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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1955
Page
9
The Pallas Club met at Mrs John Sprac ESFouete s home. Irene Hand introduced Mrs. Twiss who discussed the petroleum industry. Col EL Drake’s drilling sparked a modern industry. New methods and pipelines expanded distribution. The group noted tax cuts and potential atomic energy impact on oil demand.
Prorence mestige, County Home Demonstration agent for Athens County, was named chairman of the Organization of State Home Demonstration Agents Association presidents in Seattle yesterday. Mrs. McBride, accompanied by Mrs. Geneva Nolan of Meigs County, attended the Seattle meeting at the Olympic Hotel. Mrs. McBride succeeds Miss Naomi Jensen of Coalville Utah as chairman.
Sprague Grand Rapids visitors were weekend guests of Dr and Mrs J R Sprague Athens. Joyce Mills initiated into Pi Beta Phi at First Presbyterian Church with dinner at the sorority house. Igllnmea Carlson initiated into Alpha Gamma Delta with Episco pal Church of the Good Shepherd service and dinner. Jessie Brooks to celebrate 82nd birthday in Los Angeles with daughter Marie Schoening, former Downingtown parents noted.
The Ohio Association of Garden Clubs sponsors a Shawnee Forest tour on October 22 at 9 30 am. The site lies in Scioto County six miles west of Portsmouth on Rt 52 near Rt 125 toward Lake Roosevelt. Conrad Roth will conduct the tour. Participants should bring their own lunches.
Virginia Price served as mistress of ceremonies for the Athens NSA chapter event installing a seed center. Present were Evelyn Kesey Gertrude organization members and friends. the code of ethics was read and Rev. John S. Snedden delivered remarks. Pearl Taylor recalled past leadership.
Wednesday activities include CWF of First Christian Church hosting guests from Millfield Trimble Nelsonville Orange Tuppers Plains Glouster Chauncey with a program and fellowship to follow at 7 30 p m Presbyterian Women's Association meets at the church featuring speaker In Mise Stargaret Flory secretary for students working the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions and a 660 Ladies Day Bridge at Athens Country Club with reservations to Mary Devlyn M others Circle at 22 Clark St 7 30 p m Red Cross drive and Ohio University Faculty Wives reception at U Center Ballroom 24 m for children Presby nan Chars 130430 ps to Sponsored by Phi Chi Delta Pocahontas Lodge at Red Mens Naomi Bible Class of The Plains Methodist Church with Mrs Frank Lee 7 30 p m Temple WSCS with Mrs John Ingram 8 pm Maccenas Literary Club 2 pm with Mrs Anton 2 First St New Marshfield Canasta Club with Mrs Charles Hawk Observe birthday of Mrs Thomas Llewellyn Amens Needle Club with Mrs HEH Sands 99 Sunnyside Drive pm Aspany Wednesday Club with Margaret White 7 30 p m
Tatjana Gsovsky, renowned dancer, headlines the Dance Theatre Berlin opening the season at Memorial Auditorium. The program features five key scenes from Shakespeare and modern pieces including Orphee, Labyrinth, Ballade, and Souvenirs with two pianos. Season memberships available at box office.
The Marietta council schedules a meeting in the county assembly room at 10 am featuring participants from Washington Morgan and other counties. A luncheon will be served at Betsy Sills Club with a theme on building better home demonstration programs through better publicity.
Mrs. Muriel Lawrence notes a divorced father pays 20 weekly child support yet uses visitation rights to quarrel with the mother. The mother avoids him, while relatives debate whether divorced parents can truly remain friendly. The piece questions the logic of "friendship" between estranged spouses and its effect on children.
Daughters of Union Veterans met at Mrs. H R Atkins home to discuss recent convention layouts and district leadership. Attendees included Mrs A H James Mrs Frank Dean Mrs Porter Dickens and Mrs Anson Black. Mrs James elected district vice president and Mrs Dean district president for next year while Mrs Ray Smith chaired the session. Harvest Day dinner planned for November with location to be announced.
A bridge column describes deceptive play at clubs and diamonds, noting a misread West opening and a sequence ending with a misfired finesse. It discusses declarer strategies, finesses, and the impact of reading opponents, with a note on a church event and Zeta Tau Alpha Alumni meeting.
In a standard ATRL era bidding position North passes and South opens one spade. Despite partner's minimum, a later pass sequence leaves South with only 93103 A752 in hand and no apparent game. The puzzle asks what is the correct action for South given the duplicated auction and strong suits.
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