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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1935
Page
4
The Athens Messenger summary of publication dates office details and circulation rates. It lists weekday delivery except Saturday and Sunday, identifies staff roles including Gordon K Bush and Charles M Harris, notes membership in press associations, and provides subscription prices from weekly to annual.
A reflective call noting World War I deaths and broken promises of lasting peace. It contrasts disarmament hopes with ongoing armaments, highlighting global conflicts from Africa to Europe and the United States spending on a modernized fleet and air power. The piece laments suffering and hunger in war’s wake and warns peace remains an empty phrase.
A visiting group reports mingled impressions of the Red House subsistence homestead project in West Virginia. Observers note high costs, uncertain status for tenants, and questions about long term viability while acknowledging attractive homes and a community garden.
The Fon da Johnstown and Gloversville Railway in New York cut passenger fares to one cent a mile and saw a surprising rise in passengers and cash revenue. The experience suggests large railroads might test fare reductions to stimulate sales, despite the complexity of existing rate structures.
A lecturer notes that culturally America still borrows from Europe and remarks on funds to continue such borrowing. The speaker asserts the issue is not Europe itself but the pattern of influence and investment shaping American culture.
A new dealer reports mixed reception for the New Deal after speeches in New York and New Jersey while optimistic banking news fronts a convention. The American Banker notes banks hold 53.44 percent of Federal Treasury debt, up from 15.34 percent in 1920, and that banks took 91 percent of the latest year's debt increase. Banks wait to see government moves.
Inside the Baltimore federal court ruling on the Holding Companies Act a rare doubt hangs among Roosevelt's top legal minds about constitutionality. The Justice Department has not voiced a clear view and several SEC members may doubt the act's viability, though they stay silent in public.
The piece notes Ben Cohen and Tom Corcoran drafted the law and claim their work faces doubt after a Baltimore Court decision. It cites skepticism from other New Dealers who fear they were wrong on NRA and would have preferred a firmer, less confident assurance.
A scramble among senators to secure Office Space vacated by the Supreme Court in the Capitol Building. All receive expansive suites in the Senate Office Building. only a few are permitted extra hide-out offices near the Senate Chamber. The latest include La Follette Hayden Black George and Jim Byrnes.
After a tense session and summer recess the Supreme Court justices are socializing again. They have been seen chatting together outside the new building after sessions, though future relations remain uncertain.
December 9 reports show the Supreme Court hearing AAA arguments while Mr. Roosevelt addresses the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago. Mr. Berry opened an NRA conference with Roosevelt absent. A Texas physician notes extreme revival measures may include canceling a patient’s bill.
The column notes diverse curiosities from cinema to politics. It mentions a forest containing rumored traces of a vanished people, humorous quips about parlay tickets, and references to American production needs for Romeo and Juliet under Mussolini era conditions. It also touches on New Jersey students' flag salute habits and comments by Jimmy Walker about being an average citizen.
Miss Anne Simmerman shares early Welsh church life in Patriot Gallia County noting tea houses at Siloam and Peniel churches. A Saturday prayer session preceded neighbors removing a nearby saloon and hiding the stock before a liquor ban celebration near a whiskey barrel.
Mrs. E. D. Sayre led the annual Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Society service. Mrs. L. G. Bean directed the Delphian Society program Egypt in Bible Times at Hotel Berry. Mrs. Evan Hamilton hosted the Maecenas Literary Club guest meeting. Alvin Lamborn and wife returned from a Columbia business trip. Lydia Lash Evans Club meeting postponed due to her death. Ohio Mining Company Mines One and Two at Jacksonville resumed, employing 400 men.
In a signed letter to The Messenger editor, R F H McCray of Nelsonville argues for the Townsend plan as a pay-as-you-go solution to debt and economic woes. He cites 1929 activity and a 2 percent tax projection, urging supporters to push for adoption and to remain hopeful for better days.
Poets Corner features verses from Messenger Readers with lines about Lullaby and flowers. The piece includes imagery of the moon, pumpkin pies, and a child’s bedtime, signed by Leda Sams.
A collection of brief statements from Baron's view on impartiality, Mrs. Roosevelt as a pacifist, Mrs. Oliphant on leadership, Mary Braman on family illness, Ruth St. Denis on dancing, and Prof. Powell on constitutional oath. The excerpt also notes the eland as the largest antelope and capable of clear leaps.
In 1935, Jean Dunn delays answering a marriage proposal as Bobby Wallace meets Sandy Harkins at The Golden Feather. Bond sales, armored cars, and a bank robbery entwine with a farm hideout. Federal agent Larry Glenn pursues Wingy Lewis and Jackson gang members as the plot thickens through a lakefront amusement park and a cluttered sales office.
Bobby Wallace, a car dealer's helper, pursues a risky lead on armored gangster cars. He watches Hopkins and MacFarlane, follows odd trips, and taps Mary Ann Nichols for stray clues as he probes a secret factory on Dover's southeast fringe. He aims to rehabilitate his name with Larry Glenn and alert investigators.
Clipped medical fragment discusses how scratching leads to pus formation and scab injury from chickenpox. It notes that if scabs are removed or altered, complications may arise and illness can include fever, with potential death in extreme cases.
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