Miss Betty Hoyt McCoy and Lois McCoy Tour South
Miss Betty Hoyt McCoy and Mrs. William B. Orr (Lois McCoy) return from a ten day motoring trip through Mississippi Louisiana and Florida joined by Camp Shelby stationed son-in-law Mr. Orr. They visit Fort San Carlos the U. S. Navy Air Training Base Huey Long’s home Natchez ante bellum homes Baton Rouge and other sites in Mississippi Virginia and Louisiana and meet an 18 year old New Zealand flyer.
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Betty Hoyt McCoy
William B. Orr
Lois McCoy
Fred H. McCoy
N. Congress Sr
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
Hattiesburg
Miss
Orr
Camp Shelby
New Orleans
Pensacola
Fla
Fort San Carlos
U. S. Navy Air Training Base
New Zealand
Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Natchez
Lynchburg
Hunter Family Reunion Held At Athens County Fairgrounds
Forty members and friends of the descendants of John and Nancy Hale Hunter attended the annual reunion Sunday at the Athens County Fairgrounds. A picnic lunch was served at noon and the afternoon was spent informally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John and
Nancy Hale Hunter
Athens County Fairgrounds
Waste Not A Nation To Save: Women Recycle Wardrobe
A group of women transform worn clothing into new garments through sorting washing sewing and crocheting. They donate the resulting dresses underwear jackets and children's wear to a welfare organization and repurpose torn stockings into rugs and mats. A featured Athens draftee recounts a Chicago trip and hints at camp life and pay considerations.
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Athens
Camp Grant
Ill
Chicago
Annual Stanley Family Reunion Set for August
Multiple townships and counties announce upcoming family reunions across Ohio and West Virginia. Stanley descendants meet August 31 in Snowville Ohio, others on August 17 at Athens County Fairgrounds and Coolville Grange Hall with basket dinners at noon. Birth announcement notes Hanna Maria McWilliams born August 5 in Columbus to Mr and Mrs Lewis McWilliams. Rebekah Lodge hosts Bake Sale August 16 at Wheaton's Hardware Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolville
Lewis McWilliams
Athens
Columbus
Hanna Maria
Lee McWilliams
Rye Cunningham
Chauncey
Rebekah Lodge
Wheaton’s
Papa's Aid in Cutting Down Expenses Lowers Budget
Ruth Millett argues that women bear the burden of economizing at home while men often sit back. The piece urges shared responsibility, noting many simple household tasks men could do to cut costs and boost morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Mama
Short Hairdos Return to Style Ahead of War Years
Fashion experts note hair trends cycle back to shorter looks mirroring World War I patterns. From Irene Castle’s bob to wind blown styles, the long bob, page boy, upswept and shoulder lengths rose and fell through 1935 to 1940. Now debutantes and business women favor shorter glamor bobs as stars trim lengths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Castle
Dorothy Mackaill
Brenda Frazier
Pitfalls of Love Dramatic Teaser Reveals Aunt Mary Plot
Madge Graham confronts her niece Mary Veritven about a staged flirtation with Stephen Redfield at a hotel suite. Mary confesses with flippant charm while real remorse shapes the tense exchange as Madge asserts control and prepares to discipline her.
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Madge
Mary
Redfield
Madge Graham
Mary Veritven
Noel
Lansfield
Stephen Redfield
Auntie
Dicky
Good Grooming- Aid to Happiness
Guest columnist Lauritz Melchior's wife Alicia Hart substitute extols wife as an asset to her husband. Emphasizes 24hour role, grooming basics, mirror self checkup, wardrobe taste, neat shoes nails makeup and hairstyle for lasting impression and support of his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hart
Lauritz Melchior
Local clubs schedule August meetings and events
The August calendar lists the American Legion Auxiliary meeting on Aug 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Legion Home with initiation of six new members. Garden Club plans a City Park picnic at 6 p.m. Aug 12, and the W.E.A. Review meets at 7:30 p.m. The Athens Landscape Garden Class meets Aug 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Junior High building. Also noted are a Jitney Supper for the Deborah Class Aug 12 at 5:30 p.m. and Daughters of Union Veterans gathering Aug 14 at the Legion Home along with a Carrie Hall Club meeting in Albany on Aug 13. Proceeds go to charity. several local residents visit Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Youngstown
War Veterans Hospitals
Mary Kyle
Rose Vaughn
Julia Spaulding
Edith Ellis
W.E.A
C.F. Hall
Ooo
Athens Landscape Garden
Paul E. Brown
Ohio University
Athens
Deborah
First Christian Church
Harvey Family Reunion Reports Deaths Births and Elections
Thirty six members and five guests gathered at the James Dorr home for the Harvey reunion on Sunday August 10. Officers elected were Carlos Dorr president and Maxine Dorr secretary treasurer with Mary Giesecke Marjorie Harvey and Phyllis Matthews on the entertainment committee. The business meeting and minutes were led by Ray Matthews and the outgoing secretary. Two deaths were reported Nellie Dorr later Mrs Hugh Matthews and Mrs Carl Giesecke. A daughter born to Erwin Mosier and Ruth Matthews. Ice cream and lemonade served by Mrs J W Harvey. Out of town guest Mrs Edgar Brown and daughter from Newark attended. Next year’s reunion will be at the same site on the last Sunday in July.
