Dagny Fudske The Merchant Marines Dancing Heroine
Dagny Fudske, famed sweetheart of the U S Merchant Marine, works nights at a Manhattan club run for seamen. She comforts sailors, shares their war stories, and wears a gold locket with her late husband Hawkins Fudske. Her service continues as more clubs open in ports worldwide.
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New York
U. S
Dagny Fudske
Dagny
mid-Manhattan
United Seamen's Service
War Shipping Administration
United States
Hawkins Fudske
Merchant Marine
Ensign Walker L. Ferguson
Stuttgart
Ark
Merchant Seamen's Club
Delta Phi Delta Art Exhibit Opens in College Library
Delta Phi Delta, national honor art fraternity, opened its annual exhibit Saturday March 6 in the Edwin Watts Chubb Library gallery. The show features prints and oil paintings with color and composition, watercolors, Native American pottery and house decoration, and Costume Design with marionettes. Members on display include Betty Fulton Virginia Gaver Frances Phelps Betty Woodworth Marjorie Kronour Anna Margaret Morrison Betty Ford Anne Stasulis Elaine Highfield Patricia Nichols Jane Drake Grace Webborn and alumnae Isabel Work Mrs Rush Elliot Geraldine Richards. The exhibit is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Phi Delta
Edwin Watts Chubb
Betty Fulton
Virginia Gaver
Frances Phelps
Betty Woodworth
Marjorie Kronour
Anna Margaret Morrison
Betty Ford
Anne Stasulis
Elaine Highfield
Patricia Nichols
Jane Drake
Grace Webborn
Isabel Work
Rush Elliot
Geraldine Richards
Delightful spring supper and mailable service cake ideas
A locally shared recipe for a warm potato endive dish with bacon and vinegar is proposed as a Sunday night supper. Another tip shows how Athens women bake cakes in tin boxes with fudge icing for mailing to service members, ensuring the treat arrives intact and ready to eat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Prayer Service at Alexander Observed Friday
The World Day of Prayer will be observed at the Alexander Presbyterian Church Friday at 1 p m central time. Women’s Association members should arrive at 11 a m for officer installation and a short meeting, bring lunch. coffee will be served. All are invited regardless of denomination, especially families of men in national service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Women's Association of the Church
Ie Ee
Pull Down Shades To Save the Fuel
Armour Research Foundation estimates that lowering window shades in homes can save large amounts of coal and fuel oil annually. Savings include 9 million tons of coal and 10.6 million barrels of fuel oil, plus 110 million car miles of freight and 40 million man hours saved. Up to ten percent fuel savings possible in cold weather by using shades as insulation. Shades create a dead air space and should be kept down in unused rooms to conserve heat. Announcement: birth of Richard Walter Foster to Mr. and Mrs. W V Foster of Worthington. Mrs. Foster, Gladys Williams, is a former kindergarten supervisor at the University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armour Research Foundation
Athens
Richard Walter
W. V. Foster
Worthington
Scouts Hear Mrs Roosevelt Tonight At Girl Scout Dinner
Mrs F D Roosevelt will speak at the national Girl Scout anniversary dinner in New York tonight from 10 30 to 10 45 pm Eastern War Time over the Columbia network. Radio listings show additional programs mentioning Girl Scouting during March 12 28 with times on Mutual Blue Network and NBC CBS networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Roosevelt
New York
Columbia Network
Blue Network
Mutual
Martha Deane
Esso
Irving Caesar
Wake Up America
WAVE and WAAC To Speak At OU Mass Meeting
Ohio University women will hear Ensign Bettie McKee Gilbert of the WAVEs speak at Memorial Auditorium on March 17. She will describe WAVEs SPARs and opportunities for women in the services. A WAAC recruiting officer will interview applicants Thursday in the Civil Service room at the Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAAC
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
Athens
Ensign Bettie McKee Gilbert
Port Columbus
Ensign Gilbert
University of Kentucky
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Waacs
