This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
12
A 1940s profile notes actress Natalie Schafer warns against lavish social habits draining vitality. She cites parties, weekend visits, talk tests with neighbors, taxi chats, and clerks purchases as drains. To conserve energy she retreats before performances, rests, and avoids unnecessary social contact.
An advertisement promotes Q-99 with vitamin B-1 as a mild laxative gastric tonic and kidney diuretic. It claims to ease constipation, gas, and related pains, and urges readers to buy at Quick's Cut Rate Drug Store with price details for sizes and mail order add-ons.
A Cincinnati tip for B and O streamliner ends in a cab ride with the engineer. The column lists Homecoming visitors including Jackie and Bill Brown of Gallipolis and parents. It also notes GI veteran housing stories and a nursery Halloween party at the First Christian Church with refreshments.
Announcement of the marriage between Laverna Kern of Chillicothe and Edward E. Blair of Weston West Virginia. The ceremony was held August 30 at the First Methodist Church in Athens with Rev. Donald Allen officiating. Blair is a Navy veteran now working with his father in Weston. Kern is a graduate and former secretary to the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Ohio University.
Mrs. Fred Carpenter welcomed the Nabby Lee Ames Chapter with Miss Mildred Charter presiding. After devotional by Mrs. Miles E. Hoon the chapter voted a contribution to the Camp and Hospital Council for Christmas stockings for disabled soldiers at Chillicothe Veterans Hospital. Miss Mary Williams and Mrs. C. M. Ferguson led a fifty five year DAR program. refreshments followed hosted by Mrs. Carpenter and others.
Thirteen women were named queen candidates for the first Homecoming celebration since 1942. The list includes Ruth Hare Independent's Association Ruth Hubbard Lindley Hall Scotty Sinclair Pi Beta Phi Bonnie McCartney Chi Omega Pete Clark Alpha Xi Delta Pat Kehoe Zeta Tau Alpha Anna Meyer Alpha Gamma Delta Marjorie Walsh Alpha Delta Pi Mary Elizabeth Calkins Phil Gladys Greenblatt Phi Sigma Sigma Pat Kassing Howard Hall Hilda Rhoads Boyd Hall Janet Hayes OHU.
Mr and Mrs R W Talbot of New Matamoras arrive Thursday to spend the week with Mrs Talbots parents Mr and Mrs Vern Vorhes at 42 Race St They come for the Southeastern Ohio Education Association meeting and Ohio University Homecoming This weekend Ohio University alumnus Mr Talbot is a teacher in New Matamoras schools Mrs L H Bingman 262 E State St returned Tuesday from Columbus where she stayed with her son Mr Robert H Bingman They were joined by Mr Char[les] Eperle of Summers Music Columbus for an organ recital at a Marietta church and an organ program at the Lafayette Hotel Sunday night They returned to Athens Monday and Mrs Bingman went back to Columbus with them Baby Beasley Born Saturday Oct 19 in York Pa Carl Huntington Beasley III son of Mr and Mrs Carl H Beasley Jr The baby's grandparents are Mr and Mrs Carl Beasley Sr Willow Brook Farm York Pa
A fashion note warns that elaborate accessories dominate outfits and can hide personal style. It urges restraint in hats and decorations to ensure the face remains the focal point. The piece also lists local club notices for Deborah Class and Daughters of 1312 meetings with times and host addresses.
Ohio University dormitory tradition noted on Freshman Day in Boyd Hall. Fifty one freshmen endured chores for upperclassmen, cleaning rooms, dusting, washing, and performing tasks while upperclassmen set rules and the freshmen endured playful dares and songs.
Mrs. A R Ely marked her 90th birthday at 167 N Lancaster St Columbus with visitors including Ida Allison Nora Ewing of Athens Fern Bryan Mabel Bussard and daughters Joan and June and William Peoples of Columbus. Nieces Fern Bryan and Mabel Bussard attended as well.
The Ohio University French clubs will ship two monthly boxes of used clothing and food to needy French families and a Norman boy who survived a German concentration camp. Contributions of warm clothing and black dresses are requested at 48 University Terrace by Nov 10. Also updates on Pfc Jack Stewart arriving in Yokohama, Japan, as a typist with the Quartermaster Corps.
Central School Parent-Teacher Association hosts a Halloween party for parents and families Tuesday October 29 from seven to eight thirty at the school building. Children should wear original costumes. Entertainment and music precede refreshments. Miss Villa Tippie of 200 Elmwood Place is recovering after a goiter operation at University Hospital Columbus. She may be reached at Room B-115.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.