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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1941
Page
9
Alexis Smith offers ten questions on facial gestures for girls with best friends. The piece advises mirror talks to curb faults like frowning jaw slackness lipstick biting and eyebrow lifting and suggests cautious practice with guidance from another expert when needed.
Gallipolis schools closed for a ten days vacation. Christmas programs were held this morning and at noon nearly 200 people enjoyed a holiday dinner in the Washington School dining room. After 3:30 p.m. students gathered for a Christmas program and toy distribution sponsored by Washington P.T.A.
In Gallia County a Vinton buyer seeks 5,000 cords of five foot pine at seven dollars per cord loaded on railroad cars. Large pine reserves exist and much activity is expected as shipments to New York for paper making are arranged.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wood of near Cora were appointed district deputies by the Ohio State Grange, succeeding Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Painter who held the posts for four years.
C K Allen 35 and Gladys Tardy 28 Marmet W Va. Albert Brown 20 and Roxie Coleman 20 Hogsett W Va. Herbert Miller 21 and Beatrice Burcham 21 Millersport.
Members of the Eagles Lodge plan dances for Christmas and New Year’s Eve with out of town orchestras secured for both events.
Glouster Methodist Church of Christ schedules a 9:30 Sunday study hour followed by a junior department program with Santa Claus and treats. Evening service at 7 includes Christmas message. choir practices ongoing. Various departments prepare holiday programs and offerings benefit the Cleveland Christian Home.
In a serialized tale Adele Garrison reveals Marion Morton’s captivity by a gang and a coded plea sent via a missing necklace. Mary Veritzen helps piece the clues from Madge Graham’s memory and a childhood code as plans to rescue Marion unfold. (Continued tomorrow)
Crallipolis Grace Methodist Church will keep its doors open all day Sunday for prayer and meditation. Rev. W. S. Tyterman leads the service and the public is invited to visit the sanctuary any time on Christmas Day. holiday decorations, including the Nativity scene, will be preserved.
Pre Christmas programs start Sunday night at the Paint Creek Past Church. An amplifier in the church tower could cause music to be heard in nearby areas during the holiday season.
With Mardi Gras in New Orleans cancelled due to wartime, reservations on the steamer Gordon C. Vreene are being returned by the boat owners as the annual celebration will not be observed this year.
A large color poster by James Egner decorates the Gallipolis public library foyer. The library’s librarian Mrs. Kenneth Davis awarded the painting a place of honor.
Ray Richards of Ventura California and son of Mrs Blake Strait of Gallipolis has been recalled for duty with the U S Marines. He previously served in the Marine Corps during the war as a member of the Farm unit.
Gallipolis reports a call from Miss Irene Schanz the school nurse urging donations of children clothing and shoes for school use.
Glouster Hollister J T and Greens Run schools closed for a two week Christmas vacation following a county practice. Scientists measure a star's distance by observing from two points six months apart as the earth travels opposite sides of its orbit.
Glouster High School Home Economics Club held a Tuesday evening session supervised by sponsor Miss Doran Ervin. Two new members Helen Shires and Phyllis Champlain joined. Helen Shires performed a solo with music from a portable radio as a gift exchange followed. Members sat at a long table with Christmas candles and enjoyed a delicious lunch under the decorated tree.
A Christmas program is planned at Old Kyger Church on Sunday at 7 30 p m. The event invites the community to attend the candle light service and carols in a seasonal gathering.
Mrs. M. M. Bryson hosted the Progressive Study Club on Tuesday evening at her Main Street home. Members sang Christmas carols led by Mrs. Harriette Weymueller, chose to donate to the Community Christmas tree fund, and enjoyed Henry Van Dyke's "The Mansion" read by Mrs. E. E. Munden. Sixteen members attended.
At Jacksonville Trimble High School an assembly named Bernice Stoltz a junior as second place winner in Athens County for an essay on Why Does America Need a Food for Defense Program. Six schools submitted 15 entries. first place went to an Ames-Berne senior and third to a Rome-Canaan student.
GLOUSTER Thursday Euchre Club held its annual Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Delmer Dunlap on Braun Street Tuesday evening. Thirteen members and three guests attended including Mrs. Olive Stephenson Athens, Mrs. Earl Morris and Miss Elizabeth Kasler. The event featured a dinner and gift exchange. High score honors went to Mrs. Vern Lamborn, second to Mrs. Louise Zimmer, with Mrs. Crawford receiving the consolation prize. High guest score was won by Miss Kasler.
The Children’s Band of the First Baptist Church presents a Christmas program at the church on December 24 at 7 o’clock. Miss Bernadine Goodman, band president, and Mrs. Gladys Viney, subdistrict supervisor, lead the event. The Marcellite Rebekah Lodge postponed its degree work to the third Saturday in January but will hold a regular meeting at the usual time.
The article warns against a “charm expert” urging girls to avoid expressing romance and to write long chatty letters detailing mundane events. It notes unsafe guidance about avoiding sentiment and moonlit imagery, urging fuller disclosure of everyday happenings instead.
A columnist argues chatty letters between lovers fail to comfort soldiers away at camp. The piece suggests mothers and maiden aunts would provide the only heartening notes, while a true miss-you message from a lover remains essential.
The Sunday School classes of Miss Margaret Gamwell and Miss Anna Louise Logue held a Christmas party in the church social rooms Tuesday evening. Gifts were exchanged and games enjoyed. Freda Summers won the contests. Refreshments were served to 38 young people.
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