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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1936
Page
6
A bill in a state legislature would ban marriage beyond ten times. The piece argues widows and widowers often remarry, comparing first and subsequent marriages, and notes the difficulty of living with a partner. It reflects on human impulses and the enduring appeal of marriage.
A forecast notes high pressure and initiative with support from authorities for launching bold projects. Sudden news could prompt travel or changes and private ties may be affected. Birthdays on this day bring lively progress and a capable child may gain prominence. rayon textile contrast with silk is noted.
A dense program listing outlines NBC broadcast schedules with a mix of musical acts, orchestras, dramatic skits, and host segments. Entries include the Reisman Orchestra, Lowell Thomas, Lum and Abner, Braggiotti Orchestra, Ed Wynn, Benny Venuta, Kate Smith, Wayne King, and many others with planned air times and station names.
New York pianist Stell Andersen, skilled at carpentry, offers practical ideas to update an old Greenwich Village rooming house. She directed the transformation into a model of dignified charm and comfort, converting a dull space into a lively home.
Fascinating home updates feature repapered rooms with silver stars on a blue dining room ceiling and cupboards built around an electric fridge. Other houses show book shelves around mantels, corner closet space, light buff walls, a bay window kitchen, and a porch-like garden with flowers. Neighbors boast a fresh dogwood tree and last year’s corn harvest.
The Anne Adams pattern 4010 offers a cool flattering afternoon dress with caperets cut in one with the bodice panel. Available in sizes 16 through 46, it folds into a slenderizing surplice with a long panel and two action pleats. Requires 312 yards of 39 inch fabric at size 36 and includes illustrated sewing instructions. Send 15 cents for the pattern.
Miss An deren cautions against tearing down partitions in out-of-date dwellings. She urges planning to retain well proportioned rooms and wall spaces, noting the time and effort spent on durable plans preserves features found in many old houses.
The Star of West quilt offers waste not waste not appeal with bright scraps used in three simple pattern pieces. Pattern 1222 provides clear cutting sewing and finishing instructions, yardage diagrams, and block placement guides for single and double beds. Send 10 cents to Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept to receive the pattern.
Olive Roberts Barton writes about maternal pressure to set a polished appearance for children and the perils of valuing others opinions over authentic selfhood. A clear warning that overemphasizing outward display harms personality and honest self expression.
Margaret Lindsay leads in The Law In Her Hands at the Athena Theater with Glenda Farrell Warren Hull and Lyle Talbot. The First National comedy drama features a racketeering plot with a bomb in a restaurant a poisoning scheme and a dramatic courtroom finale.
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