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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1944

Page

6

Circles Plan Meetings For Feb. 4

Circles of the WSCS of the First Methodist Church will meet Friday at 2 pm. Circle One led by Miss Ardilla Shuster meets at 156 Mill Street. Circle Two led by Mrs. W. M. Bryant meets at the church. Circle Three led by Mrs. Paul Kimes meets at 3 Elliott Street. Circle Four led by Mrs. W. D. Hill meets at 102 E. State Street. Circle Five led by Mrs. M. M. Kerr meets at 29 Park Place. Circle Six led by Mrs. John Dowler meets at 124 Morris Avenue.

WSCS First Methodist Church Circle One Ardilla Shuster Harry Swank Mill Street Circle Two W. M. Bryant Circle Three Paul Kimes Carl Nessley Elliott Street Circle Four W. D. Hill Ed Cole E. State Street Circle Five M. M. Kerr T. R. Biddle Park Place Circle Six John Dowler Isaac Vaughn Morris Avenue

Linscott 85th Birthday Noted In Canaan Township

A P Linscott 85 celebrated at home January 29 with friends and gifts including a cake from his New York daughter. He owns a farm in Canaan Township, bought fifty years ago, and was the area’s first automobile owner. He served as deputy sheriff and on the police force in Athens area. Lt and Mrs T C Onizchak announce birth Theodore C Onizchak III January 25 in Memphis. Grandparents listed. The K T Crossen Post auxiliary schedules a bake sale February 5 at Carpenter Hardware to raise funds for cigarets and candy for departing servicemen.

A. P. Linsecott Moore Ave Canaan Township L. O. Veste New York Linscott Athens Porter Peter Finsterwald

Popularity with Stagline Says Mrs. Murray Reveals Dance Rules

Mrs. Arthur Murray, a leading dance authority, shares advice for dancers in the USO stag line. She urges undivided partner attention, avoiding flirtation, following rather than leading, and keeping gadgets in a purse to maintain poise and safety on the dance floor.

Arthur Murray America

Tuesday club and society events in Athens area

The Athens area hosts a slate of Tuesday and Wednesday meetings. Judge Rowland speaks on coverture law at Strathmore Boulevard. Various groups including Philathea Class, White Shrine, Hobson Study Circle, Women’s Auxiliary, Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge, and Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae hold gatherings with talks, dinners, and regalia. Past Chiefs Club plans Friday gathering.

O. F. Rowland Strathmore Boulevard Judge Rowland Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge Athens Maryan Clara White ooOo Alpha Gamma Delta Robert Tompkins Elmwood Place

Pinex Home Mix Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief

An advertisement extols home mixed cough relief called Pinex. It claims adding syrup to a pint of druggist powder yields four times the value, long shelf life, and strong phlegm loosening and airway soothing effects with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.

Nail Polish and Commandments Meet in Faith Talk

Rev. Timothy Monahan linked daily vanity to prayer at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church urging modern women to see the 10 fingernails as a reminder of the 10 commandments. Dallas Downard and family from London visited local hosts Mr and Mrs William Davidson. Girl Scouts Troop Eight hosted a rollerskating party for Athens Junior High eighth and ninth graders at Rollercade with chaperones Mrs Windisch and Mrs Rutherford.

Buffalo N. Y Timothy Monahan OFM Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Girl Scouts Troop Eight Athens Junior High School Russell Windisch Dwight Rutherford

Hawaii lands of aloha face wartime shortages

Honolulu reports a severe gender imbalance with estimates of 250 men for every woman as war workers and soldiers flood the islands. A Filipino war worker requested a wife for $10 000, while a nationwide article on women left behind frames local life under blackout rules and rationing.

Honolulu Federal Tax Collectors Office Washington Police Detective Bureau Islands Hawaii Hollywood Mid-Pacific

Martzolff Class Has Program at First Methodist Church

The Martzolff Class held an all day meeting with rag sewing in the morning and a potluck dinner. Treasurer’s report was read, 44 calls were noted, and sick members were reported. The program featured Mina Fry on the class work, musical readings, and a playlet.

Martzolff First Methodist Church J. L. Henry Aura Bolen Arthur Hunter Mina Fry Glen Atkinson H. L. Atkinson Georgia Hickman H. F. Cokenougher Elery Michael Eddie Guest Sour Mill Mountain

Plan Short Cuts in Housework

Ruth Millett urges women to improve relations with household workers instead of dominant postwar attitudes. She argues fair wages and reasonable hours will prevent bigger help problems as women return to work and maids seek independence. Plains Study Club meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m with Mrs Carl Michael.

