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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1936
Page
6
Dorothy Dix muses on the elusive ideal couple. She cites a 45,000-person survey locating a Florida pair as the epitome, then contrasts with personal views of a lasting marriage built on shared trials, affection, humor, and mutual respect rather than perfection.
In Gallipolis Justice Fred Milliser's court on Monday, Henry Pitman was charged with changing a $4.50 check to $14.50, according to F. C. Christ, cashier of the Commercial Savings Bank. Edward Watts of the Southern Ohio Electric Company charged that Harley Wheland wrote and cashed a bad check for $16.
Roy Edward Little 24 electrician and Gertrude Irene James 21, both natives of Ashland Kentucky, obtained a marriage license in Gallipolis.
A long list of radio and stage offerings announces Flying Time Hymn Sing Baseball News and multiple acts including Amos and Andy Lamplighter Dramatization Reisman Orch Wise Crackers Steven Merrell Toy Band Patti Chopin Parade of Youth Alexander Cores Renfrew GOP speaker Benny Fields Kate Smith Boake Carter Ken Murray Vox Pop Dramatic Sketch Symphony Markets Weather Noble Orch Watkins Orch Rosa Lee Old Retrain Marine Band and many more performances and programs with time slots and venues to follow.
Irvin S Cobb, famed humorist turned film actor, reflects on becoming a movie comedian. He recalls starting as a writer and reporter, failing at after dinner speeches, wartime correspondent work, and finally signing with Zanuck to act in Twentieth Century Fox projects. He notes learning dialog and prefers modest gatherings with friends.
Adele Garrison's tale follows a wife and her husband Dicky as they debate defying a strict injunction. He concedes, but warns of risk, insisting he will accompany her to the Catskills to honor her father's demand for a midnight farmhouse arrival.
Wallace McGirr of Haileybury police, now holds 30 jobs including his role as town weed inspector after the council decided he had too much time on his hands. He previously held 29 positions across the town.
Astrological reading notes sudden events and peculiar situations mark this day with radical turns in travels and interests. Those with birthdays anticipate surprising adventures, new affiliations, and possible profitable denouements if wisely managed. A child born now may possess unusual talents and a romantic visionary streak.
Advice for staying cool and neat in hot weather urging simple clothes light makeup and white accessories. Recommends cotton linen dresses washed nightly clean gloves lacy collars and daily baths to avoid sweat stains and dingy details.
Pattern 1238 for a jaunty knitted coat in Germantown wool uses stockinette with contrasting bands and pockets. Includes sizes 16 18 and 38 40 with illustrations and stitch details. Send 10 cents for pattern to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept New York NY with name and address.
Olive Roberts Barton reports a simple backyard idea that keeps children safe and active. A hedge and picket fence create an eight by eighteen foot play area with a sand-pile swing and toys, offering security and freedom while parents work nearby.
The Athena Theater screens a Warner Bros adaptation of Mark Twain with Myrna Loy and Maureen O Sullivan in supporting roles. A second feature, Two Sinners starring Otto Kruger and Martha Sleeper, follows. Lubin directs from Jefferson Parker script.
Four generations of a Berkeley family were fingerprinted together in a city effort to promote voluntary universal fingerprinting. The participants were W. C. Schmidt, 68, his daughter Dorothy Weygand, 36, Dorothy's daughter, wife of a Marine, and Dorothy's infant granddaughter.
A string twisted tightens its form while a rubber band twisted in a loop appears to extend its length, illustrating a counterintuitive relationship between twist and stretch in simple materials.
Two deputy sheriffs William Bush and Ray Bowers chased what they thought was a ghost in downtown Tontogany Ohio. It proved to be a woman in a nightgown whose husband had threatened her. Officers visited the home seized two shotguns and concluded their call. The item references ancient Greek noise rules from Sybaris in 790 B C.
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