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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1934
Page
5
A puzzled reader writes asking how to please men, noting contrasting reactions to kissing and dating. She describes going out with one man who calls her cheap and easy after a kiss, then another who condemns her for not kissing and ends the date, asking what options remain for "poor girls."
Advice columns urge women to embrace personal standards rather than chase male approval. Dorothy Dix counsels men and women to value individuality, set firm boundaries, and avoid pliant behavior that erodes respect.
Pablito mails Estelle a blunt engagement letter, sealing his fate as Beau’s confidant and a prisoner of a volatile life. Noyes and Lottie drift through volatile loyalties as Lottie learns Beau’s fate and plans her own exit, while Pablito’s world tightens around the letter that changes everything.
State Highway Patrol reports March activity under Governor White with 8 198 passenger cars and 4 213 commercial cars stopped. Verbal warnings reached 3 308, information requests 2 007, assists 249, accidents 219, and stolen property recovered valued at 1 970 for vehicles and 102 for other property. Patrol covered 48 084 miles by motorcycles and 28 544 by automobile.
Wheeler and Woolsey star in Hips Hips Hooray at the Majestic Theater as a three day engagement begins. The film features Thelma Todd Dorothy Lee Ruth Etting and supporting players with songs dances and a road race caper ending in a surprising climax.
An old newspaper ad promotes You Look Fresh Young LO face powder. It touts skin care benefits, a light pore clog free formula, and a claim of keeping skin youthful. The copy emphasizes a new powder and mentions a price of about $1.00.
A dense list of crossword style clues covering languages art and objects. Entries include Sanskrit dialect terms play on words and a mix of everyday items such as river in Germany dating device and measures of cloth with references to faces bones and coins.
The Stars Say predicts a day of lively affairs with aggressive launchings of major projects and possible surprising developments. Those born on this day may enjoy a year of opportunities and initiative, while a child born today should be ingenious and bold. Notable nativity: Rear Admiral Selfridge, U. S. Navy.
Alicia Hart outlines a self assessment for skin care before selecting cosmetics. She advises diagnosing skin type and imperfections, then choosing night applications such as muscle oils for lines and pore creams for oily or pore prone complexions.
Weekly hospital note records admissions and discharges at Sheltering Arms Hospitel. Patients admitted include Mrs Elmer Sams Athens surgical Effie Breyford Athens Ivan Haddox Athens Helen Pennell Athens Helen Kollar Millfield Aileen Saulters Trimble Mrs A M Perry and son Coolville W F Bricker The Plains Mrs John Downer and son Athens Joe Morgan Millfield Mrs John Clark Zaleski surgical. Discharges include Mrs Roy Gabriel The Plains Aileen Sautters Helen Kollar Helen Pennell Ivan Haddox. Convalescents listed with Mrs Richard Marion Athens Mrs Mabel Schenz Athens surgical Mrs Lenora George Athens surgical Mrs William Morrison The Plains surgical Albert Buckley Mineral accident Charles Holland Athens Clyde Sickles New Marshfield William Pirifin Jacksonville accident. Repeated names indicate transfers or followups.
In a tense moment I learn Dicky plans to enlist Edith Fairfax for aid against Edith and Avis who plotted a scheme. He pledges support for me while warning Edith that she must not reveal too much, as our house party gathers around the luncheon bell and shifting loyalties surface.
In this installment characters Edith Lilian and Madge maneuver around a tense gathering. Helena asserts status as guest of honor while Dicky shrewdly navigates the meal and Samuel Brixton draws disdain. Edith’s venom obsesses the narrator, who fears a dangerous secret may soon surface as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.
A homemaker’s guide to stocking a well rounded emergency shelf with canned goods nuts olives mayonnaise cheese and ready meals. Plan menus and keep versatile items like salmon tuna crab meat and ham for quick hot dishes or salads.
A cape frock is described as youthful and slender, designed to cover a full bust and stout arms. The silhouette gains slimness from the absence of a belt and other styling details.
Fox Film presents Orient Express from Graham Greene at the Court Theater. A seven passenger tale on a train from Ostend to Constantinople shows ambitions collide as a dancer, a journalist, a thief, and others meet fate. The Communist leader and a retiring Englishman drive dramatic turns ending in a climactic moment aboard.
Final preparations underline the tenth annual Mother’s Day program at Ohio University campus May 4 5 6 with Saturday May 5 expected to attract hundreds of undergraduate mothers, nearly 1000 high school scholarship contestants and several hundred track athletes for the Ohio University Relays. The notice also advertises the Anne Adams pattern book and pattern together for 25 cents at The Athens Messenger Pattern Department in New York City.
A lively Universal drama features Fay Wray in the title role with Paul Lukas as the romantic lead. The Countess of Monte Cristo follows a playful socialite who masquerades as a countess, racing from studio to a winter resort while dodging crooks and close calls.
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