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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1953

Page

6

Coming and Going Homecoming weekend guests at Athens

Homecoming weekend guests of Miss Gertrude Pritchard were Miss Margaret Durbin, Walter Zachman and Miss Beverlee Spurgeon of Cleveland, and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Minister of Pittsburgh. Guests for the weekend of Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Cottingham were their daughter Virginia and her Western College friends. Also listed are Athens attendees at OU Kent game and homecoming activities with extended families from Granville, Pittsburgh, Utica, Delaware, and Powhatan Point.

Gertrude Pritchard Margaret Durbin Walter Zachman Beverlee Spurgeon Cleveland Edward Minister Pittsburgh, Pa Cottingham E. State St Virginia Western College For Women Oxford Lois DeLong Alentown Joan Grable Oklahoma City Jean Flowers Detroit Mich Mildred Masters Indianapolis Ind Western Athens Ralph Orr Granville Dudley Orr Pittsburgh George McKibben Utica Orr Freda Smith Lieutenant Orr Frank Baker Chris Delaware Nellie Griswald Fred E. Gross Crooksville Gross C. W. Gross S. Congress St Pomeroy Ernest Gross Richard West State St Willis West Mary, Kenneth and Reese Warren Graham Marjorie Fredle Powhatan Point

Ohio Women Topic at LLE Meeting in New Marshfield

Mrs E D Shrout spoke on Famous Ohio Women at the Lydia Lash Evans Club on Oct 15 at the home of Mrs John V Webb in New Marshfield. She highlighted Ohioana Library founder Myers Y Cooper Judge Florence Allen and others. A Southeast District Conference of Ovid Federation was announced for Oct 30 at New Lexington. A $15 donation was given to the Christmas Stocking Fund for Chillicothe Hospital veterans. Mrs Webb served refreshments to twenty members. next meeting will be guest day with Mrs Paul Kimes.

E. D. Shrout Ohio Lydia Lash Evans Club John V. Webb New Marshfield Myers Y. Cooper Ohioana Library Florence Allen Frances Bolton Reobert Taft John Bricker Frank Lausche Ovid Federation New Lexington Chillicothe Hospital Webb Paul Kimes

Waterloo PTA Hears Reports

The Waterloo PTA met at the high school on October 12 with Mrs. Sol Goff presiding. Plans were made for a McBee Union Group banquet on October 24 and the November 10 fall carnival.

Waterloo Pta Sol Goff McBee Union Roy Llewellyn Carnival Ways and Means

Ames Bern PTA Halloween Party Set At High School Gym

Mrs. Lee Glass announces the Ames Bern PTA Halloween Party will be tomorrow at 8 pm in the high school gym with mask or pay at the door. Prizes awarded for ugliest and prettiest costumes in four divisions from first grade through adults. G A Gardner will report on amendment two and school board candidates will speak. Committee members organize games and prizes. Refreshments to be served.

Raymond Brooks Margaret Bridge Gerald Beal Rey Liewellyn PTA Flint Delbert Young Ohio State Board of Education Aig Lee Glass Ames-Bern Pta G. A. Gardner Richard Smith Alyce Sayer Charles D. McAfee Louise C. Linscott Freda Vandeveer

Easy to Sew 2 10 Year Olds Pattern No 8029

Pattern No 8029 Sew rite perforated set for toddlers includes jacket overalls jumper and blouse in sizes 2 to 8 years. Describes yardage for each garment and requests 30 cents in coins plus name address size and pattern number to Sue Burnett The Athens Messenger New York.

Sue Burnett Athens Ave. Americas New York

Community Social Calendar and Recipe Bits

Social calendar items list meetings and programs across Cansonville with times and hosts including West Side PTA Lodi Grange and Sayre Study Circle. Also features casual kitchen tips like a Tomato Toast and Banana Milk Shake recipes for gatherings.

