Athens Garden Club Hears Iris Expert Murphey
The Athens Garden Club met at Mrs. Paul Beckley’s home as Franklin R. Murphey spoke on selecting and growing iris and day lilies. He noted tall bearded iris, soil care with bone meal and superphosphate, and advised bloom dates for a six week display. Officers announced for the new year and a nature school event in June was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Garden Club
Paul Beckley
Northwood Drive
Franklin R. Murphey
Murphey
Sigma Kappa Wins OU Siglympics Over Howard Hall
Sigma Kappa sorority captured top honors in the third annual Siglympics at Ohio University housing units. Howard Hall finished second while Zeta Tau Alpha won the tug of war. A Sigma Chi barbecue at 15 Park Lane honored the winners with Dick Taylor of Willoughby as general chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Kappa Sorority
Ohio University
Sigma Chi
Howard Hall
Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Barbara Shoemaker
Lindley Hall
Chi Omega Sorority
Sigma Kappa
Park Lane
Dick Taylor
Willoughby
Federation Child Conservation League Officers Named
Mrs. Arthur Cornwell called president at the Federation Child Conservation League meeting held Monday evening at 72 Elmwood Place. Officers installed were president Mrs. Cornwell vice president Mrs. Stanson secretary Mrs. Sims treasurer Mrs. Hecht and press reporter Mrs. Baker Jr. Committees reported led by D. L. Keffer and Mrs. Ted riff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation Child Conservation League
H. C. Taylor
Elmwood Place
Arthur Cornwell
V. J. Stanson
Sims
Martin Hecht
Frank Baker
D. L. Keffer
Tedriff
Central PTA Schedules Thursday Meeting
Central PTA meets Thursday at 2 45 p m in the Little Theatre of the High School. Mrs Thor Olson will speak on Summer Scout Activities. Officers to be installed are Mrs Gail Watkins president Mrs Margaret Twyman vice president Mrs Robert Munn secretary and Mrs Paul Cotton treasurer. Tea will be served after installation. Last meeting of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Iris Society
Art Gallery
E. Broad St
Thomas Wolfe
James Rice
Fred Picard
Carl Hanson
George Starcher
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Camp Wyandotte
Hocking Hills
Frank Warner
Ashbourne Road
Columbus
Ohio
Central Pta
Thor Olson
Gail Watkins
Margaret Twyman
Robert Munn
Paul Cotton
Armed Forces Ball Draws 200 At Athens Armory
More than 200 attendees joined in a patriotic Armed Forces Day celebration at the Athens Armory. The floor show featured service branch skits led by Lt Art Blickel and Lt Rodney Crow with Captain Jim Abraham among performers, plus a one man skit by Lt Bumpass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
Athens
Art Blickel
USNR
Herbert Bumpass
Marine Corps
Jim Abraham
U. S. Army
Rodney L. Crow
U. S. Air Force
Abraham
Paul MaeGillivary
Harold Houch
Bumpass
Robert Shirley
Charles Mansfield
Ben Williams
K. T. Crossen
American Legion
Lt. Crow
Jennie Sue Tarowski
Dick Bissett
Athens and Shade Granges Rural Life Program
The Granges of Athens and Shade held a Rural Life program Sunday evening in Athens. Musical previews opened the event with Mrs. George Snyder. Congregational songs included This Is My Father's World and The Doxology. Gary Efaw sang The Lord's Prayer. A vocal trio and quartet performed, with solos by Leland McBride and Mollie More. Reverend Cowan delivered the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shade
Granges
Athens
Rural Life
George Snyder
Gary Efaw
Hattie Webb
Roy Radford
Guy Morrison
Clayton Smith
Lewis McBride
Leland McBride
Mollie More
Wanda Rose
Lewis Hauk
Reverend Cowan
Pendrys and family guests at Westfield home
Guests include William H. Pendry and his family from Westfield New Hampshire staying with his parents Mr and Mrs Harper C Pendry at 56 Morris Ave. Mr Pendry an accountant with Price Waterhouse New York City. The group plans to stay through the week. Bates WSCS to meet at Bates Church an all day session for members with important business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Pendry
Westfield
N. H
Skipper
Neil
Harper C. Pendry
Morris Ave
Pendry
Price-Waterhouse
New York City
Bates Wscs
WSCS
Bates Church
Child Study Circle at Cottage Tea House Meets for Picnic Plans
The Child Study Circle of the CCL met at the Cottage Tea House with Mrs. Jack Sampselle hosting. President Mrs. Wil Hawkins shared highlights from Dr. Martin L. Reymert’s Lancaster district conference speech. They planned a June family picnic and installed officers for the coming year led by Mrs. Maxwell Fergusson as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCL
Cottage Tea House
Jack Sampselle
Wil Hawkins
Martin L. Reymert
Lancaster
Woodrow Patton
Maxwell Fergusson
Alan Locke
Aaron Davis
Richard Rutkoskie
Mothers as sculptors of life and legacy, says Dr Crane
