Working-Wage Beauty: Powder Free at Dallas Aircraft Plant
Female workers in Dallas sub assembly and rivet teams prioritize makeup bases, lip and eye brightness, and hand care with creams and olive oil. They wash and brush hair regularly, wear short Veronica Lake style cuts, and keep nails polished to prevent grime while building planes during wartime.
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Oilers
Dallas
Texas
Ticky Poynor
Margaret Cook
Georgia Krodell
Venita Anderson
Liela Combs
Ena May Montgomery
Mildred Maurer
Elsie Faye Allen
Ofter
Mary Lou Thompson
Veronica Lake
Ohio U sorority pledges announced for fall 1942
Ohio University sororities reveal pledges for the first semester in 1942. Lists include ALPHA GAMMA DELTA ALPHA XI DELTA CHI OMEGA ZETA TAU ALPHA PI BETA PHI PHI SIGMA SIGMA and numerous named members across campuses in Athens Cincinnati Cleveland and other cities.
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Ohio University
Marian Barnhill
Youngstown
Yvonne Brown
Cleveland
Jacquelyn Croker
Barbara Danford
Athens
Martha Eckis
Canton
Dorothy Gauley
Dayton
Ruth Gentry
Beth Greene
Olmsted Falls
Polly Griggs
Mitchell
S. Dak
Marie Henkey
West View
Elaine Hess
Florence Hoffman
Aliquippa
Ruth Hykes
Anna Matters
Wanda Mizer
Coshocton
Doris Morgan
Elsie Lou Rowles
Elizabeth Shafer
Nelsonville
Jacky Scott
Elyria
Bette Smith
St. Albany
W. Va
Jeanne Soule
Fairmont
Norma van Tilbury
Ashland
PHI MU
Elizabeth Bule
Mt. Vernon
Virginia Drum
Millburn
N. J
Zeta Tau Alpha
Athens County Council on Childhood Education Meets on Nutrition Programs
The Athens County Council on Childhood Education will meet Wednesday at 7 30 p m at East Side School to discuss Nutrition Programs in Athens County Schools. Mrs Marie Quick leads a panel including Dr B B Buckley and Agnes Eisen among others.
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Athens County Council For Childhood Education
East Side School
Athens County
Marie Quick
B. B. Buckley
Zigafoos
Agnes Eisen
Viola Nelson
Myrta Ashworth
McBee Rollerskating Club
Locust Heights Park
Sig
Community club notices and church events
Local groups schedule Thursday gatherings in church basements and homes. The Altar and Rosary Society hosts a members only chili supper at St. Paul’s Church at eight. Other meetings include Daughters of Union Veterans at the American Legion Home at 7:30 p.m. Pi Beta Phi alumnae at 6:00 p.m. House of Mrs. H. G. Stalder hosts Pi Beta Phi. Martolff Sunday School class marks 33rd anniversary at 7:30 p.m. UCD Club meets at 2:30 p.m. Oct 8 with Mrs. Isaac Ash. FOE Auxiliary meets at Eagles Hall at 8 p.m. Class Six of Church of God gathers at Hillcrest Inn at 7:30 p.m. Officers to be elected. each lady brings a pie.
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The
Altar and Rosary Society of
St. Paul's Church
Daughters of Union Veterans
American Legion
Pi Beta Phi
H. G. Stalder
N. College St
U. C. D. Club
Isaac Ash
Sunnyside Drive
F.O. E
Eagles Hall
Church of God
Wayne France
Hillcrest Inn
Ward Belmont pledges anti pan social club members
Ward Belmont School Nashville announces Miss Martha Cottingham and Miss Carolina Hopkins pledge to Anti-Pan social club. Sigma Phi Gamma sorority met at Hotel Athens. War Bond of 25 dollars won by Mrs. Jessie Sharp. Other bonds and War Saving Stamps planned. Several local residents noted visiting relatives and events. Flight cadet Van Dyke assigned to Randolph Field. Daughters of U S Daughters chapter to celebrate 15th anniversary. Progressive Class meets at Richland Avenue Methodist Church with devotions and entertainment planned.
