Shoemakers Take Monthlong Vacation to East
The Rev Theodore W Shoemaker minister at the Wesley Foundation of the First Methodist Church Athens leaves with Mrs Shoemaker and daughter Judith Ann for a month visiting Washington Boston Tamworth Limestone and New Brunswick. They plan to return before Ohio University fall term opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore W. Shoemaker
Wesley Foundation
First Methodist Church
Athens
Shoemaker
Judith Ann
East
Washington, D. C
Boston
Mass
Tamworth
N. H
Limestone
New Prunswick
Canada
New Hampshire
Emily Davenport
Ohio University
Shy Girls Get a New Break In Writing Lonely Soldiers
Ruth Millett discusses how shy girls can outshine bolder peers by writing thoughtful letters to soldiers. The piece notes letters boost morale for 39,000 Camp Claiborne troops and encourages readers to start correspondence even if no boyfriend is overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
DeLoss Marken
Camp Claiborne
Gallaher
S. Court St
To Have and To Hold Beauty and Relaxation
Column by Elizabeth Rethberg covers inner beauty and calm living for public figures. It urges happiness, rest, and simple routines to reduce nervous tension and sustain lasting charm. It prescribes daily fifteen minute rest in a dark room, eye compresses, and gentle activities like long walks.
Sunday House Guests of Mr and Mrs James Scott
Sunday guests at the Scott home on Willow Creek included Harry and Grace King and children from Graham Chapel Ervin Stump and Mary Lou Stump William Scott Don Frazee Floyd Heightland and son Bobbie Orville Patton and Helen Freda Patton Burdena Dunfee Burnita Tippie Walter King and Zora Scott who works at Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Scott
Willow Creek
Harry King
Graham Chapel
Ervin Stump
Mary Lou Stump
William Scott
Don Frazee
Chauncey
Floyd Heightland
Bobbie
Sugar Creek
Orville Patton
Helen
Freda Patton
Burdena Dunfee
Burnita Tippie
Stewart
Walter King
Logan
Zora Scott
Aztec Inca Pharmacopoeia Shaped Modern Drugs
The pharmacopoeia of the Central and South American Aztecs and Incas influenced modern medicines including chenopodium cocaine and quinine.
Trunks Carved From Logs Inspire Language Note
The article explains that early trunks were hollowed from logs and traces the word trunk to the Latin trun cu s, meaning the trunk of a tree. It highlights how semantic origins connect to wooden objects used for storage or transport.
Birthday Party for Mrs. R. H. King in Albany
Mrs. R. H. King of Albany celebrated her 60th birthday with a surprise Aug 10 party. Attendees included the Oxley and Crouch families from Charleston and Amesville, with a buffet luncheon and games. Mrs. Crouch and her children will visit for two weeks. a note on growth ends the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. King
Albany
Don Oxley
Carolyn
Joyce
Barbara
Clyde Oxley
Eddie
R. S. Crouch
Janice
Ruth
Billy
Arthur
Boyd
Harold Oxley
Charleston
W. Va
Orville King
Dickie and
Marie Kathryn
Amesville
Bernice Henthorne
Shade Home-Coming and Social Announcements
Shade M E Church hosts its annual Home Coming on Sunday August 17 with a noon basket dinner. An Ice Cream Social is planned for Friday August 15 at 6 pm at Shade Par sonage. Mrs Hattie Reeves of Albany Route 3 gives a shower for her son Granville Reeves and his fiancée Miss Alice Mae Lambert on Saturday evening August 16. friends invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Morgan
Hugh Carson
Galesburg
Hattie Reeves
Albany
Warren Pickering
Atlanta
L. L. Pickering
Pickering
State St
Sally Purcell
Columbus
Worley West
Floyd Mitchell
Worley
Vernon West
Barbara
Dwight
Elizabeth
Parkersburg
W. Va
Parkersburg Zoo
Hazel Mae Swart
Marcelle Bailey
Hebbardsville
Patricia Ann
Desta Marlene Perry
Frank Perry
R. E. Douglas
Pratts Ork
Shade M. E
Shade Methodist Parsonage
Route Three
Granville Reeves
Alice Mae Lambert
Stanley
Bethel Church
Knox Township
Vinton County
Edna McVey
Installing bright lights away from porch for insect control
Consider placing bright outdoor lights outside and away from screened porches to reduce insects in summer. This setup attracts fewer bugs near living spaces and can improve comfort during warm months.
