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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1961
Page
12
Ohio State extension expert Orena Haynes explains how to choose and arrange clothes to flatter figures. She demonstrates line, silhouette, fabric, and accessories tips at the Athens County Charm Clinic, noting casual styles and practical wardrobes ahead of trends.
Advertisement for Printed Pattern 4676 by Anne Adams offering Misses' sizes 10 through 18. Describes fabric choices like faille and brocade, yardage for size 16, and price terms including 50 cents plus 10 cents mailing. Includes address for pattern Dept. in New York and catalog offer for Fall's 100 Best Fashions with color catalog.
The 52nd annual Wolfe descendants reunion met October 1 outside Concord Church in Ames Township with 85 members attending a basket dinner. Officers elected Roger Wolfe and Wahalla Wolfe Linscott as president and vice president, Nora Wolfe Atkinson as secretary-treasurer. A birthday list noted three Wolfe sons born since the prior gathering, and there were tributes to late members Bert Wolfe and Roy Wolfe among others. The event drew relatives from Columbus, Hilliard, Reynoldsburg, and several towns in Ohio plus Huntington, West Virginia.
The article promotes bottled all purpose barbecue sauce to season beef burgers broiled in the kitchen range. It claims the sauce adds open pit flavor and enhances the beef. A Cheeseburger recipe uses 12 pounds ground beef with cheese, barbecue sauce, and salt, forming patties and broiling until melted cheese.
The Hill and Dale Garden Club will present the Mum Spectacular chrysanthemum show October 14 and 15 at Putnam School in Devola near Marietta. Hours are 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 12 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The club has won state first place for its main show two years running and received the Ohio Garden Clubs Outstanding Club Award at the Athens convention. Also, the Plains Volunteer Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary hosts a fund raising party at the fire house tonight at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.
The Nelsonville chapter president is Jean nette C. Grim and Barbara Adam son serves as chairman of chapter activities for the week with Alice Kunzman as assistant chairman. The foreign educators visiting Ohio University this fall were invited to attend.
Vintage sewing pattern description for a two piece dress and suit ensemble in checked fabrics. Includes sizes 14 44 16 42 20 22 and fabric yardage for size 16 42. Mentions DESS with ZONE SIZE and separates, dresses, suits, ensemble.
The McClure reunion gathered at Rachelmacher Park Logan with many relatives from Murray City Glouster Athens Nelsonville and Columbus attending. Several groups traveled from nearby towns including Detroit represented by Mr and Mrs William McMahon while others visited from Greens Run Mark Rest Center McConnelsville and Carroll County communities.
Sayre Study Circle elects Mrs. L B McCune as second vice president to fill the late Mrs. O E McClure term. Guest day features introductions of members guests and program participants. Next meeting set for November 21 with Mrs R J Studer and Mrs L E White hosting.
Rome Grange named Gaylord Cook as master and J Louis Winner as secretary among a slate of officers including Nellie Winner and Mary Walsh. Installation is planned for Oct 19. Members were urged to bring pumpkin pie and sandwiches for refreshments.
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