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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1936

Page

8

Obituary and Subscription Rates Information Card

Publisher and editors listed for American Newspaper Publishers Association and Associated Ohio Dailies. Nation-wide press affiliations include United Press national reps John W Cullen Co. Ohio subscription rates show 8.50 yearly and 1.5 weekly by carrier 8.50 by mail. local post office entry notes Second Class Matter under 1918 act.

Gordon K Bush Mer Charles H Garris American Newspaper Publishers Association Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Ohio Dailies Niand Daily Press Association John W Cullen Company Chicago New York Detroit Athens Ohio iSc

State Bridge Commission Considers Pomeroy Bridge Takeover

Ohio River bridge advocates urge the State Bridge Commission to buy the Pomeroy bridge for up to 500000. State ownership could cut operating costs, end tolls, and support toll-free crossings from St. Marys to Huntington, while improving interstate route designation and cooperation on river crossings.

Bridge Commission of Ohio Pomeroy Bridge Ohio River Ohio St. Marys Huntington

Plans to open mound in Marietta cemetery center

May Settle Argument proposes to mine the central Marietta mound under state archaeology supervision with steel support and viewing windows to reveal burials. If allowed The Plains mounds could also become a rare tourist attraction attracting thousands yearly.

Mound Cemetery Marietta Ohio Plains

TVA Under Fire In New Tennessee Suit

A Knoxville suit challenges TVA constitutionality and cites TVA as rivaling Alabama Power by building lines near its towers and pressuring Monsanto and Tennessee Electric Power Company. The case accuses TVA of pirate competition and argues federal action is needed to curb TVA practices.

Tennessee Valley Authority Knoxville TVA Alabama Power Company Alabama Alabama Company Monsanto Chemical Company Anniston Ala Tennessee Electric Power Company Chemical Company National Recovery Administration Los Angeles Times

Ohio Education Leaders Promise Better High School Provision

State educational leaders pledge non academic high school provisions and revised teacher standards for next year. Crowded high schools reflect industrial growth and the public challenges the system faces in ensuring skilled effective teaching.

Ohio

Roosevelt to Meet Insurance Leaders in Quiet Pre-Election Move

The president planned a conference with life insurance leaders, announced subtly after tips from campaign trains. Knox attacked inflation risks, while insurers defended policy safety, saying a policy is as safe as a government bond amid political maneuvering.

Paul Mallon Washington Roosevelt Landon New England Frank Knox Montana Knox Allentown Earle Pennsylvania

Topsy Turvy News From Across The Nation

A Michigan man once jailed in 1914 for horse stealing has finished a sentence for auto theft. Plane owners are urged to lock aircraft. In Tombstone Arizona a poetry contest unfolds amid a world where Spanish colonized gun shops and guitar sales shift to machine guns.

Michigan Tombstone Ariz

Gesture discipline as a teaching tool in childrearing

Psychologists suggest parental gestures educate a child with effectiveness. The preferred method cited is a downward motion aimed at the seat of the pants, used as a corrective action.

Transparent Woman Tour Draws Attention

A transparent woman on a national tour is expected to attract much attention as a visible novelty. In Utah an elephant frightened a horse to death. Republicans will insist the victim was a donkey.

Utah

Ohio to expand high school programs and reform teaching staff

In the next decade the state will extend home economics industrial arts and agriculture and push consolidation to meet rising enrollments. A new focus on correcting the teacher problem seeks to align credentials with the gigantics task of schooling and better prepare students for law medicine and beyond.

Ohio

Health Hints: First Aid For Bleeding And Wound Care

Dr Morris Fishbein advises calm first aid for bleeding from wounds nose or scalp. Keep sharp tools secured and away from children, protect fingers with gloves when opening cans, use sterile gauze to stop bleeding, and seek a doctor for persistent or severe bleeding or dental socket issues. Elevate varicose leg bleeds and apply gentle compression.

Morris Fishbein

The Old Dusty Diary and a Soldier’s Blue

Poem recalls Mollie and Jack in wartime love as a diary reveals a true romance doomed by absence. A 1936 composition by Annie Bartoé ends with a girl’s heartbreak and a soldier’s fate, while a separate blurb notes a 1,000 pound safe stolen from a garage.

