Local War Era Guests Gather For Labor Day Social
Military families and residents of Athens gather for Labor Day activities as Lieut. Norris Beasley and Lieut. Robert Mathews depart for training in chemical warfare and ordnance. The notices include visits from relatives, travels to Columbus and Philadelphia, births, and community events across Athens from Aug to Sept with multiple service members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Beasley
U. S. Medical Corps
Camp Atterbury
Columbus
Ind
Edgewood Arsenal
Edgewater
Arsenal
Beasley
F. J. Beasley
Grandview Heights
Suzanne
Athens
Franklin
Robert S. Mathews
Army Ordnance Plant
Aberdeen
Mathews
H. D. Mathews
Richland Ave
Deane Mathews
Philadelphia
F. &. Sturdevant
Don
Neil C. Mathews
Marjorie Beasley
Corp. Earl F. Mathews
Women Suffer Hot Flashes Seek Pinkham’s Remedy
Advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief of hot flashes dizziness nervousness and irregularities during middle age. It claims the remedy builds resistance and acts as a stomachic tonic with widespread reported benefits and mentions women in their 40s finding happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Watch Cotton Fashion Wave Makes Cotton a War Sentiment
New York fashion writers advise watch cotton as a boost to wartime wardrobe. Bright red powder puff jackets and coats with auto upholstery fabrics highlight cotton’s rising versatility. Designers tout cotton’s warmth, silk-like drape, and lighter weight when blended with wool, with garments ranging from denims and overalls to velveteen coats and reversible wraps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alaska
America
Past Chiefs elect new officers at Friday session
The Past Chiefs group met Friday night at The Plains hosted by Mrs Thelma Linscott and Mrs Clara Wallace. Margaret McHarg presided in the president’s absence as officers were elected including Ruth Smith president and Verna Marquis secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Linscott
Clara Wallace
Plains
Margaret McHarg
Ruth Smith
Verna Marquis
Gracia Pratt
Garnet Engh
Margaret MecHarg
Pitfalls of Love in a New York Hotel Lansfield Suite
Madge Graham persuades Noel Veritzen that Mary must continue dinner dates with Steve Redfield to keep his espionage links hidden while government operatives plot Steve's removal. The narrator urges patience as Mary awaits her father Phil's final go-ahead for a broader revelation and possible showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel
Mary
Redfield
Oliva
Madge Graham
Noel Veritzen
Lansfield
New York City
Steve Redfield
Steve
Marion Morton
Madge
Expa
Papa Phil
Olivia
Nita Ewing Wed in Counter Coaxers Sunday Ceremony
Announcement of the marriage of Nita Ewing to Roland R. Emig. The double ring ceremony was held at the Ewing home on Sunday, Sept. 6 at 11 45 a.m. with immediate family present and a dinner at Hotel Berry. The couple left for a short trip to Niagara Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Ewing
Maplewood Drive
Nita Ewing
Roland R. Emig
F. W. Emig
Newcomerstown
Ewing
Berry
Emig
Niagara Falls
Separation Adds Problem To Marriages In Wartime
Ruth Meillett argues wartime separation tests marriage, urging couples to forge new rules. She notes distance and uneven experiences strain roles, especially for wives bearing heavy domestic duties, and urges faith, future planning, and moral commitment to endure.
Missionary Letter Highlights Osaka Teacher Imprisonment
The September gathering of Alexander Presbyterian Church Women’s Association discussed sending sheets and pillow cases to Presbyterian Hospital in San Juan Puerto Rico and planting shrubs around the church. A letter from Lizzie McVay Gillilan described ten missionaries returning from hardship in Japan and China aboard the S S Gripsholm, including Miss Alice Grube who was imprisoned in Osaka from December to April and read the Bible four times. Ambassador Grew accompanied the group. Mrs Howard Ayler spoke on landscape gardening for church architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Association of
Alexander Presbyterian Church
Arthur Stuart
Presbyterian Hospital
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Lizzie McVay Gillilan
S. S. Gripsholm
New York
Club Calendar and Local Meeting Notices
W E A Review meets Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the L O F Hall. Child Conservation League gathering at Mrs Ray Barnhart’s home 76 E Mulberry St at 7 30 p m with Mrs Fred Mc Coy leading and Dr Grace Steiniger speaker. Athens Needle Club hosts Mrs James Day on Morris Avenue Wednesday at 2 p m. Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary will skip September and meets second Tuesday in October. First Christian Church Woman’s Council holds Thursday at 2 p m. C0 Uc D Club meets at Mrs C L Jordan’s 146 Crosvenor St Thursday at 2 p m. Daughters of Union Veterans gather Thursday at 7 39 p m in American Legion Home. initiation pending. Group Five of the Women’s Council Christian Church meets Friday at 7 30 p m with Mrs W W Lee 36 Grosvenor St. Mrs L B McCune leads. East Gulf West Virginia visitors Mrs W F Clark and daughter Kitty with FE M Freeman at New Marshfield. They dined with Mr and Mrs John West Albany and Mr and Mrs Delbert Pearse at McArthur and elsewhere.
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Child Conservation League
Hame
Ray Barnhart
E. Mulberry St
Fred McCoy
Grace Steiniger
Athens Needle Club
James Day
Morris Ave.nue
Alpha Xi Delta Auxiliary
Woman's Council of the First Christian Church
P. B. Sidders
Uc. D. Club
C. L. Jordan
Crosvenor St
Daughters of Union Veterans
American Legion
Women's Council, Christian Church
W. W. Lee
Grosvenor St
L. B McCune
W. F. Clark
Kitty
Willis Gilmore
Clarkie
Ronnie
East Gulf
W. Va
FE. M. Freeman
New Marshfield
Freeman
John West
Albany
Delbert Pearse
McArthur
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