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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1935

Page

4

Unstable Ecuador Leader Deported After Short Rule

The article recalls Colonel Luis Larrea Alba born 18M, once Ecuador’s provisional president after Ayora’s resignation, later accused of dictatorial aims and deported as an undesirable alien despite constitutional limits. It also mentions Vernon Breedrove, a champion boxer from Kansas, detailing his long title reign and upcoming fight.

Luis Larrea Alba Thomas Larrea Chile Alba Army Ecuador Senate of Ayora Alfredo B. Moreno

Critique of Roosevelts New Deal Pauper Policy

The New Deal is blamed for expanding relief rolls and creating a dependent underclass. The piece argues Roosevelt favored the "forgotten men," misdirecting recovery by shifting wealth and undermining thrift, with CWA and housing plans praised as impractical. It concludes relief threats reduce wealth and jobs, leaving less to distribute.

Roosevelt Professor Sumner Mr. Roosevelt Upton Sinclair Townsend Huey Long Father Coughlin Aman N. Y

Middle Ages Recalled in British Real Estate Ad

A British firm markets new Middle-sex subdivisions with built in dugouts gas and bombproof homes and a wartime slogan promising safety in war. The piece argues such housing echoes medieval siege preparation and questions modern security versus quality of life.

Middlesex

Parlor Pink Menace and the Communist Talk Abroad

A critical pose against liberal claims that foreign lecturers preaching Communism are harmless. The piece notes many are discreetly persuasive in upper circles, citing an English author detained for downplaying the Communist tie while meeting locals. It argues such dialogue is a real risk to capitalism.

Communist Party

Incompatibility in Democratic Senate Fractures Highlight Cotton Woes

The southern Democratic block shows strains in Congress as Senator George of Georgia attacks Agriculture Secretary Wallace over cotton prices and export decline. The article also notes steel holding companies delaying a bill, with Roosevelt pressuring for action and possible fallout at next year's elections. An RFC probe reveals a corporate insider loss from a stock buy.

Washington Congress Senate George Georgia Byrd Wallace House Roosevelt

Wheeler resolution and Baruch tax records in inquiry

The article outlines a privately pieced story behind a Wheeler resolution seeking a railroad financing investigation. It suggests forthcoming names and figures during the inquiry and notes Bernard Baruch faced scrutiny before testifying, then shifted to backing bolder munitions legislation, reshaping expectations.

Senate Bernard Baruch Baruch Treasury

Gas masks sent to Malta as population nears 250000

The report notes Britain shipped 200000 gas masks to Malta for its inhabitants. It claims Britain provided a mask for nearly every resident as Malta’s population nears a quarter of a million. The piece also quotes policy moves on unemployment and old age pensions and hints at work relief revival.

Malta Mediterranean Britain Labor Department Congress Montana Washington Utah Oregon Richberg Washington Newspaper Club

Parlor Pink Crackdown Dubious in National Debate

Opinion asserts foreign agitators have no place in American politics but warns against attacking domestic dissenters, urging restraint amid domestic critics and critics of the "American Plan."

Local Society Notes Highlight Visits and Socials

Professor Asa Hoskins and Ada with Miss Aril Smith and Miss Neil Starkey visited Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Reeves. Springfield guests Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Parriett stayed with Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hallett. Mrs. Hallett joined Columbus trip companion Mrs. I. K. Mickle. Edna Swan, East Cleveland teacher, vacationed with her parents. Lloyd Dailey, training for field secretary, got a Maine area appointment. Lillie Class and Miriam Class social events at Christian Church venues. Pythian Sisters held a masquerade party.

Asa Hoskins Ada Aril Smith Pomeroy Neil Starkey Guysville A. F. Reeves Lee R. Parriett Springfield M. H. Hallett Edna Swan East Cleveland Mrs. H. Swan Lloyd Dailey American Legion Indianapolis Maine

Health Hints On Mental Deficiency and Inheritance

A discussion of the distribution of mentally defective persons, their varied causes from birth injury to brain disease, and the limited role heredity plays. It notes British survey findings on parental ages, contrasting old and young parents and the slight influence on child brilliance, except childbirth difficulties with extreme parental ages.

Great Britain

Grandsons by Louis Adamic reviewed as a sharp social study

The review commends Adamic for portraying modern American life through three men descended from a Croatian immigrant killed in the Haymarket unrest. One becomes a gangster, another a radical organizer, the third a reporter who writes about them. The piece notes flaws but praises the book as a grass-roots portrait of restless America.

Adamic

About Your Children by Olive Roberts Barton

A social influence essay argues mothers are overwhelmed by outside pressures on children and warns parents unintentionally aid the very forces they fear. It critiques modern freedoms, media, and peer culture while urging mindful parental involvement and accountability.

Olive Roberts Barton Elsie Books Tom Brown Tiddie Dewinks

Public Forum Letters Welcome Signatures Included

The Public Forum invites signed letters on current events. Writers should keep comments concise so multiple contributions appear daily.

Economic fever and the need to balance the budget

F E Bolton of Albany argues the country suffers from debt fueled by consumer buying and stock speculation. He likens the current policy to a flawed medical treatment and urges hard work, budget balance, production over debt, and elimination of bureaucratic overhead to restore normal business conditions.

New Deal F. EB. Bolton Albany

The Dark Blond Mystery Unfolds With Millicent

Millicent Graves hides in a hotel under an assumed name after finding her employer dead. She meets Sarvis App who helps her vanish transformed as a brunet. Robert Caise confronts her as she investigates a murder tied to a mysterious woman in black ermine.

Millicent Graves George Drimgold Sarvis App Millicent Happ Norman Happ Robert Caise Ermine Robert Calse Jarvis Happ

Woman Defends Self as Man Attacks In Close Encounter

Millicent wards off an assault by forcing her assailant away and seizing a chance to escape into a closet. The man, frustrated, shouts and twists her arm as she resists, urging her to come for a kiss before the scene continues.

Millicent Continer

Notable quotes on discipline and public opinion in America

The excerpt reflects views from Rev Fr Martin C D Arcy Garry Myers and Will H Hayes on spirituality, parenting, film industry responsibility, and military training. It contrasts hopeful spiritual activity with concerns about parental discipline and calls for disciplined training over war readiness. Institutions referenced include the Darimouta president and motion picture leadership.

United States Martin C. D'Arcy Will H Hayes Hopkins Darimouta

History of This District Oil finds and travel routes in Hocking County

A historical sketch notes early oil tests near Logan with modest yields and eventual abandonment. It covers a 19th century stagecoach line from Lancaster to Logan and beyond, the evolution of the Hocking Teachers Association, and local figures such as Murphy and Rempel shaping education and transport in the district.

Neyivanian Bishop Farm Logan Yo Ing Hocking County Murphey Dresbach George Hocking McArthur 4Ington Chillicothe

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