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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1937
Page
4
The piece argues that while universal social security and three meals a day sound desirable, practical constraints arise because the very rich are few and many lack basic needs. It questions how a nation can provide for everyone as individuals cannot for small groups, noting the gap between ideal aid and affordability.
The piece argues police legitimacy stems from public respect earned by friendly, helpful, nonharsh policing. It claims London bobbies became indispensable by serving law‑abiding citizens, gaining public support in confrontations with criminals and motorists. It suggests American police could imitate this approach.
An American public letter argues that while Nazi camps may exist in Northern New York, a Congressional investigation is unwarranted unless there is clear evidence of a move to overthrow the government. The piece warns against overreaction to Hitlerism while noting free speech and religious liberty, and mocks other contemporary political fringe movements.
The article argues prophesies about radio ending amateur music failed as 1937 saw about 50,000 pianos shipped in six months. It credits makers who adapt to small living spaces and home use, proving the piano remains viable despite trends toward canned music.
The piece argues President Roosevelt should influence legislation through constitutional duties and recommendations, not dictatorial control. It contrasts expectations with Harding's rare direct intervention, noting the president’s veto and moral stake in national policy.
The piece argues southern lawmakers favor the Hoover loan scheme to prop cotton prices, noting it led to surpluses and a ruined farm board. It recalls southern governors failing to coordinate production limits and the 1930s attempts under AAA and Bankhead Acts before Supreme Court nullified them.
The piece argues against repeating cycles of bumper crops and subsidy schemes that depress prices. It notes Congress pushing for price pegging loans, warns of wasteful subsidies, cites Brazil dumping coffee, and stresses limited foreign demand for cotton at ruinous prices.
In a Washington debate the sugar lobby accuses the President and cabinet of congressional pressure, while administration experts say the lobby exerts greater influence than the administration. Consumers, mainly housewives, pay through tariffs and quotas, with last year’s consumer protection costs around 350 million dollars. The world raw sugar price stood near 20 dollars per ton, yet duty paid Cuban sugar in New York reached 72 dollars per ton. An estimated 12.75 dollars yearly per family funds this protection, a sum that could buy the industry’s entire investment in about two years. Only one congressman publicly touted a plan to spare consumers that 350 million.
Congressman H Jerry Voorhis urges moving sugar production from high cost to low cost areas under the quota system to lower consumer costs. He would finance quota shifts by a higher sugar tax and retire high cost investments as sugar becomes cheaper, though few voters may have heard of the idea.
The text implies success favors those who actively seek out deals and combine aggression with prudent, intelligent effort to seize profitable business chances. It suggests a mindset shift toward proactive outreach and strategic action to grow earnings.
A Lockport, New York, officer saved a robin from choking, then pondered whether the bird was the bearer of the season’s famed spring rumor. The incident blends a humane act with playful doubt about local folklore spreading through the city.
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines hay fever as tissue reactions to pollen and proteins. He describes spring summer fall and perennial types, varied eye and nose irritation, and the need to test with all pollens to identify triggers. He notes grasses ragweed tree pollens and animal danders as common irritants.
Crude upright saw mills spread through Southeastern Ohio, turning giant oaks into rough lumber for homes and barns. Water power from small dams fueled mills and grist mills, boosting output and shipping excess lumber to the Hocking Canal. The region’s first major industry grew to sustain lasting local prosperity despite deforestation.
News item notes Miss Martha Welsh, University of Manilla teacher, visiting her brother John D. Welsh at 185 Grosvenor St. Also mentions Miss Louise Banks visiting Columbus hosts, and Mr. and Mrs. Owen Beal announce birth of son Gerald Gene. John W. Bolin passed the Ohio State Bar and opened Athens office on July 27.
Miss Elizabeth Musgrave resigns from her post as critic teacher of the first grade at Ohio University Training School to take a position in New York City. Headlines mention armed slackers in Oklahoma trenches and new peace lines for Europe. Mrs. Sarah Ewing and Miss Jennie Ewing visit Marion. Prof. C L Martzolff travels to Perry County. Miss Carrie Conant heads to Cleveland on business.
The Messenger invites readers to contribute verses bearing name and address. A poem by Daisy Blanche Burns of Amesville Ohio fondly recalls a weekend visit to a hospitable home owned by Mr and Mrs Thomas Keirns. It praises clean rooms lemon ice cream running water and homely comforts.
Judith Irving arrives in New York prompting Phil Irving and Marta Rogers to collide over their entangled loves. Judith debuts at Mark Price’s salon with a bold fashion show while planning a future trip, as stormy tension builds with Marta and Phil awaiting a joint proposal.
Coelle Alkire, Frances Knopp, and Graf ton Stout spent the week end in Columbus. Evelyn Glaze returned home after a month with her grandmother in Akron. Marjory Williams visits grandparents at Rainbow Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Turner and Edgar Lancaster and Mrs Turner’s sister from Akron visited the Turners. The Harrisonville Garden Club met Evelyn Jones at the Children’s Home near Pomeroy. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Stacy toured Williamson West Virginia for the week end. Virginia Nell Alkire underwent a tonsillectomy. Harley Gorselene of Akron visits district friends. Funeral services for William Hull held at the Methodist Church, Wells Cemetery burial. Emmet Hull family attended. E V Atkins hosted D L Reisinger of Gallipolis, Ma and A M Irwin of Pomeroy, with Virgil and Pauline Atkins for Sunday dinner. Fontelle Plummer and son Keith of Columbus visited recently. Kathryn Knight traveled to Chester and returned. Earl Knight, Harrisonville Schools superintendent, announces opening Aug. 30. Vivian Sheets, Charleston nursing student, visits with her mother Mrs Bulak Sheets.
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