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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1943

Page

7

Sunset Garden Club elects officers and plans garden projects

Mrs Owen Kennedy was re elected president at the Sunset Garden Club meeting in Athens Township School. Officers include Mrs P A Langston vice president and Mrs Eleanor Laziman secretary treasurer. Garden plans cover a victory garden on Reading farm near the Y and roadside beautification on Richland Ave. A garden clinic was led by Mrs H T Gier and the next meeting is June 15 with a July summer picnic. Pvt Harold Lonas returned to Camp Crowder after a ten day furlough at Athens Route Three home of his sister, with brothers Elmer and Armor Lonas in service.

Owen Kennedy Sunset Garden Club Athens Township P. A. Langston Eleanor Laziman Roy Dupler Reading Farm Pomeroy Road Richland Ave H. T. Gier Harold Lonas William Lonas Camp

National Council Women Executive Committee Meet in New York

Mrs. Evelyn Luchs travels to New York City on Tuesday for meetings of the Executive Committee of the National Council of Church Women. The brief item notes her attendance and the committee gathering.

Evelyn Luchs New York City The National Council of Church Women

Personalities and Fashion Notes Include Wartime Vacations

Personal ads urge body-conscious fashion with guidance on swimsuits and dresses as Evelyn Keyes stars in Officers' Candidate School. Notices report Dr and Mrs Hess mourning a 75-year-old father in Hayden Indiana and Lloyd Scott’s solo flight at Ryan Field. Also covered are a birthday dinner for C F Wade Sr and nurses attending the Ohio State Nurses Convention with WW II era notes on care of children and war influence.

Ohio State Nurses Columbus Lucille C. Scott Marjorie T. Bennett Carolyn Pico Esta Lahugh Valencia Procke Lillian DeLissa Gypsy Hill Training College London England Great Britain

One Woman to Another One Woman to Another

Community notice reports Mrs. McGraner overrun with old magazines dumped for soldiers on troop trains. She asks for up to date 1943 magazines only and warns readers not to use her address as a dumping ground. Also notes local dinner guests and Sgt Wilbur Perkins home on furlough from Camp Van Doren.

McGraner W. Union St

This Little Girl's Dutch Apron From a Worn Sheet

Reading an inventory of household goods during wartime, a salvaged worn sheet yields a practical apron and collar set for a girl. The pattern fits 2 to 6 year olds, with options for a button-on style or criss-cross sailor collar.

Wives Stay Put in Homes While Husbands Serve Abroad

War wives keep their homes as husbands serve overseas and many feel the effort is worthwhile. They face loneliness and sole responsibility for children and house upkeep but value continuity, security, and staying in familiar surroundings. Those who stay report higher contentment than those who relocate.

Club Calendar Highlights May Meetings and Dinners

Wednesday events include Pocahontas Lodge and Rebekah Lodge meetings with guest options for May birthdays and anniversaries. Thursday offers Athens Grange Ride A Wee Sewing Club pot luck and church group teas. Friday features Priscilla Needle Club luncheon. many hosts listed with times and addresses.

Mind Your Manners Mind Your Manners

A humor feature asks readers to judge social gaffes at a visit and dining table. It notes questions on warmth of a home, rationing talk, requesting extra coffee, taking coffee on trips, and cookies, with suggested answers. It also mentions visiting friends at night after their baby sleeps and highlights Carlsbad Caverns as a tourist note.

Three Day Meat Loaf Meal Plan

A meat loaf recipe uses beef veal salt pork and wholewheat bread with egg, served with a tomato sauce. The dish spans three days: fresh, cold sliced the next day, and reheated with fried tomatoes. Refrigerate firmly in the cold compartment and cook promptly after removal.

Richland Ate Church Meeting Scheduled for Friday

W.S.C.S. of the Richland Ate Church will meet Friday May 21 at 8 p m at the church. Mrs Nora Wooster and her circle of young folks will lead devotions and opening exercises. Mrs Lazi man will review a chapter in the study book. Pro duction will be more than doubled for civilian can openers.

W.S.C.S The Richland Ate Church Nora Wooster Laziman

Marriage Meddlers In The Hotel Lansfield Plot

Katharine Bickett and Madge Graham map a covert plan to divert Ruth Hayes and force a meeting with Mary Veritzen as Noel is summoned to join the scheme. Charles Spencer approves a visit to Mary to keep tensions from spilling, while Stephen Redfield interrupts with a quiet request before the continuation tomorrow.

Madge Katharine Mary Ruth Hayes Noel Katherine Katharine Bickett Lansfield Madge Graham Charles Spencer Secret Service Mary Veritzen Philip Veritzen Steve Redfield Redfield Spencer Steve Mary’s Stephen Redfield

Woman Shines in World Bridge Championship Field

The world championship Masters individual tournament lists a woman high on the board as Mrs J E Folline of Richmond VA finished third. Earlier, Richmond’s Dr Arthur Salasky also took third last year with six women among 36 competitors. The women participants include Mrs Benjamin M Golder of Philadelphia 10th Mrs A M Sobel New York 21st Mrs Olive Peterson Philadelphia 23rd Miss Ruth Sherman New York 25th and Mrs Doris Fuller New York 30th.

J. E. Folline Richmond Arthur Salasky Benjamin M. Golder Philadelphia A. M. Sobel New York Olive Peterson Ruth Sherman Doris Fuller

Mrs Folline Wins Fifth Club Squeeze Hand

In a bridge play, Mrs Folline gained an extra trick by opening, winning East’s king with the ace of spades, discarding on diamonds, and ruffing a diamond. She later ruffed a small diamond, captured the last trump, and then cashed clubs while East unsafely guarded the king of hearts to save the fifth club, leaving West squeezed.

East West Hearts Diamonds

Sun Delivers Minute of Energy Equal to a Year of Human Use

A concise science note explains that the sun emits in one minute more energy than humanity consumes in an entire year, highlighting solar power's immense scale and potential for future energy systems.

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