Athens Post obituary rates and subscription prices
Gordon K Bush publisher and Charles H Harris editor list professional affiliations. Advertising rates available at home or foreign offices. Obituary and card of thanks offered for a nominal charge. Retained at Athens Post Office as second class matter. Subscription: by carrier 15 cents per week. by mail in Ohio one year 6.50, six months 2.50, ten weeks 1.00, four weeks 50 cents.
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John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
New York
Detroit
oOo
Athens
Ohio
War on Auto Accidents Addresses Driver Training And Road Safety
An editorial argues for a national safety program to reduce auto fatalities through better driver education and stricter licensing, improved traffic engineering, and enhanced enforcement. It cites modern driving conditions, left turn signals, safer streets, and federal support to curb crashes and injuries.
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Cleveland
England
Labor Factionalism in AFL Seen Shifting in 1936
The Atlantic City Labor Federation meeting exposed a split between industrial and craft unions as John L. Lewis’s insurgents gained momentum. Miners and other unions anticipate power shifts influencing political and labor policy, including a proposed constitutional amendment Roosevelt supported but was initially blocked.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Labor Federation
Atlantic City
Lewis
Cement
Washington
Roosevelt
Pretty defendant found guilty of attempted murder in Los Angeles
A good-looking young woman faced trial in Los Angeles on attempted murder, and a jury swiftly found her guilty. The judge sentenced her to one to twenty years and praised jurors for not being dazed by beauty.
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Los Angeles
Dry talk in Topeka politics sparks prohibition debate
Washington report says Governor Alf Landon may regard national prohibition as settled and that liquor control should be left to states. Chicago Republicans visited Topeka to gauge how Landon might address the issue amid New Deal criticisms.
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Washington
Chicago
Alf Landon
Topeka
London
Landon on Prohibition and neutrality powers in 1936
Mr Landon states that Kansas voters should decide on keeping the prohibition amendment, noting his own opposition to repeal and suggesting state choices on prohibition. He hints at a broader push by the State Department to educate public opinion to widen presidential trade prohibitions against warring nations to pressure Congress in January. The New Dealers seek broader neutrality powers, with Hull signaling the first public push on radio.
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Landon
Kansas
State Department
Congress
Hull
Hull Urges Diplomatic Power to Threaten Nations
The mild mannered Mr Hull seeks authority to threaten aggressive nations with trade severance and to permit free flow of munitions to targets of aggression. He believes such threats can deter war, while Congress fears risking war and harming cotton and wheat prices and exports. Public education may be needed to sway opinion.
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Mr. Hull
FCC official Pettey to handle radio tasks for party
A backstage plan aims for Secretary Pettey of the FCC to take on radio duties for the Democratic National Committee in the next campaign, as he did in the last race. The option is resignation or leave of absence, with Republicans braced for a sharp reaction to an FCC official engaged in campaign work.
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Pettey
Federal Communications Commission
Democratic National Committee
FCC
Supreme Court Justice Sutherland on power to review Congress
A 13 year old decision states the court lacks inherent power to strike down acts of Congress as unconstitutional. It holds review only when a direct injury is proven and the court’s power is limited to discarding an unconstitutional enactment that would otherwise enforce a legal right.
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Supreme Court
Sutherland
Congress
Press Intel ligence Bureau on Tugwell and AAA editorials
The Press Intelligence Bureau privately issues daily pamphlets with exhaustive national newspaper reviews. A recent issue lists five editorials on Tugwell's resettlement plan four were favorable two unfavorable and thirteen editorials on the AAA eight unfavorable five favorable. It notes one editorial criticizing the AAA for licensing the watermelon industry.
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Press Intelligence Bureau
Tugwell
AAA
Jury Reassesses Case on Facts Not Charm
A judge notes a rare jury that bases its verdict on the case facts rather than the defendant’s reputation or charm, contrasting with typical juries that are swayed by public perception. The remark underscores the value of impartial juries in delivering fair outcomes.
District Tales of Long Ago in Athens Presbytery Records
H. Harris recounts the Athens Presbytery as the successor to Hocking and Athens presbyteries formed in 1870. It notes fires destroying Athens records, early Rev. Gould’s region work, Wilkesville church founding, Lindley’s dual roles, and ministers’ practice of reading sermons from periodicals when no pastor. It mentions shared Rutland Chester services, four day meetings, and George Warner’s 1829 church organization in Hocking County with members from Logan and New Plymouth meeting midway near Longstreth residence.
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Athens
Hocking
William R. Gould
Gallipolis
Wilkesville
Jacob Lindley
First
Rutland
Chester
George Warner
Ohio
Belpre
Zanesville
Scioto River
Hocking County
Logan
New Plymouth
Longstreth
Fever Therapy Under Scrutiny In Medical Conference
Dr Morris Fishbein reviews fever treatment used for infections and rheumatic diseases. Among 129 cases of chronic infectious rheumatic disease treated with fever therapy, under 10 percent were symptom free and about 30 percent saw some relief. Benefits appeared limited for asthma and heart disease, with cautious use advised.
Public Forum letters from Athens reflect on Ohio State Fair and football
Charles E. Miller of Athens writes from Columbus about a regent visit, paint needs at the State Fairground, and the Ohio State vs Notre Dame game. He praises the fair, notes the game’s last quarter scoring by Notre Dame, and recalls friends including W. B. Bartels at East Broad Street.
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Fair Board
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Columbus
W. B. Bartels
Athens County
A Road Through Hills In Verse By Laura B Foster
Poets Corner invites verses with name and address. This piece titled A Road An ecru ribbon winds through hills and valleys past bridges and frills. It recalls dairy life with Jersey cows and clover edged lanes and ends with a gentle reflection on enduring a shared journey along the happy mile. Columbus, O.
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Laura B. Foster
Columbus, O
Mystery of Armored Car Factory Across the Waste Lands
In 1935, Bobby Wallace discovers a hidden factory on the fringe of an industrial district making armored cars for gangsters. He traces license FH-1973-X to Mark Hopkins, dodges a police watchman, and plans to inform federal agent Larry Glenn, who is pursuing the Jackson gang.
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Jean Dunn
Donald Montague
Bobby Wallace
Jean
Golden Feather
Sandy Harkins
Sandy
Bobby
Lewis
Larry Glenn
Wingy Lewis
Larry
Lewises
Jackson
Mark Hopkins
Hopkins
Pulaski Avenue
Department of Justice
Bam
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