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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1937
Page
4
An Oklahoma physician reflects on lifelong learning and the social role of education. He warns against ignoring changing times and economic forces, urging service to community over wealth, and warns that relief programs and New Deal era shifts demand informed, proactive citizenry.
A Moscow dispatch reports a sharp decline in enrollment in the Militant Godless League from 5,000,000 in 1933 to under 2,000,000 with many centers closed and anti religious museums shut. Izvestia calls the trend intolerable noting religious instinct endures under various systems.
A discussion of auto accident causes from Gordon Carroll as published in the American Mercury. It lists violations such as speeding and reckless driving and notes the vast number of crashes and near misses observed in city streets as the author ponders why drivers survive these jams.
In Washington, Eccles argues the price rise stems from non monetary factors including armament demands strikes and monopolistic practices. He urges a balanced budget with taxes possibly rising and notes disarmament could reverse price trends while anti trust enforcement remains relevant to curb price increases.
Justice McReynolds said he did not know reporters were present when he delivered a speech that many editors deemed well covered. Two local reporters and one national press association writer attended, with a photographer capturing the scene alongside Senator Connolly. Quotes varied slightly, and only some of his Supreme Court colleagues questioned the propriety.
The article contrasts former chief justices like White who set limits on young justices with Chief Justice Hughes who favors individual liberty. It notes growing pressure on justices to express views as interview requests surge and secretaries advise a flat no comment stance.
Tall Kentucky Representative John Robinson shared a self deprecating Lincoln story in the House. A friend told him he resembled Lincoln so he allegedly stretched six inches but was declared homely yet lacking Lincoln's sense to match him.
A Baltimore police commissioner's note on four days without fatal accidents prompts a wry remark about divine will. A Baxter County farmer laughingly claims youth at 47 after a morning bugle routine. A Baltimore politician endures a lie detector test with no short circuit.
In New York City a debate on labor policy shows government and labor factions split over the Wagner Act. The critique cites Supreme Court delays, minority unions as exclusive bargainers, and the rise of sit down strikes threatening public order and the labor movement’s collapse.
District Tales of Long Ago recalls early Poston settlers in Athens Nelsonville and Federal Creek Ohio. It traces John Poston and kin from Maryland to Virginia and North Carolina with notes on Trinity College land grants and Elias Poston as a Revolutionary era colonel. The account ends noting continued lineages and a continuation promised tomorrow.
Poem-like plea to gather past hurts and worthless memories into a bonfire. The speaker urges burning away troubles, grudges, and regrets, from small fretful thoughts to long-standing wrongs, and to light a cleansing release from mind clutter.
Grace James hosted a danco party at 53 B State St. Colleague Miss Marjorie Rosemond, ex Ohio University music instructor, visited from Columbus. Miss Authorine Miller spoke of European travels at Lydia Lash Evans Club. Logan worker Peter Rechenwald lost a finger at a jointing shop. Carlos and Mrs Goodwin marked their 60th anniversary. St Patrick’s party hosted by Business and Professional Women’s Club guests Mae Herron Marie Cavanaugh Helen Cavanaugh.
Twenty years ago Oak Grove and Bates Schools held a pie social to raise money for library books. W B Johnson served as Athens County coroner. Tage Lewis and Pete Fenny from Middleport were out-of-town guests at a Sigma Pi formal. Chauncey residents welcomed new sons to several families. Dr John R Sprague gave the eighth lecture in a series by Athens doctors Live a Little Longer at the Athens Chamber of Commerce. Dr Frederick Treadley and wife hosted young married OU students at their S Congress St home.
Poet Evelyn M. Turner of Pomeroy Ohio writes that all roads lead to you, contrasting highways and byways with the single path that ends at a loved one. The verse imagines journeys to Frisco and Rome but insists only the road to you matters.
A short verse portrays inner sorrow and a claim that envy should not accompany praise. The speaker notes the pain hidden within and concludes with the name Leda Sams.
In a bustling fashion scene Daphne Brett searches for a dress to fit a party at The Flamingo Club. A salesgirl suggests the hibiscus gown costing 225 dollars to deliver the irresistible woman mood. Daphne, weary from work, buys the dress and schemes to begin a fresh chapter after her upcoming holiday.
Daphne Brett arranges a private party for ten at The Flamingo Club, inviting Jennifer, Anne, Gordon Herzberg, Larry, Frank Rossiter, the Hammers, Jules Carteret, and others. Jennifer delays, promising to join at 9, while Daphne briefs Anne on outfits and timing as the evening unfolds.
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines vaccines and modern practices to prevent typhoid fever. Vaccination schedules, water sanitation, and strict hospital isolation reduce risk, while personal hygiene and source verification of food and drink remain essential for travelers and military personnel.
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