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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1937
Page
4
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The president urged immediate congressional action on five goals to stabilize agriculture raise wages improve working conditions conserve resources prevent floods and expand electric generation while reorganizing the federal government and restraining monopolies. Critics say success depends on the methods and congressional passage, with past bills failing due to opposition to execution.
A Cleveland gathering shows delegates wearing miners caps and jackets while promoting Southeastern Ohio apples coal and Ohio University. The piece urges district towns to fund advertising campaigns to attract visitors and boost regional prosperity via publicity outreach.
The discovery of new shotgun pellets offers hope to protect ducks from lead poisoning. Hunters seek effective ammo to keep waterfowl safe while hunting within ethical limits and preserve duck populations.
The piece outlines looming federal tax hikes to balance the budget, hitting incomes from 2500 to 20000 dollars and widening beyond 20,000 dollars. It notes Roosevelt Morgenthau plans pending Congress and questions about budget cuts versus tax increases. It also covers reactions to Troyanovsky’s return and Italy seeking US loans amid war debts.
Column argues President Roosevelt uses Jimmie Roosevelt as a de facto chief of staff to filter the vast departmental workload. It compares the system to a military staff, notes personality limits, and cites Richberg and Howe as past attempts. Mentions taxes, spending cuts, and stock-market bulls and bears.
Jill Wentworth visits friend Patty to locate painter Alan Jeffry. In a cluttered, lively studio filled with paintings and two daughters, Jill and Alan reconnect. Their instant attraction grows amid wary chaperonage and social tension as a romance begins over dinner and plans for the future.
Gallia county lists committees for the Mercerville Farmers Institute events on Nov 11 and 12. Named panels include publicity exhibits hospitality dinner and finance posters music ushers and many individual volunteers such as Claude Sheets Grover Fulks Lawrence Hineman Daryl Halley Pauline Fulks Ella Robinson Kathryn Gothard Chauncey Harrison Marie Fowler Mildred McClure Ruth Thomas Nora Sheets Sadie Sheets Susan Lusher John Lusher Lois Fasig Dorothy Titus Mary Fisher Emma Moore Alene Gothard Henry Sheets and others.
Poet asks Messenger readers to submit verses with name and address. The piece titled In Autumns Rosary depicts the Spirit of Autumn counting beads and telling of life, spring, and future growth before winter. Verse by Annie McIntyre Bartoe of Nelsonville Ohio accompanies the column.
Long before the railroad a coal industry began in the Sunday Creek Valley as prospectors drilled test holes and geologic history suggested great wealth. The Ohio Central Lines arrived from Corning in 1881 82, unlocking fortune after tunnels and engineering challenges near Glouster. After trains first arrived at Sedalia Glouster jubilation followed.
A flurry of visits fills The Plains notes with hometown ties and social rounds. Notables include Glouster’s Kutta guests, Athens travel, hospital talks by Elsie Druggan, Halloween party at The Plains High School, and Home E Club officers named Iona Harrison president and Dorothy Thompson vice-president.
Impetigo is a common skin condition in children that can spread within an individual and by contact. Preventive steps include separate towels and hygiene, school exclusion until healed, and antiseptic washes or ointments to promote a prompt cure.
The M. E. Church Ladies Bible Class met at Mrs. Nelson Skiver’s home for an all day quilting session with a noon potluck dinner. Attendees included Mrs. Floyd Rheinscheid Mrs. Glen Farley Mrs. Luther Wyskiver Mrs. S Hardgrove Mrs. Homer Carter and son Ned Mrs. C S Matheny Mrs. John Hooper Mrs. A J Skiver Miss Nora Skiver Mrs. W L Achauer Mrs. Arthur Todd and the hostess. Donald Skiver celebrated his sixteenth birthday with a party hosted by his mother, featuring games and contests and refreshments for listed guests.
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