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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
4
National Representatives John W. Cullen Company based in Chicago New York Detroit and offices in Cleveland advertise advertising rates for obituaries cards and bank notices with charges for Home or Foreign office listings.
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce study shows state expenditures rising from 84.3 million in 1933 34 to an estimated 192.8 million in 1937 38 with a 129 percent gain over six years. It warns that without budget cuts by the June session taxes will rise in November amid relief costs and calls for trimming 8 million from the budget to avoid new taxes.
The Commerce Department Census Bureau reports independents still handle 72.8 percent of retail, with growth since 1933 outpacing chains. Independents gain ground on chains, reflecting competition, service standards, and lower prices for consumers.
Dwight Morrow and his wife lose their way in Rugby England and are guided by a twelve year old to a street junction. The exchange becomes central to Nicolson's biography as a lesson in realistic skepticism gradual progress and choosing the correct path when ends are uncertain.
Raymond Clapper warns that CIO efforts to organize government clerks threaten to provoke nationwide disapproval and possible legislative limits on labor activity. He notes youth and restiveness in automobile unions and cites clashes among rebel lodges within government employee groups.
Washington reports the Department of Justice sees a tie between the National Labor Relations Act and the U S Code that could allow criminal action against employers for interfering with union rights. The discussion cites Sec 51 of Title 18 and notes historic use in Harlan County. The piece reflects on unions, CIO charters, and evolving labor law during a time of labor disputes.
A signed reader letter denounces mass murder by purported industrial interests and attacks chamber of commerce and Liberty League leaders. It questions the Wagner Act enforcement, cites gas attack links, and argues for union protection for workers amid economic hardship and depersonalized class fear.
The article explains obesity as an energy balance issue where intake exceeds expenditure and notes that most cases are simple overeating. It discusses basal metabolism testing, gland roles, and factors influencing weight such as exercise, emotions, and sleep, with a side note on labor issues and Canada’s 1935 farm implement exports valued at 6 344 000 dollars.
In pioneer times commerce flowed by neighborhood exchange and flat boats loaded with beeswax honey tallow and crops floated down the Hock-Hocking to the Ohio and New Orleans for groceries and coin. Some used Shank's horses, others rode steamboats, many never returned. Dangers included floods highwaymen and murder along the long journey home.
Mrs Homer Cherrington and Miss Ruby Boggs hosted at J H Grover home honoring Miss Marie Jewett whose marriage to Clark Williams was to take place June 30. Mrs T N Hoover won high score at Country Club card party with Mrs Charles Pickering second. Mrs M C Morrison hosted Jolly Sewers. Mrs J L Pickering traveled to Marietta for Foreign Missionary Society meeting. Miss Geraldine Burson wed Arthur G Whittington at her parents home.
Marshal W W Ackley and A C Rossi led the Flag Day parade in Athens. Dr E L Hooper of the Elks oversaw part of the ceremony with a male quartet featuring Forsyth Cameron Thompson and Hastings. Alice Joyce starred in Womanhood and Mary Pickford in Poor Little Rich Girl. Mr Manning Coultrap, visiting on business, returned home to Chillicothe with Prof F S Coultrap’s family hosting. Grace Bolin left Herrold Place for a short vacation in Akron.
Carol Clayton, daughter of Brookdale breeders, moves from the racing world to engagement with Hartley Madison in Saratoga. She imagines a life between Brookdale’s breeding legacy and an American marriage while recalling her longing for home. A phone call to her father hints at family approval and a planned future reveal.
Albert White returned to his car to find a seat cushion burning. He calmly carried the cushion to City Hall where firemen extinguished the flames, prompting praise for their obliging response.
Occasional blackouts in Klamath Falls Oregon persist as a pelican flies into power lines, shorts out equipment, and leaves city lights off for extended periods.
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