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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1937
Page
4
Veteran pilot Dick Merrill prepares a transatlantic flight to England to photograph the Hindenburg coronation and bring back fashion images. The trip marks aviation progress since Lindbergh and serves as a commercial enterprise rather than a stunt, illustrating evolving incentives and capabilities.
The piece argues that fascist trends threaten American freedoms as Senator Borah warns that one man rule may take hold in large cities and nations. It decries foreign cure-alls and emphasizes the danger to personal liberties and sound economic principles.
A late night vandal daubed Plymouth Rock with red paint, smearing the 1620 numerals and the surrounding electric light. The piece targets college campus statues and reflects a mind stunted at age six influenced by radicalism, provoking no humor.
A satirical note claims Germans were urged to chew longer as a way to aid the economy. It also quips about slowing down marriages with an old maxim and mentions Moscow asserting Russia’s death rate in Mali has fallen over 20 years excluding executions.
The report notes England celebrates the Coronation while Britain expands arms, Mussolini distances London agents and enacts an empire display, and Hitler with Mussolini shift toward ending the Spanish war as guns determine power.
The piece argues Britain will reassert influence in Europe after a large armament program, while dictators lose momentum in Spain and Ethiopia. It notes anti aircraft weapons improvements, Russian planes, and French guns, with emphasis on mobility, rear protection, and the need for technically skilled troops amid a cycle of war and peace.
In Knoxville Tennessee Hugh Johnson reflects after visiting Norris Dam and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. He praises TVA for electricity and flood control while questioning navigation value and cost, noting TVA’s power as incidental to navigation. He contrasts TVA’s aims with Supreme Court limits on federal funding for power.
George S. Thompson from Glouster writes in defense of the New Deal and President Roosevelt. He rebukes Bowles of Meigs County for calumny against the administration and criticizes conservative justices while praising relief efforts and the public mandate backing the President.
The First National Bank and the Athens National Bank merge, with H D Henry as president and D H Moore L G Worstell as vice presidents. Directors include W N Alderman Henry Zenner Henry O Bleness and others. Roger J Williams joins Officers Reserve Corps training at Ft Benjamin Harrison. American Indians compressed mention ends article.
On Washington's Birthday 1808 Ohio passed an act disciplining the militia, creating eight districts including Washington Athens Gallia Muskingum and Tuscarawas. The Washington Athens Gallia brigade had a brigadier general two colonels and ten captains with 48 enlisted per company. Enlisted mustering, uniforms, equipment reporting, fines for noncompliance, and band exemptions were defined. Muster days in August brought holidays. locals often served whisky and cider, affecting parade alignment.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses syphilis in pregnancy noting it can be transmitted from mother to fetus, causing premature births and infant deaths. Emphasizes the Wassermann test for expectant mothers and that treatment before birth or immediately after birth can prevent infection and improve outcomes.
Frank Wallace, self-styled husband of Mae West, asserts marital rights while Mae’s aiders call him a spendthrift. Mrs Genevieve Johnson of Longmont reports a sitdown strike for alimony as a widening gap grows between schooling and adulthood. Rainey of the American Youth Congress notes Japan grants a fan to youths upon reaching majority.
Philip pursues Miss Baldwin to trace Joan Barrett’s past and prove her true lineage for a California inheritance. He lies about a fiancé while weaving a hotel dinner date, revealing Miss Baldwin’s access to Eastman High records and hinting at Greeley’s grudges and Joan’s looming family stake.
Shirley Howard 22 leaves for a 2000 mile ride across wild North Australia to Darwin on a horse purchased for shillings. She asserts she is not scared of the wild country and does not plan to carry a gun, not expecting trouble.
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