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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1941
Page
11
The advertisement promotes pattern 4871 for a housecoat and compatible streetlength dress with a blousey bodice and wrap skirt design. It lists size ranges 12 through 40, fabric examples, and price details for pattern and book, inviting orders from The Athens Messenger Pattern Department in New York.
A chaotic ROM of radio station calls and programs shows Ed Blue Columbia Mutual KA WEAF WABC WLW WMAQ WIR WGN WSB WGY WCAU WOR WSM WLW WHAS WIZ WTAM WHIO. The page lists show times from 5:00 to 11:30 with hosts and orchestras, plus a note on Elm disease in Gallipolis and a word puzzle about a communist land and other clues.
Puzzle shows a long word ladder style set with clues and answers across numbers 17 to 57. Entries include terms like To foment, Goddess of peace, Melodic grace, Petty demon, Unit, Trappings, Spigot, Pertaining to all, Blithe, Small orb, To surfeit, Connecting word and many more. The page mixes geography, language, and miscellaneous crossword style prompts with partial phrases and misprints.
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