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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1942

Page

6

The Devil Passes First Three Act Play of Season

Ohio University Theater Players present The Devil Passes a Ben Levy three act drama in Ewing Hall summer theater. Cast features Batcheller Robinson Lister Wesly Cobin Gottlieb Frye Cox Amelia Cox and George Todd with themes of temptation and virtue.

Ohio University Theater Players Ben Levy Ewing Hall Robert Gates Dawes Dorothy Lister Carolyn Rendle Robert Wesley Cosmo Penny Martin Cobin Anita Gottlieb Beatrice Messiter Theodore Frye Herbert Messiter God Ellen Amelia Cox Devil Nichlas Lucy George Todd

French Lecturer Praises America Despite Preference for France

Louis Sibuet, Lyon native and French culture lecturer, described America as grand with vast horizons and rural beauty around Athens. He noted France’s wartime unpreparedness, criticized politicians, and warned Laval’s role, while stressing no war with the United States. He discussed food hardships in Lyon and family letters from France. He also cited Lafayette and Pershing as symbols of Franco American friendship.

Monsieur Louis Sibuet Lyon France America Hocking Athens States M. Sibuet Herman G. James Marshal Foch M. Sibnet United States Lafayette Fershing

Half of America's Able Women Seen Doing War Work

A New York report outlines a push to place women 18 to 65 into essential war production within 16 months. The U S Manpower Commission and Employment Service urge registration and training, highlighting roles from clerical to chemists, with forecasts of up to 17 million employed by 1943 and widespread governmental loans for training.

America New York Uncle Sam U. S. Manpower Commission Washington U. S. Employment Service Baltimore Seattle Connecticut Thelma McKelvey Women's Labor Supply Service War Production Board Sam U. S War Council

Healthful Posture and Simple Exercises for Better Posture

Correct posture is essential for health and beauty. Stand with heels three inches from wall, feet together, knees bent, back flat, diaphragmn engaged, then stretch arms overhead. Practice wall touches and breathing drills daily for chest expansion and better stance.

Social and Personal News Highlights in Athens Area

Miss Bertine Sidders leaves for Fort Knox to join the Army Nursing Corps as a second lieutenant after nursing studies at Athens High School Grant School of Nursing Columbus and Ohio University. Helen Quest returns from Dayton vacation. Clyde C Pierce and wife visit Athens on furlough from Fort Snelling. Five Athens Girl Scouts return from Camp Polly Lauman near Portsmouth. Russell Goldsberry visits from Watertown Mass. Corp Solacanthar returns to Camp Lee Va and enters Officers Candidates School.

Bertine Sidders P. B. Sidders Second St Fort Knox Army Nursing Corps Ia, Sidders Athens High School Grant School of Nursing Columbus Ohio University University Grant Sheltering Arms Hospital Helen Quest Dayton Milas Doris Coon Ted Whitaker Middletown Athens Polly Lauman Portamouth Ann Hammerle Jane Hamilton Nancy Smith Jo Milen Young Elsbeth Hudson Betty F. E. Goldsberry State St Russell Goldsberry Watertown Mass Byron Blair Chillicothe

Mind Your Manners Mind Your Manners

Questions test social usage with five scenarios on greetings dating letters engagement and long distance dating. Answers cover who should initiate, sending letters to soldiers, parental objections, informing a home town partner, and dating across cities plus a child gift dilemma.

Club Calendar Highlights From July Church Meetings

Community groups list July 22 to 25 events in Amesville and surrounding areas. Notable items include Club Calendar Group One meeting at Mrs. Charles E. Camer on 32 N High St July 22, Eagles Auxiliary July 23, W S C S all day meeting July 23 near McDougal, Eagles Drill Team July 23, Daughters of Union Veterans July 23 at George Fleming Amesville, and a Presbyterian covered dish picnic July 23 at Athens County fairgrounds. A rummage sale by Pythian Sisters is planned for July 24–25 at city building. Four thousand pedestrians killed crossing streets in the US in 1940.

Council of the Christian Church Charles E. Cameron N. High St McDougal Church Will Mingus McDougal Eagles Daughters of Union Veterans George Fleming Amesville Presbyterian Church Athens County Fairgrounds The Pythian Sisters Brock United States

Spruce Steak and Early Jet Plan Highlights

A collage of odd wartime notes covers food science from spruce wood protein to a new multi role airplane at Wright Field. University of Chicago student Frederick Kittleson's medical training is noted, plus classroom fan use and vacuum cleaner tips. A peach dessert recipe closes the item.

A. Frederick Kittle Fred Kittle Lancaster Sr University of Chicago Rush Elliott Ohio University Torch Beta Theta Pi Fraternity E. B. Smith M.E.L

Mrs H J Aaylor New President of Albany Club

New officers were elected at the July Albany Community Garden Club meeting at Mrs Earl Baughman’s home. Elected were Mrs Howard J Aylor president, Mrs Frank Stevens vice president, Mrs Earl Baughman secretary, and Mrs Etta Bean treasurer.

Albany Community Garden Club Earl Baughman Howard J. Aylor Frank Stevens Etta Bean Charles Parker O. D. Dailey Dailey Ayler Scotland Frank Bolton

Pitfalls of Love and a Hidden Espionage Truth

Madge Graham and her father Charles Spencer shield Jack Bickett from Katherine as they confront a forged letter about Jack’s safety. Katherine demands the truth while Ruth Hayes’s visit stirs past deceptions and a plan to reveal all. The scene unfolds in a New York hotel suite as secrets edge toward disclosure.

Katharine Margaret Jack Madge Graham Jack Bickett Charles Spencer Secret Service America Disguie Lansfield New York Ruth Hayes Katherine Ruth Madge

University recital at Music Hall features Athens students

The Ohio University School of Music presents a student recital at 8 p.m. in Music Hall with seventeen performers. Five Athens students Patricia Connor Betty Bird Virginia Segale Ruth Gentry and Alice Maccombs highlight the program including piano vocal and violin cello pieces. The Albany W S C S group meets Friday July 24 at 2 p.m. at the Albany Methodist Church with Mrs. Dana Williams discussing local servicemen, and Private Dean M Williams listed as in the Air Corps at Jefferson Barracks Missouri.

Ohio University School of Music Music Hall Patricia Connor Betty Bird Virginia Segale Ruth Gentry Alice Maccombs Athens Albany W Albany Methodist Church Dana Williams Radcliffe Co. L. Williams Dean M. Williams Air Corps Jefeferson Barracks

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School of Dramatic Art Playhouse New England Lfe Joseph D. Batcheller D. C. Magnus Dorothy Tompkins Paul Robinson Arthur Myers Sibnet Laval Germany Petain Clipper Betty Cast Verna Kern Helena Gaston Betty Ann Marguerite Bartlett Irene Rosemary Alma Jean Gloeckner Thelma Hubbler Caroline Gaston Betty Dast L. F. Gloeckner New England Presbyterian Church John Sharp Richard Bryant Tiss Nelly Don Martha Manning Doris Dodson Levine South Court Street Athens, Ohio Athens Messenger By Marguerite Young Miss McKelvey Office of War Information Alicia Hart Clyde C. Pierce Fort Smelling Minn Undene Grabham Mr. Pierce Ents T. C. Pierce Fairview Ave Cambridge San Francisco Tokyo Wright Field H. J. Aylor Albany Club Adele Garrison Spencer Ronald With Katharine Missouri Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Forourmilk Red Cross Athens Ice & Storage Co Soft Water Dept McKee Drug Co McKee’s
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