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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1949

Page

6

Birthday Picnic Honors Belle Fought Family Ties

Family members across Athens Albany and Detroit gathered at Mrs. Belle Fought’s home for a cafeteria style picnic. The event celebrated her upcoming 80th birthday on December 1. The youngest guest was Jeanette Throckmorton and the eldest attendee was Dr. A F Holmes at ninety. Notable attendees included multiple West Fought and Baughman families, plus Reid Sewell and daughter Reida Rae and other relatives from Athens and surrounding areas.

Belle Fought Albany

Community Notes on Local Residents Summer Travels and Visits

Local society items detail Prof. and Mrs. Vincent Jukes and daughters Barbara Cecily and Eileen vacationing at Lake Breeze Madison with the professor joining in August from Ann Arbor. Several other residents including Stephen Fuller Peter Vanity C overviews of travels, studies at Harvard and Georgetown, and family visits across Boston Toronto Athens Warren and New Philadelphia.

Vincent Jukes Franklin Ave Barbara Cecily Eileen Lake Breeze Madison

Hat Styles Highlight Janet Colombier Fashion

A description of headpieces featuring taupe velour hairlines, crushed peaked tops with diamond clips, a feathered draped hat for fall, and a yellow black speckled feather brim with a wing motif and jeweled brooch. Janet Colombier’s styling appears centered in the showcase.

Janet Colombier Rosette Hargrove Paris NEA

How to Play Canasta Sixth in the Series

The article explains Canasta rules for two regular decks plus jokers, seating and cutting, deck setup, stock and pack creation, and the three play parts draw meld and discard. It details handling jokers deuc es red treys and initial 11 card hands including red trey removal.

Canasta

Berle Defends Jokes as Original Mind Behind Comedy

Milton Berle rejects theft claims and says he creates jokes from unique premises. He notes a long feud with Richy Craig Jr about rival acts and describes a system of joke formats and delivery that fuels his stand up. Berle also discusses copying old material by updating names and stresses performance over jokes themselves.

Berle Richy Craig, Jr New York Richy Ricky Hedy Lamarr Wilson Taft Truman Roosevelt Rockefeller Aly Khan Tommy Manville Artie Shaw

Calendar of events in Sept for local groups and churches

New Marshfield Chapter of Eastern Star hosts a mother and daughter pot-luck supper Friday Sept 9 at 7 p.m. Members should bring table service. Albany Grange meets Saturday at 8:30 p.m. bring pies and sandwiches. BPW rummage sale at Athens City Hall Saturday Sept 10 starting 7 a.m. Descendants of Arnold and Mary Purden Hill reunion Sept 11 at Buckeye Lake. District 25 Eastern Star picnic Sept 11 at Embree Park Pennsville with 12:30 p.m. basket dinner. Harthamar Sunday School class hosts picnic at Ed Pupler home Sunday 5 p.m. Belle White Class picnic at Lake Hope after morning services. Athens Inter-Church Youth Choir travels to Middletown for service and concert at First Presbyterian Church Sunday.

New Marshfield Order of the Eastern Star Arnold Mary Purden Hill Buckeye Lake District 25 Embree Park Pennsville Harthamar First Methodist Church Ed Pupler Eartch Rd Belle White Central Avenue Methodist Church Lake Hope Athens Middletown First Presbyterian Church

Prehistoric Man and Wise Beavers Featured in Readers' Review

Readers' Review praises Knight's Prehistoric Man as engaging and accessible with vivid art at the American Museum of Natural History. The Wise Onef by Conbear and Blundell earns note for 25 black and white Michael Bevans illustrations. Birth announced for Richard and Mary Meccia's daughter born September 7 at Mt. Carmel Hospital. grandparents George and Manda of The Plains.

Charles R. Knight American Museum of Natural History Mt. Carmel Caves Knight Frank Conbear J. L. Blundell Sloane Ernest Thompson Seton Conbear Richard Meccia Mary Manda Columbus Mt. Carmel Hospital George Manda the Plains

Miracle vitamins with iron Soluseals claim health boost

Ad promotes Solu seals miracle vitamins with iron to calm frayed nerves stomach trouble and rough skin. Claims better blood and sleep with 100 tablets priced 2.50. Sold at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store near the post office. Mail orders filled.

Quick

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