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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1961
Page
6
This column praises the Sunday Series by six Athens women, noting their varied church ties and ages from young housekeepers to grandmothers. It laments euphemisms in medical speech, obituaries, aging, and language, and ends with a humorous tale of a first grade drawing titled the fruited plane.
The Hilltop 4-H Club elected Linda Lenigar president and Gloria Via vice president at Mrs. Ethel Elliott’s home with Janice Pidcock as recreation leader and Carol Quivly and Becky Mace as health leaders. Bates Boosters chose Larry Conrath president and Sharon Wilson vice president with Karol Hanning as news reporter and John Ruth as health leader.
Dates and place announced for the sixth quadrennial national assembly of the Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church and its Wesleyan Service Guild Weekend. The assembly will be May 15-18, 1962 in Atlantic City New Jersey with about 8000 women expected. The guild weekend runs May 18-20 in the same city with 1000 members anticipated.
Members of Junior Circle Theatre Club led by CCL attended the Saturday performance of Guys and Dolls at Memorial Auditorium Ohio University. After the show, the group went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Davis for dessert. Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
The Hocking Salon met Thursday at The Sportsman with Mrs. C. E. Haskins presiding. They planned to buy milk for underprivileged children and delivered a chicken dinner to a needy family. Birthdays were celebrated with cake and daffodils. next meeting set for April 27.
Athens Grange met Thursday evening and conferred first and second degrees on four candidates. Initiated were Mr. and Mrs. Merwin Mansfield and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Conrath. York Grange exemplified in initiatory work. Co-deputy Waldo Poston of Albany spoke with junior matron Mrs. Melva Radcliffe and Mrs. Olive Baughman. Refreshments were served by R. E. Wagoner and committee including Clyde Andrews George Ford Edith Cullums Ethel Pierce Bert McKibben William Rowland and O. F. Rowland.
Chesterhill Mr and Mrs Ross Hoon and sister Mrs Lenore Gibbons returned from St Cloud Florida where they spent the winter. Mrs Donna Carr of Wooster visited her mother Mrs Lucille Lochary. Mrs Mary Louise Carpenter hosted relatives of her niece Lisa Humphrey 2 and daughter Katina 4. Hobart Carter and his mother Ollie Carter of E Fultonham spent the weekend at their home. Ice cream and cake were served.
On Tuesday the First Presbyterian WA hosts group meetings with Group 3 led by Mrs. Cora Hahne at 23 Charles Street at 2 p.m. Group 4 led by Mrs. Charles Jaynes at Strathmore Boulevard includes a luncheon at 1 p.m. Group 5 led by Mrs. Ross Davis at 327 East State Street meets at 2 p.m.
Athena Delphian Mrs Willard Carmean 22 Joneswood Dr Mrs H D Palmer program 7 30 p m Esther Class Amesville Methodist Church 8 p m Athens Shrine No 6 officer practice Mason ic Temple 7 30 p m Troy Grange potluck supper business program 7 Mothersingers E Elementary school library back door 8 p m Albany PTA high school cafeteria recognition basketball team and report on school survey 8 p m Canaan Grange potluck supper birthday style show 8 p First Christian CWF groups 5 6 8 p m First Methodist WSCS Lenten breakfast meditation 9 break fast 9 30 a m Waterloo PTA high school auditorium chorus officers elected 7 30 p m Happy Hour Club Tulane Road 7 30 p m Community meeting The Plains High School auditorium 7 30 p m Girl Scout flyup Morrison School 3 45 p m Junior Woman's Club Mrs John P Highlander 155 Columbia Ave 8 p m
Ninth grade chorus at Athens Junior High School staged its spring program Attic Antics with colorful costumes and multiple skits. Nancy Simpkins announced. Marcia Shull wrote the script. Lynette Miller, Martha Mahaffey and others performed. Notable numbers included Carnival of Venice and a South Pacific parody.
A class of third graders from West Elementary toured WOUB-TV on Friday to observe broadcasting equipment. Edmund Williams explained camera parts and movements while students viewed sound and image paths from studio to transmitter.
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