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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1936
Page
4
Historical note on The Athens Messenger lineage and publication details from 1896 to 1928 including editors publishers affiliations and postal matter status. Mentions Gordon K Bush Charles H Harris and business terms such as subscription rates and circulation associations.
A columnist laments increasing noise from trucks and cars disturbing homes and sleep. He notes some houses remain spared while most citizens endure the uproar and argues science and police action may curb the din before society loses its bearings.
The State Highway Department weighs a long term overhaul of unsafe Ohio bridges. Early estimates show replacing all weak structures could take nearly 50 years at about one million dollars annually. About 75,000 bridges are unsafe for modern roads and many are too narrow for two lanes.
The Ohio gubernatorial candidate John Bricker argues no tax increase and fights federal encroachment, urges economy and Sherrill Survey review, and favors local administration of relief funds. He condemns Washington centralization as unfair and costly and urges clear platform promises to win support.
A European boxer, towering over the Ambling Alp, lands in the arena and may earn the nickname Fvegest if he enjoys lounging in the ring and poses as a formidable figure.
Washington columnist notes Agriculture Secretary Wallace promotes The Cooperative Commonwealth as a promotional push to unify thought against Capitalism Fascism and Communism. The piece also mentions Roosevelt’s cooperative study mission to Europe and Upton Sinclair’s upcoming Co-Op novel featuring Roosevelt.
Mr. Wallace gives no firm timetable for a cooperative commonwealth while signaling that the New Deal is only a start. He fears privileged classes could trigger gradual reform or violent action, and envisions a Swedish style state controlled industry as a distant aim. He also argues religion has waned and society needs a new guiding social mechanism. A Brooklyn girl used her dad’s bonus money for a Hollywood trip to see Clark Gable has returned home.
A string of satirical lines riffs on Rockefeller ethics New Deal politics and Congress. It lampoons memory of principal interests and public figures while contrasting frank speech with evasive rhetoric. The piece blends witty similes about timing and aging with sharp social commentary.
In August 1789 Belpre residents learned two German boys aged 12 and 15 were killed by Indians near Neil Station on the Little Kanawha. The next day attackers tried to burn the blockhouse. a woman thwarted the plan. By 1790 Belpre planned a grist mill on the Little Hocking River but war delayed construction until 1792 when a floating mill finally operated on the Ohio River.
London studios will install special sound proof roofs to reduce noise from airplanes that frequently disrupt film production in the area. The plan aims to minimize air traffic disturbances and improve filming schedules.
Laclede Gas Company agreed to a 12050 out of court settlement with the city over free gas and the uprooting of trees, ending the dispute without trial.
News notes that Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Cooley and Oscar and Edison Jr. drove to Columbus Springfield and Dayton for the weekend. Eastern Star members planned a Gallipolis to Pittsburgh boat trip. Committee members include James A. Palmer Athens Mary Bartlett Nelsonville and Helen E Zeiher Pomeroy. Friends return from Columbus visiting relatives. Several others motor to Buckeye Lake for a picnic. Dr and Mrs P F E Hixon return from a motor trip to White Sulphur Springs West Virginia.
Mary Peoples celebrated her fourteenth birthday with fourteen guests at Foutch's and a theater outing at the Majestic. Mr and Mrs F F Black hosted visiting guests Mrs George G Foster of Charleston WV and niece Miss Elsa Baird of Parsons KS. Mrs Julia Friday planned a several week stay at Chautauqua NY. Mrs W W McFarland and her son Robert left for Pittsburgh after visiting the former Meoether Mrs Fannie Minnear. The Doings of the Van Loons comic strip ran daily in The Messenger. An illustrated Egypt lecture by Prof Geoffrey F Morgan was held at Central Ave Methodist Church.
A collection of brief remarks from Mayors, reverends, and public figures on love versus propriety, doubt versus faith, and politics as a broker of ideas. Notable names include Frank Martin, Carlos G Fuller, and Raymond Moley.
Fever signals illness in a child but a low fever 99F can be more dangerous than 103F. Take rectal readings with a bulb thermometer for 2 minutes, limit foods during severe illness, use sponge baths, and call a physician promptly for fever. In temperate cases use light easily digestible foods and ensure fluids. Earache or infection may raise fever, and releasing infectious material can lower it.
Claire Fosdick returns to the mountain home left by uncle Lyman Fosdick and confronts love and debt as she searches for a rumored jewel. An arrow marked lamp tampering and a mine tunnel menace unfold while Hannah the housekeeper and Pat, Bob, Susie, and Ed Spratt play roles in shifting loyalties and danger.
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