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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1937

Page

4

The Athens Messenger Publisher and Rates Notice

Athens newspaper details publisher Frederick W Bush 1896 to 1929 and Gordon K Bush, editor Charles B Harris. Member of United Press and various associations. Subscription rates listed: annual 4.50, six months 2.50, ten weeks 1.00, weekly 0.15. Extra postage zones apply.

Frederick W. Bush Athens Messenger & Herald Printing CO Gordon K. Bush Mgr Charles B. Harris Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan, Vinton Washington

Preparing for mechanization in Ohio coal mines

A Roosevelt National Resources Committee report warns that mechanization will reduce hand loading in coal mines and raise technological unemployment in the near term. It urges Southeast Ohio communities to pursue vocational diversification and targeted training to attract new industries and offset job losses.

Roosevelt National Resources Committee New Deal West Virginia Ohio Gallipolis Middleport

Fatigued Children Misread as Ailments Say Doctors

Pittsburgh doctor Theodore C. Eberich tells the Pennsylvania Medical Society that many children labeled with obscure organic ailments are simply fatigued by modern life. Rest, better diet, and a simpler schedule improve weight, posture, and behavior. The speaker notes adults face a taxing pace, and kids can suffer similar stress. He urges recognizing fatigue as a common cause behind irritability and misdiagnoses amid social turmoil reports.

Theodore C. Eberich Pittsburgh Medical Society of State of Pennsylvania Eiterich

Science tractors and censorship mix in quirky headlines

AMotorized plow advances with high gear while highway planners fret over furrowed traffic. Japanese censors label movie love scenes frivolous. Poor Butterfly is tasked to circle China with a full bomb rack in a bold global satire.

China

Young Calls For Inspiration Dig for Better Picnic Ends

Owen D. Young urges inspiration over irritation as a fitting close to the picnic season. An oil industry bulletin claims a U. S. gasoline bootlegger fled to Spain, possibly to organize pirate petrol operations there.

Owen D. Young U. S Spain

Washington War Psychology Grows In Public Discussion

Washington observers debate the likelihood and handling of a potential war with Japan. Senator Logan proposes a naval blockade while Roosevelt warns against complacency and supports collective quarantine. Discussions recall Roosevelt’s 1923 cautions on war inevitability and naval strength requirements.

M. M. Logan Kentucky Senate Japan Washington Roosevelt America

Taxing the rich to feed the poor hurts jobs and wealth

Hugh Johnson argues that high tax rates on big incomes deter investment and employment. He says government already taxes the rich heavily, driving money to sit idle behind barriers of fear. Releasing that capital would boost prosperity and address poverty faster than federal spending.

Washington, D. C Winthrop Aldrich Stock Exchange Twentieth Century Fund New York Illinois

Soviet Auto Industry Faces Shakeup Over Used Car Surplus

The Soviet auto industry is due for another shakeup, potentially linked to the nation handling a growing second hand car surplus and related economic pressures.

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A brief line notes that financial hardship gives a person power to rebuff sales pitches from investment sellers.

Margin of efficiency defines a manufacturer's profits

A manufacturer's profits are measured by his margin of efficiency over that of his least efficient competitor.

Indifference as Pretence to Mask Failure

A terse aphorism notes that feigned calm or disinterest often signals underlying disappointment. The remark suggests people feigning indifference use it to conceal a real sense of failure or unmet expectations.

The Agnews Drama Ends in Romantic Confusion

In the tale Margit rescues Irene from Charlie Jones a roving artist and con man. Waldo Irene’s fiancé withdraws as Charlie and Irene depart together. Keough spy reports misdirection via a Scotland Yard gag cable while Margit falls for Charlie after revealing his perfidy.

Agnews Margit Irene Charlie Jones Waldo Charlie Keough Scotland Yard Metro-Goldwyn Mayerbee OGPU Mr. Jones Charles Jones

Holbrook man aids rangers withPhytosaur jaw puzzle

Holbrook Ariz Pratt Greer works with Petrified Forest rangers to assemble the lower jaw of a large phytosaur found near Holbrook. The find is described as a major paleontological puzzle requiring careful restoration.

Holbrook, Ariz Pratt Greer Petrified Forest National Monument Holbrook

Council debate on world church unity sparks war worries

The Bishop of Gloucester Dr A C Headlam warned at the world conference on faith and order that a world Council of Churches could cause friction between nations and become a cause rather than a prevention of war.

