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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1943
Page
8
Hollywood child star Gloria Jean now 17 launches her grown up image in Flesh and Fantasy while railing against school uniform wear. She criticizes common outfits like sloppy sweaters and ill hemmed skirts and shows off spring looks including two piece suits with bold jackets and contrasting skirts.
The article profiles Mrs Irene F Whittaker of Keurington as a wartime volunteer known as the Mothers figure to American Expeditionary Forces in England. She runs a busy Ned Cross Rainbow Corner sewing and repair desk at a canteen, aiding soldiers with uniforms, letters, and personal comfort while serving six hours daily, often extending to the last button. Soldiers praise her as a motherly figure, with inscriptions like You take the place of mother and Soldiers Angel.
Mrs W A Comer Mrs Paul Fontaine Mrs James E House holder Mrs W F Burke Mrs B F Cutler and members of the Athens County Girl Scout Council plus Mrs K V Coombs Troop Eight leader will attend a meeting in Zanesville Tuesday. Miss Sand on Hamilton will lead the meeting with topics including leadership drive child care farm aid camping and the national convention in Cleveland.
Social notes from Athens Ohio recount a Sunday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Harry Dalton in honor of Staff Sgt Clarence K McKinstry home on furlough from the South West Pacific and recently married to Edith Toten. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Leviner Gus Gaskalla Mrs Jack Quest and others. Patty Kassing of Washington DC attended as house guest of Betty Jean Thomas.
A homemaking note explains converting an old wool bathrobe into a jeep jacket. It describes moth damage, camel hair color, four patch pockets, and button-hole slashes. Sewing patterns No. 8480 offered for 15 cents plus postage from The Athens Messenger in New York.
Government led drive with major advertising partners urges workers to eat from seven food groups daily to improve health and productivity during wartime shortages. It cites factory surveys showing breakfast neglect and outlines luncheon planning, canteen support, and benefits like reduced absenteeism and accidents.
Madge Graham biographies unfold a tangled plot where John Hayes seeks help for a grave danger linked to Ruth Hayes. The sister of his foster father and a known blackmailer and spy triggers a web of secrecy. The unnamed narrator probes Ruth Hayes amid espionage implications.
In today’s hand, several expert pairs failed to make three no trump in a recent duplicate game. They suspected West held a five-card club suit and was false-carding when he opened with the deuce of clubs, leading them to refrain from clubs until the third round and test the heart and diamond suits for a favorable break.
The article discusses a bridge hand with spade, club, and heart tricks, recommending a third club win then a small spade to establish a spade trick to avoid diamond and heart losses. It emphasizes counting tricks and squeeze/endplays. Also notes Mrs. Glenn Mingus arriving in Athens from Anniston to rejoin her husband at Fort McClellan in about two weeks. Notices list Philathea Class May break, White Shrine meeting, and F.O.E. Auxiliary events on upcoming dates.
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