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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1956
Page
21
The Sunshine Club of the Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Howard Stinson's home for a quilting day with pot luck at noon. Twenty members and two guests attended. Mrs. Otto Dearth will host the next meeting on June 7. A rich gingerbread dessert served hot with stewed apples and whipped cream was enjoyed.
Athens County women marked National Home Demonstration Week with county meetings and club activities. Clubs reported new members, open houses, posters, and projects in dress, curtains, art, and Christmas gifts. plans include nutrition education, meals from the freezer, health, color and posture programs, furniture reupholstery, and a county wide landscaping and Christmas meeting.
The Plains High School presents Our Hearts Were Young and Gay Thursday at 1 p m in the school auditorium. Directors include Ray Gerreil Ronald Owens and Edward Potokar with a large cast led by Ava n Ann Kittle Barbar Beckley Wayne Kern Nina Wright and many others. Richard Shoemaker is class sponsor and supervision is by Miss Louise Diver.
A number of area residents attended funeral services in Chillicothe Thursday for Mrs Richard Prestley Enderlin formerly Katherine Callahan a Mineral City native who died Monday Rev Roger Wile led the service with Rev Lloyd Evans and Nelson Wile assisting Attendees included Mrs Jessie Pearl Creed Mrs Rose Teft Mr and Mrs Howard Godwin all of Athens D Johnson and Gilbert Johnson of Nelsonville A former Athens resident Mrs Albert J Johnson Juanita Teft Chillicothe a niece of the deceased resided with her husband at 40 Stacey Road Chillicothe
The Wilton High School senior class of 11, led by adviser Wayne Matthews and Mrs Matthews, plus Martha Jo, leave Sunday by train for Washington DC and New York City. Highlights include the Capitol FBI building engraving and printing bureau monuments Mount Vernon Zoo and Potomac boat trip. They depart Washington Tuesday night for New York and may appear on Dave Garroway Take Trip show.
The piece argues that asking personal questions is a bad habit. It urges readers to consider if there is any reason someone might mind being asked, and to skip the question if such reasons exist, emphasizing tact.
Master Homer Linscott was chosen a delegate to the state Grange during the Amesville Grange meeting Tuesday evening. Howard Starlin and other listed members plan the high school banquet and sewing contest for June. The serving committee includes George King and family, Harve Startin and Paul Tedwick plus Bertine Farley with slides from the Holy Land shown at lecture hour.
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