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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1943

Page

6

Tuesday Needle Club Christmas Party at Roberts Home

The Tuesday Needle Club held its annual Christmas party at 39 Grosvenor Street hosted by Mrs. Frank Cross. Fourteen members attended, officers were elected, a $5 donation was given to the Children’s Home, and guests from Amesville and London, Kentucky joined the social hour and carols. The January meeting will be at Mrs. L. B. McCune’s Maplewood Drive home.

Tuesday Needle Club Roberts Carl Roberts Grosvenor St Needle Club Frank Cross J. L. Henry Harry Professional Women’s Club Lucille Duffe Ethel Beekman L. B. McCune Maplewood Drive

Christmas Dinner for Golden Relief Corps Members

Golden Relief Corps members attended a Monday noon Christmas dinner at 71 1 2 W Washington St. The meeting featured a memorial service for longtime member Mrs Jess Finsterwald. Two new members will be initiated at the January meeting. Christmas gifts will be sent to the Children's Home.

Golden Relief Corps Washington St 7 Ch Root Jess Finsterwald Xenia

Christmas Party At First Christian Church

The First Christian Church hosts a Christmas party for members and friends on Friday December 17 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Attendees bring a wrapped gift under ten cents. A program of recitations and music by children and adults precedes a White Gifts presentation. White Gifts supply food and clothing for baskets for those in need. The church also collects monetary offerings for benevolent homes it supports.

First Christian Church the Church and Bible School Cornelli Charles Ritz

Mary Lois Laughlin and Lloyd Morris Wed in Greenup

The marriage of Mary Lois Laughlin to Lloyd Morris was held on November 27 in Greenup Kentucky. The couple now resides at 52 Wheeling Street Lancaster and are both employed. Also announced is the Amere Needle Club Christmas party and gift exchange on Thursday December 16 at 2 pm hosted by Mrs A R Caster Albany Road.

F. R. McLaughlin Athens Mary Lois Lloyd Morris Earl Morris the Plains Greenup Kentucky Wheeling St Lancaster Amere Needle Club A. R. Caster Albany Road Ohio F. M. Edwards Dr. Edwards

Domestic Workers in England Seek New Hours After War

London reports Minister Ernest Bevin in the House of Commons proposing a Domestic Servants Charter with an eight hour day and weekly day off. Wages may start at 5 dollars for live-in and 10 dollars for live-out workers with paid vacations and meals. Training schemes and certification for domestics are planned postwar. Pvt. Elmo Smith relays a wartime furlough update from Athens Ohio.

THE Athens Ohio England Y Rosette Hargrove London Suburbia Hollywood Ernest Bevin House of Commons Mary Ann

Pitfalls of Love synopsis excerpt unfolds blackmail plot at hotel

In a tense scene from Pitfalls of Love, Madge, under orders from her father Aries Spencer, plans to pressure Steve Redfield to quit his role and aid a spy ring. Nancy Carew reveals covertly copying Redfield's contacts, exposing a web of blackmail, intrigue, and marital strain as Madge investigates Steve’s loyalties amid a hotel confrontation.

Aries Spencer Secret Service Adge Graham Steve Redfield Mary Veritzen Steve Milner Lansfield Madge Nancy Carew Spencer Dicky Redfield Wal Nancy Mary

A Mysterious Locket Holds Clues in Meddler Tale

In a scene from Adele Garrison’s Marriage Meddlers sequel, a performer’s odd behavior leads a confrontation in a dressing room. A female observer uncovers a frayed locket cord and a silent, coded note tucked inside the disk, prompting a rapid call to Mr. Veritzen’s apartment as details spill toward tomorrow.

Philip Veritzen

Marguerite Miller and Herbert Tucker Wed in Columbus

Marguerite Miller and Herbert Tucker married in a single ring ceremony in Columbus on November 22 1943. Marguerite’s parents Mr and Mrs Bert C Miller of Athens Route Two announce the union and note Marguerite has worked at McBee Company and Curtiss Wright Corp. Herbert is Pvt Herbert H Lowther who has returned to Camp Maxey Texas after a visit with his family. Stephen Wurmeer is noted as a newborn in Hollywood as the lineage of George Washington continues.

Elmo Smith U. S. Army Dan Smith Athens Barberton Smith Sioux Falls S. D Bert C. Miller Marguerite Herbert Tucker Leonard Tucker Near Clark Chapel Columbus Tucker McBee Company Curtiss Wright Corp Herbert H. Lowther Camp Maxey Texas Frank Lowther Guysville

Community Calendar Highlights Christmas Gatherings and Meetings

Wednesday activities include Highy Study Circle with Mrs. Atkinson at 71 N High St and Ca. C.M.C. at 32 S High St. Rebekah Lodge plans a Dec 15 gift exchange in the 1.C.C.F. Hall. Thursday features Daughters of Union Veterans dinner and gift exchange, Athens Grange potluck, and Women's Council group meetings with a 8 p.m. social program.

Highy Study Circle C. E. Atkinson N. High St Ca. C.M.C Peggy Straus S. High St Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge No 1.C.C.F Daughters of Union Veterans Athens Grange Athens Grange Hall Lydia Lash Evans Clud Wily N. Lancaster St

Minear Chapter Eastern Star Installs New Officers in Guysville

Minear Chapter No. 274 of the Order of Eastern Star in Guysville installed officers for the year at a Saturday night meeting in the Masonic Temple. Janice Coleman led a candlelighting service with songs and nine officers were installed, including Reba Marshall as worthy matron and Theodore Crawford as worthy patron. A large attendance, a spread for guests, and seasonal décor followed the ceremony.

Minear Order of Eastern Star Guysville Masonic Temple Janice Coleman Anna Snow Ruth Funk Athens Faye Chapman Edna Chesser Nelle Copeland Vina Austin Dorothy Frank Reba Marshall Theodore Crawford Helen Cook Gaylord Cook Freda Bean Laura Starkey Mayme Ashcraft Sophronia Summerfield Nona Leeper Virgene Pierce Marvella Crawford Bertha Scott Adah Ruby McKnight Ruth Mae King Esther Olive Ashcraft Martha Mildred Marshall Electa Julia Richardson Warder Ralph Richardson Sentinel Sandra Jean Minor

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Golden Corps State Union Dove Bray New Orleans Christian Church Mary Lois Laughlin Tually Ministry of Labor Stephen Redfield Adele Marguerite Miller W. Star Ave Stephen Wurmeer George Washington Bexel McKesson McKee Drug Co McKee’s Coats Splendid Women’s Council of the Christian Church Deborah Philathea Priscilla Needle Club Arthur Boyles Pine Place Martzolff Case Bishop Central Avenue Methodist Church D. L. Jones Second St Vicks Eastern Star Cairo W. Va Helen Darne EdnareSsep Ana Ae Culligan Athens Ice & Storage Co Soft Water Dept Charles of the Ritz
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