Civil Service Room
Martha Jones to Wed at Coral Gables Church
Miss Martha Jones daughter of Mrs Evan J Jones and the late Prof Evan J Jones will wed Robert G Brown Pan American Airways pilot of Miami and Famouth Mass Saturday March 20 at the Methodist Episcopal Church Coral Gables Florida The engagement was announced recently and she is guest of honor at social events this week Mrs Jones travels to Coral Gables to stay with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs James R Gilmore for two weeks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jones
Coral Gables Church
Evan J. Jones
Park Place
Robert G. Brown
Pan American Airways
Miami
Fla
Famouth
Mass
Methodist Episcopal
Miss Jones
Coral Gables
Jones
James R. Gilmore
Legion Auxiliary Wins First in Membership Contest
Mrs. Charles Goodrich led the Athens unit to first place in the eighth district membership contest at the American Legion Auxiliary mid winter conference in Columbus held March 6. Delegates and aides attended the national president's banquet at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel with remarks by Mrs. Alfred J. Mathebet and officials including Martin Croffee and Milt D. Campbell. Gallipolis placed second and Glouster third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
Charles Goodrich
L. M. Williams
John McElroy
Clark J. Ailstock
American Legion Auxiliary
Deshler-Wallick Hotel
Columbus
Goodrich
Williams
Deshler-Wallick
Alfred J. Mathebat
Martin Croffee
Milt D. Campbell
National Defense
Athens
Gallipolis
Glouster
Ladies Aid Salad Recipe for Potluck
A readable recipe for Ladies Aid Salad serves 12 with ham macaroni vinegar pimento celery onions and mayonnaise. It notes rationing impact and suggests using leftover ham. Also mentions peppers tomatoes greens and wedding gowns as wartime necessities.
Personal notes and visits in Athens area amid wartime
Mrs Andrew Nelson visited her parents in Logan West Virginia then joined Lieut Nelson in Washington DC where he has been promoted to first lieutenant after Duke University finance training. Other items cover furloughs and visits of service members in The Plains Athens and nearby towns, plus a student fracture at New Marshfield and a note on lipstick casings and refills.
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Andrew Nelson
Logan
W. Va
Alex Nelson
Elmwood Place
Washington, D. C
Nelson
Duke University
Roscrans Field
St. Joseph
Pitfalls of Love Among Mary Georges and Noel
In an emotional tangle, Mary’s loyalty to Noel wavers as Georges enters the scene. Noel’s vanity sparks a party clash over Mary’s unbecoming gown, while Katharine predicts Mary will stay in character as her lover’s actress. Both anticipate a volatile future in the Veritzen dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine
Mary
Noel
Georges
Olina
Noel Veritzens
Olivia
Sequel to Marriage Meddlers unfolds in New York hotel intrigue
In Adele Garrison's sequel Madge Graham hosts a midnight supper at Hotel Lansfield. Georges, a dethroned king in disguise, hides in Madge's suite while secret agents plot against Lansfield manager Milner and actor Hedfield. Madge's father Charles Spencer manipulates the espionage ring as readings unfold.
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Madge Graham
Lansfield
New York
Philip Veritzen
Georges
Trees
Madge
Halloran
Charles Spencer
Secret Service
Milner
The
Stephen Hedfield
Mary
Jack Bickett
Katharine
God
Katherine Aske
How Patriotic Housewife Can Control Meat Rationing
OPA warns that effective April 1 household meat buying will be tightly controlled. Consumers will verify permits on wholesale cuts, demand receipts for overcharges, and report price gouging while enforcement expands to deter black market activity.
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Washington
OPA
Department of Agriculture
Club Calendar features Tuesday meetings and guest speakers
Tuesday events include Child Conservation League at 9 N May Ave 7 30 p m with Mrs Thomas Gibson and Dr H T Gier of Ohio University as guest speaker. Athena Delphian Club Watt St 7 30 p m Miss Mary McCutcheon guest speaker. Other clubs meet 7 30 p m with hosts Mrs Farrow Swank Mathews and others and a potluck dinner at 6 p m at the Presbyterian Church.
