Athens Families Embrace Independence Day Outing
Readers planned a Fourth of July holiday of outdoor fun in Athens. Families considered Buckeye Lake Muskingum River Lake Alma and nearby sites for fishing golf and motoring. They visited Entry Club Fetch's Old Man's House and Ash Cave in the Valley Scenic District and swam at White's Mill Pool while Knights of celebration joined fair activities.
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Buckeye Lake
Muskingum River
Oriver
Lake Alma
Fetch’s
Old Man's House
Ash Cave
Thg Valley
Ocus Point
White’s Mill
Knights of Celebration
Various local visitors and departures in Huntington list
A roundup of guests visiting Huntington and nearby towns includes Miss Beasley and Mrs Beasley of Morris Avenue visiting relatives, Elizabeth Wood returning from Cleveland, and Mr and Mrs Pearce hosting Patricia Pearce and friends. Others headed to Detroit, Chicago, Athens, and Lake destinations include Mr. and Mrs. Gubitz and Mr. Murray’s family with advertising manager duties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Beas- Huntington
W. Va
Galagher
Beasley
Morris Avenue
Izabeth Wood
Robert S. Wood
Cleveland
A. A. Pearce
Patricia
Ira C. Murray
Catheryn
Mrs. Murder
Lake
Mr. Murray
Eager
Flapper Fanny Says and Athens Social Notes
The column lists social updates from Athens Ohio with names and addresses of residents visiting relatives and friends in nearby towns. It notes visitors from Columbus Akron Bucyrus and Charleston and includes bridge club results from Hillcrest Inn with prize winners.
First Mid-Summer Dance Draws 40 Couples to Country Club
More than 40 couples danced to a local seven piece orchestra at the Athens Country Club for the first mid-summer dance of the season. Athens couples and friends, including many young people, arrived before 10 p m and danced until after midnight under the chairmanship of Mr. Alonzo Palmer. The event opens the mid-summer social season with several informal dances planned in July and August.
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Country Club
Athens Country Club
Athens
Peo
Ple
Alonzo Palmer
Balbo Skips Reykjavik Flight Due To Weather
General Italo Balbo leading 24 Italian seaplanes bound for Chicago delayed takeoff from New York as bad weather blocked the Iceland stage toward Reykjavik.
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New York
U.P
Italo Balbo
Chicago
Reykjavik
Iceland
Romantic entanglements end in murder and a will
Barrett Colvin returns to New York and falls for Elinor Stafford, while her mother Lida schemes for riches with Vance Carter. Elinor dies after revising a will leaving nearly all to Barrett, who hesitates to claim the fortune as others plot to control inheritances and a shooting follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett Colvin
New York
Elinor Stafford
Barrett
Lida Stafford
Elinor
Lida
Vance Carter
Ella Sexton
Sexton
Marcia
Miami
Garrett
Vance
Bentwell Stafford
Bessie Thorpe
A Way Out as Barrett Plans Aid for Lida's Family
Barrett Colvin contemplates secretly funding Bentwell Stafford's education and helping Bessie Thrope's household. He confronts pride and hunger for self-reliance while Elinor Stafford struggles with a rough, loving world. The chapter ends with a dramatic call to Elinor for an urgent conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Colvin
Barrett
Elinor
Bessie
Bessie Thrope
Glorifying Yourself Glorifying Yourself
Summer sun may improve complexion but can harm hair if you overdo it. Sunlight dries the scalp. wear a hat or protect your scalp. Hot oil shampoos help dry scalps. apply warm oil the night before washing and wrap the head. Next day shampoo as usual.
Marriage schemes and wedding dress drama unfold
Mary and Noel navigate a playful but tense scene as Avis pushes to wear a green and silver bridesmaid gown. Mary teases Noel while plotting to keep the color scheme intact, and Avis schemes to assert her part in the wedding, dragging in the fashion of the bridal party.
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Avis
Noel
Mary
Katie
Sequel to Heart of a Wife Abridged Scene
Adele Garrison continues the tale with Auntie Madge and Noel arriving at a family gathering. Avis Arien, in a silver green gown, acts as bridesmaid and requests a private moment with Noel. The scene ends with a hint of a forthcoming continuation tomorrow.
Striped White Orgbn, Roman Stripes Spark Summer Style
A fashion feature highlights fresh white organdy dresses with Roman striped sashes, offering festive yet demure summer wear. It describes a V neckline dress with basque front, a high Roman girdle, and a balloon sleeved jacket, all styled for youth and special occasions.
Hair Care Tips For Summer Suns And Hair Health
The piece advises rinsing hair after swimming, washing with fresh water, and using frequent hot oil treatments before shampoos. It warns dyed or touched up hair may react badly to hot sun and suggests beach or street hats to prevent sun streaks.
