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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1935
Page
4
Financial observers expect prices to fall but see it boosting purchasing power and production. Wages and hours rules under NRA remain, limiting drastic price shifts. They praise industrial cooperation under NRA, note stabilizing preexisting codes, and foresee a lawful pause in proposed New Deal security measures due to Supreme Court constraints.
Nearly 200 sportsmen from the Izaak Walton League and others met in Marietta to discuss conservation and view fish propagation photos. They plan a large summer outing for Southeastern Ohio outdoorsmen, urging united action to restore wildlife and pressure reform of the Ohio Conservation Department amid long-standing political issues.
The chain letter craze fades with many senders mailing dimes and dollars hoping for returns. Mail carriers face accusations that postmen steal money laden envelopes, a charge dismissed as absurd. The piece notes the craze ended psychologically and people blamed the carriers.
A new Ohio statute allows ten persons per precinct instead of six to speed election returns and improve machinery efficiency. The measure, now effective, also enables broader patronage distribution by the ruling party. Six workers may handle voting at the polls and four may count after closing.
Washington sources say President Roosevelt gets hourly wage cut and hour-lengthening reports from Labor Dept agents across the country. Initial week shows business leaders restraining cutting, but 600 New York cases reveal widespread cuts. Doctor Tugwell spearheads a large resettlement plan with thousands employed and vast land purchases, while FHA reshuffles under Stewart MacDonald and awaits clearer results and massive undeployed repair and mortgage loan funds.
An efficiency expert issued a Memorial Day work order 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. to all employees. The plan caused worker protests until clarified that the policy was a misunderstanding. Frank Walker personally funded taxi fares for non working employees. The NRA faces mixed court outcomes as critics question leadership and legal influence in the New Deal.
Officials across precincts tally votes and pause for rest before heading to the county seat with returns. Resting clerks after long polling days could reduce errors and curb frenzied conditions during unofficial counts.
In Southeastern Ohio pioneer life ministers showed strong devotion while worship adapted from early family prayers. Neighbors shared game and meat, crops, housing, and cheerful house warmings. Trade moved by river routes, beekeeping and barter filled needs as money remained scarce.
Poets' Corner invites Messenger Readers to submit named verses. The sample shows Gwen Hes3 of Pomeroy sharing a life crossroads meditation on fame, virtue, and love. The page also features short political quotes from Curtis Eden and Lugosi.
The unsigned letters from Middleport urge practical prosperity plans after the Supreme Court ruling on the NRA. The Crusaders for Economic Liberty announce upcoming WDOD broadcasts with The Human Effort Monetary System by Walter M. Higgins and The Crusade for Economic Liberty by C. A. Hester. Charles F. Davis. June 3.
Reading across the community page, Athens residents attend social gatherings and stage performances, with students initiated into a national high school honor society and new citizens sworn in at a courthouse ceremony. Milliner Addie Grones returns to Marion visit, and remarks by figures such as Dame Sybil Thorndike are quoted.
Explanation recalls 19th century baseball, noting Radbourne's dominance. In 1864 he won 9 games in 10, a feat highlighted as unequaled, while the era’s play was less strenuous than today. The piece juxtaposes historical strides with evolving sport intensity.
Katharine Strykhurst marries Michael Heathcrpe after overheard detectives pursue him. She surprises herself by accepting a life on the run with him then debates returning home or fleeing west. Their rushed wedding in a sleepy town sets the stage for a troubling pact and uncertain future.
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