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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1935
Page
4
The Athens Messenger details publisher management staff and affiliations. It lists circulation associations, advertising rates, and subscription prices for Ohio deliveries, including weekly carrier and annual mail options.
A nostalgic note invites attending summer Ohio University band concerts led by Curtis Janssen. The piece contrasts past town bands with today’s dwindling support, recalling gaslight era performances, depots, post offices, and campus drill grounds, predicting enjoyable summer music in 1935 Athens.
London reports Ramsay MacDonald, former prime minister, will be sent to the United States as a super ambassador to deepen Anglo American policy cooperation. The plan stresses shared interests in China and broader international policy, noting mutual dependence despite disagreements.
The issuance of mortgage revenue bonds allows municipalities to secure federal assistance without votes. Ohio laws have cut unvoted bonds to a minimum, and the federal program can fund waterworks, sanitation, sewer, and garbage facilities. Athens financed waterworks with Uncle Sam, and 45 percent of funds may be free for sanitation under emergency relief.
Alabama Pitts who surfaced from Sing Sing earned a baseball contract after an official ban was overturned. The sports community united to support his chance to earn an honest living, underscoring society must cooperate to redeem former offenders. Pitts’ story highlights the role of opportunity in reintegration.
A lighthearted note explores how brides prefer concrete ideas for wedding baking rituals. The piece mixes humor with practical tips, highlighting differences in tastes and traditions among couples and families.
A Boston man listed as donating $10,000 to the Democratic National Committee remains unidentified by the committee. Boston politicians later suspected the contributor, once thought to be an NRA regional director, might be John J. McDonough, a former state house employee.
Two other large donors, Benjamin H. Connor of Paris and New York and Thomas E. Murray Jr. of Brooklyn, each gave 10000. Connor is a Paris lawyer known to Forbes Morgan and Murray is president of Metropolitan Devices and a Farley friend. Roosevelt moves on wealth tax faced White House and Congress clash with leaders split over immediate action amid pressure from independents and Republicans.
The passage notes a pattern where old party advisers clash with the President on major New Deal items and are repeatedly outweighed. It argues this backstage process shapes news accounts and delays public clarity until the President is ready to speak, sidelining congressional leaders’ stated positions.
Five days before Roosevelt sent his wealth tax message to Congress the United States Chamber of Commerce named Frederick Clausen as chair of a committee to study the subject. No other members were named yet. Officials said they were surprised by the President’s sudden move and expect the investigation to begin only after taxes are adopted.
Quotes from Secretary of Commerce Roper claim he aims to leave government service as commerce secretary. The remarks are presented as a diplomatic denial of any plan to succeed Farley as postmaster general.
The era’s cracker-barrel philosopher is imagined in new work as the New Deal era shifts him from boxwood carving to paper dolls. A matanuska valley uprising centers on a 140 hour week while Alaska’s sun story notes late rising. A Massachusetts woman discovers a human skull in a golf sand trap, prompting caution about moral giving.
Readers are invited to submit signed letters to the Public Forum column. Each contribution must bear the writer’s signature and may appear with other letters daily. Letters should be concise to fit space constraints and encourage multiple selections each day.
Dr. Charles W. Gilkey of the University of Chicago says postwar undergraduates are the best generation he has seen in 30 years. They attend chapel more, discuss religion more, and take current events more seriously while resisting extremism.
A columnist argues that the belief in universal disarmament leads to an arms race and war. It cites Sir Philip Conliffe-Lister of Britain, who says strength deters war, adding that England must be adequately defended and that other nations must follow suit.
French settlers in Gallipolis from 1790s produced notable figures such as Guillaume Duduit famed rifle shot and spy, Joseph Devacht noted watchmaker. Lieut. D Hebecourt first Gallipolis postmaster. Daniel Boone associate. Francia Valadin became Grant’s wealthiest resident. Jean Gabriel Gervais engineered the French Grant and left wealth and return to Paris in 1817.
Health columnist Dr Morris Fishbein urges careful shoe selection and foot care to prevent bunions arches and aching feet. He notes vanity leads to uncomfortable footwear and recommends right size broad toes low heels and reinforced arches plus elevating feet to reduce swelling and fatigue.
Yesterday's cartoon shows a quirky two story dwelling in Alexandria hung on a wall due to a land dispute. The house sits near Montaza palace and features five occupants living on three external rooms perched like a balcony.
Katharine trudges across a sunbaked desert seeking water and rescue as Michael and Evelyn navigate fear and fatigue. A shabby plane piloted by Clem Wilbur joins the effort to locate Hilda and Katharine, with hints of a planned return and a hopeful reunion.
A Turki sh child Ahmetoglu Hassam suffers a rare situs inversus condition where the heart and organs sit on the right side. Despite the unusual anatomy he has never fallen ill, while American diplomacy is praised for its smile, frankness, and efficiency in foreign policy commentary.
Ten years ago Tom Bayles and Rex Gorham left Athens seeking work with only eight dollars between them. A family reunion occurred at Sheriff P. H. McKinley’s home, and parish activities included a Methdist church social with readings from Seoul and a Marianna Bing solo.
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