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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1967

Page

6

Grange Honors Local Firemen At Centennial Meet

Athens Grange honored volunteer fire departments from Richland and The Plains during a National Grange Centennial event. Certificates and checks were presented to Fire Chiefs Joe Jagers and Donald Newsome as part of a program featuring dinner, skit, play, magic, and songs.

Richland and the Plains Athens Grange National Grange Ralph Frost Joe Jagers Richland Area Donald Newsome The Plains Lewis McBride Grange Glenn Atkinson Darrell Gorby Thomas Adkins Pete Good Richland Fire Cecil Newsom Charles McCallister Plains Department

Ice Box Dessert From Mrs Hall Adds Bananas Pineapple

Mrs Hall of Point Pleasant West Virginia shares an Ice Box Dessert recipe combining butter sugar yolks vanilla vanilla wafers bananas crushed pineapple and heavy cream. Layer crumbs on bottom bake none chill several hours then serve. Also a tip to decorate unfrosted cake with sugar and a paper doily pattern.

Mary E. Hail Point Pleasant W. Va

Birth Announcement for Jennifer Lee Parsons

Mr and Mrs James E Parsons announce the birth of a daughter Jennifer Lee Parsons on June 25 at Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus Grandparents Judge and Mrs Harold Rose 58 Berkeley Drive and Mrs Bobbie Slaughter 99 Grosvenor St Mr Andy Farmer 99 Grosvenor St is a great grandfather

James E. Parsons Grosvenor St Jennifer Lee Mount Carmel Hospital Columbus Harold Rose Berkeley Drive Bobbie Slaughter Andy Farmer

Summer Story Hours At Ohio University Library

Miss Martha Gardin announces Summer Story Hours in the Children's Room with Miss Susan Brophy. Preschool story times run Tuesday 3:15 to 3:45 and kindergarten to third grade Thursday 3:15 to 4. Includes illustrated stories puppet shows and songs. Ends the second week of August. Parents asked to register on first attendance.

Martha Gardin Ohio University Library Gardin Susan Brophy

Engagement and Wedding Planned for Patricia Ann Nye

Mr and Mrs Hubert Nye of Truetown announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Ann to Mr Earl Davis Jr son of Mr and Mrs Earl Davis of Trimble The double ring ceremony will be conducted by Rev Paul Johnson at Millfield Christian Church on Friday June 30 at 7 30 pm A reception will follow at the church A Shrine district inspection is scheduled by the Athens White Shrine 6 for Sunday July 2 after 2 pm at the Masonic Temple in Logan

Hubert Nye Truetown Patricia Ann Earl Davis Jr Earl Davis Trimble Paul Johnson Millfield Christian Church Hocking Valley Athens Masonic Temple Logan

Heloise tips keep kids busy in the garage

A reader shares a summertime fix using the garage as a play zone for children. A chalk-drawn hopscotch floor, a blackboard, a sandpile in a repurposed wading pool, and a shaded, cool space keep youngsters entertained while adults stay relieved and carpeted floors stay clean.

Heloise

Zeta Alpha Chapter Hosts Buffet and Swim Party

Beta Sigma Phi Zeta Alpha Chapter members and their husbands enjoyed a buffet and swimming party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jones in Longview Heights. Hostess was Mrs. Susan Flammia.

Zeta Alpha Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Kenneth Jones Longview Heights Susan Flammia

Families join flight bound Sgt. Richard Elliott in Columbus

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elliott of Albany accompanied by their son Sgt. Richard Elliott traveled to Columbus for his flight to Ft. Devens Massachusetts. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elliott of Lancaster and later visited Dr. C B Stanley in Belleville.

Charles Elliott Albany Sgt Richard Elliott Columbus Ft. Devens Mass Frank Elliott Lancaster C. B. Stanley Belleville

Why would a married man fool around and not remarry

Abigail Van Buren answers a reader who asks why a married man who pursued an affair and fled from marriage would not marry the other woman. The advisor posits that many pursue dreamlike liaisons for novelty, then lose interest when reality arrives. The reader is advised not to pay for a gown and to settle the bill to preserve family harmony.

Dear Abby column misunderstanding race and marriage ethics

A reader asks if a child could be darker from a mixed couple. Abby notes that only Negro ancestry on both sides yields a possible darker offspring, while a throwback claim is incorrect. The letter also shares a wedding dress fitting dispute where a bridesmaid’s gown misfit.

Abby

Confidential note on knowledge and wisdom for T. J.

A terse guidance fragment contrasts knowledge with wisdom. It defines knowledge as fact accumulation and wisdom as the ability to act on those facts. The message emphasizes that wisdom differs from mere knowledge and is about application.

T. J

Vacation Bible School planned at Chase Baptist Church

Chase Baptist Church on Albany Route 2 will conduct its Vacation Bible School program at the church on Sunday at 7 30 p.m. under the direction of the Rev and Mrs A N Maxwell.

Chase Baptist Church Albany A. N. Maxwell

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