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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1949

Page

6

Sigma Phi Gamma Delegates Head to Mackinac Island Convention

Miss Cora Mae Yeager and Miss Lois Shafer depart by train to Mackinac Island Michigan to represent Alpha Tau chapter at the International Sorority Convention June 27 to July 1 at Grand Hotel. Activities include registration business meetings tribal dinner tepee breakfast and state dinner with installation of officers and anniversary luncheon to close.

Cora Mae Yeager Lois Shafer Mackinac Island Mich Alpha ‘Tau Chapter Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority Grand Hotel Surrey Bail Miss Shafer Sigma Phi Gamma Internationl Sorority Hartld City Ind Mariony Irene Waters Worley Worley Alpha Tan Harry Risley Paul Cotton Athens Cora Mae “Yeager Sigma Phi Gamma Michigan Alpha Tau

Personal matters and student study plans in Albany and Quebec

Mr and Mrs Harold Boling of Ft Lauderdale visit Mrs Nellie Long in Albany. Bill Driscoll, son of Mrs W 41 N Lancaster St Athlett, goes to Quebec to enroll in summer French courses at Naval University. He is a junior at Ohio University majoring in Romance Languages.

Harold Boling Ft. Lauderdale Fla

Canaanville WSCS Officers Lead June Meeting

Canaanville WSCS for 1949 50 officers preside at June gathering led by president Mrs Charles McAfee. A surprise bridal shower for Mrs Phyllis Jackson features gifts. Mock wedding performed. refreshments by hostesses. Adjourning until Sept 20 with new hostesses planned.

WSCS Canaanville Ethodist Church Charles McAfee Leota South Thomas Rose Fred Bureh Maxine Kempton Edith Channell Josephine Risch Phyllis Jackson Marvella Grawford Mary Rose Margaret Smith Ray Haar Robert Springer Keawana Johnson T. W. Gaston Cecia Clark Edith Cannell Edna Rose Bernice Halbirt Josephine Seel

Silverware care and kitchen tips from mid century ad style

A reader guide blends household tricks with practical dining advice. It covers sanitized silver chests using a treated cloth to prevent tarnish, rubber cement to curb ring marks on furniture, a garden vegetable casserole topped with cheese biscuits, and best practices for rinsing canned baked beans before adding them to salads.

America

Athenians Share Plans of Summer Travel and Sports

The piece notes Constance Leete and Greta Lash preparing a seven week London trip starting July 4 while Mrs Mayme Hutchinson and three Athens women plan a July journey to Williamsburg Virginia in a car. It mentions vacations to England Ireland Scotland and Nova Scotia style travel and the coach Harry Lackey seeking at least one more girls softball team for city recreation.

Canada Quebec England New York City Long Island Sound Hudson Williamsburg Virginia Ireland Scotland Constance Leete Greta Lash Ohio University New York London British Isles Atlantic Mayme Hutchinson Athens Luray Uo O Harry Lackey

Dinner on a tray party supper idea for a business girl

The June issue suggests a simple cooling supper to enjoy by an open window. Start with chilled soup, then ham and lima beans, fresh salad with tangy dressing, iced tea with orange juice and mint, plus cheese and crackers or frozen peaches. Tuna salad rolls recipe included with assembly steps.

WCTU County Institute Convenes Here

The WCTU County Institute opens at the Presbyterian Church in Athens with Mrs. Thelma White presiding in Mrs. Henderson’s absence. Reports from secretary, treasurer, and department directors are read. programs include solos by Frances Bean and Kathleen Downey, devotionals, and remarks by Miss Ida Allison and Mrs. F. L. Miller.

County Institute of the Womens Christian Temperance Union Presbyterian Church Athens Thelma White Athens Union R. S. Henderson Coolville WCTU D. L. Jones Foink Thomas Armesville Bessie McCune Institute M. T. Vermillion McCune Department of Soldiers and Sailors Ida Allison F. l. Miller Parkersburg W. Va

Summer Is Time To Renew Youth

Alicia Hart advises renewing youth through lighter reading and enjoyable hobbies during summer. She suggests trimming diet and exercising to improve figures, focusing on pleasure over sober gains for lasting renewal. Then a note on family military returns and a home care tip for rug pile restoration follows.

Alicia Hart

Glammerville notes and star blurbs in film satire

Hollywood glimpses critique Leonard Levinson and his frugal non films while Ray Milland and Janis Carter discuss price gouging and bad cinema. New Eagles Auxiliary officers listed and a beauty tip on nail care closes the snippet.

Glammerville Leonard Levinson Leonard London Levinson Janis Carter

Bridge Club Hosts Evening at New Woodside Home

Mrs. William B. Wolfe hosted her two-table contract bridge club on Thursday night in Woodside Drive. Mrs. R. Kenneth Kerr Jr and guest Mrs. Byron A. Wolfe won contract awards. A late supper followed at small tables in the hostess’s living room.

William B. Wolfe R. Kenneth Kerr, Jr Byron A. Wolfe Woodside Drive

Calendar of Local Club Meetings This Week

A weekly schedule lists meetings across groups at Presbyterian and Methodist churches. Events include Women's Association groups, Board of Deacons sessions, WSCS officer training, Sunday School teachers, Circle Two, WBA Review at LOOF Hall, and various hostess-led gatherings. Card specifies times, locations, and host names.

WSCS Methodist Church Board of Education Presbyterian Church Presbyterian WBA Loof Hall Oro Presbyterian Church Women's Association

Liquid masking shield for painting windows and wood

A liquid masking solution using plastic resins is brushed around window panes when painting wood. After drying, the shield is peeled away like tape, saving time by avoiding scraping off excess paint.

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