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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1931
Page
7
In a tense scene, Lillian and Mrs. Ticer hasten to aid the narrator as Dicky and Mr. Therin grow curious about a vanished Chinese letter. The narrator recalls a perilous trip to Southampton, a car breakdown, and a fainting episode that kept the letter secret while the group seeks truth and safety.
A feature contrasts a charming Spanish style house with a bitter domestic arrangement. The couple shares a roof while the husband funds taxes and drives the car, the wife enjoys luxuries, and their grown children face a tense, legally defined split.
Nearly 500 Athens County eighth graders will receive diplomas at commencement exercises at 2 p m Wednesday at Alumni Memorial Auditorium. Names of graduates are published today including Stewart Hugus Barrows Elmo Barnhart Erma Vance and others.
Capt Roy Marden and crew of the Gloucester fishing boat Catherine Burke reported sighting a gigantic sea serpent about 20 miles east of Boston Lightship. They described a creature with a horse like head five feet long a broad back 50 feet long and a shark like tail. It was the first report in New England waters this year.
The era’s popular beachwear features generously cut arm holes and port-hole strips on one piece suits, with long necklines and rapid-drying worsted knit fabrics. Two piece sets show roomy trunks and armbholes, colorful belts, and striped or solid shirts, with robes in flannel or terry cloth and bold color mixes dominating summer resort wear.
A Clepsydra or water clock dating to 1682 is shown in an Athens jewelry store window. The device measures hours by dripping water and is noted as one of the largest ancient timepieces, with origins tracing to early China and Babylonian uses. The piece is part of a display illustrating how water clocks evolved into modern timekeeping.
An advertisement touts Kellogg's Whole Wheat Biscuits as a nutritious breakfast option. It claims two biscuits with milk meet over a third of daily mineral and vitamin needs and highlights minerals such as calcium iron and copper plus four vitamins.
The stars forecast a propitious day for those in employment and seeking favor from power figures. Advancing in business and social circles is favored though anxiety and caution against betrayal may rise. Those born on this day should be adaptable and ambitious to improve in their career.
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