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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1936
Page
4
Publication notice details the Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. staff roles and affiliations. It lists subscription rates for carriers and mail including yearly, six months, ten weeks, and four weeks options with prices. It notes obituary and card of thanks services and mentions mailing validity and post office registration.
Analysts say the bulk of the World War bonuses will go to pay old debts and bills, then fund home repairs, new clothing and furniture, cars, and insurance. With billions entering circulation, a broad business rally may follow as spending creates production and jobs.
Athens County youths engage weekly in drama music sports and crafts while many adults enjoy watching. The program keeps children off streets, teaches useful skills, and fosters a new spirit in communities facing economic hardship.
The piece argues that welfare services should be run by trained professionals, not political appointees, warning that party turnover harms elderly beneficiaries and undermines public trust in government aid. It stresses bipartisan capability and the need for expert staff regardless of party.
The piece notes an unusually sharp Democratic response from chairman Farley and a rapid GOP counter by Senator Borah George Norris, signaling a election in which both parties will set new rules as the campaign unfolds.
The campaign team led by famed strategist Charles Michelson accelerates speaking and publicity efforts two months before the convention. He argues the Republican effort must restart from scratch, leaving Democrats with a potential edge as the race accelerates.
Washington writers draft Democratic platform planks but Hull’s stands out as an objet d art. It pledges neutral rights under the New Deal, aims to end economic warfare, expand reciprocal trade, and praises closer American economic unity, while avoiding the World Court at Philadelphia.
The passage notes Britain shifting to secure routes around Africa, developing Cape Town harbor defenses as the Mediterranean ceases to be a safe gateway due to the rise of aviation and Italian air power. It anticipates ships circumventing to India and stronger Gibraltar and Suez defenses in wartime.
The American Federation of Labor used a direct telegram from President Green to pressure House Judiciary Committee members to attend a Walsh Bill hearing. The tactic aimed to secure a quorum and show labor support. The bill advanced two days later with only six members not recorded in the vote. Labor leaders faced some complaints about being ordered, yet their allies attended the meeting.
A Yale professor argues that winking sharpens vision, noting a misstep when a girl teases and swings away. Clyde Beatty faced arrest in Pittsburgh on cruelty to lions charges, with reports he nearly choked a lion with his head.
A recent item notes gout affects even the poor and hints at pedestrians. Just before the guillotine fell, a French criminal faced his tax bill with a detached sneer.
A tense moment erupts as one teen questions a classmate about blond hair brushed on a hood. The exchange hints at schoolyard rivalry and playful yet pointed banter.
Dr Morris Fishbein details a pediatric diet for a two year old and older children. The plan outlines meals and snacks including cereals milk bread eggs and various vegetables and fruits with guidance on portions timings and egg preparation and cautions about fats and cheese.
Poem describes New York City parks as warm spring spaces amid tenements and hunger. It portrays unemployed and immigrant families, starved children, and lonely souls seeking solace in grass and moonlight. Reflects social misery and fleeting beauty in urban life.
The local American Legion post has set blood transfusion on a standardized basis with a dozen volunteers tested and classified to meet any emergency call. The article mixes population geography figures noting France governs 366 of every 1000 square miles in Africa and Britain follows with 348, with Belgium Portugal Italy and Egypt listed thereafter.
The article chronicles prominent early Athens residents from the Deans and Edmundson families to Alexander Ewing and John Finsterwald. It notes Civil War service, professions in dentistry and woolen mills, and ties to local industry, farms, salt works, and government roles across the 19th century.
Dr. A Biddle leaves for Lewistown Mont with daughters Margaret and Melissa to spend summer with grandmother in Albany. Ferne Syx begins summer in California and Canada visiting Mr. and Mrs. William May in Los Angeles. Mabel Poston visits Athens for two weeks hosted by Miss Margaret Lax. Mrs. Breinig returns from Springfield to Albany to see her father. Mrs. Neff and Mrs. Cullums return from Wellston to visit their father.
Twenty years ago C L Biddison of Welch West Virginia visited Mrs. Parker Carpenter with her daughter Mrs. Biddison. Miss Louise Price a Loveland teacher planned two weeks in Athens before heading to Columbia University in New York. Prof. George McLaughlin left for Chicago for summer work at the University of Chicago. Mrs. George S Putnam departed for Pittsburgh then Cheswick Pa for Harriet Lamb and Dr. J Maurice Hyde wedding. Mrs. John Finsterwald and daughter Nelle returned from Cambridge Massachusetts with Prof E J Jones Jr.
A fig tree delivers two harvests within a single calendar year indicating exceptional productivity. The event highlights unusual fruiting behavior and potential implications for nearby agriculture or garden planning.
The article profiles Alfred M. Landon known as the Careful Kansan and Coolidge of the Western Prairies. It traces his boyhood in Middlesex Pennsylvania and Independence Kansas, Marine and banking beginnings, entry into oil, and rise to Kansas Republican leadership by 1932 with marriage to Theo Cobb and the path toward national prominence.
Alf Landon wore four year hats because he likes them that way. After Mrs Landon sorted spring clothing she sent old hats and clothes to the Salvation Army. Landon called headquarters and offered a substantial check if they would return the clothes he had grown to like.
A fragmented account describes Kansas politics as the Republicans faltered until a pivotal moment when a man declares Landon will be governor. The piece hints at a budget balancing agenda and a defining election in the state.
A fragmentary montage quotes Joseph Foie on state power and its use for good or ill, Whitman-like lines on living within others' costs, and reflections by Rev Drs on God as the center of man. The piece touches politics, society, and personal responsibility with historical voice.
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