Home made Javelle water bleach recipe and safety
A clothing specialist from the Ohio Agricultural Extension Service explains making Javelle water by dissolving washing soda in cold water, adding bleaching powder, filtering, and bottling. It details stain treatment with the solution, neutralization with thiosulfate and acetic acid, rinsing, and cautions about fiber damage and repeated applications.
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Ohio Agricultural Extension Service
Senator Borah in Baltimore After Critical Illness
Mrs. William E. Borah announced that her husband, the senator, has been critically ill following an operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on July 4.
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Baltimore, Md
William E. Borah
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Patchwork Quilt Pattern by Laura Wheeler
Swing in the center pattern evolves into diagonal stripes with patches radiating from the center reminiscent of square dances. Pattern No 404 includes cutting sewing finishing instructions yardage chart bed size diagrams and a block placement guide Send 10 cents for the design to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept New York City
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Laura Wheeler
Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York City
The Day Menu for The Day UP MANY A COOK
The article offers practical tips for home cooks focusing on coffee and gravy. It emphasizes using fresh coffee, calculating portions, and proper percolation timing. It cautions against reusing leftover coffee and explains adding flour to make gravy with cold water and stock, noting simplicity hides difficulty for learners.
Miss Guthrie Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
Miss Margaret Alice Guthrie daughter of Mr and Mrs E A Guthrie of 72 North Congress Street underwent an emergency appendicitis operation at Sheltering Arms Hospital Monday evening She was guest of honor at Friday birthday festivities and taken ill Sunday afternoon She is reported in satisfactory condition. Mr Walter Myers and Mr Raymond Myers of Fostoria returned Monday after a weekend visit with relatives here Both Mr Myers formerly attended school in Athens.
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Margaret Alice Guthrie
E. A. Guthrie
North
Congress Street
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Miss Guthrie
Walter Myers
Raymond Myers
Fostoria
Myers
Athens
How to Make Thick Gravy with Flour
Combine flour with water to form a smooth paste and stir into cold water in a pan. Cook over heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Use about two heaping tablespoons of flour per two cups of gravy. Season with salt and pepper before serving. Milk can substitute for water if desired.
Breakfast to Dinner Menu From a Futuristic Diner
A sequence of meals lists breakfast lunch and dinner items including melon hash milk coffee soup toast sticks potato and sardine salad cookies grape juice tomato juice cocktail Salisbury steak stuffed peppers cabbage in lemon sauce watermelon sherbet sponge cake milk and coffee in a historical menu fragment.
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Albert Gubitz
State Street
George J. Piica
Old C. Mardis
Igh School
Marcis
East State
N.vention
Gooodrew Cavanaugh
Helen
Mar
George Bean
R. D
Motor
Detroit
D. J. Cavanaugh
Don Stephenson
Billy
Tephenson
Wolf Street
Meth Pickering and Sons
Poungstown
A. E. Whaley
Street
Belmont
Esposit
Jersey Shore
Ohio University
Wilkin Allen
I. B. Hooper
Hilliards
Addison Allen
Wilkin
Hooper
Rents
John Allen
Pleasd
Flapper
Fanny
Reg
U.S
Stephen Fuller
J. A. Fuller
East Carpenter Street
Mrs
Stephen Quinn
Cambridge
C. M. Bowman
Columbus
Bowman
South Court Street
Carpenter Street
J. V. Wise
Southern Ohio Gas Company
Staunton
William G. Runyon
Lafe Boden
Canal Winchester
W.S. Bobo
Elizabeth Owen
D. C. Walker
Betty
Nelda
Robert
Springfield
Ormand Slaughter
Hudson Avenue
Fern Starkey
Akron
F. Starkey
Mary Rutter
Bucyrus
Betty McClure
Miss McClure
J. H. McClure
Grosvenor Street
Marion McClure
Bernice Bolenbacher
Charleston
Miss Bolenbacher
Ohio State University
Otis Wheaton
Marion
Fred Wheaton
Maplewood Drive
H. L. Wheaton
Bridge Club
Hillcrest Inn
Ernest W. Coe
E. C. Bibbee
Chapter
Jim
Bessie Cose
Bent
Stafford
Miss Sexton
Adele Garrison
Avis Arien
Madge
Joan Savoy
Ohio
Marian Buckley
Cleveland, O
Miss Buckley
Wilmington, O College
Senator Borah III
Minnie Jones
Minnie the Moocher
THE
Athens Home Telephone CO
Fancy
Ue Enamel
Wheaton Hardware Co
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