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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1946
Page
6
Alpha bets declarations of love and band prints with playing cards and regimental insignia spark a new blouse trend. The look integrates a Brooke Cadwallader silk scarf front with a Cadwallader reprint scarf and a back in black rayon crepe.
Mrs Wakefield was reelected president at a Monday night election in the Athens County Court House. Other officers include Mrs Dow S Grones as vice president and recording secretary treasurer, Mrs Harold Rose as corresponding secretary, and Mrs George Evans. Committees were named with details of executive, social, and program chairs and members. Reports summarized the year’s business as officers completed the recapitulation. Easter Bake Sale set by Clarks Chapel WSCS for April 20 at 8 a.m. at the Gas Company office offering home made bread pies cakes and fresh country eggs.
Staff Sergeant Dix L Pickering traveled from Dayton to Memphis to Kennedy General Hospital and back to Athens for a 15 Woodard Ave furlough. He was met by James J Simpkins and Carl Shafer and returned March 16. Week-end guests included the Littler and Davidson families from Columbus Springfield and Athens. Mrs Littler’s birthday and her son Clyde’s are noted. John Beckley, recently discharged Sea-Bees, visited Athens with his mother Elizabeth Beckley. Mrs Carsey and daughter Myrtle returned from New York City and Washington DC after visiting relatives and enjoying Radio City, with Burris Carsey in Washington. Priscilla Club luncheon set for April 18 at Mrs Lee Cox’s home.
Ohio University Women’s Faculty Club held an Easter party at the club house on S. College Street Monday evening. Thirty five members attended an evening of bridge and games starting after a 7 30 dessert course. Prizes were Easter eggs crafted into faces and other designs. Committee chair Miss Charlotte LaTourette led a committee of Misses Sponseller Appel Hardenburg Via and Moore.
The Shade P T A meeting is postponed until Thursday April 25. At that time the new officers will be installed.
A style note highlights a belt concept shown on a white wool jersey sport dress worn by Ann Sheridan in The Sentence. The belt, anchored by draped pleats, can lengthen the torso by snapping to a close-fitting middy or neat top for a slim hip silhouette.
The Civic Light Opera Association of Greater Pittsburgh invites Pittsburgh men and women over 18 with basic vocal or dance training to audition for an eight week summer operetta season at Pitt Stadium. Auditions run April 22 to April 26 at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association Annex Ballroom from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. Singers bring an English song, dancers gym attire. Selected performers receive Equity Chorus contracts. rehearsals start May 4 ahead of the opening night June 1.
Alpha Mu Auxiliary meets Tuesday at 15 College St sorority house. Members bring canceled sales tax stamps. P T A meets Tuesday at the school at 7 30 p m with Rev Elmer G Roessner as guest speaker. Sunset Garden Club hosts at Mechanicsburg School with Mrs Carman and Mrs Weller. American Legion Auxiliary joint meeting potluck dinner Tuesday April 16 at the Legion Home. Raymond Lee leads child welfare program with a hostess committee. 500 Tuesday Club meets April 16 at Cottage Tea House with guest speaker Mr Wiggin. Wednesday Highey Study Circle meets at Cottage Tea House at 2 30 p m with hostess Mrs Druggan.
OU Playshop stages Eugene ONeill drama Anna Christie at Ewing Auditorium on Wednesday and Thursday. Free admission. Cast includes Jean Rutledge as Anna and Wally Joyce as Mat Burke with stage lighting and three impressionistic sets. Co directors Ruth Lawson and James Dyas.
The eighth annual regional oils and water colors exhibit opened April 7 at the Parkersburg Fine Arts Center with more than 100 entries from states including West Virginia Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia Kentucky and the District of Columbia. Frances Gray Elliott Athens has an entry. prizes were selected by Samuel Rosenberg Pittsburgh Carnegie Institute of Technology. War bonds awarded in two classes a ten dollar water color prize from the Cleveland Museum of Art director and multiple prize recognitions were announced for artists from Youngstown Cuyahoga Falls and Oxford. The show runs until May 6.
Mrs Henry Burton hosted a birthday dinner at Route Two Athens on Sunday honoring April birthdays of her husband and daughter Vera. Guests included Robert H Burton of New York, Mrs Rupert Chesser and Judy, Mr and Mrs Howard Young of Dayton, Ida Burton of Lawrenceville, A R Stainaker and Janet Mae, Lower Plains, Henry Burton and family, Vera and Arthur who recently left the Army in January.
Charles B. Cleveland’s diary captures a typical American town through Athens during wartime, with local figures like Ralph Barber and Albert Barber in Nelsonville, and mentions of Ohio University discussions on returning veterans. The piece notes wood carver A L Romine and a Columbus limb factory with observer Mondo Lombardo, plus Albany Garden Club meeting details and program on locker and frozen food.
Eastern players head to California in May for Bridge Week with Paul and Mrs. Paul Thoma and Ivan Hall representing Pittsburgh. A recent visit to Thoma's home featured a hand where Paul reached four hearts and achieved a successful contract despite a challenging opening diamond lead and a club continuation.
A Holy Week and Easter hymn songfest will be held at the home of Mrs. Maud Vorhes in Albany on Wednesday evening, April 1?. The choristers of Alexander Presbyterian Church will lead the singing and invite all interested residents to attend and participate. Mrs. Lydia Robinson returned Sunday from Anderson Indiana where she was summoned by illness of her foster daughter Goldie Mae Tippy Flinhaven.
In a bridge hand, the player ruffed diamonds in dummy, led queen of clubs, and after West covered, ruffed again in dummy. He deduced West held all unfavorable cards, played nine of clubs from dummy, discarded a spade, West ruffed with three of hearts, and later Thoma took control with queen and seven of clubs. Two heart tricks followed and dummy's clubs stayed solid.
OU veterans wives attended a Wednesday coffee hour hosted by the home economics methods class. Following the event the course shifted to clothing construction with demonstrations in knitting crocheting and garment remodeling. The next meeting is set for April 17 at 7:15 p.m. in Agriculture Building.
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