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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1937
Page
4
An exploration of the small town editor’s life and pressures, detailing how daily intrusion, advertiser interests, and public gossip shape reporting. It notes editors balance community voice with personal risk, asserting truth against rumors while facing stubborn neutrality and memory.
In Washington Roosevelt faces a split verdict on continuing his Supreme Court clash as new orders loom and the White House presses Congress with wage and hour, farm control, SEC, and power plans while Treasury sharpens income tax scrutiny in New York.
Hugh Johnson argues the proposed federal wage fix may fail due to interstate effects of substandard labor and the varied economic patterns across regions. He warns against harming Southern agriculture and small towns while questioning enactment, court support, and enforcement prospects.
A Detroit resident advocates deporting American malcontents to the South Sea isles. The notion is described as nearly irresistible, while noting that business inevitably faces losses in some dealings.
The passage notes a person with an itch to watch how people work, revealing how curiosity fosters wide friendships and deep understanding of men and women. It highlights rewards for a seeker who studies human mechanisms and their actions.
The Athens Messenger is praised by Mrs Starling North of Nelsonville in a signed letter thanking the editor for daily delivery. She notes switching to the paper via a newspaper boy and calls it her favorite among papers. The brief correspondence is dated May 28.
Dr Fishbein explains diabetes signs such as skin infections polyuria and hunger and outlines diagnosis including urine sugar blood sugar and glucose tolerance tests. He cautions patient cooperation affects life expectancy and notes no universal diet while stressing leafy 5 percent sugar vegetables and four portions daily.
A historical note describes East Hill south of Athens Ohio with a cliff face, ledges, and shallow caves formed by ancient Silurian seas. Carved steps lead to a cave atop the cliff, offering shelter and strong defense against invaders. A cave six feet deep could shelter an adult. the site was examined over two days.
Lindbergh is honored with the Chevalier of the Order of Leopold by Belgium. Local social pages note luncheons at the Colonial Inn on Tuesday Wednesday and Friday hosted by Mrs. Frederick Preston and others. Guests include Misses Mabel Hartley Hazel Hartley Joy Cutler and Christine Dailey visiting Ohio Wesleyan as Pi Beta Phi and Pi Kappa Sigma events are described.
A string of destructive tornadoes struck midwestern states, with Illinois towns hardest hit and casualties surpassing 200. Flooding and property losses were widespread as emergency crews assessed damage and aid efforts began.
Pats Warren poses as Don Monterays new secretary to spy on his busy life in New York. She rearranges his desk, sorts fan letters, and handles calls while meeting the famed actor, who reveals plans to write a self starring play. The day ends with her exhausted, dazzled by Monterays charm.
Poets Corner invites Messenger Readers to send verses bearing name and address. The fragment recalls laying roses for fallen soldiers, with lines about boys in blue and gray and the dawn of Heaven, signed by LEDA SAMS. A misread line cites William Mullins from Muskogee, Oklahoma, noting quads.
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