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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1941

Page

6

Alumni Office Secretaries End Canada and St Lawrence Trip

Miss Geraldine Hope of Ohio University Alumni Office and Miss Constance Andrews, dean’s secretary, returned from a two plus week motor and boat journey to Montreal Quebec and down the St Lawrence and Saguenay Rivers. They toured Quebec and the Laurentian Mountains then crossed to Callender and North Bay before returning via Niagara Falls and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Geraldine Hope Ohio University Constance Andrews Graduate College Montreal Canada St. Lawrence Saguenay Quebec Laurentian Mountains Callender North Bay Toronto Niagara Falls Pennsylvania Bedford Pennsylvania Turnpike

Britain moves to end serious nurse shortage

London reports a grave nurse shortage in England. The government plans a Nurse's Charter to raise pay and improve working conditions, with a push for standard salaries and better housing, uniforms, and training. Flor ence Horsburgh and Katherine Watt head the proposed governance, with two more super-women to lead nationwide nursing reform.

Athens Messenger Athens Britain London England Great Britain Florence Horsburgh Katherine Watt

Sage shortages and local tales from the town

Sage may become scarce due to shortages of imported supply and rising labor costs, with advice to grow it at home and store it in a jar. The column also highlights Mrs. John Cuckler of Athens writing poetry, eighty-four year old John R. Baker farming in heat, and a country dinner memory featuring fried chicken, lima beans, and generous cream usage.

America John Cuckler Athens Route Five John R. Baker J. R. Baker Richland Ave Grandpa Sam H.B.F

One Woman to Another Grape Jelly Recipe shared

Mrs H L Atkinson of Trundle Bed Inn on Lancaster Street Courtney Hill Road provides an old West Virginia grape jelly recipe. Mash grapes without water then boil juice, add sugar at a rate of one and a half cups per cup of juice, stir to dissolve, and seal in sterilized glasses using a self seal method. Also notes early setting and prep of glasses.

H. L. Atkinson Trundle Bed Inn Lancaster St.Courtney Hill Road West Virginia

Mechanical Training Is Now Finishing School for Girls

Parents under pressure to raise daughters for modern life must acknowledge the need for mechanical training. Maris M. Proffitt notes women operate more home and factory machinery, with one third of drivers and 14 percent in manufacturing roles being women. Continued neglect equals inefficiency in both home and defense era work.

Maris M. Proffitt U. S. Office of Education

Wayside Fellowship Cathedral in Carbondale This Week

The Wayside Fellowship Cathedral Holy Week mission services travel to Carbondale for outdoor 4:00 pm children’s focus and 7:30 pm youth and adults. Joint Presbyterian and Episcopal effort staff includes Charles Ayres Captain Dalton and Donald Woodward. Also Rebekah Lodge plans a Thursday 7:30 pm meeting with degree staff practice.

Wayside Fellowship Hocking Valley Carbondale Presbyterian Episcopal Charles Ayres Dalton Church Army Donald Woodward Princeton Theological Seminary Rebekah Lodge

No final showdown in a hotel suite unfolds

In a tense scene Noel confronts Stephen Redfield as Mary hides her husband and plans a discreet exit. The narrator coordinates a quiet ruse to keep Redfield away from Noel and avoid public scandal in a hotel corridor. The mood is charged with threats and fragile loyalties.

Marriage Meddlers Sequel Teases Morning Interview

In a hotel suite Madge Graham endures questions from Stephen Redfield about Jack Bickett and Marion Morton’s captors. Noel Veritzen’s threat of assault on Redfield interrupts, heightening Madge’s panic as she promises to relay details later.

Madge Graham Stephen Redfield Lansfield Redfield Jack Bickett Madge Marion Morton Bickett Noel Veritzen Mary Noel Auntie

Annual family reunions scheduled across Ohio on Aug 10

The column lists multiple reunions on Sunday Aug 10 including A B Smith David Wogan families at Embree Park Pennsville. Seaman Reunion at Athens residence of Mr and Mrs William Bobo. Maxwell Pruden descendants at Athens County Fairgrounds. Antle families at Embry Park Pennsville. Tewksbury Sixth at Nice's Park Pomeroy Road. Rodeheaver Clans at Paugh Reunion Park. Keirns at Cooper Ridge Church. Elliott family at Rising Park Lancaster. Green Ogdin Caster at Columbia Chapel Meigs County. Home Coming Pearl Chapel Methodist Church. Blackwood at Athens County Fairgrounds. Dowler at Grange Hall Athens County Fairgrounds. Relatives urged to bring baskets and own service. Secretaries named for several groups.

