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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1930
Page
7
This health column by R. S. Copeland M D U S Senator from New York urges calm and careful response to burns and scalds, detailing causes from fires hot liquids to acids, and advising cooling procedures, dressings, and when to seek medical help. It emphasizes prevention and steady action over panic, with Q&A on pernicious anemia numbness and pink eye.
Knarf and the shadow-children Mij Flor Hanid Yam visit a sea serpent near a submarine outside a cave. They dine on butter fish and tea before a missed ride leaves them stranded in the ocean. The sea serpent intrigues them with a book titled Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.
Amos Parrish surveys home decor trends of 1930 focusing on small, movable items that add comfort and style. Smoking stands, decorative mirrors, sewing tables, bric a brac, and objet d art like animal figures and vases enhance rooms without overpowering them.
D E Town on behalf of M R Hearst announced the appointment of T J White to the post of general manager of Hearst newspapers. The announcement was made last night in New York.
Greenfield Mass. Proprietor J Tennyson Seller orders removal of all billboards for Hotel Welden as a protest against roadside clutter and the growing menace to beautification efforts.
Miami police hunt a thief who stole a seven foot four inch alligator from the Santana ostrich and alligator farm in Florida. The animal’s measurements are listed as waistline 111 percent and jaw 14 percent.
The narrator describes a warm Christmas scene with family and visiting children in a basement playroom. Gifts are opened, a pool table and gym setup entertain the boys, and Junior expresses a wish for a brother to share time with Rod erick. A later note hints at a continuing story in a Newspanel feature.
Tuppers Plains residents and neighbors from Guysville Pomeroy and Zanesville visited Friday and Saturday. The U B Ladies Aid Bazaar Saturday night raised 25 dollars and local clergy filled Sunday appointments. A B Worthen shows improvement after illness.
The Athens Messenger presents Pattern 2068 a tunic blouse with a cowl neck and braid trimming in metallic cloth or crepe. Suitable with black brown or colored skirts, sizes 14 through 40, requires 2 1/2 yards of 89 inch fabric for size 16. Send 15 cents for pattern plus 26 cents for book. Orders to Pattern Department New York City.
A letter from Winifred Black reflects on a young woman who left a comfortable home to marry a poor man just before turning eighteen. Friends and family fear she ruined her bright future, while the writer notes her hopeful plans in California and personal reflections on love, life, and loss.
Conflicting planetary aspects signal adverse tensions and disputes at work and in personal affairs. New ventures with secret groups may succeed through diplomacy while home friction and rash speech loom. A child born today is quick and clever but temperamental, likely needing tact to rise in employment.
Miss Myrtle Halliday returned from Athens where her brother Ward is in Sheltering Arms Hospital and improving. Mrs. Etta Swindier visited her daughter Velma Meatlock in East Shade. A letter from Mrs. Callahan says her husband the Rev Callehan is at the point of death in White Cross Hospital Columbus.
Syracuse residents report the old town school house repaired and wired for electricity and planned to serve as the City Hall. Community members including Mr. and Mrs. Byrd, Mrs. Bridgman, and others traveled between Syracuse Columbus Athens and Gallipolis for visits and events this past week.
Misa Tiliie Carleton was Sunday guest of Mary Karr. Mrs Margaret Swearingen spent several months in Columbus and has returned. The annual Christmas meeting will be held at the Me Church on December 34.
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