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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1936
Page
6
A son asks how to handle his widowed mother living apart. The advice urges giving her a job to fill her time, arguing idleness harms her health and happiness, and that a 52 year old woman should work to feel useful and independent. The piece underscores the value of purposeful activity over mere caregiving.
Colored table linens rise in popularity with deeper shades and damask weaves. Deep blues greens and wine tones suit formal dinners.
Mr and Mrs John C Jones hosted guests including Mrs Isabelle O Brien C W Jones G F Gutches and families Dr and Mrs James Parks and Mrs John Parks Lois Jones The Baptist Dorcas Class met at Mrs Samuel Orndorfs home Social activities included church clean up requests and Sunday School gatherings Florence Huston and Mrs Martha Sauvage led lunch duties Eleven innings yielded a 3 to 4 defeat for the McArthur baseball team at home with New Straitsville.
A vertical and horizontal crossword style list presents clues such as 1 Slender, 2 Forearm pone, 3 Observed, 4 Bird's home, 5 Bundle, up to 49 Golf device. The grid references relationships between clues like Sally, Suffragette, and poetry terms, mirroring a historic puzzle page snippet.
Readable excerpts unfold a covert mission at a farmhouse. A conspiratorial group, including Lillian and Katie, subdue a hostage and receive a coffin like package from a motor car. The scene ends with directions for the return route as tension builds toward tomorrow’s continuation.
Simple stockinette stitch and a mesh create squares that sew up quickly. Four squares form a star reminiscent of colonial handwork, usable for bedspread, scarf, pillow, or cloth. Pattern 1163 provides directions, materials, and joining methods with illustrations. Send 10 cents for pattern to The Athens Messenger Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Ave New York New York.
Miss Aldine Wenner returns home from Columbus where she spent the summer. Annetta Sayre visited her uncle and aunt in Jacksonville. Mr. and Mrs. Tippie and children visited the McKinleys Saturday. Sylvia and William Johnson, after Columbus work, visit their father Frank Johnson. Joe Antle family guests of Walter Nichols family. Richard Antle of Columbus and Dolores Cope of Nelsonville visited parents Thomas and Mrs. Cope.
A short guide urges women to exercise feet nightly to keep ankles flexible and posture light. It describes sit up, raise and bend sequences, toe stretches, and ten repetitions, plus wearing flat or heel-less slippers to relax tired feet and improve spread and comfort.
A dense listing of concert and radio program lineups includes Kilogra, Kyser Orchestra, Adrian O’Brien, Jack Armstrong, Lowell Thomas, Lum and Abner, Amos n’ Andy, Queen’s Minstrel, Bing Crosby, and numerous orchestras and acts. The schedule spans noon to late afternoon with assorted dramas, musical performances, and public affairs features.
Anne Adams introduces pattern 4171 a versatile frock with three sleeve lengths and a yoked front. Choose crepe synthetic or wool and follow clear step by step instructions. Include size 16 fabric needs and order from The Athens Messenger Pattern Department.
Olive Roberts Barton urges parents to uphold moral conduct as children closely watch and imitate adult behavior. Even small, perceived indiscretions can scar a child’s sense of propriety, while excuses fail to heal humiliation or restore trust.
The reading emphasizes a lively day with emphasis on writings and finances rising through business or speculation. Personal associations, merriment, friendship, and social events take center stage with pleasant youthful contacts and profitable birthdays. A born child may become bright artistic and cultured with many friends.
Jane Withers leads a mischievous gang in Pepper at the Athena Theater opening Thursday. With Irvin S Cobb and Slim Summerville, the comedy follows her attempts to raise rent money, expose a fake baron, and end with a riotous Coney Island finale.
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