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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1953

Page

6

Athens Teachers Tour Poston Station by Electric Company

Fifty five members of the Athens Education Association toured the E M Poston Generating Station operated by Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. A banquet followed at Hotel Berry with officials and teachers attending. The group viewed coal conveyance to pulverizing and burning, water cooling, turbine generators, labs, and the control room.

Athens Education Association Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co E. M. Poston Hotel Berry Homer Co. Clark Southern District Clark Columbus J. W. Boswell E. M. Poston Station Depnt James Eastermaker Poston Station Dale Ruble John Frank Ray Foughty H. C. Bobo Howard Bobo Athens Mr. Clark Homer C. Clark Mra

Garden Club Hosts Mothers Guests at Plains Junior Meeting

The Plains Junior Garden Club met at Larry McAllister’s home with mothers and guests present. Miss Cooper spoke on local birds and illustrated slides, a leaf guessing contest was held, and a May 23 meeting at Gail McCoy’s home was announced to start the 4-H project.

Plains Junior Garden Club Larry McAllister Ava Ann Kittle Miss Cooper Plains Ohio Carolyn Sue Daugherty L. Kittle Mrs. McAllister Bernita Gay Jimmy Tommy Lee Gail McCoy Doris Barbara Thompson Roger Porter Bobby Mid Patsy Bryan Ava Ann Ralph Maurice Kittle Denny McAllister Joan Tipton

Farewell Tea Held at Sweeney Home in Marshfield

Mrs Francis P Sweeney and Mrs Wesley Miller hosted a Wednesday afternoon farewell tea at 290 East State Street honoring Mrs John E Edwards Mrs N V Grunsweig Mrs Vernon E Green and Mrs Olney Nevitt An error in reporting the reception location appeared in Friday Messenger The New Marshfield CBS meets tonight at 8 PM.

Francis P. Sweeney Wesley Miller Sweeney State St John E. Edwards N. V. Grunsweig Vernon E. Green Olney Nevitt Messenger

Athens High class families visit relatives in Athens week

Several of the 1942 Athens High School graduates and their children spend the week with parents in Athens. Guests include Mrs. William Miller, Mrs. Henry Miller, Mrs. Richard Dent, Mrs. A. W. Matters and others from Middletown, Zanesville, Cincinnati, and Nelsonville. A dessert bridge is planned and garden party events are held at various homes.

Athens High School Athens Robert Scheel John Brandon Elyria Thomas G. Andrian Christy Jane Zanesville Brandon T. Grover Ridge View Farm Andrian Illiam Diem Henry Miller Charles Daniel William Matters Richard Dent Howard Bobo Robert Butts Richard Johnson Jack Engh. O William Diem Billy Johnny Jimmy Marion Ben Fulton Levittown N. Y Cincinnati Nelsonville

Appointed OU Dean of Women

Miss Margaret M. Deppen named acting dean of women at Ohio University by President John C. Baker. She had served as assistant dean since last September and will fill the post left by Mrs. Janice Bixler who becomes director of the university’s new Student Center nearing completion. Deppen is a Ft. Wayne native who studied at St. Augustine Academy and St. Marys of the Woods and earned a master’s in education at Indiana University. Her career includes secretarial work and U.S. Navy USO service along with Red Cross club work in Korea before joining Ohio University.

Margaret M. Deppen Ohio University John C. Baker Miss Deppen Janice Bixler Ft. Wayne Ind Stephens College Missouri St. Augustine Academy St. Marys of the Woods Terre Haute Indiana University Lincoln National Life Insurance Co U. S. Railroad Retirement Board Washington, D. C Mlinoig Institute of Technology Chicago

Lessons in Bridge and Local Social Notes

Oswald Jacoby presents a bridge hand analysis showing how a simple line of play can win, contrasting expert technique with a straightforward finesse. The page also lists church, family, and civic notices from Pleasantville including conventions, visits, and local acknowledgments.

Historical Marker to Be Dedicated on Johnny Appleseed Highway

Athens Garden Club will dedicate a historical marker at the Lancaster Carpenter Streets triangle at 1 30 p m Thursday. The ceremony supports beautification of the highway a long term project of the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs with the State Highway Department. Garden clubs and the public are invited to attend.