Pitfalls of Love and a Provocative Marriage Talk
In a tense scene a narrator rebukes Mary for a staged flirtation with Stephen Redfield and urges her to dissolve her jealous marriage to a loving but temperamental husband. Mary, shamed, resists the suggestion and questions the narrator’s motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Redfield
Noel
Madge
A Sequel to Marriage Meddlers by Adele Garrison
A Madge Graham scenes unfolds in Hotel Lansfield with niece Mary Veritzen and leading man Stephen Redfield. Madge disciplinarian yet affectionate, she urges Mary to curb sham flirtations that humiliate Caheed Noel, hoping to teach true respect in love and work. Continued tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele Garrison
Lansfield
Mary Veritzen
Madge Graham
Mary
Stephen Redfield
Caheed
Noel
Madge
Hair saving and town life mix in wartime chatter
Wartime column notes women saving hair clippings to aid plastics and war production. Mentions Germany's early use, and apocryphal praise for meteorological instruments. Also parish notes on Athens Ohio and Fostoria business, elections, and curb inflation on household goods amid pay later plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
America
Chris Lomax
Athens
Jean Read
Ohio University
Fostoria
Comerce
H.B.F
Aug. reunion notices for Woodyard Martin Lynch and relatives
Descendants of Thomas Woodyard and Sarah Woodyard hold an Aug 24 reunion at State Farm Park near Carpenter with a basket dinner at noon and afternoon entertainment. Multiple families including Townsend, Stanley, Martin, Lynch, Zimmerm an, Barrows, Roush allied groups schedule Aug 16 17 17 24 gatherings at churches parks and fairgrounds across Ohio and West Virginia with noon dinners and programs. notices invite members to attend and share details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Sarah Woodyard
State Farm Park
Carpenter
Aaron
Lucinda Martin
John Martin
Vinton County
Martin
L. QO. Simmons
Athens
Roush and Allied Families Association of America, Inc
West Union
County Fair Grounds
William Maxwell
Samuel B. Pruden
Athens County Fairgrounds
Club Calendar Highlighting Wednesday Meetings
Daughters of Union Veterans meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Legion Home. Carrie Hall Club of Albany gathers Thursday with a noon potluck and Olive Baughman in charge. Eagles Ladies Auxiliary meet Thursday at Eagles Hall. Rebekah Lodge calls a Thursday 7:30 p.m. meeting at IOOF Hall. Athens County Pomona Grange hosts Washington County Pomona Grange Thursday at Amesville High with cakes requested from Athens County members. Donna Marie McWilliams, born Aug 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis McWilliams of Columbus, weighs eight pounds 12 ounces. grandparents are Lee and Rye McWilliams, Athens and Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham, Chauncey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Union Veterans
Legion Home
Carrie Hall Club
Albany
Hellena Whaley
Blanche Elliott
Olive Baughman
Athens County Pomona Grange
Washington County Pomona Grange
Amesville High School
Washington County Grange
Athens County Grange
Lewis McWilliams
Columbus
Donna Marie
Lee McWilliams
Athens
Rye Cunningham
Chauncey
Red Cross Sewing Days Calendar for Aug Week
Red Cross Sewing calendar lists Aug 11 week events. Gasco Wo men's Club and Maecenas Literary Club meet for sewing Thursday afternoon. Friday afternoon features Current Events Club. Ladies of St Pauls Parish sew Thursday afternoon and evening replacing Gasco Women's Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Gasco Women’s Club
Maecenas Literary Club
St. Paul's Parish
Garden Club to Meet at Lamborn Home
Mrs Vern Lame will host the Garden Club meeting Thursday evening at 27 Town Street Lamborn home. Assisting are Mrs Theodore Heffken and Mrs Thomas Figley. The event is described as a garden party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Vern Lameborn
Theodore Heffken
Thomas Figley
Garden Club
Lamborn
Town St
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Rvil
T. W. Shoemakers
Sybil Gilmore
Old Point Comfort
University Terrace
Chamberlin Hotel
Virginia
C. R. Hoskins
Saluda, Va
Morris Ave
Saluda
Atlanta, Ga
W. G. Danford
Congress St
B. F. Beckler
Danford
B. B. Backley
Danny
Jacksonville
Peach Ridge Road
Dr. Backley
Paul E. Brown
Laura Bailey
State Federation
Washington St
L. W. Sanders
Island Park
Beverly
Goo
Alton Holland
Fort Knox
Ruth Martin
B. W. Holland
Union
Marjorie Ann Koons
Fort Washington
Ohio
New York
Mary Koons
Edwin N. Cooper
Mansfield
Mansfield General Hospital
J. D. Cooper
City
E. J. Carvin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Lucinda Cooper
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nkham
Cornwels Ee
Tulanttra
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Soft Water Dept
Marian Young
Father
Mother
Dad
NER
J H de Leo
Mr. de Leo
Paquin
Paris
Albany Grange Hall
Brown
Joseph de Leo
Elizabeth Rethberg
Alicia Hart
Mme. Rethberg
By Elisabeth Rethberg
Shade
Bugs
Britain
Hitler
Doris
Mabel
Temple Church
Pegtown
Meigs County
John and
Roanna Stout Lynch
Akron
Agosta
Barberton
Lancaster
Marion
Philo
Prospect
Zanesville
West Virginia
Zimmerman
Coolville
Eagles
Eagles Hall
Rebekah Lodge
C.F. Hall
Mike Shayne
Lloyd Nolan
Dasseed
Mary Beth Hughes
Sheila Ryan and
William Demarest
Cartoon
Sun
Bette Davis
Jimmy Cagney
Bride
Sem
Enator
Gallipolis
Dewey Jackson
Dixie
Cooper
Harriet Hubbard Ayers
Hinds
McKee Drug Co
McKee’s
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