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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1937
Page
4
The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co lists publication details from 1825 to 1929, including weekday editions, a large Sunday edition, and staff roles. It provides advertising terms, obituary charges, and mail subscription rates for several Ohio counties.
The Guffey Act aims to stabilize coal prices and wages benefiting Ohio miners and domestic consumers. About 38,000 miners in counties such as Hocking Meigs Athens Gallia Jackson Morgan Perry Vinton and Washington stand to gain from fair prices and protections. Domestic demand remains strong as Ohio consumes around fifty million tons yearly with much of the coal imported from outside.
A future of shrinking school enrollment is seen as Buffalo faces a drop of more than 3,300 students from 1936 levels. The district may cut about 100 teachers and close four schools as birth rates fall and opportunity draws students to work. Other cities are likely to face similar trends, altering elementary education’s landscape.
The piece notes the recurring deaths from hunting accidents each fall and attributes them to crowding and carelessness. It urges hunters to remember the lethal power of their weapons and to exercise cautious handling to prevent tragedy.
The former Prince of Wales will visit America to observe daily industries and how they function. He will see American life beyond royal privilege and compare it with England, noting similarities and differences in everyday work and culture.
Vienna glimpses include the 2 Groschen coin story on inflation and a $60,000 endowment paying for a hat. The Vienna opera scene shows packed halls and readers, plus a late-night Louvre coffee lounge gathering with notable figures and a Scotland Yard inspector who protected the Duke of Windsor. American cigarets priced at 50 cents a pack.
Washington report notes Dewey’s rise, LaGuardia ticket link, and GOP hopes for a 1940 bid. It discusses Tammany’s power, Farley’s governor plans, and the likelihood of a Roosevelt third term. Also covers Ku Klux Klan revival attempts and labor clashes tied to Akron rubber strikes.
The passage remarks that the ex-king will discover differences in life across the Atlantic while embodying a normal man who sacrificed the throne for love. It suggests the United States will influence his outlook as he returns to Europe with new ideas for a wide world republic.
Margit tries to end Irene’s fixation on Charlie Jones the artist while detective Keough watches in disguise. Margit golfs with Charlie hoping to persuade him away. Irene gazes from her room as Waldo arrives with a woman in the limousine.
Irene confronts Waldo amid a chaotic hotel scene with Felice Whitcomb and Charlie in pursuit. Keough, the detective, awakens to a widening net as four more people converge, threatening to unravel their plans.
Records show 192,842 visitors to the Toledo Museum of Art galleries in the first seven months of 1937. July attendance rose more than 50 percent over July of the previous year, indicating growing public interest in the museum.
Fulton dentist Dr. A. R. Hammen donated a collection of Missouri coral reefs to the Missouri Resources museum in Jefferson City. He found the reefs while hunting Indian relics, noting the reefs' significance amid ocean depth context.
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains cancers may be internal or external and warns that delays lead to hopeless outlooks. Brain and lung cancers show clearer symptoms. early surgical options can extend life, yet 3,000 skin cancer deaths and 10,000 breast cancer deaths occur yearly in the United States despite high cure rates when caught early.
A poem submitted with name and address, expressing that love is all the speaker asks of the world and seeking the warm sun of a friendly smile. The verse notes love as a lasting boon, not wealth or fame, and envisions flowers laid on a grave. The piece closes with a stray historical line about J E Purkinje and fingerprints.
In early Trimble Township settlers formed a local government in 1827 with trustees William Bagley James Bosworth and Solomon Newton. They built rough roads and bridges aiding minimal commerce while justice of the peace William Bagley administered law as the area shifted from agriculture to coal in 1886.
Terra Cotta work is scheduled to begin on the Athens Home Telephone Co. office building on W. Washington Street. Exterior completion is targeted before winter weather. The Athens Lodge of Elks holds its first fall and winter social tonight under Exalted Ruler Francis Lavelle. Ohio University coach Don Peden excused players after a hard fought win over Ohio Northern. Next Bobcat foe is Marietta College with a likely stronger lineup anticipated.
The county commission approved a vigorous go ahead plan led by Arthur Anderson Athens County engineer at a recent meeting. Funeral services for George W. Reynolds of Dayton were held at Union St Cemetery after he drowned near Dayton. He left a wife and two children. Coach Mark Banks wore a big smile as Ohio University gridiron team prepared for a September 29 game with Ohio Wesleyan, a rematch after last season's scoreless tie at Delaware.
Posits found in Trimble Township are repurposed for fuel use as exploration continues. The discovery prompts municipal review and potential operational adjustments for local energy projects.
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