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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1936
Page
4
An editorial discusses economic security and the reliance on government programs for old age and unemployment support. It argues that the nation must decide whom to trust with job and pension security, stressing citizen responsibility, self-reliance, and the political dimensions of welfare in November.
Observers note the French franc may be tied to the US dollar and the pound while gold standard nations drift apart. Gold reserves fall as prices rise and France expands wartime debt. Some experts predict devaluation could stabilize currencies and aid world prosperity despite rearmament.
A wealthy New York broker who admired a Virginia university student’s friendliness endowed the school with about 1.5 million dollars after his wife’s death. The gift, arranged before his 1913 death, honors the student whose affability inspired the memorial.
A fragment notes speculation that wood could be transformed into edible sustenance in Germany. The text suggests warmed-over foods may consist of chips from an old block.
Paul Mallon explains the three power pact as a fragile truce not a real stabilization, with France easing gold pressures while Morgenthau seeks political gain. The arrangement hinges on future action and costs, viewed differently by officials and press.
Notes suggest Mr Morgenthau secured a fragile agreement among Britain France and the United States over currency stabilization. Britain resisted devaluation while aiming to keep sterling pegged to the dollar and leave room for a stronger bargaining position in future talks. The maneuvering hints at complex future terms and the difficulty of reaching a fair final stabilization accord.
A late stage no throat cutting agreement nears completion with Britain and France approving terms. Morgenthau inquires as a French emissary reports Paris timing and a weary president wishing to retire. Roosevelt approves the draft announcement and sends best wishes for a good night.
The AAA jokes about a girl being advised to take a drive with her fiance to know his mind. It warns that if she tells him how to drive, she may get a piece of his mind in return.
In England fragile asbestos fabric is being produced. A handkerchief made of it would be handy for wiping the brow on one of our sunny days.
A mid western farmer is cheated out of 1500 in a poker game by three men. He must work longer hours away from farming to compensate. A separate item notes Shortstop Rabbit Maranville quitting baseball and considering house to house peddling. A man named Abel is held for murder in Connecticut. A campaign song refrain about shaking hands is discussed.
John T. Flynn analyzes wage vs price increases in the cost of living series. Factory wages rose 29 percent from 1933 to 1935 while living costs rose 20 percent, with rents and utilities pressures noted and future rises warned. Purchasing power growth, confidence, and policy shifts push prices higher, especially for food.
Mixner hurries his family into a canoe after a Wyandot raid along the Hocking River. The attackers kill a mother and two children. captives are adopted by the Wyandots and later returned. Rangers pursue, then abandon the chase as the Indians slip away in buried canoes.
Albany writer B Bolton argues against a $200 monthly pension funded by a 2 percent tax, warning that money cannot create goods and detailing risks of inflation, debt repudiation, and currency collapse drawing on past monetary actions and Germany’s experience.
Kay Dunn, a stewardess, falls for Ted Graham a veteran pilot. Ted prioritizes duty and planning including his adopted son Dickie. Kay resents Ted’s belief marriage requires scientific charts and budgets and clashes arise after she misreads a dance with Monte Blaine.
Kay and Ted reconcile after a quarrel that began the marriage yet left a lasting mark. Ted vows more home time between trans Pacific flights while Kay accepts she spoke in anger. They rebuild life at the sands home with Dickie as partner and a close flying colony circle including Doris and Ralph Bangs. Monte Blaine keeps distance.
The poem recounts trading from hilltop to town with locals the Jones Smiths and Mrs. Brown exchanging goods from potatoes to plums and salmon. It notes enduring trade winds guiding the speaker through towns and hills while mentioning names Mug Tibble Toy Cuffy Cat and a setting in Athens Ohio.
A ship promotion lifts Ted to pilot while gossip spreads about his supposed Honolulu liaison with a foreign woman named Illah. Kay recalls a past encounter with Silah in Manila and wrestles with jealousy, fearing a breach of trust as Illah’s reappearance threatens her faith in Ted.
Ten years ago Pollyanna Class Nelsonville elected Thelma Haas as president Alice Hawk secretary Louise Ray Halcidean Linton treasurer and Mrs Cranmer teacher. A kitchen shower for Miss Ellen Riley was hosted by Mrs W W Gibson and Mrs Theron Morgan. Edith McBee visited Mr and Mrs P G Dowler.
Kay planned a quiet dinner for her wedding anniversary expecting Ted to return from Hawaii. She prepared the meal and awaited him at the landing, but the acting captain delivered a letter noting Ted was detained at sea and would not join.
Health hints discuss causes of fainting and unconsciousness and urge determining cause before treatment. Doctors assess pulse color pupils skin and head injuries to judge circulation and brain involvement, noting signs of carbon monoxide poisoning or shock and warning about heatstroke in hot environments.
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