Athens News Briefs Highlight Local Guests and Travels
Mr and Mrs W P Mason Chicago guests this week at Miss Margaret Hearns Athens home for funeral services of Phoebe Mason widow of Ralph Mason. Other visitors include Chicago born Charles Mason and Dayton resident Harry Barstow. Floodbound guests Vance Donley Hazel Mason from Fort Worth delayed in St Louis. Additional notes on Betty Clifford Providence and Gretchen Barstow graduation at Athens High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Mason
Clara Hearn
Chicago
Margaret Hearn
W. Union St
J. W. Sanderson
Columbus
Miss Hearn
Phoebe Mason
Ralph M. Mason
Nelsonville
Hearn
Charles Mason
Vance Donley
Hazel Mason
Ft. Worth
Tex
St. Louis
Dora Spencer
Murray City
Spencer
Ralph Mason
Betty Clifford
Providence
Carl Clifford
P. S. Wamsley
van Vorhes St
W. W. Gibbons
Harry A. Barstow
Dayton
Athens
Round About Town Seaside Style Athens Summer Scenes
Informal Athens column notes a relaxed midsummer mood with hatless locals, artists like John Rood visiting from Minneapolis, nearby shops reopening, and light chatter about books, fashion, and town personalities. Mentions Mrs. Rood at 34 Morris Ave and future painting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
dJohn Rood
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
Athens
Westfall's
Helen Radford
the Messenger
Lowman
Lowman, Jr
Junior
Paper Collar Saves Blouses in Makeup Routine
A paper collar made from torn tissue acts as a buffer under a blouse to catch makeup smudges. Joan Leslie urges not to remove it until dressing is complete to keep white blouse fabric pristine and prevent untidy stains before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoe Baird
Air Mail
Athens
John Kern
Mail Messenger
Hazel
Joan
Leslie
Alexander Bake Sale at Carpenters Hardware
The Women's Association of the Alexander Presbyterian Church will hold a bake sale at Carpenters Hardware Store on Saturday June 16 starting at 9 am. Mrs. Frank D. Story and her daughter Ruth Ellen Story have returned to their country home near Burlingham for the summer. Miss Story serves as secretary to Roger Connor of the McBee company. Mr. M C Nolan, manager of the McBee Washington office, visited Athens on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Women's Association
The
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Carpenter's Hardware Store
Frank D. Story
Ruth Ellen Story
Burlingham
Miss Story
Roger Connor
McBee Company
Teen Advice and Beach Fashion From a 1950s Column
A lively teen column chats about bandana headwear, DIY swimsuits, and growing pains with references to Paris hairdos, a Bobby Sox Polka, and a Washington Irving High School swimmer. It notes fashion tips, a sampler of teen life, and a local club benefit. Also promotes ERB-HELP herbal relief for stomach gas with a buying prompt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Helms
Monticello
Towa
Jo Anne Little
Cathedral High School
Peggy
Focal
Julie
Mary's
Chick Coop
Patrician Sinclair
Washington Irving High School
New York
Paris
Sugarless Cooking In Wartime Homemade Syrup Substitutes
A letter notes sugar shortages and suggests using syrup as a substitute in recipes. It cites a cook who uses one fourth to one third cup syrup for each cup of sugar, adjusts liquids, and reports success in quick stirup cakes and a lemon pie. The writer asks for sugarless, meatless, and potatoless meal ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.B.R
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eva Carr
Portsmouth Order of the Eastern Star
Helen Jean Richards
C. T. Warren
Leslie Richards
E. Mulberry St
Miss Richards
Flint, Mich
John Landis
Carbondale
Marjorie Huston
Woodrow Blum
Patricia Ann
Logan
Landis
W. T. James
California
E. L. Voynich
New Yorker
Gertrude Pritchard
Helen Palmer
Gertrude
Carol Kendall
Harper's
Ense
Kendall
Ohio University
Paul M. Kendall
Helen Hedden Roach
Ohio
Helen
Joan Leslie
Sant
Imperial Milk
Tae
Nota Prt
Gallaher's
S. Court St
Botany
Regal and
van Heusen
Tru-Val
Glover
Swagger
America
Zenners
Teen
Judy
W. T. Club
N. Court St
Public
John Jarne
Charles Laughton
Mary Boland
Charles Ruggles
Zasu Pitts
Ruggles OF
Red Gap
Bankhead
Conurn
Baxter - Tithe
Seut “al Royal
Bing Hetty Sunny Crosby Hutton Tufts
Eas’em
McKee Drug Co
Zunne
Brussels
Coca-Cola Company
Parkersburg
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Coca-Cola
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!