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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1943

Page

8

Easter Guests From Across Regions Fill Local Homes

Easter visitors fill homes across Akron Columbus Huntington and Washington as servicemen cadets and families stay for the holiday. Ensign W H Williams returns from Fort Trumbull to share Easter with the Roe and Sprague families.

W. H. Logan Utah Place W. H. Williams Officers’ School For Maritime Service Fort Trumbull New London Conn Williams Elaine Roe A. B. Roe Elmwood Place John Nichols Eleanor Roe Pfe Camp Young India Calif H. C. Kennard Dorothy Roe Portsmouth Ensign Edward A. Sprague Jean Finsterwald Columbus E. S. Finsterwald John R. Sprague Ensign Sprague Naval Reserve Ohio State University Sprague O.P.A Gerald Stauffer Stauffer Helen Baker Washington, D. C L. C. Baker Fred Stauffer Stauffers Washington Francis Lattin Carl Clifford Lattins Athens Leonardtown Lattin Carl Cliffords Mrs. Stauffer

Wartime Party Rule Encourages Share the Work Idea

In wartime Athens a 1943 style party shows guests bring a dish based on ration points and help in the kitchen after supper. The piece promotes sharing tasks and keeping gatherings simple to maintain companionship and morale during rationing.

Heathens Messenger Athens

Four Dish Towels Make a Sporty Teen Blouse

A budget friendly pattern teaches teens to sew a blouse from four dish towels with decorative borders from checked towels. Includes directions for cutting, sewing, a pixie cap from a knit dish cloth, and sizes 10 through 16. Pattern No 8392 costs 15 cents plus 1 cent postage from The Athens Messenger, New York.

Athens Messenger Seventh Avenue New York N. Y

Dress Up for Dates Says G.S.O. Rule for Service Men

New York led advice from Eleanor Wilson director of the Girl’s Service Organizations urges GSO USO members to look feminine for dances and dates with service men. Hempstead Long Island clubs host Friday and Saturday events with uniformed guests while other GSO activities include insurance help room registry and sewing on insignia.

New York Eleanor Wilson Army and Navy Y.M.C.A GSO USO Hempstead Long Island Hempstead, L. L Alaska Puerto Rico Hawaii Jamaica Australia

Easter Parade Glows with Veils and Flowers

Sunday morning in Athens featured bright sun and warm air as residents celebrated Easter 1943 with vivid hats, veils, and corsages. Women wore green, pink, and olive outfits along with bold flowers and shoulder corsages signaling wartime cheer.

Athens

Women's clubs schedule gatherings through April 27

A run of community group meetings is listed for April 26 and 27 at various venues. Women’s Music Club, Service Council Esther Room, Business and Professional Women, FOF Auxiliary, WEA Review, Presbyterian Class, Athena Delphian, Progressive Literary, Maecenas Literary, Christian Church Group Six, A A A W Foreign Relations Study Group, and others plan events with program topics, officer elections, potluck dinners, and discussions led by named members across multiple locations.

Service Council of the First Christian Church Esther Room The Presbyterian Church Women's Edith Beecher Mildred Chatter Mariam Morse Athena Delphian Club Don Clippinger N. May Ave Christian Church Charles Tribe State St

Masked passion in wilderness love triangle confrontation

In a tense crossfire, Margaret challenges Jack Bickett over Katharine and Ruth Hayes. She accuses him of isolating Katharine from danger while hinting Ruth arranges peril, prompting a heated exchange about trust, protection, and past bonds. The scene ends with Jack clinging to his resolve as Margaret demands a calmer conversation.

Marriage Meddlers sequel unfolds in secret service intrigue

Madge Graham urges her brother-cousin Jack Bickett to hide in her father Charlies Spencer's New York hideaway from a spy gang seeking his life. Ruth Hayes, the wilderness woman, seeks revenge for Jack spurning her as Katharine, Jack’s wife, fears for danger. Hal Meredith is drawn into the deadly web as the plot continues tomorrow.

Jack Bickett Ruth Hayes Madge Graham New York City Charlies Spencer Secret Service Ace Katharine Madge Jack Ruth Yes South America Hal Meredith

Take Care of Your Feet This Way

A New York foot expert advises preventive care for weary feet during gas rationing. Check shoes, avoid rundown heels and ill fitting styles, use medium heels and flexible soles, and spend six minutes daily on a home routine including foot oil, pine footbath, and toe and arch massages.

Met New York

Mind Your Manners Quiz on Social Etiquette

A quiz presents five etiquette questions about hospitality remarks weather chat cigarets cosmetics and tea visits with suggested answers. It asks what to do when dining with a new acquaintance on a train and which options fit polite behavior.

P A Seeks To Curb Black Market in Play Shoes

Washington warns on a black market in play shoes with shortages and rationing. OPA plans to stamp manufacture dates and ration future play shoes while pre April 15 stock remains unrationed. Nylon window screens and tin can salvage uses, war model bib overalls, and other postwar items are discussed alongside rationing measures and price controls.

P. A OPA

Pallas Club Reviews Tap Roots by James Street

The Pallas Club met Saturday to discuss Tap Roots recounting a Mississippi county's secession over abolition in its historical research. Mrs John F Newcomb led the program with Miss Genevieve Apgar as hostess.

Nelle Pickering James Street Pallas Club Mississippi John F. Newcomb Genevieve Apgar

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