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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1942
Page
6
Ruth Millett advises college bound girls to keep dating even if their steady is in the Army. She argues a long war means a dreary girlhood if she stays home and notes dating can help both partners and future home life.
A etiquette quiz questions readers on proper compliments to homeowners women and children. It advises avoiding condescension by not describing a house as little and suggests saying how becoming a dress is. It also recommends remaining silent about disliked radio programs and handling child bedtime and mother child interactions with tact.
Corn relish offered as an appetizer highlights budget meals. Ingredients include eighteen to twenty ears of sweet corn or seven cups cut corn, two cups chopped cabbage, two green peppers, two red peppers, one cup sugar, and one cup water.
A historical recipe section describes meals and a detailed relish making process. It lists ingredients for Indian Melon Relish including melon rind peppers cabbage onions cider vinegar brown sugar cinnamon mace paprika dry mustard mustard seed curry powder celery seed and spices. The method instructs soaking melons salting rinsing chopping draining cooking and packing into hot jars then processing.
A 42 hat collection notes the return of the beret with displays across Athens shops. Shaded varieties include burnt rust felt with a toppled roll, red wool beanies with scalloped edges, soft black wool with multicolor drawstrings, and high peaked Marlene Dietrich style hats with purses. Also featured are a chin veil beauty mark on felt, a butterfly comb accessory, and velvet or velveteen options.
The Athens Messenger urges women to salvage fabric from rem nants and cast-off garments to aid the war effort. It spotlights Anne Adams patterns and home sewing guidance, urging readers to donate, reuse, and conserve materials for uniforms and children. It also offers pattern orders and practical prewar wellness advice.
Mrs. F. J. Beasley and granddaughter Mrs. E F Shearman with daughter Sarah Ann stay two weeks at Grand View Heights. Labor Day weekend guests include Mrs. Richard Galiher and daughter Jane from Hunting ton W Va. Ruth Gentry returns from Asheville N C after a two week trip. Mrs Irvin D Quick travels to Cincinnati for her mother’s death. Carl Beasley visits Camp Wheeler to see son Lieut Carl Beasley Jr and nephew Lieut Robert Hess. Janet Russell visits New Marshfield. son Ransda Russell promoted to sergeant at Camp Worden. Harold Barker visits from Goodyear Aircraft in Akron.
Recipe notes give a mustard pickle method using vinegar dry mustard saccharine and salt brine for cucumbers at 98 Central Ave. Also includes care tips for wool sweaters advising storage away from hangers and mothproof containers to preserve shape and longevity.
An Athens woman explains elderberry pie layering with sugar flour berries and a dash of vinegar for lift. She reports observing beetles in V formations, noting one with a perfect V on each wing as a curious sight in Route Four.
A narrator is summoned to his father and Harry in a library where Carolyn’s perilous behavior worries her brother Ronald. The plan is to keep Carolyn contained at the hotel with Miss Whitlock taking charge while the father and narrator hurry to a urgent meeting, fearing she may escape.
The plot follows Marion Morion’s voluntary disappearance into a foreign espionage ring. Carolyn Brixton is tracked by Madge Graham and taken to Lillian Underwood’s room while a nurse restrains her. A state document vanishes, valued by certain nations, and plans unfold across confidential meetings and hurried escapes.
Lt. Thomas G. Tharp of Colorado Springs visited with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Chester Tharp. He flew to Dayton for an altitude test. A Wiener roast was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Osenbaugh with several neighbors attending. Pvt. Glenn Dennis and Miss Nina Davis called on friends in Congo while Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Tharp visited in Cleveland. An iced tea sugar tip suggests making a syrup to avoid waste.
Mr and Mrs Forrest Fountaine wed in Athens and set off for their honeymoon. A padlocked cow bell on the bride’s suitcase startled her as her father dangled the key. guests recall a rambunctious Dell house work party with a water fight and sponge fiesta while the couple laughed through it all. The report also notes a Western trip by Mrs Joe Wallace and companions with visits to Pike's Peak Grand Canyon Painted Desert and Hollywood.
Carpenter Social notes announce a quarterly birthday social for Sunday School students next Wednesday at 8 pm with Rev. Crab tree of Rutland to preach. The piece reports a barn fire on the C S V Cas ter farm destroying hay and farming implements owned by Ralph Turner. Also notes visits by Kalb and Perry families, Morrison illness, Rawlings leaving for Akron, Dana Nelson visiting, Columbia Grange inspection and potluck, and Vancouver port traffic in 1939 with 46 734 vessels and 1 187 062 passengers.
Advice on protecting eyes in hot weather. Use sunglasses matching prescriptions, invest in quality frames, and wear eye lotion daily. Cleanse with an eye cup, apply refreshing eye pads, and relax with herbal packs. For aging signs, use eye creams or plain night cream with gentle massage. Add light makeup for day wear if desired.
Blossom Valley notes list visits and family gatherings among local residents. Families including Hunt Osler Chalfan Hamilton Moran Sorrells Kessler Cardwell Long Oiler and Patrick are mentioned with weekend and visit details across Chauncey Wellston Minerton Barboursville Coalton and nearby towns. Mrs Patrick is noted as seriously ill.
The Colburn-Savage Reunion will be held Sunday August 30 at Water Works Park New Lexington. A basket dinner starts at noon followed by an afternoon program.
Reverend and Mrs Oscar Fowler left for Zanesville where Mr Fowler will preach next year. Heaths arrive and will oversee Free Methodist Church here and at Hysell Run. Buck family death prompts visits from multiple Columbus and Bradbury residents. Shewood Garden Club hosts flower show at the schoolhouse Thursday evening.
The annual Sand Rock home coming and basket dinner will be at Wilson Chapel Church on Sunday August 30 starting with Sunday School at 10 00 a m. An afternoon program is arranged and the community is asked to contribute.
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