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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1934
Page
4
Rates listed for various services and durations including obituary care and thanks notices. Carrier pricing shown with weekly and monthly options. Office entries indicate post office filing and matter status under 1018 act.
The end of the year brings a full account of gasoline and motor fund diversion in Ohio. Motorists pay taxes for roads but less than one-fifth goes to road work, with highway construction starved while unemployment rises. A permanent highway program could stimulate recovery, create jobs, replace bridges, improve safety, and spur rural and urban development.
The proposal calls for a sales tax in Ohio to fund education with per pupil payments. Critics warn varying district needs would require a uniform local tax rate and state aid to ensure true equal opportunity.
Rudolph Hess, Adolf Hitler's aide, is said to accept a French veterans to address them in Paris. The report suggests German and French veterans could pursue an amicable program toward peace. Time will tell if the effort yields results, but it offers hopeful signs amid postwar hostility.
Harry A Wheeler of the Railway Business Association urged that relief funds be spent to eliminate railroad grade crossings. He argued the Public Works and Relief Administrators should fund crossings as a make-work and safety measure. ICC data show 4,847 deaths and 12,343 injuries at crossings over the last three years.
In Washington on December 10 a cleaved diplomacy view suggests the United States may enter a Pacific naval race if Japan expands beyond a 5 to 3 balance. Norman Davis hinted at ultimatums in London and Tokyo while Hull and the State Department crafted the speech.
A contested explanation of the Russia slaughter surfaces, suggesting a foreign gangster led plot not Russian at heart. The piece links the execution style to US Dillinger cases and Central European purges, noting growing continental support for primitive political methods and European mediation by Britain France and Italy in the Jugoslav Hungary crisis.
The piece argues for federal funding to remove grade crossings, noting railroads spent 130 million on such work 1929–1931 plus 160 million on maintenance and protection. It cites 237,000 crossings nationwide, 31,000 of which are heavily protected, and warns of the burden on railroads without relief.
A New York prisoner escaped after greasing his handcuffs to slip free. Authorities note the tactic suggests careful planning and a focus on discreet access. The incident raises questions about jail security and inmate contact with materials.
Christmas parties are hosted across the community with Mrs. William Armitage, Mrs. L W Fienup, and Mrs. W E Landis hosting club gatherings. Dr. W A Matheny speaks at Kiwanis. Samuel Gompers dies. Members listed for Macabees and Child Conservation League. A four column picture features the new Agricultural Building as Poultry Show prizewinners are announced.
The history details William Pierce’s settlement on East Shade and the tannery start, James Ryther bringing hand mill stones by canoe, and the rise of numerous grist and saw mills along Shade Creek. It notes the primitive saw blade and the decline to two mills at Keno and Chester using modern auxiliary power to operate during low water.
Olive Roberts Barton explores a mother child Christmas scene where Mary and Patty face excess toys, Christmas dreams, and parental sacrifice. The piece contrasts wealthy wishes with frugal homemade gifts and the belief in Santa, urging restrained consumption and emotional support.
The Parson asks the congregation for funds as coal bills and interest rise. The Ladies Aid are thanked for their past efforts, but the old church faces mounting debts and will hold a big Christmas Bazaar to raise cash. Edna Harpold signs the public note from Chester dated December 4.
Discovery of insulin allows diabetic children to live longer and more useful lives. Proper care requires insulin, diet control, and careful monitoring to avoid coma from sugar imbalances. Most cases begin between ages 8 and 12, with a possible hereditary link. Daily calories should top at 1900, and injections are often two daily doses.
Theodore G. Joslin argues in Hoover Off the Record that the 1932 setback and fear of Roosevelt's policies deepened the depression and bank closures. The intimate study portrays Hoover as tireless, with an 18 hour day and a remark he would not relive the last nine months for all the money.
A mother considers balancing a child’s ambition by curbing early excessive optimism. The goal is to avoid discouragement while guiding focus toward the possible and practical.
Explanation of Yesterday's Cartoon notes Cesar Ducornet born without arms in Lille in 1806. He learned to paint in Paris, gaining fame for historic canvases and portraits. Works hang in the Louvre Lille Amiens and other museums. signature shows his condition and era. He died in Paris in 19%.
Ann Hollister, a pretty library worker, falls for Tony Mickle but weds Peter Kendall after a tangle of engagements and a party shooting headlines. The newlyweds settle in a lavish apartment in Florida as Valeria Bennett looms and Millicent Heath showers high fashion on Ann amid family gossip.
A garbled column fragment references music, politics, and art, mentioning Raymond and a Philharmonic context. It alludes to electrification, a leader named waengler, and figures such as Lloyd Wright and Max Hastman, without clear events or dates.
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