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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1937
Page
4
The Athens Messenger publishes weekday afternoons with a Sunday edition. George W Bush and Charles B. Barris lead operations and editorial. Advertising rates available on request. Subscription rates: carrier 16 cents weekly. mail Ohio rates vary from $4.50 yearly to 5 cent per week.
Raymond Moley argues business should be trusted as politicians attack it to distract from government errors. He says modern business leaders across towns command public belief, and that profit drives America. A swing back to core American ideals is anticipated as public faith in business strengthens.
The speaker rejects the claim that factory employment above 1929 levels proves a healthy economy. Mass unemployment and relief rolls persist, with uncertain shares of jobless in factories. A comprehensive unemployment census, not hidden costs, is urged to reveal true labor conditions and costs to citizens.
A domestic device designed to remember all inputs may assist daily chores such as grocery trips. The invention implies a risk of overreliance if a single cog slips, potentially causing multiple misremembered items like a dozen milk.
In the wake of two marriages within his family, I Duce laments difficulty finding a son to share a brighter future, expressing a desire for a favorable, sunlit position.
A comedian's wife files for divorce alleging excessive cruelty amid marital strain sparked by his on air jokes. The suit centers on alleged emotional distress and ongoing domestic disputes.
Washington observers report growing strain between President Roosevelt and Congress as lawmakers fear re election and clash over court packing taxes and reorganization. Analysts say the President may lose at least six Senate votes, risking further changes to the Supreme Court packing plan.
A Virginia peninsula dinner featured Dr. Steinholtz of Leipzig University announcing a Greensboro North Carolina clothing plant and secret process. The uproar grew as he attacked New Deal policies. the hoax exposed Charles Ketcham of Greensboro Chamber of Commerce and only Senate Leader Robinson was involved.
The President worries Hull might resign to fill a Tennessee senate vacancy but is reassured after an inside squabble ends in his defeat. The House committee is expected to ignore a paragraph denying FTC liquor ad jurisdiction as Morgenthau dislikes the move amid party politicians earning salaries in the business.
A davenport and roll of bedding were found on a Wisconsin highway fueling suspicions of deliberate clean up activity. Observers link the incident to broader wartime production shifts with munitions possibly crafted from scrap iron. A Supreme Court justice is noted for hunting and a man is challenged to shoot in the seventies.
The article discusses whether states can tax federal agencies like the CCC or WPA, noting that individuals lack standing in court. It contrasts this with proposals to tax wealth to aid the poor, referencing Huey Long, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Henry A. Wallace, framing 1938 1940 political stakes.
Readers are invited to submit signed letters on current events. Short submissions maximize the chance of publication and signatures appear with the contribution.
The writer cites Michaelson alleged to craft presidential speeches and earn 25000 yearly while accusing high salaried writers of spreading propaganda from Washington. Senator Reed and Judge Bowles are quoted warning that New Deal policies threaten constitutional liberty and Supreme Court independence. Dexter, Ohio, April 30.
Dr Morris Fishbein warns tuberculosis spans all races and classes but remains linked to poverty and malnutrition. He notes declines in death rates due to better nutrition, hygiene, and social reforms, and stresses prevention through housing, nutrition, rest, sunlight, and economic stability. He cites crowded cities and modern life increasing exposure while urging medical and economic action.
Joan Meade, secretary to John Hendry, faces a party fallout and a looming warning of death as she meets Charles Norton a Sacramento promoter. The Bella Terra mine plot thickens with romance involving Bob Andrews and Sybil Hendry.
Poems about spring and shelter with lines about little green umbrellas. Annie McIntyre Barto e Nelsonville Ohio signs the contribution.
The county raised 1164.80 for flood relief with local chair C M Gill leading the chapter. Notable moves include families visiting Columbus and a local wedding. School awardees Miss Opal McWhorter praised students Snedden and Thompson siblings for perfect attendance.
Athens County to furnish 250 soldiers on Conscription Day as Ohio joins a state total of 25 286 men. The nation plans 16 mobilization camps for the first 500 000 conscripts, with Athens County hosting one of the camps. Mrs T R Biddie traveled to Columbus then returned by motor with Dr Biddle and son Clinton. Mildred Mills visited Munice Indiana and returned with sister and brother in law Clea and family. Dr and Mrs A F Holmes of Albany came home from a four month Southern trip visiting Florida and New Orleans.
In Athens County near Buchtel the old Dew Cemetery holds the graves of early settlers from the Dew farm settled about 1814. Notable names include Thomas and Elizabeth Zane Dew Catherine Pettit and Revolutionary War soldier William Bird among others. Elizabeth Zane Dew, grandmother of W. W. Poston, died in 1868 at 94 and was related to Elizabeth Zane of Wheeling fame. Descendants of the Zane family remain in the Poston and Dew lineages today.
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