Memorial Tea Honors Frances Willard and WCTU
The Francis E. Willard Memorial Tea at First Methodist Church featured singing, prayers by Dr. E. A. Brown, and devotions led by Miss Ida Allison reflecting on Willard’s life. Rev. E. C. Kenney urged revival in Athens amid critiques of youth temptations, while a candlelight pageant and a Grange quartet complemented the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis E. Willard
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
First Methodist
E. A. Brown
Ida Allison
Paul
Titus
Frances Willard
E. C. Kenney
America
Frances E. Willard
Kenney
Athens
Grange
Conor Carl Frische
Glen Atkinson
Guy Morrison
Phil Briley
W. E. Clark
J. W. Hudson
Ralph Woods
H. T.farrar
H. T. Phillips
Len B. McCune
J. P. Fulton
Aura Bolen
D. A. Ogg
Charles Hampden
J. A. Wharton
Patriotic Program At The Plains PTA
The Plains P T A held a Tuesday evening program with tenth and fourth grade acts directed by room teachers. The tenth grade opened with American and performed Ballad for Americans with soloists and a Lincoln and Jefferson portrayal. The fourth grade offered a Founders Day sketch and a Soldiers Honor Roll update, followed by a social with birthday cake for the founder Mrs Theodore Birney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains P. T. A
Louise Diver
David Winefordner
Joe Kenney
Joe Kennedy
Charles Cochran
John Goodman
Betty Deeter
Jo Baughman
Abraham Lincoln
Dale Channel
Grandy
Paul Tipton
Theodore Birney
East Side PTA Founders Day Observed at School
The East Side PTA held Founders Day and a meeting in the school auditorium on Wednesday. The group donated $5 to the Red Cross and hosted a Founders program with second grade folk dances. Speakers included Mrs. Edward E. Algeo, Mrs. Roy Robinson, Miss Louisa Steele, and Mrs. John Lietwiler. Tea was poured by Mrs. Lewis A. Ondis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
PTA
Red Cross
Edward E. Algeo
Roy Robinson
Louisa Steele
John Lietwiler
Lewis A. Ondis
Glen Hanes
Shower Honors Bernice Gabriel In Home Event
Mrs James Gabriel and Mrs Earl Grant hosted a miscellaneous shower for Bernice Gabriel at the home of Mrs Gabriel. A dessert course followed. Attendees included Mrs Tinker Hamilton and Norma Mrs Paul Hamilton and Linda Athens Mrs Arthur Burchfield Mrs Harry Moore Mrs Dessie Sickles Mrs Fred Gabriel Mrs Ralph Calendine Mrs Lawrence Shields and Charles Mrs Clyde Gabriel and Donna Jean Mrs Denzil Gabriel Mrs Paul Dowler Mrs Nettie Shelids and Gladys Mrs F B Cook Irene Deweese Vinciabe Gabriel and daughters Dorothy and Harry an honored guest Ber
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gabriel
Earl Grant
Neice
Bernice Gabriel
Donna Jean
Denzil Gabriel
Paul Dowler
Nettie Shelids
Gladys
F. B
Cook
Irene Deweese
Vinciabe Gabriel
Dorothy
Harry
Walter Gabriel
Frank
Glitter and sequins brighten spring fashion pieces
Ballerina Sono Osato wears jewel trim and pastel satin with sequins and beads edging hats gloves and headbands. Designers say glitter marks dressy wear from day to night, with sequin motifs from maple leaves to gilded polka dots enhancing tops dresses hats and accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sono Osato
New York
Clothespins And Washtubs Scarce On Home Front Forecast
The eighth Homefront Forecast notes persistent shortages of wash tubs, pails, and clothespins in 1944. Production boosts and higher material allocations, especially iron and steel, are expected to double civilian supply. Demand remains highest on farms and in the south, with soap reformulations increasing flakes and powders to ease shortages. Pvt. John P. Mendenhall has a six day furlough before returning to Fort Ord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Stevick
Washington
When
Office of Civilian
Monenaite
West
John P. Mendenhall
Calendar of club events and meetings
A directory of local clubs and church groups listing meetings for Monday and Tuesday. Events include Married People's Class at the First Christian Church home of Mrs. Swaim, Kappa Phi Alumnae potluck, Group Five of the Presbyterian Church gathering, Pythian Sisters, WEA Review, and various study clubs and PTA activities with locations and host names. Also notes a dinner honoring Cpl. Robert E. Cordray with several local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
Clifton Swaim
W. Union St
Kappa Phi
Harry Benz
Fairview Ave
Marian Coe
Westside Pta Study Club
West Side
Maecenas Literary Club
E. W. Bingman
Raymond Drive
Lester Cordray
Athens
Cpl
Robert E. Cordray
Wendover
Utah
Reed Jeffers
Harrisonville
Herman Cordray
Helen Tewksbury
Albany
Love's Fair Horizon on a Farm Amid War's Strain
A mother on a Long Island farm balancing domestic routines with wartime duties recalls family life as her Broadway play continues, Katie calls in panic, and she weighs loneliness, resilience, and a growing restlessness while tending cows, crops, and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Long Island
Veritzen
Richard Graham
Junior
Roderick Harrison
Dicky
Ward
Katie
Jim
Ohio
Pitfalls of Love Open With a Ghost From the Past
A byline tale shows a narrator comforting Faith as local danger arrives at a farmhouse. The door bears a mysterious visitor, and the stranger is soon revealed to be Major Hugh Stanland in disguise, prompting a dramatic confrontation to unfold tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Missis Graham
Katie
Meesis Graham
Faith
Mommie
Hugh Stanl
Ventilation Advice for the Sick Room and Fresh Air
Guides on sunny, well ventilated sick rooms. Keep windows open for air change, use screens to avoid drafts, position patient away from direct sun, cover head in chilly weather, and use portable fans carefully to move air without direct blast.
