Competition will be keen as army industry lure men
Washington reports a looming defense labor shift as college enrollments rise for women while men depart for camps and defense jobs. Selective Service, occupational exemptions, and wage incentives push girls into higher education. high schools expand vocational and technical courses amid broader health and citizenship programs.
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Washington
National Defense
Congress
Selective Service
Jelly making woes and a doctor's odd cure
A reader recalls jelly that didn’t jell after a too-early boil and warns against quick paraffin sealing as foam may rise. She cites a doctor’s advice urging a strenuous middle of the night kitchen scrub to tire the body into sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Columbus
Athenians Return From Long Vacation Trips
Athens residents report on extensive post summer travel. Prof. C. E. Cooper and wife finished a 9 650 mile auto trailer trip across the west including Glacier National Park and the Oregon Coast. They noted Interstate border checks and gasoline price variations during the journey.
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C. E. Cooper
Columbia Ave
Moorehead
Minn
Cooper
State Teachers College
West
Detroit Lakes
Glacier National Park
Spokane
Wash
Yakima
Grand Coulee Dam
Portland
Ore
Oregon Coast
San Francisco
Calif
Salt Lake City
Yellowstone National Park
Nebraska
Canadian
Community Notices for Athens Local Groups
The Athens White Shrine meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Odd Fellows Hall with a 6 30 p m potluck dinner. The Landscape Gardening Class meets tonight at 6 30 p m in the Junior High School Building taught by Paul E Brown with Ross Wright as guest speaker. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union meets Wednesday at 2 p m in the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Odd Fellows Hall
Oor
Paul E. Brown
Ross Wright
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Methodist Church
Hidden explosive soap tale entwines romance and science
In a melodramatic romance set in wartime and postwar years, Kay and Joe uncover Tim Donovan and Hans Stadt's guarded past. Stadt explains Wondrosoap as a safe explosive stored in cans, designed for delayed detonation, with covert fabrication and a plan to avoid government scrutiny.
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Joe
Hans Stadt
Mr. Stadt
Kay
Hans
Dad
Benton
Katie
Automobile Company
America
Germany
Frieda
Amer
Ica
Tim Donovan
Mr. Benton
Stadt
Tim
Mr. Flynn
Mike
Pitfalls of Love and a Sleepless Night
A narrator and Mary debate suspects connected to Marion’s disappearance. Redfield’s double and a train lookalike are explored as possible links to a dangerous mystery. The expectant father’s imminent arrival stirs tense urgency as plans form to confront the unknown.
Marriage Meddlers Sequel Unfolds at Hotel Lansfield
Madge Graham pursues Marion Morton’s fate amid foreign agents as her niece Mary links Stephen Redfield to Marion’s captors. A double and a ganglord surface in a web of clues while Madge and her circle prepare to act with a black notebook in hand.
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Lansfield
Madge Graham
Marion Morton
Madge
Mary
Stephen Redfield
Marion
Redfield
Mr. Veritzen
Philip Veritzen
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Franklin Ave
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Morris Ave
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Route One
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Fought
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P. J. Huffman
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Carl Cooper
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Richard Mayville
Bernard ‘Mayville
Flint
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Reba van Dyke
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Vinton
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Clarence Pilarski
Dick Burdette
Detroit
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Stratton
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Youngstown
Jordan
Ohio University
Clyde Hines
May Ave
George Hines
Uhrichsville
H. M. Stinson
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Corbon
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N. Congress St
Stickney
Fred Foster
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Washington Court House
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Cuyahoga Falls
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Joan Woolley
Whithoffs
Tessa Woolley
Marietta
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Stimson Ave
James P. Cumley
Carlos Mingus
Richland Ave
Lewis Lehman
Gladwin
W. R. Hails
Akron
Harold Seiler
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Mathew Erble
Canton
Austin Harbarger
Palmer St
Martha Knowlton
Margaret Donaldson
Fred Moorehead
Roy
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Phyllis
Evelyn Joe
Paul Creamer
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Elmwood Place
Coumbus
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Ooo
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Maplewood Drive
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Strouds Run
Route Three
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Lorain
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Cleveland
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Shirley
Lancaster
Ernest Conant
Ernie, Jr
Route Four
Ellis Covert
Deanville
Shirley Cavanaugh
Betty
Marie
Helen Cavanaugh
Dominican School For Girls
D. J. Cavanaugh
Andrew Cavanaugh
Betty Cavanaugh
S. Congress St
Ruby Diehl
W. State St
A. F. Antle
State St
Lenora George
Antle
Clarence Haines
White Cross Hospital
Canal Winchester
Stanley E. Jeffrey
Central Avenue Methodist Church
Charles F. Klein
J. W. Kelley
Nelle Jo Klein
Cecil Rose
Larry Herron
F. R. Beasley Auto Sales Company
Williamsport
Hill's
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Jack
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Father
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Adele Garrison
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S. Court St
Caine
Athens, Ohio
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Greer Garson
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ArHenn
Errol Flynn
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