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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1944

Page

6

Ohio University Band to Perform at Senior Day Convocation

The Ohio University band under Prof Curtis W Janssen will give a concert at the Senior Day Convocation in Memorial Auditorium Friday May 12 at 11 am. The program includes The Four Freedoms March Light Cavalry Overture and Alma Mater Ohio with a large list of named soloists and band members.

Ohio University Band Ohio University Curtis W. Janzsen Memorial Auditorium Frances Gaylor Patricia Post Helen Stanford Constance Clare Janssen Bacalossi Yoder Auditrium Barbara Ramsey Jeanne Seubert Mary Elizabeth Walker Marian Nathan Martha Eckis Carl Frische George Reed Norma Jean McCarley Ursula Green Gloria Alexander Lamar Springer Frances Alexander Martha Smith Lois Harshman Louise Thompson Clarion Peltoman Jean Potts Carl Witzler Shirley Barker Ruth Finkle Robert Bower Tirza Cochran David Dworkin Alyce High Richard Buntz Jack Wolfe Roger Webb Edith Mercer Mary Nicholson Worley Baughman Robert Hamilton Mary Kay Frost William Edelman Georgia Robins William Schwitzgebel Charles Long Roland Mender Bernadine Terrel Ralph Gabriel Agnes Krueck Theodore Allen Donald Stoker Mr. Gordon Kinney Trudy Larkin Martha Jean Holcker Joe Walburn Charles Buell Zenovia Pukey

Family dinner honors Lt. Virgil C. Ogg on leave

Entertained at 183 W Union St by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ogg for a Sunday family dinner honoring their son Lt. Virgil C. Ogg of the First Troop Carrier Command pilot instructor at Alliance Nebraska. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snow and family, Harold Ogg family, Mary Goodfellow family, Laura Mae Ogg, and others.

Charles Ogg Union St Virgil C. Ogg Charles Snow Harold Ogg Barbara Billy John Mary Goodfellow Charles Shirley Sharon Laura Mae Ogg Columbus First Troop Carrier Command Alliance Nebooo

Local Notices and Personal News Highlights

Mrs. William Earl Munslow living in Steubenville amid unclear survival after her husband’s death. Mr. and Mrs. Will Bobo visited Zanesville to see their son Mac, recently returned from Bethesda Hospital after April 17 surgery. he works for Anchor Hocking in Lancaster. Herbert H. Lowther returned to Camp Maxey Texas after ten-day furlough with his parents. Sgt Lawrence Thompson and family hosted by Earl Thompson and relatives. several others visit Mansfield. Mrs Anna Hahn of Trimble in Sheltering Arms Hospital for arthritis. improving. Mr and Mrs Charles Stack return from four months in Tucson and Nogales Mexico. Stack crossed border multiple times. Progressive Class of Richland Ave Methodist Church meets Friday 8 pm. Mona Carol McKinley born May 4 to Mr. and Mrs P B McKinley. Grandparents listed.

Will Bobo Maplewood Place Zanesville Mac Bobo Mac Bethesda Hospital Bobo Lancaster Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation Lawrence Thompson California Earl Thompson Plains Gilbert Hartman Ralph Hartman Mansfield Anna Hahn Trimble Charles Stack S. Congress St Tucson Arizona Stack Nogales Mexico U.s.-Mexico Gertrude Spence Richard Spence Donald Spence Camp Claiborne Eleanor Fay Athens Dorothy Baldy Rendville John Baldy Millfield Ida Belle Maxwell Columbus Claude Maxwell Herb Walker William Fail Patricia Fail Lucy Lamity Mike Lamity Fred Schroeder Belle W. Va Helen Klarenbeck Leona Eddy Mrs. Eddy Norma Woods Rita Walters Russell Brown Mary Brown Alice Brown Mae Rodgers Sam Tippett Larry Louise Finney Albert Wesney Trenton Michigan Otis Dunlap Louise Woods

Thimble Screwdriver Boosts Warplane Production

Hazel Porterfield, a Douglas Aircraft Santa Monica worker, devised a thimble screwdriver to hold metal pieces while balancing screws. The gadget won a plant suggestion award and is now widely used across the plant.

Hazel Porterfield Douglas Aircraft Company Santa Monica

Calendar of Club Events and Birth Announcement

Calendar items list several meetings on May 10 and May 11 across local clubs including Faculty Wives Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae Pythian Sisters FE O First Methodist Church and Women s Council. A birth is announced Joy Sue Bratton May 3 in Knoxville with mother Joy Wood Bratton. A rummage sale is planned at City Hall by Central Avenue Methodist Church classes.

Alpha Gamma Delta Harry Foster E. State St Amere Needle Club Carl’s Martzolff First Methodist Church Bill Bratton Clinton, Tenn Fort Sanders Hospital Knoxville Tenn Joy Sue Bratton Joy Wood Mineral Central Avenue Methodist Church City Hall Stanley Nida Dick Chandler

Love's Fair Horizon Sequel unfolds amid peril on Sax Harbor

Madge Graham and Major Hugh Grantland contend with a clash of spies and smugglers in a farmhouse siege. As four men posing as coastguards threaten Hugh, Madge and farm workers Jim and Katie execute a careful prisoner crowding plan while seeking an ally and tracking Junior.

Madge Graham Hugh Grantland Madge Sax Harbor Hugh Jim Katie Grantland The F.B.L

Dishwashing Efficiency and Health Safeguards

A practical guide outlines a routine to make dishwashing less tedious and healthier for the family. It emphasizes immediate cleanup after meals, organized dish piles, hot soapy water, and careful washing of glasses first, with pans last, plus regular water changes to prevent grease buildup and pests.

