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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1963
Page
5
Athens Garden and Nature Club hosts the September meeting at the Cottage Tea House and outlines plans for the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs Region 11 meeting on Nov. 11 at First Methodist Church. The convention flower show featured period arrangements and unique containers.
A Saturday social calendar lists rummage sales at the National Guard Armory and Carbondale Methodist Church, a Pratts Fork Cemetery Association meeting, Loyal Temperance Legion gathering, a Phi Delta Theta Auxiliary sale, Albany Grange birthday dinner, a Moose Hall Round and Square Dance, and a Get Acquainted Tea hosted by Ohio University Dames.
The 35th annual Beveridge family reunion occurred on Floyd Beveridge’s lawn in New Marshfield. A noon basket dinner preceded an afternoon business meeting led by president George Beveridge. officers elected included Robert Winning as vice president and Donna Dearth as secretary-treasurer. Oldest attendees were Mrs. Mayme Winning of Athens and Joseph Barron of New Marshfield. Children’s games were run by Donna Dearth, and the 1964 reunion will again be held at the same location. Several attendees from Athens, New Marshfield, and nearby towns listed. WOUB listings for classical music will be available by contacting WOUB Radio.
A collection of reader tips on cooking eggs in toast nests, marking home arrivals with colored paper, protecting cabinet shelves with clear plastic guards, a joke about lubricating a squeaky door with oil, a family reunion notice for George Wolfe Sr., and a sewing pattern promotion. The items span domestic hacks, personal notices, and a pattern order form.
Members of Athens Naval Reserve unit and their wives attended a Thursday cook-out at the home of Mr and Mrs Vere Smith in Coolville Ridge. Other local social notes include university staff visits and faculty moves across Ohio.
New Marshfield Constitution Lodge 426 FAM will gather Thursday at 7 30 p.m. in the Masonic Temple for its regular meeting with members urged to attend.
Mrs. Carl Richards of Athens Route 5 is notified of the death of her oldest brother Joe McMillin in Clarksburg West Virginia.
A Thousand Clowns, Broadway comedy hit, comes to the Colony Theater in Marietta for two performances on Oct 8 at 5 30 and 8 45 p.m. John Ireland and Donald Red Barry star, with Ireland in the prankster role and Barry known as Red Ryder on film and TV.
A writer who detests his steady job creates chaos with his 12 year old nephew. A female Welfare Bureau investigator falls for the bohemian guardian in a circus of clowns. Herb Gardner’s first play features romance and a witty guardianship dilemma. Mail orders and box office details are provided.
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