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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1944

Page

6

OU Playshop Presents Three One Act Plays Saturday

OU Playshop stages three one act plays in Ewing Auditorium on Saturday January 15 at 8 p m The Boor a Tehekov comedy features Ruth Lawson and Norman Ginsberg directed by Christopher Tane Overtones by Gerstenberg presents witty politeness amid true thoughts with Catherine Morris Ruth Coffman Mary Jane Bond and Diane Hopsin Cast from an acting class Lane Director Noel Coward Fumed Oak follows a man breaking from nagging relatives with Miriam Callaghan Diane Hopsin and Robert Hoyt under Dr Joseph D Batcheller’s direction Denton Snyder is technical adviser All three plays are produced by the club lighters and free to the public.

Flagshop Win Ewing Auditorium Anton Tehekov Ruth Lawson Norman Ginsberg Christopher Tane Gerstenberg Theso Catherine Morris Ruth Coffman Mary Jane Bond Diane Hopsin Lane Noel Coward Bown Robert Hoyt

WCTU Plans Meeting at First Methodist Church

Mrs Len B McCune presided over a WCTU gathering at the First Methodist Church on a Wednesday afternoon. The program featured prayers by Sinahelen Lawrence and readings by Don Clutter. Roy Saylor led a paper on topics including Liquor Industry and Sacredness of Life.

WCTU Len B. McCune First Methodist Church Sinahelen Lawrence Frances E- Willard A Roy Saylor D. L. Jones Roy’ Saylor

Broken Cup N Saucer Prints in Novelty Spring Designs

New York fashion writer Espie Kinard notes wartime inspired novelty prints for spring. Designers offer zinc colored fabrics and self-contained motifs with borders and glitter embroidery, featuring gardens, laces, valenties, bold color combos, and prints like Chinese suns and broken china on black.

Epsie Kinard New York WPB

Youth Program on Radio Highlights Youth Volunteering

A new NBC radio series Here’s to Youth debuts Saturday January 15 and runs 13 weeks from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern. The program discusses U S youth issues and the role of voluntary youth agencies, backed by major organizations including the American Junior Red Cross and Boy Scouts of America.

Silt NBC America NBG Netark American Junior Red Cross Boys Clubs of America Boy Scouts of America Camp Fire Girls Girl Scouts Jewish Welfare Board National Cathlie Welfare Conference National Council of Ymca National Federation of Settlements National Ywca

Sulphur Soap for Shiny Nosed Gals

A beauty note advises using sulphur soap to control shine on the face after powder. It suggests non- cosmetic liquids and liquid foundations that resist gloss as the day warms. Readers may ask doctors or druggists for a personalized mixture to reduce shine.

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Club Calendar Highlights Local Meetings and Dinners

A schedule of upcoming club and church group events lists the A S Daughters of 1812 Rebecca Morris McKee Chapter meeting at 7:30 p m Friday at Mrs Edna LaFollett s home 60 N Congress St and various dinners and meetings for groups including Six of the Church of God the Past Chiefs Club the Ladies Auxiliary to the NALC and the Richland Avenue Methodist Church Progressive Class plus the Nabby Lee Ames DAR gathering Saturday at 2 p m with Miss Mary Williams and Jersey WSCS session on Tuesday January 18 at 7 30 p m led by Mrs Faye Wingett on Family Planning and coopera tion with Ohio State University attendees invited.

Runway A. S. Daughters of 1812 Rebecca Morris McKee Edna LaFollett Congress St Faculty Women’s Club Margaret Frost Margaret McHarg Nabby Lee Ames DAR Mary Williams College St. Joe Jerseyville WSCS

Progressive Literary Club Meeting Highlights 1949 Review

The Progressive Literary Club met at Mrs Elmer Finsterwalds home to present a Resume of 1949. Members reported on a City Federation meeting and noted club contributions to Athens County Children's Home at Christmas. Mrs Hayes summarized postwar resolutions and wartime production while Churchill Stalin and Roosevelt were named in a national magazine list of outstanding figures.

E. T. Hayes Progressive Literary Club Elmer’ Finsterwald Athens County Children's Home City Federation Clyde Hines Harry Bennett A. N. Johnson Elmer Finsterwald Home Nursing Columbus Hospital United States Donald Bennett Bridgewater Earl Bridgewater, Jr Elm England

Eggs in Cracker Nest Recipe and Furlough Notices

Unusual eggs recipe yields “eggs in cracker nest” with two ounces cheese and twenty four crackers baked in muffin tins. Mentioned are Staff Sergeant Earl Barnhart and Donald Barnhart on furlough at Camp Maxey and Great Lakes, and Lt and Mrs Eugene Cole announcing birth of daughter Sarah Marjean at Sheltering Arms Hospital with grandparents listed.

Earl H. Barnhart Camp Maxey Tex Donald Paul Barnhart Great Lakes Til Ben Barnhart Guysville Eugene Cole Sarah Marjean Sheltering Arms Hospital Edward Cole State St Olin Baker Baker Settlement St. Cole England

Meigs County Church Union Meets With Wide Plan

A Meigs County Union Class gathering at Joppa Methodist outlines Sunday activities across area churches. Services include morning worship, Sunday School, prayer meetings, student vesper programs, and weekly ecclesiastical events led by pastors and lay leaders at Graham Chapel, Alexander Presbyterian, and other congregations.

Presbyterian Church Meigs Meigs County Joppa Methodist Church Gai ‘Lens Graham Chapel G. E. Mills Chris Church In the New World Alexander Presbyterian Westminster Fellowship Margaret WSCS Kappa Phi Dr. Brown Hillel Foundation Hillel Singers Chauncey Methodist Church School THE Plains Methodist Church School Reedsville Joppa Long Bottom James Taylor

Madge Directs Rescue as Marion Is Found at Restaurant

Madge Graham coordinates a high tension rescue plan after Crump reports Marion is in a restaurant. She orders immediate action involving Lillian, Ronald, Adams, and Mary with Veritzen and Noel her confidants. The sequence sets stage for a dramatic night during the evening performance.

Lillian Madge Crump Marion Mary Phil

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