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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1942
Page
6
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Pledges of Sigma Phi Gamma hosted a Kid Party at the Ohio University Nurses Home with table games and prizes for Edna Kasler Clarice McDaniel and best dressed winner Mrs Price Dunlap. Elizabeth Bailey and Marjorie Herdman were elected delegates to the Province Convention in Springfield February 21 22 with Clarice McDaniel and Margaret Ford as alternates.
The three roller skating clubs sponsor a Red Cross Roller Skating Party at the Rollercade on January 26 as part of Sacrifice Day with proceeds to the Athens County Red Cross War Relief Fund. Hows gerd Stout chairs tickets. clubs urge each member to sell or buy at least two tickets.
The Married People's Class of the Christian Church met Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Baker. Edith Saylor led devotion. New president Guy Wanless led the business as plans for a broader Sunday session were outlined. A salad course was served by the hostess and helpers.
Miss Helen Papes visiting Girl Scout officials met with local leaders and council members yesterday morning to discuss plans for the coming year. The session at the Aths Girl Scout Council home followed by a 3 pm meeting in the Scout Hall included discussion of troop problems and a session of folk dancing.
The Athens County nutrition effort begins with a meeting at 7:30 pm in the Farm Security Administration Office to form an active Food and Nutrition Council for civilian defense. Prominent local leaders and staff from Ohio University and the State Health Department attend, including Miss Jennie Nelson, Dr. Buckley, Dr. Steininger, and others from Athens and surrounding areas.
Prof C N Mackinnon was the guest speaker at a Canton Ohio University alumni dinner in the McKinley Room Hotel Onesta Saturday night January 17. Sixty one graduates and former students attended with reps from Canton Massillon Alliance and Uhrichsville. Judge George N Graham chaired the organizing committee.
Adele Garrison presents Madge Graham plotting an arrival at the Lansfield suite to confront Steve Redfield after his slur on Noel Veritzen. Philip Veritzen, angry and protective, arranges a telephone link while Olga manages tensions as the drama hints at Marion Morion’s captors and a prisoner plot.
In Bali Dutch East Indies locals purge the newborn twins by ritual fire destruction of the family home and sequester the mother and infants for 42 days to avert misfortune in the community.
Mrs. F J Beasley returns from Huntington W Va stays at Berry Hotel visits son in law and daughter at their home and Memorial Hospital plans to reopen Grandview Heights home when weather moderates Mrs Frank Rauch visits sister in Long Island N Y and accompanied to New York Mrs Rauch 87 S Court St also joined by sister Mrs E Ames and mother Mrs C H Sisson Mr and Mrs James Josten return from Cleveland after attending the 30th annual Ohio State Bottlers Association convention where Mr Josten retires from bottling business and board tenure noted L T Runnion slowly improves visitors named including families from Charleston W Va Columbus The Plains and near Guysville plus Carelton Barnhart and others at the Runnion home Mrs Oryn Watkins and son Pilly of Bellevue visit aiding Rev Howard Warner of Beverly Sunday Central Ave WCTU to meet Friday 7 30 p m at the church 1939 farm tractor stat referenced at end
At the January meeting the American Legion Auxiliary voted to purchase a $100 defense bond and contribute $5 to the Red Cross War Fund. They also discussed pending Senate bills HR-4 HR-4845 and HR-4905 and planned a bake sale for Saturday January 31 plus gifts and clothing for veterans.
The Ladies Auxiliary No. 64 of the United Spanish War Veterans hosted a 7 pm dinner at the American Legion Hall in Athens County to install officers for both organizations. Guest speakers included State Junior Vice Commander David A. Liggett. installations covered camp and auxiliary posts with new officers named for the coming year. A $25 defense bond was voted, and gifts were reported to the Sailors and Soldiers Orphans Home and four veterans in the State Hospital Athens at Christmas.
The Dayton wedding of Miss Marjorie Flickinger of Lakeview and Roger Calvin Dahl of Dayton took place November 21 1941 with Rev Altman officiating at St Paul Methodist Church Dayton. The couple will reside at 346 Park Drive. Group Three of the Presbytere Church plans a bake sale Friday from 1 p.m. for special orders call Mrs O D Morrison dial 21483.
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