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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1935
Page
6
The city remains busy with visitors for the Christmas period and many plan to stay through New Year’s. Hosts include Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Clark, Mrs. J. Hartley Anderson of Pittsburgh, and numerous Athens residents entertaining relatives and friends from Columbus, Cincinnati, Steubenville, and beyond.
Employees at Hotel Berry attended a Christmas Ball with Jimmy Littler and his orchestra providing dancing music. The hall featured holly and balloons, with a floor show during intermission and gifts distributed by Santa for the staff.
Central Avenue M E Church class met Monday at Mrs Otto Rose s home for a Christmas party. Mrs Rose presided opening with prayer. nineteen attended roll call. Program leaders Mrs Dr L Jones and Mrs Lawrence Insche presented readings. Rose twins sang a duet and Mrs A J Romine won the prize. Mrs Rose spoke of English Christmas customs. gifts were exchanged and refreshments served by Mrs Luly Spencer and committee.
Auntie Madge calms Mary as Noel nears awakening with care and chores. Mary, eager to see Noel, fuels camp life while Dr Rickey’s visit nears. tension rises as Mary plans to call Gibbs and demand answers.
Dr and Mrs B O Skinner of Marysville Ohio announce the engagement of their daughter Harriet F Skinner a teacher in the Fallsboro schools to Curtis Wson a Hillsboro attorney. Dr Skinner former superintendent of Athena and Marietta schools president of Wilmington College and director of education in Ohio. Miss Skinner born in Athens. Marriage planned within the coming year.
A dinner honoring two recently married couples, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hogue and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gilkey, was hosted at the parents’ home. Attending were Wayne Gilkey and Wanda Lee, Wallace Jeffers, Reasie Irene Gilkey, Jack Gilkey, Leonard Gilkey, W. E. Gilkey, and Blanch Ann Gilkey. Athens Grange plans a New Year’s Eve party at the grange hall on the Athens Fairgrounds, December 31 at 8 p.m. All grangers invited.
Mrs. J. H. White shares an old fashioned molasses cookies recipe for the holidays. Ingredients include dark molasses brown sugar shortening ginger cinnamon soda and hot boiled coffee followed by mixing and baking in a quick oven.
A health note urges proper hand care to keep hands smooth in winter. Wash with lukewarm water and bland soap, dry thoroughly, push back cuticles, then apply a greaseless lotion after each wash. Use olive oil or rich cream once weekly if chapping occurs, and wear comfortable gloves at night. New York state contains 49,204 square miles.
The doctor warns that pushing a left-handed child to use the right hand can cause nervousness and stammering. Some children adapt and learn to use both hands, but success depends on tact, patience, and the child's temperament. If signs of nervous disturbance appear, stop forcing right-handedness.
Olive Roberts Barton suggests celebrating after Christmas by dressing children in imaginative costumes using household odds and ends. Parents should provide a simple story or rely on Mother Goose, set up a pretend stage, and let kids improvise. Older kids may direct their own shows, while mothers reuse old lace, satin, and props to spark drama on dull Saturdays.
Readers discuss a modern dilemma as 15 year old girls seek dates and social freedom, while mothers argue for caution. The column notes the generation gap between an older generation and contemporary youths, urging reconsideration of rules and decency in youth dating.
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