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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1957

Page

8

ARC Training Courses Planned At Sheltering Arms Hospital

An ARC training program for Nurse Aide instruction meets Oct 14 at Sheltering Arms Hospital dining room at 7 30 p m. Mrs W H Kirchner will lead with Mrs C A Ledford assisting. Also Home Care of the Sick and Injured and a Mother and Baby Care instructor course for RNs begin later.

American Red Cross Sheltering Arms Hospital Jesse Day W. H. Kirchner C. A. Ledford Phillip Woodworth Herbert Davis Curtis E. Bailey C. R. Hoskins Don Jacobs

Ladies Te-Ga-Tra Club Sets Evening Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies Te-Ga-Tra Club is tonight at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Jim Phillips with Mrs. A. B. Murphy co-hostess.

Jim Phillips A. B. Murphy

Nurses Honor Mrs Brown With Dinner In Nelsonville

The Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital nursing division held a spa dinner for Mrs. William E. Brown in the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Sayre Mor ris Ave Nelsonville last week. Brown resigns to join her husband who heads to Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas for pre flight training. The evening featured a going away gift and games with many Nelsonville and nearby residents attending.

Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital Nelsonville William E. Brown Jack Sayre Morris Ave Brown Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas Harold Cash

Rummage Sale at First Presbyterian Church Basement

Group 4 of the First Presbyterian Church hosts a rummage sale from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the church basement this Friday.

Group 4 First Presbyterian Church

Organ Recital Friday Night At Masonic Temple

Athens Chapter No 175 Order of the Eastern Star sponsors an organ recital and demonstration on Friday Oct 4 at 8 pm in the Masonic Temple. Robert Bingman of Columbus will demonstrate the organ with Ohio University student George Crawford as guest vocalist. Refreshments follow.

Athens Chapt. No. 175 Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple Athens Robert Bingman Columbus George Crawford Ohio University

Jones announce birth of daughter Kelley Ann

Mr and Mrs Robert H Jones III announce the birth of a daughter Kelley Ann born September 11 at Sheltering Arms Hospital. The couple also have a daughter Kim Elizabeth two and a half. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs H O Wagner of Hooper Street and Mr and Mrs Robert H Jones Jr of Athens.

Robert H. Jones III E. State St Kelley Ann Sheltering Arms Hospital Jones Kim Elizabeth H. O. Wagner Hooper St Robert H. Jones, Jr Athens

New Bride Feted At Recent Shower

A miscellaneous shower honored Mrs. Thomas Cline at the home of her mother Mrs. Wilma Morgan in New Marshfield. Miniature corsages were given as favors to guests, with many local women attending or sending gifts afterward.

Thomas Cline Wilma Morgan New Marshfield Donna Scott Bernice Liggett Drue Hoodlet Helen Stright Kathleen Withers Helen Bridge Freda Kennard Mary Katherine Alma Rhorick Margaret Hunter Eileen Saylor Elsie Brooks Freda Conkey Ardath Llewellyn Patty Llewellyn Margaret Bridge Edith Brewer Betty Mace Mary MacFadden Cline Emma Jean Saylor Anna Kennard Dorothy Clark Mary Young Mona Buckley Marion Hawk Esther Whitlatch Fern Whitlatch Mildred Sickles Mildred Llewellyn Wilma Sickles Ruth MacFadden Bertha Farmer Nell Gilham Wanda Dickens Lucy Steinmeyer

Former OU Piano Instructor Changes Name to Scharr

Miss Gertrude Szaroleta of Santa Ana California formerly taught piano at Ohio University for four years and has changed her professional name to Gertrude Ann Scharr. She is on leave from OU and joined her mother in Santa Ana where they run a shop for infant and children's wear. She studied at Juilliard in New York and holds a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and a master’s from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Athens Gertrude Szaroleta Santa Ana Calif Ohio University Gertrude Ann Scharr Miss Scharr Leo Szaroleta New York City Julliard School of Music Oberlin College Cleveland Institute of Music

Autumn topics at Carrie Hall Club last Albany meeting

Carrie Hall Club of Albany Grange held a September meeting at Mrs. Frank Radcliffe’s home with eighteen members a guest and younger members present. Mrs. Waldo Poston presided in the president’s absence. The program titled Autumn featured readings by Elsie Walsh Mae Radford and Kathleen Love.

