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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1963
Page
7
West Elementary School held its annual PTA festival with a bazaar bake sale flower sale and door prizes donated by merchants. A bowling alley fish pond fortune teller and cartoons entertained children while proceeds support school needs including a television set purchased last year.
Trombonist Mr Robert Bechtel will give a graduate lecture recital Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Ewing Auditorium. He follows a US Air Force trombonist career with a degree from Ohio State University and teaching posts in Amanda and Lan caster. He is assistant director of bands at Mt. Vernon and will be joined by his wife Joanne Bechtel pianist.
Miss Sonia Nanna a Bethesda Hospital School of Nursing student Cincinnati has attended the National Student Nurse Association convention in Atlantic City since Thursday. She and Miss Roberta Mustard Tiffin Ohio and Miss Roma Brown Cincinnati were elected by the student body to attend with all expenses paid. They will return to Cincinnati May 15.
Miss Constance Kay Staneart daughter of Keith G Staneart Albany Route 1 will wed John R Largent son of James Largent New Plymouth Route 1 on May 18 at 7 30 p m in the Weaver EUB Church near Albany Rev Jerry Griffith to officiate A reception will follow at the bride’s parents home
Mr and Mrs Jack Engh of Indianapolis announce the birth of a daughter Jacquelyn on Wednesday May 8 They have two other children Jay and Jeff Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Norman Engh Athens and Mrs Forest Chism Columbus formerly of Athens Also note Shade WSCS will hold an all day quilting Wednesday at Mrs Clarence Creamers home.
Dear Gals share tips from Anna Tate on cleaning and deodorizing polyethergene plastic canisters with regular washing and a bleach solution for stains. Onions and odors are tackled with newspaper to absorb smells, plus knife oil aids meringue cuts and shoe repairs get quick marks with a felt eraser.
A schedule of afternoon and evening meetings across several groups. The Maecenas Literary Club gathers 12:30 with Mrs. Ford. Progressive Literary Club meets 7:30 with Mrs. Woods. First Methodist WSCS holds executive events, meditations, luncheon, and installation of officers with Mrs. Seay and Mrs. Cherrington. continuous schedule for Woman’s, Garden, and youth groups follows at multiple locales in Athens and surrounding areas.
Robert O. Reider Jr. of Upper Arlington won first place in a statewide oratorical contest sponsored by Ohio District 14 of Optimist International. He topped 13 entrants and advances to a regional contest in Dayton on June 8 to face winners from 14 states before the international final in Toronto on June 23.
Mr. and Mrs. William Day and their family visited Mrs. Day's parents Mr. and Mrs. Norman Engh in Columbus for Mother's Day. The Rev. William Lafountain of Christ Lutheran Church will attend the Ohio Synod Lutheran Church in America convention May 20 to 22 at Wittenberg University Springfield with ordained ministers and lay delegates from 336 congregations in the state.
The Wesley Players will open Everyman May 17 at 8 30 p m in Fellowship Hall of the First Methodist Church The play runs May 17 19 and May 24 26 A discussion will follow each performance
Fourth graders from West Elementary visited the Campus Martius Museum in Marietta with teachers Mrs. Mary Millman and Mrs. Pauline Martin. They ate lunch at the fair grounds and returned home by bus driven by John Burritt. The trip also included a tour of the city water treatment plant to view the purification process.
A guide for hosting teen gatherings with informal food ideas. Describes candlelight buffets, punch bowls, make your own sundae bars, and easy to make desserts like Molasses Party Brownies and Banana Chocolate Smoothie, plus simple sandwich spreads and topping ideas. Provides full recipes for brownies and pink haze punch. Includes prep tips for a calm host and late night milk with syrup.
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