First Women’s Bank of Clarksville Opens in 1919
Clarksville Tennessee records show the First Women’s Bank began Oct 6 1919, led entirely by women. Founded by Mrs Brenda Runyon it started with 15000 dollars in assets and over 20000 in deposits on opening day. An all female board formed Jan 1920 and the bank operated about seven years before merging with First Trust and Savings Bank in 1926. Mrs Runyon also pushed for women’s restroom access in the courthouse.
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Women’s Bank of
New York
New York City
Clarksville
Brenda Runyon
Tennessee-Kentucky
Frank Runyon
Abby
Arranged marriages and modern love debate in Abby’s column
Abigail Van Buren weighs in on arranged marriages versus love based unions. The letter set includes a reader arguing for arranged marriages to curb divorce and others seeking guidance on blended families and holiday hosting tensions with a mother in law.
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Abigail van Buren
Abby
China
Japan
India
Dizzy
Batter Bread Recipe From Marian Reeder
A home bread method outlines batter bread use of yeast warm water margarine sugar salt and flour to form a sticky dough. After rising twice bake in a greased pan at 350 to 375 degrees until browned and hollow sounding. A wheat germ variation replaces part of flour and mentions adding instant onion as noted by Miss Jeanne Lessem.
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Marian Reeder
Jeanne Lessem
Low Cost Crime Defenses For the Home and Street
Ira A. Lipman promotes inexpensive self defense gadgets from his book How to Protect Yourself from Crime. Items under $2 include a whistle, lemon juice spray, three inch nails for windows, peephole viewers, rubber doorstops, etching pencils, inventory lists, and travel locks with practical usage notes for personal safety.
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Ira A. Lipman
Guardsmark, Inc
Atheneum
Garden Club Meeting Highlights and Bicentennial Theme
The Good Luck Garden Club met at the Athens Mental Health and Retardation Center with Richland Garden Club hosting. Mrs Edward Mizicko and Mrs Bertha Fee led as chairs as twenty members and four guests attended. The bicentennial table featured red white and blue crepe paper flowers and sea treasure motifs. Each member received favors and a gift from eight area garden clubs.
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Athens
Richland Garden Club
Edward Mizicko
Bertha Fee
Mizicko
Richland Therapy
Christian Women Hear Atomic Scientist At Guest Night
Arthur Crawford of the original Atomic Energy Commission challenged Athens Christian Women on faith citing that every person lives by faith in God or in man and temporal things. He told 300 attendees in Nelson Commons that those who doubt Christian belief also rely on faith in Jesus Christ's life, death, and resurrection.
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Marj Stright
Athens
Nelson Commons
Arthur Crawford
Atomic Energy Commission
Jesus Christ
Athens Messenger: Faith vs Science Debate at Women Crawford Event
The Athens Messenger reports Women Crawford contesting full examination of the universe and arguing faith in creation over scientific explanation. The program featured Hank Dean’s quartet, a decade review by David Gierhart, and notes for the next luncheon on Feb. 4 at Baker Center Ballroom with speaker Darlyne Smith and Jan Heck presenting. Reservations are due by Feb. 2.
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Hank Dean
David Gierhart
Baker Center Ballroom
Darlyne Smith
Athens
Jan Heck
Merle Norman
Kathy Fagan
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Ad claims a powerful nonprescription weight reduction pill named Odrinex. It promises appetite suppression for three meals daily, no crash diets or workouts, and quick weight loss. The ad urges starting today with a satisfaction guarantee.
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Loa Credi
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Warp Bros
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