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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1936
Page
6
A fragmented page shows classified sections and rates including autos, real estate, services, personals, and auctions. It lists categories like Automobiles Trucks for saleMemoriam and other listings with scattered brand names and prices, highlighting rate structure and insertion rules.
Dorothy Dix advises men to choose a home loving, good cooking, intelligent wife, preferably beyond the nightclub scene. She notes many women pursue marriage in youth, and warns men that judges of suitability rely on homely virtue over glamour, urging patience for a compatible partner at home.
Claire Trevor leads a dramatic Fox romance at the Ohio Theater in My Marriage. A racketeer’s death and a societal cover up drive a clash between love and scandal with Paul Kelly aiding Trevor as the truth threatens to ruin aristocratic circles.
The fragmentary OCR mentions a debut for a person named Fred Woptinuea associated with Drive In Ford Chey DeBot. Details are unclear, but the item signals a local feature or event note involving an individual and a place.
Journalist advises cultivating a cheerful disposition to enhance eye beauty. Joan Blondell stresses clarity of eyes and skin, sensible eating, sleep, and exercise to avoid swollen or dark eyes. Makeup tips follow, matching mascara to lashes and using color with discernment for day and evening looks. In Brazil, 400 plant species were found in three square miles.
Kellogg Company funded years of research showing bran relieves constipation in women and that bran fiber is more effective than fruit and vegetable pulp for some people. Tests also show ALL-BRAN provides vitamins and iron and acts as a natural laxative when served as cereal or cooked.
Vintage pattern advertisement for a navy frock with saddle shoulders and bold double breasted front. Describes a crepe silk print spring option and lists sizes 14 to 40 bust with material needs. Includes price 15 cents per pattern and 25 cents for book and pattern, order to Athens Messenger Pattern Department 160 Fifth Avenue New York.
Radio listings show a full Tuesday schedule on WLW CBS with programs including Music Sum and Abner Merry-go-round Crime Clues and guest Edgar A Guest. Notable acts include Jayne or Ted Terry and Ted Jimmy Farrell and Jack Armstrong The Goldbergs and Benny Venuta Parade of Youth Understanding Music Myrt and Marge Musical Toast and more across the evening lineup.
New England notes report a 2 PM service at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Howard F. Warner officiating. Sunday School will meet at 1 PM instead of 9:30. Local residents Mrs. W. A. Copeland hosted relatives, Anna Starlin visited Amesville, and attendees went to a Stewart basketball game.
The Wilson dam in Alabama contains 1,440,009 cable yards of concrete, details from the engineering section indicate a massive construction scope for the flood control project.
Adele Garrison portrays a family excursion to a mountainside face with Junior’s eager boyhood awe. Dicky guides him from telescope folly to rock formation details as Katherine and I weigh restraint and freedom in parenting. The scene ends with Junior disappointed and uncertain about the famous face.
William R. Dickey, 55, longtime Huntington post office worker and former Gallipolis resident, died suddenly in Huntington of heart trouble. Sister Mrs. Oley Nibert of Gallipolis survives.
Chairman Pittman a Democrat of Nevada urged sufficient naval and air forces to close China to America if needed even by war title of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Local social notes record various visits and trips among residents of Silver Ridge and nearby towns. Events include Mary Myers and Jaanita Tuttle Hebert Dixon visiting, Pomeroy visitors at C. F. Betzing, and trips by Mrs. Verl Tuttle and Virgie Mae Swartz. School resumes after icy weather and a Soviet Romanian air service between Odessa and Bucharest is announced.
Roy Elliott aged 44 a butcher for the Evans stores was struck by a car driven by Dr. R A Howell on the Portsmouth Road and seriously injured Both legs were injured and one was fractured He is under care of Dr W Lewis Brown in Gallipolis
New York asserts the largest high school globally with about 8,000 pupils and 285 teachers. The school emphasizes its extensive student body and educator staff as a milestone in urban education.
The Bidwell-Porter 4-H Club in Gallia County showcased summer projects with members presenting records and responsible conduct. County Agent R. R. Starbuck spoke briefly to the group Monday night.
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