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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1941

Page

6

Pallas Club Meets With Mrs. J. E. Ash

The Pallas Club gathered Saturday at 50 Maplewood Drive, hosted by Mrs. I. E. Ash. President Miss Genevieve Apgar presided as members discussed a Fosdick biography and life’s work. Mrs. J. W. Danford read a Fosdick paper and Mrs. Rush Elliott led the ensuing discussion.

Pallas Club I. E. Ash Maplewood Drive Genevieve Apgar Harry Emerson Fosdick J. W. Danford Rush Elliott

AAUW Members Prepare for May National Meeting

AAUW members from the Athens branch plan to attend the national biennial convention in Cincinnati May 5 to 9. Delegates include Dean Irman Voigt and Dr. Edith A. Wray among others. The program features talks on The European Conflict A Hemisphere Economy and British Women and the War with international speakers like Dr. Winifred Cullis.

American Association of University Women Cincinnati Athens Dean Irman. Voigt Edith A. Wray Melvin Danielson Margaret A. Benedict Greta Lash Constance Leete Maude Mathews Genevieve Apgar William Herbert Roger Connor Margaret Davis Laura Bailey A.A.U.W Winifred Cullis International Federation of University Women

Progressive Sunday School Class Meeting at Methodist Church

The Progressive Sunday School Class at Richland Ave Methodist Church will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m at the church. Mrs Mary Jones leads devotion with entertainment by Dennis Jones and Ted Shafer. House committee includes Mr and Mrs Will Smith and Mr and Mrs Dallas Wooster.

Richland Ave Methodist Church Mary Jones Dennis Jones Ted Shafer Will Smith Dallas Wooster

Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin

Constipation causes stomach upset gas and bloating. Advertises Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a pleasant tasting laxative that wakes lazy bowels and eases digestion. Claims doctors prescribe pepsin preparations and appeals to families and children.

Dr. Caldwell

Southern Spanish Cake Recipe From Mrs. St. Clair

Do you get the urge to bake a new kind of cake Try this recipe a favorite with Mrs T R St Clair Athens The recipe gives flour baking powder salt cinnamon shortening sugar yolks milk whites and a chocolate icing to frost two layers Bake two greased pans at 375 for 25 minutes and double for three layers. icing uses egg whites sugar brown sugar water and melted unsweetened chocolate.

One Woman to Another Notes Craft Shop Influence

Letters from readers discuss the new cooperative craft shop run by Mr. Cooper in Athens County, praise its support for artists, and recount invitations to sewing circles near Pomeroy. Other items mention Easter publicity, dyed chickens, blooming forsythia, kitchen flies, and Pocahontas Lodge meeting with potluck at Red Men’s Hall.

Velma Barnhill Guysville Mill St Pomeroy Cooper Athens County Riley Forsythia M.B.R Ooo Pocahontas Lodge Red Men’s Hall

Easter Visitation Notes Across Several States

A flurry of Easter visits fills Auburn to Columbus as families from Maine to West Virginia travel to stay with relatives in Athens Parkersburg and beyond. Names include Covert Mills Williams Helwig Nelson Jeffers Perry Gibbs and Knowlton with multiple households hosting visitors through Easter week.

Pearl Helwig N. May Ave Fred Helwig Bobby Lewisburg W. Va Helwig Carrie Conant Columbus

Pitfalls of Love Dinner Scene Sparks Family Banter

Carolyn Brixton arrives and joins a carefully staged dinner hosted by Helena Brixton. family tensions surface as Helena’s meticulous planning masks hidden loyalties while Ronald and Carolyn trade glances and a quiet plan unfolds amid soup and roast.

Helena Brixton Ronald Carolyn Sam Helena Madge Dicky

Current Events Club and Knights of Columbus Notices

Current Events Club will meet Friday at 7 30 p m at 164 N Lancaster St the home of Mrs H T Houf. Knights of Columbus plan a benefit party for St Pauls Church in the church basement Wednesday at 8 p m featuring Easter novelties.

Current Events H. T. Houf N. Lancaster St Knights of Columbus St. Paul's Church

Lodi Township Conservation Committee Meets At Winget Home

The Lodi Township Home Conservation Committee met Thursday evening with Miss Faye Wingett, township educational assistant, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wingett. Marketing quotas were discussed and a roll call answered. Mrs. Scott, Waterloo Township national assistant, and Mrs. Dailey, county key woman, attended. Refreshments were served to 21 members. The next meeting will be with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blazier, Shade Route One.

Lodi Faye Wingett Ray Wingett Scott Waterloo Dailey Fred Blazier

Club Calendar highlights local meetings and lectures

A series of Tuesday and Wednesday club events, including Hobson Study Circle at Mrs. Householder’s 11 N Lancaster St, Hobson topics on Syria by Dr Hudson with dinner, East Side PTA Fathers Night at the School Building with Rev Fred Luchs on Education for Peace, plus joint Legion and auxiliary child welfare dinner at the Legion Home, and other meetings at Hotel Athens Country Club and local homes.

Hobson Study Circle H. G. Householder Lancaster St James R. Patrick Eastwood Dr. Hudson Syria Ladies Auxiliary K. T. Crossen Post No. 21 American Legion Legion East Side Pta Fred Luchs Priscilla Needle Club Country Club L. C. Baker Higley Study Circle O. D. Morrison Morris Ave W. Thomas Bryan Hawaii

Opening Reds Game Draws 227000 Fans At Crosley Field

Crowd of about 227 thousand packed Crosley Field Cincinnati for the Reds opener against the St. Louis Cardinals. Local residents J W Bodley and James Josten attended with Athens connections. Ted Woodruff OU 1924 graduate and Milan Michigan penitentiary w arden visited. An Athens woman recalls a World War I wristlet gift repurposed as a potholder during K P duty.

Crosley Field Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds J. W. Bodley Queen City Bodley Red Athens Newport St. Louis Cardinals James Josten Josten Redlegs Ohio University Ted’ Woodruff O. U Milan Mich Ted Sigma Pi Selective Service France A.E.F K. P

First Annual Reunion of The Plains 1940 Class

The Plains High School 1940 graduates held their first annual reunion at the Plains Community Room on Thursday night with a potluck dinner and brief business session. Seven members were absent. a second reunion was planned for next year with hope of larger attendance. Entertainment included Chinese checkers, fortune telling, magic, and Lawrence Smith. Attendees listed include Norma Kasler, Opal Liggett, Louise Neal, Delores Liggett, Aileen Shamel, Margaret Kail, Myrtle O'Brien, Gene McCullough, Ben Evans, Bernard Bingman, Harry Porter, Lawrence Smith, Charles Webb, Jack Hamer, and Warren Vore.

The Plains High School Plains Community Room Lawrence Smith Norma Kasler Opal Liggett Louise Neal Delores Liggett Aileen Shamel Margaret Kail Myrtle O’brien Gene McCullough Ben Evans Bernard Bingman Harry Porter Charles Webb Jack Hamer Warren Vore

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