Tall Story opens at Ohio Valley Summer Theater in Athens
The Ohio Valley Summer Theater opens its 10th anniversary season with Tall Story a three act comedy about a basketball star gambler plot set in a college town. Lead Stu Whitaker Olive Fredericks Bob Ham Vicki Rauch Harold Baedecker Ed Loyer and Richard Bell headline with a cast of over 30. Performances run four nights starting at 8 in the Ohio University Theater Building with tickets at the door or by reservation at the University Box Office.
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Ohio Valley Summer Theater
Stu Whitaker
Olive Fredericks
Stu
Bob Ham
Professor Solomon
Vicki Rauch
Harold Baedecker
Professor Osman
Ed Loyer
Sandy Hardy
Richard Bell
President Hardy
Nolan Mace
Mike Wren
Francis Fuller
Bunny Gardner
Jack Gilbert
Harry Aher
Marty Hutton
Jackie Hawkins
Gary Godbey
Charlotte Taylor
Penny Pritchard
Mary Margaret Montalto
Ken Frandsen
Mitchell Figowitz
Jerry Argubrite
Jim Boswell
William Ernst
Ted Pritchard
Sue Frandsen
Clayton Stein
Phil Baedecker
Gary Hawkins
Catalano
Harry Uher
Argubrite
Ohio University Theater
University
Ohio University
OVST
Mike
Robert Wren
Athens
Mace
Whitaker
Columbus
Southeast Ohio tournament draws Athens area golfers
Among the Athens golfers at the Southeast Ohio Golf tournament in Chillicothe were club pro Robert Littler and family, with many Athens residents and players from Cambridge, Logan, Lancaster, Jackson, Gallipolis and Marietta also in attendance. The committee voted to admit Circleville to the association.
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Athens Country Club
Chillicothe
Robert Littler
Athens Club
Littler
Bobby
Robbin Gardner
Butch
Fred Swearingen
Claude Steppe
Leslie Coon
Gene Coon
Dick McKinstry
Robert Bauer
Arch Wilson
Art Smith
Carroll Widdoes
Blaine Cornwell
Cambridge
Logan
Lancaster
Jackson
Gallipolis
Marietta
Athens
Circleville
Association
Former Chauncey Man Honor Grad Receives Doctorate
Lloyd H. Pendergrass of Chauncey earned a medical degree at the University of Louisville, graduating with honors as one of 11 in his class. He read a paper at an American Physiological Society convention and will intern in an Orlando hospital.
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Lloyd H. Pendergrass
Chauncey
University of Louisville
Pendergrass
American Physiological Society
Atlantic City
J. Murray Kinsman
Orlando, Fla
Herbert L. Pen
Hosts Need More Hosts for 69 Foreign Students Visit
The 69 foreign students plus four chaperons will visit Athens July 9 to 11. Mrs. R. T. Hood and Mrs. J. F. Cady urge more host homes to provide room meals and friendship. Activities include church services campus tour swimming and a get acquainted period after arrival.
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Athens
R. T. Hood
Athens City
Hostess Honors Miss Andrews at Kitchen Shower
Miss Hazel Andrews, Sun day bride of Mr. Paul Pugh, was honored in a kitchen shower hosted by Miss Mary Gene Woodworth. Thirty guests attended including Mrs. Alton Hope and Miss Joanna Webb. The item also urges cleanliness and hand washing to prevent disease spread by flies.
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Mary Gene Woodworth
Utah
Hazel Andrews
Paul Pugh
Alton Hope
Joanna Webb
Sue Verity
Joan Garber
Nancy Wichterman
Mary Wilson
Jennie Bush
Cecily Jukes
Lynn Tedrick
Janie Lee
Connie Glasgo
Judy Curry
Paula Cotton
Sue van Dyke
Pamela Davies
South Canaan Missionary Band Elects New Officers
At its June meeting the South Canaan Missionary Band elected Mrs. Chester Elliott as president, Mrs. Meade Kayser as vice president, Mrs. W. C. Lawson Jr. as secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Theodore W. Ertle as corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Garry Parsons as pianist. Norma Mansfield led devotions and excerpts from letters by Mexican missionaries were shared. The Rev. Clair Thompson and family attended as guests. Next meet at 7 p m July 1 at the church with a pot luck supper.
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Chester Elliott
Meade Kayser
W. C. Lawson, Jr
Theodore W. Ertle
Garry Parsons
Norma Mansfield
Mexico
Clair Thompson
Misses' Dress Pattern 4574 Ad in The Athens Messenger
Pattern 4574 offers two go-with-everything jackets in wool or cotton with half sizes listed 14 12 and 16 2. The ad notes yardage for 35 inch and 54 inch fabrics and prints directions on each part. Send 50 cents plus 10 cents mailing to Anne Adams Pattern Dept. in New York with name address zone size and style number.
