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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1934
Page
7
Prothero Dix notes the hurt a mother feels when her adolescent children dismiss her opinions as outdated. He recalls how teens prize peers over parents and how a woman’s role as a source of wisdom is undermined as children seek “Betty” and fashionable peers. He contrasts youthful simplicity with adult vanity.
A fragmented March item warns of hazards and deceit in uncertain times. It urges caution and wisdom, with guidance on mental alertness and prudent actions. The text references a Nativity Judge and Supreme Court context implying legal or advisory tone.
Dorothy Dix quotes U S Patent Office flapper advice noting that young women resist parental guidance on cosmetics and curfew. She cites a top thinker whose 15-year-old daughter calls him a mossback for insisting on traditional rules.
A puzzle style item lists clues across horizontal and vertical directions centered on the theme of a Scandinavian composer. It includes numbered word clues such as “His most famous composition, the ear” and “To ignore” with cross references, aiming to fill a crossword style grid. The piece invites solvers to identify names and terms related to music and language.
Adele Garrison depicts a tense confrontation in a Chinese residence. Lee Chow calmly questions the narrator as she contemplates whether he fired at her husband, while his attendant quietly observes and awaits further disclosure. The scene ends with an ominous hint that truth may be revealed tomorrow.
The CWA completed relocating nearly half the structures within city limits from East Gallipolis across Eastern Avenue and State Route 7 to Maple Shade as part of the airport improvement project. Thirteen residences and one filling station were moved. one building burned down.
Mrs Cora Maddy of Columbus visits relatives in Kanauga while Mrs Eliza Grover of Gallipolis stays with Aunt Louisa Russell. Rev McMahon preaches NRA based awakening. Epworth League holds meeting. Grace M E Church attendance from Kanauga. John Flynn moves Mio Schoonover property to Otis Lewis. Oliver family health improvements. Arnold Dickerson returns to Steamer Chris Green in Cincinnati. Henning family takes charge of Car-Boys service station near the Silver Wade Ables and Florence Russell attend Billy Sunday in Charleston.
Gallia County set a 856 man quota for CWA projects starting Thursday with 62 names to be removed from the list this week at local headquarters. The current week’s quota beginning Friday is 418.
In Bishopville Mr and Mrs Frank Daugherty have made their home near the Arenee Able property by Federal. Miss Marguerite McDonald visited her brother in law and sister Don Withem and wife in Glouster. Nellie Dennison spent the weekend with Miss Winifred Van Horn in Mountville. CWA workers in the area could not work last week due to bad weather. Herman Jones and family of Glouster visited son in law and daughter Fred Hambel and wife.
The article advises a careful approach to gaining weight, starting with a doctor’s input to rule out health issues and tailor diet. It recommends milk, starches, fat meats, desserts, bread and butter, plus ample water and nine hours of sleep. Exercise is urged, including daily walks and morning situps, to firm new pounds and improve health.
Gallia County commissioners appoint James Simms of Harrison Township to the Gallia County Children's Home board for four years. They allocate 200 for rabies treatment, buy 5,000 feet of mixed oak lumber at 50 per 1,000, and approve 192.38 to cover CWA telephone bills with relief fund reimbursement. Other bills include 175 for Dr T J Allison ables treatment, 2364.10 for M T Epling travel, 205.35 for John C Rue, 189.20 for Sterling Oil, 101.20 for J W Bartel, and 174.43 for Charleston Tractor.
Governor George White rejected the extradition request from West Virginia authorities for Rodney Rupert 18 Louis Vance 14 and John Braley 19 of Vinton to face horse stealing charges after a hearing. John B Rupert father of Rodney filed the charges. The alleged theft is linked to divorce litigation over the family's property division. The horses reportedly were not in Ohio when the property division was ordered by Gallia County Common Pleas Court.
The Ohio River at Gallipolis was near 42.5 feet and was expected to crest not more than 45 feet by Thursday morning. Ice was minimal and drift light as the river rose past State Route 7 at Chambersburg and Symmes Creek flooded Yellowtown. The packet Senator Cordill was moved from near Dam 14 to an ice harbor in Fish Creek and will be towed to Kanawha Docks at Pt. Pleasant. Steamer Gerard Klein departed Kanawha River bound for Cincinnati with coal.
Gallia County election board tied two to two for clerk after Tuesday voting. Democrats nominate Mrs Helen Russell of Gallipolis while Republicans back incumbent George N Bolles. Secretary of State George Myers will name the official. board plans to meet Saturday to select a chairman of opposite faith to the clerk.
Landscape plans for grading and planting the approach to Mound Hill Cemetery drawn by A F DeWorth have been accepted by the French Colony D A R. The beautification project at the memorial gate will be supported by cooperation between the city and the D A R in landscaping the approach.
At Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Ceylon Landrum MM miner from Jackson was admitted Tuesday for fractured leg from a mine accident. Other admissions yesterday included J T Calihan Gallipolis Mrs Robert Jeffery Bidwell James Cottrell G Porter operation and Mrs Cadda Rose Minereville treatment.
Ruth Ritter bush of Cincinnati files in Gallia County probate court to establish legal presumption of Harold Nichols death. Nichols has been absent over seven years and is believed dead to settle the Ina Gibbons estate with J. K. Powell named administrator.
Lafayette Post in Gallipolis hosts a meeting led by Paul Tague Frank Judy and Chester Darby urging broader support for a school finance program The gathering drew about 125 legionnaires ex service men and school officials from Oak Hill Wilkesville Pomeroy Middleport Cheshire and Huntington W Va Superintendent Wayne Lutz highlighted the Legion’s role in public school funding and the need to keep Ohio schools open amid debt and economy act cuts.
Miss Ethel Young departed Tuesday for Baltimore Maryland to seek treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital and to consult a brain specialist. Mrs George B Ehrhardt returned home to Solon Springs Wisconsin after several weeks with her brother and family Dr and Mrs C E Holzer.
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