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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1934
Page
5
A woman seeks guidance on leaving a selfish jealous fiancé who will not support her independence. Dorothy Dix warns that a tyrannical or petty minded husband ruins happiness, advising against marrying such a man and praising a girl’s plan to maintain her own independence and avoid burdening a future spouse.
For Tuesday August 21 the zodiac warns of treachery and deceit in negotiations with trusts mergers or secret bodies. Birthdays suggest caution with large corporations while diplomacy and tact may aid business, and the child born today may favor diplomacy or unusual paths. Notable nativity Wilhelmina Queen of The Netherlands.
A fragmented crossword style passage lists clues and partial entries such as 7 You and 1 and 9 Either H, with references to colors birds hills and numbers. It reads like a puzzle page or riddle set, mixing vocabulary and hints without a coherent narrative.
Fashion pattern notice describes Anne Adams 1946 pajamas pattern for girls in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 with a shirtmaker yoke design. Pattern includes step by step sewing instructions and fabric estimates. order form requests 15 cents for pattern and 25 cents for book and pattern together from The Athens Messenger Pattern Department New York City.
A reader suggests low cost kitchen remedies to restore a fall complexion after summer tanning. Tomato juice and cucumber rind water bleach and tone the skin while lemon juice can be used diluted on the face. Oatmeal softens, and tissue cream after rinsing helps lock in moisture with overnight applications for very dry skin.
Preparations underway for the Free Fair hosted by the American Legion in New Straitsville from August 20 to 3. Local residents join in community activity and visits, including Mrs. Margaret Edwards and others traveling to Logan, CCC Camp attendee Tom Riley visiting friends, and locals like Mrs. Mary Lacy, Betty, Walter Writley, Levi Wolfe, and Goldie Atstor with daughters spending time in Logan and Cleveland.
The narrator recovers and is visited by her husband Dicky and her two sons Junior and Roderick. Harriet, the nurse, confirms she may sit up briefly and see family the next day. The scene blends warmth and duty as the family plans careful rest and future visits.
Lima beans offer a hearty vegetable option with varied varieties and calorie content. Cook in minimal water, use little fat, and salt halfway through to avoid toughening. For over mature beans, puree or souffle with cream or light thickening, and bake or simmer gently until tender.
Ohio school districts must levy 9.5 mills for school purposes after Jan 1, 1935 to share in the state equalization fund. Eligible districts may still receive aid until Jan 1, 1935. those not eligible on July 1 may gain aid through the December 1934 levy. The department notes eight mills must fund current operations and suggests county budgets or additional levies in November to reach the total.
Langsville 4-H Club will judge projects on August 29 after a meeting with six members and two visitors at Betty Amos’s home. A follow up gathering is planned for August 26 at Dorothy Ledhie’s home. Broadwell 4-H Club members vote to meet monthly for embroidery and crochet work with the last session on August 16 at Freda Nice’s home.
The excerpt lists daily meals including breakfast with fresh plums cereal cream corn omelet blue berry muffins milk coffee lunch with open tomato and bacon sandwiches minted apples whipped cream nut cookies milk tea and dinner featuring veal birds brown sauce candied sweet potatoes lima beans in cream jelly carrot salad peach Charlotte milk and coffee.
A collection of corn based dishes includes tapioca baked corn and fritters with eggs and paprika, a corn rice bake, and a mixed vegetable salad with lima beans celery and cheese. The item ends with Naylor Stone, 35, Cincinnati sports editor, injured in a car crash with possible skull fracture after falling asleep at the wheel.
In 1932 England many couples aged over eighty joined in marriage. One bridegroom was described as having zero years old, highlighting reporting quirks of the era.
Glouster High School football practice begins Tuesday at 9 30 a m under Coach Kermit Blosser. Former players and any new men who wish to try for the team should report. Jacksonville Trimble High School players and all new prospects are asked to report tonight at 7 o'clock at the Jacksonville Trimble High School Building, per Coach W M Anderson.
Rev J M Riddle former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Glouster will fill the pulpit Thursday at 7 30 pm. All congregations are invited to attend. Riddle pastored here about 25 years ago. Mrs Owen Meredith recovering from major operation in Grant Hospital Columbus reported by relatives. Her condition was critical for a few days after the operation.
The Howard family reunion will be held at the city park in Wheeling West Virginia next Sunday with many local members planning to attend. Fred Hawk Mc Leish a former Trimble Township trustee and past Republican county commissioner candidate had a minor operation at St Clair Hospital Columbus last Thursday and will have a major operation later this week.
The Sunday Creek Valley sent many residents to the Clover Farm Stores picnic at Moxahala Park near Zanesville. Auto drivers headed north on Route 13 Sunday morning to spend the day at the park with some returning home by 8 PM.
In McConnelaville at the Rose Farm precinct Morgan County the central committee race ended with 18 votes for both Mrs. Chioe Brown and Oscar McCabe. A coin toss decided the winner with McCabe prevailing.
Glouster officials crack down on youth littering with wood shavings and tobacco spit on sidewalks. Mayor C. F. Wallace says an ordinance covers the offenses and Marshal Fred Heck will enforce it. A warning was issued to avoid arrests.
Girard Slower and Mrs. Blower with their son Ted will open a funeral home in Corning this week, occupying Hopkins Building on North Valley Street. They will move to Corning once they secure a residence. Greta Marilyn Easley is born to Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Easley. Jones Phillips Reunion set for Liberty Hill Church Grove on Labor Day with a basket dinner at noon.
Mrs Ella Gandee 68 wife of Dc F Gandee died at home 208 West Washington Street Athens Sunday after a stroke of paralysis. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at the home with burial in West Union Street Cemetery. She was born in Spencer West Virginia and lived in Athens many years. She leaves a husband three sons Earnest Grafton Ohio Lester Parma and Ross Cleveland two brothers Wesley and George Scott Spencer and four sisters Mrs Myrtie Hickman Spencer Mrs Alice Fleck Athens Mrs Elizabeth Whitted Gandeeville W Va and Mrs Electa Hardman Reedy W Va.
Elliott B. Clinger, 67, chief parole officer of the Ohio Department of Public Welfare, died in Columbus. He was appointed to the post in 1980 after 16 years as field officer for the Ohio Penitentiary.
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