Snyder-Pierce Vows Repeated in Virginia
Miss Barbara Jean Snyder became the bride of Mr. Joe Durward Pierce on December 28 at Mount Vernon Methodist Church in Alexandria Virginia. The ceremony featured double ring vows, white bouquets, and nuptial music. The couple will honeymoon after the wedding. Out of town guests included families from Athens Paterson and Miami. Amesville Ground Observer Corps unit meeting announced for March 19 at 7 30 p.m. with two films to be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jean Snyder
Joe Durward Pierce
Durward Kenneth Pierce
Mr. Pierce
Athens
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Alexandria
Murland Henry Snyder
Wilton Woods
William Laughlin, Jr
George Shumway
Warren Hoyt
Dorothy Snyder
Betty Ross
Nancy Fitzgerald
Paterson
N.J
Nancy
Susan Skubal
Leonard Skubal
Falls Church, Va
Leo Fitzgerald
Charles Hanning
H. Brown
Jack Pierce
Amesville
Ground Observer Corps
Sand Rock
Sigma Kappa Officer to Visit Chapter
Mrs. Ruth Balser, province president of Province 9, visits Beta Upsilon chapter for her annual inspection from today through Wednesday. She will meet officers and discuss duties and future plans, and will speak on the National Sigma Kappa Scholarship at the chapter scholarship dinner Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Kappa
Ruth Balser
Province 9
Beta Upsilon Chapter
Coming and going with Miss Netta Mapes guests
Miss Netta Mapes hosts Dr and Mrs Clay Church of Roseburg Oregon and Mr and Mrs Dan Morrison of Kent weekend with Mr and Mrs M C Morrison of Athens Rt 1. Mrs Morrison recently confined to Sheltering Arms Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netta Mapes
Hastings Rd
Mrs. Clay Church
Roseburg
Oregon
Dan Morrison
Kent
M. C. Morrison
Athens
Shade P T O Safety Meeting Promotes Community Involvement
Shade P T O hosts a safety themed meeting Thursday March 20 at 7 30 pm. A Shade patrolman speaks and shows a safety film. Posters compete for prizes open to adults and children. Skits, readings by Shade school students, a social hour, coffee, and baked goods by the sophomore class accompany the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Davis Rose Ann Douglas
Larry Gabriel
Pamela Hawk
Paulette Hawk
Irene Pratt
John Robinson
Nora Ann Sinclair
the Shade School
P.T.O
Alumni Banquet and Dance Plans Discussed
The Chauncey Dover Alumni Association meets tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the high school band room. President Gil Courtney seeks volunteers to chair committees and hopes for at least one member from each class to aid in planning the annual spring banquet and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey- Dover Alumni Association
Gil Courtney
Courtney
Social Calendar Highlights Local Club and Church Meetings
A dense list of society events includes the Social Literary Club at Mrs. John F. Newcomb’s Mulligan Rd venue at 2:30. Also on the agenda are the Lodh Grange potluck at 7 p.m. and a Carthage-Troy alumni planning session at 8 p.m. plus multiple study circles, PTA meetings, and a World Service society gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Newcomb
Mulligan Rd
John F. Newcomb
Lessons in Bridge South Blunders at Two Spades Contract
South overbid with a five spade suit after a one no trump response. Poor play saw him down in two spades as East defense forced through ruffs and strategic leads. The key error was leading a second spade and failing to switch to the trump suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Dummy
East
West
Sphere magazine at Ohio University features five stories
Sphere, the university's literary magazine, goes on sale Tuesday with five stories, eight poems, and eight woodcuts by students. Notable stories include Irwin Friedman The Boy Who Made Love and Bernard Bogar The Hunt, with varied styles from lyrical loneliness to Arctic adventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sphere
Ohio University
Irwin Friedman
Bernard Bogar
Bogar
Arctic
Roger Swardson
Vienna
Carol Swardson
Hubert Meeker
Pat Sayer
Steve Parker
Pat Peabody
Mitch Bloomfield
Richard Beale
Art Vermillion
Mary Jo Grant
Carolyn Reynard
James Dine
Bid and rebid quandary after partner raises
In bridge this hand shows bidding choices after North opens one heart and South passes, with South holding 4K 0872 Q10654 AAK4. With a poor hand for play, the suggested plan is to bid one spade initially and then respond to partner's raise to two spades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Book by Whitcomb Earns Local Praise and Strong Sales
Edgar D. Whitcomb's Escape From Corregidor appeals as a true World War II memoir detailing the author’s flight from the Japanese after Bataan and Corregidor. He met Athens residents after the war and Mrs Hess notes armed services have ordered thousands of copies. Also a cooking tip warns freezing poultry requires longer cooking times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Hess
Corregidor
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Bataan
Whitcomb
Athens
Needlework Pattern for Filet Crochet Roses
Learn fast growing filet crochet roses with pattern 704. Includes chart and directions for an 8 inch square using No 50 cotton. Send 35 cents per pattern plus 5 cents for first class mailing to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept. Old Chelsea Station New York 11 NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Messenger
