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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1932
Page
6
Dr and Mrs Elmer Burritt Bryan hosted a formal dinner Wednesday evening at the president's home. Covers were laid for twelve with guests consisting of Ohio University associates and town people in a notable event among the many held by the Bryans for the college community.
The Needle Club husbands or club members will host a dinner Friday evening at the Hebbardsville Church for the club women. Arrangements are led by W A Reading W D Wilds and S S Winters with W D Robinson in charge of attendance.
Mrs. Wilson Norris hosted the Wednesday Needle Club at 296 East State Street with club members and as guest Mrs. Ralph Norris assisting. Carrie McPherson of London Ohio visits relatives in Albany and Athens with Mrs. Frank L. Bellows. Woman's Relief Corps to meet Friday at 7 30 in Red Men's Hall with initiation and refreshments.
Pauline Bunch of Dallas Texas states her face and neck were covered with pimples and blackheads until a friend urged a sample of Resinol Soap and Ointment. In three days her skin improved dramatically and she praises the product and offers a free trial kit with booklet.
Mrs. Webb Walker presided as hostess and president of the Hobson Study Circle, entertaining members Tuesday evening at the Cottage Tea House. The literary program featured Mrs. N. B. Welk reading a paper on African Missions. Refreshments were served.
Relatives and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Kenney at 119 East Union Street on Tuesday evening to honor Mrs. Kenney's birthday. The group enjoyed games music and social conversation as a large cake baked by Mrs. Theodore Thomas of Murray City was shared.
Higley Study Circle met Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Hale Pickett as chair. Members named Ohio historic spots during roll call as two papers were presented The Old Schoenbrum by Mrs O A Carpenter and The New Model Village by Mrs H C Lehman.
The guide explains how squamshine colors in sunless rooms yield warm yellows oranges tans and browns. In bright rooms cool colors like green blue and orchid suit the light. Rose adapts to both dark and sunny rooms, best with gold accents in dark spaces.
Describes using tinted sheer glass curtains to introduce color when walls are light or plain. Suggests they complement figured wallpaper and may suffice without heavy drapery, while noting draperies can provide balance and liveliness in rooms.
A consumer notice warns that loosely woven cotton sheets coated with china clay on the reverse can look glossy but wash away, producing sleazy fabric. A shine test held to light reveals uneven threads and plastered spaces. rubbing on dark cloth may deposit powdery particles indicating a doctored sheet.
Wilmington Illinois March 17 Mayor J C Thompson urges a recall election to oust himself and the city council as an economy move. He proposes replacing current leaders with a five member commission paid 219 yearly saving 990 annually.
Ohio poet Tessa Sweaty Webb, famed in the Hocking Valley, received many letters from listeners across the region after her WLW Cincinnati broadcast reported in The Messenger. Webb spent much of her life in the valley and is well known locally.
In Reading Pennsylvania March 17 doctors removed 200 tacks from the stomach of Jacob Rheinheimer a 77 year old shoemaker known for holding tacks in his mouth while mending shoes. The operation was fatal though the patient had admitted swallowing tacks occasionally. The stomach lining showed 200 punctures from the brads.
Paris reports amendments to the French embargo on fruit imports allow the United States broad rights to ship fruit to France. The changes follow protests by Ambassador Walter E. Edge and protect a trade worth about $10 million annually, lifting some restrictions on fruit already en route or docked.
Progressive pharmacists tout Allenia as a cheap 85 cent prescription from McKee Drug Co. with a money back guarantee if pain and swelling do not stop in 48 hours. It claims to remove uric acid deposits in 24 hours and also relieves sciatica neuritis and lumbago without harmful drugs.
Fragments indicate apples and pears from California Oregon and Washington will enter France without restrictions due to sanitary measures. Other fruits ship before embargo, with apples and pears from New York New Jersey Virginia and West Virginia affected by evolving rules.
Ohio Division of Conservation airs 30 minute Friday night programs on WEAO at 10 o clock with music and hunting and fishing stories. The Bureau of Education oversees, led by J W Stuber, and WAIU and WEAO stations host the broadcasts without cost to the division.
Mrs Rush Elliott spoke on Jewelry and Metal Work at the Athens High School Art Club meeting held Wednesday afternoon. Tea was served by students. Each student brought a faculty member as a guest. Lucille Mansfield, president, arranged the event.
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