Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1942

Page

10

Joe Marra and His Campus Bobcats At Birthday Ball

Joe Marra and His Campus Bobcats will play for the President's Birthday Ball at the Athens Rollercade Friday night from 9 to 2. Jo Lavon Faires will sing, Bob Schmidt will join on electric guitar, and a floor show features Dorothy Kishler dancing students and local performers. Proceeds aid the Athens County Infantile Paralysis Fund and the national March of Dimes.

THE Athens Messenger Athens Ohi Joe Marra Watt Grover Athens County March of Dimes Bobcats Joe Jo Lavon Faires Bob Schmidt

Bake Sale By Legion Auxiliary For Defense Bonds

Athens American Legion Auxiliary plans a bake sale at Kerr's Hardware Store on Saturday January 31 starting at 9 am. Home made bread cakes pies cookies and fresh eggs and cottage cheese will be sold to raise funds for U S defense bonds. Auxiliary members are asked to donate and those not yet solicited should call 493 or 690.

U. S. Defense Athens American Legion Auxiliary Kerr’s Hardware Store

Athens women over 50 seek home nursing certificate

Local Red Cross voices protest age limits for the Home Nursing Course arguing capable women over 50 could serve in epidemics and as trained nurses. They cite wartime needs and request reconsideration of certification rules while staying registered for potential future calls.

Red Cross Athens Red Cross Powers-That-Be National United States M.B.R

Lodi Township Home Conservation Committee Meets

The Lodi Township Home Conservation Committee met at the home of Mr and Mrs Fred Blazier on Saturday night Jan 24 with Mrs Faye Wingett as discussion leader. Sixteen people attended including Mrs Eldon Dailey and her daughter Beth from Albany. The next meeting will be announced.

Lodi Township Beth Albany

Red Cross Urges First Aid Classes for National Defense

Secretary Frances Perkins calls all to join First Aid courses as war demands rise and home safety becomes crucial. Local Red Cross drives report strong fundraising, with Richmond chapter surpassing its $160,000 goal and national contributions nearing eleven million dollars. Athens County and Daytona Beach donors add to the war relief fund with gifts of 300 and 125 dollars.

RED Cross Ellen Biddle Athens County Frances Perkins Phi Sigma Sigma O. U The Richmond American Red Cross National Fund T. R. Biddle Daytona Beach Athens Red Cross War Relief Fund

Plains Citas Club Hosts Meeting and Garden News

The Plains Garden Club gathered at Mrs. Floyd Linscott's home with a program on soils and fertilizer by Mrs. Thomas Marcinko. Prizes were awarded to Miss Elva Cooper and Mrs. Paul Tipton in a post discussion contest. Sergeant Dale E. Dean and family visited for furlough at Camp Shelby in Mississippi, with other guests listed from Ohio towns. A one dish meal features baked macaroni and cheese with ham, served with salad and fruit.

The Plains Garden Club Floyd Linscott Thomas Marcinko Kenneth Borrows Garden Club Thomas M. Wolfe Elva Cooper Paul Tipton Camp Shelby Dale E. Dean Miss Minnie Bean Guysville Sergeant Bean Bean Vera Efaw Athens Wilson Bean Chillicothe Mitchell Barnhart Carolyn Springfield Burtena Skinner

Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club Bonds Purchase Vote

At a potluck meeting led by president C. E. Heft the Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club voted to buy four one hundred dollar U. S. defense bonds. The dinner gathering was hosted by Mrs. Margaret Burt at 19 Elliott Street with Mrs. Frank Calvin assisting.

Alpha Gamma Delta U. S Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Club C. E. Heft Margaret Burt Elliott St Frank Calvin

Athens Service Flags Reflect War Time Kinship

In Athens the German style service flag with blue stars on white and red border is produced by Mrs. Edward Schloss who sustains her late husband’s craft. Businesses churches and clubs display the flags to show members in U S service as local graduates from Athens High join the armed forces and shift to tropical hospital work abroad.

United States Athens Edward Schloss Schloss Manufacturing Company Athens High School U. S

Club Calendar Seeks Red Cross Sewing and Meetings

The Child Study Club hosts a Red Cross sewing meeting at Mrs. Paul Silvas home, 205 East State Street, Thursday at 7 30 p m. The Bishop Class of Central Avenue Methodist Church meets Thursday at 7 30 p m. Athens County Pomona Grange holds degree practice Friday at 8 pm at Athens Grange Hall. Past Matron's Auxiliary OES gathers Friday at 6 pm for potluck before the 7 30 pm initiation of the retiring matron.

Paul Silvas E. State St Red Cross Central Ave Methodist Athens County Pomona Grange Athens Grange Hall O.E.S Masonic Temple

Dr. Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin

An advertisement touts Dr. Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin for relief of constipation. It claims it eases stomach upset and is gentle enough for children, urging buy from druggists.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Dorothy Kishler Bonnie Herron L. Z. Herron Marilyn Todd Judy Schenz Jeanne Hines Jean Fiske Andy Hardy L. B. McCune H. T. Phillips S. M. Clifton Walter Rohrer Charles Jordan C. W. Gross Maude Fenzel Ed Shannon C. L. Church Raymond Atkins Rollercade Walter Kelley Lawrence Insche Robert Insche Mitchell Field Long Island N. Y Chanute Field Rantoul Ill Dayton William Inscho Inscho Patterson Field William Robert John A. Stewart State Department of Public Assistance of West Virginia United States Reserve Corps Stewart J. R. Hays Cincinnati John Finsterwald Rose Ave G. R. Shafer Richland Ave Irene Shafer Bob Sheaf Bernard Rosser Richard Columbus John Ator Beulah Hull Dale Whaley S. High St Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Whaley F. L. Woodworth & Son Company White Cross Hospital Ella England Erle Bridgewater Chauncey Elmer Finsterwald Legion Auxiliary Defense Florence Walsh Dickeys Logan Cline Drug Store Rexall Jesuit Pemmuet Aga-Rex Jergen FX Lax Woodbury Tampax Vicks Inhalor Ite Mennens Ste Mennens Petrosugar Doan Putnam Cline Pharmacy Co Courthouse Athens, O Lodi Plains Citas Club Uncle Sam John Edwards O. A Middleport Frances Klein Messenger Rauch's Bakery Faribo V. Ensembles Gillilan's Jewelry Store Court St PEO Way P.E.O. Sisterhood National Organization of College Women Edna M. Way Ohio University Art Faculty F. B. Dilley Katherine Tiss South Court Street Woodworths
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication