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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1936
Page
12
State agriculture officials urge germination testing before spring planting. The seed laboratory tested samples from across the state, all chosen for outward appearance as good seed, with germination percentages ranging from 5 percent to 6 percent on average.
A tour of the Casa de Tempo showcases a modern interpretation of classic decoration with color, new materials, and livable design. Features include a turquoise hallway ceiling, a brown study room, a lemon dining room, and a lime green beige living area. The exterior blends California Monterey styles with horizontal Venetian blinds.
Olga Harding, a 43 year old Nottinghamshire born Englishwoman who claims to be the murdered czar's daughter, was convicted of bilking victims out of 220000 dollars. Justice Charles sentenced her to five years penal servitude in a steel barred suite at His Majesty's convict prison.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Triplett have ended five months in Columbus and Dayton and returned to their home in this area.
A letter from Michael Dudash argues for military training in colleges, opposing critics from American and national education associations. He cites polls favoring abolition of ROTC and urges preparedness with war machines, while contrasting views with Gandhi, Joe Louis, and religious cautions. Dudash endorses stronger war preparation for lasting peace.
A civic editor questions voluntary military training and urges CCC boys to plant fruit bearing shrubs as a defensive measure. The appeal hints at patriotic action and uses a lyrical, outcry tone about national protection.
Dan Mith writes from Athens in February praising county administrators for a promised raise of forty cents per month while noting transportation costs and urging workers to accept the increase. The letter references a previous Messenger issue and voices mixed satisfaction with the deal.
A guide on avoiding cracks in new wood flooring. It covers moisture changes, proper delivery conditions, wall dryness, board straightness, constant heating, and adequate nailing to minimize later gaps.
A surprise birthday party at the home of Mr and Mrs Clifford Ross honored Mrs Lloyd Knowlton and celebrated the Knowltons wedding anniversary with guests including L A Tewksbury Roy Gilham and many others. Local visits and attendance at a funeral are noted along with several shingled family visits across the community.
Lottridge and Carthage families visited with relatives from Huntington and nearby towns. Community members attended church events, dinners, and a revival, with several trips to Parkersburg and nearby communities noted among residents and their kin.
Lightning rods properly sized and installed provide clear protection. inadequate ones can be dangerous. For a dark room without blocking airflow, use outside blinds with slats that slope outward when closed, or interior Venetian blinds. If floor settles in one area, check foundations and piers. if uniform, inspect floor joists and reset molding.
At Lima State Hospital for the criminal insane, male patients favor travel books while female patients prefer romance stories and fashion magazines. Librarian Miss George E. McAffee notes the division in reading tastes among the inmates.
Archaeologists report the uncovering of the remains of a fourth massive pyramid buried beneath the sands near Gizeh Egypt. The discovery adds to the known royal tombs at the site and may illuminate construction methods and chronology of the ancient necropolis.
A guide to kitchen design that minimizes steps for the homemaker. It recommends windows for daylight and ventilation, ceiling and task lighting with independent switches, toe recesses in base cabinets, a visible clock with a second hand, a ventilating fan or wall cabinet above the window, and a cohesive cabinet layout forming a single unit. For 13 foot kitchens a double drainboard sink and wider equipment reduces motion and strain. Ensure layout follows work sequence to save time and labor.
Social notes from Bunker Hill record a quilting gathering for Mrs Gertie and friends including Mrs Jessie Carr and Mrs Lizzie Michael. It notes bus travel on Hill Road is halted by bad conditions and mentions deaths and local visits and moves.
Workers on a federal writers project uncovered rules for the old Columbia Set guiding 1830 theater behavior. Gentlemen should not disturb others with loud talk in the barroom. Boxes and the pit should remove hats, avoid railing slumps, and not lean forward. Nut cracking during the curtain and nut throwing from upper to lower floors were discouraged with stage access restricted.
A sentence fragment notes that ruminants such as cows sheep antelopes deer goats and camels always use their hind legs first when rising.
January 1956 in Baltimore saw over $900000 in building activity, triple the January 1935 total with 36 two story brick permits vs eight in 1935. Fidelity Union Trust Co of Newark profits from FHA Modernization Credit Plan Title I with loans continuing after March 31 1936, boosting northern New Jersey construction and totaling nearly $2 million in modernization credit loans.
Newport News January construction totaled 49,250 with 4,000 in residential value from one dwelling. The prior January figure stood at 34,300 with 31,200 for new dwellings. Permits were issued for eight projects.
Long Beach California led 16 similar sized cities in southern California for insured mortgage commitments as of January 15. The Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News reports 97 new construction commitments totaling 436 290 and 96 existing construction commitments totaling 279 790 in Long Beach. The Daily News adds FHA insured mortgage commitments for roughly 14 000 000 across southern California.
Joseph P. Day in the New York Times notes lower building costs and scarce small apartment houses, with mortgage money easier to obtain at lower rates. He says construction gains have been limited to private dwellings and real expansion awaits private investors to start large projects.
The Prudential Insurance Co. informs estate agents that property prices will increase 10 to 20 percent after March 1. The company also sets a higher sales quota than last year when sales reached $44,000,000.
Spokane January activity broke monthly records with 69 building permits totaling 96 000 dollars compared with 70 permits totaling 36 206 dollars in 1935. Of the 96 610 dollars in permits, 73 900 dollars funded new residential construction.
The Oakland Tribune reports nearly 960 new single family houses are under construction or finished since January 1935 in Oakland. Builders expect about 2,000 homes to be built in the district at a cost around four million dollars in the coming year, driven by improved financing facilities.
A garden should relate to the house and act as an outdoor living room. Align path axes with window lines for year round enjoyment and watch the garden through all moods, avoiding isolation from the home.
More than half of the coal mined in South Africa comes from the Transvaal region, highlighting its key role in national production and energy supply.
Sealed proposals are invited by the Letart Falls Rural School Board Meigs County Ohio for building a schoolhouse in Letart School District. Architects Ronan Ingieson Columbus Ohio will provide plans and specs with bid forms. bids due by 12 noon in February 1936.
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