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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1935
Page
4
Gordon K. Bush as Publisher and Gen Mer Charles H. Harris as Managing Editor list national reps John W. Cullen Co Chicago New York Detroit. Advertising rates available at Home or Foreign offices. Nominal charge for obituary card of thanks etc.
Authorities surveyed 10 000 of 165 000 relief families finding the typical household has native white parents two children under 16 and two to three years of unemployment. The father ages 35 to 50 with five to eight years of schooling, an unskilled worker earning 1000 to 1200 annually, the sole earner. The study highlights that such households cannot withstand further downturns and bear the public burden during trade slumps.
The Commercial and Financial Chronicle surveys foreign state run railways finding thirteen nations posted operating losses last year funded by taxpayers. Four others would have losses even after fixed charges, with many railways kept afloat only by bookkeeping. The Chronicle argues politics corrupts railway management, while the ICC notes U.S. railroads are worth 24 billion dollars. government ownership would require bonds, tax losses, and potential service decline, risking transport chaos.
The piece notes a surge of large corporate picnics across Southeastern Ohio, with crowds surpassing former expectations. It cites Athens and Moxahala Park as examples where attendance resembles county fairs, driven by roads, speakers, cars, and a desire to explore new experiences.
The piece surveys Wisconsin politics centering on Phil and Bob La Follette, their ties with Roosevelt, and the 1940 presidential prospects. It notes a local WPA appointment staffed by La Follette allies, weak Democratic strength, Kohler’s return to industry, and a small, cautious Republican base. It also observes Milwaukee mood, socialist governance, and mild economic recovery signals amid unemployment concerns.
In a history by the late Dr. Charlies B. Taylor, elders of Athens Presbytery are named from the early 1800s to late 19th century. It notes pastors and trustees, church member counts, and lists many figures and a family portrait of Dr. Taylor and his nine children.
Poets Corner features a reader verses column signed Dorothy Kuntz of Pomeroy Ohio. A London animal ride souvenir item follows noting 200 nets earning as much as 100 dollars on Saturdays by giving rides to children.
A New York attorney claims he is behind a local woman in all her actions. The piece hints at politics and personal finance with wit about Mussolini and a sharedevil on the highway.
A study of 100 college girls finds 44 dislike many common foods with cabbage onions and cauliflower prominent. Distress after eating was reported for cabbage tomatoes peppers onions fats peanuts strawberries cucumbers and chocolate, with symptoms including heartburn nausea and abdominal discomfort.
A compilation of quotes from Secretary Ickes Lloyd George Hitler and de Valera touching on government figures freedom and universal covenant. The lines criticize appeasement Freudian freedom and the need for unity in international agreements.
Fifteen year old Catherine Zicarelli, once the subject of a nation wide search, has been found in Cleveland. Detective George Zicarelli her father said she had been working for an attorney in Greensburg Pennsylvania since she left home last January. Police believed she faced kidnapping or vengeance linked to her father's detective work. Home life reportedly happy before the disappearance.
Dr D B White explains that a boxing knockout results from a blow to the jaw disrupting the semi circular canals in the inner ear. The force drives the jaw condyle upward into the skull behind the ear, disturbing balance sensors and causing loss of consciousness.
Elaine Chalmers travels to Worthville for her campaign to win John McNeill’s heart. She encounters a double of herself in the decaying Silas Hunter house, while Bertha Gibbs helps manage the confusion and a restless, unnamed man on the third floor.
Ten years ago Athens High School enrolled 1510 students with East Side 226 West Side 117 Central 207 and Training School 187. Local society included Chi Omegas at Harry McKinstry camp Harmony Road Pi Beta Phi tea at Doris Henry home Alpha Gamma Delta at Elizabeth Horn home and Mrs L V Brown visiting Lancaster. Football prospects listed players Hibbard Evan Chappalear Duncan land Arpee Pennybaker Mariner Finsterwite and Chauncey.
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