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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1943

Page

10

Civil Air Patrol Members Hold Christmas Dance in Airport Hangar

Athens Squadron Civil Air Patrol and guests numbering over 70 danced in the new Ohio University Airport hangar. Guests included U S Army Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force officers on leave and 17 Marietta Squadron members. Committee members and hosts coordinated entertainment, decorations, and a buffet supper with a three piece band and records.

Civil Air Patrol Athens Squadron Ohio Uni Versity U. S. Army Air Force Roya Canadian Air Force Marietta W. A. Comer C. B. Nye George Smith Victor Stanson Bers Athens Gordon K. Bush John Jagers P. F. Good Raymond Savage J. S. Sherrard Paul Cotton J. 8. Sherrard David Reeder Carl J. Sylvester W. A. Palmer

Christmas candy ideas mix with family notes in column

A light holiday piece blends found kitchen tips for popcorn balls and taffy bound treats with snippets about visiting relatives. Ensign Kadison and Miss Dean arrive for Christmas utiles while cadets prep for Florida terms and guests join the Morton and Evans households.

Make Your Own Gift Boxes By Rosellen Callahan

New York columnist Rosellen Callahan advises on crafting gift boxes due to paper shortages. She suggests snapper bottles boxes stocking shapes and a large family stocking, using gift paper wallpaper border paper and bright ribbons to add color and prevent rattling with colorful scraps.

Rosellen Callahan New York

Women Shun Drudgery in War Jobs Says Millett

Ruth Millett notes many women avoid tedious volunteer tasks like hospital ward work and store price checks. She argues women pursue interesting roles but neglect essential war work such as policing black markets, due to lack of sociability, tiredness, and uniforms.

Millett Ruth Millett OPA New York

Mind Your Manners Mind Your Manners Quiz

A reader quiz on social etiquette asks five questions about correcting children before guests, arguing in front of guests, congratulating a rival, guest inquiries about a host’s baking, and proper gift giving at holiday dinners. It also poses hostess duties for greeting guests without a host and proper expressions of appreciation.

Mothers forge homecomings by teaching children to welcome dads

A 15 month old boy greeted a navy officer with "Daddy" after his mother kept the family connected via letters and pictures while the father was away. The piece urges mothers to prepare children for reunion, advise patience with young memories, and reassure returning husbands their child still remembers them.

Junior Navy Pier

Grapefruit sherbet recipe and furlough notices

Canned grapefruit juice cited as a low cost high vitamin C base for Ices and milky sherbets. Recipe for Grapefruit Milk Sherbet uses milk corn syrup sugar grapefruit juice and egg whites. Also notes Porter's furlough extended due to scarlet fever quarantine and visits by Littler Townsend and Williams family guests at local addresses.

ooGo Bernard L. Porter West Coast Cen Pittsburgh California Wyona Porter State St Porter

Strengthen Nails With Olive Oil Massage Tips

Alicia Hart reports nail care advice from Kim Hunter. Do not file nails at the sides and shape with a tapering oval. Massage the nail base with warm olive oil twice weekly to combat hard water drying. Allow polish-free rests and buff nails regularly. Christmas program slated by The Plains Methodist Church youth class on Dec 23 at 7:30 p.m. public invited.

Kim Hunter the Plains V. P Young Peoples Class of the Plains Methodist Church

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