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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1941

Page

6

Social Corner notes holiday guests and travelers

Mrs. F. C. Rogers of Merchantville N J visits relatives on State Street for two or three weeks. Several families host guests including the McKinstrys Murphews and Riley. Guests include George and Peggy Berger of Cincinnati and many service members and professors visiting from Ohio University and other locations.

F. C. Rogers Merchantville N. J H. W. McKinstry Sallie Hawkins State St Beth Riley N. Congress St George Berger Peggy Berger Cincinnati Peggy Beth St. Mary-of-the- Springs Academy Columbus Wilfred J. Staith Elmwood Tampa Fla Smith

Women at War in Hawaii Aid Pearl Harbor Casualties

Eye witness report from Honolulu notes Hawaii women rallying for wartime home front tasks. Red Cross numbers rise with 1,500 volunteers. canteens open within hours of attack. marriages rush as blackouts tighten daily life and sandbag defenses rise amid strict rules.

Athens Messenger Athens Ohio Hawaii Pearl Harbor Honolulu Pacific Navy The Red Cross Vwatlout Pearl Harter Red Crosse PK McLean

Christmas furloughs and visits across Camp Shelly area

Soldiers and families schedule holiday travel with furloughs and arrivals from Spokane Pullman and Youngstown. Raymond Dyar visits his father in Marm, while Pauline Cone returns from Pullman to Chicago with plans home in January. Rachel Hopkins ends her trip from Youngstown to celebrate Christmas with the Hepkines in Morrie Avenue. Thomas Hoover Jr arrives in Ravenns to spend the season with parents at Kimberwood Place, and other relatives travel to Dayton and Manhattan for holidays.

Raymond W. Dyar Camp Shelly Mice James S. Dyar Montross Ave Mie Pauline Cone Pullmen Washington Pullman High School Frank W. Cone Prankstin Ave Mise Cone Spokane Chicago Sine Rachel Hopkins Youngstown Mrs. C. D. Hepkine Morrie Ave Thomas N. Hoover, Jr Ravenns Thomas N. Hoover Kimrwood Hoovers Point Plessant W. Va Benjamin Prenklin Ton Benjamin Asnindian Hoover Thomas Hoover, Jr Dayton Sussn

Fragmented OCR Narrative Lacks Coherent Details

The readable text shows garbled dialogue and stray phrases. It mentions characters Mary and Meren, a possible war reference, and scattered names like Uke and Ohanwe, but no clear event, date, or outcome emerges from the damaged passage.

Fragmented OCR Summary of Local Note

Readable text mentions a children's event and a community notice. Includes references to a Christmas related program and a choir or theater group. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate a public event focused on children during the holiday season.

Fragmented Food Preparation Tips From The Past

A rushed OCR fragment discusses caramels and tea leaf quantities. It mentions heating sugar to prevent burning and cording and notes four pounds of tea leaves yield one pound of tea. Text is garbled with misspellings and incomplete sentences but centers on kitchen instructions and tea production.

Magazines and Wrappings Wanted at State Hospital

Miss Poly Troxell at Athens State Hospital asks for old magazines sheet music and Christmas wrappings to aid patients and for next year. Bundles may be left at the administration building. The report also notes funeral attendees for Jane Dew including Mr and Mrs Fred B Huis and pallbearers from Athens High School.

William Jorkovic Judith Ann Wyoming Cincinnati J. & Sherrard State Canton Poly ‘Troxell Athens State Hospital Logan Wheeler Dew Jane Dew Fred BE. Huis Morris Jimmie Hummel Athens Hien School Bill Pentry Francis Efaw Harry Perkham Richard Dent Jan Frank Wheeler Danny Dew Little Flower Girls Fifth East Side School Kr. Beckwith Parkersburg W. Va Ien

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