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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1936
Page
4
The piece cites Senator J. Ham Lewis predicting end of fixed political labels, noting voters align by personal principles and candidates’ stances. It anticipates a rise of issue and personalized parties, with liberals and conservatives drifting into separate blocs ahead of 1940.
United States tax collections for 1934 35 totaled about 9 65 billion dollars while Britain Germany and France collected 4 347 000 000 4 674 000 000 and 2 566 000 000 respectively. US tax share of national income stood at 18 percent versus higher rates in Britain Germany and France.
William Coyle of Cincinnati recalls his 1931 English Derby sweepstakes win of 20000 dollars. He quit his elevator job but six months ago returned to the controls, saying the windfall failed after failed business ventures in a garage cafe and real estate. He warns that sweepstakes luck brings burden, not happiness, from aggressive promoters and needy relatives.
A candidate laments the failed bid and fatigue of a hard fought campaign. He-she faced late doubts about strategy and turnout as Jones and Smith factions battled, debts were incurred, and voters were rallied across country roads before election day. The story notes illness and a final confrontation leaving the individual beaten.
The article notes Republican talk that Governor Landon may seek the Senate in two years while President Roosevelt eyes a second term focus on balancing the budget through revenue growth. It mentions possible Supreme Court picks like Wagner or Frankfurter and how Senate leadership could influence openings.
A Roosevelt aligned senator and a Republican ally clash over endorsements for a rival in the Midwest. Pressure from national and state committees leads to neutral stances and a cancelled radio appearance as talks unfold.
Debate over Rome city rules restricting horn honking leaves open whether Mussolini style leaders will curb their own blasts. The cartoon hints political theater as authorities push for discipline while public figures resist.
Ontario children were locked in cells with four tramps as parents protested the treatment. The incident highlights concerns over juvenile detention practices and a harsh approach to youthful mischief.
A reader notes the novel Gone With the Wind serves as a practical paperweight to prevent papers from blowing away. The remark treats the book as a lightweight object with no literary critique.
Dora declines to attend a showing of The Charge of the Light Brigade believing the film promotes power company propaganda.
A poem titled No Home portrays a sheltered roadside nook as a place to rest while describing a tramp's worn life. Bess V Mutchmore of Logan Ohio signs the verse, sharing a reader’s contribution with name and address.
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains eye development from newborn to aging adults. He notes newborns are farsighted, tear production starts weeks after birth, and aging affects lens flexibility requiring glasses. He contrasts human eyes with more advanced insect and animal eyes and stresses protection and proper care.
In Redding California Judge Albert F. Ross stayed the divorce hearing until 11:30 pm at the request of both lawyers so they could go deer hunting the next morning.
Following a marriage ceremony in Anderson California the groom and the best man competed to kiss the bride first. The best man appeared to win but the bride came out third after being knocked down in the kissing bee.
Hamilton Kerr a frontier ranger and companion of Lewis Wetzel figures in era war exploits along Wheeling Creek and near Pt Pleasant. The narrative recalls beaver trapping, ambushes, a beaver trap defense, and the deaths of Wetzel and an Indian adversary amid frontier skirmishes. (To be continued)
A collection of short remarks from Louis de Brugh and J H Kirkland on marriage and social behavior, a warning from Dr J H Vanderbilt on college sports, Rev F G Sayers on political rhetoric, and Gene Tunney on boxing and wartime tension.
In Pasadena a local motor car agency was found moving a loaded safe at dawn prompting Policeman C E Miller to alert the station and six colleagues. The men were arrested. The report notes Carl Laemmie once clerked in Oshkosh Wisconsin before his fame in movies.
On Meed Meadows a trunk of a dress fuels a confrontation between Kate Meed and Jeff Howard as a fire of their making threatens the estate. Kate saves the moment by fighting the blaze, earning Jeff’s reluctant respect while her sister Caroline frets over a ruined 1850 ball gown and an upcoming Foster celebration.
Ten years ago Mrs. B. E. LeFever sang two songs at the Elizabeth Zane Dew Chapter DAR meeting in Nelsonville accompanied by Miss Velma Young and Mrs. Jame Pidcock honored guest at a surprise party. Dinner by Delta Tau Delta auxiliary. Chapter officers listed. Women’s Music Club program included several speakers. Charles A. Cornwell left for Chicago jewelry market.
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