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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1942
Page
6
The Pallas Club of Athens the oldest study group voted to buy eleven twenty five dollar Defense Bonds at a Saturday meeting held at Mrs. A. O. Sloane residence on Court Street. The club treasury will expend 206.25 dollars for the bonds.
Forty-one girls were initiated by Kappa Phi Methodist Church sorority at a Friday banquet at Hotel Berry before the Merry-go-Round dance. Nine local initiates include Martha Hois ington Katherine Campbell Frances Alexander and others. National president Leona Alg0 presided. toasts by Edna Federer and Kathleen Orr. gifts to top pledges and notebook awardees. Patronesses attended. group totals 94 members pledges and patrons.
The Alpha Lambda chapter held a brunch at the Women's Faculty Club on Saturday January 10. Members discussed contributions of local women's groups including Farm Security Administration Red Cross home economics Ohio University League of Women Voters BPW and Child Health and protection. Performers Miss Laverty and Miss Evans sang Angels of Mercy with Mrs Heft accompanying. Guests included Mrs Leona Calvin of Albany and Mildred Glesecke of Athens among others.
Athens readers learn how First Lieutenant Henry Carlin at Wheeler Field Honolulu describes the December 7 attack. He recalls the surprise raid, the early chaos, and losses on both sides, with a wary note on future battles and a Christmas greeting from the front.
Multiple community groups set meetings for Tuesday and Wednesday including the Child Conservation League Progressive Literary Club and French Group AA AW at various addresses. Athens Needle Club Faculty Wives and other societies plan programs, teas, and officer installations with a benefit dance to follow on Saturday.
At the AAUW regular meeting on Thursday January 15 Dean Barl C Seigfred of Ohio University College of Fine Arts will discuss Appreciation of Drama The 7 30 p m event will be in the Faculty Women's Club Also Richland WSCS is sponsoring a rummage sale at City Hall Saturday January 17 call 22894 to donate items Naomi Bible Class of The Plains meets at Mrs V O Kail home Wednesday at 7 30 p m
In a hotel suite Madge and Mary plot to sway Noel and Ronald amid family tensions. A plan for a birthday shock party collides with secrecy as Madge maneuvers relationships, while the narrator covertly coordinates with her father and faces mounting complications.
Mrs Kenneth Smith 38 Walker Street hosted the 31 Club for its January gathering. Prizes went to Mrs William Morgan and Mrs Fred Van Meter. Members present included Mrs Ivan Brown and others. a guest was Alice Tope. They plan to sew for the Red Cross on Jan 19 at Mrs George Merchant home. The next meeting is Feb 9 at Mrs Ivan Brown’s home.
Brazilian pianist Guiomar Novaes will perform at Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday at 8 p m as the second artist in the Community Concert series. Her career is highlighted by cultural ties between Brazil and the United States and her Guiomar Novaes Award aiding American pianists to study in South America.
An old home remedy advertises a kitchen cough syrup recipe using sugar and water to create a pint of relief. Promises loosened phlegm, soothed membranes, eased breathing, and better sleep with a pinex based compound, claiming money back if not satisfied.
Mr and Mrs D H Spicer and son Donald of Radburn New Jersey visit Athens as their hosts at 152 Grosvenor Street. Spicer flies to Detroit for business while Mrs Spicer and son stay until Thursday. Private Max Lent returns to Fort Snelling after a two week furlough. Mr and Mrs L C Baker attend Ohio Association of Fair Board Managers in Columbus. Baker is fair board secretary. Private Jesse F Cagg returns to Camp Knox after a 14 day furlough with family. Relatives attend funeral services of Mrs Mary A James from several out-of-town places. Postmaster and Mrs F G Hood from New Marshfield dine with L R Pierce and Wayne Wiley families in Athens.
The British Empire, protectorates and mandates, comprises 105 states and territories, totaling 13,539,000 square miles. It accounts for more than one fourth of the world’s land area and about 504,218,000 people worldwide.
The sloth can swim at two miles per hour but its top pace in the trees is one mile in six hours. The comparison highlights the animal’s aquatic advantage over its arboreal speed.
Constipation relief ad promoting Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin. Claims to ease stomach upset, gas, and sour taste by waking lazy bowels. Targets families and children with a pleasant taste and easy on the stomach. Buy at your druggist today.
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