Senior Circle Elects Mrs Gibson President at Athens Club
The Senior Circle elected Mrs Thomas Gibson as president with a slate including Mrs Thomas Rosser and Mrs William Giesecke as vice presidents. Other officers are recording secretary Mrs P S Wamsley treasurer Mrs William Davidson and press rep Mrs Fred Lee Tom. The group met at Mrs Frank Cone’s home with 16 members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCL
Thomas Gibson
Thomas Rosser
William Giesecke
P. S. Wamsley
William Davidson
Fred Lee Tom
Gomer Jones
Herman Ellis
H. Z. Fillmer
Athens County
American Cancer Society
Carolyn Sue Cade
Plains High School
Frank Cone
Route 50
Three 4 H Groups Hold Organizational Meetings
Albany Busy Brothers Bates Boosters and Busy Bees organized last week electing officers at first gatherings. Busy Brothers officers: Wayne Sams president Freddy Wilson vice president Willard Love secretary Allen Barkie treasurer Michael Wooten news reporter Eddie Sams health and safety leader Bob Woodrum recreational leader. Busy Bees officers: Mary Young president Janie Young vice president Billie Jean Carter secretary Barbara Stover treasurer James Boggs news reporter Carolyn Russ health and safety leader Belinda Boggs program chairman. Advisers are Mary Russ and Dorothy Young. Bates Boosters held an organizational meeting and will elect officers at their March 20 next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Busy Brothers
Bates Boosters
Busy Bees
Harry Love
Busy Brothers
Wayne Sams
Freddy Wilson
Willard Love
Allen Barkie
Michael Wooten
Eddie Sams
Bob Woodrum
Bob Russ
Mary Young
Janie Young
Billie Jean Carter
Barbara Stover
James Boggs
Carolyn Russ
Belinda Boggs
Mary Russ
Dorothy Young
VFW Auxiliary Elects Mrs Little President
The Plains VFW Auxiliary held its March meeting with Mrs. Max Michael as hostess and Mrs. Francis Lee as guest speaker from Sheltering Arms Hospital Guild. New officers elected include Mrs. Lloyd Kittle as president and Mrs. William Oliver and Mrs. Roger Sapp as senior and junior vice presidents. the secretary will be named next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Michael
Plains Vfw
Francis Lee
Lee
Sheltering Arms Hospital Guild
Harold Alton
Lloyd Kittle
William Oliver
Roger Sapp
Charles Linscott
Kittle
Ray Koehler
Linscott
Celebrate Wedding and Birthday Honors for Hickman Family
Mr. and Mrs. Ottho M. Hickman of Vore Ridge Athens RFD 2 were celebrated with a surprise birthday and wedding anniversary dinner on March 9. Attendees included numerous relatives and friends from Parkersburg Walker The Plains Logan Sharpsburg and Logan communities and local clergy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottho M. Hickman
Vore Ridge
Athens
Rfd 2
Harley Hickman
Parkersburg
W. Va
John Hickman
Walker
Arthur Brooks
Orville Buck
the Plains
Betty Buck
Nellie Kaylor
Lester Ware
Wanda Scott
Brenda
Claude Angel
Logan
Wilbur Vanesse
Sharpsburg
Leslie Buck
Raymond Buck
Edwin Secoy
Willard Dutcher
And The Rest Of The Day To Yourself Sir a St Patrick Day Tale
Ruth Lewis notes St Patrick's Day customs in Dublin and America with the wide spread Irish greeting and abundance of Irish names in Athens County. She profiles several locals and their Irish ancestry from Mayo Kerry and Longford, tracing Dowler Mulligan Nolan Murphy Shannon Cavanaugh and others with town connections and family histories including Dowler Ridge and Little Hocking Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Lewis
Dublin
America
Ireland
Athens County
Erin
Kelly
Murphy
Dowler
Patrick
Sullivan
Muligan
Carsey
Quinn
McNamara
Green Isle
John W. Dowler
Dowler Ridge
Darke County
Ohio
Parkersburg
W. Va
New Marshfield
Carbondale
Dowlers
Guy Dowler
Columbus
Charles W. Dowler
Ridge
Nelsonville
East End
Frank L. Nolan
Utah
New York State
County Mayo
Robert Mulligan
County Kery
Mr. Mulligan
Shade
Mary Mulligan
Palmer St
John Murphy
Maple St
Mr. Murphy
Little Hocking
Murphys
Chillicothe
County Kerry
Paul Shannon
Patrick Shannon
Thomas Walsh
County Longford
Athens
State St
Great Sacrifice Made By Dads at Neighborhood Four Girl Scout Banquet
A father daughter banquet for Neighborhood Four Girl Scouts at East Side School drew 250 guests though 160 were expected. Dads from various professions shared meals and were honored as daughters pinned scout buttons. Joyce Jones won an award for summer camp skills as troops performed puppet shows and choral readings during a two hour gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gomer Jones
Carrol Davis
Bill Biggs
Bob Colley
Athens
East Side School
Emerson S. Sheron
Rufus Putnam
St. Paul’s
East Side
Roi Eisele
John Romine
Joyce Jones
Romine
Joyce
George Lobdell
Gertrude Linnenbruegge
Camp Rotan
Ray Strekal
Albert Shuster
Nancy Russell
Patty Shuster
Norma Carr
Berenthia Rosenberg
Nanette Davis
Carolyn Atkinson
Miss Linnenbruegge