Annie Bartoe

District Tales of Long Ago in Morgan Township Long Ago

Morgan Township in Gallia County organized March 18 1818 with the first election in April at Isaac Eblin s. Early settlers include Denney Wilcox Irwin Durst Anderson Clark McGarland Hill Grimes Miller Robinson Titus Stone Logue Watkins Graves Colewell Asa Eblin McClaskey Vance Rowley Russell Pierce Rife. The first saw mill was built by Ward in 1847 and a steam mill followed at Morgan Center. The first post office at Enoke was run by Obadiah Ralph. The first school on White Oak dates to 1839 with earlier work in 1828 and nine schools by 1880. In 1922 Morgan Cheshire district formed a second grade high at En o operated until 1929, later used for elementary pupils. Free Will Baptist Church organized by Rev Topping in 1840 with Durst Rife Armstrong Yeager Erwin Logue and others. Pine Grove Methodist Church started in 1844 with Wilcox Vance Rowley Denney and others. In 185% Rev Elliott began a Sabbath School with thirty members.

Morgan Township Gallia County Isaac Eblin Dr. Ryan Wm. Denney Hiram Wilcox Francis Irwin Abraham Durst David Anderson Wm. Clark John McGarland Isaac Hill John Grimes Wm. Miller Kinsey Jonas Robinson Leonard Titus Benjamin Stone Samuel Logue James Watkins Thomas Graves Jacob Colewell James Asa Wm. Eblin Thos McClaskey Vance Samuel Rowley Isaac Russell Wm. Pierce Jonathan Rife Wm. Ward Sherman, Parker & Stevens Morgan Center Eno Obadiah Ralph Morgan-Cheshire Topping Free Will Baptist Church Abram Durst Jonathan Joseph Rife Armstrong John Yeager Edward Erwin Martin Abner Logue Nancy Malaby P. Erwin Francis Erwin Pine Grove Hiram Wm. Wilcox Wm. Hutchinson Jacob Vance Samuel Isaac Thos. Rowley Jesse Denney Elliott

Ten Years Ago and Twenty Years Ago News Snapshots

A compilation of local notes recalls Isaac Nice's Kansas trip and James Josten's three week visit to Petoskey Michigan. An Amesville mule-team runaway injured an auctioneer near the big hill. Families including the Blackburns Hoopers and Hoopers guests visited Rutland. Edna Sprague left for East Millstone New Jersey to teach Domestic Science at Happyland. John Cross and siblings visited Nelsonville. Charlies H Willams wore a 1840 political badge. Elizabeth Robinson, 74, Frost, attended the Robinson Brothers circus. Fred Burke of Athens bid on removing Athens High School standpipe. Grace Wright, Nelsonville, visited Columbus. Ely Johnson and Lessie traveled to Springfield. F R Lash Jr returned from Marietta.

Flight Ambitions Stir Kay Dunn In Airline Romance

Kay Dunn a pretty nurse seeks a stewardess post with Overland Airways and gains a trial. Ted Graham a veteran pilot mentors Kay while painting a complex picture of work life and romance, with Kay torn between Monte Blaine and her growing feelings for Graham as they tour the Mariner and share a valley outing.

Kay Dunn Overland Airways Overland Ted Graham Trans-Pacific Airways Doris Lee Alice Miller Doris Alice Chuck Jones Kay Reno San Francisco Monte Blaine Graham Girls’ Club Ship Harbor Mariner

Phrases From Leaders and A Pigeon Trial In London

Quotes from Mussolini Hines Thorez and others. a London pigeon case ends with a thief convicted and pigeons released to owner William Stanthrope. The Empire State Building is noted as the tallest man made object in the world.

London Southbank William Stanthrope Charles Zinkiewicze Stanthrope Empire State Building

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THE United Press Republican National Committee Colonel Knox New Deal Poet’s Corner Messenger Mollie Jack Kemmerer Wyo U.P Isaac Nice Kansas James Josten Petoskey, Mich Edgar Dean Amesville Big Hill Dave E. Blackburn Harry Hooper Rutland Date Hooper Edna Sprague East Millstone N. J Happyland John Cross Nelsonville W. W. Kelley M. R. Burnell Darrel Moore New York City New York University Charlies H. Willams Harrison Elizabeth Robinson Frost Robinson Brothers Circus Fred Burke Athens High School North Hill Grace Wright Columbus Ely Johnson Lessie Springfield F. R. Lash, Jr George Clark Ape Oakland Sierra Nevada Range Desert Monte Ted San Carlos Valley Dickie Berkeley Wood House Chipmunks Jerry Searles Jerry They Say Benito Mussolini Frank T. Hines Veterans’ Bureau F. Whitaker Memphis Maurice Thorez Public Enemy George Petty Walter L. Webb Salt Lake City Pigeon
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