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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1936
Page
6
Dorothy Dix opines that mothers eager for daughters to wed contrast with their harsh opposition to sons' marriages. She argues daughters are sent to new households, while mothers sabotage sons’ unions, due to autocratic habits and household dynamics, ending with mothers celebrating daughters' weddings as emancipation.
Circulation of local social visits and guest listings. J. M. Chapple ill health noted. Ada Wilson Akon Hamilton and family hosted by John Cowan. Inez Sickles and son Jack visited Athens and Columbus relatives. Vinton Ladd returns to Chillicothe. Doris Cowen back to Columbus work after weekend with parents. T K Owens Jackson guest of D K Pierce. Sarah Parker and Walter Burson Athens guests of Margaret Ewers. Brown Trimble family visited. Geneva Mansfield Anna Mansfield guests of Addison Creamer. Clarence Friess and Thomas Phillips visit Athens Columbus. Don Campbell Pomeroy visits W Leo Williams sister. J. M. Chapple hosts Art and Thimble Club for quilting and dinner. Boyd Angell announces birth of son. Farmers Institute schedule set for Nov 17-18.
The Stars Say foresees excellent prospects for those employed or seeking rewards for merit and fidelity to authorities. A birthday indicates a prosperous year with esteem from high places and opportunities, with possessions expanding yet warnings of petty losses through treachery. A child born today may be studious ambitious and rise to good positions with elders and employers.
Cosmeticians split into three camps on makeup style. Some favor natural tones matching skin and eyes, others push dark foundations and bold palettes, and a color chart camp pairs shades with dress colors. The piece urges timeless taste and personalized choices.
A new process to freeze mothers milk for indefinite preservation was demonstrated in New York City to aid prematurely born or seriously ill children, ensuring supply until needed.
Radio lineup includes Amos n Andy, Lum and Abner, Fibber McGee, Burns and Allen style acts, dramas, music by Cugat and Hall Orch, news notes with Roosevelt and election returns, musical variety from Moon River to Night programs, guests like Jack Armstrong and Vic and Sade, and numerous orchestras and bands.
Spirta distillates from rubber are being tested as a motor fuel in British Malaya. The trials aim to use local rubber byproducts to supplement energy needs and reduce reliance on imports. Officials cite potential cost benefits and rural impact.
The Big Broadcast of 1937 opens at the Athena Theater featuring Jack Benny George Burns Gracie Allen Bob Burns Martha Raye Benny Goodman and more. A mix of romance music and comedy follows Miss Ross and Ray Milland as a staged air wedding turns real with a hurried marriage and lively dances and tunes. Men marry at about 27 1 2 years.
In a tense domestic scene Mother Graham prepares to confront Allen Drake whom she suspects as an impostor posing as her son’s twin. Margaret and Lillian urge caution and seek to brief her while Drake’s true relation remains a key reveal looming over the household.
A continuation unfolds as a daughter must impersonate her father to keep a deception alive. Her mother-in-law pushes her to confront Allen Drake and the men on the hill while managing Richard’s reaction and the mounting pressure of maintaining the ruse. (Continued tomorrow).
Kate declines selling Brown Boy to Ralph and chooses to walk home after signing a receipt with Mr. Hold. She voices a longing to make Brown Boy understand why she did it and leaves quickly without looking back. The scene closes with a hint of ongoing tension as the story continues.
Olive Roberts Barton urges parents to foster independence in children by letting them perform basic tasks alone. She cites twins where one child becomes reliant on the other, warns that overparenting creates dependence and mental lethargy, and advocates gradual self care like dressing, bathing, and returning home unaided.
Anne Adams pattern 4193 offers a smart tunic frock with shoulder fullness and a pointed yoke. Available sizes 14 through 42, fabric options include velveteen challs silk wool crepe or synthetics. requires 4 yards of 39 inch fabric for size 16. Includes illustrated sewing instructions and pattern order details from Athens Messenger.
Fine linen handkerchiefs should be laundered separately from cotton because the linen will take on a light fuzz from the cotton. Monogrammed men should always be ironed, first on the wrong side, then lightly on the right. A crease should never be pressed through a monogram for the monogram will crack and the surrounding material weaken.
Dave Barkman, a young southpaw from Danville Illinois, will get a spring tryout with the Cincinnati Reds. A product of Charley Dressen's Peoria baseball school, he wears spectacles and is described as an unusual player with an Australian kangaroo-like nickname.
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