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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1934
Page
7
A period joke line where a tense speaker rejects a gag gift. He mocks a smoking coat from a sister-in-law, comparing it unfavorably to other items and expressing disbelief at the present. The quip ends with the question what the giver has in mind.
Radio program listing outlines wire photo broadcast by The Associated Press president Frank Noyes for WEAF NBC on New Year’s Day at 2 30 pm. Otis Skinner and Cornelia Skinner to appear with Rudy Vallee. Tonight features multiple station schedules and guests including Pickens Sisters Pickford Burns and Allen Byrd Expedition and Melodic programs.
A dense list of programs and guest appearances fills Wednesday’s schedule from 2:00 PM to midnight. Activities include The Mary Sothern Life, Amos and Andy, Guy Lombardo, Moon River, and multiple orchestras, with several slots labeled To Be Announced and various broadcasts from Columbia System stations.
Radio schedule fragment lists titles and times including Dream s Come True Song of the City Life of Mary Sothern Jeannine Macy Orch Betty and Bob Santa Claus and Pie Music by Divane Stamp Club of Air Singing Lady Jack Armstrong Bachelor of Bong Bob Newhall Lowell Thomas and Amos n Andy with multiple adjoined segments and host notes
A dense listing shows programs from 7:15 to after midnight including Lum and Abner, Abner, Cotton Queen, Fireside Songs, Stan Stanley's Orchestra, Helen Trent, Poetic Strings, Roadways Romance, Salvation Army Band, and several Big Band and talk segments with orchestras led by Joe Haymes, Dick Messner, Wayne King, and more.
Long Bottom observes the 90th birthday of Mary Swan on a Sunday after 76 years as a resident. about 20 family members including nine children and four of seven great grandchildren gathered, presenting gifts and greeting cards in a large family celebration.
Reedsville schools will close Friday for holidays and resume classes Monday January 7 after a two week vacation. Local residents including Mrs B F Whiteside Mr and Mrs Arnott and others visited or spent time with family here over the holidays. Dr Eduard Benes warns that striking at unity of Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia and Romania could cause catastrophe.
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