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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1937

Page

4

Landon Indictment of New Deal Sparks Call for GOP Course

The Kansas governor’s critique of Roosevelt’s New Deal is seen as an impetus for reviving opposition party activity. The piece notes landon’s aim to map a modern GOP strategy, highlights internal Democratic strife, and suggests the next Congress will clash over Roosevelt’s foreign policy labor laws and court plans.

Landon America GOP Roosevelt Supreme Court Mr. Landon Congress Kansas

Ohio University Day to Mark Northwest Territory Anniversary

The Oct 27 observance in Athens celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Ordinance of 1787 with national figures helping start the event. The statewide invitation extends to all Territory educational institutions to send delegates to Athens, highlighting Old Ohio and the founders shaping a new era of law and education.

Ohio University Northwest Territory Athens Naiion Pioneer College Ohio Ohio Company Ohio River

Man Gives Advice to All Who Seek It

A saying suggests the advice giver often needs guidance himself. The remark emphasizes self-awareness and the human tendency to share wisdom while facing personal challenges.

Anti foreign feeling dominates life in Soviet Russia

Raymond Clapper reports in Moscow that hostility toward foreigners shapes daily life in the USSR. Fear of spies and sabotage, official secrecy, and nationalist aims drive isolation of foreigners, stripping visas, scrutinizing visitors, and shrinking foreign business presence.

Moscow Russia Soviet

Washington hints on mayor race show limited federal backing

The piece notes limited federal involvement in New York politics with Postmaster General Farley briefly backing Jeremiah Mahoney while LaGuardia holds broad cross party support. It mentions Roosevelt’s possible preference for LaGuardia and cites diverse group backing for Mahoney. The column also includes casual Washington club bar chatter and Chrysler’s cautious car guidance to photographers.

Washington New York Jim Farley Manhattan Young Democrats Jeremiah Mahoney F. H. LaGuardia LaGuardia White House Farley Mahoney Tammany Five Boroughs Roosevelt

Public Forum reflects on literature, school, and taxes

A reader laments past education with McGuffey readers and recalls tragedies of tuberculosis victims among students. The letter critiques levies for roads and hospitals, praises the PWA era, and questions school funding, bus routines, and elder support while noting 1911 rainfall in Baguio.

the Messenger T. B McGuffey William Cullen Bryant Helen Davey PWA South Pals New York American Legion Jacksonville Sand Ridge Perdition Abner St. Vitus Kittle Millfield

Dow’s Long Life Remembered In District Service

District Tales of Long Ago recounts a minister praising Dow’s long life and public service. A funeral reception drew crowds by carriage and foot, with many offering lunches in the grove and a second service at 2 pm. Dow, exhausted, returned home after the tribute and the minister hinted at another marriage if a suitable companion arose.

Dow Andrew Jackson Jackson McKinney

Local Notices From Ten Years Past Include Visits and Milestones

Mrs Roy R Saylor left for Elyria for a WCTU convention. Miss Bertha Bobo and others visited Logan. Kenneth Wilkes son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Wilkes was honor guest at a sixteenth birthday party. Mr and Mrs Oscar Fulton with children visited Ironton. Cummins Cook and family bought Harry Albright’s Frost home. Rutland’s new high school gymnasium nears completion.

Roy R. Saylor Elyria WCTU Kenneth Wilkes Floyd Wilkes Cummins Cook Ira Conley Hockingport Harry Albright, Frost Rutland

Marriage in New Concord and social notes from Nelsonville

Miss Violet Patterson and Mr. Francis Hanson wed at the Patterson home in New Concord and will reside in Cambridge. A Hotel Berry dinner honored military men and wives with guests including Capt Connett Capt Johnson and several lieutenants. Also noted are a Ruth Circle meeting in Nelsonville, an injury to conductor Reynolds from a freight incident, and Epworth Leagues events featuring Mildred Vorhes Florence Cook and others.

Violet Patterson Francis F. Hanson Patterson Home New Concord Cambridge Mass J. D. Brown C. H. Welch F. W. Bush Hotel Berry Captain Connett Capt. Johnson Stinchcomb Hibbard Emde Gahm

Dust Hazards and Protective Measures in Dusty Trades

Health experts note silicosis risks across sandblast pottery metal grinding and quarry work with compensation schemes in Britain. Dust exposure also risks lead arsenic manganese zinc and molds. diseases include wool sorter’s disease weaver's cough and lung infections. Emphasizes ventilation masks filters and suction devices to limit dangerous dust contact.

Great Britain Woolsorter England

Homeward Bound Jill Wentworth Faces A New York Winter

Jill Wentworth returns from Europe to a hectic New York scene. She encounters a striking young artist she met abroad, shares memories of Miss Benedict, and learns of a planned house party with Sylvia Sutton and Milo Mantanne, stirring clashes with her stepmother.

Miss Benedict England Elizabeth Endsley Jill Lady Liberty Jack Barry Wentworth Paris Oxford Sorbonne Beaux Arts Jill Wentworth John H. Wentworths Alan Jeffry Jill Thought. That Was All He Cared About. “Goodby Europe Goodby Howell Mother Mrs. Wentworth Norah Miss Cartwright Davis Sylvia Sutton New York Metropolitan Sylvia London Milo

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