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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1937
Page
4
The article warns that casual use of natural gas creates large and small scale risks. It cites the Texas explosion as an example and urges homeowners and schools to examine piping, burners, and ventilation to prevent similar tragedies.
Webb Miller argues Britain’s heavy re armament is the key force for peace in Europe. He notes millions under arms in Germany Russia and France, with billions spent, while England aims to avoid war and seeks cooperation to enforce peace despite rising tax burdens.
An Illinois court placed a young farmer on probation for killing a neighbor's steer valued at 50 dollars, after comparing a banker's embezzlement of 15000 dollars and citing public sentiment. The judge reportedly favored mercy over strict statute, noting disparity in punishment for rich versus poor.
United States Steel and steel mill unionists agree to settle disputes through grievance committees labor courts and an impartial arbitrator. They pledge to settle without work stoppages. The agreement signals a constructive step amid sit downs and threats of strikes.
Washington reports indicate the full Supreme Court, liberals included, resists the President's court packing idea. Chief Justice Hughes refrained from policy talk but signaled the court's opposition, with Brandeis and Van Devanter specifically confirming, and Wheeler's lobbying noted as pivotal. Aimed at rebutting Roosevelt and Cummings, the letter portrays the justices as wary of misused statistics and public assertions.
Opinion on the Hughes letter runs along partisan lines. Supporters and critics differ on its impact and reach in Roosevelt's fireside chat era.
The Good Neighbor League led by Dr. Stanley High filed a Jan 1 to Feb 28 financial report with the House clerk. It shows 1200 dollars in four weeks salary, 18364 receipts, 16833 expenditures, and 51121 in outstanding obligations including a 15000 dollar loan from Manufacturers Trust. High says the group is divorcing from its step-parent and pursues social and economic issues including anti-Semitism, confidential luncheons, and labor-capital solutions.
The piece asserts the labor dispute will fade as majority optimism returns and workers seek jobs to buy goods. It notes the steel sit-down as a dark spot but argues practical negotiation over emotion benefits the nation and production.
The NAM suggests a president appointed commission to study threatened labor disputes, but critics say it would be powerless without preemptive authority. They argue mediation, conciliation, and arbitration must occur before strikes, and call for broad, proactive participation by industry and labor leaders.
Poem attributed to Mrs. John Cuckler from Athens Ohio recalls the old white schoolhouse on a hill near Pleasant Hill. The piece reflects on childhood memories, with the narrator noting the closed school and lost voices of playtime and laughter amid a town setting. It also mentions a tax fact about cigarette taxation.
Chester Ohio reader J B Frank defends W H Nelson known as Bill Nelson with 65 years of ties to the Knight family and notes ancestors and later 1800s details. He questions a claimed link to Dr Knight of West Columbia and asserts no involvement in the home purchase in Middleport.
E V Wolfe recalls early mills along Sunday Creek and Hocking River in Athens County. Pioneers built a dam and sawmill at Millfield, then Kidwell and Trimble mills. Gould Green operated flouring and saw mills near Salina and a salt evaporating tank at Chauncey. The area endured floods and the 1878 Hocking River flood. The Plains lineage grew from Slabby to The Plains as slabs fed cabins upriver. The writer’s mother bought coffee and other goods in Slabby for low prices centuries ago.
Dr Mobbris Fishbein explains undulant fever also called Malta or Mediterranean fever. The disease spreads from infected milk or animals and can enter the body via wounds or contaminated instruments. Cases rose with increased interest and better diagnosis, including in meat packing and by handling temperatures in England.
Daphne plots her stage comeback with Jennifer as understudy while Larry faces a possible marriage on opening night. Tense backstage plans unfold as Daphne contends with Jennifer and her own rising star status in a theater world of rehearsal, betrayal, and romance.
News of a wedding Hazel C Chase and Harry E Miller in Athens Columbus links. Alpha Gamma Delta initiates at 12 Sunnyside Athens with Doris Morton Sue Hedden Helen Kittle. Ho lister pupils stage Cherry Blossom operet at Glouster high and opera house. Beta Theta Pi serenades OU dorms with Goddard Cavanaugh Goddard Dando Paine Johnson. Mrs I M Foster returns from Pittsburgh New York City. Glouster High alumni elect leaders. Charles Demolet and Company incorporation in Athens. Grace Bean hosts guests at 66 N Lancaster St.
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