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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1936
Page
4
The Lansing State Journal notes the President hinted taxes may fall next year while urging popular support for balanced budgets. The piece warns the treasury statement favors income but omits spending cuts and criticizes ongoing, high federal outlays and unemployment as signs the crisis persists.
The Los Angeles custody dispute ends with a compromise settlement, praised for the judge who secured protection for the child and kept the diary private. Parties in conflict damaged their reputations, and the public focus shifts to safeguarding children amid a tainted scandal enveloping the moving picture colony.
The federal census reports more than four million Americans over ten cannot read or write. Advocates urge expanded adult education to address unemployment and social ills from illiteracy and partial schooling.
An increasing number of states and cities require driving permits for motorists but these permits function as little more than paper. Most warrant only age and vehicle ownership, with a minority adding one year of driving experience or banning drivers with physical defects. No system imposes strict standards.
The piece notes a lull in federal agencies after Morgenthau publicly demoted two secret service agents. An exgenius who investigated a close ally of Vice President Garner and Chairman Farley left for another field, signaling a political stabilizing shift. Father Coughlin faces uncertain campaign steps while radio plans shift. The Communist Party budgets $60,000 for radio time with funds unverified.
Roosevelt faces divided board over his planned North Dakota drought visit. More than two advise against the trip, arguing it yields little direct aid and could appear campaign driven. The president defers decisions, trusting his own judgment, with arrangements delaying as long as possible.
A private showing by a major radio set maker revealed television progress but no 1936 commercial launch. Demonstrations show close-ups in decent detail, though long shots are blurred. Technicians aim for movie-like clarity, yet skeptics note market fullness, technical faults, and economic barriers.
State Secretary Hull dodged a comment on American Olympic victories saying the nation is busy with other nations sports. Military intelligence worries about sinking Spanish submarines by airplane bombs and seeks a complete report. A witness at SEC hearings defined an investment trust as investing money and trusting in God. Friends are cited as the big problem for campaigners and their fees.
The article argues for tighter driving permits to stop recurrent traffic violators who cause harm through carelessness or incapacity, stating stricter standards are needed to forestall deaths on the highways.
Mae Scharlin, New York expert on home economics, argues that efficient homemaking combines dietetics social science and interior decorating. She says a wife pursuing these fields will find housekeeping a large important job, contrasting with the old view of housework as drudgery.
The Athens Messenger issues from 1561 edited by T. F. Wildes are preserved by Mrs. B M Beatty. Articles recount Bull Run incidents arsenic bullets and scarce quinine in Richmond. The 18th Ohio Parade and enlistment efforts in Athens County are noted along with local guard actions and war poetry.
Poet seeks readers to submit verses with name and address. The piece recalls the little old church back home as a source of memory, faith, and community, envisioning reunion at Christ's return. Signed by Mrs Charles Holdcroft from Chesterhill Ohio.
Letters from Athens dated Aug 13 report World War veterans sending their soldier bonus money to the National Council for Prevention of War and World Peaceways. They urge funds be used to promote peace and avoid future wars, citing a warless world as the goal.
A look back shows Co A Overmeyer in Chicago and Joliet furniture markets while a party heads east for a motor trip. David Hughes and others join Mrs Ida McVickers on a six week Beulah Mich visit. Elson Hedges camped on the Muskingum River. Addicott family guests in Youngstown. Jolly Sewers met Mrs C W Fink at 98 Sunnyside Drive.
Harry E. Burns named sales manager and James Foraker resigns to join F C Stedman Company as traveling representative. Mes senger subscription drive lists many entrants for a free automobile prize. Local residents visit Columbus, Millfield, and Connett Church mourns Mrs. Sarah Allen as funeral services are held.
The article notes that the average elevation of the earth's surface above sea level is 2300 feet. It includes quotes from Dr. Edwin Grant Conklin and Louis J. Taber on scientific modesty and fair agricultural policy.
Molly Milford, courted by three suitors, accepts a dinner with Nelson Whittaker a masked bank robber. In a ride to Frenchy’s she suspects danger as a double-edged plot unfolds and Molly plots an escape with the help of a young musician.
Dr. Morris Fishbein describes coronary thrombosis as a sudden heart vessel blockage causing severe chest pain and possible faintness. Early warning prompts urgent medical care. some patients recover with bed rest and gradual improvement, though relapses can occur.
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