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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
9
Ruth Millett advises women to control their vacation choices and travel style. She suggests avoiding companions who share shop talk or differ in work life. Millett urges independent travel, sensible attire, and self assurance to ensure a satisfying trip.
An Austrian glove manufacturer will relocate to Canberra, Australia, bringing directors, skilled workers, machinery, and equipment to establish a complete glove factory using Australian materials. The move follows pressure from the Nazi regime forcing Vienna to abandon the business.
Frau Gertrud Scholtz Klink, Reichsfrauenfuehrerin and head of women in the Third Reich, told British audiences she was not dumb and defended a role for women as wives and mothers. She oversees State Mother and Mother and Child services in Berlin and Munich, and has two sons and two daughters being raised to Nazi standards. She received the golden party order from Hitler three years ago for her services.
New York fashion notes offer wide ranges of vacation outfits for all shapes and budgets. Conservative shoppers find tailored slacks and shirtwaist dresses, while bolder buyers choose dirndl dresses, playsuits, and dressmaker swimsuits. Denim shortalls and matching pieces suit casual seaside wear. gray flannel suits and navy slacks serve pricier, long-lasting needs. The key is choosing garments appropriate to the place and activity.
Alumni Association of Albany High School held its annual meeting with 125 attendees. Officers elected include President Eddie Lou Howry and Secretary Mary Reeder Cross. A guest speaker Asher Dixon gave the address, followed by a solo by Mrs. Gladys Swett Carpenter. The event included lunch and dancing. many local families and guests were noted visiting Albany.
Women are returning to culinary careers as shorthand and typewriting face new competition from modern food service courses. A YWCA official notes that preparing food has long been a woman’s role and now women train to manage tea rooms clubs cafeterias and restaurants.
Riegal and Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Johnson joined Burdettes as guests. Adena Ferrell visited cousin Annabell Pincelli. Woodrow Ferral and daughters stayed with C. L. Cunningham. Patty Ann Smith Marion attended Albany M. F. Sunday School as fourth generation with Mae Knowlton family. Memorial Day visitors included Jack Farley and relatives. Edward Reeves’ grave was decorated by the Lancaster Eagles Lodge.
Home patios and grounds invite a rough stone fireplace or barbecue pit in a sheltered corner. Families gain space for informal entertaining and enjoyment, especially for children. Veal selection should be fine-grained and tender with firm white fat. Bones pale with red marrow indicate young high-grade meat.
Outdoor metals like brass and copper fixtures stay bright longer when rubbed with a good coat of wax after cleaning and polishing. The guidance notes that wax forms a protective layer reducing tarnish and weathering on door knobs and trims.
Membership dues for the Logan-M Chamber of Commerce are being collected this week to cover the half year period. Officials report receipts are coming in steadily from business members.
Olive Roberts Barton portrays Frank a new boy in a neighborhood who uses a quick temper and fighting skill to prove himself. He clashes with Archy at a drugstore, sparring in words and fists, but Archy chooses to become his friend, showing the social test every newcomer faces.
A compact guide answers five etiquette questions. It prescribes saying I'm sorry or I beg your pardon when entering a theater, accepting apologies with a smile, preferring a brief apology over interruptions, and handling wrong numbers with a courteous phrase. For forgetting names, option (c) is advised, apologizing briefly and then moving on.
Sans Souci Club held a swimming party last Saturday afternoon for members and rushees at Isabel Brown's home on University Terrace. About forty to fifty attendees enjoyed the pool and lively splashing amid a relaxed social setting.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gould announce the birth of a six and one half pound daughter named Donna Jean born Saturday May 27 at Grant Hospital Columbus. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Gould of Chauncey and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Spencer of 35 Brown Ave.
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