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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1947
Page
6
In the newly redecorated Athens Country Club clubhouse the annual Spring Dance will be held Saturday night March 29. Rex Koons and his orchestra will play from ten to two with buffet refreshments at intermission. Donald K. Barstow chairs the social committee.
Ohio University drama majors formed a company in Athens to perform Laura at the Greenwich Village Mews Playhouse in New York on April 7 and 8. The group includes OU graduates Dale Engle James Dyas Janis Halliday Gene Dybvig Al Fiering Tomie Tompkins and Lois Baumgartner in leads with Otto Kruger aiding the effort and James Dyas directing.
Veterans Wives Club meets 8 p m at the Student Union Lounge. Young Matron's Group at First Christian Church 8 p m with Mrs. Carl Tom. Athena Delphian Club 7 30 p m with Mrs L A Hamilton. Tuesday Club 7 30 p m with Prof and Mrs Paul H Fontaine at The Thackery House. Progressive Literary Club 7 30 p m with Mrs H M Bennett Montrose Ave. CCL 7 30 p m with Mrs James Jones at Cottage Tea Room. Homemakers Club 10 30 a m with Mrs Phil Briley New Marsh field Road. Church Instruction Class 8 p m at Presbyterian Church for juniors and seniors. It is a boy for Mr and Mrs Lee Withers Columbus born March 18 at White Cross Hospital weighing seven pounds named Richard Lee. Grandparents Mrs Bertha Withers Athens and Mr and Mrs Richard Long Columbus. Great grandparents Mr and Mrs L E Fowler Columbus. First child, only grandchild in the Longs family.
At a March 17 dinner in Athens County the Republican Women elected delegates and alternates to the Ohio Federation of Republican Women's Organizations Spring Conference. The meeting lists dozens of named delegates and alternates from Athens and nearby towns for the April 21–22 Cleveland event.
The Athens County Red Cross, with Miss Marjorie Landrum and Miss Betty Newton of Ohio Fuel Gas Co., offers a 12 hour nutrition course starting April 10. Lectures and demonstrations cover food preparation and meal planning every Thursday 2 to 4 for six weeks in the Ohio Fuel Gas Co basement, S Court St. No fee. Open to public. first meeting at 2 p.m. April 10.
Mrs. Emma Battin hosted the Current Events Club Friday at her S. Court St. home. President Williams led business noting support for the Daniels-Cramer educational bill and a five dollar Red Cross donation, with April 4 meeting skipped due to Good Friday.
Antique hair ornaments revived by plastics and modern design headline fashion notes. The Juliet cap clip, a half hat shape with rhinestones and lumarith tortoise shell, tops glamorous topknots, while a bucklette spans the neck to glamorize a page boy style. Long forked stickpins, lamarith material, and cross-sticked lances offer dramatic topknot finishing touches.
Ohio University sophomores with 3.3 or higher averages were guests at a tea by Omega Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi on Sunday afternoon March 23 at 35 Park Place. Dr. T. C. McCracken spoke on the orgs aim and scholarship. a radio Victrola was given to McCracken by Miss Ann Mumma.
Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae Chapter met at 76 Mill St Wednesday March 19 with Mrs. Erma Dean presiding. Miss Marjorie Landrum was chosen to represent at the Delta Province Convention in Cincinnati March 29-30 and sewing for the active chapter followed the business session. Guest Mrs. Madelon Jandes Skoog of Chicago, former Alpha Pi member, shared her YMCA Girls Division work history since 1943.
For over 40 years Dr. F. M. Edwards of Ohio offered Olive Tablets to ease constipation and related symptoms. The vegetable tablets claim to gently stimulate both upper and lower bowels for more natural bowel movements with no gripping effects. Available at 11¢ or 30¢ per package.
Mrs. Nelle Porter returned to New York City after a three week visit with her son Norris Porter and family in Athens and with Mr and Mrs Pearl Morris. Miss Rowena Sprout, Ohio University graduate, studying for a master's at William and Mary, visits her aunt Mrs J Flowers in Richmond during spring break. Mrs. Mattie Starnes leaves Joliet for home after visiting sister Miss Blanche Price.
Mr and Mrs D J Cavanaugh of Detroit announce the arrival of a nine pound son Richard Daniel born March 24 He is the grandson of Mrs Andrew Cavanaugh of this city The 600 Graham Chapel Prayer Band will meet at the home of Mr and Mrs Orestus Fulton Thursday evening March 27 Mrs Clarence Hawk will be leader.
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