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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1942
Page
6
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Phi Mu Sorority held its annual spring formal at the Athens Country Club on Saturday night with Rex Koons and his orchestra playing from 8:00 to 12:00. The event honored three graduating seniors and featured clown-themed decor and red blue and yellow programs.
Miss Rosalie Shafer will marry Benton Miller. Mrs D A Bardin hosted a Wednesday evening shower at her home for 15 guests with bell shaped cake centerpieces and ice cream bells bearing the couple names.
Athens County Teachers Association Finance Committee members Ebba Wahlstrom F M Guthrie and E G Clifton went to Columbus to discuss delayed salary payments with E Ben Keller and Dr B A Stevens. They reviewed questionnaire results to be presented to the Codification Commission with a hearing set May 28 in the Capitol committee room.
Cincinnati couple Mr and Mrs Harold Blacker visited Mrs Blackers parents Dr and Mrs J T Merwin as Margery Blacker returned home with them. Many relatives from Columbus Cannelton and Athens visited over the weekend, including Sgt Jeff A Larch fresh from Fort Benning, and Hunter Beverage a Logan High graduate.
Delta Delta chapter honored three graduating Phi Mu seniors Virginia Farden Pauline Church and Virginia Glover at a chapter house breakfast Sunday. Pink sweet pea and baby's breath centerpieces matched the sorority colors as Nan Whipple and Patricia Malcolm led songs and the seniors received chapter gifts.
Sans Souci hosts a roller skating party tonight at 7 p m at the Rollercade. Tickets are available from members or at the door for the event.
Frances Virginia Helsel, daughter of Mr and Mrs Neil B Helsel of 81 Second Street, announces her engagement to Evan E Williams, son of the late Mr and Mrs E F Williams of Glouster. Helsel is a 1941 Athens High School graduate and Ohio University Fine Arts student. Williams is a 1938 Zaleski High School graduate and works for Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. The wedding is planned for June.
A magazine advises mothers forty and over to favor subtle tones over bold shades. It suggests rose hues to restore a youthful glow and recommends careful application to avoid a heavy, theatrical look.
Athens Grange hosts a quarterly birthday party May 25 with a pot luck at 7 p m at Athens Grange Hall Group Two of the First Christian Church meets May 25 at 7 30 p m at Washington St Regular meeting and annual event of Group Six Christian Church at 6 p m with a potluck dinner Bom Review meets at 1 50 p m in the L O O A Legion Auxiliary holds a called meeting Tuesday at 7 p m to arrange wreaths for Memorial Day Signed Mrs Clara Goodrich president
The Third Grade Post Office at The Plains conducts its final War Savings Stamp sale for the school year on Wednesday May 27. Students from the grades run the selling and registrar roles with Wanda Lovesy Virginia Cochran and Virginia Hughs leading this week. The year’s goal was 300 dollars and sales to date total 298.60, a figure likely to be surpassed.
Geneva Humphreys of Meigs County promotes low sugar canning for fruits. She notes many fruits can be canned with half the recipe sugar or less, and honey or corn syrup can substitute for sweetness. Methods include crushed fruits for sauces and sliced fruits with juice drawn out, plus light syrups and non sugar options for juicier or drier fruits.
Ruth Millett reflects on an imagined letter to a son in service advising calm, steady family contact. The piece endorses a thoughtful note over anger and nagging, citing James Lee Ellenwood’s book It Runs in the Family as guidance for parents missing weekly letters.
A tense chapter describes a planned escape in New York with Professor Diswell involved in a dangerous plot. The narrator guides a covert operation using a Chinese restaurant and basement to hold blindfolded captives as gangsters are moved toward a secret hideout.
Madge Graham returns to Greenwich Village after a New England expedition with her father Charles Spen Secret Service team and six prisoners. They navigate a hidden basement passage from the three story apartment into a secret hideaway as they plan the next step. The scene ends with plans to pay the New England party for their city stay.
An Athens woman melts a bar of chocolate with a cup of peanuts to satisfy her family's sugar craving. Albany Methdist Church 70 WSC S will hold an all day meeting and quitting Thursday May 28 at the church. Program and business meet at 2 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring lunches.
A class of 14 will graduate from Greens Run High School at tonight's commencement in the high school auditorium beginning at eight. Dr. H. T. Houf will deliver the address. Miss Carrie Smith serves as high school principal. Baccalaureate services were held Sunday at Greens Run Church of Christ with the pastor delivering the sermon.
A guest receives increasing honors from a South African Boer housewife as more sugar is added to his coffee. The custom links sweetness to higher esteem, reflecting a traditional gesture of hospitality.
The Bishop Class of Central Ave Methodist Church held a Thursday meeting with Mrs. Ethel Yoho presiding. New officers elected include Martha Romine as president Zoa Beebe as vice president Velta Autle as secretary Cynthia Harvey as treasurer and a flower committee with Ara Scott and Leonora George.
Mr and Mrs Carl Wiseman hosted a reunion dinner at 135 Mill Street in Athens. All children and grandchildren attended except Seaman First Class Roger Wiseman stationed at a submarine base in New London Connecticut. Attendants included John Wiseman and daughter Patty of Lancaster Fred O Neil and sons Danny and Terry of Columbus William Burns and son Billy Gerald and Carl Jr Wiseman and Miss Betty Faulkner.
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