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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1943

Page

6

Officers Installed by B P W in Candlelit Ceremony

Miss Rowena G Sprout was installed as president of the Business and Professional Women's Club for the coming year in a candlelight service led by former president Miss Geraldine Hope. Jo Garvin became vice president, Lucile Duffee treasurer, and Helen Hull secretary. The program featured musical numbers by Ethel Beekman and violin solos by Virginia Segale, with auxiliary member Gladys Brooks of the WAAC attending and sharing insights on the WAAC. Frances Hatch, supervisor at the Miami Resident Center, is visiting Frost and Athens.

Cline Geraldine Hope Business and Professional Women's Club Rowena G. Sprout Oursaw Jo Garvin Lucile Duffee Helen Hull Ethel Beekman Luella Clifton Virginia Segale Ohio University Bernice McLeod Gladys Brooks WAAC Brooks Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Frances Hatch Miami Patterson and Wrightfield Henry A. Hatch Frost Athens

Edna Way Wins Wolfe Memorial Art Prize in Columbus

Edna Way won the Robert F Wolfe Memorial Award for watercolors at the Columbus Art League 38th annual exhibit for her painting I Went for a Walk in the Woods. The $50 prize accompanies praise from art critic Richard A Mohr who calls the work bold and a potential wallpaper motif. Way also shows Near Bar Harbor Maine and Cliff Dwellers.

Edna Way Robert F. Wolfe Columbus Art League Richard A. Mohr Columbus Miss Way Wolfe Bar Harbor Maine John Rood Mr. Mohr Rood Isabelle Columbus Museum of Fine Arts

Colonist Daughters Meet Monday at Fort Gower Chapter

Fort Gower chapter of the Daughter of American Colonists met Monday afternoon at 71 1 2 West Washington Street. Regent Mrs. John Cross presided and reported a donation of 14 dollars to the USO. Members took part in the miscellaneous program before a pink tulip centered refreshment table. The next meeting is scheduled for the second Monday in September.

Fort Gower Daughter of American Colonists W. Washington St John Cross USO

Faculty Wives Club Picnic Planned at College Street Venue

Annual Faculty Wives Club picnic moved to Faculty Women's Club at 8S College St on Wednesday May 12 at 5 p.m. due to uncertain weather. Guests over the weekend included Set. and Mrs. F. W. McGrath and Juanita McGrath at 441 E. State St. McGrath on ten day Army furlough in Memphis.

Faculty Wives Club Faculty Women’s Club College St George Starcher Northwood Drive Willard McGrath F. W. McGrath Juanita McGrath Faculty Women's Club

War workers cut off long hair for safe short wave

In a defense era trend, workers adopt short wave hairstyles for safety. Audrey Long notes ease of maintenance and fit with work attire as War Manpower Commission promotes time saving, safety driven fashion in plants and civilian life.

Audrey Long Commission Audrey War Manpower Commission

McKenney on Bridge Discusses Honor Play and Finesse

The article explains a bridge hand where opening lead ideas vie among experts. It details a common queen finesse against spades and notes East covers the queen, allowing the contract to succeed. A brief notice then states the Daughters of 1812 meeting was postponed from May 12 to June at Mrs. H. L. Atkinson's home.

North West East Dummy the Daughters of 1812 H. L. Atkinson

Tuesday club calendar listings and village notices

Tuesday meetings include Needle Club at 35 Franklin Ave with Mrs. W A Reading and Progressive Literary Club at 99 Franklin Ave led by Mrs. Ralph Woods. Circle Nine meets at the Faculty Women's Club with Miss Irene Hand as host. Several other groups plan programs and social events through May including a movie night, pot luck dinner, and rummage sale. Community notices list furloughs and local visits.

Needle Club W. A. Reading Franklin Ave Progressive Ralph Woods Clyde Hines Red Cross Circle Nine First Methodist Church H. J. Hartman Faculty Women’s Club Irene Hand Oliver Wood Mexico Social Literary Club T. R. Biddle Park Place

Mind Your Manners Quiz Tea Etiquette Question

A vintage etiquette item asks five questions on polite behavior during war and social events. It prompts whether to thank callers, verify long distance numbers, limit wartime communications, avoid platitudes on seeing old friends, and whether to compliment children. It ends with two tea guest arrangement options.

Blond Hair Drives War Aid Cash Letters From Hair Donate

An OWI drive attracted parcels of hair from donors nationwide to support war production. Washington Institute of Technology received a supply for weather instruments, paying $1 an ounce in war bonds. Donors hailed hair as a patriotic contribution amid a strong public response.

OWI Washington Institute of Technology College Park

Pitfalls of Love Sequel Set in Espionage World

Madge Graham plots in New York with Charlies Spencer and Adams as Dixon reports Ruth Hayes’s movements. The plan shields Katharine and Jack at a Greenwich Village hideaway while Ruth’s espionage pursuers close in, with a dramatic knock at the door signaling a new twist.

Adams Dixon Katharine Jack Ruth Hayes Adam Madge Graham New York Lansfield Charlies Spencer Secret Service Spencer Madge Katharine Bickett Greenwich Village Ruth

Cheese and eggs as protein sources and recipes for welding meals

The passage promotes cheese and eggs as rich protein sources and offers two recipes. One mixes butter flour milk and seasonings with cheddar and rice then bakes until firm. The other makes a cheese sauce to pour over buttered toast with hard boiled eggs. It recommends vegetables and fruits to accompany cheese dishes.

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