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York 11
N.Y
Anne Adams
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
Albany Alumni Banquet Plans At May Meeting
Albany alumni officers met at the treasurer Mrs. Eleanor G. Van Dyke’s home to finalize plans for the alumni banquet set for Friday May 30. Nominating committee members are Laurence Bean James Whaley and Beulah Hoffee. Decorating team includes Roy Bias Dwaine Jordan Vivian Coats Glen Tewksbury Ronnie Hooper Bob Selby June Macak Christina Beckley and Wilbur McKnight. Members urged to attend and reconnect with old and new classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Eleanor G. van Dyke
Laurence Bean
James Whaley
Beulah Hoffee
Roy Bias
Dwaine Jordan
Vivian Coats
Glen Tewksbury
Ronnie Hooper
Bob Selby
June Macak
Christina Beckley
Wilbur McKnight
Training Meet For Gray Ladies And Red Cross Canteen
An orientation for Gray Ladies of Athens State Hospital and Sheltering Arms Hospital and Red Cross Canteen volunteers was held at Mrs. Jesse Day’s home on March 13. Thirty-eight volunteers join Sheltering Arms and nine join Athens State Hospital, with 30 hours of probation before cap and formal recognition. A slate of officers for the coming year will be elected at The Plains VFW Ladies Auxiliary meeting at 7:30 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens State Hospital
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Red Cross
Jesse Day
The
Plains Vfw Ladies Auxiliary
Troy Grange Confers Degrees on Seven Candidates
Troy Grange conferred the first and second degrees on seven candidates at its March 8 meeting in Albany. The ladies’ team included Norma Bandeberry and Roberta Humphry among others, with Mrs Margaret Cook as pianist. Guests and officials from Canaan and Rome Granges attended. the next conferral of the third and fourth degrees was set for March 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Grange
Albany Grange
Norma Bandeberry
Roberta Humphry
Nellie Swisher
Ella Clark
Joanna Weaver
Linda Shank
Virginia McCoy
Anna Washburn
Flora
Lizzie Clark
Ceres
Margaret Cook
Helen Russell
Tom Brevin
Belle Fought
Charles Speary
The
County Home Economics
Blake Weaver
Orland Hooper
Richard Brown
Canaan
Rome
Willing Workers Plan Faster Sunrise Service
The Willing Workers of the New Marshfield Church of Christ met at Mrs. Janet Russell s home to plan the Easter Sunrise Service. They accepted Mrs. Agnes Cox s invitation to mark their fifth anniversary March 26 at her Nelsonville home. President Mrs. Sol Goff led the gathering with devotions by Mrs. Owen Beal, a Bible quiz, and rug making. Dutch luncheon featured yellow flowers ivy and yellow candles in crystal holders. Attendees included Miss Sara Cooper Mrs. Julia Six Miss Martha Frost Mrs. Reese McGoldrick Mrs. Lee Jones Mrs. Gerald Beal and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Marshfield
Sara Cooper
Julia Six
Martha Frost
Reese McGoldrick
Lee Jones
Gerald Beal
Missionary Work In Japan Discussed at Meeting
Mrs. Janice Sapp spoke on early Japanese mission struggles and eventual acceptance, noting the Easter offering goal of 1,000,000 with half borne by missionary groups. The gathering included a reading on India and China and prayers for a new Bible Training School in Guatemala and missions in Africa and Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Janice Sapp
The
Nazarene Foreign Missionary Society
Elafson
India
China
Helen Morgan
Guatemala
Africa
Mexico
Colleen Wooten
OES Group Sews Cancer Dressings At Allen Home
Albany OES members met at Mrs. Emory Allen Jr. residence to sew cancer dressings and bed pads. Pot luck was served as they worked on shirts and cancer dressings with attendees including Mrs. Brooks Russell and Mrs. Wilbur Baughman amid guest Mrs. Norman Engh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Oes
Emory Allen, Jr
Brooks Russell
Wilbur Baughman
Frank Foster, Jr
N. F. Knowlton
Marvin Knowlton
Bess Musser
Ben Dorsey
Scouts Entertain Grange Members in New Marshfield
Summit Grange was entertained by Girl Scout Troop 9 of New Marshfield with a skit and a panel discussion. Scout leaders are Mrs. Marvin Sickels and Mrs. Doe Dearth. Booster Night is planned for Saturday with a program and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit Grange
New Marshfield
Marvin Sickels
Doe Dearth
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Bill Poston
Virgil Frost
Tom Cale
Philadelphia
Observer Corps
Mrs
S. Court
Ernie
Laundries
Ambassador
Stimson
Athens, Ohio
Shade P.T.O
Lodh Grange
Carthage-Troy
Legion Hall
Fred Picard
Northwood
Fred Sands
Hobson Study Circle
E. E. Mundew
S. May
Mundew
Sayre
Ross M. Davis
E. State St
E. W. Sutton
National Secretaries Association
Sportsman Grill
William E. Sprague
West Side Pta
R. T. Hood
Europe
Rebecca Lodge
Noble
EUB Women’s Society of World Service
Nellie Newsom
Ruth Thompson
Sunshine Box
Parkersburg
Ames-Bern Pta
the Plains Pta
Women’s Aux
Church of the Good Shepherd
West Pass
East Pass
Marilyn Ballas
Friedman
Logan’s
College Book Store
OU Sundry
Ohio University Center
West North East
Kasler
IME
Amsterdam Syndicate Tax
Ralad
Pike
Joe
Pomona
OES Group
Allen Home
Norman Engh
John Risch
Chesterhill
Ohio
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