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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
6
A reader asks if parents must devote lifelong effort to supporting grown children. The answer argues against making children dependent, citing a mother’s tale of two self-reliant sons who paid their own way through college and now stand on their own. It criticizes “criminal unselfishness” and urges teaching early self-sufficiency and shared family effort.
A simple sheet with a colored thread along the bottom marks where to turn the edge under. This easy guide anchors the sheet securely and leaves ample room for sleeping comfort, reducing constant pulling and readjustment.
Radio and stage listings feature Giles Orch and Vocal Duo Harmonies at Happy Hollow and concert pianist Clyde Barrie. Highlights include Gamble and Reed, Reichman and Garber Orchestras, and potent sport segments with Renfrew Lee Wiler and Benny Goodman sets.
Gov Alfred Landon pauses his East tour to greet West Middlesex residents who shaped his childhood. Aunt Mary Baird scolds him as she did when he was a pink baby, while Mrs A A Young recalls announcing Anna Landon’s birth. Fellow townswomen recall care and early support from Mrs Elizabeth Buckaley Mrs Harry White Mrs Emma Linninger Mrs Mollie Jennings and Mrs Wash Dunham.
Promotional note for Pattern 1259 from The Athena Messenger Needlecraft Dept. gives instructions and yardage for a quilt made from scraps. Includes cutting sewing finishing guidance and bed size layouts. Send 19 cents and pattern number with name and address to The Athena Messenger.
Straitsville social items survey family and friend visits. Albert Swatzel and family from Toledo visited his sister Mrs. Blankenship. Dwight Newman returned home from Columbus hospital to stay months. Kathryn McGlaughin and children vacationing with her mother Mrs. Jones. Lydia Berry and others attended a reunion at Allie McCune’s near Taber Church. Paul Webb returned from Columbus trip. Mildred Todd back in Columbus after visiting relatives. Rob Grandy seen with his mother at Great Lakes Exposition Cleveland. Kenneth Webb returned to Columbus after staying with her mother Mrs. Call.
The stars forecast a splendid day for those seeking advancement and authority, with possible restlessness and gossip. Bereavement shadows private life while a birthday may bring promotion. Notable nativity: Charles G. Dawes.
In the tense household, Katie Jim and Dicky navigate a tense impersonation plan. The adults fear discovery as they await a supposed return of the father figure while the secret of the uncle posing as a father weighs on every quiet moment.
The Garrison family returns from danger as a tense reunion unfolds. The narrator schemes to keep his mother-in-law from entering the room and instructs Katie to treat his uncle as if he were their father. Quiet tension rises as the mother-in-law arrives, distant yet curt in her greeting.
Olive Roberts Barton argues that a bad neighborhood can damage a child's manners and character. She advises evaluating local peers before buying a home and considers moving or sending the child to different scenes or school to reduce negative social influence.
Bette Davis and Warren William co star in Satan Met a Lady at the Athena Theater Thursday. The cast includes Alison Skipworth Porter Hall Arthur Treacher Marie Wilson Winifred Shaw and Olin Howland. The film based on Dashiel Hammett novel blends mystery humor love and intrigue as crooks hunt for an ivory trumpet and jewels.
A perfume case with two or three small flacons offers day and evening scents for the college girl. A jewel box style set contains gardenia lightness, a spicy carnation note, and a floral blend, plus dress shields and bath salts as additional practical gifts.
Three curtain lengths commonly accepted for glass windows are floor length touching the floor sill length and apron length reaching to the wood beneath the sill.
Seward Alaska reports naturalist H A Anderson seed grower has used cormorants as incubators for chicks and now experiments with goose eggs hatched by cormorants. The work aims to study incubation behavior and potential propagation methods.
Creeks and lakes in the Fergus Falls vicinity reached their lowest levels today since early settlement, reflecting significant drought impact.
A fashion notice promotes Anne Adams patterns 4076 and 4075 for a brother and sister outfit. It details fabric needs size 6, prices 15 cents per pattern, 30 cents for both, and includes ordering instructions from The Athens Messenger pattern department.
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