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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1936
Page
6
Dorothy Dix counsels a 19 year old who loves a 60 year old professional man. She notes such a large age gap risks happiness though history and fate feel it may be predestined. She warns large generational differences in values and lifestyle often make lasting harmony unlikely.
Alicia Hart advises summer grooming using a scalp tonic and careful brushing to clean and polish hair quickly between salon visits. She recommends night hair nets, lightweight shower caps, and rubber curler clips to preserve fingerwaves, plus emery boards and fresh polish for nails.
Radio listings fragment shows CBS NBC and various acts including Burns and Allen Kostelanetz Bing and Kay Kyser Orch and Wayne King Concert Hour plus entertainers like Amos ’n’ Andy and Connie Gates. Mentions Olympic programming and political names Alf M. Landon.
Hollywood profile of actor Oakie known as The Pal Amid jokes about his career path from stand in to potential director. It notes his marriage to Venita Varden and changes in style and home life, plus childhood and first jobs. In Delphos Ohio a water fountain project is mentioned.
The Athens Messenger advertises Pattern 1287 for two lace collars. It includes directions charts and materials, with an illustration of both collars and stitches. Send 10 cents to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept for pattern 1287 and include name and address.
In a tense scene, the narrator debates a hazardous journey to inform Robert Savarin’s sister of a trust legacy for Lillian and Marion. Dicky urges a bold risk while arguing for the fastest route, contrasting fear with his driving skill.
A narrator accompanies Dicky as they drive toward the Catskills. Dicky boasts of his ability to judge drivers and avoid foolish peers, claiming keen instincts behind the wheel. The trip proceeds with tense, clipped dialogue and a wry exchange over ferry plans.
A story fragment follows a tense journey as a husband and wife travel by car in a strained mood. Dicky remains silent over a dispute while the narrator contemplates revealing a plan at Cosgrove home. Upon nearing Tarrytown he offers a sudden, conditional softening and moving question about where to sleep.
Anne Adams presents a shirtwaist frock in a gay Summer version with a simple trim bodice rolled collar and smart pleats. Choose seer sucker, striped shirting, linen or crash for dressier looks with sizes 14 through 42 and pattern numbers 4034.
The article urges proper fit and care for children’s shoes to prevent future foot problems. It covers wide toe boxes, regular checks, avoiding tight lacing, use of X ray if available, barefoot periods on safe ground, shoe trees and horns, polishing, drying, and gradual ankle support, with attention to new shoes rubbing or chafing and stretching if needed.
Eleanore Whitney stars in Paramount swing musical at Athena Theater with Robert Cummings. Finishing school backdrop, vaudeville style, and a plot to launch Hollywood contracts through a school show. Cast includes Grace Bradley, Billy Lee, Olympe Bradna, Roscoe Karns.
The article blends a sun sign forecast noting lively days and cautious prospects in work and business with a San Jose report about a hobo hitchhiker who overheard a youth admit car theft, leading to arrest. It ends with a tip about potato storage affecting sprouting.
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