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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1956
Page
9
An anniversary dinner at Currents Events Club celebrated linking past and future with stories of yesterday’s dress and living conditions. Mrs Hal Rovian led memories of travel, wartime inventions, and household uses, urging optimism for the next 55 years while detailing club officers and attendees.
Gamma Eta chapter of Kappa Delta sorority marked its first anniversary at Ohio University. The group now counts 28 actives and 10 pledges and welcomed five Athens women as initial honor members. Newly elected officers include Virginia Belan president Mariterer vice president Ethel Uniontown secretary and Sally Flowers treasurer. The chapter held a birthday party and plans another event for Friday.
Monte Ruggie of the US Navy returned to Newport Rhode Island to fly home for the weekend and visit his parents Mr and Mrs Sam Riggle on Athens Route 1.
The Pallas Club met at Mrs. Fred Carpenter’s home for a program on The American Industrial Empire. Prof. R. J. Kline of Ohio University spoke on The Chemical Industry after introductions by Mrs. H. J. Jeddeloh. The talk covered chemistry and recent trips, followed by a brief business meeting.
The Presbyterian Church Women’s Association held a meeting at Mrs. Homer Higgins’s home on Richland Ave. Rev. Laurence Woodruff led a scripture study and presented a film on unified work among American Indians. Frank Wood previewed More Abundant Life as a study of 200 years of Presbyterian missions. four current aims are schools, churches, ministers, and radio. A bake sale is set for March 24 in the courthouse basement corridor, and a party for members and guests is planned for April 17 at Mrs. Raymond Web’s home. Assistants included Mrs. Marguerite Moore, Mrs. R. Le Ghatter, Miss Carolyn Clutter, and Miss Margaret Kasten.
Pattern No 100 for a pretty practical apron in sizes 34 36 38 includes material needs sewing directions and color transfers for pansy motifs Send 25c in coins with name and address to Anne Cabot Athens Messenger New York Also available the Needlework Album 1956 featuring crochet embroidery and knit patterns plus three gift patterns all 25c in copy
Local clubs and church groups share upcoming activities including programs by Mrs. Carl Sargent and Miss Neisel Robinson, a Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae gathering, the Athens Needle Club and several community service efforts. A birth announces Rebecca Ann Tribe, with families listed. Simmer gravy briefly as a closing cooking note.
A 1930s sewing note promotes a near hip sheath pattern 8385 with PATTO RAMA in sizes 12 to 22 and yardage for 35 inch fabric. Mail name and address to Sue Burnett at Athens Messenger in New York for the Basic Fashion spring and summer 1936 sewing guide and a 25 cent order form.
A compact reflection on gardening reality counters perfection. A half acre blooms into a five acre impression in summer. joy comes from sharing plants with friends, growing from slips, and choosing real seeds over florists. The piece contrasts types of women near spring gardening season and cherishes rooted growth over artificial displays.
A recipe feature outlines making tangy ham rolls using boiled ham slices rolled with rice and parsley, baked in mustard sauce. It also lists a marshmallow raisin rice pudding and a suggested dinner menu including split pea soup, buttered broccoli, rolls, and dessert, with steps and ingredient amounts.
A bridge problem outlines how East leads jack of hearts and how South should respond using ruffs and trumps. It discusses overruff options, timing, and the consequences of West overruffing or refraining, detailing how the sequence affects trump control and final tricks. The discussion centers on overruffing, drawing trumps, and maintaining or breaking the lead to secure winning plays.
Fragmented OCR text shows a spur fragment of a map or score reference with partial names and directions. No clear players, teams, dates, or outcomes are readable to form a valid summary.
In a tricky contract scenario with North East South West where West preserves trump strength by not overruling, the declarer faces choices as the ruff weakens trump and spades appear. The reader is asked for the best bid in two related hands and to justify why penalties or doubling is not optimal, emphasizing partner’s suit length and profitability of the game contract.
A fragmented notice describes a home recipe claim for fat loss and body shaping. It mentions a first bottle and a simple easy way, but the readable text is garbled with stray letters and incomplete phrases, offering no verifiable steps or results. The fragment reads like an advertisement or teaser lacking concrete data.
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