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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1937
Page
4
A magazine survey finds one third of the public believes opportunity is dead, but many still trust thrift and ambition can help a young man advance. It argues for limited government interference in wages and contracts and warns against policies that favor public charity over independence.
The piece lauds Chauncey Chauncey's new municipal firefighting equipment and plans to form a volunteer department. It argues volunteers provide effective service, reduce costs, and can be funded by townships. It notes homes saved by neighbor efforts and potential insurance savings with volunteer brigades in small towns.
A recent biography celebrates the inventor of matches, credited with enabling a simple tool to balance atop a bottle. The work highlights his impact on daily life and the progression of safety and design in early household items.
A biologist says men are about to ex terminate themselves amid shifting attitudes. A Michigan lad set fire to his mother 1100 dollars, a sign that youth think parents have money to burn. A Minneapolis man who shrank 10 inches in height likely won t reveal his wife s age again in public.
Vandals who took Holyoke's famed dinosaur tracks left behind no obvious clues or recovered pieces. The incident has prompted officials to review security and consider new protective measures for the ancient site.
The piece outlines a planned shift in New Deal policy from high spending and debt to balanced budgets and private borrowing growth. It notes President Roosevelt faces a reform campaign and views John L. Lewis as steering a three-step steel and coal labor campaign, with a potential mine strike and coal agreement extension ahead of key meetings in February and April.
The President mapped ideas from about 100 men into a speech using notes from government bureaus. He drew on scribbled sheets and notes, then dictated the draft after reviewing sections with officials. Final form completed late as standard procedure.
The White House has not received any resignations from cabinet members and officials expect few, if any, changes. Roosevelt plans to keep ministers on the bench, serving at the pleasure of the President, for the time being.
A Buenos Aires conference ends a century of the Monroe Doctrine as a simple U S policy and creates a joint New World pledge that outside powers attacking one nation provoke a response from all. The change signals Washington moving away from intervention in its smaller neighbors and resisting imperialist cloaks.
An ad touts iron rich foods while a jab links Germans with butter or cannons. A tactful suitor aims to gift his young lady a best seller on her birthday and rejects Live Alone and Like fi as a misfit choice.
The writer extends holiday greetings and hopes for a happy 1937. He muses on truth, honesty, and social change, joking about resolutions, loans, and public life, closing with well wishes to The Messenger staff. R. B. Carson of Middleport Ohio signs the piece.
Poet’s Corner presents verses from Donna Jewell Barnhill and Mrs. John Cuckler. The Ohio pride piece recalls winter sled rides and a contented home life while praising Ohio over distant lands. Letters from Guysville and Athens share nostalgic sentiment and a simple, homespun motto.
In 1896 Ohio districts including Athens Hocking Meigs and Washington counties produced thousands of bushels of peaches. Growers faced a shattered market as commission merchants bought damaged fruit and no stable marketing system existed. Prices collapsed and many shipments failed to cover freight costs.
One of ten known vampire octopuses captured to date was found on Manly beach in Sydney. The creature is about four feet across with a pink body and eyes that are almost human with a brilliant violet color.
A Christmas party at the de Forest hacienda in New Mexico ends with Pearl Sam de Forest found dead, knife in throat, and his brothers named Pearl each involved. The body vanishes from the chapel, later reappears lifeless below a rocky ledge with the same knife. Suspects include Indian servant Broken Shield and Tante Josephine defending him. Detective Professor Shaw delves into a hidden cellar passage as tensions rise and more deaths occur.
A clipped dialogue excerpt shows Ida R. Gleason and Angelique in a tense exchange after a late night event. Betty's room is mentioned, hinting at rumor and potential prying within the household. The scene ends with a continuation note.
Bob searches Professor Shaw's room at dinner time and finds it empty. He warns Pearl John to keep quiet while they investigate and recalls a prior confrontation outside his door involving Pearl Pierre and Angelique with the lion's head knocker.
A collection of remarks from Francesco Guardabassi Alfred E. Smith George Bernard Shaw and others. Noted opinions cover Mussolini American views on democracy euthanasia truthfulness and social virtue. The collage reflects early 20th century debates on leadership politics and ethics.
Mr Darrel Herron a UPenn student Mr John Henry and Mr Lewis Brown of Jefferson Medical College return to Philadelphia after holidays. Ohio University reports 386 from Athens County excluding five counties. Mrs Charles Reynolds Nelsonville hosts Sunday School class. Nelsonville guests attend record party with many locals. Mrs Mary A Fryburger elected president of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs John Crippen hosted Mrs Crippens uncle Thomas Shotwell from Logan Athens Democrats traveled by special train to the Cox coming out party for Governor James M Cox T M Patterson claimed a New Year s baby was born in 1830 W Gross moved his novelty store into a former Ed Lockard space in Campbell Building Eggs sold for 50 cents a dozen Greta Lash and Catherine Chubb visited Nelsonville over the weekend staying with Hazel Cline a Nelsonville teacher
Dr Morris Fishbein explains hoarseness causes including congestion infection and singer nodules known as clergyman nails and singer's nodes. He discusses rest whispering nasal involvement cancer tuberculosis larynx treatment options including surgery or radium and artificial larynx as well as UV therapy and nerve injuries to the larynx.
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