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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1936
Page
19
In Evansville Indiana a river ice jam prompted sensational broadcasts predicting a 40 to 48 foot flood and refugee camps. Locals watched calmly as the false alarm collapsed. the piece critiques excitable reporting and urges accuracy before calling in the telephone.
The Manchester Guardian prints excerpts from Italy’s secret instructions to newspapers over two February weeks. Orders forbid coverage of neutrality, US oil sanctions, or Anglo French military talks, while urging favorable treatment of Germany. It contrasts with American press freedoms.
The state funds emergency adult schools in Ohio with 100000+ enrolled. Programs cover vocational, general adult and parent education plus nursery schools to boost literacy and lifelong learning. Despite contact challenges, officials see benefits in educating those who left school early and those with limited literacy.
Washington hears Paris alarm about a German invasion but trusted sources say France worries more about Hitler's diplomats than troops. The drive is to enlist Britain in actions to curb a revived German militarism amid shifting diplomacy.
The prospect that France will lose its dominant European diplomatic position alarms officials who fear losing their heads. They have long kept power by stoking fears of Germany, and now fear remains the only leverage unless a terms breakthrough with Hitler occurs, a prospect growing dimmer daily.
The article reports Paris believes Hitler will fortify the Rhineland when calm returns. French and Soviet observers fear Germany aims to neutralize France as an ally and free troops for expansion in the East. It notes Roosevelt's good neighbor policy as a separate foreign affairs stance.
A brief 48 hour rush of war anxiety hit Britain as Lloyds refused to insure war at any price. Anthony Eden, newly anxious after a Paris trip, heard from French officials they would drive Germans from the Rhine and pressed for a London conference to cool tensions.
The text notes a private understanding between Paraguay and the United States before formal recognition. Colonel Franco, head of Paraguay’s government, resisted the Roosevelt Pan American peace conference and secured recognition by promising to accept the invitation. The State Department alleged to have taken no chances.
The story notes the Cook County electric chair now has cushions and the condemned man is expected to eat a hearty meal and then relax prior to his execution.
The piece argues for family oriented teaching and nursery school support to care for children. It notes flaws in federal programs compared with adult education and asserts feeding minds is as vital as feeding stomachs. It warns illiteracy burdens society and that every vote should count equally.
In a letter to The Messenger editor W E Peters cites repeated cases of trucks and trailers occupying curb spaces on W Union St from Friday evening to Monday and beyond. He argues abutter rights allow short, reasonable parking for goods while authorities work to curb extended camping by drivers.
Dr. P. E. Hixon came back from a three day business trip in Youngstown. The Women's Music Club met at Mrs. Carman L. Church's home for an Easter rehearsal. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis L Brown included Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown.
General and Mrs. C. H. Grosvenor hosted a 20th anniversary dinner for President and Mrs. Allston Evis and other guests. Card party hosted for house guest Miss Margaret Van Vorhes of Zanesville. Mrs. A. J. Laverty and daughter visited Wellston hosts. Presbyterian Church Guysville forms a committee for an every-member canvass with local volunteers.
Poet’s Corner features a reader poem about a father who smokes a pipe and recalls boyhood days. The contributor signs as Miss Lulu Savely from 50 W Union St, inviting others to submit verses.
The author from Albany Ohio reflects on correcting wrongs through a personal act. He contrasts carving in marble and framing words with the idea of marking his mistakes on a four leaf clover. The piece ends with a prayer that God will overlook the imperfection.
Cincinnati born Millard F. Andrews aged 78 and former assistant superintendent of Cincinnati public schools died on Monday.
The narrative traces Wilkesville history from its second and third settler families William Humphreys and Henry Jones through 1817 when Matthias Cray built a mill on Raccoon Creek. It notes the first child Clara Jones, War of 1812 veterans Isaac Hawk and four others, early arrivals like Abraham Hawk and Jacob Vowell, and the shift from stump pounding to local grinding and the Yankee Street settlement along the Gallipolis Road.
Toby Ryan, 19, a jewelry clerk in Manhattan, is urged to model after a photographer calls her camera ready. A chance encounter on a bus with Timothy Jamieson leads to dinner plans, a missed appointment, and a turn in her modeling journey as she later finds herself pursuing work through a model agency.
Laura Lou Broo recalls a promising studio session with Tone and Raleigh and hints at major photographic opportunities next week. She chats with Bill about her growing career and the eventful day, excluding a bus encounter.
Everett Huber and Dean Carl W. Ackerman remark on compromise with spouses and media power. Congressman Thomas L. Blanton confesses financial pressure forcing property sales to remain in Congress.
A Franklin D. Roosevelt quotation emphasizes that knowing people from other countries makes nations real beyond abstract maps. It argues against treating countries as mere pins or targets and highlights human connection as a counterpoint to conflict.
Soviet official Narod Radek remarks that German imperialism aims east and already expands west, asserting the threat as a factual stance while leaving other claims uncertain.
The article argues for bread and milk as the economic base of a healthy diet. It notes grain products cost little yet provide substantial energy and nutrients and discusses how bread composition and added ingredients affect digestibility and food value.
Reader asks about chlorine 44 treatment for head colds and influenza. The answer notes the chlorine gas approach has not proven valuable and has fallen out of use by physicians with limited experience since its initial proposal.
The article explains whole grain products provide more iron, phosphorus, calcium, and vitamins A and B than refined white flour. It notes bran’s laxative effect relates to its ash content, and that digestion and absorption vary with grain fineness. It also warns vitamin C is scarce in practical grain products unless fresh germ is included.
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