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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1935
Page
4
A nostalgic poem recalls evenings on a rural farm with family rituals, chores, and fireside songs. The narrator cherishes memories of mother making biscuits and cream, father in church and school, and trips along the dirt road while picturing a reunion in a future heavenly realm.
Paul Mallon reports in Washington that Senator Borah is clearly planning a presidential candidacy to be announced well before the spring primary. While not official, Republican authorities expect wide entry across the West and also in Eastern and Central states.
The article recalls early Marietta origins in 1788 and earlier Ohio settlers led by Thomas Atkinson Jr and his brother George. It recounts Crawford expedition 1782, their escape, and subsequent move to Ohio lands prior to Marietta. Soldiers later cleared squatters as surveys began, listing George Atkinson atop the claimant roster.
The piece argues that economic stress in Italy and Germany pushes publics toward dictatorship. It notes Mussolini’s trains and Ethiopian war as costly moves and Germany’s rising unemployment and inflation. It ends by imagining Italians and Germans seeking republics in private.
The piece extols country weeklies as truth tellers from rural life, contrasting them with city papers. It urges readers to sample town papers along travel routes, learn to read editorials rooted in sincerity, and gain perspective on plain people like Farmer Jones and grocer Ezra Smith.
The piece recalls 60 years since federal funding began for forest conservation. It notes 1876 spending of 2000 dollars to study U S forests, a 1936 shelter-belt program planning 75 million trees along 1400 miles from Texas to the Canadian line, and a 1935 push by the Forest Service and CCC planting 220 million trees. The tone lauds renewed federal action to preserve forests.
Statistics show that if federal workers were laid end to end they would stretch halfway across the country. In reality their combined length reaches only to Washington, illustrating the scale of federal personnel.
The Idahoan aims to marshal convention delegates to challenge party leaders. Borah is seen as a major asset and leverage, capable of forcing adversaries to negotiate on both candidate and platform.
Authorities see Borah remaining in the struggle due to growing appeal of the pursuit. A possible exit by weariness before Spring is deemed unlikely by friends. A second chance hinges on terms being met, but that too seems improbable.
The piece argues for a new or expanded NRA to address unemployment and payroll gaps. It links technological unemployment with the pool of employables including school graduates and suggests the group must act by December 9 conference to align policy with production needs.
The 90 percent production figure versus 82 percent employment and 74 percent payrolls hides a mix of industries. Cigarette manufacturing pulls production up with little labor, while construction provides much labor per dollar yet has recovered least, skewing overall indicators.
The piece notes heavy industries run at 52 percent of normal output and 36 percent of national production, with most unemployment in these sectors. It compares 1929 to 1923-25 averages, claims durable goods need action, and includes satirical asides about Stalin, Selassie, and other items.
The text quotes Herbert Hoover on the limits of production and wealth from a speech on quick loans and national wealth. It also cites L H Sloan on production as wealth and recovery, and Dr Hane Kohn of Prague warning that obedience to rulers made Nazism, Communism, and Fascism possible in Europe.
Harold Hertwig an 18 year old aviation mechanic from St Paul died when the plane he was flying struck the roof of an air station in New Prague Minn sparking a fatal crash.
In Nahant Massachusetts a house fire killed 2 year old Peggy White. Parents George and Mrs White rescued their three other children from the burning home.
Mrs F D Forsyth posted a high score but Mrs C C Robinson won the prize in a six table bridge party hosted by Mrs James P Porter on North Congress Street. A joint birthday gathering for Thea and Katharine Connett drew Beatrice Daugherty Helen Barker Mary Jones Ruth and Helen Drake Lois and Betty McCoy Anita and Doris Kelley Naomi Stanley Dorothy Minameyer Catherine Carpenter Gertrude Lyons Ruth Hayden of Nelsonville. Gladys Williams and Claude Skidmore visited Miss Williams at home. Dr and Mrs J T Merwin and daughter Margaret returned from an Eastern trip to New York Buffalo and Pittsburgh. L J Eberle of Nelsonville was named to the Athens County Democratic executive committee.
Women nationwide urged telegrams to President Wilson demanding a conference to end the European War. Henry Ford planned to charter the steamer Oscar II for a peace ship voyage on December 4 carrying delegates to Europe with the aim of a Christmas ceasefire. Other notes mention social visits and travel for Thanksgiving.
Dana Westbrook arrives in the old southern home to live with her grandmother and great aunt while her mother’s past and her own future unfold. Nancy Wallace and Ronald Moore stir jealousy as dresses and society plans loom, and a drive past familiar faces sparks reflections on love and status.
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