California designers unveil New Fall styles from Paris couture
Hollywood fashion report details twelve movie designers selected by California manufacturers to shape four main trends for fall. Snug fitted hiplines appear on coats, detachable fur scarves with untrimmed dresses, and bold fur trimming dominate. Vera West, Renie, Shoup, and others cited with sketches and star demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
California
Paris Couture
West Coast
Paris Couturiers
Edward Stevenson
Milo Anderson
Renie
Vera West
Howard Shoup
Walter Plunkett
Brenda Joyce
Deanna Durbin
Brenda Marshall
Warners
Associated California
Teachers Meet in Oakland Calif in 1941
The 48th annual conference of the Association for Childhood Education drew nearly 2,000 delegates from 48 states Hawaii and the Americas to Oakland Hotel July 8 to 12. Topics covered youth relations cultural issues and early education with study classes studio groups and general sessions. Athens County Council delegates included Mary Bridge Mary Delle Maxwell and Villa Tippie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers of the Nation
Oakland
Calif
Hawaii
Central
South America
Association For Childhood Education
Hotel Oakland
Americas
Athens County Council For Childhood Education
Misses Mary Bridge
Mary Delle Maxwell
Villa Tippie
A New Job Lets Girl Redefine Self In Strange City
An article urges a young woman starting a new job in a new city to reinvent herself. It suggests using the move to shed shy or dowdy habits, adopt a confident appearance, and leave old social roles behind for better happiness and success.
Red Cross Sewing Days Move Ahead One Week
Five July sewing groups adjust schedules to advance their Red Cross sewing days. Lydia Lash Evans Club Tue afternoon, Mt. Zion Baptist Ladies Aid Tue night, Women's Music Club Wed morning, Higley Study Circle Wed afternoon, Progressive Literary Club Thu morning, Maece nas Literary Club Thu afternoon, Richland Avenue Methodist Church Thu night, and Current Events Club Fri afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lydia Lash Evans
Mt. Zion Baptist Ladies Aid
Woman's Music Club
Higley Study Circle
Progressive Literary Club
Maecenas Literary Club
Richland Avenue Methodist Church
W. 8. Cc. Ss
Current Events Club
Informal Woods Lake Party Hosts Conant Family and Guests
Mr and Mrs Hoyt Love of Forrest Street hosted an informal Sunday event after a Woods Lake swim near Albany. The buffet on the lawn drew guests including William and Rachel Love and Earnest Conant and family. Also noted is the birth of Donald Whaley near Albany with great grandparents George and the unnamed Davis. Gasco Women’s Club Picnic At Athens County Fairgrounds drew about 50 attendees for dinner games and contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods Lake
Albany
Hoyt Love
Forrest St
Love
William Love
David
Earnest Conant
Earnest, Jr
Rachel
Betty Love
Dennajah Conant
Wellington
Donald Whaley
George Davis
Albany R. D
GASCO
Gasco Women’s Club
Athens County Fairgrounds
Mind Your Manners Q and A from Mr. and Mrs. Fulton
Answers cover polite conduct during visits. Highlights include sending a child home when misbehaving, not overusing a neighbor’s tools, gifting after visits, tipping a servant who cleans a car, and guests handling pressing and bed making only if appropriate, with a headache scenario favoring discreet handling.
Birthday Dinner for Mr John R Baker
Mr and Mrs L C Baker hosted a birthday dinner Sunday night for John R Baker senior who turned 84. The event occurred on the East Hill lawn at the home of Carl Clifford with Carm Stauffer and J R Baker family members among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Baker
L. C. Baker
E. State St
Baker
Richland Ave
East Hill
Carl Clifford
Gerald Stauffer
J. R. Baker
Weekend Guests Visit Wooster and Athens Communities
Mr and Mrs Maynard Coates of Wooster spent the weekend with their parents in Athens and Albany. Columbus couple Gordon Wilcox and baby Tommy joined other local families visiting relatives. Numerous residents from Newark Nelsonville and Coolville travelled to Plain City for social gatherings and events including a shower hosted by the Past Noble Grands Club for Earnest Porter in Grosvenor Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Fulton
Columbus
Maynard Coates
Wooster
Robert Coates
Athens
Route Five
Frank Pugh
Albany
Gordon Wilcox
Tommy
Wade N. Bean
N. Shafer St
J. W. Hudson
Second St
Noble Grands Club
Earnest Porter
Grosvenor St
Hudson
Pitfalls of Love and a Quiet Apartment Conspiracy
Mary reveals Olivia’s suspicion that Stephen Redfield is probing the narrator about her. Noel is missing and Philip Veritzen arrives urgently, while Mary jokes about propriety and preparations as the pair await news. The scene hints at danger and hidden confidences surrounding the narrator.
