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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1936
Page
4
Advertisement from John W Quilen Company listing offices in Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland and inviting applications for Home or Foreign offices with nominal obituary charge and card of thanks. posted at Athens Post Office as Second Class Matter under the 1916 act.
The sixteen million youthful voters who endorsed The New Deal reshape American political history. The piece argues Roosevelt faces vast expectations, with Garner ignored and Congress sidelined as the nation looks to the President to deliver stability and opportunity.
Three incumbents Tom Jenkins Verner Metcalf and Tom W Jones survive the November landslide for Ohio seats Their records and service to constituents are cited as basis for re election Jenkins regarded as potential national figure and Ways and Means Committee member amid GOP prospects.
The piece notes Father Coughlin retreat after the Lemke ticket falters and the Roosevelt landslide cools ardor among new party leaders. It cites the nation rebuking opponents of the President, who welcomed haters, as the era of “cures” ends with no major party race last week.
In a shift to cooling domestic heat, President Roosevelt plans to push two priorities for two months: fishing and foreign affairs. The Pan American conference and a new consultative foreign ministers group loom as steps toward a broader, potential world peace framework beyond the League.
Father Coughlin forecast Lemke would win 9 million votes. Some readers speculate he might have misread the initial "L" or conflated figures, reflecting wartime political rumor and radio publicity rather than validated polling.
A fragmented political piece discusses a son in law potential leader and the burdens of following a strong figure. It notes high minded men, public hope in presidential ideals, and references the collapse of the National Union for Social Justice.
Ten years ago social events include Mrs Carl Hull and Mrs James Bland hosting W E A social club members Captain Julian H Gist US Army visited aunt Mrs C D Gist and other local figures such as Homer Petty and Harry Wright. Twenty years ago lists motor visitors and relatives in Athens and Columbus with multiple family and town names.
The article recalls how Central School building completed in 1885 later got a town clock in 1889 after fundraising. Subscriptions and entertainments including minstrel shows and cake walks funded the $960 clock, with notable locals and a late donation by Irvin G. Poston securing the goal.
The conjunctiva lines eyelids and eye, and its inflammation is conjunctivitis also called pink eye. Germs cause the disease, which can spread to the eye and threaten sight if untreated. Proper diagnosis by a doctor and careful hygiene prevent spread.
Boston University band remains short an euphonium player after two years of fruitless search. Bandmaster MacMillan laments difficulty finding students who can spell the instrument let alone play it.
Caroline Mead lands a Louisville radio audition and contract for daily 7 to 7 30 PM ballads earning seventy dollars weekly. She plans to finish university, take two voice lessons weekly, live frugally, and send money home while her sister Kate helps manage Major Meed and the household. The Shelby community cheers the Meed family as Caroline becomes a town celebrity. Major Meed remains hospitalized and unaware of details.
A poem circulated in the Messenger column mocks political “trash pile” imagery and mockery of Roosevelt era reforms. It references voters privacy and the Investi gate figure, noting ballots and public sentiment. Written by Bessie M. Gorslene from Athens dated November 9, it surveys political manipulation and laborers.
Viennese firm official Herr A Gruen who has not slept for 19 years since a World War I shell injury agrees to donate his brain after death to the Rockefeller Institute for scientific study. The unusual pledge highlights early 20th century interest in brain research and wartime injuries.
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