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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
7
In New York on September 4 fashion writers note a varied silk fall. Fabrics range from ribbed dull silks like flamenga and faille to shiny crepes and chiffons. New prints include flamengo jacquard and metal weave, with moire and taffeta making formal appearances. Amos Parrish previews coats tomorrow.
Practical pattern offers a 15 cent frock design with slim silhouette details. Features include a diagonally closing front, cleverly placed side seams, and fitted puff sleeves. Pattern 2011 available in multiple fabrics with sizes 36 through 44 and 86. Requires 6% yards 39 inch material for size 86.
Dr Copeland outlines layperson first aid steps for cuts and wounds, stressing cleanliness, boiled water washing, sterilized gauze, adhesive tape closures, and avoiding infection. He advises seeing a doctor soon after initial care and keeping a household first aid kit with iodine solution.
In a hotel dining room, ADELE GARRISON's narrator battles Mrs. Veritsen and Mr. Seibel over dinner decorations for Mary, the producer's son's fiancée. She schemes to lure Dicky away while managing flowers, vases, and a tense social web. The scene ends with Dicky pressing for action before more guests arrive.
Athens County 4 H club members led by Charles Copeland and Fred Hayes placed second in whole milk testing for butter at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. Health repents Virgil Ball and Worothy Fastlocker finished second and third in boys and girls events. Harriet Jacoby, Maxine Westfall and Ardith Westfall competed without placing. Jacoby showed a self made street outfit and the Westfalls demonstrated accessories.
The Cain family and relatives gathered Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Cain in Pratts Fork for an old fashioned home cooked dinner. Attendees included Richard and Mrs. Phillips, Lee Cain and family in Cincinnati, Joseph Burson and family from Jerseyville, Herbert Cain and children from Indio California, Frank Cain and children from Holliday, and Iris Lewis and children from Athens.
Four generations gathered at William Bryan's home on The Plains on August 24 to mark his seventy fifth birthday with a picnic dinner. The event also celebrated C E Bryan's birthday and included Lawrence Williams and Jerry Bryan. Mrs Jennie Bryan Shunkwiler celebrated her twenty sixth wedding anniversary. About 40 attendees traveled from Cleveland Dayton Zanesville Lancaster Sugar Grove Logan Nelsonville The Plains Athens Rutland and nearby areas. Four birthday and a wedding cake were displayed on a long table as baskets overflowed the extended tables.
The Brandeberry family reunion gathered Sunday at the home of Mrs. Hral ly Brandeberry to celebrate her seventy third birthday with a picnic dinner. Numerous Brandeberry relatives joined in the event along with extended family members from the Welch Greney Weaver and Parsons households.
William Powell arrested by Athens police Monday night on intoxication charges was fined $5 and costs in Mayor Robert Wood's court Tuesday.
The text warns of lively but unstable opportunities and changing fortunes. It cautions against loans and borrowing and highlights risks to finances and physical well being. A day of potential gains paired with possible losses or dangers if impulse governs actions.
Five shadow children Mu Flew Hanid Yam and Knart visit a meadow where a farmer uses a scythe to cut grass. They cling to the blade for a ride and witness grassland creatures flee as the blade nears them. The scythe finally stops on a mossy stone, sending the shadows and their masters back to safety.
Lona, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barr, Mr. and Mrs. James Andrews, Florence and Leo, Mrs. John Welch, Sr are listed in a community social notice segment. The brief item records names likely tied to events or acknowledgments in the newspaper.
A 1930 piece features an English vaudeville artiste tired of dieting in the United States. She plans to return to London to eat freely, aiming for 185 pounds as ideal pop culture weight. The column muses on nostalgia for fat, charm, and old-fashioned British glamour.
The district meeting of the American Automobile Association scheduled to open here Thursday has been postponed. Secretary H. N. Burgett of the South Fast Ohio Motor Club said several national leaders cannot attend, forcing the delay. A new date will be announced soon.
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