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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1943

Page

12

Hartt and Meier Readies May Recital at Ohio University

Ohio University College of Fine Arts presents pianist Richard Hartt with soprano Dorothy Meier in recital in Music Hall Auditorium on Friday May 7 at 7 00 p m Hartt is a piano major and Phi Mu Alpha member from Belleville Ontario Canada Meier is a journalism major transfer from the University of Chicago and a Cleveland native Accompanist is Marjorie McClure.

Ohio University College of Fine Arts School of Music Richard Hartt Dorothy Meier Music Hall Hartt W. E. Langford Belleville Ontario Canada C. B. Jarvis Stewart College of Fine Arts Vera Board Phi Mu Alpha Miss Meier University of Chicago Cleveland Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority C. C. Robinson Scarlatt Bach Handel Bethoven Chopin Mendelessohn Aaron Caplan Griffes Todh Micaela Air Carmen Massenet Mac Dowell Marjorie McClure

WCTU Plans County Council Meeting in Athens

Devotions led by Mrs. Arthur Hunter as Mrs. M T Vermillion reports on the county councils of churches peace effort with goals of church enrollment religious education and stronger families. County WCTU set for June 18 at First Christian Church Athens with further details to come. The W E Clark president urged all to Get On the Water Wagon. Mr and Mrs Roy Miller hosted a dinner for nephew Pfc Claire Nice on furlough from San Antonio Texas with his mother Mrs Flossie Nice and others present.

Arthur Hunter M. T. Vermillion County Councils of Churches Working For Peace First Christian Church Athens W .E. Clark Read Roy Miller R. D Pfc Claire Nice San Antonio Texas Flossie Nice Mae Sapp Lester White Helen Sapp

PERSONALS AND VISITS AMONG LOCAL SERVICE FAMILIES

Flight Officer Paul K Powers visits his parents in Athens on a short travel leave before reporting to a new station Chief Warrant Officer John Phillips and Mrs Phillips visit Amesville while Sgt Phillips plans a week there Pvt Vaughn Conkey arrives for eight days furlough at his parents home in Athens Bandmaster Curtis Janssen hosts a Kappa Psi party in Athens Mrs Robert Carsey leaves for Camp Rucker with her husband Corporal Carsey Meanwhile Perry Downey departs for Camp Beale after a year in the Southwest Pacific and many local families host visiting relatives Coinciding note: U S coffee imports top 1 74 billion pounds yearly in normal times.

Paul K. Powers Fort Sumner New Mexico John Powers W. Anon Sr Officer Powers Co. P. T Ohio University Victorville California Powers Betty Littler Athens Barberton Vaughn E. Conkey Camp McCoy Wis Ernest Conkey Albany Road Downey Athens National Guard Gulfport Miss Wilbur Downey Washington St Perry Downey Herbert Downey St Bowles Joseph Robert Richard Route Five Gomer Clark Dayton Deward Mayles Millfield Chester Dailey Wilbur Albany Owen Downey Norma Jean Chillicothe Paul Downey Nancy Dan Bobo James Bobo Walty Robert Carsey

Smiths at War in Greenville and Jacksonville Shipyard

The Smith family joins the war effort with T A Smith, a pipe fitter at St Johns shipyard in Jacksonville, Fla. Their sons Tom Raymond and Leon serve as Coast Guard and Army sergeants in Trinidad. Mrs Smith and daughter Dorothy train as shipyard workers. Dorothy leaves a fashion department job to weld. Dorothy is praised for welding skill learned after a month’s training. Dorothy and Mrs Smith prepare for shipyard work, following the late W R Collins with Smithsonian ties. The family emphasizes doing more to help win the war.

Greenville 5. C Smith T. A. Smith St. John’s Jacksonville Fla Tom Coast Guard Long Island N. Y Raymond Leon Trinidad Mr. Smith Mrs. Smith Dorothy W. R. Collins Smithsonian Institution Canada Mexico Galapagos Islands Dot

Calendar of Club Events and Meetings

A schedule of weekly and special meetings for local clubs and churches. Westside P T A meets May 6 at 7 30 p m at West Side School. Athens Grange May 6 at 8 p m. W E A Officers Club hosts at Mrs Clyde Littler May Thursday. Youth Fellowship at Alma Jean Glockner’s May 7 7 p m. Potluck 5 7 p m basement Central Avenue Methodist Church. Faithful Few Club meets May 13 at 7 30 p m at Mrs Floyd Six’s home. Circles of WSCS meet May 7 at 2 p m with various hosts. Current Events Club holds spring dinner May 7 at Cottage Tea House 70 N Lancaster St. League of Women Voters meets May 7 7 30 p m at Women’s Faculty Club with officer election and speaker Mrs Glenn A Scott on the Children’s Home. Athens Township School Spring Musical Festival May 7 at 8 p m Richland Ave. Primary Sunday School parties May 7 7 p m Central Avenue Methodist Church. Pallas Club May 8 at 30 N High St with Miss Elsie Drugan reporting on federation meeting.

