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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
7
Ruth Millett argues wartime shortages strain clerical service and patience. She cites delays in repairs and returns, overburdened staff, and poor courtesy as aggravating customers. The piece urges clerks to maintain courtesy, explain limits, and value customers despite stress.
Group Five of the Presbyterian met at John Jagers north May Hill for a picnic dinner with 22 members and five guests. Rev Fred E Luchs presided after a brief business session led by Mrs R D Williams. Miss Jennie Sue Roy led solos and a quilt was displayed. No fall meeting planned. Visitors include Mrs C Lummis and Chauncey from New Delhi and Mr J Lummis from Richmond Va.
Actress Virginia Weidler urges daily rest for teens 11 to 16 to promote growth and health. She practices a 15 minute daytime rest and 8 to 10 hours of night sleep, believing rest now yields dividends a decade hence. Also notes social visits of William White and family, and Marine Corps Lieutenants Masterton and McCampbell departing for training at New River.
A Messenger reader reports no teakettles available in Athens Ohio while glass models with fragile handles remain. Residents heat water in open pans as shortages affect household routines and a reader asks for burn-cleaning advice.
At the Albany Grange last meeting a candlelight memorial service honored members who died in the past year. Those remembered include Grace Potter Lucy Tewksbury and Aldo Minear. Officers and participants featured Master James Whaley Melva Radcliffe chaplain J L Ingram pianist Lucile Wingett and processional members Mary Van Dyke Twila Knowles Thelma Stanley Mabel Carbaugh. A poem Flowers for Our Dead was read by Kathaleen Simonton. Ida Elliott read Crossing the Bar Hymns and a chaplain prayer closed the service. The next meeting June 26 will confer first and second degrees on a class of candidates.
Shirley Ann Cavanaugh daughter of Daniel Cavanaugh Detroit and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cavanaugh Athens wed Lieut Robert Bauer son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Bauer Defiance at Camp Shelby Miss The ceremony began at nine o clock Saturday morning June 12 Rev Father Quinn officiated The bride wore a soldier tan suit with white accessories Her flowers white gardenias Attendant Miss Martha Walsh of Athens wore light blue with navy accessories Best man Lieut Allen Hubbard Ceremony organist Set Howard McNeil and singers Capt H Bach and Pvt Patrick Noonan The wedding party and guests were hosted by Fern Rogers Hattiesburg with many local relatives and friends The newlyweds will reside at 608 Elizabeth St Hattiesburg Miss after a trip to New Orleans
London reports American nurses trained in Britain in booby traps and poisonous gas handling. Thirty chief nurses from American military hospitals joined the first class, with a second group planned. Course led by Lieut. Marjorie Bracy. notable enlistees include Second Lieut. Juanita Bronson.
Madge Graham, Philip Veritzen and Charles Spencer figure in a tense hotel suite scene. Veritzen vows restraint while Katharine prepares for a planned two am meeting but worries Ruth Hayes may still threaten Jack and Georges. The plot centers on Redfield’s scheming and safeguards at the hideaway.
Mrs Lyman Partridge will teach archery to Athens Girl Scouts at the Thursday play day at the high school athletic field from 2 to 5 pm. Her background includes Hunter College and archery schools, with competitions across several states and a 1940 NYC championship.
In a bridge column, William F. McKenney discusses how a beginner's lack of interest with poor cards harms play. The hand features a Blackwood sequence in four no trump, a five club response denying aces, and a later five spades bid creating a potential double.
In a West North v Pass 4N.T. game, the declarer ruffed diamonds and, after a spade lead, clubs were eventually split by a king drop. North’s queen over South’s king in clubs doomed East’s plan to ruff clubs, allowing North to win with a strong trump chance. A separate item notes a Father’s Day program at Airline Church on Route 680 with services and a dinner.
A practical guide on rug care from vacuuming to padding. Tips include using a rug pad, avoiding grit, brushing with the nap, protecting worn areas with scatter rugs, and safely restoring crushed pile with heat. Cautions against shaking, improper cleaning solutions, and ammonia.
Nannie Allom reports Rebekah Lodge No. 553 will meet Wednesday night at 7 30 in the I O O F Hall with social hour a program and refreshments after the business session. Mother's Circle hosts a picnic at Mrs Keith Scotts R D 4 Wednesday at 6 30 with Lilian Cooley as hostess and Margaret Carmichael reading.
Hundreds of women are invited to train as radio specialists for the U S Army Signal Corps. Trainees 21 to 45 will be paid about 225 dollars monthly for three months with options to specialize. Training at West Virginia Institute of Technology Montgomery WV includes dormitory housing at ten dollars weekly. WAAC enrollment required, inactive during training, then active as radio specialists. Recruiting offices in Columbus and Athens plus local post office visits in Marietta Nelsonville Pomeroy Logan and Gallipolis on scheduled dates.
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