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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1932

Page

7

Sudden Recovery Tests Susan in Illusion of Marriage

Ben Lampman improves and prepares to travel to California for an orchestra job while Susan grapples with love and loyalty. She worries her engagement to Ernest Heath masks deeper feelings for Bob Dunbar and faces a looming wedding as Aunt Jessie and Mrs. Milton push her toward a life of wealth and status.

Ben Lampman Ben Susan Ernest Heath California Aunt Jessie Rose Bob Dunbar Bob Jessie Florida Mr. Schultz Rose's Heath Mrs. Milton

Stars Say- For Thursday May 12 by Genevieve Kemble

The stars forecast sudden journeys and new ventures with ambitions fulfilled. Dominant planetary positions promise prestige and favorable contacts with powerful people. persistent effort helps overcome obstacles and enmity, and notable birth Florence Nightingale is cited as a guiding figure.

Genevieve Kemble

Beiges and Beauty How to Wear the Soft Hue

The piece advises that beige flatters many women but requires careful face makeup. It suggests matching rouge and lipstick to beige tones, using ochre powder, brown eye shadow, and a touch of rosy color to avoid dulling the face. For evening wear, apply rouge to the earlobes and keep a soft coiffure to frame the face.

Strange Headlines Raise Questions About Youth and Love

A columnist laments sensational era headlines about youth misadventure, suicide pacts, and marital betrayals, contrasting past puppy love with modern fatal acts. The piece recalls a strawberry festival memory and critiques societal obsession with passion, aging glamour, and sensational domestic tales.

Missing Whitmey Hall Students Spark Hotel and Hospital Sweep

Dr Barnes explains hospitals within thirty miles have been alerted for any Whitmey Hall girl. Lillian Agrees to wait but plans a daylight road search set by their cautious circle. Brixton family travel times are estimated while urgency to find Marion and Carolyn remains high.

Marion Carolyn State Constabulary Harry Underwood Dr. Barnes Mr. Underwood

Oh of course Lillian and Helena in distress

Dr. Barnes explains Mr Brixton urged a nationwide police alarm but he resisted until he could consult Lillian and Helena and the others. The tension and warning tone suggest a critical moment in the investigation.

Mr. Underwood Dr. Barnes Lillian Brixtons Harry Helena

A Humble Reflection On Elderly Folly And Pity

The text considers elderly people seeking dangerous affairs at seventy, labeling some as feeble minded like Mr. Dick who amused David Copperfield. It argues against anger or ridicule and urges simple pity instead, asking for agreement.

Mr. Dick David Copperfield Charles the Second

Caretaker Wife Urges Rest as Barnes Aid Stays Nearby

Dr Barnes checks on his wife Lillian as Mrs Barnes directs guests to rooms and hot food. Lillian resists eating but takes a little broth and toast while her husband pleads Marion's sake. A maid reports Rose has news heard by request.

Dr. Barnes Lillian Mrs. Barnes Marion Rose

Scarlet Fever Contagiousness Warns Mild Cases Spread Easily

Dr Roy S Copeland urges strict quarantine for all scarlet fever cases as mild forms spread as readily as severe ones. He describes symptoms from vomiting and sore throat to a bright red rash and desquamation, and stresses rest, isolation, and careful nursing.

Copeland

Medical Q and A on nails, weight, sciatica and salt use

A reader asks about removing callouses and sciatica cures. Answers note sciatica stems from base injury and can improve with locating the cause, while nail white spots have unclear origins and a girl of 23 5 ft 2 in should weigh about 142 pounds. A preventive note says use of salt on teeth in morning is not harmful.

G.H. Q

Movie Listings Feed Highlighting 1930s Stars and Theaters

Collage of film notes from the Columbia Ohio Majestic and other venues. Peggy Shannon and Marian Marsh star in Hotel Continental and Beauty and the Boss respectively while Destry Rides Again hits the Columbia for three days. Tom Mix westerns return with Back Ranch projects and Warner Bros. releases feature Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery in dramatic and romantic roles with supporting casts detailed.

Columbia Peggy Shannon Universal City Tom Mix Screen Cornwell Destry Claudia Dell Earle Foxe Stanley Pields Zasn Pitts Tom Carl Laemmle Bill Deamond Art Acord Hoot Gibson Ken Maynard Harry Carey

Loses Softest Job in World After Long Wait

A Sacramento newspaper recounts a man who held a so called softest job in the world waiting for news of the Lindbergh baby. The Southern Pacific Railroad refused to blow its shop whistle and later apologized saying the man had done nothing for over two months.

Sacramento Calif Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr Southern Pacific Railroad Bay

Washington County Streams Restocked

Restocking of east fork of Duck Creek and south fork of Wolf Creek in Washington County is underway. Ohio Department of Conservation agents use a state fish truck with northern hatchery staff and local protector W. D. Sellars to place 1655 fish, including bull head and blue cats, in the two streams closed for three years.

Marietta Washington County Duck Creek Wolf Creek Agenta Ohio Department of Conservation State of Ohio Ohio W. D. Sellars Little Hocking Coat Fork South Fork

Oldest Grog Dispenser Returns to Cleveland Workhouse

Grandmother Anna Bandy, 85, Cleveland’s oldest grog dispenser, is back in the workhouse after failing to honor a city exile. Police raided her home, she pled guilty to selling liquor, and Judge Mary Grossman committed her to detention when she could not pay a $300 fine.

Cleveland U.R Anna Bandy Mary Grossman Grossman Randy Central Police Station

Police Judge Reels From Cupid Duties In Despair

Cleveland May 11 A Police Court judge who tried to pair a divorcing couple for a fresh start faced resistance as Marion E Moyer 28 and his ex wife refused to remarry after court proceedings. The judge lamented he did not know what else to do.

Cleveland Alfred L. Steur Marion E Moyer Moyer

Catfish Smith May Coach Georgia Bulldogs

Gossip suggests Vernon Catfish Smith, renowned Georgia football All-America, could return as freshman football coach. The veteran athlete, tied to Georgia, is discussed as a possible hire for the Bulldogs in a coaching role.

Catfish Vernon Catfish) Smith Georgia Bulldogs

Kitchen Labor-Saving Food Cutters and Devices

Homemaking advice highlights mechanical knives and grinders to speed meal prep and spare fingers. It recommends a meat chopper with wooden handle for larger quantities, a small chopping bowl for tiny portions, a sturdy grater, newer mincing devices, and a tubular knife for peeling. Mashed vegetables should pass through a ricer for smoother, more appealing texture.

Letty Lynton at the Majestic Theater

Goldwyn-Mayer presents Letty Lynton at the Majestic a tense modern drama of love and intrigue. Mise Crawford as Letty Wearn and Montgomery as the fighter lover headline a strong cast with Nils Asther May Robson Lewis Stone and Louise Closner Hale in supporting roles as director Clarence Brown crafts a masterful production.

Letty Lynton Metra Goldwyn-Mayer Majestic Theater Aun- Picton Mise Crawford Letty Montgomery Nils Asther Renaul May Robson Lewis Stone Louise Closner Hale Clarence Brown

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