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Mary
Oliia
Noel
Stevie’s
Stephen Redfield
Olivia
Steve
Nancy
Philip Veritzen
Philip Vertizen
Sequel to Marriage Meddlers in Madge Graham Hotel
Madge Graham and Mary Veritzen face danger as Noel vanishes after a party at Hotel Lansfield. Stephen Redfield calls, asking to meet alone, heightening tension. Oliia’s hints and Noel’s mysterious fate drive the intrigue in this Adele Garrison continuation.
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Madge Graham
Lansfield
Madge
Mary Veritzen
Mary
Noel
Stephen Redfield
Princess Oliia
Oliia
Olina
Vacationers Share Week End Visits Across States
Social notes list Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Copeland of Chicago as weekend guests of their parents Prof. and Mrs. C. M. Copeland and Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Winters. The McCunes report a week long trip visiting Iowa South Dakota and Nebraska with a stop at Boys Town Omaha. Captain Edmond F. Efaw returns to Gulfport Miss after ten days in Athens with his parents and notes his Army commission from Fort Benning. The Whaleys visit Zionsville Ind while Harold Whaley’s sister Mrs. Woods is identified. Rutherford and Lewis attend the Chillicothe Horse Show at Black Stables and show track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Copeland
Chicago, Ill
C. M. Copeland
Morris Ave
S. S. Winters
State St
Boys Town
Omaha
Neb
Karl E. McCune
L. E. McCune
Guysville
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Ohio
Edmond F. Efaw
Gulfport
Miss
Athens
Francis Efaw
W. Union St
Efaw
Officers’ Training School
Fort Benning
United States Army
McBee Company
Army
Harold Whaley
Patty Joy
N. Congress St
Vern Seel
Zionsville, Ind
Dwight H. Rutherford
E. State St
Seth Lewis
Chillicothe
Black Stables
Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings For Hot Weather
Round About The Town offers heat coping tips and a home cooking recipe. Advice includes staying cool, avoiding patronizing remarks, sharing chores, and making a rich biscuit dough apple dumplings with cinnamon syrup served with cream.
Seventh Annual Reunion Calendar Highlights Aug Dates
A compilation of upcoming family reunions across states. Douglas-Shepherd at Downington August 3 demands potluck. Tewksbury at Nice's Park August 10. Rodeheaver Clans near Oakland August 10. Haga Ridge Church Home-Coming August 3 with basket dinner. Roush and Allied Association celebrates 225th anniversary August 16 in West Union. Elizabeth Humphrey and Mortimer West descendants August 3 in Carpenter. Barrows-Tribett August 3 in Washington PA with basket lunch. Ackley August 3 in Wheeling WV. Baird-Walters August 16 at Saltillo. Various societies also plan meetings including Clarks Chapel WSCS and cookie-bringing notices.
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Downington
Catherine Rickey
Oakland
Haga Ridge
Stanley of
Roush and Allied Families Association of America, Inc
West Union
County Fair Grounds
Elizabeth Humphrey
Mortimer West
Barrows - Tribett
Washington Park
Washington
Thelma Mason
E. Wylie Ave
Washington, Pa
Ackley
Wheeling Park
Wheeling
W. Va
Clarks Chapel
Women's Society of Christian Service of
Eastern Star Picnic Near Athens Fairgrounds Thursday 6 PM
Athens Chapter No. 175 orders its annual picnic at the Athens County Fairgrounds Thursday at 6 PM. Members asked to bring sandwiches table service a covered dish. Postponed meetings and hostess details noted for local clubs Betsy Ross Sewing Club and Poston Woman's Club affected.
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Athens
Order of Eastern Star
Athens County, Fairgrounds
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An Eich
Tiral
By Dee Lowrance
Joan Fontaine
Helen Parrish
Universal
THE
Athens Messenger
RKO Radio
Beaver
America
Ruth Millett
Miami
Betty Grable
Carol Landis
Robert Cummings
Don Ameche
Jack Haley
Charlotte Greenwood
Ginger Rogers
Tom Dick
Harry
Tok
Frankie Darro
Calvin Currey
Elizabeth Mae
This City
Old Man's Cave
Carl Conant
Route Three
Everett Conant
Harold Lamp
Dorothy
Fanny Attwood
Frank Attwood
Newark
Ross
Perry
Mary Schoonover
Ellis Covert
Nelsonville
R. D
Route Four
Ella Hanning
Charles Flowers
Coolville
Rose Price
Blanche Price
Plain City
J. W. Flowers
Steve Redfield
Auntie
Y Adele Garrison
Graham
Mrs. W. F. Copeland
Edmond Elaw
Zionsville
Ind
Kyle
Tewksbury
Nice’s Park
Pomeroy Road
W. G. Tewksbury
Baird-Walters
Walter Baird
Saltillo
Women's Society of Christian Service
Poston Woman's Club
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross Sewing Club
Edith Saylor
Lancaster St
Garnet McBride
Logan
Eastman Kodaks
Fresh Films
Logan's
Ice
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