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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1935
Page
4
The piece argues towns in Virginia, West Virginia, and nearby states profit from heritage tourism. It laments industrial losses and urges funding for road markers to entice travelers to the Hocking Valley and other historic trails, claiming locals could earn honest money from marker projects.
A humorous critique notes Congress members suffer in hot Washington offices while the public urges a long recall. Medical experts call their strain severe as dispatches detail the capital heat and the White House influence since last January. The piece argues average citizens cannot veto or flee to relief, urging lawmakers to let Washington face its own battles and the New Deal to endure without their support.
The piece likens current anti-Semitic riots in Berlin to past waves of Nazi violence and czarist oppression. It argues that government brutality breeds eventual downfall and that a regime relying on terror will eventually pay a dire price. It emphasizes the recurring human propensity for conflict and the unsustainable nature of mass brutality.
A sermon warns young women against pursuing film stardom after Julia Ann Graham a former West Virginia choir singer who ended her life amid failed Hollywood dreams. The message notes the dangers faced by inexperienced actresses and urges contemplation before pursuing movie fame.
From 1927 to 1934 passenger car registrations rose 7 1/2 percent while fatal crashes grew 55 percent. Trucks increased 11 percent and fatal crashes rose 5 percent, with similar favorable trends for buses and taxicabs. The private driver, by contrast, is his own boss.
Washington coverage surveys Hopkins relief issues wage policy plans and new road building schemes. It notes security and prevailing wages, potential strikes, and a half billion dollar farm to market road plan under government construction. It analyzes Soviet concessions linked to tariff talks and Litvinoff’s promised purchases, plus expected credits and a long term loan.
Americans are reportedly purchasing goods on installment plans at eleven times the level of the previous year, even as many people continue to be saddled with bills from the prior war.
A woman created a garter to help bow legged men wear trousers properly. She appeared more embarrassed than the men involved in the fashion note.
The piece argues commercial operators must drive safely or lose work as reckless driving endangers lives. It notes that drivers risk life and others whenever behind the wheel and cites thirty five thousand unnecessary deaths last year from reckless or incompetent driving.
A first hand account from Morgan's Civil War campaign describes Gallipolis militia scouts announcing his approach to Vinton. With about 40 men gathered, the advance guard questioned locals, learned of a bridge burn order, and soldiers took supper at several homes near the store and mill. (Continued tomorrow)
A compilation of remarks from Justin Miller, Sir Kingsley Wood, Haile Selassie, Hermann Goering, Arthur Capper, Ford Frick, and Stephen Foster. The items touch on crime policy, health, independence, faith in governance, sports, and biographical notes, reflecting diverse perspectives from mid twentieth century figures.
A reader argues for liberal construction of the Constitution and highlights the need for cost of production reform for farmers. They reference the Thomas Massingale and Frazier Lemke bills from the 73rd Congress, urging passage to protect farm homes and ease indebtedness.
A retrospective column recalls events from 1915 1916 and 1917 including Kiwanis delegates from Dayton D D Triipp and L W Roberts, a Maccabees picnic at the Fairgrounds, and 1860 Starr building later torn down in 1925. It notes 2287 Ohio University summer students 56 from outside Ohio and Roosevelt endorsing Johnson in 1916. Over 500 drowned when a Chicago River excursion steamer sank.
The article asserts George LaBlanche, not Gene Tunney, was the only Marine to defeat Jack Dempsey for the world title. It notes the 1889 San Francisco bout where LaBlanche, sailing from Vallejo Navy Yard, knocked out Dempsey in the 32nd round with a pivot blow after Dempsey led early.
Jo Darien, finishing her first college year, learns her father is out of work and takes a part time hostess job at Crest Lake Inn. There she meets Peter Fragonet the film actor who declares his love, while Jo's engagement to Bret Paul dissolves and Mrs. Marsh disapproves of the budding attention.
Insurance statisticians estimate the five Dionne quintuplets will live longer than typical children born in 1935. By surviving to age one they offset risks tied to five individuals, suggesting a collectively higher life expectancy despite their premature birth and shared health challenges.
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