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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1935
Page
4
The Athens Messenger announces weekday afternoon publication with Sunday morning edition. Publisher Gordon K Bush and General Manager Charles H. Harris oversee operations. Obituary cards available for a nominal fee. subscription rates listed for carrier and mail in Ohio.
The labor movement braces as John L. Lewis resigns as AFL vice president, signaling a push by militants to organize mass production industries under industrial unionism. The Hocking Valley warns of miners’ withdrawal, with eight to ten times more workers potentially organized, in a looming clash between militants and conservatives over control of the AFL.
A retrospective notes Floodwood-Nelsonville completion and Rockbridge use, with resurfacing and maintenance on Route 31 between Athens and Floodwood. It links road funding to winter construction, coal and factory employment, and relief reliance, highlighting the idle industrial cycle tied to motor taxes and state finance.
A commentary contrasts European and American knowledge of history. It notes a London book claiming nothing important occurred between November 1775 and September 1776, ignoring the American declaration of independence, Howe’s Boston evacuation, and Britain’s 18 000 troops deployment that reshaped colonial policy.
An argument on freedom of expression as the keystone of liberty. William Allison Shimer notes that without free speech the establishment risks petrifying intellect and stalling progress. He warns against suppressing ideas and claims denying expression harms the denier as well.
Paul Mallon reports on official sentiment in Washington as statements from SEC Chairman Landis FRB Governor Eccles and labor leaders hint at a market boom while signaling possible policy action. The piece notes potential Regulation U T A and reserve changes as ahead moves to curb or guide lending and margins in banks and brokers.
The article argues New Deal financial authorities back a rising market while avoiding drastic actions, warning of potential slips. It notes brokers loans totaling a billion dollars, contrasts margins for banks, and mentions Governor Eccles' misunderstood remarks and ongoing business improvements since 1933. It also cites Hopkins spending and unpaid publicity portrait bills as red tape issues.
In 1790 Dr Eliaphar Perkins moved his family from Vermont to Reading Pennsylvania then onward toward the Ohio Country. Illness, hostile locals, and rough travel marked the westward trek as they endured six mile days and a ten day stay in a blacksmith shop before attempting to navigate the Ohio on a flat boat in 1799.
Mr and Mrs Granville Evans announce the birth of a daughter on November 22 at Haverhill Massachusetts. Also noted are turkey prices and local travel and civic items including delegates named to the national rivers and harbors congress and a Mes senger check of Beckley s Corner pedestrian and vehicle counts.
The Tuesday Club program lists Miss Helen Ulom, Miss Louise Stahl, Mrs. F. M. Hutchinson, Mrs. H. M. G. Stalder, Miss Mary T. Noss, Dean Irman Voigt. Clay McLean ran a raffle among 26 businessmen for a Thanksgiving turkey. Dr. C. B. McDougall won the third and donated it to a district nurse for a needy family. John Hawk and his team paid for the dinner for the winning side after losing the rat killing contest in Jerseyville. The Mes senger prints the first installment of Shep Tinker’s biography by George Thompson under the pen name Quill.
Michael Dudash of Millfield writes about respect for the flag, veteran sacrifices, and controversial views on politics and government. He defends national pride, warns against anti patriotism, and urges adherence to the Ten Commandments as guiding civic duty.
A collection of remarks from Eugene Warner and F B Fancher criticizing government and business corruption. Cornelia Statton Parker and Gen Smedley Butler weigh in on war and politics. James J Walker offers a tongue in cheek antidote view on politics.
Dana Westbrook arrives in the old southern house to live with her aloof grandmother Mrs. Cameron and half sister. Grandmother pressures Dana to marry well as Nancy vies for love with Ronald Moore while Dana is drawn to Dr. Scott Stanley. A room full of antique grandeur frames family tensions over wealth and status.
A damaged text fragment shows readers offering verses and phrases about fear, scalding, shooting, and a rooster's perch. The jumbled lines lack clear context, but reveal caution and imagined actions toward an unnamed subject.
Health Q and A explains that toothbrush action matters most for cleaning teeth and that widely advertised pastes or powders are similarly effective. It notes common cleansers are soaps or chalks, with glyc erine to bind, and briefly describes digestion from stomach to duodenum and related enzymes.
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