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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1936

Page

7

Friends and Relatives Return Home for Holidays Across States

The Athens region reports a flurry of Christmas visits as residents travel from Athens to neighboring states and return home. Local families welcome relatives from Clarksburg West Virginia and Cincinnati while guests from Columbus and Washington Dc join in Christmas Day gatherings. Several university staff members travel to Atlantic City for a scientists meeting before returning.

Atlantic City A. L. Bechtel Clarksburg W. Va John Edwards Ohio University C. E. McClure Athens

Washing chart trend echoes eat up pride in home chores

Children in Athens receive a four week washing chart to record face and hand washing, with weekly stars for perfect records. The chart features a favorite germ killing soap and lists tasks such as hands washed before breakfast and before dinner and bath.

Athens

Consumer Interests Chairmen Plan Shopper Education Drive

The National Council of Women launches a three year consumer education campaign led by Mrs. Carl L. Schrader. It aims to curb faulty buying through label literacy and quality awareness ahead of the 1939 World's Fair exhibit. The program classifies five shopper types and stresses factual product information over appeal.

National Council of Women Marian Young New York National Council of Women’s Forum Carl L. Schrader The National Council Lapin

Three Steps in Care of the Skin Will Give Best Results

Expert beauty guidance recommends a simple three step nightly routine for most women. After cleansing and drying apply night cream then perform a five minute massage, then finish with skin tonic and gentle eye and mouth care.

Women in the Social Scheme and Business Roles

The essay argues women's home making is essential to society and asserts women deserve equal opportunity in books, theater, and business. It questions gender assumptions, highlights the Countess Montholon as a symbol, and notes women often excel as partners and managers while choosing domestic influence in many roles.

St. Helena Napoleon Montholon

Married Comrades as A Sequel to Given in Marriage

A narrator speeds toward Philadelphia after Hal Meredith’s likely fatal accident while awaiting Katherine’s arrival. She plans meals and transportation, ponders Katherine’s motives, then contacts the hospital, hoping for news and a swift route to Hal’s bedside. The scene ends as a hospital call arrives, to be continued tomorrow.

Katherine Hal Meredith Hal Brock Philadelphia

Fish Dishes Offer After Christmas Menu Shift

Readers are urged to embrace codfish and salmon dishes after the Christmas feast. Recipes for Crème Codfish and Salmon and Rice Cakes feed six, with steps for prep, seasoning, and frying. A new kitchen gadget vaporizes odors to freshen rooms, and Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge plan a Thursday Bingo and Watch Party with potluck goodies.

New England Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge Rebekah

Surprise Birthday Party Honors Rev Huff

Rev. Ray Huff of New Marshfield was honored at a surprise 46th birthday party hosted by members of Richland Avenue Church at his home Monday night. Guests enjoyed games, songs, stories, and refreshments with friends and area families attending.

Ray Huff New Marshfield Richland Avenue R. E. Shafer Youngstown Ardeth Westfall Villa Tippie William Smith C. A. Hooper Edith Shaver John Ashton Denver Gooding George Cradlebaugh Herman Secoy Smithfield Marvin Beccy D. Wooster Virgil Maxwell George Minnie Anna Betty Huff

Funeral for Carl Hull Jr. Held After Christmas Day Death

Out of town relatives gathered for the funeral of Carl Hull Jr. who was killed early Christmas morning. Attendees included Sam Hull of Pleasant City Walter Spears of Covington Ky Jannie Cowell of Findlay and several Keeney family members plus J R Wolfe of Wellsburg WV. Services were held Sunday in Carbondale with burial at Buchtel Cemetery. A large number of friends and neighbors attended beyond the immediate family.

Carl Hull, Jr Sam Hull Pleasant City Walter Spears Covington Jennie Cowell Findlay Harry Andrews Alvin Detroit Frank Keeney Clifford Keeney Melvin Floyd Keeney J. R. Wolfe Wellsburg W. Va Carbondale Buchtel

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