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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1934
Page
6
New York based actor Thomas Meighan reflects on 26 years of marriage to Frances Ring. He cites faith and equality as the cornerstones of a lasting union and stresses mental companionship as essential to happiness, recalling how they met during stage work and married early in their careers.
A fragment on marriage emphasizes faith as its cornerstone and warns against long engagements. It advocates allowing women to speak and choosing a partner with a keen sense of humor while stressing the value of a sympathetic listener.
The actor praises his wife Mrs Meighan for giving up her career to support him in movies. He argues against long engagements, stresses knowing each other well, and endorses separate vacations to keep a marriage fresh and honest.
MELLO-GLO is a new face powder that protects skin from exposure and preserves youth. A French process makes it last longer and spread smoothly without clogging pores. Its tint is described as youthful with no flaking or irritation. End price one dollar.
Visitors stay at 155 Morris Avenue include Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Smiley of Tulsa and their granddaughter Mrs. Blanchard Evans with Joan and Thomas of Warren Ohio. They arrive Monday and stay until Thursday. Other notes mention Elizabeth Langenburg of Cambridge visiting Dayton and Cincinnati with relatives, Anna Price returning from Cincinnati, and Reid Chappel beginning two months internship at Babies Hospital in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Herman Herron bride of a week was honored at a surprise shower hosted by her sister Mrs. Lawrence Herron after a Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority business meeting. Guests enjoyed bridge bingo with prizes awarded to Mrs. C. M. Bowman and Florence Lee Sanders and were served refreshments by several hosts and guests.
The Business and Professional Women's Club held a shower for its City Building room adding pillows lamps a board table covers electric fixtures mops and paper towels with plans for new drapes The house committee included Miss Clara Davis chairwoman Mrs Francy Bailes Miss Blanche Finsterwald and Miss Naomi Black The Woman's Benefit Association meets Wednesday at 730 pm in the K P Hall parlors to present and ballot on candidates.
The piece touts shorts as stylish summer wear for outdoor activities. It highlights fabrics like cotton and seersucker, describes two outfits including plaid seersucker shorts with a polo shirt and a blue pique one-piece bathing suit with striped cotton shorts and a matching coat, and notes smart appeal among fashionable girls.
Article explains custard as a protein rich dessert suitable for vegetable meals. It details egg to milk ratios for different textures from soft to baked custard, sugar guidance, and a standard baked custard recipe with six eggs and three cups of milk. Also notes serving ideas and a promotion for Sister Mary’s new dessert volume.
The Columbus Athenian Club met Sunday for the day with hostess Mrs. Grace Bowers at Westerville Road near Columbus. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Percy Fulwider and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wise and Edward, Mrs. Isaria Creamer of Athens, Mr. and Mrs. George Chaney of Westerville, Mr. and Mrs. C. Ross Clark and Gerald Nash of Delaware, and others including Mrs. Dora Pennybacker, Mrs. Rosa Hill, Mrs. Lola Clark, Mrs. Carrie Waters, Mrs. Edna Hart, Norris, R. H. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Thompson and son, Mrs. Eliza Frazee, Mrs. W. F. Fulwider, Miss Erma Fulwider, Miss Helen Salters, all of Columbus.
A wiener roast with games and swimming was hosted Saturday evening by the Junior League of the Central Avenue M. E. Church at Shaw farm. Attendees included Dorothy Baird Sarah Spencer Virginia Goldsberry Betty McBride Eileen Yoho Kathryn Nash Jean Bingman Louise McGrath Margaret Pratt Patty Ferry Thomas Radford Richard Radford Robert Liggott Ray Lloyd Yoho Arthur Yoho Rev Waid Radford and teachers Mrs Waid Radford Louise Pret and Vida Hunter.
National letters tout Kruschen Salts as a fat loss aid with testimonials from readers in Massachusetts Kentucky and Arizona. Readers claim significant weight drops from taking three bottles and a half teaspoon daily. The ad urges purchasing at local pharmacies and druggists.
Pocahontas Lodge will meet at the Red Men’s Hall Wednesday at 7 30 p m. After the lodge a birthday party will be held for members whose birthdays come in April May and June.
John Herrold Preston Jr. and Miss Anne Elizabeth Forbes wed in Steubenville with close friends present. The bride, a former Ohio University student and first grade teacher, and the groom, Ohio University graduate and F L Preston Company member, will reside in Athens after a motor trip to New York City.
Twenty relatives gathered at Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Totman home to honor June birthdays. Names include T. J. White A. E. White Mrs Roy Robinson Mrs John Wilhelm Mrs W W Totman Paul Wilhelm and others from Amesville Athens and nearby towns. A large cake was given to Mrs Tuttle and the Whites. The Presbyterian Church Class plans a Hillcrest Inn picnic Thursday at 6 pm hosted by Mrs. Moler and Mrs. Vickers with secretary Mrs R L Morton invited.
Mrs Almira Tracy McCune recounts her Ohio frontier life in Athens County from 1817 settlement on Federal Creek to weaving blankets and hats. She describes ox-teaming, scarce schools, one calico dress a year, and walking 15 miles to a store for a dress while raising a large family amid pioneer hardships.
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