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Child Conservation League
Thomas Gibson
May Ave
Charles Farrow
H. T. Gier
Ohio University
Athena Delphian Club
James G. Boden, Jr
Watt St
Progressive Literary Club
Harry Swank
Mill St
Mary McCutcheon
Women's Association of the Presbyterian Church
Mary Connett
W. Foreign Affairs Study Group
Charles G. Mathews
E. Mulberry St
Australia
Contiguous Islands
L. M. Partridge
Eddy brothers serve country with four in uniform and one in defense plant
The Eddy siblings from Athens are a fourfold wartime family. Richard W Eddy teaches gas attack defense at Fort Bliss Texas Robert Eddy a 1939 Naval Academy graduate serves with the Pacific Fleet and was at Pearl Harbor William J Eddy is in Navy training at Great Lakes as an apprentice seaman Hubert Eddy a civilian inspector in the Army Signal Corps will move from Marion Indiana to Dayton Ohio all four attended Ohio University. Also noted are a humorous crate of grenades tied with lace and a victory pool drawing at Ohio University won by Edwin Umbarger who phoned the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Brothers
Athens
Axis
Richard W., Eddy
Chemical Warfare Service
Fort Bliss
Tex
Robert Eddy
U. S. Naval Academy
Scout Council Plans Dinner March 19
Sixteen members of the Athens Girl Scout Council met at Central School Building to plan a dinner for scouts leaders and council members on March 19 at 5 30 P M in the high school gymnasium marking the 31st anniversary of Girl Scouts in the United States Mrs J R Vance reported new council members are Mrs James Patrick and Mrs Dwight Rutherford also noted attendees from the council.
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Athens Girl Scout Council
Central School
J. R. Vance
United States
James Patrick
Dwight Rutherford
A Og
Home Remedy Cough Syrup With Pinex Promises Quick Relief
A home recipe claims rapid cough relief using a sugar and water syrup mixed with Pinex. The concoction supposedly loosens phlegm soothes irritated membranes and eases soreness, with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin Ad
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin as a stomach friendly laxative. It claims relief from constipation after meals with improved tolerance, notes use by doctors, and recommends following the label or physician advice. The copy targets families and children with a pleasant taste description.
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Caldwe
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U.S. Merchant Marine
By Marguerite Young
North
South America
Lydia Pinkham
Stanley
Woodworth
Athens, Ohio
M.B.R
Alexander
Mrs. Roosevelt
WAVE
Memorial
WPB
Pfc
Paul Alichney Jr
Tennessee
Paul Alicheny, Sr
the Plains
Pvt
W. C. Robinson
Boca Raton Field
Mrs
G. W. Robinson
William Johnson
Fern St
Greenville
Albert Johnson
Camp Shenago
Robert McGrail
Pvt. Johnson
R. J. Evans
Akron
Fred Cone
F. E. Cone
Amesville
Cone
Curtis Wright Corporation
Roger Pidcock
New Marshfield
Roger
Charles Hollan
N. Shafer St
Spencer
Redfield
Adele Garrison
Steve Redfield
By James Thrasher
W.E.A. Review
L.C.C.F. Hall
Athens Needle Club
Cottage Tea Room
W. H. Bechtold
Faculty Wives Club
S. College
Nn Ole
NALC
Roscoe Orr
Stewart St
Christian Church
D. M. Clutter
Maplewood Drive
Guadalcanal
Student Victory Council of
Edwin Umbarger
Eddie
Joe Foster
Scout Council
Carrie Hall Club
Albany Grange
E. M. Baughman
Isaac E. Ash
Athens County
Fat Salvage Committee
the Grange
Ippro
Logari’s
Courthouse
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