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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1954

Page

9

Faculty Club Opens Year With First Party Of Season

Nearly 300 members of the Ohio University Faculty Club and guests attended the season opener at the University Center between eight and eleven. Square dancing and round dancing to records were featured with cards bridge and canasta in the second floor lounges and a late salad course served. A. A. Nellis is president. arrangements committee included Parry B. Crewson Jr Julia Nehis Rosemary Bernard Don Perry and Archie Greer. A family night at the Athens Rollercade is planned for Oct 25.

Ohio University Faculty Club University Center Charlotte la Tourette A. A. Nellis Plarry B. Crewson Julia Nehis Rosemary Bernard Don Perry Archie Greer Athens

East Side PTA Opens Year With Large Turnout and Plans

The East Side PTA held its first meeting of the year at the school auditorium with Mrs. Roy Robinson presiding. The sixth grade led by Miss Myrta Ashworth won the banner for most parents present as 186 members are on the rolls. Willard P. Barker spoke on crowded schools and district expansion while Tessy Spivakovsky and Mata and Hari are listed for upcoming Athens Community Concerts Association events.

East Side PTA Roy Robinson Myrta Ashworth Don Clippinger The Athens of Education William Herbert Willard P. Barker Miss Ashworth Willard Barker George Drach Dale Orcutt Robert McAfee Robert Munro Harry Everett Don Reed Athens Community Concerts Association Vienna Academy Chorus Tessy Spivakovsky Mata and Hari Eugene Conley Theodore Lettvin

Birth of Daughter Anne Poling to Branstitter Family

IA and Mrs. J. N. Branstitter announce the birth of a daughter, Anne Poling, on September 26 at Shelter ing Armstal. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. William D. Poling and Mrs. B. J. Branstitter. great grandmother Mrs. Harvey Clingler. Lieutenant Branstitter is stationed at Fort Lee, Virginia.

J. N. Branstitter Anne Poling Sheltering Armstal William D. Poling B. J. Branstitter Harvey Clingler Branstitter Fort Lee, Va

To Speak at Intermediate AAUW Tea

MRA. JOHN T. EVEN vice president of the northeast central region of the American Association of University Women will speak Sunday afternoon at a tea at the Ohio University Center from 2 to 4 p.m. Special guests will be new and prospective members and representatives of neighboring branches. She is a Aurora Illinois lawyer visiting AAUW branches in Ohio and will also speak in Columbus Saturday at the Ohio Division fall workshop.

MRA John T. Even American Association of University Women Ohio University Center Aurora Lil Even AAUW Ohio Columbus Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin

Residents and visitors share travel and hosting notices

Mr. and Mrs. Carl H. Beasley of York Pennsylvania visit Athens as hosts of Fred R. Beasley at Windy Hills. Sunday dinner guests include Mrs. Charles Katzenbach Nelsonville Miss Almeda Irwin Zanesville and others from Norwich Clayaville and local towns. Philip Merchant plans a California trip then army service. Mrs. H C Smith plans trips to Chicago and Grand Rapids visiting relatives including Ronald Smith and Prof W C Smith Monterey and Mrs P M Baehler’s family.

Carl H. Beasley York Athens Fred R. Beasley Windy Hills Walter Maccombs W. Carpenter St Charles Katzenbach Nelsonville Almeda Irwin Zanesville Warne Jordan Donald Billy Jane Joan Norwich Elton St. Clair Robert David Harry Jordan Clayaville H. C. Smith Woodward Ave Chicago Ronald Smith W. C. Smith Monterey Calif

Intermed Circle of the Child Conservation League Meets

Dr A A Baldwin spoke on The Physical of the Child at the Inter mediate Circle meeting held at Mrs John Cline home with Mrs Patrick White as co host. Officers elected include Mrs Arthur Blickle president Mrs Kenneth Kerr vice president Mrs Charles Fulks secretary Mrs Henri Seibert treasurer Mrs Arthur Cornwell reporter and committees named. Mrs Fred Schleicher to attend state convention in Columbus October 15 16. Refreshments served by hosts during social hour.

A. A. Baldwin Child Conservation League John Cline Patrick White Mra Arthur Blickle Kenneth Kerr Charles Fulks Henri Seibert Arthur Cornwell Carl Tom Fred Schleicher Columbus

Eight and 40 To Install New Officers

Mrs Charlies Goodrich hosted Salon No. 365 Fight and Forty of the American Legion Auxiliary for a September meeting at the Hoopers Albany Road home. A business meeting preceded a birthday celebration with ice cream and cake, as guests awaited installation by Frances Breth from Chillicothe of officers including Cox Balkenhol Lee Williams Krawer Craig for various posts.

