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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
9
Etiquette expert Margery Wilson advises a high noon wedding breakfast as the best hour for a substantial sit-down meal. For very early morning weddings she recommends a real breakfast including fruit, ham and eggs, and coffee. The article also shares a candied brown sugar glaze ham recipe with pineapple and cherry garnishes.
The Clarks Chapel WSCS met May 27 in the church basement with 24 members and friends. President Mrs. J A Bell led the business meeting and a service flag was approved to honor local servicemen. An ice cream social will follow. New member Miss Mary Hedges joined. Mrs. Oliver Walls led devotions. Mrs. Stanley Cooley and Mrs. Frank Phillips hosted contests. Miss Mary Snow presented a gift to Reverend and Mrs. Baughn in appreciation of their year of work. A pot luck dinner was served.
Advice urges thorough moth prevention for next year byPur using fool proof methods per directions and sealing storage containers. Store garments only after cleaning and seal all openings with tape to prevent moth entry.
A recipe uses four cups chopped asparagus with butter flour and milk to make a creamy bake. Boil asparagus until tender then reduce liquid to 1 3 cup. Create a thick sauce, mix in asparagus, top with buttered crumbs, and bake about 25 minutes.
Sugar rationing inspired a Millfield sugarless marshmallow recipe using gelatin honey and water with steps to set in a buttered pan and cut into 50 squares. The Millfield column also reports local social items including birthday dinners Memorial Day services church programs and family visits across Concord and Athens communities.
A crowded weekend of visits features Miss Gloria Schaefer of Chillicothe with Miss Marian Simpson for an alumni banquet in Racine. Families from Ravenswood, Ravenswood WV, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Fort Lyon, and Denver gather, including Mr. Homer Hayman and sister Edith. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hayman. Miss Mabel Philson. Dr. and Mrs. John Philson. Mr. and Mrs. Gomer Lewis. and many relatives sharing Sundays, dinners, and summer plans around the Racine area.
Social notes list weekend visits and homecomings across Columbus and nearby towns with extended families, alumni events, and multiple households hosting relatives from Columbus, Akron, Findlay, Union, Pontiac, and Zanesville. Also notes a Memorial Day gathering in the area and a recent rabbet possession limit update by the Ohio Conservation Commission.
The Stars Say predicts a day of unusual enterprise and initiative to launch new programs and projects with high tempo and little backing from those in power. Birthday individuals may face an active year with progressive spurt and new directions aided by supportive female relatives or close ties. A born child will have great productive capacity and practical versatility.
Old Hatteras lighthouse sits on pine piles and claims the tallest brick lighthouse status in America. Located at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
Simple hamburger soup combines onion and ground beef browned in butter then simmered with condensed vegetable soup and water. Heat onion in butter until soft, brown the beef with pepper, add soup with water, boil, then simmer 5 to 8 minutes. Serves 2 to 3.
Clarence DeWeese of Middleport faced charges of intoxication and resisting an officer in mayor's court. He pled guilty to intoxication and was fined $15, bound over to the grand jury with $200 bond. Unable to post bond, he was sent back to county jail.
Hemlock friends report Lance Hodgson taken to Nelsonville for X rays and able to walk with crutches after cast removal. Mrs. Josie Osenbaugh recovering at home after a fall torn ligaments. A long list of visitors and relatives from multiple cities visited Lance Hodgson and others over Memorial Day weekend. Also notes German internees in camps using self enforced arbitration to settle disputes.
Letart Falls hosts its Memorial Day home-coming at the Community Building with 200 or more visitors traveling from afar for a chicken dinner. Red white and blue decors and guest identifications marked a festive, widely attended event.
Gene Krupa performs at Cedar Point Grand Ballroom marking the 1942 season start. The “Ace Drummer Man” headlines the opening week June 13 to 19 with nightly dances and a Sunday matinee drawing guests from nearby cities and resort visitors.
The excerpt notes multiple weekend gatherings with families and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Elza Birch hosted, while Mr. and Mrs. Vesper Saunders from Huntington spent time with the Wagners. Mr. and Mrs. John Burnell and daughter from Charleston visited H. B. Powell’s household, with L. S Powell of Columbus also in attendance Saturday and Sunday.
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