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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1935
Page
6
Dorothy Dix responds to a reader about whether the husband or wife should control the paycheck in a marriage. She notes a debate among young men and women and urges thoughtful, collaborative financial arrangements for future matrimony.
The notice highlights pattern No. 3352 for sizes 36 through 50 with specific yardage needs and a modern satin-back crepe fabric. It promotes ordering by mail from The Athens Messenger Pattern Department, 160 Fifth Ave New York, with pattern and book pricing listed.
A dated menu lists breakfast foods including sliced peaches and cereal, lunch features oyster curry with rice and muffins, and dinner offers chicken and vegetables in casserole with salads and desserts. It mentions beverages like milk and coffee throughout.
Pickaninnies towels are offered to decorate kitchens for gifts or fairs. Pattern 986 includes seven motifs about 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches with stitch guides and color ideas. Send 20 cents in stamps to The Athens Messenger Neediecraft Dept New York for pattern.
The essay urges parents to give children a proper breakfast to power mind and body for school. It stresses ample time, ventilated sleep, and a variety of foods from fruit and cereal to eggs and milk. It also suggests alternating fruits, trying tomato juice, and including hot drinks with ready-to-serve cereals.
The Chester Patriotic Youth Lodge met Saturday evening with Ada Morris presiding. Mrs. Virgie Oliver supervised games and contests. Mary Elizabeth Jones and Gordon Oliver were escorted back in by flag bearers. Honor guests with birthdays this week received a birthday poem and refreshment for 16 attendees.
In Adele Garrison’s continuation, Roderick behaves melodramatically as the group parts. The narrator restrains laughter and manages discipline while ensuring Roderick’s ostracism doesn’t derail their journey. Williams and Katherine handle logistics as Faith sleeps, foreshadowing events to come.
A fashion note advises choosing comfortable shoes to maintain a graceful appearance. It warns that tight or short shoes cause lines on the face and suggests trying different lasts, avoiding high heels at work, and consulting a foot specialist for corns or calluses. It also recommends antiseptic powder, fresh stockings, airing shoes, and neat toenail care.
Everett Wright, 62, died ten days after being struck by a Lima automobile. The driver, A. L. Cook, faces a manslaughter charge after pleading not guilty. In a wartime note, air observers would struggle to spot artillerymen in white camouflage among snowy Carpathian battalions.
Joe E Brown brings Bright Lights to the Ohio theater in a romantic comedy with four songs and elaborate backstage sequences. Lois Leeson wrote the story about Brown leaving burlesque for Broadway, with Patricia Ellis and Ann Dvorak in key roles and a notable cast including Gordon Westcott and Arthur Treacher.
The next meeting at Mrs. Kittie K. Dirt's East Main Street house will discuss Honey In the Horn by H. L. Davis with Mrs. Chloe Wonn leading the book review.
The readable text mixes a dated zodiac style on October birthdays with vague warnings of unrest and jealousy, followed by a note about an oil film and a lubricated cylinder engine. Readable facts include a mention of a cylinder engine and a mileage claim described as a mile to the gallon.
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