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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1937

Page

4

Newspaper Association Rates and Circulation Details

This clipping lists membership in press associations and national representatives, plus advertising rate notes for Home or Foreign offices. It also states subscription prices: carrier 15 cents per week and mail rates in Ohio of 4.50 annually, 2.50 semiannually, 1.00 for ten weeks, 50 cents for four weeks, and 15 cents per week.

American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Audit Bureau of Circulation Ohio Newspaper Association Inland Daily Press Association John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland Athens

Balance of Scales in Roosevelt Era Inaugural

President Roosevelt calls for a broader use of federal power in his Second Deal to address social and economic problems while facing a constitutional clash with the Supreme Court. Observers note a potential showdown between executive and judiciary as the nation debates reform and balance of government authority.

Roosevelt Supreme Court Hughes Capitol AAA NRA

Progressive American autos face foreign horn critique

A Chicago hotel man returned from abroad notes foreign car horns are low and polite, unlike the raucous American blast. He suggests U S manufacturers should imitate the gentler tone and even add gentle warnings for pedestrians and drivers. He ponders whether future cars will adopt such innovations while wondering about highway etiquette.

Chicago America Europe

Rainfall balances drought as floodwaters rise across the region

The article argues that heavy rains are nature’s balancing act after several dry years in the Ohio Valley and interior U.S. It notes deficits in moisture over the past seven years, explains floods can worsen conditions for homes and roads, and urges remembrance of water storage and conservation after this season’s deluge.

United States Ohio Valley

California Lat Fire Shakes Los Supe Regions

Sections of Los Supe and surrounding areas were jolted by a lat fire early this week, prompting emergency crews to respond and assess damages. No injuries were immediately reported, with residents urged to avoid the affected zones as firefighters contained the blaze.

California Los Supe

Roosevelt and Vandenberg loom in party futures

Washington notes stir over who may succeed Roosevelt or push a third term draft while Democrats eye Governor George Earle and Secretary Wallace. Republicans increasingly back Senator Vandenberg as the policy leader, with Alf Landon discussed but unsettled.

Washington Roosevelt George Earle Pennsylvania Farley Agriculture Wallace Bennett Clark Missouri Mr. Roosevelt Clark Mid-West Senator Vandenberg Alf Landon Senate Kansas Vandenberg Congress

Wallace threatens sugar tax to save policy, Congress urged

Agriculture Secretary Wallace signals he will scrap the quota system and tear down the Capitol stone by stone if Congress fails to repass the sugar processing tax. He warns a 2 cent Cuban tariff auto-returns could wreck domestic sugar interests or alter the treaty, and he insists he must secure tax authority.

Wallace Capitol Congress AAA

O Connors Reputation As House Leader In Question

Defeated House leadership candidate O Connor has led administration matters on the floor during Rayburns absence. His conduct has drawn mixed reaction as praise and criticism surface over his sportsmanship and handling of debates in this period.

O’connor Rayburn O'Connor

Oddities from a Norfolk Household and Courtroom Gags

A Norfolk man aged 102 has never seen a doctor and tires of apples. A brainless old-timer who did not know he was loaded is replaced by a drinking driver unaware of his condition. Ambulance chasers face opposition as crash victims hope to avoid solicitors. A moviegoer recalls After the Thin Man poorly due to a tall seat. A giant firecracker used to treat hiccoughs blasts near an eastern woman. Another plan suggested telling her abruptly that her slip showed.

Norfolk, Va

Why Worry and Other Poems from Chesterhill Daily

A trio of reader poems and notes from Ohio: Why Worry? assures God guides His own through trials, sung by Mrs. Charles Holdcroft of Chesterhill. IT ALWAYS HAS TO RAIN laments frequent rain spoiling plans by Mary Frances Kempton, Glouster R4, age 15. A DREAMER'S ANSWER TO MR CUCKLER'S POEM envisions a home life with a spouse and children. Also includes clipped quotations about neutrality and crime prevention from public figures.

Mary Frances Kempton Glouster

The Road Hog Threat To Public Highways

A Messenger column laments selfish drivers nicknamed road hogs, urging road users to give way and enforce rules. It argues one day a jail sanction may curb the hazard, warning of fatal crashes unless motorists use common sense and fair play.

