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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1944
Page
6
Fire safety tips urge homemakers to tackle basements attics and closets, clean furnaces and chimneys, inspect wiring and outlets, and store matches and cleaning fluids safely. Emphasizes that eight of ten home fires stem from known risks and suggests practical steps to prevent fires.
Ohio U spring Mardi Gras is set for Friday May 5 with women attending sans dates. Admission requires a costume or accessories rather than full New Orleans style attire. The event features square dancing led by Olga Czek and a floor show hosted by Sara Mae Endish, with Florence Dunn chairing the committee and assistants Mary Frances Carpenter and Jane Finsterwald.
The Plains High School senior class stages Act Your Age in the school auditorium on Thursday evening May 4 at 8 p m. The comedy Gadgett Hof fenglugel a sailor from the Pacific is played by Bill Tinkham. Leroy Shamel plays Jim Matson Gadgett's pal with Lt Commander Stone by Paul Kail. Norma McAllister Betty Hill portray Angy and Jerry. Chlorous Burton is Cora and Vada Bricker plays Helga. Ellen Manda portrays Sandra with Donna Baughman as Western Union messenger.
Nannie Allom Rebekah Lodge and Past Matrons Auxiliary of Ath‑ens Chapter hold meetings at 7 30 p m across L o C F Hall home of Mrs Ural Westfall 75 E Mulberry St Pocahontas Lodge gathers 8 p m Red Men’s Hall Hattie La Grones and Louis Baumgartner under Helen Hedden Roach at Ohio University School of Music perform at 8 p m in Music Hall
Ruth Millett reflects on the humble Kelly family home that produced a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. The piece argues homes are about privacy and care, not just shiny fixtures. Plus local club notices and a family update.
A new typed table napkin called Pakin, designed to stay in place, is on display at a New England hotel and restaurant expo. Inventor Willard Davis says it has a button-hole in a corner to attach to a coat or vest and can be used by ladies with a pin or clip.
Whistler's mother would trade her cap for a giddy hat that flatters age with a playful touch. Designer Laddie Northridge crafts hats that slim age and lift spirits, avoiding dowager silhouettes while keeping fashion fresh and flattering for any woman.
Infinitely more dangerous men than coast guards hunt Major Hugh Grantland at Madge Graham's Sag Harbor farmhouse. Madge and farm workers Katie and Jim follow Hugh's plan to ambush intruders posing as coast guards, as a knock at the door ushers a tense confrontation in a pre Revolutionary smuggling passage.
The committee delaying the National Christian Family Week event at the Presbyterian Church set for Sunday May 7 at 7 p m due to scarlet fever cases in Athens. Many children were to attend and participate, and a new date will be announced later. Approximately one fifth of England never goes to the movies.
Valdosta Georgia report on a study by Harold H Punke of Igia State Women's College shows one third of high school students in nine states report family quarrels. Economic disputes about income trigger 43.9 percent of fights between parents, with jealousy and in law tensions also noted.
With summer approaching thousands of women are using added hair pieces to change style. They can wear short hair long for evenings, pin on a chignon or braid, using their own hair or a matched piece. Hairdresser Robert Sievers notes rising demand for made to order hair dos.
Yvette, the radio songstress praised as the American sweetheart of the forces abroad, shares how to fake a rosy glow. She blends cream rouge with tinted foundation on the palm, applies with a stippling motion, and finishes with matching powder and lipstick to mask fatigue and illness.
The May meeting of the Bible School workers in Athens at First Christian Church is set for Thursday May 4 at 7 30 pm. Officers superintendents and class presidents are to attend and all interested persons are welcome. Miss Ida Allison will speak on an objective of the school and group discussion will cover weekday religious education vacation Bible school and summer plans. Mothers Day falls on Sunday May 14.
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