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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
4
Newspaper history notes The Athens Messenger established 1825 lists publishers editors and associations. It details publication schedule weekdays and Sundays, price rates for subscriptions, postal classifications and offices of distribution in multiple Ohio counties.
The piece endorses President Roosevelt’s housing push asking industry labor and finance figures to back a plan for cheaper costs and renewed construction. It argues reduced loan costs insurance tweaks and a higher down payment could revive confidence and spur a broad recovery, urging government pump priming in housing as worthwhile.
The federal housing administration considers drastic rent cuts for new slum clearance housing projects. Nathan Straus, housing administrator, says rents may be set low enough to house slum dwellers rather than white collar tenants. The program struggles to build decent dwellings cheaply enough for poverty stricken occupants, with possible government write offs to fit rents to what low income residents can pay.
The Leviathan, sold to Britain and bound for the breakers, inspires nostalgia in about 200000 former doughboys who rode the liner to and from France in World War I. The great ship carried more soldiers than any other on a single voyage and now faces dismantling for Britain’s rearmament.
Rivals may skip next fall's meetings amid an undeclared war climate, seen as boosting publicity and interest in the season.
Warfield-Simpson wedding tangles steer panels for cards to read Marine Englande. Brooklyn drug store cowboys attempt train robbery in the southwest misplacing their guns with wrong chaps. Einstein’s son-in-law divorce leads practical students to doubt relativity. Santa’s chimney use for twelve straight years ends in smoke.
In Washington Raymond Clapper notes that Japanese street scenes show sorrow and remorse toward Americans after the Panay attack. He cites government apologies and cautious public response, contrasting with past provocations and urging restraint as leaders handle the incident.
Washington reports Roosevelt and his aides struggle to craft concrete anti monopoly legislation. Talks with Assistant Attorney General Robert H Jackson and hints of a Roosevelt issue for 1948 suggest tax based approaches like inter corporate dividends or graduated corporate taxes.
The column invites readers to submit brief signed comments on current events. Signatures must appear with the contribution and legibility is encouraged to maximize daily use.
Mrs. Will Young voices the view that parental involvement shapes today’s schools better than the past. She recalls signing report cards, bus travel, and abundant meals, noting grandchildren now have brighter chances in a changing educational world.
Two House bills by Congressman T A Jenkins propose raising widows Civil War veterans pensions from 30 to 50 dollars monthly for those married after the war and extending post age rates to semi weekly and tri weekly newspapers equal to weekly papers. Dr J M Higgins orders all dogs in York and Dover Townships tied for 60 days to curb rabies risk. Ten Big Red basketball players, led by Chester Border, head to Zanesville for a game with the high school team. Russ W Finsterwald elected president of the Ohio Association of Football Officials.
In United States Circuit Court a receiver was to be named for the Sunday Creek Coal Company. Large headlines proclaimed Make It a Red Cross Christmas translating the Christmas Spirit into Service Fifteen Million Members by Christmas Eve. President Wilson issued a Red Cross Christmas proclamation. Ohio University held its annual Gym exhibition with a volleyball match between two Athens businessmen teams led by Attorney Foster and Charles De Molet.
In the delta of the River Rufigi Tanganyika a lion fought a hippo to the death in a muddy pool. The hippopotamus, half submerged, gored the lion with tusks inflicting mortal wounds. The hippo likely mistook the lion for a wild pig during the fight.
A New York University panel of 1485 students debated the relevance of the Ten Commandments. While most endorsed the rules, many questioned sections on worship, sex conduct, and stealing, though few accepted all, noting the value in scrutiny over blind acceptance.
Poet's Corner invites reader verses with name and address. The piece reflects on winter's cold, snow strewn landscapes, icy creeks, sleet, and how a speaker remains cheerful amid storms, ending with the signature Eleanor Sewell.
London reports the 25-pounder combines field gun and howitzer to replace the 13-pounder and 3.7 inch howitzer in the Royal Artillery and the 18-pounder and 45-inch howitzer in the Field Artillery. A separate Tacoma note mentions a boxcar on a siding and a robin nesting on an air dump.
Linda Benton travels to Nordhof to become companion and secretary to Miranda Trent. At Trent Hall she meets the stern hostess and discovers the legacy of the Trent name, the captain in the family, and a life shadowed by past scandal and expectation. Linda seizes a fresh start while navigating elegance and restraint at the grand, wary house.
In about a quarter of pediatric chorea cases speech is impaired during movements. Children may be irritable restless and later show memory loss or attention problems with mild emotional disturbances. Most cases resolve within six months though some persist.
Lilith the albino bullfrog, famous for being the world's most photographed, died at the St. Louis Zoo. Officials cited a skin disease akin to dropsy as the cause after three years of popularity at the attraction.
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