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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1937
Page
6
Dorothy Dix notes a survey finding 37 percent of men want a homebound wife who cooks and cares for children while 27 percent seek a woman of social distinction and 22 percent prefer spiritual character. A domestic, motherly wife is deemed most desirable after marriage.
Shade High School junior class will stage the play Aaron Boggs Freshman on Friday night March 26 at 8 o'clock with Miss Elenor Martin as coach. The paper notes various local social updates and a fact about a Pyrenean desman with a long mobile nose.
Puzzle clues and answers from a 1926 page row, listing horizontal and vertical entries. Includes film star reference and a variety of wordplay like age, terms, minerals, and plants.
Don’t postpone design your wardrobe with four easy to sew frock patterns from Anne Adams. Patterns 4344 4201 4347 and 4346 suit house or street wear in sizes 14 through 40. Illustrated instructions included send 15 cents per pattern to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department 243 W 17th St New York City.
The Twentieth Century Fox comedy stars Tyrone Power Loretta Young and Don Ameche in a fast moving springtime romance about a sensational newspaper life. Tay Garnett directs with a bright ensemble including Slim Summerville Dudley Digges and Jane Darwell.
Mrs. Andrew Martin of Dayton visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hendricks. Mrs. Watt Hysell of Rutland stays with Mrs. Charles Hysell. Mrs. Worley Russell, county infirmary employee, weekends with her husband here. Morris Harrison of Rutland visits Charles Buck. Mrs. Charles Buck Bailey Run visits Mrs. Frank Buck. John Eskew buys a new truck Wednesday.
In 1950s guidance urged washing all raw produce to reduce hidden residues and dirt before feeding children. Increases in insect sprays and modern farming make washing prudent, though unlikely to pose immediate harm. The piece notes seasonal variety and ongoing home precaution.
Anne Adams patterns praised by women as a guide to spring dressing. Many dresses need under 3% yards of new prints. Send for the pattern book and choose. Patterns are 15 cents each, book 15 cents, or pattern and book together for 2% cents. Send coin or stamps to The Athens Messenger Pattern Department 248 West? Street New York City.
A dense list outlines an extensive radio schedule with shows and guest orchestras. It names Jack Armstrong Orphan Annie The Johnsons Pierson Orch Bob Newhall Lowell Thomas and Amos n Andy among others with times from early evening through night and includes dramatic sketches Jamboree and musical programs by Morgan’s Orch Bestor's Orch and more.
The narrator recalls Mary praising Polly Perkins and the father noting Polly's capable, trusted work beside him in an underground dining room. He describes Polly’s family history with a long smuggling scandal, a tunnel entrance, and a lineage tied to a house over two centuries old.
A 1914 tale recounts Polly Perkins inheriting an estate after her parents’ death while in service in Washington. Rich foreign buyers who studied local legends offered a vast sum, but Miss Perkins refused to sell and kept the lilac hedge as a preserved barrier.
In a tense scene Daphne contemplates replacing Jennifer in a play to teach her a lesson about fair play. She seeks strength from prayer and resolves to act by tomorrow morning to ensure the production opens January 15. Jennifer reacts with concern as the plan unfolds.
A dramatic exchange reveals tempers flare as a sister accuses another of a secret betrayal. The dialogue hints at a concealed part assignment linking the two sisters. The scene ends with a vow of hatred and a cliffhanger for future installments.
Auction to sell Lot No 1 in Birge's Addition Chauncey Township Athens County Ohio at 1 30 pm April 26 1987. Property located at Ellis Ave Chauncey listed for 1750 with no bid below two thirds that amount. Terms cash day of sale. Charles W Bayless Sheriff. Harles Ler Attorney.
The largest horse in England, a 5-year-old named Roughrood Lady Grey, exhibited at the Shire Horse Society Show in the Agricultural Hall stands 19 hands, one inch tall and weighs over a ton. The report notes a curious aside about estimating temperatures by cricket chirps.
Alicia Hart advises readers to visualize their ideal self and assess current appearance honestly. Start with a mirror check of hair posture and figure, then set a gradual plan to improve with time and modest cost, applicable at any age.
In Salinas California John Urabe, a top Japanese golfer, holed a 225 yard drive for a hole in one and expressed the moment with the word Banzai. The timely exclamation captured the victorious mood of the occasion.
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