Legion Auxiliary Christmas Party Held Tuesday Night Plea Made for More Records
The American Legion Auxiliary held its Christmas party at the Legion Home presided by new president Mrs. Ralph Straw. A plea for more old records and a goal of 1 million records for deployed men were noted, with 400,000 new records already sent. Funds and drives were set for the Fletcher Hospital piano fund and cigarettes for service members. Johnny Woods, the Human Fly, was announced for exhibitions to raise money at the Athens County Court House.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Ralph Straw
National American Legion Auxiliary
Fletcher Hospital
American Legion
C. J. Allstock
Johnny J. Woods
James P. Cumley
M. P. Josten
Roy Mullins
Beatrix Rosser
Santa Claus
E. R. Horn
Harry Simmons
Ed Bailey
Jesse Camp
Frost
Wesleyan Service Guild Christmas Party at Faculty Club
Wesleyan Service Guild held its Christmas meeting at the Faculty Women’s Club with forty members. A chicken dinner was served by hostesses and assistants. President Miss Edith Miller arranged a group photo for Christmas cards. New officers named: Fay Evans president, Dorothy Williams vice president and program chair, Lois Mulpas recording secretary, Lola Frn corresponding secretary, George Rasp treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Service Guild
Faculty Women'’s Club
Emma Drake
Julia Cable
Mary Ward
Joe Walburn
R. L. Smith
Jane Kirk
Edith Miller
Dorothy Williams
Grace Leake
Fay Evans
Lois Mulpas
Lola Frn
George Rasp
Salvation Army couple to wed in Hazelton ceremony
Lieutenant Ruth Blakeslee of the Salvation Army in Athens will marry Captain Henry Baker of Van Wert on Monday January 3 at St Johns Primitive Methodist Church in Hazelton. The service will be led by Colonel Claude Bates with Major Harold Zeall as ceremony cheerman. Attendants include Captain Margaret Forner and Captain Catherine Shirra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Blakeslee
Salvation Army Corps
Athens
Henry Baker
van Wertal
Hazelton
Blakeslee
John Blakeslee
Baker
Werner Baker
St. John's Primitive Methodist Church
Margaret Forner
Catherine Shirra
New York City
William Hazzard
Towanda
Charles Southwood
Dover
Ohio
James Henderson
New York
Albert Scott
Pennsylvania
Salvation Army
Harold Zeall
Cincinnati
Claude FE. Bates
van Wert
Ada Gillilan and Robert Crane to wed in December
Mr and Mrs Fred Gillilan of Torch Ohio announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Ada to Robert A Crane of 1999 Walstham Road Columbus Ohio. The couple plans a December 26 ceremony. Ada is OU and Columbia University educated and teaches at Upper Arlington. Crane is an Ohio State and Franklin University law graduate serving in the U S Army.
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Ada Gillilan
Robert Crane
Fred Gillilan
Torch
Ohio
Ada
Robert A. Crane
Walstham Road
Columbus
Miss Gillilan
Ohio University
Columbia University
New York City
Upper Arlington
Mr. Crane
Ohio State University
College of Law
Franklin University
United States Army
Frederick Kittle
U. 8S. Naval Reserve
University of Chicago
Fred Kittle
Lancaster St
Navy
Quiz On Treatment Of War Wives And Local Christmas Events
A guidance piece asks women to support war wives by avoiding criticism and listening. It warns against self centered remarks and suggests inclusive steps. The Car bondale Neighborhood House hosts a Christmas Festival on Dec 24 at 7 pm and multiple youth events led by the Episcopal Church mission.
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Joe
Montha
Sicily
Christmas Turkey Prep and Roasting Hints
Miss Jerry Smith of the Ohio Fuel Gas Co offers simple methods for roasting turkey with stuffing. Use a shallow pan and rack, roast at 350 degrees, stuff lightly, and follow a line-by-line timing table for 7 to 22 pound birds, plus a savory bread dressing and sausage sweet potato casserole.
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Jerry Smith
New Home Service
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Athens
Christmas Cranberry Punch From Raw Berries Recipe
Cranberries simmered in water until burst then strained. Juice mixed with tea and sugar, cooled, then balanced with orange and lemon juice and iced tea. Add pale ginger ale over ice in a punch bowl. garnish with orange and lemon slices.
