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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1936
Page
4
The article urges Athens residents to support the Community Chest, arguing government relief cannot replace local agencies that enrich youth, aid the sick, and provide timely medical care. It stresses personal contact, yearly effort, and the drive as essential to rehabilitating morale and community well being.
The text argues that government entry into private markets reduces investment opportunities for 40 million insurance policyholders, 9 million security holders, and 10 million retail workers, noting chronic losses in big government ventures like railroads and the Post Office. It warns of broad economic harm and tax burdens.
The passage contrasts old crossroads shops with modern supermarkets, noting poor sanitation, limited selection, and high prices at the former. It praises new chains for reasonable prices, wide assortments, glassed displays, and improved refrigeration driven by evolution and honest competition.
In Washington President Roosevelt dodges a formal explanation of his Buenos Aires voyage and Pan American peace plan. A backstage view suggests the trip aims to highlight neutrality talks, while Europe shows little enthusiasm for a broad pact.
Letters to the Resettlement Administration were not marked RA but labeled Dr Tugwell, a naming convention used for correspondence at the White House. The practice mirrors other departments where inquiries are routed to the appropriate agency for response.
Night baseball bat boys chase bats and trailers serve as dental labs as the midwest economy shifts. A Japanese doctor says anyone can live to 120 if they avoid jaywalking and Spain. Sit down strikes reflect worker discontent and independents spruce up to beat chains, boosting service and value for the American shopper.
Wesley C. Hickman a native of Ohio and printer turned lawyer and newspaperman led a notable life in Perry and Athens Counties. His Civil War service spanned Shenandoah Valley to West Virginia with later roles as clerk of courts and publisher. Willis G. Hickman brother and Civil War veteran followed a similar path in local business and public service. Jacob J. Hoodler a Nelsonville blacksmith and Civil War veteran fathered 12 children after learning the trade in Old Straitsville.
In Redding California Wilburn Grant a local fireman faced a swarm of yellowjackets stinging him 12 times to steady his aim as he fired the three shots needed to kill a deer. A cedar posts load cut in 1860 was sold in Texas as sound material.
Washington details three main phases old age benefits unemployment compensation and public assistance with 26 million workers affected by January 1. It explains payroll taxes employer and employee share, the social security account system, and the federal state funding for aid to the aged blind dependent children and crippled or needy groups.
Dr. Morris Fishbein outlines two glaucoma forms acute and chronic detailing symptoms such as eye pain hard and reddened eye and cloudy pupil. He notes diagnosis tools like ophthalmoscope tonometer perimeter and stresses early detection to save sight. Women are more prone and excitement can trigger attacks. Treatments include drugs to lower eye pressure and occasionally surgery when drugs fail.
The article explains a future social security style tax where workers pay 1 to 3 percent of wages rising to 3 percent by 1949, with the employer matching. Maximum monthly benefit is $85 and minimum $10, based on wages up to $3000 a year. An example shows a $30 weekly wage yielding $50.75 monthly after age 65. death before payouts would transfer 3 12 percent to the family, amounting to about $1638.
H. Bolton of Rutland writes that he rejects the Social Security Act as a farce and pipe dream. He questions eligibility for 24 million workers and favors an old age pension funded by stopping Treasury leaks, awaiting the Supreme Court and hoping Congress acts for universal rights.
The notice explains monthly checks before 65, death payments, and lump sums under the Old Age Reserve Account. It notes $25.50 weekly before 65, $546 death payment, and $19 monthly after 65 after ten years at $15 weekly. Benefits come from the Treasury and begin payable in 1937, with 1942 start for monthly benefits.
In a gossip fueled town, Marcia Canfield pursues Frank Kendrick after his disappearance and a holdup at Tony Stellicci's restaurant. Tony eyes his brother Carlo amid rumors of banked funds, a shady garage, and a planned confrontation at the family home as the story builds toward a dramatic turn.
Poet's Corner presents a personal verse about a cherished family clock that measured time with iron weights. The speaker recalls a mother’s care, a vanished home, and how a newer, smaller clock cannot replace the memory. Mrs Millard Romine Rutland Ohio signs the poem.
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