Charlies Goodrich Fight American Legion Auxiliary Earl Hooper Albany Road Goodrich Mrs. Hooper Jane Ann Charles Barton Hall Logan Clyde Haskins Trimble M. CC. Morrison Athens Frances Breth Chillieothe Departmentais Chapeaux Passe John Cox le Petit Chapeaux Lewis Balkenhol le It Chapeaux Premiere Ymond Lee le Dem Chapeaux Deuxieme L. M. Williams Archiviste

Waterloo PTA Meeting Sets Fall Festival Plans

Waterloo PTA discussed student progress and class outlines as James Bobo Waterloo High School superintendent spoke at the first meeting. New staff were introduced Miss Beckwith Mrs Chariton and Mr Frisby. Nancy Pierce became vice president. committee chairs were named. a Fall Festival is set for October 27. Approximately 60 parents and teachers attended the social hour.

PTA James Bobo Waterloo High School Beckwith Chariton Frisby Nancy Pierce Adram Collins Pierce Doris Mace So Goff Delores Beal Miss Kennedy Edna Goff Reba Withers Lucy Steinmeyer Donna Dearth Nellie Jones Irene Lowry

Elsa Fink Named Voice Instructor at Ohio University

The School of Music announces dramatic soprano Elsa Fink will teach the voice students of Mrs. Helen Hedden Reach during her leave of absence for the first semester. Fink, Austrian-born, has sung in major European opera houses and Town Hall recitals in New York. She arrives in Athens to begin teaching the week of October 4. Students should arrange through the School of Music office.

School of Music The College of Fine Arts Elsa Fink Helen Hedden Reach Miss Fink Europe Germany Czechoslovakia Switzerland France New York City Athens Ohio University

Crocheted bedcape set pattern and Needle Work Album

Pattern No 5427 offers easy shell stitch bedcape and slippers in multiple sizes with instructions, materials, and illustrations. Send 25 cents for Anne Cabot at Athens Messenger, New York. The 1954 Needle Work Album features 56 pages of designs, how-to sections, room illustrations and gift pattern directions for 25 cents.

Sue Burnett Athens Messenger Ave. Americas New York N. Y Anne Cabot

Athens Junior Women's Club Plans Charities and Activities

The Athens Junior Women's Club met at 44 Charles Street hosted by Mrs Warren Reininga. President Mrs Roger M. Rice Jr led a vote to donate to the Pan American Scholarship Fund and Ethel Swanbeck Nursing Scholarship Fund, support wounded veterans, and send holiday gifts to the County Home. The meeting noted upcoming events and a program by Mrs Frank Lacey, Mrs William Roberts, and Mrs Bert Barnes.

Red Cross Athens Warren Reininga Charies Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs Jackson Frank Cey William Roberts Bert Barnes James Patton

Teasing a Lazy Teenager Toward Responsibility

A reader asks how to handle a strong but lazy 15 year old who resists chores around the house. A calm firm approach is proposed, framing duties as adult responsibilities and offering mutual exchange for effort. The piece argues teens must be treated as grownups who give as well as take.

Roth Millett

Community Calendar of Meetings and Socials Amid Local Clubs

Local notices list Rainbow Girls events, Grange meetings, PTA gatherings, and church group activities. Highlights include a Wolfe reunion at Conecord Church with basket dinner, an AAUW tea with John T Even, and various club meetings at First Methodist and Airline Christian Church. A recipe note offers creamed ham over scrambled eyes for a hungry family.

Card Game Dilemma Frustrates South in Bridge Play

Discussion centers on a bridge hand where South faces a headache after playing the king of clubs and contemplating different carding options. The narrative explores outcomes if South wins with dummy’s ace of clubs or allows defenders to win multiple tricks, shaping the rest of the play.

Mathe South

Card Sense 2 South’s tough bridge hand and play

The article analyzes a bridge hand where South aims to reach four club tricks but faces a series of heart and spade clashes. It weighs line choices after a double dummy view and notes how misreading drops can end the contract. It then poses a new question with a different South hand seeking optimal action.

Ettway South South West Durmmy Rane

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