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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1946
Page
8
Athens community groups meet midweek with talks on Benjamin Franklin educational projects and Christmas bazaars. Programs include Pythian Sisters at LOOF Hall, Needle Club luncheon, Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae, Ride-a-Wee Club, and WSCS circle charitable gift plans for Methodist Homes.
A bright red wool evening dress by McMullen features a fitted tucked bodice and travels well for Patrice Munsell the 21 year old star of Sunday Family Hour. She adds a wide gold belt for formal occasions.
Chi Omega Alumnae Club held a Tuesday meeting at 265 State Street with sixteen members. Mrs William H Herbert reviewed Chi Omega history. A social hour followed with refreshments. CMC and Sans Souci plan a joint meeting at 7 p.m. at Jackie Deem’s home 2 W Carpenter St for junior members only.
Mr and Mrs Charles Rardin travel to Spencer W Va after the sudden death of Mrs Ella Lowe age 73 who died of apoplexy. Mrs Lowe’s husband Robert C Lowe died in 1937. Also listed are Cadet Richard Silvas visiting his mother Mrs Betty Stone Athens and Mr and Mrs D E Marquis wintering in Fort Myers Florida each year. Mrs Eileen Cooper visits family in Athens Armistice Day with C S Moore White Hall and Oscar Ben Fulton travel to Columbus to meet Ben Fulton returning from New York City.
WOUB student staffed station details program scripts deadlines and faculty advisers Professor Vincent Jukes and Professor D B Green. Staff includes Bob Mager station manager Johnny Metzger program director Roseanne Talley traffic manager and others. WOUB broadcasts all home basketball games and offers varied programs with a station theme musical signature by Ernie Mariani and the Sad Sacks.
Chi Omega revived its pre war tradition with 150 couples at the White Carnation Winter Formal held Saturday night at Hotel Berry. Rex Koons and his orchestra played as the ballroom featured trellises and imitation carnations. Betty Ann Glenn chaired the event with a committee of five. Guests included numerous deans, professors, and their spouses plus all sorority and fraternity presidents and housemothers.
Alicia Hart outlines a simple hair rehabilitation plan after sun and salt exposure. The three steps are massage to stimulate the scalp, brushing with cream applied near the scalp, and a hot oil treatment the night before washing.
Anna Zenger is presented as America's first newspaperwoman and likely author of the New York Weekly Journal editorials. The novel credits her with leading press freedom against colonial government controls, detailing her role during John Peter Zenger's imprisonment and the paper's rise to influence.
Hemlock Grove Grange met with 62 members and one visitor. Officers elected include Master Ziba Midkiff Overseer Bernard Paulsen Lecturer Clarence Cummings Steward Avery Nelson and others. The Home Economics Committee sponsored a Radio Jamboree from Charleston at Grange Hall on November 9. A miscellaneous shower honored Mr and Mrs Norman Baxter returning from overseas.
Ft. Gower Chapter Daughters of American Colonists met at Hotel Berry and at Mrs Carpenters home for a noon luncheon and program on shrubbery. Delegates to state and national conventions were elected. Birth of Nancy May Lonas noted with family details and gifts.
A bus trip with 23 Ohio University coeds to Chillicothe Veterans Hospital ends in a gentle, reflective evening as the students entertain World War I and II veterans. The dance, music, and Red Cross guidance fostered mutual respect and quiet joy before departure.
A historic notice promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets from an Ohio doctor famed for treating constipation. It claims the vegetable tablets cleanse the bowels and stimulate bile, aiding digestion of fatty foods. Priced 15¢ and 30¢, sold in all drugstores.
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