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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1937
Page
4
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A local writer urges a patrol system to patrol and repair potholes on busy hard surface roads. He notes how untreated holes shake vehicles and wear tires, projecting widespread road damage and repeated, costly repairs without timely fixes.
Will Merritt argues meters work in some towns yet hills and steep streets in Pomeroy Athens Logan Gallipolis and others complicate solutions. Pomeroy uses lots while Athens faces heavy student traffic and steep streets. County seats across the state still struggle with terminal facilities and reliance on cars rather than walking.
The article argues that locations rather than drivers cause many crashes and urges traffic engineers to redesign dangerous spots. By adding safeguards, these areas can become accident proof, reducing crashes and easing congestion for motorists and pedestrians alike.
Among adults deserving citation for promoting the national welfare is the real estate operator who does at least one good deed a day.
In playful notes the era links dating foods with hens, romance in party line telephones, and a double ring ceremony. Little Willie fears a sailor role after hearing of rough days at sea. Joe Louis is poised to earn more money in his next bout with managers already looking ahead.
Biographer Emil Ludwig, in Washington to assess President Roosevelt, argues Roosevelt is not a dictator. He contrasts Roosevelt’s cheerful manner with the grim dictator stereotype and notes challenges to Roosevelt with court and reorganization bills, while asserting leadership remains under pressure but not dictatorial.
Rodney Dutcher reports that odds favor no break between Roosevelt and John L. Lewis. Each leader depends on the other for support, while Lewis questions Roosevelt’s labor stance and interventions. Lewis suspects Roosevelt’s handling of the Little Steel strike and public remarks influenced labor backing.
The article notes public antipathy to the CIO amid the Little Steel strike, AFL support shifts, employer backing for AFL unions, and southern Congress members opposing CIO expansion. It cites fears of CIO organizing among Negroes and sharecroppers, with observers predicting Lewis’s decline, while his past triumphs and administration backing suggest otherwise. Lewis remains irritable and less genial as tensions rise.
The article notes Roosevelt avoiding a formal White House meeting with independent steel heads to press for a peaceful steel union settlement. He fears energizing opponents like Tom Girdler and keeping the CIO from a decisive loss, while courting AFL support and aiding Lewis behind the scenes.
The text analyzes how the Lewis technique relies on bluster and threats to pull labor and followers from the New Deal. It notes Roosevelt will not break with Lewis unless he loses his head, while needing to cooperate with the A F L and labor-friendly policies. It cites United Mine Workers funding and Roosevelt's role in General Motors victory and labor-friendly actions.
The article explains that albumin in urine can originate from lower urinary tract issues or kidney changes. It stresses a full medical history and comprehensive exam, not urine tests alone, and warns against relying on commercial urine tests without medical guidance.
Community members in Hooper Ridge enjoy Sunday gatherings with Harvey Wolfe and guests including Fred Linscott Bertha Syx and Austin Fleming. Several residents traveled to Buckeye Lake for a day trip with companions like Frances Wooley and Maxine Smith. The Keirns family hosted double birthday celebrations for Mrs. Spencer and Mrs. Keirns with visitors and refreshments.
A long o o d cast iron cannon once fired Whig and civic salutes in Nelsonville and Chauncey. Cast in 1840 at Marietta, it burst at Chauncey in 1870 after a celebration. It had been owned by prominent locals including Senator Thomas Ewing and Samuel F. Vinton. An 1852 Nelsonville death occurred when a cannon burst during a Whig pole raising.
Reader LEDA SAMS writes a memorial poem dedicated to Gilbert Terwilliger in the west. The verse recalls a porch, a fiddle, and a wind gathered memory as the author envisions a snowy haired grandfather among un tended graves.
A 20 acre frog farm will open soon in White Rock British Columbia. The farmer plans to breed frogs for their legs, prized as a delicacy by many French Canadians.
Ten years ago Rev O J Howearth, pastor of Nelsonville Christian Church, announced resignation and delivered his final sermon. Mrs J J Henry hosted guest Mrs J Rickey of Youngstown. Miss Shouhee Arpee won a third prize scholarship at a Percy Granger contest in Chicago. Mrs W E Coe and children Virginia and Robert left for Ravenswood West Virginia.
Twenty years ago men registered at the County Election Board in Nelsonville Ward 3 Precinct 1 included Myron Andronikos William Raymond Arthur Ashby James Begious Guy Ellison Beverage Efstar ateos Athanas Catsicas Samuel Henry Culp Floyd Martin Davis Harry Dilcher Charles Albert Dilcher Harley Frazee Frank Freer Joseph Galvin John Gust Chester Hanning Herbert Harris Harry Hartley Jacob Hoodlett Charles Hoodlett Dawn Gwak Jean John Jim James Kerrigan Leland Krieg Basil Lama Bernard Lama Howard McGraw William McMahon Paul Nagy Andreas Panayiota Paul Parks Charles Rosser Harry Runion William Sands Eugene Shafer Donald Shafer Cecil Shafer Sisson Clifton Spencer Stratton Tritin Stavrike Ruptsu Ebert Warner George Vavoulas Warner George Weaver Pearl Wend John West.
Personal items from the Pearl Chapel area list visits and calls. Rodney Osler and McArthur spent a weekend with L. C. Gibson and family. Other callers included H. G. Haning Jr Steinmetz and Charles Woodgerd. Frances Woodgerd visited her grandfather.
NEW STRAITSVILLE The Priscilla Class meeting set for Tuesday July 13 has been postponed to a later date. A committee of the Ladies Aid will host a wiener roast at Mrs. Isabelle Lawson's home on that date.
Saint Helena California resident Lou Caramella paid $240 after gypsies performed fortune telling and lifting in a single act. The incident described as an unusual double operation occurred in town.
Clayton postpones her marriage to Hartley Madison and begins gambling on horses to pay a massive debt to Duke Bradley. Carol enlists Hartley in Florida, but Hartley’s bets backfire as Duke pursues him to California. Hartley wins big, Duke loses, and Carol pins Hartley’s departure to California while Duke implores otherwise.
Madison and Duke debate diplomacy and duty as Carol contemplates staying with Hartley and delaying a planned departure to New York. Carol warns of a hidden influence from the race track world while Hartley plans a solo plane trip, and the group sings a jolly chorus before parting for the night.
Airmet guidance notes that accurate forecasts rely on broad public cooperation from many individuals. It also advises that children should not hold books closer than 14 inches to avoid eye strain.
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