President and Mrs James Host Lindley Hall Reception
About 350 attend Sunday afternoon reception in Lindley Hall lounge and dining room hosted by President and Mrs. Herman G. James. Palms and candles decorate the rooms. Faculty and staff assist with serving while Mrs James, sidelined by a sprained ankle, does not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley Hall
Herman G. James
Embree R. Rose
J. M. Churchill
Lawrence W. Lange
Earl C. Seigfred
Margaret Wilson
Harriet White
Jane Werden
Anna Marie Kellner
Sybil Gilmore
Gertrude Pritchard
Beatrice Peoples
Mary K. Daum
Eunice Snyder
Katherine Philson
Jane Caton
Betty Jonetson
Mary Antoinette
Alice Lagerstrom
Sarah Jones
Erma Poole
Sarah Thompson
Ava Smith
Peggy Guilds
Edna Grace Leslie
Edna Walters
Virginia Wilson
Mary Perry
Bertha Vickers
Betty Simpkins
Mary Chapman
Mary Alice Wagner
James
Columbus
Local Personal Notices Highlight Service Members and Guests
Lieut. and Mrs. Andrew C. Nelson of Logan West Virginia and Mrs. C J Herrly of Niagara Falls are guests of Mrs. Andrew Nelson. Nelson recently graduated from Officer Candidate School at Duke University and is assigned to Rosecrans Field Missouri. Cecil Cox of the U S Air Corps returns from Atlantic City with his wife Hingses wife is stationed at St Charles Hotel. William Runyon and L G Hayes visited Cincinnati with relatives Carl Conrad family. E L Bingman son Bernard L Bingman arrives in San Diego Marine Corps after defense work in Cleveland. Captain John W Stewart Camp Perry spent weekend with Mrs Stewart Jack Atkinson. Mary Jeanne Williams Whitworth College freshman visited New Orleans on tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew C. Nelson
Logan
W. Va
C. J. Herrly
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Andrew Nelson
Nelson
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Rosecrans Field
St. Joseph
Cecil Cox
Richland Ave
Atlantic City
Corp. Cecil Cox
U. S. Air Corps
Corp. Cox
St. Charles Hotel
William Runyon
Stimson Ave
Cincinnati
Runyon
Carl Conrad
E. L. Bingman
Athens
Bernard L. Bingman
San Diego
Calif
Bingman
U. S. Marine Corps
Cleveland
John W. Stewart
Camp Perry
Athens Woman Creates Coffee Substitute From Bran and Molasses
A local Athens woman shares a kitchen experiment yielding a coffee substitute. The recipe uses warm water egg molasses and bran baked slowly to aroma then steeped briefly for a drink resembling real coffee. In Athens shortages scarce coffee daily rationing and banana crowds appear.
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Athens
Community groups plan Monday meetings around town
Esther Class of the Christian Church meets Monday at 7 30 p m hosted by Mrs T L Swan 27 N Lancaster St with Mrs Fred Stauffer leading Circle Three of Central Avenue Methodist Church gathers Monday at 7 30 p m at Mrs Joyce Hewitt 55 Central Ave Alpha Delta Pi Auxiliary meets Monday at 7 30 p m with Mrs George A Banks 96 Franklin Ave bring sales tax stamps Girl Scout leaders meet Monday at 7 30 p m in Central School scout rooms
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther
The
Christian Church
T. L. Swan
N. Lancaster St
Fred Stauffer
Circle Three
Central Avenue
Joyce Hewitt
Central Ave
Alpha Delta Pi
George A. Banks
Franklin Ave
Central School
First Christian Church
O. L. Hoisington
Eastwood
J. Homer Caskey
Tuesday club meets with professor on postwar world
The Tuesday Tuesday Club hosts Prof and Mrs Fran Dilley at Columbia Ave with Dr W S Gamertsfelder as speaker on Some Major Problems of the Post War World. The Sayre Study Circle shifts to 2 pm at 59 N High St with Mrs Mamie Steele and program leader Mrs C E Fortney. Proceeds include local church study circles and a pollock dinner at 6:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fran Dilley
Columbia Ave
W. S. Gamertsfelder
Sayre
Mamie Steele
N. High St
W. H. Jewett
C. E. Fortney
Sweater Washing Tips and New Wool Form
Article advises washing wool sweaters with warm water mild suds and careful handling to avoid shrinking. Recommends drying away from heat and using a sweater form, noting a warp resistant wooden model adjustable to sizes 30 to 38 and 34 to 42. Also mentions Mr and Mrs Frank Dean visiting Point Pleasant with grandchildren Judy and Jimmy.
