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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1942

Page

5

Athens Country Club hosts U S O bridge fundraiser

Women of the Athens Country Club plan a public bridge party to benefit the United Service Organizations. The event is at 1 30 p m Wednesday with tickets from committee members or at the door, tables of four or singles, prizes and refreshments, hostesses listed.

Country Club USC U.S.O Athens Country Club U.S.O. Fund Piivilacun Ty Witvle Athens United Service Organizations P. F. Good B. F. Cutler H. C. Dorman P. O. Nichols Carl Ferguson Herbert Cox J D. Haskins Mike Heaney W .R. Hutchinson George Swartz Edna Waz Mayme Hutchinson J. E. Thackery Ben Roberts R. G. Dawes

Gas Company Picnic for Athens Wellston Area Workers

Ohio Fuel Gas Company workers officials and families in the Athens and Wellston area will gather at Lake Hope on Wednesday August 5 from 1 to 9 pm for a 1000 person picnic with swimming races horseshoe contests a casting contest wrestling tumbling acts and children events. General chairmen and committee members are named with arrangements for group supper tables and personal baskets plus sugar for coffee. Columbus officials and Ohio Fuel Gas Company members will attend.

Ohio Fuel Gas Company Ohio Athens Wellston Lake Hope Columbus

Midshipman Hess Joins Naval Academy at Annapolis

John Reginald Hess son of Dr and Mrs J A Hess 45 Grosvenor is a new midshipman at Annapolis after passing entrance exams and induction on July 29. He is the third Athens boy to win a U S military school appointment this summer joining Jack Beasley at Annapolis since June and Dwight Riley at West Point.

John Reginald Johnny) Hess J. A. Hess Grosvenor Annapolis Naval Academy John Athens U. S Jack Beasley Dwight Riley

Mind Your Manners Mind Your Manners

A social etiquette quiz asks five scenarios about deliveries, offering lifts, expressing thanks, teen car use, and theater courtesy. The proposed answers suggest no special treatment for old customers, offering rides when headed same way, thanking on alighting, parental car rules, and standing in theaters, with a recommended dinner delay solution.

Painted hose for your legs New creams smooth legs

A magazine-style piece discusses new summer stockings and hair removal options. It highlights creams from London and Fifth Avenue houses, two hair removal schools razor and epilation, and a Czech wax method used by a New York salon. Also notes a Women’s Association meeting at the Alexander Presbyterian Church on August 7 with an 11 am start and a potluck picnic.

London Fifth Avenue Rue de la Paix New York Women's Association of the Alexander Presbyterian Church William Hooper

Stand Up For The Anthem Crowds At The Theater

A reader laments crowds leaving the theater during the National Anthem and urges standing at attention and remaining in place to honor the song and country. The piece notes two soldiers standing at attention while others pass by and recounts a niece and grandson anecdote about dishwashing habits.

Picture Theater Edo Athens

Hip Walking for Weight Loss and Confidence

A fitness idea targets overweight women suggesting simple routines to trim the derriere. It proposes seated twists and a “fanny-walking” move, then leg swings from the hips, with daily ten minute sessions and gradual progression.

Pitfalls of Love sequel to Marriage Meddlers

The narrator and companions observe Stephen Redfield at a New York restaurant while a mysterious old man watches them. Mary and Olina sense danger as Redfield’s unease grows and the trio contemplates drastic action to uncover espionage links. (Continued tomorrow)

Adele Garrison Stephen Redfield Mary Redfield Olivia Lina Madge Graham Mary Veritzen Oliva Tranavania New York City Steve Redfield Madge Charlies Spencer Secret Service Marion Morton Olina Steve Mr. Redfield

Home Front Forecast Notes Wartime Shortages and Salvage

Worn silk stockings may be recycled for war production though no salvage campaign is planned. Paint quality shifts with shortages. blues and greys remain abundant while vivid colors decline. Landlords must repair and maintain properties under rent rules, with limited remodeling budgets. Radio tubes tighten, reducing 24 hour station operation. Galoshes are pared to black and lower ankles. Rumors of rationing prompt consumer hoarding.

Eleanor Ragsbale WPB

Be Sure to Do Your Soldier Proud in Dress

A public message urges women to dress neatly when walking with servicemen in uniform. It argues that a well turned out appearance honors the uniform and the man wearing it, noting the equal burden of pride for both, and calls for women to avoid sloppy attire to support the service member.

Cline Pharmacy

Wave recruitment opens for women officers in Navy reserve

The Waves program invites women to apply for officer training with three groups eligible from ages 20 to 50. Applicants require a bachelor’s degree or two years toward it plus two years of relevant experience and math study.

Jitney supper and church news and local notices

A church group hosts a jitney supper and homemade ice cream Friday at 5 p.m. Mrs B R Sanders learns her grandson Corp Glen E Hutchinson transfers from Chanute Field to Goldsboro Air Base NC. Antipater of Palestine linked to the Seven Wonders selection circa 200 B C.

The Christian Church B. R. Sanders First St Corp Glen E. Hutchinson Chanute Field, Sr Goldsboro Air Base North Carolina Antipater of Palestine

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