Lewis Hicks
George McGarvey
John Crossen
Ray Dunfee
Myrta Ashworth
Kenneth Fisher
Easiest embroidery pattern 871 for children sizes 2 to 10
Advertisement details embroidery transfer pattern 871 for children's sizes 2 4 6 8 10 with option to use remnants. Send thirty five cents plus ten cents for first class mailing to Laura Wheeler at The Athens Messenger New York. Also offers 1961 Needlecraft Catalog with over 125 designs and free veil cap instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wheeler
Athens Messenger
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Athens Winner In National Art Show Opens At Chubb Library
The second national art show Ultimate Concerns Prints and Drawings opened at Chubb Library Gallery with a reception by Wesley and Westminster Foundations. Fifty two prints and drawings were chosen by juror Prof. Lee Chesney from over 350 exhibits. Purchases will be added to Methodist and Presbyterian campus collections, and Ohio University professor David Driesbach earned a national prize for Visitation While Herod Searchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chubb Library Gallery
Wesley and Westminster Foundations
Prof
Lee Chesney
The
Uni
Gars
Ray Brown
Urbana
Ill
Charlene Craighead
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Philip Barnath
Rochester
N. Y
Harry Krug
Pittsburg
Kan
Harold Altman
Milwaukee
Wis
Mr. Chesney
Hawaii
Harvard
Paul Tillich
Ohio University
Misses pattern 4634 Spring-Summer fashion ad
Flattering gored skirt with fitted bodice shown in Pattern 4634 for Misses sizes 12 to 20. Requires 4 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16. Send 35 cents plus 10 cents for mail to Anne Adams Pattern Dept New York. Include name address zone size style number. Also promotes Spring-Summer 1961 color catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Athens Messenger
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Community Event List Mixed with Charity Sales and Dances
Nabby Lee Ames chapter DAR hosts Cottage Tea House with Miss Marion Coe at 2 PM. Zeta Tau Alpha BSP and St Patrick’s party led by Mrs William Rose at 21 Charles St. Group 2 CWF dinner at First Christian Church 5 30 to 6 30. Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae rummage sale Ohio Cleaners 7 AM to noon. Spring square dance at Rome Canaan High School 8 PM to midnight. Athens BPW rummage sale Armory 7 AM to noon. White elephant sale by Women of Moose Moose Hall. Rainbow for Girls officers to practice at Masonic Temple 10 30 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nabby Lee Ames
Marion Coe
Zeta Tau Alpha
St. Patrick’s
William Rose
Charles St
First Christian Church
Alpha Gamma Delta
Ohio Cleaners
Athens
Armory
Women of Moose
Moose Hall
Order of Rainbow
Masonic Temple
Jane Addams Life And Work Topic For Higley
Mrs. F L Shoemaker spoke at Higley Study Circle on Jane Addams and Hull House in Chicago. The founder’s work grew from a childhood vow to help the poor and Hull House remains active years after her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Addams
Higley
Hull House
Chicago
F .L. Shoemaker
Higley Study Circle
W. H. Kirchner
Grosvenor St
Maecenas Literary Club marks 37th anniversary luncheon
Charter member Mrs. Anna Stauffer presented the day’s program as the Maecenas Literary Club observed its 37th anniversary on March 14 at Cottage Tea House. Fourteen members attended as she spoke on Miracles of Modern Medicine and the history of sulfa and the first antibiotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Stauffer
Maecenas Literary Club
Cottage Tea House
Union WSCS In Election At Union Methodist Church
The Union WSCS hosted two guests Mrs. Owen Snedden and Mrs. Kyril Snedden as officers were elected. Mrs. Elmer Pierce led the meeting with prayer by Mrs. Ewing Ross and devotions on Giving Thanks in Lent. A dedication service and social hour followed with a plate offering for Lancaster school of missions. Mrs. Richard Hartley will host the April meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Methodist Church
WSCS
Owen Snedden
Kyril Snedden
Elmer Pierce
Ewing Ross
Ronald Wagoner
Clinton Oxley
Richard Hartley
Ross
Lancaster School of Missions
C. L. Beaty
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Fillmer
W. O. Kail
VFW Auxiliary
Little
Sayre
Parl
Lodi Grange
Grange Hall
Pedigo
Arthur Dowler
John Dowlers
Guy Dowlers
John Dowler
Betty Cavanaugh
Messenger
Mayo
Kerry
Sarli
Naples
Bay Cesena
Whaddon
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WAMU
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By Jone Helos
Rome- Canaan High School
Dallas
Tex
Stauffer
L. E. Carpenter
Union
DeWitt
Ey Isle
ManZan
the McKee Drugs, Inc
Fred Kiltan
Prescription Star Security Bank Building
Main & Market St
Logan, Ohio
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