Gelatin Plum Pudding With Raisins And Nuts
Dissolve lemon gelatin in boiling water then stir in grape nuts raisins walnut meats prunes citron cinnamon and cloves. Salt to taste and chill until firm. Serve with whipped cream or pudding sauce. Pork rinds may flavor or render for storage and use.
Rev Fred E Luchs Returns From Fort Benning Ga
The Athens pastor Rev Fred E Luchs returned Tuesday from Fort Benning Georgia where he served as visiting pastor and assisted chaplains since December 1 He met prisoners of war visited stockades guard houses and counseled soldiers In hospitals he stayed in officers quarters and arranged an Ohio University reunion in Columbus Georgia He previously served USO work in Columbia South Carolina and preached in Columbus churches
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Fred E. Luchs
Presbyterian Church
Fort Benning
USO
Luchs
Stockades
Athens
Ohio University
Columbus
Columbia
S. C
England
Berlin
France
Reducing Bust Size Through Exercise and Wardrobe Tips
A reader asks how to slim the bust and the article notes exercise helps. It cites Gene Tierney's daily routine to strengthen chest muscles, including 20 rear arm circles and 25 fingertip presses, plus advice on uplift bras and minimal neckline trimmings.
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Screen
Gene Tierney
Richland WSCS Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Richland Avenue WSCS installed officers after a potluck, naming Mrs. Virgil Maxwell as president, Mrs. Mae Blackwood as vice president, Mrs. J. R. Martin as secretary, and Mrs. Arthur Vore as treasurer. The meeting was led by Mrs. Maxwell. Also noted are Christmas visits from Miss Jane Lou Frame, daughter of Mrs. Cora Frame, and several families visiting relatives, with Army and Navy service updates.
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Richland Avenue
WSCS
Virgil Maxwell
Mae Blackwood
J. R. Martin
Arthur Vore
Maxwell
Jane Lou Frame
Cora P. Frame
Elmwood Place
Miss Frame
Athens High School
Western College
Oxford
Pitfalls of Love and the Secret Service Plot
In a tense scene Nancy Carew confronts Charlies Spencer and Steve Redfield, a coded papers suspect. The father figures demand harsh justice, planning to pressure Redfield into betraying Milner as Philip edges toward a dangerous fate.
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Synopeis
Nancy Carew
Charlies Spencer
Secret Service
Nancy
Steve
Ape
Paik
Redfield
Philip Veritsen
Eas
Sequel unfolds in busy theater setting and family scheming
In a scene from ADELE GARRISON's Marriage Meddlers sequel Nancy Carew and Philip Versteen move a crucial parcel through dressing rooms while Charles and the impresario discuss secrecy. The narrator hints at an impending confrontation with Redfield, delaying until the next installment.
McDougal WSCS Meeting Includes New Member and Quilting
The McDougal Church WSCS met at Mrs. Pearl Morris’s home with quilting and a pot luck lunch. A new member, Mrs. Hilda Easler, was added. Christmas gifts were drawn. a birthday cake honored Mrs. Garnet La Follett and Mrs. Altha Snyder. next meeting at Mrs. Hilda Kasler’s home on Dec 30. Also announced is the birth of a son to Pvt and Mrs Preston E Tucker born Dec 15 at the Tuckers’ parents’ home The Plains weighing 7% pounds named Presley Dow. Private Tucker serves in the U S Marines at Parris Island S C Grandparents and great-grandparents listed.
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McDougal
Pearl Morris
Garnet LaFollett
Altha Snyder
Hilda Easler
Adda la Follett
Nora Bryson
Emma Everett
Maude O'Neal
Lennie Hixon
Lulu Bobo
Emma _ Morris
Garnet la Follett
Hilda Kasler
Royal Wolfe
Preston E. Tucker
Union Service on Christmas Eve at Athens Presbyterian Church
A Christmas Eve union service of all Athens churches will be held at the Presbyterian Church at 10 30 p m Friday Dec 24. The combined choirs of the churches will sing and ministers from all churches will take part. The service follows the open house for ASTP men at 9 30 p m.
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Athens
Presbyterian Church
ASTP
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