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Harvey
James Dorr
Y Station
Athens-Marietta Road
Carlos Dorr
Maxine Dorr
Mary Giesecke
Marjorie Harvey
Phyllis Matthews
Ray Matthews
Hugh Matthews
Carl Giesecke
Nellie Dorr
Erwin Mosier
Ruth Matthews
J. W. Harvey
John Finsterwald
J. M. Ruth
Marjorie Herdman
Phyllis Antle
Marjorie Woolley
Edgar Brown
Newark
Cheadle Family Reunion Held Near Albany
Descendants of Melby and Mary Bodkins Cheadle gathered at the home place four miles south of Albany for a family reunion. Attendees included the Cheadle families of Arcanum Somerville Dayton Carpenter Logan Athens and relatives from nearby towns.
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Melby
Mary Bodkins Cheadle
Albany
Naham Cheadle
Jess Cheadle
Jackie
Eugene Cheadle
Larry
Martha Roatzone
Arcanum
Almus Hartman
Floyd
Paul
Ruth
Wesley. Hartman
Sam Hartman
Darlene
Somerville
Ray Crank
Dayton
William Cheadle
Carpenter
Newt Clark
Frank
Betty Jean
Logan
Leska Cheadle
Athens
Red Cross Sewing Days Calendar for Aug 11 Week
The Red Cross Sewing calendar lists events for the week of August 11. Tuesday afternoon and night feature the Catholic Ladies of Columbia. Wednesday all day hosts Hobson Study Club. Thursday all day includes Gasco Women's Club and Maecenas Literary Club sewing sessions in the afternoon. Friday afternoon covers the Current Events Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
Hobson Study Club
Gasco Women's Club
Maecenas Literary Club
Current Events Club
Wemmer Family Relocates to Brownsburg Indiana
Mr and Mrs George Wemmer formerly of Athens RD have moved to Brownsburg Indiana where Mr Wemmer now works for the Ohio Engineering Company. Mr and Mrs Oryn Watkins and son Billie of Bellevue Ohio spent Saturday night with Mrs Watkins parents and visited Mrs Watkins at Sheltering Arms Hospital with Harold Runnion joining them for a two week visit. ANGORA TIP suggests wrapping angora garments in tissue and refrigerating to reduce shedding before wear.
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William Jenkins
Paul
Mansfield
Emmett Blair
Torch
Nora Watkins
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Brownsburg
George Wemmer
Athens, R. D
Ind
Wemmer
Ohio Engineering Company
Oryn Watkins
Billie
Bellevue
Ohio
Childress Promoted To Caporal at Fort Knox
Dennis H. Childress, private, has been promoted to caporal of the Anti-Tank Company Sixth Infantry Armed at Fort Knox Kentucky. He assumed his new duties on August first after eight months in service reported to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Childress by their son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey
Russell Childress
Dennis H. Childress
Sixth Infantry
Fort Knox
Nantucket Pudding and Baking Powder Biscuits
A segment from Elea nor Early’s An Island Patchwork presents Nantucket recipes for American kitchens. The Nantucket Pudding uses corn, eggs and milk with butter and flour baked in a water bath until tender and melting. the Baking Powder Biscuits combine two flours and butter with milk, rolled and cut, then baked until brown.
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Nantucket
Eleanor Early
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