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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1936
Page
6
Dear Miss Dins notes that women should judge men by character, not looks, and argues that homely men often prove more faithful and comfortable husbands. It contrasts vanity and flirtation in handsome men with steadiness and domestic virtue in the homely type.
Eye wrinkles can result from eyestrain or neglect. See an eye doctor if glasses are needed and wear them promptly. Use rich cream around the eyes at night and protect skin with soft framing hair and attire.
Local CBS listings show Jimmy Farrell hosting Wilderness Road and Jack Armstrong with The Goldbergs. Bensy Venuta joins Parade of Yo, while Alexander Cor Renfrew and Myrt and Mar Musics perform. Toast features Kate Smith.
Ancient menu notes breakfast lunch and dinner options featuring fruit with meat. It describes planked hamburg steak with apricots, lamb chops with raisins, veal and raisin loaf, and beef roll with apricots, plus techniques to braise broil or border dishes with fruit.
Paris shows reveal strong demand for ostrich feathers in millinery and evening wear. Designers feature plumed caps and bands of ostrich trim, with necklaces using wilt word trim and curled ostrich strands for formal outfits.
The Athens Messenger Pattern Department offers pattern No 2681 for juniors size 11 to 17 with a red and blue crepe print dress and convertible standing collar. It includes instructions for green linen like cotton and white pique collar and cuffs, shows front buttoning and shoulder seam sleeves. Cost is fifteen cents for pattern and twenty five cents for book and pattern together, with order to 160 Fifth Ave New York.
The column warns of adverse planetary influences for Wednesday and advises caution and elder counsel. It notes a likely stormy year for those born under the day’s sign. In Covington, Ky a two month old boy, James E. Andress, died after becoming entangled in bed covers. coroner James P. Rife released the finding following investigation.
The article notes billions of buttons exist on American wardrobes with men boasting around 450 buttons and women often fewer. It explains quality cues for buttons including reinforced backs rounded hole edges and a sturdy bridge, and discusses the various materials buttons are made from, from wood to vegetable ivory and metals.
Nostalgic reminiscence recalls early Athens landmarks and events. References include John Robinson Show ad for electric light circa 1879 between Athens Lumber Co. and Connetts Green House, Pilcher's Planing Mill fire in 1876 near Cox Bros. on W Union St, New England division of Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad with passengers changing cars, A Day shoe jewelry store on N Court St owned by H H Haning, mysterious disappearance after a short closure, and stock boxes left behind before a quick cleanup as debts remained unpaid.
Two aging couples on a quiet street cope with neighborhood noise from children. Sarah grows increasingly distressed by skating, top spinners, and jacks on the couple's walk, while Polly recalls their own lively youth and urges patience. The piece ends noting the elderly crave peace and understand children need space elsewhere.
In a tense exchange, Dicky outlines a plan to deploy his father's men and a trooper guard to the farmhouse while arranging a covert warning to Sergeant Jackson. The pair hurry to Bridgehampton and then to the state troopers' headquarters as night deepens.
Lionel Barrymore leads The Voice of Bugle Ann at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with a Missouri fox hunt scene shot on location. Forty four hounds from Missouri play across hilltop chase as dogs pursue the fox into his hole. the fox is not killed.
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