Ten years ago a bonfire burn incident reported in Logan

Ray Kelch three, son of Mr and Mrs A R Kelch of Warner Ave Logan was burned when his over alls caught fire at a bonfire His mother smothered the flames Zion Baptist Church The Plains members attended a quilting Mrs H E Stage Mrs Elmer Coon Mrs Flora Mc Harg Mrs Benton Potts Mrs Harry Moore Officers installed by the Pythian Sisters led by Mrs E L Church included Mrs Harry Atkins Most Esteemed Chief Mrs R M Van Dyke Mrs Frank Cross Mrs Bert Hooper Mrs Garnet Antle Mrs John Kilpatrick Mrs Alma Howett Mrs Charles Beverage Also Ruth Lippincott Beata Club president presided at a Colonial banquet Helen Bates prep president Virginia Larimer vice president Twenty years ago Highy Study Circle met at Mrs Sam Sommer Athens High Bookkeeping class sleighing party to Jerseyville D R Lastro attended Southern Good Roads Congress Lynn Lee Grant Highway Association formed for good roads Norfolk to West Virginia Hocking Valley to Great Lakes F W Bush named member for Athens area Do You Know note about Bill Moser and a landslide Silas H Strawn quote

Ray A. R. Kelch Warner Ave Logan Pythian Sisters E. L. Church Harry Atkins R. M. van Dyke Frank Cross Bert Hooper Garnet Antle John Kilpatrick Alma Howett Charles Beverage J. R. Lastro Norfolk West Virginia Hocking Valley Great Lakes F. W. Bush Association For Athens and Vicinity

Exiled King Flirts with Freedom Then Finds Boredom on the Bay

Paul Ferrone renounces the throne as Northumbia’s king to wed Ardath Rich Mond. The couple flee to Europe and Canada with a sailing life as Irene becomes his refuge from mounting dissatisfaction. Ardath prefers shore life while Paul relishes the yacht, yet the thrill wanes as Countess di Marco and Reggie Van Twyne intrude.

Paul I Northumbia Paul Ferrone Ardath Richmond Paul Joseph Ardath Countess DI Marco Reggie van Twyne Bay St. Francis DR. Sonders Europe Paris Canada United States Oneady Cape Roman Jonas Coffin Irene

Hemophilia Explained By Dr Morris Fishbein

Health column explains hemophilia as a hereditary male-only blood clotting disorder. It covers symptoms such as spontaneous bleeding, bruising, joint hemorrhages, and the difficulty of treatment, including cautions for constant medical supervision and emergency care.

Morris Fishbein Spain Russia

District Tales of Long Ago Continues History Timeline

A historical recount notes 1826 as the first post office year with Porter as postmaster in a cabin behind Amy Zimmerman property. Early trades include Englishman William Ellis as first blacksmith, others like Nessmith and Duffee, plus shoemakers Kempton Mattox and Tinker. Mill era begins with a water mill on Sunday Creek.

Porter Amy Zimmerman Smith William Ellis John Nessmith James Duffee Talbert Kempton Moses Mattox Solomon Tinker Sunday Creek Carter and Black William Biddison Samuel M. Johnson Solomon Johnson, Wolfe and Company Taylor Ridge Methodist Church Jacksonville Trimble Glouster

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THE United Press Paul Mallon Commerce Monroe Johnson Copeland Johnson United States Supreme Court Bankhead Yes Buchanan Texas Cochrane Alabama Poet’s Corner Messenger Christ Charles Holdcroft Chesterhill, O R. D MR. Cuckler Mary Andrews Bennett Champ Clark Franklin D. Roosevelt District of Columbia the Public Forum Zion Baptist Church the Plains H. E. Stage Elmer Coon Flora McHarg Benton Potts Harry Moore Ruth Lippincott Beata Club Colonial Helen Bates Virginia Larimer Co. M. Gill and J. J. Woolley Washington, D. C Interstate Commerce Commission Ruth Henry Highy Study Circle Sam Sommer Athens High School Reeves Jerseyville Bill Moser Bill Silas H. Strawn U. S. Chamber of Commerce George Clark la Sylphide Countess Reggie Juan Les Pins Villa San Margarete
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