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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1931
Page
7
Amos Parrish surveys eyelet trimming in spring and summer fashions. Eyelets appear on hats, collars, cuffs, coats, dresses, blouses, shoes, handbags, stockings, and even mesh stockings. The piece notes eyelet embroidery, patterns, and appliques shaping a feminine, openwork look.
Daniel Head, 70, a carpenter, was killed at Ellis Motor Company garage in Zanesville when he fell into a 12 foot elevator shaft through an alley guard plate. He died at the scene.
A famed writer visiting town gives a dull lecture. attendees abandon social plans, hoping for brilliance but see a rasping voice, slovenly enunciation, and provincial accent. The writer’s talk disappoints, prompting reflections that writers often excel in writing, not speaking.
The article forecasts a day of high pressure and far reaching events driven by lunar transits and Venus Neptune tension. It predicts personal relation complexities, a radical impending change, strong finances, and high ambitions. A birthday on this day signals a year of major personal romantic and business events.
Chicago police report a radio system installed to speed arrests is being used by criminals to dodge pursuit. Sgt Tom Stalbus said his squad picked up a broadcast directing officers to Prudent Life Insurance Company, signaling a possible escape plan.
The narrator hides at a window as a wounded Chinese climber looms in a tree, seeking a rice paper letter. He retrieves a silencer pistol from a shopping bag and confronts the figure, ordering him to drop a rope and leave, while weighing the risk to the Ticer household.
A New York official notes babies need rest and quiet. Tickling or teasing excites infants, teaches attention seeking, and should be discouraged. Set playing times, prefer morning play, avoid late afternoon sessions, and teach self entertainment as the child grows. Choose safe, washable toys without small or sharp parts.
A reader asks about watering eyes from tear duct blockage or cold, and suggests eye exam if persistent. Tips include reducing ankle size through fat, exercise, or massage if possible. otherwise bones and muscles limit change. Grapes and pears discussed for fattening, with moderation advised for fruits high in sugar. Rheumatism described as joint and muscle pains with possible infection. source must be identified before treatment.
Reported burglars were on the second floor when the squad arrived a minute late. The robbers fled in a hurry leaving their tools, including a portable radio, which was tuned to the police broadcasting station. The same flash that alerted Stalbus and his men warned the robbers to flee.
Ninety five outstanding high school vocational agriculture students are nominated for the State Farmer Degree at the Ohio Association of Future Farmers of America meeting to be held May 28 and 29 at Ohio State University. Governor White will address 1,500 students as keys are awarded for leadership scholarship thrift and farming ability. Two days include nine judging contests and thirteen educational trips to plants and farm headquarters. Master Farmer Lowell Slagle will preside and present State Farmer keys. One thousand boys compete for trips to Kansas City and St. Louis in livestock and dairy contests with trophies medals and ribbons awarded in sheep grain wool meat and agricultural engineering categories.
Presidents of rail lines east to the Mississippi voted to ask the Interstate Commerce Commission to restore freight rates at a level that would protect railroad credit. A committee was named to work out details of this major business step discussed at the meeting in New York in May.
The Athens Messenger presents pattern 2145 for a partial surplice bodice frock with flared skirt and braid trimmed edges in summer prints. Sizes 4 6 8 10 12. yardage and exact instructions included. no dressmaking experience needed. Send 15 cents per pattern to Pattern Department 243 West 17th Street New York City. catalog 15 cents, pattern and catalog 26 cents.
A tall tale reading of King Fat-Wat and a tin soldier as they wander in deep snow. They discuss a mysterious Shiver and realize the king has caught a cold in his head. The cold leaves after tea and rest, leaving the king warm but hopeful for another chilly encounter.
Columbus report notes average Chicago hog price around 6.75 dollars, down 3.75 from last year and over 50 cents from April. Pork prices fall sharply while frozen holdings stay high, suggesting packers may increase supply. Cattle receipts remain heavy as warmer weather and cheap substitutes reduce meat demand.
Bert Polynesian dancer Reriva arrives in San Francisco en route to New York. She, later billed as Anna Chevalier, was chosen for a movie shot on Bora Bora, marking her transition from South Seas stage to cinema through a single journey.
In Chicago on May 22 Judge Sullivan ruled that the real author of I'm Just a Vagabond Lover, Attorney Jesse H. Brown, must be paid part of the profits from the song. The decision overruled a master’s finding and ordered Vallee, the publishers Leo Feist Inc, the phonograph firms, Leo Zimmerman, and others to account for royalties. Brown claimed he wrote the piece in 1921 at Northwestern University and expected about $10,000 in profits.
Geneva May 32 The 1932 world arms conference next year would cut conscript forces. The League Council rejected Germany s bid to have its plan to limit trained reserve forces in Europe and Japan considered at the February conference. Opposition was nearly unanimous. Arthur Henderson called Germany s plan an ideal, often a mistake in practical matters Briand warned the preparatory armament convention was fragile and could collapse with any change.
Daniel Milla, a Youngstown rubber salesman and amateur aviator, fell from an airplane cockpit while being taught to fly by pilot William Jones. Milla, who had no parachute, was found dead after Jones reported the incident to authorities in Youngstown.
The United States Army air forces began an eastward move from East Fairfield to their New York base shortly after dawn. The flight planned to pass through Columbia Cleveland Rochester Pittsburgh and Philadelphia as it heads toward the eastern theater.
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