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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1917
Page
2
Local items call for volunteers and social notices with a wartime flavor. Readers are urged to phone in personal notices between four and seven, while community pieces highlight Red Cross work, knitting directions for Georgia sailors, school and church activities, a soldier’s letter debate, a returning couple, and a birthday party with family and friends in attendance.
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker of Austin, former AFWC president, told a Pat ridge Camp audience that women should support war food conservation. She outlined four asks: increase production, curb waste, substitute cheaper foods, and conserve fruits and vegetables this summer for wartime needs. Each meal should follow a war portion and avoid waste as long as the war lasts.
Athens ladies invited to a Red Cross unit event at Mrs E B Coleman’s with bridge or knitting. Prizes, admission of 25 cents, D A R knitting, tables loaned by Dorsey Furniture, reservations urged by phone. Engagement announcement followed in another note with a decorative party setting and punch and wafers.
A large Athens party departs this morning in three autos for Mountain City to visit Col Snelling's summer home. Included are Mr and Mrs Joe Morton Miss Elizabeth Morton and many relatives and friends from Gainesville Augusta Bogart and Athens. Other residents travel plans and gatherings are noted with arrivals and visits in the Athens area.
Extracted from a conference report on agricultural conditions urging vegetarian dietary shifts to cut cost without harming efficiency. It recommends beans, peas, milk products, corn and rice substitutes, home grown grains, and increased home storage plus education to reduce waste. A recipe for cucumbers fried in batter is included with instructions.
Batter mix uses 4 teaspoons batter 1 teaspoon baking powder and a pinch of salt with sweet or skim milk to form a smooth coating for cucumber slices. Dip slices, fry in boiling lard, drain on brown paper and serve hot.
A three month newlywed confides in her mother about her fears as rumors and suspicions swirl. The mother advises silence and detachment when the husband returns from the club, as the wife grapples with her anxious questions about trust and nose.
In a juvenile Sunday school session the teacher explains eternal bliss for the good. A young pupil at the pedal extremity of the class replies that the bad will end up in a place of everlasting buster.
Mrs Enpeck finds an old love letter and reads a line claiming a preference for endless torment with her than living to bills alone. Enpeck remarks his dream has clearly exposed itself.
Stella questions genuine love as Mabel declares determination to keep Tom’s gifts, saying she never returned one to learn its cost. The exchange hints at financial or emotional tension behind an engagement in a domestic scene.
A humorous cartoon caption collection shows a stamp clerk asking about first class mail while a stamp buyer explains a present for his mother in law. The strip moves through quick gags about bills, fortunes, lovers quarrels, speeding, and a cloakroom dime versus a quarter exchange.
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