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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1935
Page
4
A Sharpsburg reader argues for a local home care program to replace growing public relief. The letter criticizes neglect of isolated communities and calls for deeper community responsibility to prevent suffering and strengthen democracy.
Editorials blast the governor’s top aide for defending spoils politics amid civil service reforms. It argues public venting harms Davey’s administration, cites the Welfare Department’s 2000 plus civil service jobs, and condemns the Ohio University Board of Trustees replacement as undeserved.
The piece advocates a proposed Ohio Week to boost hope and unity. It urges residents to learn about neighbors' strengths, counter distrust, and reinforce faith in the country’s general health and robustness.
Washington report notes the Triple A publicity machine claims a major breakthrough as Senator Smith, long an obstacle to AAA amendments, reportedly supports the farm program. The shift follows months of pressure and private cooperation in writing the report Smith submitted to the Senate. Byrd Long Moore and possibly George remain key but insufficient without Smith.
The piece notes Senator Smith’s influence in Southern Democratic circles over cotton price support. It discusses AAA plans to revive McNary Haugen and debenture ideas, possible export subsidies, and decentralized lobbying including a farmers march and use of an unofficial lobbyist, which Wallace rejected.
The amendments tighten access to processor records, allowing book inspection only on pertinent matters and preventing public release of information. The term reduction is changed to adjustment, but the core effect remains: the AAA can alter its program if it wishes, not required to.
New York Democratic leaders view Governor Lehman as a test balloon for a 1946 bid. They believe he may run again if strong sentiment arises. Postmaster General Farley appears out of consideration, with attorney Robert Jackson floated as an alternative if Lehman stays out.
The passage extols Ohio’s expansive acres, farms, homes, and green fields spanning cities to mines and workshops. It urges discouraged Ohioans to mingle with fellow residents to gain understanding of the state’s abundant, often unseen opportunities.
Southeastern Ohio pioneers faced bread shortages as mills sprang up on small streams. Early plows were bar-share designs and seeds were brushed in with a sapling. Hogs yielded little meat and wild game included deer wolves bears and turkeys. Bee trees and honey provided year round sustenance.
Ohio Attorney General Crabbe instructed county prosecutors to enforce the statute prohibiting circulation of obscene magazines and papers. James Bartoe Jr and Mabel Barber of Nelsonville wed at Rev. M. E. Chatley’s home in Congress Street. Mrs. P. L. Shannon Mrs. John R. Sprague and Mrs. Charles P. Kircher hosted at Shannon’s home for Mrs. J. J. Schmidt who recently moved to Cincinnati. Delle Finsterwald departed for Columbus for the W B A Maccabees convention.
A British squadron attacked a Turkish concentration camp at Bara Burun near the Gulf of Smyrna lip. Social notes list Miss Frances Hatch hosting a slumber party with guests Miss Derre Moore Miss Mary Poston Miss Frances Foster and Miss Rachel Hopkins. Mr and Mrs Otto Bobo announce the birth of a son Carl Wilson.
Webster Kenney of Cleveland recalls a motor trip with his grandson Verle C. Kenney from Athens to Charleston Gauley Bridge Hawk's Nest Covington Buckingham Cumberland Richmond Newport News through New York and back covering 1850 miles. He notes sights from the Hudson River to the Radio Building and the White Star liner, expressing lifelong memory of places once read about.
A collection of attributed statements on building a nation’s economy on sound foundations, the life-saving impact of medicine, and the link between family stability and divorce rates. Includes quotes from Herbert Hoover, Dr George Crile, and Mme Ernestine Schumann-Heink.
German merchant Charlies Neufeld living in Assuan was trapped during a business trip to the Sudan by rebels led by Khalifa Abdullai. He was chained and sent to Saler prison, enduring 12 years of confinement from 1887 to 1896 with brutal conditions and no hygiene.
Katharine Strykhurst, a restless socialite of 1935, rides daily with Michael Heatheroe at a riding club. Sally Moon vies for attention while Katharine faces rumors, a near accident, and a bond with Violet Merser as Gibbs Larkin resurfaces from Europe.
Isabel barters wedding plans with Katharine as she explains Bill Chance might marry her and recounts a fortune told on an ouija board predicting October 4. Sally Moon laughs in the next booth while gossip swirls around Miss Benny and the rose curtains.
The article discusses a long held belief that pregnancy drains calcium from a mother's body affecting her teeth. It notes historical gaps in knowledge about calcium vitamin D and gland roles and reviews conflicting views on whether pregnancy increases dental decay. It cites a dentist's claim that no solid evidence shows higher tooth decay in pregnant women.
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