Broiled Sirloin Steak Help From Meat Experts

A cooking feature by Gaynor Maddox outlines selecting top quality sirloin, portioning 4% to 1/2 pound per person, and 1 to 2 inch thick cuts for broiling. It covers prep, storage, heat distance, timing, and serving with potatoes, onions, and tomato dishes, plus a broiling schedule.

Gaynor Maddox Chicago Midwest

Daffodils By Any Name Are Longest Lived Bulbs

Daffodils, also called jonquils or narcissus, are long lived spring bulbs planted in fall. They bloom yearly with little care, multiply until crowded, and should be lifted and replanted as needed. Trumpet size varies, colors range white to pinkish in hybrids, and they naturalize well in woods. They thrive as cut flowers and houseplants if humidity is kept and fall planting is timely.

Manners for Hosts and Leftover Storage Tips

Advice on hosting skills urges equal attention to all guests ensuring each feels essential and valued. Also offers practical kitchen tips like using transparent refrigerator dishes for leftovers and steps to peel asparagus with a swivel-blade peeler.

Hebardville Homecoming recalls town’s 1838 founding fathers

The Alexander Presbyterian Church marked the Hebardville Sesquicentennial with an October homecoming. Speakers, including Mrs Lily Peters Barker and Dan H Stright, recounted migration, early land purchases, and notable residents like Isaac Barker, Amos Northrup, and the Coe family, detailing streets named State and Main and sites from the tavern to the original church.

Alexander Presbyterian Church Ohio Hebardville John Arnold Ziba Lindley Samuel Harhart Presbyterian Meeting House Athens McArthur Gallipolis Ebenezer Hebard Vermont Ithamar Hebard Green Mountain Boys Alexander Church James L. Hyde Oln Baker Raymond Webb Lily Peters Barker J. E. Barker Athens County Dan H. Stright Ohio University Alma Pearl McVay Isaac Barker New Bedford Mass Marietta Belpre Isaac Judge Barker Mr. Stright Main St Lafayette St State St Lindley Arnold Earhart Amos Northrop Billie Dean Amos Northrup Gertrude Higgins Roy Radford Fred Lee Tom Northrup Charles Wingo Ziba Lindsey Almus Permelia Adena Gilt Homer Higgins Peter Morse

Birth of Sharon Lizbeth Greene

Capt and Mrs Vernon E Greene announce the birth of a daughter Sharon Lizbeth on October 12 in Princeton West Virginia The Greenes who lived in Athens the last two years have a daughter Laurel 096 Try a find of spice in summer vegetable dishes Nutmeg teams well with spinach carrots or corn all spice is wonderful with a mixture of tomatoes and celery and squash marjoram is delicious with snap beans

Vernon E. Greene Sharon Lizbeth Princeton W. Va Greenes Athens Laurel

Lessons in Bridge Playing By Oswald Jacoby

OSWALD JACOBY presents a bridge hand analysis showing how strict adherence to rules can mislead. He uses a sample hand where South should avoid finessing for the queen and instead plan a crosscut strategy to minimize spade losses, drawing trumps and protecting spades. The piece frames a typical reader question about whether to bid two no trumps and tees up a follow up tomorrow.

Oswald Jacoby West East South Val North South West King of Hearts Fast Declarer

Troy Grange Installs Officers At Meeting Tuesday Night

Troy Grange installed officers led by G O Shanks with Nellie Swisher as lady marshal and S W Dodd as master. Members filled roles including Francis Burch regalia bearer and Mary Lois Allen secretary. The group also voted to support the Athens County tuberculosis fund levy.

Troy Grange G. O. Shanks Nellie Swisher Francis Burch S. W Dodd Arthur Marshall Nomura Brandeberry Franklin Washburn Helen Chapman W. R. Clark Mary Lois Allen E. W. Swisher Lizzie Clark Ceres Betty Ice Pomona Anna Mae Washburn Flora Virginia McCoy Edgar Dixon Tuberculosis Fund Athens County

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