Dr Crane argues mothers mold children like Michelangelos with daily care and discipline. He praises parental influence beyond fame, noting mothers and teachers shape history through humble deeds, urging readers to request his parenthood tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michelangelo
Gloria
Hall of Fame
Sing Sing
PTA
Crane
Catherine Woode to Celebrate 90th Birthday in Athens County
Mrs Catherine Woode born 1860 on Dutch Ridge near Alfred Meigs County will mark her 90th birthday May 27 at her daughter’s Morrison Brown Hill Route 33 home. She raised six children in a German farming area once called Dutch Ridge and recalls Morgan’s raiders in 1863, cherry crops, and long horse and buggy trips to Pomeroy and Athens. She now lives with her children and has 12 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Woode
Dutch Ridge
Athens County
R. E. Burson
Morrison-Brown Hill
Route 33
Carthage Township
Anthony Woode
Alfred
Meigs County
Morgan
Woode
Pomeroy
Athens
C. D. Swartz
Lottridge
Burson
Anthony Woodes
R. C. Orr
Ray Shafer
Mary Castle
Columbus
Colonel Woode
Tuppers Plains
Charles Woode
Mrs. Woode
Girls Willing Workers 4 H Club Pie Social at Mineral Town Hall
The Girls Willing Workers 4 H Club hosts a pie social Friday at 8 p m in Mineral Town Hall to raise funds for a sewing machine. Advisers are Mrs William Brooks and Mrs Martin Pidcock. Also includes cooking tips and meal ideas using apples cabbage and tomatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Town Hall
William Brooks
Martin Pidcock
Athens club calendar highlights Thursday meetings
Various local groups schedule Thursday events in Athens including Junior Circle of CCL at 8:30 p.m. at 167 Grosvenor St, Amere Needle Club dinner at 6 p.m. for husbands, Albany WSCS with Mrs. Don Young, Athens Business and Professional Women's Club at 7:30 p.m., So-So-Sewing Club at 7:30 p.m. with Mrs. Warren, Central School PTA at 2:45 p.m., Benefit bridge at Phi Mu house 7 p.m., Athens League for Service lunch at Van Meter's 1 p.m., Deborah Class of the Christian Church at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Mary Walden's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCL
W. W. Patton
Grosvenor St
Athens League
van Meter’s
Don Barstow
Deborah
The
Christian Church
Mary Walden
W. Mulberry St
Dixons to mark 40th wedding anniversary at Athens Route One
Mr and Mrs T E Dixon will celebrate forty years of marriage with a picnic style dinner at their home on Athens Route One. Relatives from Columbus Lancaster New Lexington Zaleski Wellston Athens and Wheeling W Va are invited to attend the noon meal and open house from two to five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E
Tommy) Dixon
Athens
Donald E. Johnson
Madge Dixon
Clyde Merritt Dixon
Columbus
Lancaster
New Lexington
Zaleski
Wellston
Wheeling
W. Va
Dixon
E. L. Hutchinson
Murray B. Hutchinson
Lake Hope
Elsie E. Hutchinson
Florence Atkinson Hutchinson
Edward L. Hutchinson
Robert F. Dixon
Lusetta Haning
Dixons
Meigs County
Troop 12 Leads In Cookie Sale In Athens Report
Janice Edgar of Troop 12 is the champion cookie seller in Athens round-up reports. Mary Ann Ahart of Troop Four is runner-up. Cordelia Peaster of Troop 17 is Brownie top seller with Frances Peaster of Troop 19 as runner-up. Troop 12 sold 489 boxes, Troop Four 411. Brownie Troop 20 led with 300 boxes, Troop 14 followed with 262.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Edgar
Troop 12
Girl Scouts
Athens
Mary Ann Ahart
Cordelia Peaster
Frances Peaster
Troop
Troop Four
Troop 14
Newcomers Club Picnic Supper Honors Faculty Wives
Members of the Newcomers Club of Ohio University hosted a picnic supper at Nice Park on a Saturday evening. Mrs. A M Reis, chairman, gave an engraved compact to Mrs. Joseph Trepp, Faculty Wives Club sponsor, for her service this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newcomers Club
Ohio University
Nice Park
A. M. Reis
Joseph Trepp
Faculty Wives Club
Mary Drobniec
Ann Davies
Keith Broman
John Cady
A. E. Carlson
Edward DeVille
Harry Ferguson
John Hokanson
Maynard Neher
Jack Sampselle
Emerson Sheron
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Mr. Murphey
Cornwell
Federation CCL
Gumameh
Jaynes
Simmons
E. State St
Armory
Athens and Shade Granges In Rural Life Program
Pendry's
Dr. Crane
George W. Crane
Gloria A
Parent Teachers’ Association
Moses
Jesus
Lincoln
Edison
de Vincis
Venus of Milo
Frances E. Willard
Florence Nightingale
Jane Addams
Jenner
Deere and McCormick
Mrs
Amere Needle Club
Fred Wheaton
David Hughes
Albany Wscs
Don Young
Athens Business and Professional Women's Club
T. E. Dixons
St.Joseph Aspirin
Donut Shop
West Union St
Frank N. Johnson
S. May Ave
Susan Kay
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Johnsons
Sharon Ann
B H. Morehead
Amesville
Harris Furniture
Athens, Ohio
Quick's
Uhlman
S. Court ST
Bolero
Perocid
Gallahers
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