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Nation
Factory Girls Embrace New Workwear Designs in War Factories
Hollywood reports tailored durable outfits for women in factories. Designs show double-stitched seams, washday durability, and material choices like heavy denims and cambray. Jumpers and trousers feature practical details to avoid machinery hazards as women enter industrial labor for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
America
California
Maria Montez
Wife of Middle Aged Soldier Embraces New Life
An article advises a wife to avoid envy as her husband enters service again. It suggests she relocate from the familiar town, seek work in a city, and build new friendships while he serves, gaining independence and personal growth beyond traditional duties.
Athens High Girl Reserve Drives Membership Campaign
The Girl Reserve chapter at Athens High begins its annual membership drive on Wednesday October 7. New members purchase color ribbons to show active status red for sophomores blue for juniors and white for seniors. Proceeds support war work with ribbons sold in the senior high school halls. Committee leaders are Lois Dixon Lois Shields and Dea McKinstry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High Girl Reserves
Lois Dixon
Lois Shields
Dea McKinstry
Slacks Evolve From Casual to Evening and Recreation Wear
Pre war style baggy slacks with ankle flaps are nearly cut. New slacks save fabric and slim the figure with a trimmer design. They appear in dinner and recreation clothes more often now. Do not wear slacks all day just because they exist.
Pitfalls of Love: Carolyn Faces Interrogation in Greenwich Hideout
Carolyn Brixton is brought to Charles Spencer’s hidden Greenwich Village base where secret service tension peaks during a tense interrogation. Spencer probes why she aided foreign spies as her pleas crumble under his stern questioning and a masked game of truth begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Brixton
Greenwich Village
Charles Spencer
Secret Service
Spencer
Madge Graham
Madge
Dicky
Whitlock
Carolyn
Merion Morton
Timmy Hall Sees Doctor Monthly for Healthy Growth
Nine week old Timothy Hall weighs thirteen pounds and shows normal development. The doctor conducts a full head to toe check including skull, ears, mouth, lungs, heart, and spine. Timmy cries at the end, a sign of normal behavior, and the mother is advised to continue regular feeding, sun exposure, and monthly checkups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timmy
Timothy Hall
Tim Hale
Timothy
Tim
Big Boy
Golad
Macaroni as a Low-Cost Main Dish Idea
A recipe section suggests macaroni with cheese as a cheap dinner main. It lists ingredients for macaroni fried bites and a potato hot pot with tomatoes and onions, detailing steps for cooking, breading, and frying.
Tomorrow's Menu Breakfast to Dinner Plan
The menu lists breakfast with stewed apricots mixed cereal nut muffins coffee and milk. Lunch includes potato hot pot enriched rolls baked apples tea and coffee. Dinner offers tomato juice macaroni cutlets buttered carrots eight minute cabbage orange tapioca pudding coffee and milk.
Parkersburg Hospital Update and Logan Visit Notes
In Parkersburg Mrs. Queenie Fulton of Athens is recovering in St. Joseph's Hospital Parkersburg room 408. Miss Anna Marie Davis of 116 Mill Street was weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. E G Weaver near Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg Hospital
Queenie Fulton
Athens
St. Joseph's Hospital
Parkersburg
Anna Marie Davis
Mill St
E. G Weaver
Logan
Midway Battle Films Shown At Athena Tuesday and Wednesday
The Navy released John Ford directed Midway Battle film to be shown at Schine's Athena Theater Tuesday and Wednesday under the War Activities Committee. Prints provided by Technicolor. Donald Crisp Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell contribute commentary. The film showcases American valor and the Battle of Midway with close ups of pilots and ships. A note mentions a Malabar birth custom of planting five coconut trees.
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Battle of Midway
John Ford
U.S.N.R
Navy
Athena Theater
War Activities Committee
Twentieth Century-Fox
U. S. Navy Department
Lowell Mellett
Motion Picture Division
New York
Midway
Grratest Sea
Donald Crisp
Henry Fonda
Jane Darwell
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L. G. Hayes
Dayton
Stella Pendergrass
E. T. Hayes
State St
Central Ave. Methodist Church
C. B. Chandler
Brown Ave
Hobson Study Circle
Clarence Wyckoff
Maplewood Drive
Order of White Shrine
Odd Fellows Hall
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Frank Dean
Second St
Point Pleasant
Franklin Dean
Judy and
Jimmy
Moonway
By Dee Lowrance
Cambray
Aircraft Factory
Ruth Millet
Adele Garrison
Marion
Cajoler
Theodore Hall
Mrs. Theodore Hall
Spartases A
Midway Battle
Athena
Malabar
India
Keatherirle
South Court Streetthens
Ohio
Levine
Larry Levine
Eagle Squadron
Se Yaa
Colonial Finance CO
Berry Hotel
Marjorie Mann
Zasu Pitts
Aline Macmahon
Lee Bowman
Virginia Grey
Guy Kibbee
Susan Peters
Tonite
Hoppy
Arabia
Brad King
Andy Clyde
Lone Wolf
Apie Sale Ownage
Warre
N William
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