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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1937
Page
4
An Athens district drive urges safe driving as thousands of children play outdoors. Drivers are told to slow down and honk to warn, parents to limit driving with teens, and businesses to train truck crews, backing Mayor McCune’s safety campaigns and law enforcement.
Controversy rages over spending several million dollars for a Jefferson memorial. The piece argues for local, civic funding through small contributions, noting memorials like Mrs. A. J. Davidson’s marker in Athens inspire memory and civic pride more effectively than large government expenditures. It urges wider public support for memorials to enrich towns and visitor experience.
Professor Charles Gray Shaw argues that reading, listening, viewing, and appreciating art and architecture impart an inner charm. A well cultivated person carries a distinctive bearing and inner joy, seen in manners, with culture shaping happiness for parents and children alike.
A three year old girl from Columbia, Washington DC, will back President Roosevelt's view that mental powers decline with age during a public appeal. Her grandfather reportedly saved the child from a fire by throwing her out a window and carrying clothing to safety. Fire loss in Pasco, Washington, stands at seven dollars and fifty cents this year, as firemen face a checkered career amid strikes.
Washington column argues a London memo credits U S gold policy with boosting Britain's trade position and aiding South Africa see gains in autos steel textiles tobacco while U S debt grows. Chalkley report dated December but published recently.
The House Ways and Means Committee held a bizarre session on the Dough ton Bill imposing a railroad retirement tax. Witness George Harrison testified for two days but no testimony was recorded, while lawmakers locked doors to create an impression of secrecy. The plan splits retirement and tax into two bills, aiming to frustrate Supreme Court review.
Studios scramble for Civil War material as radio comics hint at reviving vintage wartime tales. The trend suggests renewed interest in period humor and battlefield anecdotes to attract audiences.
A Georgia man is slowly turning to marble drawing attention from sculptors who warn the trend could lead to an "every man his own headstone" era as more people consider marble memorials over traditional plans.
The speaker notes Pittsburgh’s strong return from the flood era, with widespread industry growth and stable wage deals. He praises labor leader Philip Murray for securing contracts with 86 companies and anticipates a broader calming effect across the nation if auto settlements succeed, while warning of continuing employment shortfalls. He urges a census to quantify productivity per worker in 1929, 1934, and 1937.
Poet describes April scenes from rushing brooks to blooming dogwood and dewy diamonds, celebrating fleeting beauty and spring renewal. A weather fact notes the southeastern California and western Arizona receive the least annual precipitation in the United States.
Wesley Thompson from Murray City writes that the Ward Township school bond issue is approved. He criticizes the Murray City Board of Education for inaction, notes state plans to consolidate schools, and urges cooperation with the Ward Township Board to secure needed funds amid rising levies and tax concerns.
The article explains how doctors estimate tuberculosis severity and prognosis after diagnosis. It discusses factors such as disease stage, patient age, organ involvement, response to treatment, living conditions, and coexisting illnesses that influence recovery chances. It also outlines classifications like minimal, moderately advanced, far advanced, and various states of arrest or improvement.
A collage of provocative remarks touches on marriage age and child psychology, with a mix of sensational mischief and academic voices. From Homer Pee to Dr Blanton and Harvard sociologists, the snippets reflect early 20th century attitudes and concerns about labor, family, and social norms.
Sybil Hendry learns Joan Barrett once worked in Chicago and uses the discovery to test Joan's past as she pots plans with Philip and Uncle John. The scene centers on Sybil's control of family protocol and social ambitions amid a tense night at the Hendry household.
John Smith Jr. owns three copies of The National Intelligence from May 1845 printed in Washington. An old Kansas City friend and coin collector supplied them, revealing advertisements for slave trade and a runaway slave with a rewards notice. The notices describe selling enslaved people for New Orleans and a $100 reward for a enslaved man named Gasaway Tailor in Maryland.
Thousands of flood victims in Memphis live in tents while rescuers warn homes may be lost if water rises. The Red Cross seeks 5 million dollars for flood relief. In Athens County Carl H. Porter heads the Law Abiding Citizens League with Gilbert Courtney and R B Smith as officers. Susan Helen Clark and Dwight Robert Stoats wed, with attendants Sara Edwards and Richard Uhl.
Twenty years ago visitors joined neighbors in Lottridge and Elmwood Place with stops in Richwood and The Plains. Torch residents attended the Little Hocking river boat show while Athens High School rehearsed the operetta Priscilla led by a cast including Doris Nye Joe Pickering Davie Davis Edwin Chubb Mac Bobo Margeret Dailey Charles Woodworth Frances Webster Gladys Wycoff Esther Kenney.
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