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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1956

Page

7

Homemakers Invited To Enter Mrs America Contest in Athens

Athens residents are urged to join the 18th Mrs America contest sponsored by Ohio Fuel Co. Married women over 21 may apply by March 31 for a $15 prize program. Local winners advance through district and state levels with prizes including sterling silver, a gas range, and a chance at national finals in Ellinor Village, Fis. Local judging occurs the first week of April with three community judges.

Athens The Ohio Fuel Co F. W. Phillips Ohio Fuel New Memorial Coliseum Columb Ohio Ellinor Village Fis

Calendar Notes for Fraternal and Church Events

Calendar items list Beta Theta Pi Ausiliary Cornwell 73 Elm ore Ladies Aid Mt Zion Baptist Church 8 p.m. Take box lunch WSCS First Methodist Church 2 p.m. with Mrs John Verstees 25 N College St Veseyan Methodist Missionary 7 90 p.m. with Mrs Ira Le Shanafelt 17 Ohio Ave Co hostess Mrs Floyd Ballenger 10 p.m. Cottage Tea House regrets 10 hostess Mrs Maude Rutherford 24963 by Monday noon Alumnae 8 p.m. hi Om chapter house Baker Neighborhood Council with Mr and Mrs Ralph Bark A pm Progressive Literary Club with rs Fred Davis Kentz Ave 7 30 jum Regrets to 3139 by Monday ght The Plains Methodist Church with Mrs Her Humphrey 7 30 p.m Groups 1 to 5 and 8 Presbyterian Women's Association at church Family Night Cost supper 6pm Senior Circle CCL with Mith Thomas Gibson 9 N May Ave 7 30 p.m Dues payable Tuesday Evening Needle Club ith Mrs Len B McCune 33 Maplewood Dr 7 30 p.m New Marshfield OFS Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary at chapter house Hostesses Mrs Frances Fuller Mrs Edwin Gaylord Take tax stamps on Albany VPW Auxiliary YEW Auxiliary Jacksonville 7 30 p.m at post home Nomination of officers

Ore Mt. Zion Baptist Church WSCS First Methodist Church John Verstees N. College St Baker Neighborhood Council Ralph Bark Naot Plains Methodist Church Her Humphrey Presbyterian Women's Association CCL Mi Thomas. Gibson N. May ‘Ave Len B. McCune Maplewood Dr New Marshfield Alpha Xi Delta Chapter House Frances Fuller Edwin Gaylord Albany Vpw

Fi Ra aera weighs love and hunger in a cryptic note

A fragmentary line reads as a riddle about being hungry to love and weight as a metaphor. The text mentions Fi Ra and A ete in a compact, enigmatic phrase suggesting personal longing and tension without a clear narrative. The source remains fragmentary and ambiguous.

Attends Guild Meeting at Wesleyan Service Guild

The Wesleyan Service Guild of First Methodist Church met Monday evening at Miss Helen Laverty’s home with 41 members present. Miss Helen Hull led the devotions. Mrs. Richard McKinstry sang. three new members were introduced. Gladys Van Dyke spoke on Labor Relations and the church role, citing Bishop Oxnam's lectures on labor and tomorrow's world.

Wesleyan Service Guild First Methodist Church Helen Laverty Helen Hull G. Bromley Oxnam England Cornwall Britain Esther Dunham Slutz Arvilla Ellis Woodworth Alpha Xi Delta Blanche Long Clarence Roach

Needlework patterns for home sewing and knitting days

The Athens Messenger advertises pattern No. 483 with written and illustrated instructions for basic and advanced stitches including two needle mittens in multiple sizes. Also promotes the 1956 Needlework Album and Basic FASHION guide with patterns and sewing tips, all available by mail for 25 to 38 cents.

Anne Cabot Athens Messenger Ave Americas York N.Y Sue Burnett New York N. Y

Women’s Gasco Club Honors Mrs Grover

The Women’s Gasco Club honored Mrs Brandon L. Grover at a home event on 14W State St with a miscellaneous shower. Conhosts were Mrs Albert Smith Rose Cook and Mrs Paul Thomas. Prize winners included Mrs Faye Waddell Mrs Jessemp and Mrs Harry Faulkner.

Ie Women's Gasco Club Brandon L. Grover Ernest Horn Albertmith Rose Cook Paul Thomas Faye Waddell Jessemp Harry Faulkner

Manners and a Pie Recipe Blend in Old Advice

A fragmented blurb advises on dinner etiquette where a man assists a woman guest by taking her coat and seating her to avoid neglecting his wife. The text abruptly shifts to a recipe step about slicing bananas into a pie shell, then layering vanilla pudding, and finishing with whipped cream and shaved chocolate.

Lessons in Bridge From UOMALY FALUBT omy KWo GiamOHNS

A bridge lesson analyzes line of play for a slam in a hands showing how to develop dummy's hearts and run clubs while managing diamonds. Odds favor East holding a high heart and the suggested line ends with establishing hearts from the dummy to secure the slam.

Uomaly Falubt Omy Kwo Giamohns Ing Diamonds East West

Bid strategy question in bridge about next play

A fragmented bridge bidding prompt asks what to do after a given two clubs response and suit distribution. It mentions South and North positions and asks for the expected trumping plan on the next turn with a reference to a newer tome.

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