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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1935
Page
4
The Athens Messenger prints an obituary form and board of thanks notice with advertising rate inquiry. It lists associations and offices in Ohio and nationwide and notes rates on request at home and foreign offices.
A defense of the American tradesman against heavy-handed federal meddling. The author argues big combines are rare, true business is the Main Street merchant, and government interference stalls wheels of industry. He urges planning without herd-like shepherding and greater national economic readiness.
Washington dispatches quote Safety at Sea officials urging Congress to order an investigation into recent steamship accidents. The public likely agrees, though the exact cause remains unclear. The piece notes American designers builders and seamen are capable, and faults in current safety practices must be found and fixed.
A St. Louis relief worker visit sparked a dispute between a husband and wife. The wife struck first, but the court jailed the husband under the old common law rule that a man is responsible for his wife's acts. The judge spared the wife due to her four children, highlighting a historical view on domestic responsibility.
Washington forecasters predict a steady rise in prices from now to June 1 driven by higher employment and strong business turnover. They cite a $4 billion recirculation and relief budget as a major factor, yielding mixed reactions to the anticipated cost uptick.
In Washington on February 3, the Roosevelt relief bill faces Senate scrutiny where Carter Glass leads the Appropriations Committee yet cannot resolve who authored the 4.308 billion package. The real influence lies with Jim Byrnes, the White House aide able to adjust provisions as directed.
The article describes a high stakes political clash over a bonus plan with the administration optimistic about final enactment. It notes lobbying by the American Legion, continued pressure from both sides, and a potential stalemate. A Roosevelt aide group delivered a birthday gift to the president, who quipped about the giver’s job seeking.
Jesse Jones seeks to revive the mortgage market with a bill to buy preferred stock of mortgage firms. He aims to reorganize lenders, create new ones, and use government working capital. He would value certificates and sell the government's stake to insurers and banks.
The passage argues Congress has become a routine enacting body and questions Roosevelt's ability to spend 4.5 to 4.8 billion dollars in the coming 17 months. It notes McDuffies judged efficiency and a dim view of legislative brilliance and criticizes reliance on New Deal lawyers for major laws.
A Tibet scene shows bamboo milk containers strapped as bot ties on a donkey’s back, transporting dairy to a local market. The rustic setup highlights traditional methods used in remote regions.
A playful note compares weather electricity to a one two hundredth of a cent and jokes that the banana changes role from fruit when yellow to vegetable when green, illustrating a quirky factoid in whimsical terms.
The passage argues that a general rise in values helps debt relief while rapid living-cost increases harm workers. It warns fixing price increases to outpace wages is a delicate, ticklish task.
Miss Dorothy Grubb's party draws friends Mil dred Church Vivian Carmean Forest Leighty Mildred Leighty Eleanor Martin Clarence Morrison Cecil Cox Harold Carmean Russell Carmean Orland Hooper and others. Nome rumor of diphtheria serum arrival and anti toxin awaited.
Twenty years ago Daughters of Pocahontas planned a masked dance. Mrs. R. P. Jennings hosted a party celebrating her son Edward’s fifth birthday. Carl H Stickney joined Hutchinson Shoe Co and the firm became Hutchinson & Stickney. Plans were made to extend tracks behind the Union Depot in Athens, landscape grounds, and remodel the building. Mrs. Harry Burns and child left for Wellston to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Oldfield left for Baltimore on a combined business and pleasure trip.
Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen revealed the X ray in 1895 and it has since become a major medical aid for diagnosis and treatment. From bone fractures to brain and organ imaging, advances include dye markers and high output devices, mostly housed in hospitals to spread cost across many patients. More than two thirds of the United States 7,000 hospitals now employ high quality X ray apparatus.
Quotes on trees and men as living systems with decentralized control. Dr. D. T. MacDougal cites signals from messenger powers in nature while Capt. Ivan Poderjay insists on looking sharp for photos. President George B. Cutten lauds rugged individualists as essential to the flock.
R B Carson of Middleport Ohio questions the weather bureau and public forecasts in a humorous 1935 letter. He mocks the idea that drought was caused solely by lack of rain and urges more cooperation between science and public opinion while lightly criticizing political meddling in meteorology.
Olive Roberts Barton argues that four year olds have no clear notion of good or promises and that parenting should avoid coercive promises. She advocates substitution through engaging activities to channel curiosity, noting that an actively occupied child is less likely to misbehave and that mild punishment may be permissible, never breaking the child’s internal moral framework.
Ed Spike Howard of Philadelphia donated a quart of blood on Christmas Day 1034 marking his 324th major transfusion. He excludes donations under 100 c.c. and notes most recipients have survived. Howard, 57, is described as a veteran athlete whose physical strength supports his record. Tomorrow the feature teases The Whole-In-One.
Gale Henderson, employed at a mill, faces romantic pressure from Steve Meyers while Brian Westmore returns from Paris and pursues her. Gale promises to decide after skating rekindles past feelings as Vicky Thatcher schemes for Brian’s attention. Gale battles guilt, promises, and yearning as two men circle her in a tense, budding romance.
In a tense night scene Laura Lou portrays Gale and Phil scrambling to help their father after a sudden struggle with breath. Gale moves through darkness as the family acts, lifting pillows and seeking aid, then the story shifts toward a continuation on another page.
Brian urges Gale to join a river trip toward Fulton Bridge. He presses for a definite answer as the campfire dies. Gale hesitates and cites an inner reason, saying she shouldn’t go.
Readers see Capt. Liddell Hart's History of World War as a critique of strategic blunders. He argues the war suffered from a closed military mind, with repeated fumbles from both sides and missed chances from 1915 to 1918 by Germany France Britain and others.
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