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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1942
Page
9
Straitsville notes from Sept 16 report weekly church activities and social visits. Local residents attend events in New Lexington and Logan while several families plan moves and job changes. Neighborhood updates include schooling, military furloughs, and a planned bowling alley opening in the Red Men’s Hall.
Gallipolis reports that the Rev J Edward Hakes pastor of First Baptist Church will speak at the county WCTU convention Thursday afternoon in that church. His topic is A Greater Enemy Than Hitler. Reports will be received from unions across the county.
A lively yet unsettled forecast for the day cites disruptive planetary influences and potential losses. It warns that elders and authorities may not provide reliable guidance, advising prudence in speculation and litigation. a child born then may be clever but indecisive.
Life in the kitchen grows serious with colorful work hours and aprons touted as spirit lifters. An advertisement invites readers to order Applique Apron Pattern No 5437 from Anne Cabot with a Fall and Winter Album offering sewing, knitting, and gift ideas.
Thrifty mothers are offered Pattern 4177 in teen sizes 10 12 14 and 16 with inside pocket option. Jacket and skirt require 2 14 yards of 54 inch fabric and cost 16 cents. Pattern book ads announce fall and winter styles plus salvage specials and bridal wear from The Athens Messenger Pattern Department.
Radio highlights list stations and networks including Red Blue Columbia Mutual KDKA WABC WLW WMAQ WGN WOR WSM WTAM WHIO. The list shows show times 6:15 to 10:00 with programs like Amos n Andy Fred Waring Glenn Miller Eddie Cantor Bing Crosby and Death Valley Days across Blue Mutual and Columbia networks.
The notice names applicants including J. L. Hilsheimer aged 21 and Eva Henderson 22 from Huntington, Joseph E. Burch 25 and Florence Moffitt 21 from Gallipolis, James C. Fields 21 and Juanita Workman 21 from Elkview, War John Sellers 34 and Mayme Powell 31 from Racine, and Howard V. Adkins 24 with Virginia Morgan 18 from Ona West Virginia.
A note on the spider crab known for its enormous leg span reaching about ten feet. The creature is highlighted in a feature about unusual sea life and reveals its remarkable size among marine species.
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