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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1937
Page
4
Public notice listing professional associations and press affiliations, with advertising rates and obituary charges. It specifies metering at the Athens Post Office as Second Class Matter under the 1918 act, and provides subscription prices by carrier and mail in Ohio.
White House asks Congress to craft long range public works including water conservation. President stresses economic value, timing with need, and a broad conservation program. Months of planning required before urgent projects start, with reservoirs, forests, erosion control, pollution stoppage, drainage, levees and recreation as core aims.
The piece discusses communities experimenting with the Townsend Plan by giving an elderly couple 200 each month. It weighs the fantasy of unlimited spending against real limits, noting how the first month seems easy but extended generosity leads to exhausting family demands and practical spending questions.
The piece argues Hitler and Mussolini bluffing through aggressive actions like remilitarization and conquest while Britain and France hesitate. It contends both Germany and Italy face chaotic finances and the risk of war if their bluff is called, warning of dire consequences.
A nationwide Chinese drive to fund flood relief for Americans is under way. It follows memories of American aid during Chinese floods and famine. The 1931 Klaggen province disaster left hundreds dead and about 500000 homeless, highlighting the scale of floods.
In this Washington dispatch President Roosevelt moves to reorganize the court after a rapid shift from a gentle invitation to Congress to expand the judiciary. Rosenman and a ring of advisers draft the bill while congressional leaders are kept in the dark until late. Critics note cost and aging as weaknesses, with the plan needing three more votes to shift the court balance.
The passage notes that Roosevelt did not deliver a judicial message due to uncertainty about public reaction. The plan aimed to appeal to the general public rather than lawyers, and it notes that about half the new Congress are lawyers, implying political calculations influenced the choice.
A rumor says the Supreme Court may urge Congress to enlarge the presidency to three persons, arguing the duties are too arduous for Mr. Roosevelt. The note suggests a possible constitutional change amid discussions of executive workload.
A compact jumble of old notes mentions eleven hats worn by a man about town and a politician with twelve including a speaking hat. It cites Magician Thurston's estate of 22905, hints at a rabbit farm pursuit, and recalls a toll over 450000 with millions losing homes.
A collage of verse and readers notes from Messenger readers. It includes a poem addressing a Pagan artist and a social commentary on miners, gender roles, and modern beauty trends. Names appear with locations such as Athens Ohio and Lathrop Ohio, plus brief quotes about termites.
A reader from Buchtel denounces a Messenger issue for publishing a demeaning term and a depiction of Southern Black life in Tobacco Road. The letter calls on Washington officials to avoid approving funds citing offense to Negro citizens and asks for tactful reporting.
Dr Lenore Sprague Stack recounts Sugar Creek Athens County once named for sugar trees and its Civil War oil boom. Wells reached Berea Sand over 1100 feet, hand powered drilling, and local figures like Jacob Katzenbach who helped with pump work and profit from small outputs. The piece invites more local stories for the district history column.
A collage of clipped quotes from Theodore Prinz Earl of Lonsdale Leon Trotsky and Anthony Eden. The lines weave near death bouts predictions of war and comments on Spa and intervention. The piece reads as a historical collage with divergent voices and tensions.
Detective Kettering probes the Miami yacht Golden Gull for clues to British financier Bolitho Blane’s disappearance. Passengers include Rocksavage, his daughter Ferri, Lady Welter and relatives, with notes on mergers, a soap monopoly, and a suspicious Bishop. The report lists letters, financial ties, and family details as the case unfolds in Chapter XI.
Mr and Mrs Russell Bailey entertained 42 friends and relatives at dinner and supper on Sunday in Chauncey. William Donaldson of Chauncey was bruised when thrown from a wagon near Arthur Smith's home on Main Street. Hyperion Club ladies of Nelsonville gathered at Mrs W L Hudson's home with papers presented by Mary E Kessinger Frank Poston Doris Mayer. A fire destroyed a one story frame pool room building at Glasgow occupied by Mike Roda. A large group including E J Person and Pear W Helwig plus Phillips family and Le nore Kern relatives visited Elizabeth Kern on Court Street.
Headlines from twenty years ago note the Kaiser’s concessions as making the situation seem more hopeful. Columbus churches host former Athens pastors Rev. Lowe Housh Guy and Hall. Y M C A. worker Robert Conner returns from San Antonio. Mrs. Atkinson and son Merrill depart for Fort Myers Florida. Social Literary Club gathers at Mrs. Holmes home. Ohio University registers 950 for the second semester.
Public health measures cut infection by controlling water food air and sanitation while individuals prevent disease through hygiene rest exercise and a suitable diet. People should learn personal limits monitor sleep work eatings faults and maintain cleanliness to reduce germs spread by contact with others.
The verses describe Groundhog Day on February second with Mr Groundhog emerging to see his shadow. The poem notes a cold winter forecast, sun then shadow, followed by rain and snow with a cold north wind, signed by Margaret G Thomas of Syracuse Ohio.
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