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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1934
Page
3
Beau and Pablito hide as a carnival rolls through the masquerade Sunday during Lent. Katharine Haviland-Taylor notes the scene with clowns and chattering girls as the slow beasts plod along and Beau questions what is happening.
An old advertisement claims Creomulsion quickly eases coughs and colds and offers a money refund if not satisfied. It emphasizes harmless ingredients and urges readers to ask their druggist about the product.
Ohio spent about 45 million dollars through the Civil Works Administration program by April 1 as it exits the CWA. From November 1933 to March 1, salaries totaled 30.9 million while materials amounted to 1 million, with 40.6 million overall and an estimated 4 million more to be spent by April. Many approved civil works projects are unfinished or not yet started. major unfinished work will continue under the new Federal Emergency Relief Administration works division beginning next month under state relief supervision.
Columbus reports the State Liquor Control Board recommended unrestricted sale of all wines as Columbus notes Col. John A. Hughes urged private stores handle the business. Hughes said few wines above 17 percent alcohol would rise in volume and storage problems favor privatization.
The Ohio House deferred action on two key changes in the modified mort plan for the public school bill. Rep. John Q. Carey sought kindergarten inclusion in the public school fund distribution, while Rep. Horace S. Keifer urged expanding the 3.25 minimum local levy to a county-wide rate distributed by each district's average daily attendance.
Columbus March 1 The highway beautification program of the State Highway Department will start with improved weather. Dallas D Dupre Jr state landscaping engineer said projects have begun in Division No 12 covering Cuyahoga County Division No 4 including Lake Geauga Summit Portage Stark Ashtabula Trumbull and Mahoning Counties and in Division No 5 covering Knox Licking Fairfield Coshocton Muskingum Perry and Guernsey Counties. Plans for the spring are nearly finished for all 12 divisions with three to seven projects per division based on size.
The Ohio Tax Limitation League gathered in Columbus on Tuesday and urged reductions in government expenditures before the State Legislature enacts new tax measures.
State Highway Department mobilizes after snowmelt floods. O W Merrell orders crews to monitor southern and northeastern highways and plan rapid reopening or rerouting. Traffic safety and highway beautification noted with grass seed requisitions for berms and slopes.
Attorney General John W Bricker ruled that blindness does not disqualify a person from running for the township clerk office in Morrow City. The opinion was issued to the prosecuting attorney of Morrow City in Columbus on March 16.
In Columbus on March 15 state highway crews watched a lamb dash over a hill and vanish into a 14 foot vitrified sewer. Division Engineer A W Sherwood said workers then freed the trapped animal after removing about 40 feet of sewer joint by joint. The incident tied to moderate March weather, with O W Merrell hearing the tale from Sherwood.
Poultry specialist Paul B. Zumbro of Ohio State University will discuss Specifications for Profitable Chicks and Chick Rations for 1934 at the Gallia County poultrymen meeting in the Gallipolis Theater on Tuesday March 20 at 1 30. He will answer questions from raisers.
An advertisement extols 5S.S.8 Blood Tonic for restoring appetite, color, and energy by stimulating gastric secretions and rebuilding red blood cells with essential minerals. It claims quick improvement in those run-down, healthy individuals who use the tonic, noting two bottle sizes and the larger one as more economical.
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