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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1937
Page
4
National Representatives listing cities Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland advertising rates of application at home or foreign offices Nominal charge for obituary card of banks and related notices
The Ohio River and Hocking River floodwaters reach record highs along their banks and smaller streams. Families evacuate in boats, endure cold and hunger in warehouses, and faces a long road to normal life as utilities fail and relief effort struggles to reach hard hit communities. Only flood areas with planning kept services running.
The federal government and the building trades will showcase small economical homes in 1937 to aid low to middle income families. Large numbers of couples seek affordable designs financed with federal help, with as much as four fifths of costs borrowable. An urgent need exists for millions of homes. a nationwide spring demo aims to spur construction this year.
The article explains rest cycles that improve stamina for factory workers and housewives by alternating hard work with short rests. It cautions on not overemphasizing fatigue and notes that too much rest can weaken certain individuals while practical rest helps sustain energy for demanding tasks.
Paul Mallon reports Washington sources say the Moscow show trial is only partly factual with ties to an internal plot to topple Stalin. The unverified suspicions extend to Radek and possible indirect links to Germany and Japan.
A Washington panel contends Navy General Board push for promotion reform sparks internal conflict. Swanson suppresses reports as Roosevelt weighs a potential reorganization, possibly creating a general staff while aging admirals defend bureau power.
Officials propose a China explanation that Chang Hsueh Liang kidnapped Chiang Kai Shek to aid the Communist cause. He allegedly traded with his Communists, deserted his army after Chiang’s capture, and sought immunity, yielding a draw between Nationalists and Communists with hundreds of thousands of armed followers in the country.
The proposed plan envisions a shorter work week with more leisure for workers while their spouses bear heavier domestic burdens. It notes the potential benefits for workers but questions the impact on families and household duties.
Narrative records births in Ames Township Athens County Ohio with Fred Stalder born 1842 in Ames and service in the 36th Ohio Infantry. John Wyatt born 1793 in Westmoreland PA settled Ames in 1801 and helped establish the Amenville church funding $1000 for perpetual gospel support.
Mrs Clyde Littler underwent an operation for appendectomy. Mrs C R Baumline hosted the Jolly Sewers with Mrs Wilson Norris as president. Mrs C J Bartels entertained her Nelsonville bridge club at 6 pm. Glouster Kiwanis hosted dinner for 1926 Glouster High School football team. Woman's Missionary Society met with Miss Maude Skidmore. Miss Thelma Bingman presided. Miss Louisa Steele led program. Chauncey PTA readings by several members. Twenty years ago Leslie Bobo visited near Jerseyville. Mrs N J Wolfe hosted a bridge club. Woman's Suffrage Club met at Mrs S N Hobson. Dr J T Merwin gave a Live a Little Longer lecture at Athens High School. Men and women registered for the
Reader submissions celebrate Dean Irma Voigt as a guiding figure, with memories of a beloved sister to generations of coeds. Annie McIntyre Bartoe shares the Seven Sisters Club story of keeping family ties through sewing and gatherings. Local notes cover faster reading, a bear market tale, a schoolhouse bid, Athens Needle Club, and a Knights of Honor basketball win.
Paul returns to bid farewell to Joseph and departs forever in the sloop Irene. He contemplates oscial choices and finally sets a course toward a new life, weighing Guatemala, Camden Maine, or Bay St. Francis as options while India the horizon fades.
In the matter of infection man is his own worst enemy The two main sources of communicable diseases are men and the lower animals Certain diseases occur only in humans and do not affect animals though related forms may exist Some diseases such as typhoid malaria and smallpox occur in men but not naturally in animals While animals can be infected by accident the diseases do not occur naturally in them Human diseases can be transmitted from man to man especially respiratory infections Modern controls of water soil air and food are satisfactory but controlling human behavior remains hard Disease can also spread via lower animals or insects which act as carriers Rabies plague tuberculosis worms and other infections can pass from animals to humans through various routes Knowledge of these transmissions has aided suppression and investigation of diseases of unknown origin.
An OCR fragment lists across clues like Pictured is the Canadian Memorial and Pope's scarf with many numbered entries such as Water cress, Eggs of fidhes, and Winged. It shows vertical clues including Herb, Weee, Neuter pronoun, and Mean.
A collection of antiquated quotes from Henry R. Gibson Ruby M. Ayres Opie Read Count Balzac and Peter Borras discussing education ambition gender roles and love noting the era's views on Congress women authors European charm and domestic life. The remarks span politics literature romance and culinary sentiment.
Geneva New York reports that the first tile drains laid in American soil over 100 years ago remain in service. They were imported from Scotland by John Johnston a naturalized Scotsman.
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