Carrie Hall Club Albany Grange Frank Radcliffe Waldo Poston Cora Vines Johnny Love Steven Radcliffe Pamela Claywell Poston Guy Wingett Frank Pugh Elsie Walsh Mae Radford Kathleen Love Julia Graham Grange Hall Bob Grinstead Mary Chase

Program Honors Founder Of Athens Church

A memorial program honored Blanche E. Washington founder of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Athens in 1907. The Athens event featured prayers, scripture, solos by Ida Cooper and Franklin Upthegrove, a life talk by Nelle Pittsford, a sermon by Rev. William Strickland, and closing remarks by Society president Mary Nero.

Blanche E. Washington Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Athens Its Missionary Society Jean Upthegrove Ida Cooper

Henry Homes Scene of Family Get Together

The Henry G. Henry farm home near Amesville hosted a Sept. 29 family dinner. Attendees included the Browns, Austins, Copeland, Tippies, Ankroms, Wilcox, Chesser, Bowman, Stanley, and C. D. Henry, with kinship noted among Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Ashton as sisters of the host.

Henry Homes Harry G. Henry Amesville Jesse J. Brown Richard Brown Michael Edith Ashton Margaret Eula Athens William Ashton Everett Copeland Lowell Tippie Dixie Roxie Ann Melanie Columbus Gale Ankrom Robert Ruth Ann Ashley Beatrice Wilcox Kileville Thomas Chesser Kim Newark Gene Bowman Joe Stanley, Jr Stephen Stanley Darwin C. D. Henry Nora Watkins Brown Ashton Henry

Ohio University wives reception at University Center ballroom

The Ohio University faculty wives reception gathers in the University Center ballroom on Wednesday afternoon. The session runs from two to four o'clock with a nursery provided at the First Presbyterian Church from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

University Center Ohio University First Presbyterian Church

Grade School Dental Project Begins Here

The Civic Dental Project operation toothbrush started at East Side School with 49 of 52 first graders receiving free dental exams by Dr. Rob bin Gardner. Dr. Raymond Strekal will examine first graders at West Side School next. exams planned for The Plains Mechanicsburg St. Pauls and Rufus Putnam schools.

Civic Dental Project East Side School Ann Mumma Robbin Gardner Jettie Kelley Florence Cook PTA Phil Porter Kenneth Reeder Raymond Strekal West Side School Athens Area the Plains Mechanicsburg St. Paul’s Rufus Putnam

Wolfe and Johnson Family Reunions Set for Oct 6

The 49th Wolfe family reunion will be held Sunday October 6 at Concord Church. The Robinson Johnson reunion also slated for October 6 at Hooper Ridge Church. Attendees are asked to bring table service.

Wolfe Concord Church Hooper Ridge Church

Design Project Leaders To Meet This Friday

Design project leaders will convene at 10 a m on Friday in the Athens Grange Hall for training in block printing and stenciling. Attending leaders include Mrs. Villa Henry, Mrs. Audrey Nagle, Mrs. J R Clark, and Mrs. Naomi D Phillips from Ames-Bern, with Athens represented by Mrs. F E Hughes and Mrs Jerome Fenske. Route 33 sends Mrs. Phyllis Morris, The Plains by Mrs James Woodard and Mrs Everett Hanning, and Hi Lo Home Demonstration Club by Mrs R R Gilson, Mrs James Wilson, and Mrs Nora Frank. Leaders from Trimble Alexander and Lodi Townships have not reported.

Athens Grange Hall Florence McBride Ames-Bern Villa Henry Audrey Nagle J. R. Clark Naomi D. Phillips F. E. Hughes Jerome Fenske Athens Route 33 Phyllis Morris the Plains James Woodyard Everett Hanning R. R. Gilson James Wilson Nora Frank Trimble Alexander Lodi

NBC Traveling Opera to Present La Traviata at OU

NBC Traveling Opera Company brings La Traviata to Ohio University on October 9 as part of the convocation series. Faculty tickets go on sale Wednesday at 3 PM in the OU Center Lobby for 1 dollar, with staff 3 to 5:30 PM and public sales Friday if seats remain. Maria Di Gerlando stars as Violetta with Frank Peretta as Alfredo. ensemble includes 10 singers and two dancers.

OU Center Dumas Camille Maria di Gerlando Violetta Frank Peretta Alfredo Opera Company U. S Paris

Picnic Dinner Hosts In Athens Area Gatherings

Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Dixon hosted a Sunday picnic dinner at their Athens route home. Guests included families from Athens and Columbus, with admiration for a yoked eight to sixteen year old dress style featuring a stand-up collar and cuffed sleeves. The notice also promotes a sewing pattern catalog and pattern order instructions.

T. E. Dixon Athens Big Sister Sue Burnett Athens Messenger Ave Americas New York N. Y Basic Fashion

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