CAP Induction Party For Athens Civil Air Patrol Cadets
Athens Squadron Civil Air Patrol held an induction party at the Athens Country Club Tuesday evening welcoming new and former cadet members. Captain P led the ceremony with Major G K Bush present. A buffet supper for 140 members and guests followed, served by Lt and Mrs E Paul Cotton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAP
Athens Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Athens Country Club
G. K. Bush
E. Paul Cotton
George Smith
John Jagers
John F. Wootten
C. B. Nye
C. L. Dow
Glenn Foster
Beasley Home Hosts Senior Major Jones On Leave
Miss Virginia Beasley hosted an afternoon party at Windy Hills Farm for Major John M. Jones on leave from the 15th Army Air Forces after 11 months overseas. Guest Phil R. Swanson, also on army leave from Fort Benning, joined the out-of-town gathering. Broadways in Wartime topic notes by Prof. George Starr Lasher are planned at Ohio University and the Women's Club of Parkersburg with Evelyn Yaw at 134 Morris Avenue sequentially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beasley
John M. Jones
Virginia Beasley
Windy Hills Farm
Fred R. Beasley
15Th Army Air Forces
Phil R. Swanson
Fort Benning
George Starr Lasher
Ohio University
Misse
Women’s Club
Parkersburg
W. Va
Evelyn Yaw
Morris Avenu
Indian Themes Highlight Wesleyan Guild Meeting
Wesleyan Service Guild members and guests met at Dean Inma Voigt’s home to discuss The American Indian led by Grace Leslie with Treva Black reviewing Indians Are People Too. Barbara Ramsey played flute, display featured pottery weaving and jewelry, a candle light pledge followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesleyan Guild
Wesleyan Service Guild
First Methodist Church
Leslie
Barbara Ramsey
Ohio University
Camilla Manson
Jones
Julia Cable
Irene Hand
Ann Pickering
Lois Fri
Helen Evans
Government aids high school completion for veterans
Washington report notes over 60 percent of men in the armed forces did not finish high school prompting concern veterans groups and officials. Government tuition and books up to 900 dollars plus living stipends aid finish high school or college with credits earned in service. The plan covers courses and training previously received, and may grant a high school diploma or college credits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Larsen
NEA
Washington
Army
Athens Pharmacy
Mrs Linscott Hosts Needle Club Meeting at Connett Home
Mrs A P Linscott hosted the Tuesday Needle Club at Miss Mary Connett’s 241 W Union St with fourteen members and one guest attending. A chicken dinner was planned for March 20 at Mrs Elmer Poston’s 14 Hocking St at 6 p m and prizes were awarded to Mrs Roy Dupler Mrs Kiam Reading and Mrs Elmer Poston. Also noted are Faithful Few Club meeting Thursday at 7 50 p m with Mrs Eloise Ours and World Day of Prayer Service at the Presbyterian Church 2 3 p m ML.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linscott
Connett
A. P. Linscott
Mary Connett
W. Union St
Elmer Poston
Hocking St
Roy Dupler
Kiam Reading
Eloise Ours
Presbyterian Church
Waste fats aid wartime rocket propellant in nitroglycerine
Waste fats from American kitchens are used to make nitroglycerine in rocket propellant. The fat constitutes about 50 percent of the propellant mix, reflecting wartime fuel and munitions demands.
Local Red Cross Blood Donor Service Wins Award of Merit
The Mobile Blood Unit of the American Red Cross visited Athens nine times from March 1943 to November 1944, collecting 5 068 pints of blood from Athens County plus Meigs, Washington and Wood counties. Ohio University and local volunteers aided, earning the Chapter a Certificate of Merit for highest pints during the visits. A return visit is planned for April 11 to 13 with a goal of 600 pints and 200 registrations per day.