Athens Garden Club Johnny Appleseed Lancaster Carpenter Streets Ohio Association of Garden Clubs State Highway Department

Cooking School Opens Tonight in Athens High Auditorium

Mildred Dunn and Jay Parker will lead a three day traveling cooking school sponsored by Ohio Fuel Gas Co and local merchants. Public, free of charge, sessions start tonight at 8 p.m. in the Athens High School Auditorium with further evenings Wednesday and Thursday. Participating merchants include Maytag, Yaw Appliances, Mullins Refrigeration, and many local shops.

Mildred Dunn Jay Parker Ohio Fuel Gas Co Athens High School Athens Ours Maytag Yaw Appliances Mullins Butler Brothers Young Refriger Cornwell Baker and Stauffer Gandee’s Altman's Altman’s Logan's Rapp Shannon's Firestone Kerr-Hunter Hardware Swearingen’s Sporting Goods Gallaghers Drugs Bardin Brothers Harris Furniture

CWF Sponsors Family Dinner at First Christian Church

The Christian Women’s Fellowship plans a covered dish Family Dinner Wednesday at the First Christian Church. Devotions by Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Phillips and children. “The Ohio Story” film on the Sesquicentennial. Committee members include Mrs. Roy Robinson and others.

First Christian Church Christian Women’s Fellowship Marvin Phillips Carol Steve Linda Roy Robinson Laura Cable M. T. Vermillion Stella Chesser Ermel Chesser

Social Calendar Notices for Athens District

Wednesday events include Athens Needle Club at Cottage Tea House 2 PM with Mrs Nelson McDaniel hosting Regrets by Tuesday New Marshfield Canasta Club led by Mrs Fern Whitlatch Faculty Wives picnic at 29 Park Place 5 30 PM take plates cups and silver Election of officers Rainbow Girls Advisory Board 7 30 PM Masonic Temple Fidelity Rebekah Lodge 8 PM March April May birthdays noted PEO with Mrs Marvin White 7 30 PM CMC Club led by Betty Beckley 192 E State St 6 45 PM Maceanas Literary Club lunch at Athens Route 1 12 noon covered dish First Christian Church CWF family dinner 6 PM

New Marshfield CMC Club Betty Beckley E. State St Maceanas Literary Club George Ford Athens CWF First Christian Church

Dean and Mrs Hunkins Attend Knox Opera Premier

Dean and Mrs Hunkins travel to Galesburg Illinois for the Knox College premiere of Mrs Hunkins one act opera The Mice in Council a 45 minute satire on committee life written for a tenor soprano baritone and choruses with pantomime by dance classes also noting Mrs Hunkins will attend Smoky Mountain Opera in Dayton tonight sponsored by the Dayton Music Club and recent Dayton newspaper features on Hunkins and her operas.

Dean Hunkins Knox College Smoky Mountain Opera Dayton Dayton Music Club

West Side PTA Festival Plans Concert And Movie Night

The West Side PTA will host a spring festival at the school Friday evening featuring an outdoor Athens High School Band concert from 6:30 to 7:00 pm. Activities include movies fish pond and refreshments. A minstrel presented by parents lists Ivan Romine and Larry Graves in roles with Edward Van Dyke as interlocutor. Pamela Davies will play clarinet with vocal solos by Harold Kessler Benton Miller. Chorus members and the pianist are named along with participating parents.

West Side Pta Athens High School Ivan Romine Larry Graves Edward van Dyke Harold Kessler Benton Miller Pamela

Birth Announcement for Megan Gayle Dowler at Fort Campbell

Parents of Mrs. Thomas W. Dowler of Fort Campbell announce the birth of daughter Megan Gayle on May 11 at the base hospital. Lieutenant Dowler, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dowler of Athens, will depart May 25 for Fort Lewis to join the Engineers in the Far East.

W. C. Carr McConnelsville Mike Olasin Good Samaritan Hospital Zanesville Kenneth Carr Susan Delaware Carr Athens Thomas W. Dowler Fort Campbell Megan Gayle Dowler John Dowler Fort Lewis Wash Eee Farast

Stirizol Co. promotes feminine comfort and new wets

An ad urges women to try Stirizol for comfort and fit, promising relief and a return enticement with no questions asked. It mentions purchase through druggists and a mail order Box address, highlighting a novelty product for ladies’ wear.

Stirizel Co J.” Boxing Rennel

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