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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1943
Page
10
A former Athens man home from Army air base training praises local shops. He notes abundant meat butter and vegetables, finds fashionable clothes available, and says Athens stores beat big cities in variety. His wife enjoys the shopping during a three day visit.
Local clubs and organizations meet Wednesday and Thursday with notices from Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge Athens Grange the Christian Church Council Higley Study Circle and WSCS Circles. Public speakers include Miss Agnes Eisen and Miss Ebba Wahlstrom at Athens schools and a St Pauls Catholic Church benefit party is set for Wednesday evening.
Mrs W L Gard presented the City Federation report at the Sayre Study Club meeting on Tuesday afternoon. Roll call requested current events. The Circle voted to donate $5 to the Athens County Red Cross chapter. Mrs W H Jewett led the program with Mrs W S Shepherd reviewing Maria by Michael De Capite, OU 1938 graduate. Mrs W W Wiggin distributed home sewing tasks.
The Modern Dance Club of Ohio University presents Erick Hawkins and Pearl Lang in a Memorial Auditorium concert on Saturday March 13. Hawkins, a former Martha Graham dancer, is noted for work like Yankee Britches and Pilgrim's Progress. Lang is praised for lyrical grace and dramatic strength. The program features scores by Cowell Johnson and Copeland performed by John Colman.
Esther Class met at Mrs. H. A. Elkins home in Elmwood Place Monday evening under Mrs. D. M. Clutter. The class voted to give $5 to the Red Cross and heard a devotion, readings, and piano solos by Dorothy Ann Clutter Corrine Clutter and Donna Bullock. Mrs. Graham presided, and guests included Mrs. Petticord and others.
The piece describes Britain’s broader conscription and workforce control as it mobilizes labor for war. It notes compulsory registration, age-based deferments, and inclusion of women in the armed forces and vital industries. It highlights government powers to direct work, freeze hires, and mobilize millions in 1940s Britain.
Alicia Hart explains a simple home recipe using one large egg and half a teaspoon of lemon juice. The piece guides brushing, prewash, and multiple rinses with tepid water, warning against hot water and detailing steps to massage rinse and dry in sunshine.
A surprise party Saturday at 99 Franklin Ave honoring Mary Eslocker on her 16th birthday. guests enjoyed music, games, ice cream, cake, candy and cookies. Attending were Betty Daft Ruth Beverage Alice Vercoe and others. gifts sent by several unable to attend. Also noted is a dinner gathering hosted by E Cross family for son Vance Cross, pilot officer in the RCAF, home before overseas deployment.
Article explains mixing point and money prices for rationed goods, urging home math to compare costs. It suggests dividing March’s 48 points into four periods and notes upcoming rationing rules for meat cheese and butter with separate coupons. It also mentions net curtains as a wartime casualty and potential shift to war work for netting manufacturers.
Ensign Frankie Baumholtz is a sea veteran as head of a gun crew on a Merchant Marine ship after two trans Atlantic voyages. Edward Finley studies movie technique in New York after aerial photography training in Pensacola. Don Day and Lewis Howes golf at the ball park amid rationing and scarce golf balls.
Ma Graham identifies Milner as a threat in Lansfeld's suite as Georges, Adams, and Spencer play tense cat and mouse. Charles Spencer orders surveillance and realignments to track Milner while Madge attempts to thwart a possible kingpin intrusion in a staged dinner scenario. Continues tomorrow.
Ohio University Fortnightly Playshop staged three one act plays in Ewing Auditorium. Poor Audrey featured Sheila Graham and Janice Halliday with Alicia Mastney in a flawed ensemble. Gander Sauce starred Lois Baumgartner and June Lewis with Vera Shapiro under Bill McCutcheon’s direction. Three’s a Crowd closed with Bill McCutcheon directing.
Ceramics show invites Southeastern Ohio artists to submit works for the Butler Art Institute in Youngstown. Sponsored by the Youngstown Junior League, prizes total 150 in war bonds. Open to Ohio residents or former residents. entries due May 2 1943 at the gallery.
The Office of War Information in Washington DC reports that prices on pies pastries doughnuts sweet yeast raised goods and most cakes will jump five to fifteen percent. The rise follows higher production costs and is approved by the Office of Price Administration.
The notice promotes Kleerex a medicated liquid that supposedly dries pimples overnight with a money back guarantee. It claims rapid disappearance of red sores and a clear complexion. The 47 cent bottle is sold by Athens Pharmacy 7 N Coun St.
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