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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1945
Page
6
Athens reads like a homecoming page as residents welcome relatives and friends for Thanksgiving. Local households list guests from Cleveland Toronto Roanoke and beyond, with many families gathering at State Street and nearby addresses for festive meals and stories.
New York fashion writer Rosellen Callahan notes Thanksgiving will be a festive homecoming after the war. Designers present banner bright colors and elaborate accessories to dress mothers wives and sisters of servicemen for the family feast.
Alicia Hart outlines simple routines to slim the waist with gentle exercises for beginners and longer routines for later. She warns against overdoing it and notes fashion trends predicting longer skirts and softer silhouettes this season. Columbus visitors and holiday plans are listed amid fashion notes and home entertainments.
Mr and Mrs Richard McKinstry Northwood host their Thanksgiving guests their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Robert N Whittenberger of Columbus Mrs Whittenberger former Barbera Dea McKinstry recent Athens pride Mr Whittenberger is studying medicine at Ohio State University
Shocking figures show divorce suits nearly equal to marriages in 1945 across 30 large cities with many filed by servicemen. A Navy chaplain complains of prostitution in Japan and wartime temptations, urging an adult, realistic view of marriages disrupted by war to preserve family life and give marriages a chance to recover after peacetime normalcy resumes.
The article advises conserving clothes during ongoing shortages by sewing on buttons mending rips before washing and soaking white shirts and shorts in warm soapy water. It warns against soaking colored fabrics and recommends gentle brushing for stubborn dirt and using bluing flakes to brighten whites. It also covers rinsing and careful line drying to avoid fabric strain.
Step by step holiday stuffing using cereal flakes onion apple prunes or apricots and egg. Prepare stuffing mix then clean and dress bird fill cavity close openings and secure with skewers before baking in a moderate oven.
Jewelry cleanup day is a pre holiday must. Clean diamonds and costume pieces with special jewel cleansers and a soft brush. String pieces on thin cord, immerse in cleanser, rinse, and dry to restore brightness for holiday events.
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