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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
7
Athens shops showcase pucker suits in Roman stripe, Indian prints, and lastex satins. Needing flattering fits, the NY feature notes satin, wool, and printed options with elastic, skirts for thin figures, and dressmaker styles for fuller hips.
Question by question, the guide condemns rudeness and intrusiveness in public spaces. It labels rushing a closing shop as inconsiderate, losing temper with clerks as poor judgment, personal questions by beauty parlor operators as improper, hogging extra seats as discourteous, and smoking in transit as inappropriate. For paying fares without exact change, the recommended action is enter in turn and step aside to fare. Best solution: choose option (b) or (c).
An Athens hostess offers a fudge recipe to counter summer doldrums. The method uses butterscotch pudding sugar milk butter and vanilla to form a creamy fudge cooled and cut into squares with optional nuts. Also notes London soot waste costing 30 million dollars yearly.
In a tense family moment, Madge and Dicky argue after an accusation of spying. Junior and Roderick usher a reconciliation with a tender hug as Dicky admits he misread papers and questions what Madge saw, promising to explain tomorrow.
A novel fruit pie combines banana with orange juice and lemon juice and sugar. Gelatin is softened with water then dissolved in boiling water and mixed with the fruit juices. The mixture thickens then folds in whipped cream and is set in a baked pastry shell.
In Gallipolis the Garden Club accepted Sherman White’s offer of flowers for 14 boxes on the Chickamauga Bridge funded by the club for a Sunday dedication. They will plant a semicircular area before Garfield School with City Manager John Gwinn, featuring golden cosmos and petunias near Garfield Building.
Fine rayon or silk gloves reach near the elbow with crushed back design. Sold in plain fabric or embroidered in pastel shades along with white navy and black.
A columnist argues slacking is not a crime and children like Betty dislike chores. He advises balancing requests with rewards, insisting Betty must do dishes and Jerry must weed or wash the car, while praising effort and stressing the value of learning to do distasteful tasks.
A column of lifestyle tips urges dieting with exercise, regular dental cleanings, and wardrobe realism. It notes proper hair care, clean boutonnieres, and flattering shoe height, plus shopping timing and affordable accessories. Also mentions fruit canning trends and Saturn ring observations.
Annual meeting and church conference for the Cheshire charge will be held at Cheshire Methodist Church in Cheshire Friday evening. Rev. H. N. Snider will host, with district superintendent Dr. R. B. Foster presiding. Speakers include Rev. W. S. Westerman of Gallipolis and Rev. A. E. Huntington of New Boston. young people will provide a musical program. Alaska map fact follows as a separate note.
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