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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1937

Page

4

Ohio Newspaper Associations and Press Bureau Billing Card

Member institutions listed include American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulation Ohio News Paper Association Inland Daily Press Association and United Press national reps John W Cullen Company. Advertising rates on application at home or foreign offices. Nominal obituary charge for cards of banks.

American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Audit Bureau of Circulation, Ohio Newspaper Association Inland Daily Press Association John W. Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland

Letart Homecoming Celebrates Workable River Country

The Letart Falls home-coming after Memorial Day showcases Meigs County Ohio River country scenery and a hardy lineage. Descendants of early settlers gather to celebrate the fertile soil and first home-grown Ohio vegetables. The region’s beauty, farms, and history draw visitors who seek the community’s spirit.

Letart Ohio River Pomeroy West Virginia Great Apple Grove Ohio Meigs County

Support This Move to Create Athens Recreation Program

The article urges backing a comprehensive Athens recreation program with university faculty Jerry Hughes supervising. It argues summer supervision for children reduces risky behavior, strengthens citizenship, and reassures parents as ongoing town support makes participation worthwhile this year and beyond.

Athens Jerry Hughes University Hughes

Good Sermon Subject on Idealism in Business

An unsigned note argues idealism remains vital in modern business. Employers must treat workers as people, pursue ethics endorsed by public and private opinion, and foster harmony and loyalty to succeed. Fair, humane dealing is essential. there is no universal cure for all business ills.

Primitive imitation of the New Deal discussed in Indo-China attire

The piece notes attire contrasts with women in trousers and men in skirts while children are numbered. It points to athletes breaking under stress as having bottled-up energy. It also mentions the President’s fishing trip and Congress handling the feelings, plus a National Grange safety campaign to protect farmers from being plowed under.

The National Grange

Federal labor standards spark heated White House debate

President Roosevelt seeks federal standards for labor across industry. The bill shows internal changes and conflicting views among Connery Black and White House aides on hours and wages. Critics warn federal rules could shift with prices and job markets, raising ongoing control concerns.

Supreme Court rulings ease impact on Social Security bill

Supreme Court decisions upholding the Social Security law drew little surprise in Washington. Congress showed a muted reaction, with observers feeling the Court changes made appear less necessary than the President had claimed.

Supreme Court Washington Congress

Johnson on Wages and Hours Policy and South Labor Issues

Hugh Johnson critiques the Presidents wages and hours message while arguing private industry cannot fix national stability without legislation. He cites Southern low wages, Northern southward move, and the risk of civil disruption if laws force wage hikes. He warns against overbroad boards and urges careful, flexible approaches to labor policy.

Washington, D. C South Congress NRA National Labor Relations Board

Letter to the Editor Endorses Organized Labor Leader

Mrs. Joseph West, Jr. of Glouster urges readers to support John L. Lewis and organized labor over craft unions. She defends unions, criticizes Sorrell, and calls for personal integrity and humane treatment in public discourse. May 23.

the Messenger Sorrell A. F. of L John L. Lewis Hocking Joseph West, JR Glouster

Health Hints on Diabetes Weight and Heredity

A discussion of diabetes links excess weight and modern living to higher risk. It cites daily calorie intake ranges, classifies diabetics as blamable or blameless, notes heredity as recessive, and explains how parental diabetes affects children with marriage scenarios. It adds a note that the Earth rotates 366 1 4 times annually.

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District Tales of Long Ago in Pomeroy

Reported by Mrs. E W Kingsland the first mayor of Pomeroy was Amos Dunham followed by M Heckard Aaron Murdock R Stivers G A Burnap George Lee and P B Stanbery. Early ordinances show strict controls on swine hog pounds ferry rates and Sunday rest with fines for nuisances swearing and noisy work.

Pomeroy E. W. Kingsland Amos Dunham Dunham M. Heckard Aaron Murdock R. Stivers G. A. Burnap George Lee P. B. Stanbery Board of Health Ohio River

Local 4-H Clubs Formed and Noted Social Events

A memory page lists the organization of the Cheerful Workers 4-H Sewing Club at The Lower Plains led by Jennie Bryan with officers Claris Beebe Louise Hale Adrian Dick ens Mary Lohse Dorothy Beebe and Katherine Hawk. It also notes the Rock Riffle 4-H cooking club led by Mrs Pearl Beal and Helen Townsend and the reorganization of the Anti Cant 4 H Club at Coolville with officers Ada Shank Mildred Newman Lucile Davis Gladys Sheets Mildred Runyon Hazel Conley and Anna James among others. Mrs W R Phillips hosted a gathering for Mrs Clinton P Biddle of Cambridge Mass and several local moves travels and visits are listed along with families and residents mentioned.

Lower Plains Cheerful Workers Jennie Bryan Claris Beebe Louise Hale Adrian Dickens Mary Lohse Dorothy Beebe Katherine Hawk Pearl Beal Helen Townsend Coolville Ada Shank Mildred Newman Lucile Davis Gladys Sheets Mildred Runyon Hazel Conley Anna James Leorena Ward Bertha Ward Jean Nestor Virginia Tanborey

Parks to Add 75 Sighteeing Buses Amid Tourism Boom

Officials of four national parks order 75 fourteen passenger sightseeing buses to handle rising visitor traffic. The purchase, valued at more than 400000 dollars, aims to expand sightseeing capacity across the parks.

Cleveland U.P

Love Returns as Norton Is Arrested and Joan Marries

Joan awakens in Dorothy's care after fearing guilt in Hendry's death. Bob and Dorothy uncover Norton’s confession and reveal Joan’s father was falsely hanged for a prior murder. Norton’s arrest clears the name, and Joan agrees to a same day wedding with Bob in the living room, planning to live in the little white house together.

Joan Barrett John Hendry Bob Andrews Hendry Joan Sybil Hendry Philip Hendry Sybil Dorothy Starke Charles Norton California Bob Dorothy's Dorothy Manhattan Norton Carlos Nogales Kennedy Abraham

Syracuse Property Changes Hands

Miss Florence H Fields Akron purchased the late Abraham Ryan property in Lower Syracuse and plans extensive repairs and interior painting. The item notes other local news including visitors, flood repairs, a strong strawberry crop, a junior high banquet, church events, and a new garage for Mrs Margaret Swearingen.

Syracuse Florence H. Fields Akron Abraham Ryan Fields van Johnson Lillian Moore Marjorie Walter Kelch William Huntington Isaac Carleton Dayton J. E. Carleton Mollie Clark Helen Grace Williams Columbus A. E. Williams Carl B. Weese Bertha Scott Emma Duckworth Rachel Mills Glenn Teaford Pomeroy Foundry Asbury M. E Margaret Swearingen

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United Press Paul Mallon Roosevelt Mr. R White House Connery Senator Black Black Mr. Connery rneys-General Cohen Corcoran Hugh Johnson Hugh 8S Johnson the Public Forum Lewis DR. Morris Fishbein George Clark W. R. Phillips Clinton P. Biddle Cambridge Mass Joe Betzing Minersville R. J. Studer President St Grosvenor St James Kittsmiller Thelma Lehew George Fenzel Anna Mae Fenzel Helen Redmond Everett Burt Washington D. H B. F. Eddy Jeanette, Pa Phil Taylor A. F. Holmes Albany J. A. Holmes PARKS
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