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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1935
Page
4
A Christmas essay reflects on the season as a time to give and seek peace. It questions how much we can sacrifice for security, laments ongoing conflict, and urges humanity to strive toward a future where war and greed fade and the Yule tide vision prevails.
The article argues that American hoodlums and crank letters compel Colonel Lindbergh and his family to leave the United States during the Hauptmann case. It condemns the criminal menace, notes other wealthy figures face similar danger, and laments the nation’s fear and mob mentality.
The piece notes cities nationwide target noise nuisances from loudspeakers radios motor vehicles and factories. Officials push abatement measures banning sirens and loud horns and curb oversized trucks while even barking dogs and streetcar rumble face scrutiny. Detroit has halted the cut out a practice once common in Athens but still favored there.
Washington reports that J P Morgan will appear before the Senate Munitions Committee on January 7 or soon after to explain how his firm and Kuhn Loeb Guaranty Trust and others financed Allied efforts in the World War. The hearing will scrutinize wartime credits and inflation and the government’s later role.
The Supreme Court case on TVA progress features George Ashwander, a preferred Alabama Power stockholder, who was not raised by either side during two days of argument. The piece notes the absence of Ashwander’s age, address, or views. It also critiques the Jackson Day Dinner fundraising and party spending while contrasting Democratic and Republican fundraising.
The old brick High Street house of James Lyons, built by Henry Due, the first land agent, marks Wilkesville’s early era. Due, born in France and a former French naval officer, died in 1827 aged 64 and is buried above town. He helped start the first Sunday School with Tames Rinkes, Nathan Purington, and Cornelius Carr. Early fires hint at a bustling town, including the carding machine, a wagon shop, and Dr. Bishop’s residence.
Highlights from a period page show Nelsonville High School's basketball team defeating the alumni 37 to WMN with players Raybould Campbell Paul Hudson Howell and West on the high school squad while Bicirley Kelly E Hudson Kelch and Preston played for the alumni. Several local figures and households are listed with Christmas visit plans and school holiday programs across nearby towns and schools.
The piece notes cities restricting motor horns to cut noise. New York leads a Silent Night drive to curb disturbances, while England inspects cars for quietness before leaving the factory. The author foresees widespread adoption and a return to calmer streets to protect hearing.
The National Safety Council backs a five year plan to cut motor vehicle deaths. States show fewer fatal crashes where programs continue. Localized efforts lack standardization, but expanding proven methods could boost momentum and results. Emphasis on uniform licenses and enforced traffic laws to curb highway casualties.
In a signed Athens Ohio letter Dr Townsend inspires a national movement across California via a small ball idea promising jobs and money. The writer urges preachers to support the 614 Age Security bill and demand its passage in Congress.
Christmas Eve verses describe Santa delivering toys to sleeping children and a sleigh bell chorus, followed by a second poem about winter hardship and a father paying the bills. Read by Messenger Readers, with names and addresses attached. Dorothy Chapman Coolville Ohio Route 3 and Dorothy Kuntz Pomeroy Ohio featured.
Senator J Hamilton Lewis of Titinois condemns the paper for a shift in policy he calls usurpation of Americans rights to sell goods globally. Norman Thomas, Socialist leader, labels the move a mere show of neutrality.
Dana Stanley and her husband Dr. Scott Stanley face social pressure from Paula Long and Dana’s family as jealousy and ambition strain their life together. Paula pursues Scott while Donna reflects on Ronnie Moore’s wealth and Dana questions their future amid a tense bridge crowd and medical career tensions.
The text traces Sylvester Graham advocating a meatless diet with simple foods and water, linking him to graham crackers and graham bread and noting later figures like Al Haig proposing dietary factors in disease. It hints at 19th century diet reform and debates about acidity from eating.
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