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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1939

Page

7

We the Women urge a minor expert approach to distinction

Alicia Hart advises women to choose one subject to master as a minor expert to become more distinctive. She urges excellence in one area, avoid copying others, and notes golden wedding guests at a local theater event. Athena Theater showing Bridal Suite is announced for July.

Athens Christian Church Schine Athena Theater W. D. Robinson May Ave Abram Williams James H. Burt Maplewood Pt G. L. Wise Elliott St E. J. Jones Elmwood Place

Household Hints For Everyday Problems

Quick remedies for chiggers tape stains girdle rashes carpet dust and baby teeth hygiene. Sulphur on legs and in shoes plus soap bath after outdoor walks. kerosene on stains then warm wash. cornstarch boric acid powder for skin care with daily sun baths. damp broom or dampened paper to reduce dust. wipe baby teeth with gauze and a soda solution.

Lady Beware Lest You Talk Your Marriage to the Rocks

A cautionary piece on married life arguing that excessive knitting and chatter by a wife disrupts harmony. It suggests husbands seek quieter partners who read or work quietly, while the “silent wife” is praised as the ideal. The tone targets the idea that women talking too much harms marriage.

Jones John Jones John Mrs. Jones

Sequel to Married Comrades finds Madge amid espionage in New York

Madge Graham prepares to leave the Greenwich Village apartment after a tense night tracking three enemy agents of her father Charles Spencer. Lillian Underwood will nurse the ailing Spencer while plans unfold for a crucial rendezvous and a potential confrontation with Dicky.

Madge Graham Greenwich Village Charles Spencer Ace Secret Service Lillian Underwood Spencer Lillian Madge

Wesley Sharp Family Home Coming Dinner

A July Fourth home coming was hosted at Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Sharp’s home. Attendees included Carlos Sharp and daughters Joan Patty and Pearl from Cleveland, Arlee Abbott from Pomeroy, Raymond Canter and Ruth Hannah, Sherman North and son Edward Lee from Lathrop, and Edward Leonard.

Wesley Sharp Carlos Sharp Joan Patty Pearl Cleveland Arlee Abbott Pomeroy Raymond Canter Ruth Hannah Sherman North Edward Lee Lathrop Edward Leonard

Sharp Family Noted In Household Group

Harold, Normagene and Earnest Sharp reside at home with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Sharp, forming a family group mentioned in the notice.

Harold, Normagene Earnest Sharp Mrs. Wesley Sharp

Door-to-door bootlegging seen in Nashville

Police found a Black man traveling from house to house with a five gallon crock of moonshine and a dipper offering drinks or pints. The report closes with a note on a Roman superstition about thunder on the left, interpreted as a message from the gods.

Nashville Tenn Rome

One Side of Street Dry Election Day Contrast in Merced

In Merced California voters faced a split scene as Seventh Street divided two supervisoral districts. Bars on one side stayed open while those on the opposite side were legally closed on election day.

Merced Cal Seventh Street

Mind Your Manners When Visiting Ill Friends and Hospitals

A guidance piece on visiting etiquette asks five questions about hospital calls. It covers duration, get well cards, privacy for seriously ill patients, giving gifts, and divulging illness details, ending with the recommended action when faced with a no visitors sign: leave word and return later.

Pasadena’s reinforced incinerator proved too strong to raze

Pasadena officials reveal the city built a reinforced concrete incinerator too solid to demolish with dynamite. The structure cannot be blown up, prompting council to plan raze and reuse of the site for new purposes.

Pasadena Cal

Example Plants The Seeds Of Good Manners

A contrast between two families shows how polite behavior spreads. In the Jones household daily friction and harsh words train children toward rudeness, while the Smiths model courteous speech and calm conduct. The piece argues manners emerge from parental example.

Smith

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