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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1946
Page
8
The Martz Olff Sunday School Class at First Methodist Church met all day on January 10. The forenoon featured rug sewing and a potluck lunch, followed by a 1:30 devotional led by Mrs. Arthur Hunter. Reports from committees and a program with songs and readings completed the day.
New York columnist Alicia Hart notes reactions to evolving hair fashions among returning servicemen and civilians. Ex Navy officer Guy Main dislikes the fluid line and chignon look while ex Satyony Palmer of Boston favors easier feather-cut styles. Norma Jean Shannon and injuries elsewhere are also mentioned alongside Katharine Figg’s New York merchandise trip and a Presbyterian Junior Choir meeting set for Friday.
Miss Betty Newton from the Gas Company leads a Brides Cooking Class on meal planning in Nelsonville. Thirty attendees gathered for the course start Tuesday night.
L. C. Baker secretary of the Athens County Agricultural Society and Mrs. Baker leave to attend a two day Ohio Fair Managers Association meeting in Columbus. Mayor F. L. Woodworth of Athens and director Russell Maple will attend as traffic and concessions representatives. J. Howard Cline of Albany, president of the Athens County Society, also attends with Mrs. Maple accompanying her husband.
Col Wilfred Z. Smith will speak on Notorious Horizons at the Athens County Women's Republican Club gathering for Republicans and families. The event at 271 W Union St begins with a six o'clock potluck dinner, with transportation help from Mrs. Wakefield.
An advertisement touts a do it yourself cough syrup claiming four times the value with no cooking. Mix two cups of granulated sugar with one cup water to create a pint, or use Pinex ingredients for quick throat relief. Refund offered if not pleased.
Mrs. Frederick W. Bush was guest speaker at Sayre Study Circle in Sayre. She presented a talk on Mexico illustrated with watercolors of Mexican scenes and discussed history geography culture and customs. Mrs Bush also displayed Mexican handicrafts including silver jewelry. Prior to the talk Mrs Glen Hanes reported on the Last City Federation meeting.
Lt Robert E Main Medical Corps USNR visits wife and two sons at 267 E State St after a year as medical officer aboard a high speed transport in the Pacific. He will report to Great Lakes for reassignment after a 30 day leave. Mrs Frank L Harvey and daughter Marjorie Herdman plan a West Coast trip including Portland Los Angeles and Albuquerque en route to California.
Sgt. Earl Hooper traveled by automobile from Weresdas to Riverside California to undergo reassignment at Mach Field. He has been on a month long furlough visiting his wife Mildred Yeager. While in Athens they stayed with Mrs. George W. McHenry who is ill but improving. Mrs. Faye Baker Cline leaves Albany Athens for a Florida visit.
A friend resolves to pay five dollars on every bill and keeps a detailed ledger. Over two weeks she has begun regular, systematic payments and anticipates clearing debts. The writer notes creditors will see incoming funds and praises the method.
Community calendars list meetings for the Junior Circle of the Conservation League at 8 pm at 86 Hudson Ave Mrs Woodrow West. Women’s Council of the First Christian Church in groups. 930 Athens Grange in Grange Hall. Eastside School Father’s Night January 17. Central Avenue Methodist W S C S at 7 30 pm. International Cooperation Group at Faculty Women’s Club with China topic. Zeta Tau Alpha Alumnae at 7 30 pm at 169 W Lancaster St. Returns from Atlanta Mrs Rex Koons spent two weeks with parents and friends before moving in with her mother in town.
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