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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1961

Page

9

Colorful Fall Fashions Dominate Schools and Campus Wear

The fall wardrobe for all ages features vivid colors from tangerine to hot pink and electric blue. Leather jackets and coats, suede pieces, and bright trims lead campus style while practical shoes shift to dressy leather options. An Ohio University Rainbow assembly gathers 3000 girls next summer with plans announced by Mrs. Beatrice A. Owen and OU President Dr. John C. Baker.

Ohio University Beatrice A. Owen Ohio Order of the Rainbow For Girls John C. Baker

Ath ens County Council for Childhood Education Holds First Meeting

The Ath ens County Council for Childhood Education held its inaugural meeting at Nelson ville Elementary School with about 30 attendees. Principal Lowell Cole welcomed guests while Miss Mary Ward and Miss Ruth Hudson presented on reading education and elementary organization.

Athens County Council For Childhood Education Nelsonville Lowel Cole Mary Ward Ruth Hudson Hudson Ohio Alice Rowan Prairie Lincoln School Columbus Lucille Linberg Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Delta Kappa Gamma Southeastern Ohio Education Association

Sideways Silhouettes Dominate New York Couture

Fashion Press Week showcases 31 New York Couture Group designers embracing side and diagonal lines. Bustling side kicks, bias draping, and ankle-to-thigh pleats redefine day and evening wear with black, moss green, and deep browns in luxe fabrics.

New York New York Couture Couture

The Greatest Coat Year Fashion Advice

This snippet urges choosing a timeless coat with features like stand-away or fur collars and double rows of buttons. It stresses a perfect length and a softly indented waistline while noting grooming as essential to a great overall look. The message emphasizes lasting style over fads and personal presentation.

OU Homecoming Kicks Off Friday

Townspeople and Ohio University students prepare for Roar Into Homecoming With The Twenties events starting Friday at 7 30 p m Official introduction of 20 queen candidates at the MIA movie Male students vote Oct 12 and the rally parade is Oct 13 at 6 30 p m Homecoming Chair man Jim Stockwell will crown the 1961 Homecoming Queen with attendants Coach Bill Hess to introduce the OU Xavier game lineup Thirty seven floats depict the swing back into the twenties parade starts Oct 14 at 9 a m queen and attendants ride in touring cars seven old cars from Athens will join the parade Pre game parade Oct 14 1 p m game at 2 p m Jazz concert by Duke Ellington at Memorial Auditorium later a Homecoming Dance at Grover Center Ellington band tickets for alumni available next week

Ohio University Jim Stockwell Phi Delta Theta Bill Hess Athens Duke Ellington Memorial Auditorium Grover Center Ellington

Scioto Presbyterial Women Prepare Fall Meeting

The Scioto Presbyterian Women plan their fall meeting October 11 to 13 with District 3 president Mrs. John Lloyd Evans of Nelsonville leading the October 12 Amesville session. Attending associations hail from Hocking Athens Vinton and Meigs counties. Guest speaker is Mrs Dorothy Green Lester of Mena Arkansas director of religious education for the Arkansas Valley Presbytery Oklahoma Synod. She serves 26 churches including 14 Choctaw Indian 10 Negro and 2 white with an average membership of 41. Lester is a Buena Vista College graduate and did graduate work at the University of Iowa.

Scioto Dorothy Green Lester Mena, Ark Lester Arkansas Valley Presbytery Oklahoma Synod Buena Vista College Iowa University of Iowa

Linscott Anniversary Celebrated by Family Affection

Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Linscott of 71 Morris Ave mark their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at home. Six children, nineteen grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren attended, with many relatives listed from Athens Glouster Columbus Wadsworth Logan and Nelsonville. The couple wed in Parkersburg on October 2 1901 and moved to Athens in retirement. several relatives remain in farming lumbering and other professions.

Harry C. Linscott Morris Ave Wilber Athens Joseph Meade Columbus Harold Edison Elmer Larson Wadsworth Andrew Bulloch Howard Logan Linscotts Parkersburg W. Va Linscott Glouster Wilber Linscott Gaylord Linscott Byron Linscott Harlan Johnson Paul Meade Mary Meade Jan John Wolford John Fred Larson Roy Larson Cleveland Howard Linscott Judy Ralph Linscott Gerald Linscott Nelsonville Harold Linscott Larry Beyer Clyde Moore Bruce Area Lynn Bellefontiane Ronnie Bullock James Linscott

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