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Ward Belmont School
Nashville, Tenn
Martha Cottingham
Carolina Hopkins
Ward Belmont
Sigma Phi Gamma
International
Hotel Athens
Jessie Sharp
Glouster
John H. van Dyke
San Antonio
Randolph Field
van Dyke
U. S. Infantry
R. M. van Dyke
Race St
Corp
William D. van Dyke
India
George Dresher
Hamilton Oldfield
Ohio University
Athens High School
Richland Avenue Methodist Church
Edith Shaver
Nora Worster
Carrie Burson
Federation Statement On Price Ceilings Cooperation
Mrs. R. J. Studer president of the City Federation said the federation is not sponsoring an investigation of ceiling prices. She stated the group is cooperating with the local rationing board as requested by the Office of Price Administration to recruit club women to help check ceiling price conditions nationwide.
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City Federation
R. J. Studer
Office of Price Administration
Club Women of America
Esther Class Meets At Swan Home
Thirty members and guests gathered Monday evening at the home of Mrs. T. L. Swan 27 N Lancaster St. Devotions by Mrs. C R Cline on Spiritual Housecleaning. Mrs. R D Graham presided. A N Johnson named chairman for the year. Mrs. William Williams reviewed Windswept by Mary Ellen Chase. Guests included Mrs. Frank Donaldson and others. Next meeting with Mrs. D A Bardin.
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Esther
T. L. Swan
N. Lancaster St
C. R. Cline
R. D. Graham
A. N. Johnson
William Williams
Mary Ellen Chase
Frank Donaldson
Luchia Bennett
Mildred Bradford
W. J. Davidson
J. W. Sands
D. A. Bardin
Home Economics Club Elects New Officers at Athens High
New officers named for the Athens High School Home Economics Club are President Ruth Hannah Schuler Vice President Ada Beal Secretary Treasurer Betty Low Reporter Mary Eslocker and Program and Entertainment Chairman Shirley Seaman. Members present at the first meeting include Ada Beal Betty Gaston Ruth Beveridge Irene Gloeckner and others. The next meeting is set for the second Tuesday in October at Miss Schuler’s home.
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Home Economics Club of Athens High School
Ruth Hannah Schuler
Ada Beal
Betty Low
Mary Eslocker
Shirley Seaman
Betty Gaston
Ruth Beveridge
Irene Gloeckner
Alice Vercoe
Betty Bobo
Margie Browning
Mary Ashworth
Infant Timmy's Tuesday Birthday Bath Rituals
A parent describes weekly baby care routines centered on Timmy's Tuesday birthday. They detail scalp care for cradle cap, nose cleaning with oil and cotton, ear care, face washing with city water, nail trimming, and a weekly weighing to monitor growth, all framed as cheerful rituals.
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Timothy
Tim
Timmy
Sound Proof Interrogation Rooms In Greenwich Village Hideaway
In a Greenwich Village cellar secret service head Charles Spencer interrogates Carolyn Brixton about her attempts to join foreign espionage captors through her college roommate Marion Morton. Tension rises as Dicky and Madge observe, hinting at a planned future confrontation with the mysterious collegiate gangster.
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Greenwich Village
Charles Spencer
Secret Service
Carolyn Brixton
Marion Morton
Spencer
Madge Graham
Whitlock
Madge
Carolyn
Dicky
Scout Heads Meet at Girl Scout Leaders Association
The first meeting of the Girl Scout Leaders Association was held Monday night at the new scout rooms in the Junior High School. Leaders from the Scout Council and service council attended and discussed scouting methods, year plans, and community service ideas. The October national activity is buying one defense stamp per scout. Albany Garden Club will meet at Mrs. Frank Stevens home Friday Oct 9 with Mrs. Mila Sisson leading the program.
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Girl Scout Leaders Association
Scout Council
Service Council
Girl Scouts
Albany Garden Club
Albany Community Garden Club
Frank Stevens
Mila Sisson
Noodles with bean soup urged as nutrious no meat meal
Mrs F E Scott of Athens shares a dumpling method and a bean soup recipe serving four. Her note contrasts Southern biscuit dough dumplings with her mother’s biscuit strips dropped into broth. She mentions rising grocery prices and a coffee substitute made from dried figs and wheat.
