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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1962

Page

9

Transplanting Topics At Athens Garden Club

Athens Garden Club discussed how and when to transplant chrysanthemums and peonies. Mrs. Dow S. Grones described planting cuttings in sand and peat with 5-10-6 fertilizer and dividing clumps as less favorable. Peonies were praised for low care and proper root division with bone meal and wood ash fertilizer.

Dow S. Grones Athens Garden Club Ernest Collins Peach Ridge Rd Wilson Smith Samuel Hicks Grones Howard Stout Ways and Means Collins A. H. Shuster John Kohler Youngstown T. N. Hoover

Newborns Named Todd Dixon Jones Andrea Susan Jones Randall Jay Roberts

Mr and Mrs Robert Jones Bay Village announce a son Todd Dixon born Oct 5 with grandparents Rob ert Jones H O Wagner of Athens and great grandparents listed. Andrea Susan Jones is the daughter of Mr and Mrs David Jones LaGrange Illinois born Oct 8 in LaGrange with detailed family ancestors. Randall Jay Roberts born Sept 8 at Riverside Hospital Columbus to Mr and Mrs Adrian Roberts now in Whitehall with listed grandparents and extended relatives.

Robert Jones Betty Wagner Bay Village Todd Dixon H. O. Wagner Athens C. L. Steed Cambridge Ada Klinker Gallipolis David Jones LaGrange Ill Andrea Susan Louise Tullis Palatka Fla Chillicothe C. C. Kerr Randall Jay Roberts Adrian Roberts Whitehall Randall Jay Riverside Hospital Columbus Perry Roberts MacFarland W. Va Wird Chevalier Reedsville T. B. St. Clair T. Richard St. Clair Lodi N.J Dr. St. Clair Saddle Brook General Hospital Grandview Hospital Dayton

Teachers Attend Conference at Fort Fry High

Morrison School teachers joined a drive-in conference at Fort Fry High School Beverly sponsored by the Department of Classroom Teachers Ohio Education Association. The event aimed to acquaint teachers with proposed education legislation and followed twenty similar state conferences. Citizens of the week include Tony Parkis, Tony Pritts, Tim McDonald, Monna Michael, Lorie Barron, Steve Kramer, Stephen Hedges, Pamela Weekley, Linda Phillips, and Danny Shaw across grades one to six.

Stephen Hedges Pamela Weekley Linda Phillips Danny Shaw

Third Grade Presents The Columbus Story Play

Mrs. Ruth Pierce's third grade at East Elementary staged a luna drama The Columbus Story with sound and lights and no live actors. The program, inspired by a Philadelphia Declaration of Independence display, featured a choral reading with scenery by Miss Mildred Murphy and songs taught by Harold Kessler. The school will broadcast the remainder of the performance over the public address system.

Ruth Pierce East Elementary School

Athens Bulldogs Fans Rally As Moms Sell Food At Games

At homecoming night the Athens Bulldogs score with 3 44 left in the third. The Athens Football Mothers Club, with 75 members, sells hot dogs coffee candy and more to fund banquets dinners and player gifts. Mothers set up early stay till late and face boisterous crowds and injuries. The group plans for an upcoming game with Middleport on Oct 26.

Athens Football Mothers Club AHL Marvin Phillips Burton de Veau Hanna Cade James Snyder Carl Murphy Harry Crewson Clyde Ely Charles Fulks Hampton Johnson Ted Landphair Athens Bulldogs Concessionville Athens Varsity Fairview Ave John Buck Mulligan Gary Buck Mike Murphy Bulldog

Speaking Personally Sunday Guests and Weekend Visits Listed

Social notes list guests visiting from Titusville Columbus and Pomeroy including Clarence Davis Doris Harmon Charles Geddes and families. Other visits include Cooley family in Cincinnati to see Ohio University Xavier game and Daugherty Patch visit from Athens. Local clubs host FHA Rally Rome Grange meeting and Athens Band Boosters bake sale on Court Street.