Central Ave Alma Jean Glockner Hanlin Ave Floyd Six N. McKinley Ave WSCS First Methodist Church Miss Shuster Elmer Poston Hocking St Bryant B. M. Covert N. Congress St Kimes Fred Schilling E.state St Alexander Rufus Hopkins E. State League of Women Voters College St Glenn A. Scott Athens ‘Township Richland Ave George Scott Central Avenue Methodist Church Pallas Club W. M. Bryant N. High St Elsie Drugran State Federation

Making Faces Tactic to Ward Off Wrinkles

Florence Eldridge promotes facial exercises in a Broadway context. She advises wide eye openings and mouth corner lifting to maintain a youthful look and reduce droopy eyelids. An exercise with water in the mouth is described. Also noted is the birth of twins to Mr and Mrs Cecil Gwinn on May 5 with listed grandparents.

Florence Eldridge Cecil Gwinn C. F. Gwinn Athens A Paul Jeffers

Brooklyn Poet Lillian Everts Guests In Athens

Lillian Everts, Brooklyn poet and author, visits Athens with her daughter for graduation and to meet faculty. She lectures and radio broadcasts, supports Civilian Defense weekly, and has multiple poetry awards and works with Curtis Brown. she stays at Hotel Berry.

Lillian Everts Brooklyn N. Y Athens Ohio University The Facuty Edwin Markham Auslander Library of Congress Everts Brooklyn College

Voice Pupils In Recital At Ohio U

Mrs Margaret A Benedict presents voice pupils in a May 9 recital at Music Hall auditorium Ohio University The program features solos a trio a quartet and chorus with operatic arias and multiple named students Such as Virginia Czerny Louise Goerke Carol Shindledecker Ruth Coffman Abbie Warner Edith Panner Eileen Dotta Joan Hartinger Maurita Lee Lorraine Potts Anne Denton and Mary Margaret McGill

Ohio University College of Fine Arts Margaret A. Benedict Music Hall Virginia Czerny Mozart Louise Goerke Thomas Carol Shindledecker Ruth Coffman Abbie Warner Edith Panner Eileen Dotta Joan Hartinger Maurita Lee Lorraine Potts Anne Denton Eileen Dott Carol Schindltdecker Mary Margaret McGill

McKenney on Bridge at Mayfair Club for Charity

William E. McKenney reports a Mayfair Bridge Club gathering in New York honoring Harry Fishbein. The event raised 225 dollars for Memor ial Hospital children ward as Walde mar von Zedtwitz filled in for him on a couple of hands.

William E. McKenney Mayfair Bridge Club New York Harry Fishbein Memorial Hospital Waldemar von Zedtwitz Ed Hymes

Hymes Covers Contract in East Pass Bridge Play

In 1Q East Pass Hymes (South) makes a strict contract. He wins key heart tricks, cashes diamonds, and finesses spades to secure the hand. West counters with king high hearts and spades, but Hymes maintains control through precise leads and discards, ending with a successful sequence as diamonds and clubs are eliminated.

Hymes Queen of Hearts South West East

University Theater Play The Milky Way Returns Tonight

The Milky Way comedy returns at University Theatre in Ewing Hall Auditorium at 8 p m for the fourth night of a four day run. Director Lyman Partridge leads Dale Engle James Dyas Marguerite Miller Irving Lifshutz and Paul Newman in the cast. Toni Rini is replaced by June Lewis for tonight and Friday shows. Swim suits for 1943 appear in two or more contrasting colors.

University Theatre Ewing Hall Auditorium Lyman Partridge Dale Engle James Dyas Marguerite Miller Irving Lifshutz Paul Newman Toni Rini Mac June Lewis

Athens women donate 9375 pairs of hosiery for war effort

Mrs Thelma Moran reports a large stock of silk and nylon hosiery collected in Athens since the campaign began. About 9375 pairs have been turned in by local women with 625 pounds shipped to war factories for powder bags and parachutes.

Thelma Moran Athens

Marriage Announcement for Betty Woodgerd and Rev Guy Sayre

Betty Woodgerd and Rev Guy Sayre are wed in Gallipolis on April 28. The couple, both Racine High School graduates, now reside in Racine as Mr and Mrs Sayre. National Swim Week runs June 21 to 26.

Lloyd Woodgerd Athens Betty Guy Sayre Roy Sayre Racine Gallipolis Sayre Racine High School

Also Mentioned on This Page

Page WCTU American Institute of Launder Ins Fort Arrid John Phillips Phillips Jane Hendricks Little Rock Arkansas Sgt. Phillips W. R. Phillips Amesville Camp Robinson Ark Curtis W. Janssen Alpha Delta Chapter Kappa Kappa Psi Peach Ridge Alabama Corp Camp Rucker Carsey Southwest Pacific Camp Beale Calif Jennie Roberson Add Pierre Zanesville Phoebe Bess Bethesda Hospital Bess Ray Pinnick East Fultonham Murray City Robert Perry Ruth Jerseyville Frank S. Perry R. E. Douglas Rose Howard Swindell Pratts Fork United States Katherirle South Court Street Athens, Ohio Catalina California Stars of Hollywood Athens Messenger Ohio Smiths Dorothy Smith S. C Westside P.T.A West Side Athens Grange Athens Grange Hall W. E. A. Officers Club Clyde Littler Stewart St Joe King Central Ave. Methodist Church Alicia Hart Miss Eldridge Jewelry W. B. Drake Jeweler Ohio U Seersucker Children's Toys N. Court St Gillilans Jewelry Store Court St McKenney Val West Pass East Pass University Theater Betty Woodgerd Lydia Pinkham Quick's Cut Rate Union Street Mother Dorothy Grey Lucien le Long Paberge Logan Cornell Charles of the Ritz Kayser
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