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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1937
Page
4
Listing shows subscription prices and rates for Ohio readers. Carrier rate is 18 cents weekly. Mail: one year four dollars fifty cents, six months two dollars fifty, ten weeks one dollar, four weeks fifty cents, one week one cent. Also notes obituary card and matter mailing details.
Opinion piece arguing Ohio diverts motor vehicle revenues to non highway uses. It calls for restoring or protecting highway funding, cites 1935 1936 winter damage and 1937 floods, and urges lawmakers to shield motorists from diverted funds. The piece labels motorists as paying eight cents a mile on poor roads and five cents on good roads.
The Andrew Mellon National Gallery of Art is accepted by the federal government with minimal publicity. The gift includes priceless paintings and will cost millions to build. The donor, Andrew Mellon, is portrayed as a wealthy servant to culture whose generosity will outlast his lifetime.
The article charges Germany and Italy with violating international law and League covenants in Spain. Mussolini's forces are described as driving Franco's militias toward Madrid while Loyalists retreat. It notes nearly 50,000 Italian troops and substantial German involvement, with adventurers from several nations also fighting. Calls grow for a formal neutrality enforcement and blockade.
Roosevelt faces pressure from congressional leaders over sit-down strike tactics and the State of the Union. Leaders fear being edged out after Warm Springs talks and mounting GOP challenges. Hull’s steady stance on foreign trade cools the gold debate as insiders praise his hard line.
Agriculture Secretary Wallace cites farmer backing for the Roosevelt court program yet seeks verifiable evidence. He notes letters from local farm groups claiming 100 percent support, while overall farm opinion remains cautious and leaders hesitate to fully back the plan. Wallace conducts southern stump speeches but avoids western campaigning. observers detect no overt pressure from his department.
Observers say Father Coughlin is through with the National Union for Social Justice after an election exposed local leaders pursuing their own families over Social Justice. Dr Townsend faced the same issue. Coughlin’s friends suggest he was misled by local chiefs who promised votes. He may avoid organizations and use radio if he returns to politics.
Researchers in New Jersey report a method to produce fuzzless peaches, a development that could undermine the Two Black Crows' goober feather industry and alter local agricultural economics.
A new burglar alarm uses black light as a metaphor for exposing hidden issues in public debate. The term reflects how some congressmen cast criticism as revealers of covert problems. This framing aims to pressure opponents and shape legislative agendas.
In the wake of a city strike, the local taxi business saw swift changes in operators. A founder who wandered into a surrealist exhibit ended up signing the industry pledge, marking an odd turn amid the disruption.
The text notes that loans from America are barred and that the world powers complicate efforts to keep nations run by dictators from joining a war deemed harmful to their leaders. It reflects the tension among major powers and the influence of fascist regimes on international conflict.
A long labor dispute talks in New York over Chrysler and Lewis sit-down negotiations wind toward resolution after weeks of stalling. A President's envoy suggested evacuating plants until talks finish, while parties weighed Governor Murphy’s possible intervention. The anecdote about a jokey tale from Chrysler underscores the tension and fatigue of the process.
Infantile paralysis typically begins with fever and digestive upset for three to four days before sudden paralysis. Early signs include fever headache vomiting drowsiness and neck stiffness. Doctors test spinal fluid for inflammation and note skin and muscle tenderness along with irritability indicating nerve involvement.
A reader’s letter in Nelsonville dated March 25 praises steadfast faith amid hardship. It recounts a worn but virtuous woman who faced poverty sickness and loss with humility and courage while her family passed away. The note concludes that her life ends in peaceful faith beyond earthly trials.
Floating theaters on the Ohio side offer ornate wooden interiors seating 400 to 600 as spring returns. The ships, towed by small boats, showcase melodramas and vaudeville with acts like knife throwing and a Human Frog routine, concluding tomorrow with further installments.
In Cambridge Massachusetts MIT freshmen held a mass funeral for their ties. Six pallbearers carried a coffin into a ballroom and placed the ties inside signaling the end of the period for wearing them.
Martha Brittain and Betty Haynes travel the West Coast chasing a lead on a missing companion Betty Haynes. A suspicious meeting with Gerry Neal and a warning from trailer camp manager Sloan push Martha to pursue Betty to San Francisco. The telegram hints at danger, and Martha heads north despite fatigue, hoping to reunite with Betty and uncover the truth.
Poem recalls Babylonian ambition and spiritual ascent as a divine gift lifts the giver. The speaker envisions a sunset glow where beauty, love, and service merge with the Higher Power, contrasting with a ruined tower on Shinar's plain.
Pauline Daugherty Chauncey entertained the Sophomore Class of the high school at her parents Mr and Mrs C A Daugherty home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Frank Grones from a Chicago visit and Ohio University student Miss Margaret Carpenter with her mother. Solos and a Delta Tau Delta serenade were part of the evening.
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