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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1935
Page
4
The article argues investing in youth programs like the Boy Scouts reduces future crime costs by shaping adolescent behavior. It highlights that $300 funds a year of the Boy Scout program in the Hock-Hocking District, and frames scouting as a cost effective path to honesty, character, and citizenship while lowering jail expenses.
In a New York curb market bulletin from August 8 1928 Franklin D Roosevelt is named a director of Consolidated Automatic Merchandising Corp The document projects ten year profits totaling 18 8 million dollars but the company later faced bankruptcy and loss of assets in 1934 The piece notes this contrast and the brokers amusement at the historical listing.
A column notes the Federal Reserve Board faces a cool reception from officials over advisory council pressure while observing signs of thaw in credit markets. It idly mentions the Treasury refinancing, open market purchases, and inflation deflation tensions, then pivots to a satirical Washington society tea with a roaming commission, a delayed hostess, and officials leaving for other engagements. A quirky aside about a singing mouse and modern kitchen trends closes.
Citizens praise Athens city administration for clean streets reliable fire and water services and well managed lighting. A civic dinner was planned to discuss problems and honor public servants while urging residents to support local officials and visit the new West Union Street plant.
In 1922 twenty two explorers viewed King Tut’s tomb seals broken in the sub terranean crypt. Seven of the group have died, including renowned Egyptologist Dr James H Breasted, fueling belief in the pharaoh's curse. Skeptics note the small sample size and Breasted’s age, yet superstition persists despite rational explanations.
Early trustees of Carthage Township Athens County include Joseph Guthrie Stephen Buckingham Francis Caldwell and others. Settlement began 1787 with Asahel Cooley Sr and expanded by 1800 to 1816 with Caldwell Lottridge and Boyd families. Stories recount a panther and a bear killed in frontier times.
Protestants across seventy two Ohio municipalities denounce the proposed increased gas rates by Logan Gas Company. City officials include Athens City Solicitor M B Hughes and Mayor C W Walker with county and village representatives naming lines of opposition. Meanwhile local clubs and church groups prepare holiday events as educators and civic groups outline plans for seasonal gatherings and bake sales.
Anglo French troops reportedly retire toward the Greek frontier as German Chancellor Von Beethman-Holweg refuses to answer Socialist calls for peace terms. Eighth grade pupils of the Normal Training School and Mrs. Margaret Tilley visit Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Merwin and their daughter Margaret.
The article explains that the body uses fuel like a car when performing actions from lifting a hand to sleeping. It lists daily calorie estimates for different activity levels from hard labor 4150 to desk work 2700 and notes some women who snack all day gain weight. It says determine needs by studying the individual.
The health question notes a mother giving paregoric to a crying baby. The answer warns paregoric contains opium and can stop bowels or dull pain but may cause danger. it should never be given to a baby without a doctor's advice.
Doctors use a basal metabolism test to determine daily food needs. A patient rests 40 minutes to an hour while breath is measured via a tube and nose clip to record oxygen consumption, revealing how the body burns fuel at rest.
Dana Westbrook travels from abroad to live with her grandmother, while her half sister Nancy resents the arrangement. Dana attracts Dr. Scott Stanley and this sparks jealousy from Ronald Moore, who pursues Dana with Mrs Cameron pushing for an alliance. The couple plan to marry as tensions rise and family opinions clash.
Dana and Scott Stanley married quietly with family and friends in attendance. A playful plan to honeymoon at Honeymoon House on 25 ancestral acres and blue lake unfolds as Dana imagines a self sourced wedding breakfast while town chatter swirls around the new couple.
Poets' Corner features Dorothy Kuntz of Pomeroy Ohio urging readers to brighten minds and hearts with mental cleansing and a hopeful approach to life. The column cites Corinne V Loomis an accomplished insurance broker noted for balancing seriousness with wit and play.
A reader writes that Roosevelt will be seen as a great humanitarian and credits him with restoring faith hope and courage. The writer criticizes the press for vilification of Wilson and defends Roosevelt against what they call greed and bias among editors and critics. The piece laments sensationalism and hyphenated Americans while praising Roosevelt’s steadiness and patriotism.
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