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Red Cross Blood Donor Service
American Red Cross
Athens
Athens County
Meigs
Washington
Wood County
W. Va
Ohio University
Galion Club
Columbus
Valencia Prock
R.N
Ruth Herbert
Morrison Burns
Dorothy Rigo
B. F. Cutler
O. A. Terrill
Terrill
John R. Sprague
Red Cross
First Methodist Church
Athen High School
Special Powder Banishes Shine and Musk in Perfumes
A doctor’s chemist endorses a face powder with a small percentage of sulphur to control shine on oily skin, advising a patch test on the forearm before facial use and noting available tints. The article also notes musk odor in perfumes, detectable despite extreme dilution, used in expensive fragrances.
Confection Coats and Capes Steal Spotlight This Spring
A fashion feature highlights confection shades in spring coats and capes. Vanilla white pastels with pale yellows and pinks create dramatic ensembles against dark skirts, with Vera Max designs showcasing three piece wool toppers and flamboyant capes in white and taupe tones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inge Af Nante
New York
Vera Max
Bedford Village and the Frontierswomen Spotlight
A reader praises Bedford Village by Hervey Allen as a frontier romance that vividly portrays women. The review highlights Rose Pendergass and daughters as centerpieces, detailing how women kept life going amid Indian uprisings and frontier hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Village
Hervey Allen
Anthony Adverse
Selathiel Albino
Old Rose Pendergass
Garret Pendergass
Pennsylvania
Hervey. Allen
Allen
Pendergass
Sue
Phoebe
Francis
M.B.R
War Time Valentines Cheer Reaches Front and Home
Wartime readers share early valentines mailed to sweethearts with gifts from South Pacific and Europe. Mrs Harvey Chalfan receives a German helmet and coins from husband Private Cheifan after 33 months service overseas. Mrs Jack Parfitt has made 50 valentines for daughter Julia to take to school. Letters from Luzon describe Filipino hospitality and daily life as troops adjust to civilian comforts, including fish, rice, cocoa dinners and doing laundry.
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Cupid
G. L
Globe
India
China
Harvey Chalfan
Chauncey
Cheifan
Chalfan
Jack Parfitt
Church St
Julia
East Side School
Philippines
Luzon
Cpl Watson Jeffers
John Jeffers
Route Five
John Finsterwald
Gay Gauntlets Boost Last Spring Suit Style
A beige Buc lomneer fabric glove with drawstring lacing and fringed tassel adds swashbuckling dash to spring outfits and elevates simplified styles with distinctive flair.
Refresher Aids from Hope Skillman in Good Grooming
Alicia Hart notes designer Hope Skillman uses light duds and clever care to extend wear. She keeps freshened clothes in a tissue packed drawer and uses a dry cleaner, sponge, dress cloth, and thrush with a hot iron to keep suits immaculate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Skillman
Alicia Hart
Anon
Club Calendar and Hair Stunt Advice Featured in Page
Wednesday club events list meetings for Mothers Circle Catholic Ladies of Columbia Pocahontas and Pythian Sisters with details on times locations and attendance. Also includes a hair styling stunt by Eddie Lenz advising tuck comb padding for a flat top and notes on not reading others letters within a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Lenz
New York
Mr. Lenz
Lenz
Foreign Duty For War Wife Neat Idea
Ruth Millet discusses James G Fulton proposal to send overseas wives and even children of fighting men to be with them, arguing pioneer spirit and readiness. She notes difficulty recruiting WACs WAVES and nurses for overseas duty and suggests war wives would eagerly join first shipload if allowed. Bates W S C S will meet Feb 15 at Mrs. Herman Ator with Mrs H B Ruth as devotional leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Plains
West
Bates W. Ss. C.S. Bates
W. S.C S
Herman Ator
H. B. Ruth
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Lois Ann Wilson
Washington,d
Mussolini
Lois
G. I. Rights
Mit
Hartman
McKee Drug Co
the Prescription Store
Confection
By Epsie Kinard
Dilkil
Kitts
Gallaher
H. E. “Miller
State St
Mothers' Circle
Owen Kennedy
Dc. R. Morrison
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
O O.C. Pocahontas. Lodge
Pythian Sisters
C.F. Hall
Ane
United States
Ruth Millet
James G. Fulton
Congress
Pacific
Sam Will
Wayme 16
Gee
Saey
Fife
Yass Goseramins
Labratty
Gallaher’'S
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