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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1931
Page
7
The readable parts describe a street scene or event with references to Teun dere street and a possible holiday or clone mentions. Details are fragmented and no clear outcome or participants emerge from the legible text.
The narrative centers on Cecily, Mary Frances, and their impoverished grandparents Rosalie and Momand, as Ann and Mary Frances face household duties and social plans. A stock company actor Earl Dearwount arrives, while Ann and Mary Frances navigate engagements, duties, and a budding romance with Philip. Meanwhile Letty and Philip converse on habits and attraction during a night out, with tension over party plans and romantic interest.
A fragmented fashion note promotes new wraps and tasseled sleeves as clever holiday gifts. It advertises a weekly leaflet with ideas for original Christmas cards and wrapping, urging readers to respond with a stamped self addressed envelope to the Department of The Athens Messenger.
Step by step diagrams show two tone frock designs in canton crepe with light green and brown fabrics. Pattern sizes 14 to 44 suit beginners, with yardage listed and simple instructions. Send fifteen cents for pattern and size, to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department, 263 West State Street, Newsom City.
Long Ran Mr and Mrs Roy Wood of Frost visited Mr and Mrs Joni Gheer and Miss Flora Sams who has been ill for several weeks is greatly improved. Sunday guests included Mrs Mable Pugh and daughters Gertrude and Alice Lonas along with several others from The Plains and Athens. Jonna Gheer traveled to Athens on business Saturday.
Cheshire High School faces agriculture work with 24 students in 48 projects 13 continuing. projects align with class topics. Several staff and students travel for holidays and visits, including Grace Troyer in Athens and Grace Finlay with Marie Wainwright in Huntington, with other local families hosting relatives during vacation.
Murray City reports holiday visits by Anastasia Vollmer Howard Brooker and families Ruth and Mary Brooker plus others. A birth is announced for a 10 pound daughter to Mr and Mrs John Wick of Nelsonsville on December 16. Several residents travel for medical visits and Christmas vacations with names and towns noted.
Health advice urges daily walking as simplest exercise for all ages. It warns against overexertion, recommends outdoor activity and a physician check before starting, and includes Q and A on catarrh and general health alongside small tips.
The article lists residents visiting relatives for Christmas across towns. Names include Ruth and Hather Dongen, teachers in Barberton. Missy Margaret Town visiting Nelsonville relatives. Marcy Webb and Fred Penn from Athens visiting families in Athens area. Charles Dugan at the University of Toledo spending Christmas with his mother. Other pairs include Mr and Mrs Leonard Campbell and Mr and Mrs Allen Hoon visiting parents locally.
Sharpsburg and Herman vicinity prepare for a Christmas entertainment at the church Thursday evening with a Christmas tree display and pageant. Mrs Frank White is tending ailing family members while other locals, including Ruth Hannah Thompson and Kenneth Carpenter, spend time with relatives and attend local gatherings.
The Stars Say for Thursday December 24 notes a possibly interesting state of affairs in writings publishing contracts or speculation. Employment may disappoint. authorities show tact and favor or promotion. A child born today may be lively ambitious and face subtle machinations. Notable Natilty Ric Carson is a pioneer and scout.
Fragmentary report describes Mr and Mrs Frank Bardin Sunday along Route SON with reference to toads and Christined trees. readable details are limited.
Long Bottom Mrs A A Bane of Poat master HI Hannum died in Camden Clark Memorial Hospital at Parkersburg Sunday afternoon. Belpre farm and store moved this week. County health officer closed schools for scarlet fever, resuming Monday. Reverend O Connor’s Sunday service schedule changes begin next Sunday evening. Christies remain busy amid hard times. B&O train shipments reported larger loads to Murrayville. Nelson Smith funeral held at County Home.
This Dresden era item notes a Christmas tree program at the Columbia B heat building on Thursday evening December 9 with attendance invited. The piece mentions local families including the Mowery and Vale households and various community happenings such as a tooth extraction report and a trip to Cleveland for Willam Morria's apples.
A quirky news note describes new ready to bake products for housekeepers. Ready made biscuit dough and pie crust mixes appear at markets, offering time savings versus homemade batches, with cooks weighing convenience against price and control. The trend appeals to novices and busy families seeking simple holiday meals.
A famed inventor’s fortune prompts a legal challenge by a son claiming undue influence and questioning his father’s mind when writing the will. The piece weighs family dynamics and the right to dispose of one’s own money, contrasting the inventor’s independent judgment with his relatives’ demands.
A wounded Chinese man reads a letter weighing on him as Katharine and Madge urge secrecy. The Chinese demands a promise to help a brutal man and to arrange a meeting with Lee Chow to uncover the “box” linked to his captors.
Fragmentary text mentions Sean, Lee Chow, and a box from ananamothe. It hints at a family or personal exchange with uncertain details and implied questions about dignity and truth.
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