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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
16
A spring shoe roundup features Dutch styles like Kanal Klog and Zuider Zee, with rockered soles and turned up toes. Leather, colors from Japonica to Marine Blue, and lightweight designs emphasize minimal coverage, comfort, and smart street fashion including Huarache oxfords and Bally-hoo sandals.
Hollywood designer Howard Shoup criticizes fashionable misfires and urges women to dress to their type. He argues spring shoes prioritise comfort and notes schoolgirl silhouettes suit only certain figures. He advises avoiding surplice bodices severe necklines and excessive makeup to flatter mature figures.
Schenectady NY Melvin Landon a research physicist at Union College also constructs small cannons. His models span five to nine inches and can fire a steel bearing through a book nearly as large as Gone With the Wind, demonstrating surprising power for compact devices.
Brockton. Anthony A. Parcis admitted stealing a woman's leg display from Barbour Westing and breaking a window. He was placed on probation for one year.
The Irish Cultural Garden will be landscaped as a Celtic Cross with slate and sandstone walk patterns. Two heroic symbolic figures will stand at the base of the 130 foot long Cross Garden.
New spring color tones extend beyond suits to furnishings and accessories. Tyrolean hats and lightweight hats join regular models and novel ties, all available in Athens stores. Designers study harmonizing colors for shirts to fit spring outfits. Broadcloth remains a favored fabric with tones aligning with the season.
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit to the K. T. Crossen Post formed in 1934 grows in membership and supports World War disabled veterans in government hospitals, provides Christmas bags, baskets for families, and child welfare funding. It presents colors to Athens High School and supports Legion Home projects while meeting monthly at the Legion Home.
George Johnson was placed in Athens County Jail after pleading not guilty to breaking entering and larceny charges in a county garage robbery around March 11. A radiator valued at five dollars was stolen and later resold to a used auto parts dealer who helped locate him. Johnson is held on a $500 bond awaiting grand jury action, with Sheriff Charles Bayles arresting officer.
A fashion piece notes ruffles appear on dresses neckwear gloves and handbags as a Spring trend. It also mentions ruffles on coats and suit fronts and adds decor ideas for kitchens bathrooms nurseries and recreation rooms using durable wall coverings. It concludes with a fact about Ellis Island not being part of New York state.
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