E. E. Rathburn W. Union St Clarence Davis Doris Harmon Titusville Fla Charles Geddes Charlene Larry Columbus Linder Davis Dwight Milhoan Peggy Heidi Carolyn Evans Pomeroy Robert Cooley Susan Bob Cincinnati Bert Barnes Ohio University - Xavier

Community group calendar for Ames and surrounding area

Local clubs and groups list meetings at various venues including Ames Elementary, West Side Elementary, and The Plains. Highlights include PEO events, Rebekah Lodge, Garden Club, Higley Study Circle, Homemakers, Nannie Allom Lodge, Plains WSCS, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Halloween party, and a Women’s Bridge and Luncheon at the Country Club with notes on attendees and a hospital patient.

Higley H. O. Sedwick Morris Ave Homemakers’ Club Herman Jones W. Carpenter St Verna Marquis Nannie Allom

Goo 30 Group Meets At Stright's

The Women's Society of Christian Service of New Marshfield Methodist Church met at Mrs. Harold Stright's home with Mrs. Ben Gabriel as president leading the program. Attendees included Mrs. Don Kennard, Mrs. Ernest Whitlatch, Mrs. George Hayman, Mrs. John Weekley, Mrs. Howard Hunter, Mrs. Harry Lovsey, and the Rev. James Early. Albany Elementary Mothers' Club will sponsor a bake sale Saturday in front of Munn's grocery starting at 8 a.m.

Women’s Society of Christian Service of New Marshfield Methodist Church Harold Stright Ben Gabriel Don Kennard Ernest Whitlatch George Hayman John Weekley Howard Hunter Harry Lovsey James Early Albany Elementary Mothers’ Club Munn’s Grocery

Thrifty gift sampler and crochet patterns offered for sale

A collection of pattern numbers 942 A 982 A and 653 for crochet projects and dressmaking with directions for 12x16 inch transfer, 3 ply yarn blouse, and a crocheted black sheep toy. Orders to Laura Wheeler The Messenger Needlecraft Dept New York 11 NY with prices 25c, 35c plus 10c mail. Catalog new 1963 with free pattern and full needlecraft range.

Laura Wheeler Care of the Messenger Needlecraft Dept P. O Old Chelsea Station New York N. Y

Scholarship To Be Awarded At Dinner

The 14th Annual International Dinner will be held at 5 30 p m Oct 30 at the First Methodist Church. Proceeds go to the International Scholarship and Good Will fund which awards a room and board scholarship to an Ohio University international student. The United Church Women sponsor the event and committee members are listed.

First Methodist Church Ohio University United Church Women Bernard Black Ray Knudson Frank Dilley F. L. Shoemaker Jack Kern W F. Giesecke William Davidson Robert McDonnell Walter Wright Carl Shermer Paul Murphy Burton Andrews Carl Bell Edward T. van Dyke Norman Cohn Karl Rose

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Ares Motorola Tartan TV Buck Mill & State Todd Dixon Jones Andrea Susan Jones Primor DO Sa Sant DS Gorn Quick’s Drug Store West Union Street Ohio Roo Ae Mane Elwood Daugherty Mrs. Carroll Patch Cha Rome-Cannan High School Julia Michael Carolyn Riggs Sharon Culver Margaret Hickman Marilyn Manda Roseann Foster Judy Knight Rome Grange Albany Grange Athens Band Boosters Court St The Electric Co Ames-Bern Pto Chi Omega Alumnae Robert Main S. State St Delilah Rebekah Lodge Lodi Grange Grange Hall Richland Ave Garden Club Kenneth Steward Mulligan Rd West Side Dolores Walburn Mound St University Hospital, Columbus East Elementary Pta Stright's Robert Rockwell Ed Bannon Charles Jiiden Messenger Carl Legg Ed McBride Paul Tribe Tom Winnings Erle Bridgewater Kenneth Kerr Hallmark OGANS America Vance W. State Street Athens, Ohio Fashion Angela Cabrina SHOE South Court Street
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