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F. E. Scott
Athens
W. A. Cameron
Sayre Study Circle Meeting at Mrs Steele’s Home
The Sayre Study Circle met at 59 North High Street Tuesday afternoon under club president Mrs. R. J. Studer. Mrs. C. E. Fortner read a paper from the Book of Ber tia Harding on Brazil’s three Braganza monarchs of the 19th century. The president appointed Mrs. W. W. Wiggins and Mrs. E. J. Michael to attend the City Federation’s next meeting. Mrs. A. E. Wagner reported on the Federation’s last session.
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Sayre
Mamie Steele
N. High St
R. J. Studer
C. E. Fortner
Bertia Harding
Brazil
W. W. Wiggins
E. J. Michael
City Federation
A. E. Wagner
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Lessie
Lessie Rogers
Ohio U
Alpha Gamma Delta
Patricia Atzell
Cincinnati
Martha Caskey
Helen Davis
Wadsworth
Estelle Hogrefe
Ambridge
Anna Belle Houck
Mildred Irons
Joyce Myers
Phyllis Ruhland
Bellevue
Janeth Winter
Kenton
Phyllis Rogan
Sidney
Ruth Wright
Pauline Zeroff
Euclid
Alpha XI Delta
Mary Banks
Marysville
Mary Benner
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Martha Essman
Mellston
Marie Garrett
Rocky River
Betty Griswold
Joanne Hammerstrand
Edith Hill
Danville
Kay Bernard
East Liverpool
Barbara Ann Knaus
Lakewood
Mary Laudenslage
Sandusky
Virginia Nanes
Alliance
Hilda Phillips
Wooster
Thelma Rohrer
North Canton
Sylvia Schuler
Hallie Dee Smith
Lorain
CHI Omega
Marjory Ahlquist
Barbara Becker
Janet Brandle
Chillicothe
Lucille Carson
Hamilton
Marybelle Eck
Marion Densoard
Buffalo
Gloria Hall
Meriden
Conn
Louella la Follette
Georgia Metzger
Jean Muscetel
Shaker Heights
Martha Walsh
Helen Bailey
Clarksburg
Betty Bird
Isabelle Brown
Marjorie Browning
Joanne Fox
Akron
Joan Galbreath
Columbus
Ruth Ann Grover
Hattie Lu Grhnes
Catherine Hennesy
Middleport
Shirley Hopkins
Mary Jane Howe
Peggy Johnston
Gene Kissner
Rachel Lenhart
Huntington
Bettie Lee McCaskill
Jane Maccombbs
Marilyn Mills
Betty Jean Murphy
Helen O’brien
Decatur
Patty Paddock
Martha Pergrin
Ginny Sands
Troy
Virginia Stansbury
Corine van Dane
Chagrin Falls
June Wallace
Charleston
Betty Welter
Bristol, Va
Alpha Delta PI
Marian Abram
Shawnee
Ella Baumiller
Hartford
Barbara Chapman
Geneva
Norma Hildebrand
Charlotte Hoyt
East Orange
Frankie Pride
New York City
Delores Shaveyco
Jane Todd
Willoughby
PHI Sigma Sigma
Gwendolyn Abel
Lake Huntington
Betty Barril
Jewell Bannoff
Helen Blausheil
Rose Dumas
Evelyn Edelbaum
Betty Finesilver
Mildred Frankle
Jersey City
Shirley Goldfarb
Babette Levin
Betty Milhendler
Lynn
Mass
Carol Schostrind
Alood
Ooo Martolff
First Methodist Church
SU Suva
Hili
Athens Ice & Storage Co
Soft Water Dept
Red Cross
Dolores Boudinot
Letha Keirns
Wright Field
Clifford Boudinot
Edgar Keirns
Amesville
Virginia Shafer
David W. Jones
Fred C., Shafer
Richland Ave
Shafer
Reba Shafer
Chicago
OPA
Tom Harley
Frank Smith
Women's Republican Club of Ohio
Deshler-Wallick
Burlington
William Grimm
Grimm
Roscoe Turner
Indianapolis
Vermont
Northwestern Airlines
Racine
U. S
Rebecca Morris McKee
Swan Home
Efasler
Baby
Itu Satuteon
Miss Whitlock
Richard
Ronald
Weirhampton
Dalemont
Brixtons
Underwood
Graham
Emme
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Taxen
Finnigan
Southern Ohio Electric Company
M.B.R
Mrs. Steele
Icks VapoRus
Rae LY
HINDS
KOTEX
Lies
Bill
Whitmans
McKee Drug Co
McKee’s
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