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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1952
Page
6
Athens Branch of the American Association of University Women announces a $105 scholarship for the 1952 53 academic year at Ohio University. The award, $52.50 per registration, is set by the AAUW Scholarship Committee with criteria to be established.
Sgt Harold W Runnion on one month leave from Korea visits his sister Mrs Herman Ahart at 309 FE State St. Guests from Clyde Ohio include Mr and Mrs Oryn Watkins and son Bill. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Charles Ahart and daughter Hazel Ellifritz of Rockland and L T Runnion Mr and Mrs B W Bahr and grandson Michael of Athens.
Seniors at Carthage Troy High School Coolville present the three act mystery comedy Finders Creepers directed by Don Pay ton Friday at 8 p m Cast includes two adolescents Paul Blake Charlies Bond two pretty girls Beulah Griffin Betty Guess a pig tailed youngster Harriet Wine an aunt and uncle Judy Wash burn Richard Gillian an elderly woman Ann Archer and Charles Gibbs a doctor Bob Murray a gunman Don Russell and Lois Galbreath the maid Louise Gill caretaker Ray Mid kif plans include sales of Christmas cards to fund a scholarship AAUW Athens branch promotes citizenship leadership and education support with 94 members and a national reach.
Advice column style note counsels against discussing a husband's relatives with friends or others. Emphasizes respect for the husband by avoiding negative remarks about his family in any conversation.
Ann L. Channell, a former Ohio University student, has a painting titled Nothing to Do in The Columbus Art League Thumb Box show at the New Ohio Union, Ohio State University. Harold A. Stacy lists it among favorable first impressions. Channell works as an illustrator at North American Aviation in Columbus.
Ohio University professor George Starr Lasher spoke on The Theater Today at a Parkersburg Alumni luncheon at Hotel Chancellor. The event marked the first Parkersburg Alumni Association gathering of this kind with many former students in attendance. A fashion note mentions a summer fad, the squaw skirt, praised for easy making and wear.
Zeta Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority welcomed senior girls from Athens High School and their mothers with a St. Patrick’s Day themed reception at the chapter house. Grace Fleischer and Patricia Danford led the event with support from the Mothers’ Club and housemother Lucile Wilson. Kathleen Downey and others performed songs.
Mrs. A H Carpenter narrated the Nabby Lee Ames Chapter DAR account of the state conference in Cincinnati at the Cottage Tea House meeting. The chapter earned one of three blue stars for the national building fund. Attendees included regent Mrs E J Taylor and several chapter hostesses.
Mrs. Florence McBride announced a district home demonstration meeting set for May 8 in Athens with the first week in October as the county wide site. Committees named include parking chair Verna Marquis and publicity chair Waldo Poston. A council meeting will be held April 1 at the county extension offices to discuss plans for the district gathering.
Easy to make needlework items and patterns featured in The Athens Messenger. Pattern No. 8705 offers a shirtwaister in multiple sizes with smart shaping and pockets. Also included are a bonnet sunsuit set Pattern No. 5172 and Anne Cabot’s album with features and a gift pattern.
The column riffs on novel diet ideas such as a bunless sandwich using cheese and lettuce, notes potential calorie savings, and humorously explores outdoor lettuce wraps and pickle layers. It also shares food observations from travels, including trying an enormous artichoke at Testa's in Palm Beach and misadventure with butter and preparation.
Athens County Women's Republican Club will meet in the courthouse Monday at 7 30 pm to choose delegates for the spring Canton conference on April 21 22. Plans include a county meeting at Mechanicsburg School House in April with James A Rhodes mayor of Columbus as speaker.
Cpl and Mrs Robnert F Guess announce the birth of a daughter Joyce Caroline on Sunday at Fort McNair Washington DC. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Robert J Guess of The Plains and Mr and Mrs George H Tedrow of Athens Route 2. Mrs Tedrow will stay in Washington for two weeks.
Dr. Crane warns that a wheelbarrow ruse by a German worker at a Russian plant symbolizes Moscow’s influence, stirring UMT talk, air raid drills, and budget anxieties. The piece blames Joe Stalin and calls for vigilance, urging readers to ignore the hoax and preserve national integrity.
The calendar lists numerous society meetings including Higley Study Circle Mrs A T Veiwhler 32 Second St 7 30 p m League of Women Voters Mrs L I Goldberg Boyd St 8 p m Nannie Allum Rebekah Lodge IOOF Hall 7 30 p m St Patrick s party and refreshments presence of degree staff Dell Dames at chapter house 8 p m Take tax stamps Women s Auxiliary Episcop al Church Mrs Phil Porter 64 University Terrace 7 45 p m Elizabeth Riley co hostess Young Men and Women s Club Athens Grange hall 8 p m AAUW Drama Reading Group to finish Beyond the Horizon Athens Colony New England Women Mrs Frank Harvey 40 Stimson Ave 2 p m William Frank V F W New Marshfield regular meeting 7 30 p m nomination and election of officers CMC Club Bonnie Jean Whaley 69 E Mulberry St 6 45 p m Ladies Day Bridge luncheon Athens Country Club 1 p m call for reservations Pocahontas Club Redman Hall 8 p m officers practice after meeting Albany High School hand concert 8 p m Faculty Wives to Children s Home 1 p m transport via Mrs Harry Benz Community Concert Board meeting 7 30 p m Mothers Friendship Club 7 30 p m send regrets Shower gifts to Mrs Glen Perry junior and senior bands Albany High School concert 8 p m conductors Richard Bissett
Miss Allyne Bane of Ohio University spoke on Sewing as a Hobby at the Hobby Group meeting of Faculty Wives and Newcomers Club. Twenty nine members attended the session at Mrs. Fred Picard home, 19 Northwood Drive. FLOWER-POT SPRINKLER introduces a circular spray for 1200 feet, made of plastic in a flower pot design. The plastic sprinkler resists corrosion and rust and sprays from the stemmed plastic flowers.
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