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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1955
Page
7
Local society notes detail families vacationing in Canada and the East then returning to Athens. Several youths depart for college including Colgate Harvard Williams and Ohio universities with family support and scholarships noted. Also mentioned are trips to Lake Penamnganga and visits with relatives in Vermont and Ohio.
The Albany Baptist Missionary group met September 16 at the church annex with Mrs. Leola Cordrey as hostess. Eight members and two guests attended as Mrs. Edith Chase led the home missions study. Mrs. Edna Smith to host October. An orange eggnog snack recipe is included for children.
Dr. and Mrs. Claude E. Kautner hosted a Sunday dinner at Peak Ridge Road to welcome the new Speech Department members of Ohio University and their wives. Thirty-one guests attended including Dean and Mrs. Earl Seigfred and six couples: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Penson, Mr. and Mrs. Craig Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. Raul Reyes.
The parents Mr and Mrs Shirley Roscoe Burdett announce the birth of a daughter Shirley Sue on September 11 at Coolville. They also report son Scott age 14 and Jerry. Grandparents include Abe Burdette and Minnie Clark in Coolville Marcus Clark of Wickenburg Arizona and great grandparents Lew Welling in Coolville.
A dense list of social events and club meetings across Athens including Happy Hour with Mrs. Kovlan at 7:30 p.m. and Rippling Water Council at 8 p.m. at various venues. activities feature lunches, covered dish events, bake bean tips with cheese, and a Ladies Day Bridge at Athens Country Club.
An article urges wives to pursue varied interests beyond a fixed home image. It argues men prefer partners with active lives and personal projects over a static “pretty picture.” The piece cites social examples and emphasizes personal fulfillment within marriage. It also notes Naomi Bible class meeting at Mrs. Tom Porter’s Athens home with sewing for charity and October flower chair Olah Shamel.
Guidance on addressing envelopes avoids excluding children. Address outer envelope to Mr and Mrs John Smith and inner note to the couple. For separate messages place the children’s note inside to ensure all recipients feel included.
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