Edinburgh World Council of Churches Gloucester A. C. Headlam

District Tales of Long Ago by Harry R Horn

Gallia County remembers a 1920s World War I National Guard company inducted at Camp Sheridan Alabama. Many veterans died or settled nearby. roster lists officers and 100 plus enlisted men including Houck Mackenzie Adams Broyles Cromley Rathburn Oliver Boster Gillilan Evans Hamilton Jeffers Robinson Smeltzer Heinis Glenn and many others.

Gallipolis Gallia County National Guard Camp Sheridan Montgomery Alabama France H. E. Houck Harold Mackenzie A. M. Barlow Tom Adams Harry L. Broyles Charles Earl Cromley Charles Rathburn John Oliver Harold Boster Luther Gill Fred Johnston George Lewis George Pinkerman Verne Davis Harold Lawthorn Edward Woodward Ira White Carl Ward Hugh Walker Walter Brothers Herbert Cardwell George McFarland Clyde Neighbors Harold Lansbury Leo E. Carter Harry Houser James Withrow Wm. H. Harrison Marine Watts Essa Wilson Russell Mayes Homer Duncan John Moss Thomas Daniels Eustice Daniels Price Hall Russell Shamblin Levanus Farley William Hawley Roscoe Rutherford James Scott Ira Swisher Guy Walters Brady Galloway Danville Jenkins Charles Lewis Jesse White John Jones Seth Lyons Ora Montgomery Emmett Walter Alva Osler Raymond Rupe Selby Rupe Hollis Rupe James Saunders Stanley Thomas

Mrs Brown Hosts Trimble Bridge Club Halloween Party

Mrs Connie Brown entertained the Trimble Bridge Club with a Halloween party at her home on Wednesday evening. Halloween hats and candy favors were handed out. High score went to Mrs Esta Haskins, second to Mrs Marie Antle, traveling prize to Miss Velma Barstowe, and consolation to Miss Velma Barstowe. Refreshments followed the game for a long list of guests.

Trimble Connie Brown Trimble Bridge Club Esta Haskins Marie Antle Velma Barstowe Mable Danford Merle Danford Evelyn Deal Florence Morrison Edith Wolfe Georgia Sayre Fileen Leake Hester McCune

71 year old Kansas City man applies for bicycle license

James B. Young, 71, reveals he learned to ride on a bicycle built for two and bought a secondhand wheel in Chicago 42 years ago while saying bicycle riding keeps him young as he applies for a license to register it.

Margit Keough Prince James Charlie Ireae Kansas City James B. Young Chicago Young

Kidney disease and diet guidance from Dr Morris Fishbein

The article explains chronic nephritis Brights disease and its kidney dysfunction stages. It notes fluid retention eye and leg swelling high blood pressure brain bowels and possible emaciation. It discusses tests, diet, fluids, anemia iron, exercise rest, tea coffee alcohol spices tobacco constipation and occasional therapeutic blood withdrawal under medical supervision.

Morris Fishbein Bright

Pro Nazi Volksbund Convention Set for St Louis

German American supporters from across the Midwest gather in St Louis for a two day Amerikadeutscher Volksbund convention. Fritz Kuhn, national leader, is scheduled to speak on November 20 and 21.

ST. Louis Middle West Amerikadeutscher Volksbund Fritz Kuhn

Verses by Messenger Readers Offer Memorials and Autumn Poems

Oets Corner Verses by Messenger Readers welcomes submissions with name and address. A Mothers Prayer expresses a night time wish for children’s well being. Autumn in Our Valley paints vivid scenes of fruit, leaves, geese, and golden light across a valley. Both pieces reflect domestic sentiment and rural imagery.

Ontario tobacco board touts record 50 million pound crop

Simcoe Ontario reports the Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Marketing Board secretary J K Perrett announces the 1950s crop is the largest yet, totaling more than 50,000,000 pounds and promising full marketing potential.

Simcoe Ont J. K. Perrett Ontario

American Rolling Mill to Invest 2 Million in Middletown Plant

Officials of the American Rolling Mill Co announce a 2 million dollar investment to improve the Middletown plant. The article notes global ocean waters contain an estimated 25 trillion dollars in gold in suspension according to scientists.

Middletown American Rolling Mill Co

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