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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1936
Page
4
Fragmentary notice lists Associated Press representation and advertising rates. Mentions home offices in Chicago New York and Detroit with nominal obituary charges. Calls out subscription prices by carrier and mail options including yearly and six month terms.
The piece examines the clash over migratory labor in the United States, noting western governors restricting welfare for jobless migrants including Americans and non citizens. It highlights seasonal industries reliant on itinerant workers and the growing confusion as states seek to manage arrivals with limited resources.
The Senate battles over cuts to the Justice Department budget threaten a quarter million in savings. J. Edgar Hoover warns such cuts could trigger a new wave of kidnapping and increase lawlessness. He requests 6 025 000 dollars, arguing small reductions may be a costly mistake.
Welfare reports reveal slum conditions in small towns and rural edges where disease outbreaks delinquency and crime originate. Residents in better homes rarely see these hovels yet awareness could spark action to improve neglected communities.
Discussion on land use in Southeastern Ohio cites a Forest Service survey of 290000 acres in Washington, Monroe and Noble Counties showing 85 percent forest cover. Fires and overgrazing blamed for poor woodlot condition. Purdue experiments show grazing harms timber production with steers losing weight after six months in six acre plots.
Washington readers saw four identical 500 word letters attacking the FHA appear in papers from New York Syracuse and St Louis. Each was signed by a different FHA official claiming personal authorship and none acknowledged a central HQ form letter.
A reader defends FHA figures on 1935 mortgages, countering Paul Mallon’s claim that private lending dominated. The writer cites FHA annual report data showing $170 million in commitments but only $95 million in new appraisals, arguing commitments inflate government impact. The note asserts FHA should be judged on actual mortgages, not commitments.
The piece discusses a new publicity method that hides propa ganda as local letters to editors. It argues conventional corrections need public denials, while the new approach avoids this cumbersome step and keeps the propa ganda covert unless exposed.
Hagood warns of miseducation in government propaganda using agencies like AAA WPA HOLC CCC and local field agents. He notes that while funds can be moved, tangible results vanish. The piece also mentions penitentes Easter rites, new shoe woes, a Manhattan strike rumor, Mae West’s reported $300000 contract, and advice for aspiring actresses with Mae West.
The piece urges proper land use by preserving remaining woods and excluding fire and cattle. It praises southeast Ohio landowners who plant trees and argues protecting timbered areas is as worthy as profitable, urging careful stewardship.
Ten years ago CS Jones led the Ohio Independent Telephone Association while Athens Merchants prepared a rating book. Mary Hazel Floyd presided at a Daughters of America district rally in Logan, and Edith Steele spoke for Logan Council. A Logan accident injured a woman’s collarbone en route to the rally. Numerous locals hosted a Country Club card party as frost harmed Pomeroy peaches per Meigs County farm agent George B Kreier.
Twenty years ago the Athens Needle Club met with Mrs A L Johnson on Morris Avenue. Miss Clara Bowser visited her sister Miss Ida Bowser in Columbus. Mrs Tom Littler and Mrs Clyde Littler hosted a dinner for Mary Howe Diandra Blaine Susie Maze in Nelsonville. C P Kircher held a Majestic theater party for daughter Dorothy a St Aloysius student with Frances Foster Mary Poston Margaret Dailey France Hatch Rachel Silvas and Rachel Hopkins among guests. An eightieth birthday party honored Mrs Annie M Hobson with guests including Mr and Mrs O M Lovell and Dr and Mrs G O Linscott and daughter Marianna Amegs ville.
Health columnist Dr Morris Fishbein debunks the belief that a fetus is marked or formed by the mother's experiences. Birthmarks arise in early development. later maternal events cannot influence the baby's appearance or talents. The piece cites no evidence for prenatal influence and notes most marks are accidental.
In 1828 a road from Dickey Hill to Bartlett formed as Route 50 N grew into a bustling highway by 1928. Pioneers Bardin Selby Warren and Hines built log homes, farms fed by spinning wheels and iron cooking gear, and a thriving log schoolhouse and church.
A Senate debate features U S Senator Hastings railing against following the New Deal as a utopian shirt tail. George Lansbury notes Europe’s crises. the Veterans of Future Wars mock war while Ray Murphy of the American Legion calls for sincerity and action.
Linda Bourne, 20, loses her father’s support in Newtown and begins a society column after a chance job offer. She grows closer to Peter Gardiner as Dix Carter, the love interest, plans a year abroad, leaving Linda torn between romance and career and facing an uncertain future.
Linda spends five hours with Pete and Mrs. Gardiner focusing on her future in journalism. They discuss pay, publicity, and Linda joining the Blade society column and Pete’s dream of selling plays as part of a newspaper career.
A fragmented passage from a handwritten page describes lonesomeness and desire for happiness, mentioning a window, table, sewing and studying, and a longing for a new friend. Names include Cora Lind MacF of Syracuse Ohio and Robina Ree Christine of Glouster Ohio. A red bird is observed flying near the window, sparking joy.
Fragmentary text hints at council or community notices in Athens area. Mentions districts counties numbers and months, with references to community activities, programs, and services. Details are scrambled and names are incomplete.
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