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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1936
Page
4
Publishes THE every weekday afternoon except Saturday with a large Sunday moral edition by Athens Messenger and RALD Printing Co. Gordon K Bush serves as Publisher and General Manager, Charles B Harris as Managing Editor.
The passage argues that unsound national policies on conservation, food distribution, and economic planning cause woes. It urges long term planning, voluntary cooperation, and a balanced economy with fair trade between towns and farms, forests and water protection, and honest selling of a necessary program to the public.
A cautious Ohio mother refused her 11 year old permission to see a Wild West thriller. He wandered out seeking adventure and was rescued from Lake Erie ice next week. The tale contrasts boys appetite for blood and thunder with girls fiction and urges age appropriate reading.
More than half a billion trees were planted in 1935 breaking three records in reforestation. Michigan leads, Wisconsin second, New York third, with major campaigns including 5.7 million shelter belt trees from the Dakotas to Texas. Soil Conservation Service added 89.25 million trees and CCC work notable.
President Roosevelt juryrigged the Federal Reserve Board to shed old banking influences and secure Senator Glass and Governor Eccles approval. He used a methodical White House approach to form a board with balanced, stable leaders and fewer political splinters.
The article notes half the new board reflected Roosevelt’s choices and half aimed to sidestep Senator Glass. It lists Eccles as financial man Friday, M. Szymczak as a liberal on the board, and Joseph Broderick as superintendent of banks in New York, with a description of Broderick as practical.
The article notes Georgia and Texas senators backing the No 4 to No 7 picks for the Federal Reserve Board with Ronald Ransom and John McKee among those considered. It charges Jesse Jones and internal banking figures with influence, and comments on potential splits and timing of announcements.
A Midwestern senator, facing re election, argued he would pay only what is due under the old bonus law. A heckler praised his forthrightness as the crowd cheered, a fortunate turn for a Republican presidential possibility in Congress who had voted against the bonus.
A House cloakroom tale claims a Connecticut scheme to plant briar bushes for rabbit cover. Mississippi politics mix with Bilbo Harrison, while Harrison’s popularity and Senate doubts surface amid national chatter. Roosevelt’s secluded mansion routine noted alongside unrelated topics.
The 1703 capture of Major Nathan Goodale near Belpre by Indians is recounted. After a harsh winter and ongoing frontier raids, the garrison at Belpre grew crowded. Goodale disappeared in 1793 while plowing near his garrison and was later rumored to have died near Sandusky after being taken prisoner. His grave remains unfound.
A chronology of Nelsonville milestones including its founding in 1814 and naming after Daniel Nelson, first mayor Charles Cable, incorporation in 1838, first telephone lines in 1898, early gas in 1897, and notable events such as Steenrod’s Flour Mill fire in 1857 and miners trapped in 1856. Also notes Glouster cyclone of 1896 and early YMCA activity.
Poets Corner invites readers to send name and address with verses. The Bright Side letters cheer resilience during snowbound days and urge cheerfulness. Olive Trace from Mercy Hospital in Columbus writes about home and longing. Damascus is noted as the world’s oldest city.
R H McCray of Nelsonville questions high expenses and suggests cutting school months to January through March and starting the term April 1. He argues for seven months of schooling, switching to summer months, and using electric fans to keep students cool. He says farmers deserve relief too and signs his name.
Julia Craig, secretary to George Woodford, aims to become a night club singer. On a yacht party to Evergreen Island she encounters intrigue and a chance to work on Tony Latta’s gambling ship, while her love interest Peter Kemp and others complicate her plan.
Health hing and diet guidance for babies outlines trying one new food at a time to observe reactions. It notes two or three weeks to judge food tolerance, mentions methods including lactic acid and special sugars, and advises working with the physician in charge. It also references juice introduction in month two with small daily portions.
Question on iodized salt benefit for thyroids. Answer notes iodized salt helps prevent goiter in adolescents but does not treat overactive or underactive thyroid conditions. Medical treatment is required for abnormal thyroid function.
The guidance suggests starting half teaspoon cod liver oil early in infancy and increasing doses, offering orange juice and tomato juice, and introducing iron rich cereals and egg yolk at appropriate ages. It notes extra iron is common among doctors and stresses not changing a baby's diet when symptoms arise.
The fragmentary text notes fear of danger and political rule by a czar or emperor, mentions Chinese leaders and dangers, and references protests, government voices, and executive lobbying. A separate line reports a death of a 55 year old, with access to a gasoline engine context.
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