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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1935
Page
4
Published every weekday afternoon except Saturday and big Sunday morning editions. The Athens Messenger and Herald is produced by THE ATHENS MESSENGER & HERALD PRINTING CO. Gordon K. Bush serves as Publisher and General Manager, Charlies H. Harris as Managing Editor.
Washington coverage notes trucking industry objections to reduced railroad rates and the coming Motor Carrier act on October 1. The American Trucking Association appeals to the Interstate Commerce Commission, arguing the new rail rates aim to crush trucks. Officials race to identify affected fleets, while the act imposes hours and safety rules akin to railroad regulation, amid concerns over long driving stretches and fatigue.
Opinion argues the federal government cannot or should not seize control of meat corn wheat tobacco and other staples. It rebukes New Deal expansion criticizes tax funded agencies and demagogues, urges fewer laws and boards, warns of weakened economy and rising distrust between city and country.
The piece argues unemployment will rise despite rising manufacturing and productivity. It contends that private industry increases output with fewer workers, driven by better management and new devices. It warns the issue will dominate politics before the next presidential election and challenge planners.
California lawmakers last summer added a new crime negligent homicide to the traffic code. It targets fatal motor accidents where culpability is not grave enough for manslaughter, aiming to improve enforcement and highway safety by providing a lighter, more prosecutable charge.
Eastman notes highway safety favors trained truck drivers though long hours threaten road safety. caffein pill use at roadside lunch rooms fuels drivers as they run 20 ton freighters at 40 mph. He aims to staff 650 workers to enforce the new trucking act and integrate it into national transport.
The Labor Department is rapidly building one of the best libraries on labor and child welfare topics in the world. Installed in the new Labor Building, it now has almost 200000 books and bound pamphlets and reports, accessible to lawmakers, department personnel, and students of labor subjects. It receives 2000 periodicals from 57 countries and serves agencies such as FERA, PWA, and TVA tackling knotty labor problems.
Twenty-four State Department correspondents formed a betting pool on the Italo-Ethiopian war. Each reporter guessed a starting date for the conflict. The closest guess wins the pool, and only three of the twenty-four predicted no war.
Waking sportsmen discuss changes in squirrel hunting time limits and plan gatherings to push for shared interests. Southern Ohio hunters face October weather and a ready crop this year. Fewer rabbits allowed this season may curb slaughter while disease and illegal hunting have affected rabbit stocks in recent years. More hunters and fishermen moving to the countryside could strengthen outdoor advocacy.
A provincial leader in Alberta is accused of breaking a pledge to pay constituents 25 per month, with potential impersonation claims. The remark about appearing frank and earnest underscores the controversy as observers weigh legal avenues and political fallout.
Former college football legend Red Grange was jailed in Chicago after leaving the scene of a traffic collision. The report notes that similar tactics had aided his college touchdowns, contrasting past and present conduct.
Summary of the November 20 1873 issue notes local events in Athens County including the John Perkins drug store sale to E R Lash and the Muskingum River freight train crossing at Marietta. It mentions Meigs County telegraph wire renewal fears, new gas lights in Athens, an Athens State Hospital engine house and reservoir, Murray City planned as Snow Fork capital, sidewalk displays by merchants, a Cephas Carpenter Presbyterian sociable, and the death of 9 1/2 year old William Smith Doan. Advertisers listed include several doctors hotels groceries and shops in Athens Nelsonville and surrounding towns.
Ten years ago Vincent Richards faced William Tilden in the national tennis singles final. In Athens High School rooms, elections chose presidents and representatives including Bernard Sweeney Harold Figiey Dalis Downard Guy Wanless Don Roush Elmer Norris Roy McClanahan Jack Wadley Margaret Laverty Mary Elizabeth Hughes Verna Bradshaw Bernice Kayser Richard Brooks Oliver Burroughs Margaret Arbogast Josephine Kircher Irene France Florence Poston Harold Morgan John Edwards Oscar Neal Louise Daggett Mary Kircher Gertrude Addicott Bether Roberts. Mrs William Spaulding left for North Lewisburg to visit her sister Mrs E M Boyles.
Twenty years ago Mr and Mrs George McPherson spent the week end with brother in law and sister in law Mr and Mrs Will Bobo in Hebbardedville.
General C H Grosvenor celebrated his anniversary of birth. Bishop D H Moore departed for Braymer Missouri to take part in the dedication of a new Methodist Church there. Miss Lena Boetzner a Lancaster teacher, was a weekend guest in Athena. Mrs F K Goldsberry and her daughter Mary Frances, previously guests at the Murphy home, left for Youngstown.
A Washington dispatch reports that PWA subsidy rules for clearance projects shift to cover 45 percent of costs with no interest and no repayment. Critics warn taxpayers bear heavy long term costs, supporting modernization while fearing unrepaid public funding in slum clearance.
Dr Morris Fishbitz outlines practical approaches to curb finger sucking and nail biting in children. He warns against overemphasis as it may reinforce the habit and details age related tendencies, historical bitter remedies, and modern mechanical aids. He favors substitutes like constructive toys to distract and engage the child while reducing the habit.
Heinrich Schliemann discovered nine buried cities within the mound of Troy. The mound rose about 125 feet high, and excavations reached only a portion of the buried layers.
Ruth Woodson hides in a stone house with caretaker Bertha Gibbs while John McNeill loves her. Elaine Chalmers, staying nearby, schemes to win John at Graycastle College. Susie and Mrs McNeill discuss Elaine's return, and John plans to introduce Ruth to his mother, pushing their fragile affair toward a new test.
Mrs McNeill arrives home days early by taxi from the depot on Garfield Avenue. She is greeted by Susie the long serving colored cook and learns of John’s booming appetite and his gallivanting while at the factory. The home features a converted garage and unchanged servants’ quarters in the rear. Susie and her husband Ebe, the yard man, remain proud and devoted despite time.
A collection of quotes on theater, economy, and national policy. Charles T. Carey notes a past surge from New York. Frank Knox links costs to voting impact. Admiral Takeshita cites Japan’s heritage and goodwill. Henry Ford warns against separating farm and factory as economic ills loom.
Irving Berlin notes that pop songs turn over quickly and a hit may vanish from public memory within a month, leaving even a best friend unlikely to mention it. He highlights the fleeting nature of fame in the music industry.
The fragmentary text presents a cryptic, darkly poetic line about shadows and trees. It lacks clear personalities, places, or dated events to anchor a news-style summary. No identifiable entities or concrete events are discernible.
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