Family trips and movements across towns amid gatherings
Coming and Going along Mrs Clair Berry and family in Athens return from a two and a half week vacation in Lock Haven Pennsylvania guests of Mr Berry and Mrs T A Berry The Berry s son Dick spent the summer with grandparents in Athens Mr and Mrs J E Thackery drive to Kent to bring home Mrs C M Boright visiting her daughter and grandson Mrs Ethelouise Carpenter and Terry Mrs Boright recently spent ten years in the New England States Mrs Boright is house mother for the Pi Beta Phi sorority Mr and Mrs T E Dixon of Athens Route 1 and Mr and Mrs Clyde M Dixon of 307 Highland Ave attended a Columba funeral for Clyde in Columbus St Mary s Church Mrs Andrew Cavanaugh of Lunanville has as guests Labor Day weekend her niece Mrs Art Delargey and daughters Jean and Margaret of Shirage
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Clair
Berry
Sarah
Lois
Ann
Athens
Lock Haven
Mr. Berry
A. Berry
J. E. Thackery
Kent
C. M. Boright
Ethelouise Carpenter
Terry
Carpenter
Boright
New England
Pi Beta Phi
T. E. Dixon
Clyde M. Dixon
Highland_Ave
Were
Columba
Clyde
Donald E. Johnson
St. Mary's Church
Columbus
Andrew” Cavanaugh
Uannanville
Art’ Dellargey
Mr. Delargey
Jean and
Margaret of
Shirage
Pittsburgh housewife patches street hole herself
A 41 year old housewife Mary Busar fixed a two foot diameter hole in front of her home after city crews failed to repair it. She planted a patching composed of board and tar and posted a cardboard sign warning motorists. Neighbors offered help and she stated the city had been told repeatedly about the hole with no action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Mary Busar
Oicar
Half husband speaks on wives working at home
A husband portrays his view of a working wife, detailing finances, shared duties, and the impact on marriage. He notes his own salary and his wife's growing independence, argues about contributions at home, and offers insight into why some husbands feel they gain less from wives' employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
Man Who
Marietta Pioneer James Owen and early Northwest settlement
The article recounts the Owen family’s arrival in the Northwest Territory near Marietta in 1788, highlighting James Owen as an early settler. It notes the family’s origins in Rhode Island, the vaccination response to a smallpox outbreak, and the Owen homestead and cemetery near Federal Creek. It also mentions other local sites and a note on Steve Brodie’s fame.
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Harris
Bunker Hill
James North
Amesvile
Owen
James G. Owen
Northwest Territory
James Owen
Chile Father Brown Company
Marietta
Ohio River
Owens
Kingston
Rhode Island
James M. Varnum
Marietta Bank
Boston
Kentucky
Maietta
Ames Owen
Welsh
Ohio
Marietta College
Drs. True
Farley
Ohio Company
James Owen Famy
Adams Township
Shington County
Kiby Brown
Johny Brown
Needlework Pattern Offer From Anne Cabot Album
The 1955 Needlework Album presents 54 pages of designs with complete patterns and directions. Send 25 cents in coins, your name and address to Anne Cabot at The Allen Messenger, 1150 Avenue of the Americas, New York 36 NY. Available as a color printed volume for 2.56 per copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Anne Cabot
Ave
Americas
New York
N.Y
Sue Burnet
Athens Messenger
Ameri ‘Cas
New Year's Resolutions for Autumn Beauty Routines
Alicia Hart outlines autumn beauty shifts from summer to winter: restore hair and skin care, pale routines, and a fresh look. Tips include massages, gentle cleansers, foot care, pedicures, trimming nails, and trimming back excess habits to fit a busy season. A whimsical nod mentions festive pink snow in aerosol form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hart
Ace
Prac
Lessons in Bridge Playing From a Crime Scene Puzzle
A bridge detective story unfolds with West opening diamonds and South ruffing to reveal a no trump double as a penalty bid. The dealer explains defense, then poses two questions: with North holding AKQS and South holding 10 4 2 6 Q 5 9 4 4 3, what is the correct action and how would you respond to the second position with AK5 VQ I42 OAQ8 IS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opwala sheuBy
West
South
Sithhe
Artner
Iheart
Chessy bridge tale from a cryptic card room misplay
South incurred a 10 trick haul despite aiming for two diamonds with overtricks. The narrator teases a crime with wordplay about “bridge chowder” and accuses South of misbidding. The key point: South should have passed the double of one, avoiding the overtricks.
MANNERS AND BALLOON PUMPS IN DAILY LIFE
A mix of notes on manners in pools and party balloons. Balloon pumps simplify blowing up balloons for parties. The entry cites Cadmus as the mythic inventor of letters and notes the Bermudas as the northernmost coral islands with Jamaica’s central mountains hosting red bauxite soil for aluminum.
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Blosser
Ossers
Main Street
Barry’s
Valley Fray
Whitehouse
Rexall
Rexll
the Cline Pharmacy Co
Gaynor
Polly Pelmer
Chi Tren
Ann "Thompno
Athen: County
Fraderat Creek
Jessie Owen
Amesville
Federal Creek
James
Palmer Owen
Ames
Jesale Owen
Horace Owen
Bishopville
Bartlett Academy
Northwestern Ohio Normal School
Glazer
Athens County
Ames Township
Ecord
Canada
Owen Place
Calvarye Sentoffice
Pontafic
Sylvan
Ione
Calvary Post Masor
Srodie
Steve Brodie
Brooklyn Bridge
Turkey
Jayne
Orion
Caron Ann Jussert
Nite McWilliams
Sally Flowers
TV AU
Mise Russell
Pere Abet
Rick
Bennett
Rad Bakery
S. Court St
West VII
Eas
Ario
Fis
Eise
Cadmus
Thebes
Yor Dyke
Tormilkt
Cee
Whlavans
Macshore Classics
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