Corning Social Notes Honor Sgt Spence at Home Dinner

A dinner in honor of Sgt Donald Spence was hosted by Mr and Mrs Richard Spence Jr at their home. Attending were Mr and Mrs Richard Spence Sr Mrs Eleanor Faylater Barbara Spence the guest of honor and the Spence couple.

Miss Knowles Weds Lloyd E Stanley in Columbus

Miss Twila May Knowles and Cpl. Lloyd E. Stanley wed in Columbus on April 22. Rev. Klick officiated. Both graduates of Albany High School in 1942. Stanley, in Army Air Corps since March 1943, trained in Florida and served in Mississippi, Utah, Nebraska, and Colorado. reported for duty at Great Bend Kansas. Mrs. Stanley to join him at Great Bend after a stay with foster parents in Albany.

J. E. Humphrey Albany Mississippi Utah Nebraska Colorado Great Bend Kansas Stanley Cpl. Stanley

Relax by lying flat on floor to unwind

The article describes two fatigue relief methods. Method one: lie on a hard floor with towels, straighten the body to relieve tension. Method two: strip to underwear, lie on floor, curl into a ball, cover knees with arms, and rock gently like a cradle.

Eastern Star Dinner Near Athens at Masonic Temple

The Athens Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will host a dinner at the Masonic Temple on Monday May 15 at 6 p.m. Tickets can be reserved at Drakes Jewelry Store or with Mrs James Earich, requests due by May 11. A note corrects widow naming convention for Ms Mary Jones.

Athens Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Drakes Jewelry Store James Earich

Soldier Wife Must Not Have Dates

A wartime reader argues for loyalty among servicemen's wives. She acknowledges loneliness and lack of entertainment but insists the core question is whether marriage or social gratification matters more. She advocates staying faithful to hold marriages together until the war ends.

Heines Leaves for Great Lakes After 10 Day Furlough

Hemlock Grove notes Theo Heines departed Sunday for the Great Lakes region after a 10 day furlough spent with his wife and family. Leota Hawk returned home from Holzer Hospital on Friday. Local residents hosted and visited relatives across several Sunday gatherings and midweek visits including the Midkiff, Romine, and Euler families in Pomeroy Racine and around.

Hemlock Grove Theo Heines Great Lakes Leota Hawk Holzer Hospital Maywood Whaley Burlingham George Paulsen Ziba Midkiff Clarence Heaton Pomeroy Frank Clark Vickie Porter Midkiff Bert Romine Gene Kenneth Romine Wilbur Midkiff Vada Paulsen Pauline Thoma Bunker Hill Charley Romine Orville Romine Doyle Sargent Golda Henry Euler Racine Ralph Welker

Hemlock Social Notes

Mrs Jane Smith learns of her brother Bert Roberts s death in Corning. Mrs Charles Kehl reports her husband moved from Fort Thomas Kentucky to Sheppard Field Texas. Rosetta McCoy returns from Norfolk Virginia with her navy husband John. Anna Burgner and Alla Roberts visit Jane Smith. Ralph Linscott announces birth of baby boy Ralph Ray on May 5 with grandparents Ida Martell and Arza Linscott noted.

Shower for Bride-Elect at Hotel Berry

Miss Thelma Broadrick, bride-elect, was honored at a May 5 dinner shower at the Hotel Berry. Guests brought line, crystal, and silver gifts amid a pansy and lilies of the valley centerpiece. place cards and linen handkerchiefs marked each seat. Attendees included Miss Joanne Luckno and others. Recital announced for Wednesday features Adelene Ashton and Marjorie Stevens at Music Hall.

Claire White Anna Mary Locke Laverna Kern Thelma Broadrick Berry Joanne Luckno Elizabeth Norman Susan Blair Betty Gilham

Remarkable ERB HELP Promises Help for Stomach Ailments

An Athens woman who previously spit up acid liquid with meals reports relief after using ERB HELP. The ad claims immediate digestion improvements, no gas or headaches, and regular bowels, attributing the change to a compound of 12 herbs. Available at Athens Pharmacy, 7 N Court St.

Athens Athens Pharmacy N. Court St

Also Mentioned on This Page

BO Sfos Sans Souci M. Cc William Earl Munslow Nelle Alderman N. K. Alderman Steubenville Herbert H. Lowther Camp Maxey Texas Frank Lowther Guysville Route 2 Richland Ave., Methodist Church Baker Langston Laziman Miller P. B. McKinley Vallejo Calif Mona Carol P. H. McKinley E. D. Poffenberger Portsmouth Athens Ice & Storage Co Soft Water Dept Children’s Aid Society Jeanette Della Valla Vincent Petrocelli New York Faculty Wives Club L. C. Mitchell Fairview, Ave Faculty Women’s Club 1.C.C.F FE. O M. D. Hughes Strathmore Blvd H. F. Bright Chillicothe Women’s Council of the First Christian Church Joseph Maffet M. T. Vermillion Church Daughter of Union Veterans K. T. Crossen Post American Legion Adele Garrison Coast Guards Jerry Junior Charlie Kent Saaenemo Chamber Mary Beard American Red Cross Corning Social Notes Kathleen Kennedy Joseph P. Kennedy U. S Great Britain William John Robert Cavendish Marquess of of Miss Knowles Lloyd Stanley Alicia Hart Mary Jones John Jones Australia McKee Drug Co McKee’s Hemlock Lydia E. Pinkham Adelene Ashton Marjorie Stevens Music Hall Nee Many Ays Popeye Cartoon Hollywood Kay Frangis Gardle Landis Martha Raye MIT Mata Stars Stars Alice Faye Betty Grable Carmen Miranda Jimmy Dorsey & Orchestra George Jessel Pecan Caan Lulu Buffalo Bill TN Lab Ua Marietta Rardin Bros Athens, Chip
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