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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1936
Page
6
Dorothy Dix surveys ideal and real wives, noting men seek a cheerful, easy to live with, companionable partner who comforts at home. He desires appreciation, shared interests, laughter, pride, and tenderness more than grand personas.
The planet configurations indicate a disruptive day with potential travel or new associations. Jealousy and suspicion loom. safeguard property and labor. Those with a birthday may face a year of disarray requiring reorganization and possible shifts from familiar contacts. Kids born today may show unusual talent and curiosity.
A sprawling schedule of radio programs and musical acts sourced from Chicago listings. It includes Bobby Benson Sky Drama Renfrew Four Barbers Kellem Orch and Ted Husing with a mix of orchestras, choirs, and variety acts. Many items are listed as to be announced with scattered performers such as Lyman Orch Hall Orth Mall Oren Ray timaires and Gene Arnold.
A Brooklyn woman seeks help for oily skin. The article advises diet changes including a two day fruit and vegetable juice fast, then non greasy meals with less starch and sugar, plus daily exercise and facial care. It recommends fresh vegetables, fruit desserts, no heavy pastries, and brisk walking.
A vintage style guide extols jelly making as a precise science for 20 million women. It details three common errors in strawberry jam, stresses exact measurements and steps, and provides a tested recipe using prepared fruit, sugar, pectin, and boiling times to ensure successful jelly and jams.
Greta Garbo, back in Hollywood, remains famously silent and private, conducting business by appointment and avoiding misquotation. She moved into her old Bentwood house, surrounded by high walls and hedges, with a 1927 car and Swedish staff, rarely seen on the M G M lot, and has not yet met Irving Thalberg as chatter of a rumored romance with Robert Taylor swirls around.
A Hollywood pair shifts from distant stars to intimate conflicts as he carves a path from nonentity to potential leading man. She grows aroused by salary talks and threatens quitting until raises are granted, with the wins reflecting studio pressure.
The star hints at retirement after a final run in Camille and Countess Walewska, but Thalberg’s offer of $250,000 a film may pull her back. She worries she might finally quit after this next project, yet could be lured by ongoing screen work.
A jam recipe for strawberry and pineapple yields about nine jars, detailing ingredients and steps from crushing berries to canning. In brief local news, attorneys for respected judge Halstead L. Ritter sue in U S Court of Claims over Senate ouster action. Also reported is the death of former Portsmouth police chief B E Allen, age 62.
The Senate today confirmed Herbert Hengatier of Ohio to serve as consul general in the diplomatic corps.
A mother writes on how constant togetherness can dull a child's growth and energy. The author suggests occasional solitary visits away from siblings to let each child reclaim self. A month apart can heal spirit and health, with brief trips like a day in town allowing one child at a time to refresh.
Adele Garrison builds tension as Mrs Graham and Dicky seek Samuel Brixton at his offices. An anxious scene unfolds in a guarded reception area where a sobbing voice and a perturbed youth hint at secrets. The couple learn Brixton isn’t available and are escorted toward a private room amid looming questions.
Sewing pattern notice invites readers to craft a jaunty cape with a side-button skirt and contrasting blouse. It lists fabric options and sizes, with yardage for blouse, skirt, and cape in 36 inch material. Includes illustration instructions and a 15 cent request, plus quoted sayings from Clarence Darrow and Dr. Charles H Mayo and a note on England's voting age.
Practical kitchen hints for quick pie pastry. It covers make ahead flour salt shortening mix, handling water to control crust tenderness, using paper to roll crust, and methods to prevent juice leakage in berry pies. It also explains scalding milk for custard and pumpkin pies and how to achieve mealy or flaky textures by handling shortening.
Irene Dunne and Allan Jones star in Show Boat on the Athena, delivering music romance and drama that sweep emotions like the Mississippi. Kern and Hammerstein songs shine as 3,500 on screen performers convey a vivid life with Paul Robeson singing Old Man River and Ah Still Suits Me. Helen Morgan and Helen Westley give standout turns, while Queenie Smith Sammy White light the dance numbers with a chorus of 48 beauties and Sunnie O Dea offers a winsome display.
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