Two-Family Harmony in One House
An older woman asks how to make living with her married daughter and two young grandchildren work smoothly while the son in law is in the Army. Key aims: treat the daughter as an adult, avoid disparagement of the son in law, plan housework schedules, and settle differences calmly. Dairy products in America rise in output: milk up 50 percent, cheese 45 percent, evaporated milk 30 percent, dried skim milk 45 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Millett
America
Daily Repairs For A Polished Look
Alicia Hart summarizes grooming tips from Daphne Roberts, patent attorney and president of the National Association of Women Lawyers. She advises regular repairs to nails brows and hair including pushing back cuticles moisturizing base skin and daily brow maintenance, plus nightly brushing and careful brush cleaning with gauze to remove residue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soignee
Daphne Roberts
National Association of Women Lawyers
Miss Roberts
Simon
Valentine Party for Clark's Chapel Fellowship Youth
The Fellowship Party of Clark's Chapel Methodist Church hosted a Valentine gathering at Mr and Mrs Carl L Phillips home on Monday. Mrs Stanley led the devotional period while guests exchanged valentines and enjoyed games and contests with attendees including Jay Eva Patricia Jey Grace Marie Guinn Fanny Mae Munn Mary Hedges Esther Goldsberry Virginia Virgil Vernon Walls Jean Frost Virginia Ashton Hubert Weldon Koker Gilbert Bartlett Roscoe Frost Richard Kelly Eileen Walls Polly Sama Miss Eva Snow Mrs Nellie Phillips and hosts Mr Jene Phillips and son Gary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark’s Chapel Methodist Church
Carl L. Phillips
Stanley
Jay
Eva
Patricia Jey
Grace
Marie Guinn
Fanny Mae Munn
Mary Hedges
Esther Goldsberry
Virginia
Virgil
Vernon Walls
Jean Frost
Virginia Ashton
Hubert
Weldon Koker
Gilbert Bartlett
Roscoe Frost
Richard Kelly
Eileen Walls
Polly Sama
Eva Snow
Nellie Phillips
Jene
Gary
One Woman to Another Cleans Kitchen Sink Drain
As told by Mrs. Copeland and Mrs. Cutler from Red Cross experiences a method clears a grease clogged sink. Mix one cup salt with one cup baking soda sift into drain then pour boiling water. The tip came after reports of using soap chips and other home remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Copeland
North Hill
Red Cross
Corn Pudding With Bread and Onions Recipe
A simple bake titled corn pudding with bread and onions. Ingredients include corn, bread cubes, minced onions, green peppers, salt, pepper, eggs, and margarine. Mix and bake 35 minutes at 350 degrees. The text notes 50 million Valentines exchanged on February 14.
Also Mentioned on This Page
WCTU
the Plains
East Side Pta
Founders’ Day
By Epsie Kinard
Mia Slavenska
Venus
The
Presbyterian Church
R. L. Morton
S. High St
Pythian Sisters
L.C.C.F
W.E.A. Review
L0.c.f. Hall
Child Conservation League
P. S. Wamsley
van Vorhes St
Progressive Literary Club
Harry Bennett
Montrose Ave
D. Morrison
Morris Ave
Love's Fair Horizon
Mummie
Ishes
Junie
Rod
Mechanica
Marion Morton
Lillian Underwood
Anda
Mary Beard
American Red Cross
Vera Maxwell
Alicia Hart
Fellowship Party
Vicki
Ann Corio
Chas
Buddy Rogers
Grable
Ned Sparks
Mary Livingston
Weapon of Conquest
Snowland Sentinels
Orleans
M *Schines
Athena Athens
Mrs. Miniver
Greer Garson
Walter Pidgeon
Henry Travers
Albert Basserman
Robert Walker
C. Aubrey Smith
May Whitty
Victor Francen
Elsa Basserman
Reginald Owen van Johnson
Margaret O'Brien
Jasper Gods
Snow
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