French Relief Tea Raises 82.13 for War Fund
The French War Relief Tea at Miss Mary T. Noss's home on University Terrace drew attendees who contributed 82.13 to French relief efforts. Article sales plus separate offerings supported multiple groups including American French Relief and France Forever. Hostesses included Constance Leete and Noss with several local guests and military families noted.
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Mary T. Noss
University Terrace
New York
France
Cleveland
Girl Scouts Begin Day Program At Camp Rotan
Day Camp at Camp Rotan starts Tuesday June 15 with a full day for intermediate and senior scouts, the first of seven camps on Tuesdays through June and July. Camp chairman Mrs. B F Cutler notes patriotic aims and self reliance through nature and outdoor training. Camp runs 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with Athens School Bus and Valley Public Service providing transport. lunch, cup and milk to be brought by each girl.
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Camp
Rotan
B. F Cutler
Athens
Methodist
Valley Public Service
Paul Fontaine
B. F. Cutler
K. V. Coomes
A. L. Vandeveer
FE. E. Shipman
Paul Krauss
Lois Hansen
Mary Stalder
Sally Armstrong
Gretchen Barstow
Ursula Green
Sue Rowland
Ruth Hammerle
Hammerle
Esther Williams Advocates Swimming For All Figures
Esther Williams, five time national swimming champion and Hollywood actress, says swimming toning bodies helps fill out thin frames and smooths overweight figures. She urges early swimming education for children and notes benefits for underweight women in months. Calendar of club events lists numerous society meetings from June 14 to June 24 across Athens, including Catholic Ladies, Eastern Star, Presbyterian groups, and local clubs with activities and potlucks.
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Esther Williams
Esther
Pitfalls of Love in a High-Stakes Theater Plot
Madge Graham realizes producer Philip Veritzen seeks to crown him a Veritzen star by enlisting Olina of Transvania in a covert plan to capture Ruth Hayes and Mary. Charles Spencer, secret service chief, plots a guarded rendezvous on the seventeenth floor as Madge pretends to be a humble chambermaid while Olga guards misdirections, with Veritzen and the father weighing trust and deception.
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Mary
Veritzen
Charles
Madge
Philip Veritzen
Olina
Olga
Transvania
Madge Graham
Charlies Spencer
Secret Service
Philip
Princess Olina
Steve Redfield
Man
Ruth Hayes
Redfield
Georges
George
Ruth
van Sittart
Spencer
Hayes
Vanderbilt winner Harold Fagin joins Army
Harold A. Fagin of New Haven Connecticut, a Vanderbilt Tournament winner, announced he is entering the Army. He sent a hand illustrating how an East player’s double tipped his hand, with a jab at misplaying in bridge. Jack Merriam of New Haven commented on the play.
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Harold A. Fagin
New Haven
Merriam Wins Contract After Expert Card Play
The declarer Merriam put together a careful defense to an all spade and heart sequence. He finessed diamonds, forced East to overtake, and exploited Easts remaining honors to secure his contract with an overtrick. East could only take two hearts and a diamond in defense.
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Clarer
Merriam
East
Declarer
South
Vacation Games for a Back Yard Staycation
A syndicated piece advises spending a home vacation with family fun in compact backyards. It lists Ring Toss Bullboard and Hopscotch designs, Deck Tennis and Ring Tennis setups, Bowling on the Green, Shuffleboard, Horseshoes, One-Goal Basketball, and Box Hockey as space efficient activities.
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Cal Library
Accent the Cheerful News For Home Front Morale
Ruth Millet urges civilians to boost morale by spreading cheerful news in daily life, not just in letters to service members. The Office of War Information stresses positive messaging, arguing for a home-front spirit beyond mere optimism.
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Ruth Millet
Office of War Information
Bread Basket or Hat Trick Ambush at Richmond Hotel
A Richmond hotel manager recalls a souvenir hunter who hid a wicker breadbasket in her handbag but wore it on her head as she left the dining room. The manager quips that women's hats are so crazy as the woman almost escaped with the basket.
Mind Your Manners: Public Courtesy Questions
A parental guidance quiz asks if boys should say Yes sir and No sir to men, rise when an older person enters, offer seats to women on transit, and if fathers should model courtesy. The recommended solution favors stressing courtesy at home and pre outing guidance.
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Constance Leete
Miss Noss
Victor Whitehouse
Marguerite Springer
Fred M. McKay
Thomas M. Wolfe
John Hess
G. B. Bjjornson
Arminta Morrison
Gary
Pensacola
Fla
M. C. Morrison
Marietta Ave
Bjornson
Jacksonville
Robert Srigley
Columbus
H. S. Srigley
E. State St
Srigley
New York City
International College of Surgeons
John R. Hess
John A. Hess
Grosvenors
Hess
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
L. W. Sanders
Calypso
N. C
Minnie Mariner
Sanders
Harold Whaley
Patty Joy
Congress St
Kathryne Finsterwald
Virginia Dodge
White Cross Hospital
Elmer Finsterwald
Harold
Hocking St
Girl Scouts
Camp Rotan
Camp Scout
Lyman Patridge
Russell Windisch
Crystal Pool
Michigan
New Jersey
Alicia Hart
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
K. R. C. Hall
Edward Sherlock
E. Union St
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Earl Kimes
Presbyterian Church
John Jagers
Athens Business and Professional Women's Club
Edith Miller
W.E.A. Review
Sunset Garden Club
Mechanicsburg
Owen Kennedy
Villa Tippie
Abre
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
George Clark
Raymond Lee
Fred McCoy
T. Imes
Willis Casey
the Shade Grange Hall
Joan Friess
W.C.T.U. Institute
The
Christian Church
Women's Association of the Presbyterian Church
Benedict
Beecher
Blayney
Luchs
R. L. Miller
Amere Club
Albany Road
A. D. McPherson
Charles Bayless
J. H. Walburn
Wilbur Marten
Gasco Women's Club
E. W. Bailey
Washington St
Adele Garrison
Noel
Outlines Veritzen
Stephen Redfield
McKenney
By William E. McKenney
America’s Card Authority
Val
West Pass
Ling—&H
N.T
Mary Breen
Arthur Lawson
Victory Garden
Betsy
Johnny
Tony Ring
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Tyrone Power
Anne Baxter
Dana Andrews
James Gleason
Dame May Whitty
Antony Fom
Mickey Rooney
Jers
Richmond
Drakes I
Wita
Gallaher
Court St
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Otheir Sons Ughters
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