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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1937

Page

3

Ohio Legislature Acts To Meet Flood Emergency

Both chambers moved to address the flood crisis in the Ohio Valley. The Senate approved measures to aid refugees and to allow counties townships and municipalities to spend unencumbered funds through Feb 5. The House backed pensions protection for flooded areas and extended the Carey Relief Bond act to 1937.

Ohio Ohio Valley Columbus Senate Congress House Penson House Finance Committee Welfare Department Division of Public Assstance

Seeks Federal Law To Force Strike Parley

Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins seeks congressional backing for a bill granting the Labor Department subpoena powers to compel attendance at negotiation conferences in industrial disputes. The move aims to accelerate talks if the General Motors strike stays deadlocked after earlier failed face to face talks between Alfred P. Sloan Jr. and John L. Lewis.

Washington Frances Perkins Labor Department General Motors Secretary of Labor Alfred P. Sloan, Jr John L. Lewis United Automobile Workers Sloan New York

Noxzema Anniversary Offer Slashes Price on 75¢ Jar

For a limited time each year Noxzema runs an Anniversary Offer offering a 75 cent jar for 49 cents. Customers can save by using the coupon below and purchasing today.

Noxzema

Break in Levees of Lower River Feared by Refugees

A relief army of 120000 aided stricken areas from Cairo to the Gulf as refugees flooded to camps near Memphis. Officials warned levees may hold, with Cairo saved by 68 foot walls and floods spreading to Mounds and Mounds City. Deaths stood at 55 with nearly 3 million acres underwater.

False Teeth Stay Put With Fasteeth Powder Ad

Pasteeth powder keeps dentures from slipping with no gummy feel and fresh breath. Claims day long comfort praised by people and dentists. Get Fasteeth at your druggist in three sizes.

Autopsy Planned in Singer Death After Dress Rehearsal Stabbing

Opera star Lawrence Tibbetts played a leading role in a real life tragedy as Joseph Sterzine died five hours after Tibbetts stabbed him during a Caponsacchi dress rehearsal. The case prompted an autopsy to determine responsibility and cause.

New York U.P Lawrence Tibbett Joseph Sterziné Tibbett Caponsacchi

Thousands Battle To Hold Levees Of Mississippi River

Red Cross officials estimate 1.53 million homeless and over 20 million dollars in property damage as the Mississippi flood pushes into Arkansas and Tennessee. Evacuations proceed at Mellwood and Paducah while martial law tightens in South Arkansas. Crests threaten Memphis and Natchez, with Col Eugene Reybold declaring we are holding the levees and Coast Guard planes surveying the stricken zones.

Mississippi River Red Cross Memphis Paducah South Arkansas Mellwood Hickman Tiptonville Tenn Mississippi Cairo Natchez Miss Eugene Reybold Army Engineers Coast Guard

Radio Schedule Highlights On Air Thursday Listings

A dense listing of radio programs and performers for Thursday across networks. Names include Jack Armstrong Singing Lady Orphan Annie programs and orchestrations from Lum and Abner to Rudy Vallee with multiple orchestras and guests.

Jack Armstrong Annie the Johnsons Ralph Nyland Bob Newhall Lowel Thomas Amos N’ Andy Vocal Orchestra Lum and Abner Pleasant Valley Rudy Vallee Pepper Young Ma Perkins Vie and Sade the O'Neills Harry Richman Mary Sothern Betty and Bob Good Samaritan Annie Johnsons Barry McKinley Lowell Thomas Amos ‘N Andy Sam and Sam James Orc Death Valley Chandler Orch Orch Paul Sullivan Moon River Mary Marlin Gene Arnold Joe White Picher High Hatters Happy Jack Dan Harding Dorothy Dreslin Radio Guild Radio Guild Radio Guild Archer Gibson Tom Mix Orphan Annie Carol Deis Uncle Ezra Edwin Hi Caballeros Jessica Dragonette Munn Vivian Chiesa Fiza Gchallert Btern Orch McGrew Orch Glen Gray Glen Gray Arnheim Orch

Louisville Faces Deep Flood Losses and Death Toll

Louisville searches for victims as flood waters recede. About 200 dead and 230000 homeless described. Ohio River fallen slightly. relief efforts surge with typhoid inoculations and evacuation groups forming, while hospitals remain overwhelmed.

Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Ad

An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic for kidney and bladder discomfort. It promises relief from backache puffy eyes leg cramps and moist palms and urges shoppers to buy the product from Haarlem in Holland for assured results.

Haarlem Holland

Helium Never Freezes Across Extreme Conditions

The statement notes helium remains in a gaseous state under extreme cold and pressure, with only liquid and solid forms achievable at near absolute zero and extremely high pressures. It highlights helium’s unique inertness and low boiling point as reasons for its nonfreezing behavior.

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