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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1935
Page
7
The article outlines WPA driven projects including buildings, sewers, drainage, reclamation, and power undertakings with large federal sums such as 855 million and 174 million across departments. It mentions administration efforts, harbor dredging, and related public works alongside a note about Ethiopian activist Madame Abebach promoting cartridge belt fashion for combatants.
A U S Army airplane crashed into soldiers from Fort Hayes barracks near Columbus during south of city maneuvers on Thursday. One plane occupant and four ground troops were injured.
Columbus report warns of night pedestrian dangers in Ohio. It notes stopping distances at 45 and 60 mph, reaction time adds 3 quarters of a second, and visibility of a white object at night is about 200 feet, while dark clothing reduces that range. It urges walkers to face traffic and drivers to slow below 60 mph.
The United States Lighthouse Service prepares for end of navigation on the Great Lakes as waters freeze. Most lights are turned out and hundreds of buoys and lightships are withdrawn for winter, with about 2005 aids to navigation maintained on the lakes and St. Lawrence River side.
The Farm Administration set October 31 as the deadline for receipt of 1935 corn hog contracts and reported $61,062,309 paid so far. Some 835,502 contracts received, about 150,000 still with state boards. Iowa led payments at $14,569,081 from $57,076,146 total. Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Minnesota, and Kansas also reported multi‑million payouts.
Dr. Aldo Castellani, renowned specialist in tropical diseases, sails for Africa to head Italy's medical corps in fighting tropical illnesses deemed Rome's second persistent danger after the Ethiopian army.
The district listed fifteen mines to be worked on Friday. Active sites include No. 267 No. 107 No. 219 No. 24 No. 9 No. 69 Coonville Chauncey No. 25 Luhrig Kimberly Poston No. 6 Salem Hollow Lick Run Hocking and Black Diamond.
A nostalgic portrait of a young South American couple, posed like a tin type, wore the blue ribbon of the 1935 Carnegie International Art Exhibition on Thursday.
Scarcity of experienced Diesel powered heavy construction machine operators across Ohio reported by the National Reemployment Service. Most qualified operators listed in state offices have been referred to contractors on private or public building projects, a survey found.
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