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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
7
Leader Miss Margaret Mary Kaiser and assistant Mrs John Geiger accompanied Scout Troop No 8 to City Park on Wednesday evening for a cook out outing. Attendees included Grace and Martha Shank Juanita Voris Martha Chrisman Mary Chrisman Joan Appleman Mary Dolan Therese Geiger Martha Ann Geiger Theresa Schorr Phyllis Schorr Betty Schaad Mary Lou Auker and Martha Blosser.
Logan society pages report the Duplicate Bridge Club meeting at Mrs. John Lee’s home with Mrs. Dallas Kinser high scorer and Mrs. Lee close behind. Children from the Methodist Church mission group enjoy prayers, a story, games, and refreshments led by Mrs. Spears and Mrs. Lehman. Mary Martha Circle members select officers, plan devotions on Love of the Good Shepherd, and hostesses share refreshments for a 26-member group plus a guest. Visitors from Athens include Mrs. Byron Wolfe and Mr. Alfred Carpenter, with social rounds noted in Logan.
Common Pleas Court grants Della Marie Logan Sanders a divorce from James Sanders of Walbridge on grounds of wilful absence. The couple married in April 1924 and have one daughter.
The tiny principality between France and Spain relies on smuggling as a major local occupation. Agriculture remains the main industry, yet the ideal location encourages smuggling as a common livelihood.
Mrs. Arthur Jones of Elm Street received word that her son Sgt. Melvin Kitchen is in England. Homer Cooper, on leave from San Francisco, visited his wife and mother Mrs. Earl Cooper in West Logan. Pvt. and Mrs. Hubert Ficker are on a twelve day furlough from Fort Knox visiting their parents Mrs. Nellis Smith and Rev. A L Heyde. Ficker will report to Camp Perry Virginia at the end of the furlough. S-Sgt. Donald Skinner and S-Sgt. Kenneth Stone visited Skinner’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Skinner on North Orchard Street. they are stationed at Baer Field Ft. Wayne Indiana.
A reflection on the essential role of water for living beings noting that severe water loss is fatal while smaller losses of fat and protein can be survived.
Clippings from manes and tails of horses are adopted as a material for airplane seat cushions, highlighting an unusual use of equine hair in cabin comfort.
The Athens Messenger reports Harry Hardesty is in the Great Lakes Naval Hospital recovering from an appendectomy and pneumonia. His wife Ethel Hardesty and sister Ruth Loomis visited him for three weeks and returned last Wednesday.
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