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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1946
Page
6
Article describes Lura deGez, a New York hairdresser, recommending paper strip curls to recreate soft round curls. The piece notes a 1947 Irene Castie bob as popular, detailing a cropped four inch length, high side part, and rounded curls along the hairline and nape.
Mr and Mrs Clair Steward of Albany announce the birth of a son Stephen Arthur on July 19 Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles Steward of Carpenter and Mrs Edna Whiteman Albany Mrs P E Harner Albany is the great grandmother.
Ohio University players present Rose Franken’s Claudia in Ewing Auditorium with 8 13 curtain tonight and Saturday. Elaine Plomske stars as Claudia with H Gene Dyboing as David and Terese Nelson as Mrs Brown. clout lies in standout acting and direction by James Dyas.
The University Symphony Orchestra will present a summer concert Sunday evening August 4 in Memorial Auditorium. The program blends classical and semi classical works featuring Richard Kolda as soloist on Haydn Trumpet Concerto. The concert includes programmatic pieces like The March of the Wooden Soldier and The Lake at Sunset with descriptions by Tamagani. Local and nearby musicians join the ensemble under Konrad Scholl directing.
Open church wedding set for Sunday August 4 at 3 15 PM at First Methodist Athens with Rev. Harold F Kellogg officiating. Lois E Mariner daughter of Mrs E C Mariner and Earl Washburn son of Mr and Mrs C E Washburn of Nelsonville. matron of honor Mrs Raymond F Rose. best man Roy Washburn. ushers Roger Wolfe Corwin Cookson. nuptial music by A R Kresge. Bride works as secretary to Athens City Schools superintendent. groom is a teacher at Athens High School.
Ensign David Edward Shirley’s wedding to Miss Joanna Armstrong is set for Saturday August 3. A rehearsal dinner for the wedding party will be held tonight at Hotel Berry for sixteen guests with out of town attendees Ensign Kenneth L. Paxton and Miss Charlotte Profitt and Mr. Thomas S. McNeil. Paxton will be best man and Profitt a bridesmaid. Also noted are various local social updates and a separate marriage announcement for Gertrude Pauline Turner to Dana Turner Jr. with a shower planned at the bride’s home.
Mrs. Ann Beasley Himes and her daughter Aurelia of York Pennsylvania arrived in Athens on Thursday to visit friends.
Round About Town in Athens urges residents to rent spare rooms to veterans entering Ohio University under the G I Bill. It notes two common objections about room quality and care and argues veterans are older and responsible and may accept modest furnishings. The piece mentions university help with double decker beds at minimal cost and invites contact with the Dean of Men.
A recipe set describes Cream of Onion Soup using onions, butter, flour, milk and cheese with steps to golden onions and simmering mixtures. It also covers Savory Snap Beans with bacon onion celery flour and milk, cooking beans until tender and finishing with a creamy sauce.
The Ohio University Chorus led by Professor C. C. Robinson will perform at Presbyterian Church Sunday at 11 am with Dr. Oliver Martin presiding. Dorothy Peoples will be accompanist and Harold Abmyer will accompany the chorus. Betty Bird and Mary Ruley sopranos. Dan ny Saltzberg and William Alfredi tenors. Soloists include Miss Birds and Mr Saltzberg. program features Gloria in excelsis Deo and works by Tschaikowski Detti Foster Mendelssohn.
Mrs Ethel McDaniel announces the marriage of her daughter Ethel Mae to Delmer W South. The wedding was held July 10 1946 in Poston with Rev Fred Fields officiating. The couple will reside in Belton Texas where South is stationed after overseas service with the Eighth Army.
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