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Anne Adams
Athens Messenger
Pattern Dept
New York
N. Y
Overheard quotes and curious town lore in Athens
A reader recalls quotable snippets from passersby in Athens from shop talk to street banter. The essay muses on quirky place names Chagrin Falls and Embarrass Minnesota and notes the Athens courthouse clock showing conflicting times.
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Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Chagrin
Embarrass
Minnesota
Mrs Fox Honored At Cookout In Athens Route 4
Mrs Alan Fox was honored at a family cook-out hosted by Mrs Martha Frum in Athens Route 4. Guests included Mrs Robert Essex Mrs William Passnett and many others. Polio cases are rising though the Public Health Service says the tally lags behind last year.
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Alan Fox
Martha Frum
Athens
Bob Edmonds
Delaware
Maxine McGee
Glen Bower
Robert Essex
William Passnett
Vivian Richards
John Nunemaker
Harper Pendry
Nancy Ashworth
Suzanne Seaman
R. H. White
Pat Douglas
W. H. Kirchner
Cliff Andrews
William Hughes
D. H. Sams
Tom Kyle
W. F. Morgan
Helen Ledford
Robert Liggett
Marilyn Sands
Marlene Hudwell
Linda Brookins
Verna Bickley
Dwight West
Janice Hartman
Orland Mansfield
John Burritt
Leland Hess
Washington
Public Health Service
Pennsylvanian Dutch Festival Seen Through Time
A reflective note on Lancaster County’s annual Pennsylvanian Dutch festival, pondering tourism’s impact and the old world charm. The piece notes linguistic quirks from German and English blends, mentions neighbors from overseas, and recalls songs that touch on cultural fusion.
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Lancaster County
Chambers of Commerce
Kansas
Mrs Bratton Named Circle President At Picnic
At the June 14 picnic of the Child Guidance circle of the Child Conservation League retiring president Mrs Ralph Kail installed new officers led by Mrs J K Bratton as president Also serving were Mrs Homer Call vice president Mrs Ralph Smith secretary Mrs Robert Sutton treasurer and Mrs Earl Hooper press reporter The event was hosted at 58 Avenal by Mrs Kenneth Reeder with Mrs Ray Chadwell as co host and the hostess prize awarded to Mrs Ray Rose.
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Child Guidance Circle
The
Child Conservation League
Ralph Kail
J. K. Bratton
Homer Call
Ralph Smith
Robert Sutton
Earl Hooper
Kenneth Reeder
Avenal
Ray Chadwell
Ray Rose
Barbecue Honors Bruce Newlan At Fort Knox Station
The Plains residents hosted an outdoor barbecue for Bruce Newlan of Nelsonville now with the armed forces at Fort Knox. Family and friends attending included Miss Shirley Ball Mrs Mabel Ball Mrs Rena Rogers Velma Newtun Everett Lasure Evie Lasure Bill Goodman and John Goodman with Terry and Larry Goodman.
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John Goodman
the Plains
Bruce Newlan
Nelsonville
Fort Knox
Shirley Ball
Mabel Ball
Rena Rogers
Velma Newtun
Everett Lasure
Evie
Bill Goodman
Terry
Larry
Calendar of Events in Athens Past Week
The listing covers activities for Monday and Tuesday including Kappa Phi Alumnae picnic at 8 p m hostess Mrs Ardyce Bowling and garden tour at 2 p m at 17 Franklin with WSCS Circle 3 and Sigma Phi Gamma picnic at 6 30 p m on the State Hospital Grounds Plus Tuesday events include Richland Garden Club 7 30 p m with a shut in arrangement Roll call Potluck at Lodi Grange and missionary society meetings for cancer care Dressings for cancer patients and Delilah Rebekah Lodge pot luck at 8 p m.
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Athens Shrinettes
Losna
Rolland Dinsmoor
Kappa Phi
Ardyce Bowling
Athens
Gordon Gray
Franklin
Central Ave
Methodist
Carrol Davis
Avon Pl
Sigma Phi Gamma
State Hospital
Richland Garden Club
Tom Henry
Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society Unit
American Cancer Society
Delilah Rebekah
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Parma
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Dwight Weiss
George H. Perry
Georganne
Richland Ave
Ernest Kittel
Mark
Kittle
F. W. Woolworth Co
Alliance
Canton
Patricia Ann Perry
Robert Main
Robert E. Main
Ohio State University
Phi Kappa Sigma
Thomas Main
Athens High School
U.S. Army
Chauncey Man
Solomon
Sheba
Gina Lollobrigada
Gina
Lollobrigida
Stimson Ave
A&p
Miss Andrews
C. Elliott
Rites
Distaff Side
Ruth Lewis
R. L
O. Henry
Anton Chekov
Red House
College
State
Lubbock
Texas
Athens Court House
Mrs. Fox
Bratton
Circle
B. Newlan
Heiner
Elliery Olde
Niutki-Jenie
Athens Pharmacy
S. Court St. Athens
Fawcett
Stone
Chesterhill, Ohio
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