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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1937

Page

6

Names and Journeys Rollick Across Ohio and Beyond

Mrs A Roe and daughter Eleanor travel to Asheville after Eleanor's appendectomy in Asheville. The Roe family faced a missed train due to rain and continued to Asheville. Several Athens residents visit Columbus and Portsmouth for weekends. A large group from Athens and Columbus return from travels to Cleveland Sandusky Vermilion and the Grand Canyon trip. Mr Frank Murphey attends Ohio Farmers Insurance agents meeting in Leroy. The Fultons announce granddaughter Joan Fulton’s marriage to O Lloyd Taylor III with a six month honeymoon in England and Europe.

Frank R. Murphey Leroy Ohio Farmers Insurance Company Joe Fulton Shade Joan Fulton O. Lloyd Taylor III Taylor Norman Fulton Fremont McMillan Ft. Lauderdale Fla Detroit Louisville Business Administration Washington and Lee University Caroline Taylor Kentucky Phi Delta Theta Fraternity England Europe

Dionne Double Contest Seeks Local Young Lookalikes

Readers urged to submit photos of daughters around age three who resemble the Dionne Quintuplets Marie Yvonne Cecile Annette or Emilie. Entries must include name age hair color eye color height and parents address to The Messenger Athens Ohio by September 1. Three judges will pick winners with no cash prize, just honor and fun for parents. Mr and Mrs Chester Carr announce birth of son George Walter on Aug 22. A note on Greece briar forests describes giant three foot diameter briar burns used in pipe making.

Messenger Quints Marie Yvonne Cecile Annette Emilie The Southeastern Ohio Dionne Athens Chester Carr North Lancaster St George Walter

Noel and Olina intrigue tests in marrying meddler tale

Mary fears Noel Veritzen is trapped by Olivia and her mother and father in law as she worries about her future with Noel. Lillian counsels that forbidden companionship fuels desire while Mary vows Noel will marry her despite the risks in this dramatic scene.

Mary Lillian Noel Papa Veritzen Olina Papa-In-Law Darling Olivia New York

A Sequel to Married Comrades

In a dialogue heavy excerpt, Adele’s story follows Mary and a male lead awaiting New York for play rehearsals. Veritzen arranges for the narrator to share Mary’s apartment, prompting excitement and worry about chaperone rules as a hospital call interrupts.

Mary New York Madge

Elderly woman questions modern childrearing and education

An aging narrator recalls a simpler era when children were treated as a natural gift. She laments overprotective parenting, costly modern education, and the idea that every child is a genius, wondering how grandchildren will cope with real-world challenges.

Just Between You and Me and a Great Lakes Exposition Moment

Kay Murphy daughter of Mr and Mrs John Murphy receives new honors for her reporting at the Colum bus Dispatch. WPA training and a dog washing photo at Great Lakes Exposition bring teasing forecasts of offers, plus a Quebec cruise ahead.

Kay Murphy John Murphy Maple St Columbus Dispatch Kay Cleveland WPA Earl Minderman Columbus the Messenger Quebec

Cuticle Care and Nail Shades for Summer Style

The article recommends buffing nails before polish and nightly cuticle care with oil for active women. It suggests olive oil soaks after polish removal, olive oil emollients, and notes matching nail tones like rose taupe with navy. It also mentions hair care tips and a Woman's Benefit Association meeting on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the I.C.C.F. Hall with July and August birthdays celebrated.

Woman's Benefit Association 1.C.C.F. Hall

Scotland Yard fingerprints record vast suspect pool

Scotland Yard identified over 17,000 suspected persons by fingerprints in a year while maintaining about 430,000 fingerprints on file, highlighting the force’s large archival footprint and ongoing identification efforts.

Scotland Yard

Women who hold their men never let them know

Advertisement for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claims the product helps women endure monthly pains without showing distress. It emphasizes three life stages turning from girlhood to womanhood, motherhood preparation, and middle age, urging readers to buy to "smiling through."

Lydia E. Pinkham Nature Lydia FE. Pinkham

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