Ruth Millett Plains Study Club Carl Michael

Plan Victory Garden and Home Canning Program

Plans are under way in the Agriculture Bureau to make 1944 a more successful home food preservation year. Victory garden and canning efforts aim to lower vegetable point values while boosting food supply, with emphasis on jar standards closures pressure canner maintenance and civilian outdoor clothing advances from Army textile research.

Ann Stevick Washington Department of Agriculture Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics Army Robert Stevens Quartermaster Corps

Clark's Chapel WSCS Meets at Snow Home

The Clark's Chapel WSCS held its January 26, 1944 meeting at Misses Mary and Eva Snow's home. President Lettie Hedges led devotions, contests enlivened the social hour, and refreshments were served to members plus a list of guests including Mrs. Nellie Phillips and others.

Clark's Chapel WSCS Mary Eva Snow Lettie Hedges Hedges Nellie Phillips Bernarda Phillips Gary Mary Phillips Nelle Bell Fannie Snow Mary Hedges

Pitfalls of Love in a Gangster Restaurant Trap

In a east side restaurant Charles Spencer and gangsters plan a trap around Marion Morton. Lillian Underwood denies being Mrs Morton as tension rises between the parties while Crump delivers a key message and Marion fears for her mother. The scene ends with Crump returning to report a possible misidentification.

East Side Charles Spencer Secret Service The N.er Marior Morton Madge Graham Spencer Marion Lillian Underwood Madge Lillian Duie Mrs. Morton Dicky Underwood Crump Noel

Bridal Shower Honors Katherine Hinton Before Columbus Wedding

Miss Katherine Hinton of Columbus will wed Mr. James Dull of Detroit on February 12. Miss Margaret Dunlevy and Mrs. John Hinton hosted a pink and white bridal shower at the Hinton home in Glouster Friday night with 35 guests. Hinton works at the State Liquor Warehouse and Terminal in Columbus, while Dull is with the National Transit Company based in Detroit and stationed in Columbus. Miss Dunlevy serves as a bridesmaid.

Katherine Hinton Columbus James Dull Detroit Mich Margaret Dunlevy Miss Hintons John Hinton Hinton Glouster Miss Hinton State Liquor Warehouse Dull National Transit Company Miss Dunlevy

What Would You Do in Social Etiquette

Guidance on proper conduct answers five questions about knocking before entering rooms, returning favors, gossip after hospitality, name dropping, and pretending to wealth. The piece ties the correct form of address to addressing a man named Paul Johnson with the form Mr. Paul Johnson.

Paul Johnson

WCTU Meeting Announced for Wednesday Afternoon

The WCTU will meet on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the church. Members are urged to attend as plans and discussions unfold in the community gathering.

WCTU

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A. P. Linscott T. C. Onizchak Lenora Wood Memphis Tenn Theodore C. Onizchak, III Charles Wood the Plains Road Cleveland K. T. Crossen American Legion Carpenter Hardware Store Lydia EB. Pinkham Pinkham noTuRg Lydia E. Pinkham Marguerite Chapman Alicia Hart First Christian Church Mary Tribe Athens White Shrine Odd Fellows Hall Hobson Study Circle L. H. Blackwood Congress St Wilson Norris Women’s Auxiliary of the Church of the Good Shepherd E. State St H. Circle Westfall Margaret McHarg Higley Study Circle A. T. Volwiler N. May Ave S. E. G. Pedigo Athens County Council For Childhood Education Chubb Library Charlotte la Tourette Cc. M. C Katherine Farley Franklin Ave Chiefs Chiefs Club H. O. Atkins W. Union St Dallas Downard Sharon Michael London By Ernie Hobbrecht OPA U. S Pvt Clarence Thompson Fort Monmouth N. J Thompson Signal Service Corps Clark’s Chapel W.S.C.S Snow Home Father Harry Underwood Olga Transvania Philip Veritzen Adams Blake Chilton Bridal Zon Sylvia Sidney Henry Fonda Jo Ellen Goddar Jo Elien Goddard Yin D. M. Godda Uring Jo Elie Yas Ay China Rosema Nancy Householde Holder Lou Driscoll Joyce Carm Russell Mary x Alice Newcomb Jo Ellen Goddard Ann Ron Pana TV Paintr Emily Farrow Chael Bleg Pats Goddary Alexander Woman's Association Alexander Presbyterian Arthur Aschine Ohio Grantland Rice Frank Sinatra Logan Son, Ohio Fo Ito Havi Ani Hin
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