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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1942
Page
6
At the Central P T A meeting in the Athens High School Little Theater Ruth Blake floundered on stage causing a brief stir as Girl Scout Troop Four rushed to aid. She suffered a bloody nose a sprained ankle and a cut finger with quick first aid.
The Maecenas Literary Club met at Mrs. George Minnameyer’s home on 38 First St. and approved the 1942 43 program. Mrs. Fred Stauffer reported on birth certificate laws and members worked on a Red Cross comforter. The next meeting is the May Day luncheon on May 12 at the Cottage Tea Room.
Members of Westminster Fellowship will meet at the Presbyterian Church at 8 p.m. for a Bicycle Party. Saturday features Field Day with baseball and tennis in the afternoon starting at 2 p.m. Horseshoes badminton and a 5:30 p.m. picnic supper are planned with music Notes To You. Wally Metzger handles entertainment and Rev. Ralph Kuether is the vesper speaker. Harold Sauer serves as worship leader.
The WCTU held a six county conference in Pomeroy on Thursday with Mrs. Alex Root Mrs. Lucy Wharton Mrs. L B McCune Mrs. Helen Lawrence Mrs A O Sloane and Mrs W E Clarke representing Athens The next meeting is Wednesday at 2 00 in the Methodist Church with Mrs Lucy Wharton in charge on the program Temperance and Missions Group Three of the Christian Church plans a bake sale Saturday May 2 at Schine's Athena.
Mrs. Carl Van Dyke of Milwaukee leaves Friday for Indianapolis after visiting relatives here and Greenfield. Dr. J. R. Sprague attended a medical meeting in Columbus and recently studied in New York. Mrs. Houdashelt and Mrs. Brown travel to Ohio to see their mother injured in a fall. The W I A met at Mrs. Chadwick's home for a regular gathering. Patrolman Chester Glass and family return to Detroit after nine days with his parents in Athens. Mrs. Parrott and Mrs. Bechtold attend a W C T U conference in Pomeroy. Ora Mills Mills of Yuma is en route to Point Marion with daughter Arlene Mills.
The program opened with J. W. Rogers Saved featuring an all female cast led by Alice Townsend. Martin Cobin directed Occasion for Murder with James Dyas as the sympathetic husband and Dale Engle as the other man. Florence Szuba impressed as the grandmother in Lord Dunsany's His Sainted Grandmother directed by Marguerite Miller. A Parkersburg Junior High guest performance closed with The Laziest Man in the World directed by Sue DeVol. Community notes include Clark's Chapel Cemetery Association meeting Sunday.
Agricultural writers urge home gardeners to grow hardy herbs like sage savory marjoram tarragon chives thyme and basil to flavor dishes once imported spices. They describe small plots window boxes and pots as viable and give soil mixes sowing spacing and care tips including watering and starting cuttings from greenhouse stock.
Seven children work on victory gardens under senior gardeners in the Junior Garden Project near the end of Ohio Avenue. Participants include Ann Hammerle Rosemary Welch Jack Dowler Tommy Dowler Ruth Ann McBride La Fauna Gooseman and Hubert Frebault. adults invite more youths to join by calling Miss Margaret Hampel or Mrs. Carlos Cameron or visiting the gardens Saturday at 6 30 p m.
The Wes leyan Methodist Church Missionary Society meets tonight at 7 30 at Pratt Street. Current Events Club holds a spring party Friday May 1 at The Eastwood 6 30 hosted by six members. Faithful Few Club meets Friday evening at Vern Kempton’s Hudson Avenue. Women’s Faculty Club May breakfast is Sunday May 3 at 9 30 at the Faculty Club House.
About 650 men attended the Men's Union Rodeo at Ohio University Men's Gym last night. Admission was a dime defense stamp. The program included amateur acts, wrestling, boxing, tumbling and other entertainment.
In Professor Diswell’s mountain home Madge Graham discovers a carved ivory cube linked to Jack Bickett and her mother. The cube holds photographs and secret notes that reveal past loves, guilt, and a hidden family history as gangsters close in.
One cup cooked meat and a portion of soft enriched bread crumbs with onion and gravy. Combine ingredients and fry on low heat for about ten minutes until crisp. Fold, plate hot, garnish with parsley or hot peas, and serve.
Sleep is essential to beauty and health especially during war times. For habitual sleepers a new routine helps with regular bedtimes relaxing at night and a calming bedroom. If insomnia persists professional care is advised but self treatment is worth trying first.
Daily guidance from Sir Miss Eleanor Cumberland urges balanced meals to build energy and health. Recipes include a chocolate souffle and a cheese and onion soup, plus reminders on daily milk eggs meat whole grains fruits fats and water with a wartime bonds pitch.
Sharpsburg social items list visitors from South Canaan Southland Marietta Columbus Glouster Athens and local families over a weekend. Preaching plans include Carl Beard at Spurrier Ridge and Bethel Ridge. William Hanson family and friends share gatherings and a wiener roast at Fairview Grange Park.
Ohio University's Engineer's Ball is held tonight from 9:00 to 1:00 in the Men's Gymnasium with Russ Morgan and his orchestra providing dancing music. The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Stewart met at Mrs. Ted Scott's home with 14 members present. devotions led by Mrs. Dwight Barrows on power in the home and a missionary talk by Mrs. William Spear followed by refreshments. War bond savings urged with a 10 percent income allocation to help meet the county bond quota.
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