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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1937
Page
4
The Athens Messenger outlines its history and publishing team under the Athens Messenger & Gerald Printing Co. It lists editors and publishers, press associations, and the standard weekday edition with a large Sunday issue, plus subscription pricing for various counties and locations.
In a clever Christmas plan, Mrs. Roosevelt suggests using stored but usable household items to help the less fortunate. She cites old coats, quilts, and other goods as real gifts, urging donations to Salvation Army, Relief Office, and public health nurses to distribute without cost.
In Southeastern Colorado the Dust Bowl ravages recede as Russian thistle covers bare ground to trap wind and hold soil while buffalo grass reclaims the land. The thistles are later killed off as grass takes root, stabilizing the topsoil and restoring the field. The Dust Bowl is not as irreparably damaged as once feared.
J Edgar Hoover told a Pittsburgh convention that crime in the United States is not falling. He cited more felonies in 1937 than the same period last year, with increases in robberies burglaries larcenies auto thefts homicides and assaults, noting progress but warning against complacency.
A nostalgic note on recent expositions and their modern look. The writer believes many fairs lack charm but anticipates the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco with planned Courts of the Seven Seas Caliphs Rising Sun and Reflections, hoping the names capture old fairyland flavor and charm.
Washington notes that John L. Lewis guides the CIO through a new phase amid a business recession. He shifts focus from wage fights to resisting wage cuts, seeks to extend coal contracts, and advocates a government financed low cost housing program using social security receipts. Lewis coolly maps a cautious path amid layoffs and crunching earnings.
A Washington rumor cycle centers on a mythical two and a half billion dollar U S armament program for next year. The piece explains Roosevelt favors a strong navy but warns large public support requires imminent danger. It notes housing stimulus as another priority and discusses Britain France and Japan as factors shaping naval strategy.
Ten years ago a record crowd of women attended the third annual Messenger Cooking School at Ath ens High School Auditorium. The Gleaners class of the Christian Church enjoyed a gathering at Miss Robinsons home on May Avenue. Dr and Mrs C L Jones with daughter Ruth traveled to Columbus for Miss Mabel Coe and Harold Ginghers wedding and stayed through Thanksgiving hosted by Mr and Mrs Robert Gatch. ABCJ Club hosted by H F Cokonougher at 132 West Union Street.
Attendance approached 700 at the First M E Sunday School with Professor Copeland Martzolff and Mrs Chubb leading the largest classes. Fred Lee Tom a transfer mail man reported only 9 on time among 288 trains in three weeks to Athens Union Depot. Mrs Robert Jones visited Martins Ferry with her parents. Edwin S Finsterwald of Camp Sherman stayed with his parents on E State Street.
The article surveys methods for removing excess hair including electric needle use with caution about pain and skill, waxing, pumice, depilatories, and safety razors. It notes hairs on a beard and upper lip totals and warns against skin irritation and potential poison from depilatories, advising physician consultation before radical removal.
Experiments to test the qualities of modern gyroplanes in naval and military service will be carried out in Great Britain early next year. Work is going ahead on five jumping autogyros ordered by the Air Ministry.
Women in New York explore male psychology via a large mechanical model at the New York Museum of Science and Industry. The display prompts questions about male behavior, dating, ambition, and gender dynamics as visitors consider what men really think and feel.
Poet's Corner contribution recalls a childhood day with grandfather in a farm setting. The narrator longs to revisit loving family moments, but acknowledges the house, orchard, and voices are gone, with relatives buried nearby, leaving a poignant farewell from McArthur, Ohio resident Adda L. Andrews.
Archaeologist Bob Barry leads Mary Melissa Lane and Honey Bee Girl up a fortress cliff in northern Arizona. The ascent reveals the era about 100 years ago rather than a millennium, challenging the team’s theory and stirring Barry’s personal interest in Lane as they catalog artifacts and ponder the site’s history.
Obituary notes from Grass Run-Side Hill remember Mrs. Robert N. Gilmore of Lynden Washington former resident. Also listed are visits and social calls among local families and neighbors including Iva Brown Dorothy Molden Betty Dunfee Trene Parsons Harley Amos and many others with routine weekend and weekday visits across the community.
Horoscopic reading cautions careful handling of contracts and tacit agreements with elders and superiors. It predicts a year of fair employment success for those born today, tempered by potential intrigue and the need for wise advisory support. A child born now may blend shrewd business sense with longing for solitude.
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