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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1935
Page
4
The piece denounces federal public works funding as financial Santa Claus imagery. It warns that a proposed 5 billion dollar spend financed by bonds is a national mortgage paid back by taxpayers with interest, per district about 12 million, arguing no such free money exists.
West Virginia approves a plan to make Blennerhassett Island a state park and to build a bridge from the West Virginia shore. Parkersburg welcomes the decision as a boost for regional tourism, with the Blennerhassett mansion to be restored and the historic site revived for visitors.
The piece argues that experience teaches some but not all, noting many bad actors remain unteachable while successful performers often start young and learn through practice. It cites Aristotle on flute playing to show learning comes from doing, not age, with wisdom growing for some and stubborn foolishness persisting for others.
State plans controlled shooting zones in Northern Ohio with farmers and hunters to cooperate in boosting game, reducing trespass, and preventing overharvest. If successful, program may spread to Southern Ohio. aim includes small farmer payments and fees for hunted game while addressing hills and food-hunt districts.
Meigs County launches a road safety initiative to reduce hazards on local streets. Officials urge visitors and residents to comply with traffic laws as authorities promise steady enforcement.
Washington reports a legal boom tied to the New Deal with two camps of lawyers clashing over legality. Attorney General Cummings surveys federal dockets showing 27 804 civil and criminal cases tied to NRA AAA PWA and other agencies at year end.
The article portrays Mr. Cummings as a roaming defender building a private monthly statistical system to track New Deal impact in courts. December’s figures show a jump of 2,000 criminal cases over six months, with civil cases down slightly and bankruptcy cases excluded. It notes Roosevelt’s NRA message urging quicker handling and a cease and desist approach to enforcement.
The article notes broad enforcement under New Deal era laws with 21,000 arrests since repeal and hundreds more weekly. It argues the new framework tests legal boundaries in courts as federal action expands beyond traditional targets.
Rumors say the White House remains cool publicly yet backs the holding companies bill privately. The administration uses this tactic to boost support while avoiding public complications.
Two business factions mobilize in private to push major bills. Utility interests fight a holding company measure while air mail advocates denounce Post Office shifts toward a non political air mail contract system under interstate commerce oversight.
Meigs officers will offer repairs for cars with faulty headlights and brakes while traffic enforcement widens across counties. Double parkers and chronic risk takers face special treatment as authorities urge removal from driving to protect lives and property.
observers note a recurring misstatement by several senators as relief aid discussions hinge on pork laden language. critics warn that conflating aid with pork could derail essential funding.
After the Hauptmann case concludes, observers see a possible close to the Gran Chaco conflict. Analysts cite shifting alliances and reduced combat readiness as signs the war may end soon.
Social Literary Club met with Mrs. Ralph P. Jennings while husbands were dinner guests. Miss Frances Lee visited her mother Mrs. H. T. Lee in Frederickstown. Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Jones went to Florida to visit Albany residents Dr. and Mrs. A. F. Holmes in St. Petersburg. Huldah Class met with Miss C. Augusta Morse. Coolville first through third graders who were never absent in February are listed, naming many students and their guardians.
Mr John H Preston and his children Jack and Fred and Mrs Dix Preston toured the East as guests of relatives on Long Island. Mrs A C Rossi and Mrs F L Preston hosted Chi Omega members. Woman's Music Club featured Fallon Blackburn Stalder McKay Cotton and Wilson. Chaperons at Phi Delta Theta dance included IL Foster and W H McKee families and guests Ethel Beckley Henrietta Brandeberry William Bundy and Austin Wood. Trainmen on a K and M Railroad engine collected dozens of chickens on the cowcatcher as a 25 mile stretch saw birds flock to recover corn spilled from a wheat cargo bound for Europe.
Olive Roberts Barton warns March rides in like a rough month bringing wind dust and germs. Children face windborne hazards and ear throat sinus trouble. keep ears covered and watch for lingering pains requiring a doctor. Emphasizes hygiene with clean handkerchiefs and careful monitoring of colds and resistance.
A collection of quotes spans topics from pants as a market opportunity by a Chicago thief to the Dionne quints health, Ontario politics, U S retail rights, and the National Recovery Act’s impact on press freedom.
In Athens on February 26 George W. Kulik argues the Guffey bill aims to turn the bituminous coal industry into a public utility. He counters potential benefits with faults including mine retirements, a 300 million buyout fund, a ten cent tax per ton, and higher consumer costs. He favors a six hour five day week to curb unemployment and preserve production.
The article recounts early Hocking Presbytery history in Southeastern Ohio. It notes Rev. Nathaniel Cobb born in Massachusetts who preached in Ohio around 1820, opposed slavery and intemperance, and died in 1878 with three sons in Civil War. Major C H Cobb connected to the 116th Ohio spent his last years in Wellston. It mentions Robert C Stewart serving many churches for about 40 years and lists early elders across towns like Athens McArthur Rutland Sut ton and others. The Athens Presbytery formed in 1857 at Logan with Twombly as moderator, support for Chester Wilkesville and Charles Curtis as elder. 1858 Chester elected John Rochester to General Assembly.
Gale Henderson 7 works in a silk mill with her invalid father and her 1 year old brother Phil. Brian Westmore returns from Paris to join the mill staff while Vicky Thatcher schemes to win him. Phil is fired after denouncing mill bosses and Zac pay rent worries loom for Gale and Mary Cassidy as evictions threaten. Gale resolves to wait and see what happens.
A fragmentary 1935 NEA piece describes a gray damp day with rain stopping only briefly. A town scene shows Mary and Gale among a crowd near a messy sidewalk with bedding, coal piles, and children near a pile of saturated items as Cassidy and others react to a new development.
Health hints discuss overweight risks and thyroid influence on metabolism. They outline two weight loss paths: increase energy burn or reduce intake, warning that extreme fad diets harm health. Exercise raises appetite and is not reliably effective for fat loss. dietary approaches should be medically supervised.
Critics scrutinize the latest title with a range of opinions highlighting prose flaws and vivid scenes. Readers weigh the narrator’s voice against the plot’s pacing as opinions diverge on character depth and thematic clarity.
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