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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1944

Page

41

Engagement of Nancy Blackwell to Charles Stack announced

Cleveland couple Mr and Mrs Arthur L Blackwell announce the betrothal of their daughter Nancy Jane to Charles Sprague Stack son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Stack. Nancy attended Ohio Wesleyan University and is a Delta Gamma. Charles Stack attended Ohio University before Navy enlistment. Flowers Can Fight feature notes how flowers aided resistance in occupied Europe with coded messages and morale value.

Mancy Blackwell Charles Stack Arthur L. Blackwell Cleveland Nancy Jane Charles Sprague Stack Charles E. Stack S. Congress Miss Blackwell Ohio Wesleyan University Delta Gamma Sorority Ohio University Stack Navy

Turban and gloves from same cloth in these two dresses

New York fashion feature shows sweater outfits using turban and gloves cut from sale belt of special weave jersey. Norman Norell promotes an all-in-one theme with sweater dresses, jacquards, and bold color combos while matching turbans and gloves to the upper half for a cohesive look.

Epsie Kinard New York Norman Norell

Survey Shows Women Will Keep Jobs in War Aftermath

A Northwestern National Life Insurance poll finds 71.3 percent of women in war industries plan to stay in work after the war, a potential postwar labor shift. Yet many factors could alter this, including pay equity, family pressures, and social changes like childcare and schooling, challenging planners.

Ruth Elle Northwestern National Life Insurance Co Dea

Ohio Nurses On Duty in South Pacific

Ohio nurses and dietitians serving overseas in the South Pacific endure heat and insects while delivering medical care on four jungle islands. Lt. Helen J. Gillson of Edison and five others from Ohio describe learning to improvise, gain practical experience, and support the war effort. Capt. Verna L. Huge leads as chief nurse in the Fiji Islands.

Suemd South Pacific Buckeye Gillison Margaret Ann Whalen Cincinnati Jeanne A. Poste Columbus Dietician Gibson States Guadalcanal Whalen New Hebrides Postle New Caledonia Verna L. Huge Cleveland

Mrs D B Green Elected Head of Methodist WSCS

Mrs D B Green elected president of the WSCS at First Methodist Church meeting. Officers include Edith McBee, Anna Williams, Nelle Pickering, and others. District plans include Oct 31 Missionary Institute in Lancaster and a week of prayer starting Oct 50.

Ecw Socee Wollegim Macinaughton WSCS First Methodist Church Wesleyan Foundation Ruth Ann Grover Fruth Cottman N.S. Welk Spiritual Life D. Bi. Green Edith McBee Anna Williams F.C. Schilling Minn Fry Nelle Pick Ring Spiritual’ Life Mee P. J. Huffman Dorothy Will 2 Paul Cotton Public Kinsel Morris Ave AE. Wagner S. Weik Flowers W. B. Calc Lawrence Jane Lee Laughlin Wolfe St J.D. Haskins Mex i. G Vinnie van Dyke Stith Margaret Ong Bess McCune Blanche McCune Bessie ~ Hayes Mae Townsend Grace Brill Teanette Robinson Cook "van Dyke Norman > Lowery Faye Nott

Club Calendar Wednesday Meetings for Alpha Gamma Delta and POE

Alpha Gamma Delta Alumnae meet Wednesday at 5 30 p m at Mrs Clark E Williams 63 Elmwood Place Pythian Sisters gather at 7 30 p m in the OOF Hall POE to meet Wednesday Oct 25 with Mrs Wade Burk Columbia Ave

Alpha Gamma Delta Clark E. Willams Elmwood Place Pythian Sisters POE Wade Burk Columbia Ave

Ames Bern Junior Carnival Friday Night Nov 3 1926

The annual Ames Bern High School junior carnival will be held in the High School Auditorium on Friday November 3. Music instructor Mrs FE Heft will present a short operetta in connection with crowning the carnival queen. A new feature this year is Not-so-hot amboree with Robert Mesehher in the lead, supported by Adrian Jago David Thompson and Jim Dishong. Miss Woolley is advisor for the junior class. Attending funeral services for James Carlos Hanson of Athens County Wednesday at Shawnee with trial in New Lexington. Davis Betty Les jr and Mrs Floyd Bennett and others attend.

Ames-Bern Ames-Bern High School C. FE. Heft Robert Mesehher Adrian Jago David Thompson Jim Dishong Miss Woolley James Carlos Hanson Athens County Shawnee New Lexington Davis Betty Les Jr Floyd Bennett Howard North Edna Walls Esether Pinkerton Hoyt Lara Hanson William Hanson W. Hanson George Holdcratt

Victory Program for the Church Ohio Crusade Event

The Victory Program for the Church's Ohio Crusade will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Methodist Church with the County Ministerial Association directing the 2 30 p m afternoon program In 70 Ohio counties the Ohio Council of Churches arranges speakers Rev W T Packer of Marietta Rev A R Whimore of Reynoldsburg and Rev Samuel B Maier of Orrville will speak Mrs H Kellogg presides at the evening task with Prof A R Kresge at the organ Mrs Grace Martin directs mass Scripture reading by Mrs France and opening prayer by Mise Addis Special music by Mrs Cooper and Mrs Russell Ushers listed including Mrs Charles Tribe and others Offertory prayer by Mrs C R Cline Encouragement to church men and women to attend the meeting

Ohio Crusade For Methodist Church County Ministerial Association Ohio Ohio Council of Churches H. Kellogg A. R. Kresge Grace Martin

Mrs Max Lent of Alabama Visits Parents on Route 4

Mrs Max Lent of Alabama visits her parents Mr and Mrs John Glass in Athens Route 4 from Anniston. Her husband Staff Sergeant Max Lent, stationed at Fort McClellan Alabama, joins after three weeks of maneuvers in Alabama mountains. He served with the Rainbow Division and was transferred after a parade at Camp Gruber Oklahoma. They plan a Florida trip in November at the end of his furlough.

Max Lent Anniston Alm John Glass Athens Btaff LRTC Fort McClellan Ala Lent Alabama 42Nd Rainbow Division Camp Gruber Okla Florida

Lynne Engler Sets Hat Matching Mascara Trend

Glamour models first to adopt the look as Lynne Engler, the John Powers beauty, applies purple mascara to coordinate with a purple feathered hat. Madam Aziza, Parisian eye cosmetician, hand makes ten shade varieties of mascara and eyeshadow to glamorize sparklers.

Madam Aziza Lynne Engler John Powers Lynne

One Woman to Another Onion Slicing Pipe Myth Relish Recipe

A humorous Athens note cites a professional man claiming smoking a pipe prevents tears while slicing onions for a mango relish recipe. The article shares the method, ingredients, and cooking steps, then mentions a Progressive Class Halloween party at the White home noting no mask requirement.

Athens Bridget

Clothing Drive Aims Aid For Greek Needy From Athens Ohio

Athens In Ohio helps Athens in REPUBLICAN BROADCAST calls on citizens of Athens County to donate clothes, shoes and blankets for Greece. Miss Anna Pearl McVay notes winter hardship arrives as gifts must be shipped by Oct 31 to C M Ferguson home 9 Church St. The drive ties to a Republican broadcast on Precinct Day October 26 with Gov Bricker Mayor James Stewart Sen Taft and others on WLW WTAM WBNS WHIZ.

Athens County Greece Anna Pearl McVay C. M Ferguson Church St Athens Ohio John W. Bricker James Stewart Robert Taft Hotel Berry WLW WTAM WBNS WHIZ

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