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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1940

Page

6

Opening of Com Ratan Camp Promised This Week

Mee Hopkins announces the Giel Boout Camp will open Monday July 1 with a two week season starting Tuesday Wednesday and Friday from nine to four. Campers should bring lunch pails and details on precamp tally and seat seen are provided. Tadgewond Akron scout director will attend training at Welock Mabl. summer staff arranged and plans include music dancing outdoor cookery handicraft nature study ang art work under supervision. An overnight stay is planned each weekend.

Manauning Com Ratan Mee Hopkins Thoreday Hea Welock Simner Tadgewond Akron Hopkinetated Activitien Woman's Relief Corps Jesse Finsterwald Shuch Ganning

Messy Campus Visitors Move Through Athens in Local Notices

A string of transient guests and students are listed visiting Athens and nearby areas this week. Names include Mee J Seale Carman Angie Daughine Blanteth Carman and Betty Ann, with academic ties to the university and refugee professor programs. The notice mentions travels to Columbus, Newark, and Cleveland, plus weddings, relatives, and engineers studying at technical institutes.

Mee J. Seale Carman Angie Daughine Ann Carman University of 1 Kanon Dohn A. Hess Athens Iran Tes Carman Betty Ann Wil Rina Resort Roth “Bobo Oak St Mary Porter Ensign Herbert A" Hartman Annabele Maller Ensign Hartman Mre Cartman Mily Ison Teenaeleer Polytech Instiute Trey Joseph D. Trepp Iohlo University Chicago Michigan Mr. Trepp Virginia Beach

Athens Woman Recalls FDR Name Baby Story From Town News

Round About the Town column recounts a Republican Athens woman who gathered layette items for a relief family only to find their newborn was named after FDR. The column then sketches locally varied daily life notes from golf to movies, piecemeal town events, and upcoming church and club notices in Athens.

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Surprise Party for Two Birthdays Observed

A surprise party was given Friday night for Mrs Aileen Kyle and Mr Luther Andrews whose birthdays were June 21. The event at 73 Hudson Ave featured euchre and five hundred with refreshments served. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Roy Mulling, Mr and Mrs Mickey O’Neal, Mr and Mrs Clinton Sams, Mr and Mrs William Mansfield, Mr and Mrs Luther Andrid, and Mr and Mrs Kyle.

Ralph Kyle Hudson Ave Aileen Luther Andrews Roy. Mulling Mickey O'Neal Clinton Sams William Mansfield Luther Andrid Kyle

One Woman to Another Confessions on Everyday Meals and Projects

A diary style Calendar entry reveals a woman’s everyday concerns about cooking plans for summer, wilted lettuce, ham loaf ideas, sewing tasks, and home craft projects. She shares tips, experiments, and questions to fellow readers, highlighting domestic routines and small week to week fixes.

Court St. Sales

Decent Things In Life Matter Amid War Reflections

A wartime column urges Americans to cling to right and wrong and keep roots firm, criticizing a drift toward cynicism. It stresses practical goals like jobs for youth and marriage stability, then reports Shafer Family 70th Reunion at Old Man's Cave with 100 relatives, a noon cafeteria lunch, and plans for next June gathering.

Jim Joneses Jane Shafer Old Man's Cave Ann Shafer Madge Blackstone Johnn'Shafer

Marriage Meddlers A Sudden Call From The Chief

A household drama unfolds as Lillian and others react to a sudden summons from the clan’s chief. Tensions rise over Mary and Oliva while whispers of a fiendish plan by Jack Leslie swirl in the background and a nurse delivers an ominous summons to the family room.

Noel Jack Leslie

Sequel for Married Comrades Exchange Queen Olgas Emeralds

In a tense scene the group moves from the hall to my father's room as Miss Whitlock offers quiet aid and hints at a talk about Miss Fairfax. The nurse prompts concern for Edith while the Chief readies to proceed, and the narrator frets over upcoming events as the chapter ends with a promise of tomorrow.

Olivia Lillian Dicky Miss Whitlock Noel Mary Adeleg Olga Tom Miss Fairfax Edith Comer Fairfax Lance Fry Hartwerk

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