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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1936
Page
4
The piece argues the housing shortage must be met with modern, economical building for rent. It criticizes past local attitudes that blamed a lack of money, notes high rents push out families, and calls for up-to-date homes to attract new citizens and support strong local institutions.
The piece reflects on governor Landon studying radio technique and the rise of announcer personalities over traditional political oratory. It notes public fascination with voice, past dangers of party speakers, and how radio pressures parties to adapt, suggesting a future where a radio announcer could become president.
Washington reports Coordinator Eastman died June 16 amid failed efforts to extend his term and pass a 90 day appropriation for railroad reports. The ICC and Roosevelt faced railroad opposition, labor shifts, and a Senate filibuster that ended the reform drive.
New Deal lawyers hesitate to press a constitutional challenge to the Wagner Act hoping for a stronger case this summer. Two circuits ruled against the government in major cases, Jones and Laughlin in Fifth Circuit New Orleans and Freuhoff in Sixth Cincinnati. Tax chiefs foresee another tax bill next year as new regulations expose flaws. A senator quipped that the corporate tax theory is a balloon plugged to stop leaks.
A discussion of the Beach Erosion Board created to study coastal erosion notes it is the only New Deal agency with minimal publicity. Congress initially authorized up to 75 percent federal funding, but the President privately suggested keeping it at 50 percent. Lawmakers, tired of travel, passed a small $5,000 appropriation for a Senate inquiry into steamship service to South America and South Africa, funded by likely free transport for investigators.
A Cleveland expo highlights from around the world with distinctive items on display but curiously no candidate voices expressing confidence in winning. Attendees encounter diverse exhibits while political contenders appear scarce.
Britain urges the United States to join in collective security efforts, noting it may await Washington’s readiness as the country contends with its own security measures.
Readers debate the meaning of a woman waving from a car window in the new handies trend. The message traces the gesture to social signals and personal communications on the street and in social circles.
The quote lauds Amelia Earhart noting that a hangover is worse in a plane and mentions the temptation to bail out without a parachute. A second line references views on wifehood as a serious state and lists California and Colorado among jobless areas.
Dr. W P Johnson helped obtain authorization for a state hospital for the insane in Ohio. Trustees named from Cincinnati Toledo and Dayton, with E H Moore replacing a late member. Athens citizens donated 150 acres of Coates farm for the site, contracts awarded in 1867, cornerstone laid November 5 1868, by the Masonic Order. The hospital opened January 1 1874 with a four story administration and two wings totaling about 853 feet long.
Walter Nixon led a cooling test at Logan one mile in a Frank lin motorcar with Desmond Braddock Fred Hull and Clinton Webb present. Wheat crop in Athens County rated best in ten years by county agent N. E. Mills. Miss Esther Wilson Amesville sang at a farm bureau campaign party.
The article outlines vaccination and inoculation practices for diseases such as smallpox diphtheria scarlet fever measles typhoid fever and chickenpox. It covers timing methods by age and setting and advises consultation with a family doctor to tailor vaccines to community prevalence and individual health conditions.
A collection of statements by Leon Blum Samuel Hoare and others criticizing inevitability of war, endorsing honest sweepstakes, and urging personal accountability. The remarks reflect political and social thinking from various figures in the period.
Boulder City Nevada report that the Arabesque a power boat sunk in forty feet of water at Lake Mead has been recovered by Albert Straub a federal lifeguard using a diving outfit improvised from a tin bucket and siphon hose.
Claire Fosdick travels to her uncle Lyman Fosdick’s mountain home to decide on marriage to Nick Baum while hunting for a rumored jewel. A gunshot wounds the lamp in the cupola and a bullet is found. suspicion falls on Dan Dallas and Ed as investigators search for clues.
A poem depicts a groom awaiting his bride at the altar with nervous energy and formal attire. The piece recalls an older groom from 38 years ago, noting the cycle of June weddings and transforming into a gray, heavier man with the same nerves. The writer signs as Mrs Coralind McFarland of Syracuse Ohio.
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