Earl Brumbaugh Dorothy Ruth Holcombe Greenfield Pauline Cone Franklin Ave Nice’s Park Pomeroy Road Martha Foster Morrison Burns Miss Cone Athens High School Tom Biddle Ellen Biddle Elmer Jacobs Tom Wood George Rutkoskie Robert Worthman Harold Rose Mary Helen Lee A. B. Smith David Wogan Embree Park Pennsville J. B. Oliver Rhea McCune Seaman William Bobo Maplewood Drive Athens Bobo William Maxwell Samuel B. Pruden Athens County Fairgrounds Embrey Park Ohio Tewksbury W. G. Tewksbury Albany North Pass Md U. S. Route 219 Keirns Cooper Ridge Church Jennie Morrison Elliott Rising Park Lancaster Irene Wingett Co ¢ Green-Ogdin-Caster Columbia Chapel Meigs County Pearl Chapel Methodist Church Blackwood Grange Hall

Relaxing Facial Masks For Home Spa Care

Home facials with masks like whipped egg, almond meal, and lemon masks emphasize skin cleaning before application and relaxing five minutes. Recipes include egg yolk and lemon juice coats, almond paste with milk, and lemon juice bleaching, followed by cooling rinse and night cream or makeup.

Red Cross Sewing Days This Week Calendar

Red Cross Sewing Days lists events for Aug 4 week with Mt Zion Baptist Church Tuesday night American Legion Auxiliary Wednesday all day Child Conservation League Thursday afternoon Richland Ave Methodist W.S.C.S. evening First Methodist Church all day W.S.C.S. Friday Mothers Circle Friday night brief schedule of church women sewing activities.

Women of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church American Legion Auxiliary Child Conservation League W.S.C.S Richland Ave. Methodist Church The First Methodist Church Mothers’ Circle

Poston Vacation Bible School Draws Sixty One

Sixty one attend the Poston Bible School at the Community House Friday August 1 as the program runs through August 8. Closing events and a camp supper will follow when Wayside Cathedral visits August 8 to 11.

Poston Vacation Bible School Poston Bible School Wayside Cathedral June Lowry Brooks Goldie Jewett Betty Kennard Eleanor Gifford McDaniels

Community club events and church meetings listed for the week

Multiple notices announce a Friendship Class picnic at Richland Ave Methodist Church at 6 30 p m. Athens Landscape Gardening Class led by Paul E Brown meets at 6 30 p m in Room 206 of the Senior High School Building. Circle Two meets at 7 30 p m at Mrs William 10 N High St. American Legion Auxiliary sews Aug 6 in Girl Scout Rooms. Esther Class hosts ice cream supper at Mrs J W Sands 240 E State St. Mrs Charles Breinig has returned from Xenia due to her brother Timothy Black illness.

Richland Ave. Methodist Church Athens Paul E. Brown Ohio University Laura Bailey Athens Garden Club Central Ave Methodist Church William High St Esther The Christian Church J. W. Sands E. State St Charles Breinig Clark St Xenia Timothy Black

Weekend Guests Visit From Mansfield and Newark

Week end visitors include Mr and Mrs E W Sherwood and son Emmett Jr of Mansfield and Mr and Mrs Tom Grandy with sons Jimmie and Dickie, plus Mr and Mrs Dea Van Atta and daughter Madeline of Newark. They returned from Lynwood California where they spent the early part of summer with Mr and Mrs William Sherwood and family.

Adam Sherwood E. W. Sherwood Emmett, Jr Tom Grandy Jimmie Dickie Mansfield Dea van Atta Madeline Newark van Atta Lynwood Calif William Sherwood

Circle of Ruth to host Aug 7 alday meeting at Goodwin home

The Circle of Ruth plans an all day meeting on Thursday August 7 at Mrs. Arthur Goodwin’s home. The program features a Mock County Fair with prizes for best and ugliest horse photos. Activities include Pitch ’til you win and Guess Your Weight. Mr. and Mrs. James McClanahan of Mt. Gilead visited Mrs. Vic Pierce at 15 Church Street Monday.

Chase Circle Ruth Arthur Goodwin James McClanahan Marian Pierce Mt. Gilead McClanahan Vic Pierce Church St

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