 1960 season on July 6 with Moss Hart's Light Up The Sky Other plays include The Corn Is Green by Emlyn Williams and Charley's Aunt scheduled for July 13 16 in the Cape oldest playhouse setting Monomoy billed as second oldest on the Cape with a lineup of regional stage offerings

Chatham Mass Cape Moss Hart Emlyn Williams Charley’s

Ohio University summer theatre season in Chatham lineup

Ruth Lewis directs a slate of plays from July to Aug with The Tender Trap The Miser Angel Street You Touched Me and The Corn Is Green featuring Mrs John C Baker. OVST opens June 23 and runs six shows while Monomoy offers eight. Athens residents support summer theatre as OVST and Monomoy train students and stage professional productions.

Brandon Thomas Shulman Smith Moliere Angel Street Patrick Hamilton Tennessee Williams Donald Windham John C. Baker Baker Ohio University Chatham Theatre Spencer Stenrod Athens Christopher Lane Monomov Ohio Valley Summer Theatre Lindsay and Crouse Agatha Christie Teichmann Graham Greene Elmer Rice Chodorov Fields OVST Monomoy New England Chatham

Birthday Party Honors Becky's Seventh Birthday

In honor of their daughter Becky Swindell’s seventh birthday, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Swindell hosted a gathering for Becky's friends and classmates on Saturday.

Becky Mrs Howard Swindell

Plains High School Alumni Organize Meeting

Alumni of the Plains High School will meet at 2 p m Sunday June 19 at the high school to form an alumni association. Graduates of the 1960 class are invited to join and help plan social events. The Maryland Historical Society owns Francis Scott Key s original manuscript of The Star Spangled Banner.

the Plains High School High School The Maryland Historical Society Francis Scott Key

Miss Lontz Crystal Shower Honors Bride Elect

Miss Pat Lontz was feted at a crystal shower hosted by Mrs. George Christman and Miss Donna Christman with co host Mrs. Boyd Angell. Attendees included many relatives and friends at Route 33S. A separate note invites Athens chapter 175 OES dinner at First Methodist on June 17 with inspection at Masonic Temple.

Pat Lontz Harry Happe George Christman Donna Christman Boyd Angell Athens

Memorial Service at Bates Church Led by Rev. Ewing Ross

Memorial services at Bates Methodist Church were preached by the Rev. Ewing Ross with Alton Hanning presiding. Mrs. Robert Gabriel directed singing and readings were given by Mrs. J. H. Rogers and Miss.

Bates Church Ewing Ross Alton Hanning Robert Gabriel J. H. Rogers

Public Invited To Bridal Shower For Parsons Family

Friends of Mr and Mrs Gary Parsons invite all to a miscellaneous shower at the Grange Hall Stewart on Saturday at 8 o clock. Mrs Parsons is the former Juanita Lawson. Four veterans Leonard Brown Lowell Tribe Walter Ruth and Belford Bobo attended and received lapel flowers from Mrs Charles Seipel. Corsages were given to relatives of service men. Graves were decorated by Boy Scouts. Mrs Ross gave the benediction.

Gary Parsons Grange Hall Stewart Leonard Brown Lowell Tribe Walter Ruth Belford Bobo Charles Seipel Rogers Paul Hawk Ross Elbert Sams Si Allen Glenn Brown William Hendricks Robert Gabriel Bobbie Brown

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