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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1942

Page

6

Senior Ball Tonight Show Highlights Art Kassel Orchestra

Senior Ball in the Men's Gymnasium features Art Kassel and his orchestra with an informal show. Decorations include mortarboard motifs and decalcomania transfers as souvenir innovations for attendees. Mrs Joe Walburn and infant son Terry return home from Sh winning Arms Hospital after a hospital stay.

Art Nasil Art Kassel Kassel Delores Hell Belle Mit Bismark Chicago Mositian Joe Walburn Terry Union St Sheering Arms Hospital Wale Burn

Cless Class Buffet Supper Held at Mrs George Starcher Home

Cless Class held a buffet supper Thursday evening at the home of Mrs George Starcher Northwood Drive. The guest of honor was attractive with lighted candies and roses. Assisting hosts for the 30 present were Mrs EH Patrick, with guests including Mrs Cless Miss Leona Hughes and Miss Eleanor Timber.

George W. Starcher Cless George Starcher Northwood Drive EH Patrick Mra Cless Leona Hughes Eleanor Timber

Alpha Gamma Delta Seniors Visit At Copeland Home Dinner

Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae entertained ten Ohio University chapter seniors at a Thursday dinner at Sunny Acres North Hill, home of Mrs. W. F. Copeland. Assistant hostess Mrs. H. S. Siggley assisted. Red roses and white tapers adorned the table as seniors were initiated and given roses. Guests of honor included Barbara Bensen, Allee Howell, Nancy Bean, Marcella Vit, Betty Bates, Ruth Hopkins, Mildred Dean, Annabelle Weymaelier, Helen Pritchard, and Ruth Ormsby.

Alpha Gamma Delta Copeland Ohio University Sunny Acres North Hill W. F. Copeland H. S. Siigley Sorority Colo Barbara Bensen Allee Howell Nancy Bean Marcella Vit Betty Bates Ruth Hopkins Mildred Dean Annabelle Weymaelier Helen Pritchard Ruth Ormsby

Girl Scout Leaders Present Original Plays at Cook Program

Girl Scout leaders showcased original plays in a special Sa Senatenresinal program. Miss Betty Tuller, director, and Mrs Gil¢ ident attended as honored guests in a leadership event highlighting local talent and youth development.

Pen Fire Betty Tuller Wan m

Overtones Play Cast and Crew Shine in theater note

A theater report highlights the production of Overtones directed by Amelia with Helen Hitt and Alice Townsend in dual roles. Cast includes Nina Plotnikoff Dorothy Tompkins Kathyrn Stuckey Jacobs Martin Gobs Jamen Dyas Peter Run Mary Jacobs. Stage manager Alice F Ryan lighting by John Bulloch Dorothy Nothing Elizabeth Carr Dorothy Highfield Marilyn Reeley costumes by Elizabeth Carr Martin Cobin Betty Lou McConnaughay Doris Mayers. Also mentions Duke Jack Sigman Johnny Barbara Binns Duchess Martha Noecker Louise and Meg Miller with sound by John Metzger.

Ernest Junier Duke Duchen Louise Johnny Jack Sigman Barbara Binns Duchess Martha Noecker Meg ‘Miller John Metzger Helen Hitt Alice ‘Townsend l Alice Gerstenberg Nina Plotnikot l Dorothy Tompkins Amelia Kathryn Stuckey Jacobs Martin Gobs Jamen Dyas Peter Run Mary Jacobs Alice F. Ryan John Bulloch Dorothy Nothing Elizabeth Carr Dorothy Highfield Marilyn Reeley Martin Cobin Betty Lou McConnaughey Doris Mayers

Washington Social Exchange mirrors dancer shortage in capital

In Washington, a shortage of eligible girls for the city’s Social Exchange and escort agencies is noted. Miss Fay Thompson explains most women come from small towns and are shy, leaving the capital with fewer potential matches. One bona fide request has appeared in years, and buyers commonly balk at the price, revealing a curious market for organized introductions amid the lonely hearts.

Washington Fay ‘Thompson Miss Thompson Exis Fay Thompson Dakota Gles

Bathing Suits In Revue Tonight At Theater

1870 style show tracing bathing suit evolution from full cover to streamlined designs will be modeled by Athens young women and students at Katharine Fitz Style Show at Mt Schines Athena Theater. Also notes visitors at the Whaley home and a Waterloo High School class event.

Harold Whaley N. Congress St Bill Bratton Henderson Bratton Whaleys Also C. Bratton New Marshfield

Wartime Rationing Life in Athens Woman's Memoir

A fragment from a May issue of Bulletins from Brit Athens recounts wartime rationing among six women, detailing pink and yellow ration books, monthly calendars, and daily struggles to obtain jam bread and marmalade. The narrator notes a captain’s Sunday returns, children’s needs, and shared stores at Roots and the local grocer.

Don Gulls Fly Brit Athens Uis Euseroia War Office Lord Woolton

Pitfalls of Love and a Gangster Plot Thwarted

A narrator liaises with allies to aid a wounded gang, vowing arrival readiness by two o'clock as trusted figures discuss medical aid and a fragile mission. The scene shows plotting, tension, and a thwarted plot against a family member amid a tense highway setting.

Gus Sinda Tao Fat

A Sequel to Marriage Meddlers by Adele Garrison

A fragment from a serialized tale shows Twink and Irene Ter de’eke en route to a continuation of a plot. Characters discuss keeping someone asleep and silent about the journey while planning the next scene, with narration hinting at further developments tomorrow.

Sy Adele Garrison Jack

Chauncey Captain Hickman Home On Furlough

Captain J W Hickman returned from Fort Benning Georgia for a seven day furlough to visit his wife Mrs Lauretia Field Hickman and children Martha and Bill They were in Chauncey the week visiting his mother and sister Goldie Fetter and Florence Pelder

Chauncey J. W. Hickman Fort Benning Lauretia Field Hickman Martha Bill Gueets Hiseman Golde Fetter Florence Pelder

Arvilla Van Dyke Hosts Circle Meeting and Club News

Arvilla Van Dyke hosted the Circle Nine meeting at her home with Mrs HE Benz presiding. Mrs Bert Moser spoke, a recent bride received a gift, and a quilt by Mrs Black was given to a mission home. The group spent time quilting. Busy Bee 4-H Club plans a hayride at Mechanicsburg School, weather permitting. Chauncey family notes Pvt Charlie E. Sowards completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood and moved to Hamilton Field California.

Arse Aemor Dist Mist Arvilla Mr. McKay Circle Mechanicsburg White Cross J. A. Walsh Route Five Athens White Cros Hospital

Time Out for War: Young Couples Face Future with Hope

A column urged middle aged readers to stop pitying the youth facing wartime disruption. It portrays a confident couple planning marriage, college, internships, and service, trusting in a shared future despite uncertain times and sacrifices ahead. The piece highlights resilience and optimistic resolve among young people.

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Kassels In the Logan Gallaher S. Court St Date Bureau Lonely Hearts Dr. Twitchell Madge Duwall Twitchell Lunderstand Branchman The Mutual Home and Savings Association E. Washington St Hegeee Arvilla van Dyke Broughton Gallipolis RaFoouann Cpe Tonite Gloria ‘Warren Los Coast Guard Winslow of Navy Fuzzy Knight Nell O'Day
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