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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
4
The piece argues Washington taxes every tenth earner via debt and prints money to cover seven million borrowed dollars daily. It criticizes Congress for more borrowing, warns of higher prices and taxes for the Have Not s, and predicts a delayed reckoning that will hit the less affluent hardest.
A photo shows Boy Scouts leaving Union Station in Washington for the Capitol as 25 000 youths camp by the Washington Monument. The piece argues rededication of Americanism among youth signals hope, citing CCC, NYA, and numerous scouting groups shaping a brighter future.
A Berlin law journal proposes a misdemeanor for failing to read daily papers as courts report witnesses and defendants pleading ignorance of edicts. The piece argues such a rule props up propaganda controlled media and pressures citizens to engage with state censorship.
An undertaker who once kept Sunday as a day of rest now adapts to autos changing his business. He notes shifts in service demands and schedules, reflecting broader changes in how families approach death care and transportation.
A reflection noting that laziness and indolence appear in numerous forms within daily life, shaping behavior and routine. The piece argues that idleness manifests through missed duties, delayed work, and disengagement across communities.
Raymond Clapper reviews Roosevelt's fourth and approaching fifth fiscal year, noting rising debt and unemployment while lauding recovery. He cites a $36 billion gross public debt, calls for debt relief, and criticizes Roosevelt's delay in appointing a new Comptroller General as McCarl's term ends.
The Bureau of Public Roads leads a nationwide map making effort with state cooperation. The project marks every object from barns to cemeteries to aid highway planning and national maps, with forty states participating and federal funds matched by states.
Southern California's giant telescope will employ a curved lens to speed up identifying female film stars, reflecting a quirky wartime science project aimed at faster recognition and cataloging of cinema talent.
Hardening of the arteries reflected in the retina signals brain vessel issues. Excess stress on the heart causes shortness of breath and possible angina or coronary thrombosis. Diet should be moderate. limit stimulants like tea coffee tobacco and alcohol. Rest and systematic exercise are advised. physical therapies such as warm baths and electric light baths aid. Reduce work hours and take longer vacations to manage advancing age related vascular changes.
A collection of quotations from Charles Evans Hughes and others on democracy, governance, and international stability. Notable lines include Hughes on constitutional sentiment, Cochran on intellectual pretenses, Goebbels on obedience, and Astor on Western cooperation for global stability.
The Logan City Council approved a ordin ance granting Ohio Power Company a fifty year electric franchise. Prohibition officers in Rutland acted after a complaint from Willis Harper about intoxicated bees returning to the hive and fighting sober bees. Pomeroy rural mail carrier C D Bentz retired after twenty years of service. Mrs H L Galvin was chosen president of the Nelsonville Child Conservation League. Mary Frances Lawhead left for New York to sail for France. Mrs E A Guthrie hosted a birthday party for her daughter Margaret Alice. Dinner at the home of Mrs Grace Meyers Chauncey followed.
Four Athens dentists Dr Robert J Studer D W W Lee Dr W S Murray and Dr L G Bean completed examinations to join the Dental Reserve Corps and serve with the U S Army. The text also notes the seventieth anniversary of the Peace Church celebrated in Pom eroy and social events including a farewell for Miss Doris Sykes by high school friends and Mrs J A Fuller with Miss Ida Boerstler leaving for an eastern motor trip.
Poet readers submit lines praising Mother England and Columbia urging unity in war and peace. The verse repeats calls to shoulder together against tyranny and to seek peace, with references to bearing and guiding nations. The piece showcases patriotic sentiment and readership contributions.
Narrates early settlers and families in Ames Township including Nathaniel P Hoisington born 1819 and his wife Elizabeth Weis, plus Ann M Johnson and Kilion Kasler families. Highlights origins Vermont Massachusetts Ohio and Revolutionary War service, farm life, self made education, and community Methodist Church involvement.
The text predicts a day marked by social, domestic, and financial attention with possible need for unusual expenditures. It mentions private loans or clear business agreements for relief and notes a birthday person may face a year driven by pleasure and indulgence while a well born child could rise to high status through kindness and popularity.
National Restaur ant Association president R. D. Clark says American restaurateurs anticipate a 20 percent increase in business this year as dining out grows in popularity nationwide.
Mrs. John Willis sues for divorce accusing her husband of burning their children’s mouths with hot fudge to instill “confidence” in him as punishment. The case highlights alleged cruel discipline within the Brockton household.
After two years in London Carol Clayton comes home to Brookdale farm in Saratoga where her father Jim Clayton dies. She clashed with Duke Bradley over a $76,000 debt and auctions her colt Moon Bay for $10,000. She postpones marriage to win the debt and bets him to accept a challenge.
Carol Clarke balances love and leverage in a racing circuit as she delays marriage to Hartley while managing family tragedy and casino like pressure. Duke, a self assured rival, presses for a partnership that could endanger her finances. Hartley joins and anticipates a looming showdown in the gambling world.
Walter John Bennell, reputed as the world’s most tattooed man, died in Sydney aged 62. He bore more than 800 designs including ships lighthouses people flowers butterflies and animals across his body.
Dr Henry C Schumacher of the Children's Aid Society told a meeting that roaming tends to peak in youths aged 11 to 15 as they seek to establish individual ego and independence.
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