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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1942
Page
6
Hair fashion shifts to a flat topped smoothie style with a soft front puff and tight back roll. Actress Peggy Drake debuts a braids and bangs look featuring middle part and braided pigtails pinned above ears. Experts urge meticulous shampooing and conditioner for shine as the new waves and V part variations trend nationwide.
The Women’s Council of the First Christian Church met at the church with Miss Ida Allison leading a devotional on Evangelism. Mrs. Fred Lachs reported on the Ohio Wesleyan University peace conference. A district convention at McArthur on May 1 was announced and a Family Dinner at the church on May 6 was planned.
Mrs Herbert Kadison arrives from Forrest Hills to visit Prof and Mrs R L Morton. Guests include the Hoovers with Franklin family from Point Pleasant. Various sororities, funerals, and birthday observances noted along with Easter visits by locals and out-of-town friends.
The Social Literary Club met at Mrs. Thomas N. Hoover's home on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. L. J. Addicott presented a program on Canadian universities as part of the year's Canada study. Spring flowers decorated the house and tea followed the meeting with assistance at the tea table. A number of guests attended.
Panhellenic plans Greek Week events in Athens including a sorority sing at Memorial Auditorium tonight at 8. The winning sorority earns a cup at Saturday Greek Week Convocation. Diverse activities follow with exchanges, luncheons, and a Greek Week dance featuring Rex Koons and his band. Admission requires a Greek pin.
The First Methodist Church reports forty one baptisms including George Victor Campbell and several young children. A large group of new members joins, with a reception planned. The Lenten period boosted the tally to over one hundred, as families from multiple criteria entered the church.
The Greek Week kickoff featured Fraternity Variety a Memorial Auditorium stage show with skits songs and antics by fraternity men. Highlights included football and track stars dancing like Rockettes Dachshund mascot hot dogs crowd-pleasing piano numbers and Archie Arbogast and Archival humor. The all Greek orchestra accompanied tenor Warren Devilbiss while the Prep Follies audience tossed pennies to performers.
A. P. reporter Stephen J. McDonough quotes Dr. Fred L. Adair and Dr. M. E. Davis on maintaining trained obstetricians in local communities to support soldiers wives near camps. They note pregnancies lift morale and detail camp care, with a Texas camp delivering over 40 babies in one month.
The Hathomar Class at the First Methodist Church held a covered dish supper Monday evening with forty members in attendance. Members enjoyed motion pictures on London and Turkey, a cowboy film for children, and a contest modeled after Information Please with all members participating.
Daughters of Union Veterans met at the Legion Home with president Mrs Mary Haning presiding. They prepared for the annual inspection to be held at the next meeting on April 22 at the Legion Home. Inspecting officer will be Mrs Mae B Calvert of Circleville. Members voted to switch meetings to the second and fourth Thursdays after the inspection.
The Co op Hop hosts its Spring semi formal at the Men's Gym tonight from 9 to 1 with Rex Koons and his orchestra providing music. Radio and screen personalities will be featured in the Hit Parade decorations as blue and yellow streamers adorn the gym and doorways spell Co op. Social chairman Jack Engel leads the committee with William Ellson and Ralph Powell.
Madge Graham arrives at Professor Diswell's Thunder Mountain home to find a disguised gangster posing as Diswell and the professor plus servant bound. She forces the emplaced imposter to surrender under a silencer pistol and coordinates with Secret Service guards to secure their escape and obtain a crucial cuneiform message translation.
Twenty one Ohio University students will be initiated into the Kappa Delta Pi education honor society on Tuesday April 14 at the Country Club. Dr Boyd H Bode of Ohio State University will address the banquet and present the topic Education in Transition. Other initiates include Ernestine Beebe Helen Carle Irene Oates Dorothy Hamm Polly Houle and several more.
The Phi Sigma Sigma sorority hosts its annual spring formal at Athens Country Club on Friday April 10 after the Panhellenic sing at Memorial Auditorium. In line with the conservation plan souvenirs are omitted and handwritten programs by the social committee replace printed ones. The event honors the Youth of America serving the Conservation Corps of the United States with Jimmie Littler and his orchestra playing from 9 to 1.
The Amere Needle Club met at Mrs. Everett Shirley's home with eleven members. They spent the afternoon knitting and sewing and refreshments were served. The next meeting is scheduled at Mrs. Walter Musgrave's home 126 N Congress St on Thursday April 23.
Original one act comedy Hearts Caprice by Betty Jo Jepson received enthusiastic notice at the premiere in Ewing Auditorium. The standing room only audience praised the witty repartee and brisk pace with a stellar cast led by Jack Lubitz and Martha Loecker under Amelia Cox's direction.
Three Athens girls won executive posts in the national Methodist girls sorority Kappa Phi at the Spring election held at the Methodist Church last night. Mary Frances Carpenter became recording secretary Hester Hartman was named program chairman Kathleen Orr membership chairman and Virginia Finsterwald of Bexley was elected vice president.
Ernestine Beebe cites suggestive realism scenery used for four plays rather than box sets. Names Robert Jones Robert W. Kennedy John Metzger Boris appear as footman director Robert Wesley.
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