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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1932

Page

4

Night of a desperate plan ends in a fatal chase

Fergus confronts Ellen and Symes in a Manhattan apartment after Fergus threatens to jail. A gun discharges and Fergus dies by his own hand. police confirm he was wanted for murder in Pennsylvania. Ellen contemplates Larry while quieter domestic life resumes at Pine Street.

Ellen Larry Fergus Symes Eilen Fregus Molly Myra Bert Pennsylvania Pine Street Molly Rossiter

Steady Progress in Treating Brights Disease

In the eighteenth century Richard Bright described kidney disorders but today bright disease is less common. Treatment focuses on diet with low protein intake and liberal water, with salt-free plans for swelling and careful urine analysis to distinguish kidney inflammation. Great advances now make Wrights disease more curable, but medical consultation remains essential for proper diagnosis and care.

Arly Richard Bright Bright Bright’s Sir Richard Bright Wright Brights

Weight guidance for teens and skin care tips

A reader asks about healthy weights for a 17 year old girl and an 18 year old boy with heights given. The reply suggests weights around 142 and 118 pounds and to correct diet by cutting sugar starches and coffee, eat simple food, and avoid constipation. It also offers full particulars by mail. Another reader asks about boils carbuncles and facial pimples on an 18 year old on a farm with access to fruit and vegetables. The answer notes underlying infection and offers full particulars by mail after repeating the question.

The Greeks Had a Word For Them at Ohio theater

Ina Claire Joan Blondell and Madge Evans star in The Greeks Had a Word For Them at the Ohio theater with Lowell Sherman and Phillips Smalley. The trio’s coiffed charms and comic schemes drive a tale of penthouse plots and lavish gowns as viewers laugh at their quest for profit and romance.

Ohio Ina Claire Joan Blondell Madge Evans Majestic Fredric March Kay Francis Columbia Frances Dee Sidney Fox Sys Iia Claire Samuel Goldwyn Ohio Theater Digey Joan Blondel Madge Evana Charmers Ocean Lineers Lowell Sherman David Manners Phillips Smalley Bea Gabrielle Chanel Europe Stony Anne Vnr Claire Lowell Sherman

Family Feels Tension Over Happiness After Tragedy

Myra and Molly discuss Myra's son’s fate as Ellen insists on personal happiness. Ellen pleads that the family should let the son live, recalling the impact of a past tragedy. The scene ends with Ellen leaving the room in tears.

Myra Mother Ellen

Lunar day eyes personal life over business

The lunar aspects for Tuesday March 29 favor domestic, social, artistic and affectional interests over work. Energies rise to high pressure and a child born that day should be energetic and aggressive, directed toward home and romance. Notable nativity: De Wolf Hopper, actor.

Signo de Wolf Hopper

Outburst of Jealousy Shakes Hugh Grantland

In a tense moment at the father’s house, Hugh Grantland confronts the idea that Madge may have a play produced by Philip Veritzen. His jealousy flares as he questions Madge’s ongoing ties to Veritzen and the influence of her husband’s permission on the project.

Columbia Columbia Theater Sidney Fox Frances Dew Prater Alan Mowbray Russell Gleason Carmel Myers Lucille Webster Gleason Edwin M. Knopf Gladge Lehman Hugh Lee Chow Hugh Grantland Philip Veritzen Veritzen Madge Hough Grantland Dicky Crass Himmelf Bob Jim Wick Smith Red Bob Smith

Dinner Dance Plans and backstage tensions in a writer’s circle

Adele Garrison portrays a literary circle where ambition, jealousy, and gender roles surface as Dicky praises a producer while the narrator weighs career dreams. Subtext includes offers of support from Philip Veritzen and a planned dinner dance for friends, hinting at future continuation.

Bob Smith’s Bolshevik Verve Sparks Family Anxiety

A humorous town piece imagines Bob Smith losing his temper and a car after a scandal and shifts into socialist rhetoric. His wife worries aloud, contrasting Bob’s past generosity with his current volatile talk about wealth, class, and fairness. The dialogue lampoons social tensions and a boss’s car ownership.

Smith Bob

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