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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1932
Page
10
A fragment from a community page lists odd phrases and names such as Colley and Columba, with scattered references to families, a married couple, and local officials. The piece hints at local humor and social mentions in a bingo of fragments.
A dense listing outlines daily broadcast slots from early evening through late night featuring acts such as Veronica Wiggins contralto, John B Kennedy talk, Maria Cardinale soprano, Earl Hines orchestra, Rudy Valee, Kipling stories, and Amos n Andy. The long timetable names multiple programs, hosts, choirs, dances, and dramatic pieces across stations and times.
NBC WEAF and WABC present a varied night of programming featuring Kipling dramatizations The Man Who Would Be King at 9 30 and Angel Patri advising on children's reading at 8 45 plus a musical menu with Frances Williams Vallee Perkins Proos Boswells and more.
Prime time lineup lists Connie Boswell, Reis and Dunn, Jack Miller, Myrt and Marge, Morton Downey, Sylvia Froos, Abe Lyman, Kate Smith, The Mills Brothers, Bing Crosby, Guy Lombardo, John Kelvin, and Barbara Maurel among others. Variety includes orchestras, vocalists, comedies, dramatic pieces, and health features.
A listed program lineup features 5:00 Midweek Musicate and 0:30 The Singing Lady followed by 6:45 Little Orphan Annie and 6:00 Old Man Sunshine with Ford Rush. Horace Heidt Js Orchestra at 6:15, 6:30 Sports Reporter Bob Newhall, 6:45 Lowden Thomas, 7:00 Amos 'bp' Andy, 7:15 Beatrice Fairfax talk, 7:30 Centerville Sketches, 7:45 Musical Dreams, 8:00 Jack Albin’s Orchestra, 8:15 Dramatic Program, 8:45 Sisters of the Skillet, 9:00 Concert Hour, 10:00 Dance Gypaies, 10:30 Saxophone Sextette, 11:00 Marcella Ubi and Orchestra, 11:30 Theater, 12:00 Horace Heidt’s Dance Orchestra, and 12:30 Henry Theis Dance Orchestra.
The program features a busy night with 6:00 Orchestra, 6:30 Hill Billy Music, 6:45 June Pursell pianist, 7:00 Emergency Unemployment Relief Committee, 7:00 D Avray of Paris songs, 7:45 The Goldbergs, 8:00 Concert Orchestra and the Cavaliers, 9:00 Night Club, 9:30 Leo Reisman and his Orchestra, 10:00 Orchestra and Tenor, 10:30 Theater of the Air, and 11:00 Vincent Lopez and his Orchestra.
James A. Palmer, secretary of Paramathia Lodge, favors small towns for their friendliness and democracy. He cites sociability, healthy living free from city smoke, and good schools as reasons to raise children there, praising fraternal clubs and local stores. He says Athens is the ideal small town.
Students and faculty at Athens High School held a Wednesday tea led by Miss Mary Connett to honor Easter with a yellow and green theme. Guests and servants wore yellow while arrangements of calendulas, roses, and green candles decorated the tea setting.
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