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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1943

Page

10

Chi Omega Award Honors Mme Chiang Kai-shek In Washington

Mme Chiang Kai-shek received Chi Omega's achievement medal from Mrs. Roosevelt in Washington for being the world's most outstanding woman. The award marks a first for a non American recipient and celebrates a Japanese press punch team at Boeing Wichita keeping a critical parts line running 24 hours a day. Anna Turner, Bertha Foreman, and Grace Rogers work in three shifts to maintain a steady stream of plane parts.

Chi Omega Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek China Mme Chiang Kai-Shek Franklin D. Roosevelt United States Washington Boeing Airplane Company Wichita, Kan Anna Turner Bertha Foreman Grace Rogers

OU Women's Glee Club Concert at Memorial Auditorium

Ohio University Women's Glee Club presents its 19th annual home concert in Memorial Auditorium on Sunday evening March 14 at 8 15 p m The 38 voice glee club is directed by Mrs Margaret A Benedict with Miss Marjorie McClure as accompanist.

Ohio University Women's Glee Club Memorial Auditorium Glee Club Margaret A. Benedict Marjorie McClure

Mrs Laverne Lausche Hosts Alpha Delta Pi Auxiliary

Mrs Laverne Lausche hosted the Alpha Delta Pi Auxiliary at 35 Fairview Ave with twelve members present. Under secretary-treasurer Mrs George Banks, the group voted a Red Cross donation and collected rain barrel money and sales tax stamps. President is Mrs Gaige B Paulsen. Coffee and angel food cake were served.

Laverne Lausche Fairview Ave Alpha Delta Pi George Banks Red Cross Gaige B. Paulsen

WCTU Program Highlights Evils of Intemperance and Birth Notice

WCTU meeting featured devotions by Miss May Addis and a program on related evils led by Edith Saylor. Updates included subscription renewals, a treasurer’s report, seven new members, and letters from officials supporting the Myers Bill to curb liquor sales. A birth notice for Karlene Sue Rose appeared.

WCTU May Addis Helen Lawrence Union Signal Nelson McDaniel A. E. Wagner A. T. Vermillion Myers Edith Saylor

Readers letters from wartime service stir with humor

Wartime column collects letters from military personnel at Henderson Field Guadalcanal Fort Benning and North Carolina camps. Tales include teeth collecting tap teeth from an Ore Marine and a hot foot march quip from Lt Richard Soliday. Also society notices with Higley Study Circle officers and Red Cross support.

Henderson Field Guadalcanal Australia Ore Marine Richard Soliday Ohio University Fort Bragg Army Soliday North Africa

Mend Those Runs-Even Rayon Stockings Will Be Scarce This Year

Charlott e based AP report notes a shortage of hosiery due to wartime fiber limits. It cites Southern Hosiery Manufacturers official Taylor Durham stating 43 million dozen needed vs 25 million produced this year. Expect mended runs, static hose prices, and nylon replacing silk postwar. Social notes follow with a farewell party for Helen Dunn at the Vance home on Morris Avenue.

Taylor Durham Southern Hosiery America War Production Board Japan Pacific Monterey Cal Durham Joanne Blair Jean Vance Vance Morris Ave Helen Dunn Kenton Joan Vance Carol Nessley Jean Baird Marjorie Johnson Ann Rowles Connie Herbert

Phi Mu Founders Banquet Celebrates 91st Birthday

Phi Mu sorority marks its 91st birthday with penny donations to the Alpha Memorial Scholarship Fund at Wesleyan College. Delta Delta chapter at Ohio University held a Founder's Day ceremony and banquet. The article notes Phi Mu's founders at Wesleyan in Macon, Georgia and mentions Healthmobile service since 1922 and notable honorary members.

Phi Mu_ sorority Phi Mu Alpha Memorial Wesleyan College Delta Delta Chapter Ohio University Mary Ann DuPont-Lines Martha Bibb Hardaway-Redding Mary Elizabeth Myrick-Daniel Phi Mu Sorority Macon Wesleyan Phi Mus Georgia Georgia Department of Public Health Robert E. Lee Jefferson Davis Stonewall Jackson

Central area clubs plan meetings for March 4 and 5

A March 4 and 5 calendar lists Youth Fellowship at Patsy Wolfe home 34 Central Ave at 7 p m. Current Events Club holds its annual dues meeting Friday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Rowland s Strathmore Blvd home. W S C S circles meet Friday with readers leaders and addresses. quilt blocks to be brought.

Central Avenue Methodist Church Patsy Wolfe Central Ave Current Events Club F. Rowland Strathmore Blvd W.S.C.S First Methodist Church Ardilla Schuster Elmer Tom Elliott St W. M. Bryant Laura Bailey Church St Paul Kimes L. A. Hamilton May Ave Cle Four R. C. Alexander Franklin Ave Circle Five M. M. Kerr T. R. Biddle Park Place Circle Six John Dowler E. D. Shrout Cable St W.E.A Ernest Baughman Alva Haning Chief's Club Lenna Wood Race St

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