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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1935
Page
4
The publication runs every weekday afternoon with a large Sunday morning edition. D. Phx and D. Gordon K. Bush lead as publisher and general manager while Charles H. Harris serves as managing editor.
A magazine piece echoes critics claiming President Roosevelt seeks to balance the budget by 1940 through higher taxes and reduced deficits, arguing the plan would hit savers and producers. It warns of confiscation of profits, labels constitutional changes as a danger, and notes public morale damaged by tax pressure and New Deal policies.
Washington column examines the 10 cent cotton loan compromise and its impact on farmers and speculators, plus tensions between Roosevelt and Soviet negotiators over sub rosa agreements. It contrasts entanglements with senators, lobbyists, and the broader debt and recognition debates.
A columnist reflects on friendship over wealth in middle age, urging listening to business and working people to understand character. The piece notes memory favors humble helpers, and includes brief, varied anecdotes on figures from history, politics, and culture to illustrate public life and personal conduct.
Miss Elien Davis of Nelsonville won first place riding a mare named Jean at the Ohio State Horse Show. The owner of Jean is her father, Joe B. Davis, noted in early report. Other local figures including Belford Nelson and Darrel Sama witnessed the event.
Grace Junod daughter of Mr and Mrs George A Junod resigns as typewriting instructor at Ohio University to accept a position in Washington DC. Also noted are Athens visitors Dr and Mrs E D Harper and sons Wilson and Perry from Guynville and a list of August teaching exam top applicants. Henry Ford pledges life and fortune to world peace efforts.
A reader blames bankers and the mortgage system for life savings loss in homes after arrears. The letter denounces counterfeit practices and insurance racketeers, calling real estate a bad investment for those unable to work. It criticizes the construction industry for suppressing essential factors in a building boom.
The Mes senger reports a past Gallia County mystery about a roaming pack peddler who carried large sums of cash and vanished after visiting Cadmus and Portsmouth. Officers searched for a body or loot while rumors persist of murder. The column also rails against insurance, government age limits, and party politics amid a long critique by G. E. Shoemaker of Cheshire Ohio dated August 31.
Quotes from Prof Joseph Remenyi Senator Borah and Theodore Dreiser discuss World War naming debates color and value. They note Europ eans think the conflict never ended and warn free debate prevents bad laws and saves taxpayers money.
The cartoon discusses the fabled man fish and explains they are manatees. It notes their sea dwelling habits with heads above water and arm like fins, and mentions difficult specimens brought to port exhibited in salt water.
Ruth Lawrence, an orphan living with cousins in Brooklyn, travels west seeking a job after pawned inheritance and a strained clash with cousin Letty. A kindly stranger on the bus shares tips about Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and starting anew, as Ruth braces for an uncertain future.
A young woman named Ruth persuades an old man to buy a pin for twenty dollars and boards a large bus headed west from New York. Ruth feels a rush of unknown possibilities as the vehicle begins its long journey. A gray haired woman offers her a free pillow as the journey starts.
Poets Corner features verses dedicated to fallen soldiers from Battery CC 14th Field Athens Ohio. The piece recalls taps fading into night and the comforting candle light of heaven as sleep comes to those on Battery Street. The readers honor Cor poral Merie C Cabeen and pledge to remember all buddies.
The article describes a child with whooping cough and outlines steps to identify the germ using culture plates exposed near the cough, bed rest and isolation for five weeks, a sunny well ventilated room with 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, open windows in good weather, protection from drafts, light warm clothing, and abdominal binding during coughing spells. It notes the patient is usually not very ill and may leave bed on the third or fourth day after symptoms begin.
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