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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1935
Page
6
A columnist advises separating an unhappy couple from a disruptive mother in law by moving her to a boarding house. The piece argues against forced cohabitation, stating elders should live apart if they burden the family and that independence benefits all sides.
Jo arrives at the Atlas lot to meet Silas Drann for a screen test. Drann assigns a brief rehearsal in a dim studio with lights and cables, urging Jo to read a letter aloud and stay calm as she prepares to perform before camera, sound, and crew.
In Chambersburg Pennsylvania detectives served a warrant on Thomas Emetana of Cleveland while he lay on a hospital cot. He is charged with dynamiting the wrecking of a Cleveland electric transmission tower. Emetana was injured in an August 11 wreck of a truck on August 14.
A fashion sketch describes small hats for fall wear among college girls. Berets in felt wool velveteen or fur top the list, with options including the Scotch cap in green felt and red band, a brown ante lope toque, a felt riding hat in multiple colors, and a black velvet number with a nose veil suitable for tea or dances.
A maternal column by Mary F. Paguf extols butter and lima beans as heartier and more nourishing than green beans. It explains calorie content, digestibility, varieties, and cooking tips including serving in cream, and notes overripe beans should be sieved. It also provides a sample menu and practical kitchen guidance.
A newspaper notice promotes embroidery patterns for clothing and linens featuring nursery favorites and up to ten motifs. Pattern 910 includes transfer patterns, stitch guides, color suggestions, and material lists. Send 10 cents in stamps to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept New York.
Actress Joan Blondell urges daily bathing and frequent hand face and neck washing but adds there are other grooming points. She favors deodorant at least twice weekly and prefers a product that controls perspiration odor and flow.
The piece argues taste is habit and suggests gradual familiarization to new foods like cod liver oil for infants. It compares fish and plantain delicacies to tomatoes once feared, and cautions against monotony while guiding gradual exposure to flavorful foods for children.
Majestic Pictures screens Paris in Spring starring Mary Ellis and Tullio Carminati with Ida Lupino as a romantic farce set in Paris. The second feature, Curly Top, stars Shirley Temple with John Boles and Rochelle Hudson, featuring musical numbers by Henderson Koehler Heyman and Caesar.
The description outlines meticulous daily grooming practices. She removes body hair with depilatory or razor, bathes with perfumed soap and bath salts, and uses a long bath brush and cologne. Feet elbows knees receive extra care with pedicure, oiling, and frequent scrubbing, while facial throat care includes creams and tonics.
In a rural scene, Dicky and Jim prepare to spray fruit trees at sunrise. Troopers guard Jack Leslie perched in a tree as Dicky coolly jokes about the “spraying” plan and advises the prisoner to descend, implying peril if trapped aloft.
Delays reported for an eight day period affecting events listed for Wednesday in Geneva. Local notices indicate postponed activities and rescheduled times.
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