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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1937
Page
3
The piece argues the Senate favors a Roosevelt court packing by about five votes if voted today, while warning that further Democratic alienation may wreck Roosevelt’s agenda. It notes Southern Democrats split on anti lynching, with pro and anti Roosevelt camps shaping views on party unity and the court issue as the real partisan battle.
The Cincinnati Enquirer warns Ohioans against a proposed income tax arguing existing revenue from sales and liquor taxes can cover 1937 needs. It calls for tighter tax enforcement and restraint on government spending to avoid new levies. Local, state, and national taxes burden residents already.
An old story links maple sap to a North American discovery and roast pork to Chinese practice. Wakis taps a maple tree on a March morning, sap falls into a bucket, and later his squaw cooks meat flavored by the sap. The tale notes both origins and a shared culinary thread.
The piece notes that Roosevelt may have won two or three Supreme Court appointments in June if not for his court reorganization plan. It discusses Senate testimony prospects, potential retirements, and the influence of House politics on Nazi and sit-down strike probes, plus Chrys ler strike's timing and House economy concerns.
Chief Justice Hughes keeps a light touch amid a bitter court struggle as he questions Forney Johnston in a Social Security case. Johnston dodges direct answers with conditional talk and a trap concern, while the courtroom erupts in smiles. Townsendites falter in the House and Senate Agriculture faces a pause as crop insurance moves forward with little opposition.
A survey finds modern students are taller than their fathers. The piece questions who bears responsibility for the persistent shorter stature of earlier generations and hints at nutrition and health factors shaping height trends.
The report notes a bid of 35000 dollars for a middleweight title bout involving champion Steele. The context implies negotiations or a proposed match arrangement but does not provide further details on venue date or opponent.
Observer notes a trend as a Western writer publishes a novel missing the letter E. Critics reference a recent title with similarly odd lettering. The piece discusses stylistic experiments and reader fascination with constrained writing.
A barbershop challenge in Vienna ended with a barber shaving a man in 18 seconds, a time adjusted for divot replacements. The record performance showcased swift technique and precision under pressure.
An American Indian squaw who disliked a spring trip sparked maple sap ideas that inspired a tale worth knowing. As maple syrup and maple sugar flow across the northern states, markets begin to see the product, while woodlots echo with boiling sap and breakfasts gain their sweetness from the season. Southeastern Ohio camps fade, once a source of local sugar, as Wakis is remembered with dawn breakfasts on the eve of spring.
The piece argues that price harm comes from uneven inflation across sectors not from overall high prices. Government can influence trends by stabilizing demand and supply, but broad control risks dictatorship. targeted price controls work only with total control, as in wartime.
A collection of pithy statements from Dr. L. Morgan Chambers Jan Bata Duffy Frances Perkins and Mme Lota Lehmann. The quotes touch on marriage praise and feeding, independence and labor, faith and punishment, business conditions and employment, and Wagnerian opera requiring greater study.
Joseph Louis, once a hotel dishwasher, won 45000 in the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes last fall. He still has most of the money in a bank earning interest, while the rest sits in a trust fund providing a fixed income.
The column praises Camp Zaleski CCC S-54 for four years of hard work by over two hundred boys. It details tasks from road building and quarrying to tree planting, bridge work, and nursery efforts. Visitors are invited to see one of Ohio’s finest camps signed by John A. Bastian Chi Fore C&M CCC Camp No S-54.
Gallipolis recalls 66 years past when streets lacked paving water light and telephones as James E Wood, recently deceased, held a 1871 Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department membership certificate found during home rehab. The item links to two hose reel units rival crews and street labor exemptions.
In 1937, Martha Brittain pursues Betty Haynes's disappearance after Betty vanishes with Jack Speddon. Martha teams with Gerry Neal while police warn Speddon may be protecting Betty. A Seattle search follows as Martha vows to find Speddon despite danger.
Pneumonia mainly strikes in winter to spring with chills fever and chest pain often following a cold. It spreads through respiratory secretions and crowded conditions while sunlight and air limit germs. prevention focuses on prompt cold care and isolating sputum for testing.
Dedication services will be held at the Church of Christ on Sunday featuring the pastor Reverend Williams Miss Lillie Faris of Cincinnati Rev. C. W. Cauble and the Ladies Band. About twenty applicants seek service in the U S Army or Navy.
Ten years ago Miss Beatrice R. Sams and Earl D. Foley announced their marriage plans. The Carbon Hill Senior Junior banquet at Odd Fellows Hall featured talks by county and school officials and named senior class members. Also listed are the weddings of Vivian Spencer and Donald Shunkwiler at the United Brethren parsonage.
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