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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1935
Page
6
The nation faces a crucial decision on reviving prosperity through business-led policy or pursuing social reforms that may delay recovery. Critics cite muddled Congress debate and diverse external demands from veterans, the elderly, Townsend, Huey Long followers, labor unions, and farm groups. Congress should pass necessary measures to speed recovery and re-employ the idle.
The piece argues that lasting recovery depends on employing skilled durable goods workers in home building and road projects. It favors modern methods over direct labor, urges public works to spur private spending, and notes that seeing farmers and merchants invest in repairs indicates real job creation.
Nearly 300 major American universities will waive entrance exams for 1,000 progressive educated high school graduates next year. Chosen students will be admitted without standard requirements after being taught to align with individual interests and abilities. The project argues that flexible, personalized schooling yields stronger college calibre and practical living skills. Business and professionals, plus parents, watch to see if progressives outpace molded students.
Washington report describes a privately printed plan titled Recovery Of Radicalism. The document, attributed to the Committee For Economic Recovery with support from Allie S. Freed, urges Roosevelt to shift right to avert radical influence led by Townsend Long Coughlin Sinclair and Huey Long. It argues economic recovery as the sole cure and cites 1928 1932 election charts to warn radicals could defeat Roosevelt and widen GOP chances.
The plan urges economic recovery as the top priority, favors a non governmental leadership group, and calls for educating editors and radio stations to curb demagoguery without stifling free speech. It argues Radicals threaten the nation and details a vast deferred demand totaling hundreds of billions for autos, home building, plants, energy, equipment, and infrastructure.
The document urges the President to remove the excess liability feature of the Securities Exchange Act and to pursue minor corrections. It recommends improved instalment sale facilities, opening long term mortgage markets, and reorganizing real estate mortgage structures. It also calls business managers to join the recovery effort in wartime.
The passage notes that several advisers discuss ideas among themselves and a mild change in view has appeared in New Deal quarters. It suggests many suggestions may be adopted and that Mr. Freed will meet sympathetic officials when he explains his plans.
Will C. Merritt signs a reflective Public Forum letter from the Aegean Sea about his Holy Land visit. He praises religious toleration, recalls meeting the Pope, and notes sights from the Vatican to Mars Hill and the Parthenon as his voyage progresses through the Dardanelles and Adriatic.
A compilation notes visits by Mrs. Bolin, Mrs. Connett, and others to relatives in Washington D C and Marietta and Port Clinton. It lists cast members of the Athens High school musical Belle of Barcelona and remarks on church attendance in the United States reaching over 30 million weekly.
A reader seeks advice on caring for ears and preventing deafness. The piece warns against self treatment, endorses professional diagnosis for ear pain and infections, notes that ear devices may aid hearing, and stresses quick treatment to avoid mastoid infection.
A collage of statements features Upton Sinclair on readiness to act when needed, Dr. Miles Murphy on spanking and parental restraint, Dizzy’s planned retirement after two seasons, Andrew Mellon on individual effort, and Anthony Eden on global interdependence. The phrases reflect era attitudes toward action, parenting, career endings, competence, and international cooperation.
The cartoon explains how enduring records began with George Kender in Milwaukee in 1930. He bowled at the Antlers Hotel alleys for 50 hours, tossing a ball every 30 seconds until 16 competitors quit, totaling 261 strings, a remarkable effort by any standards.
The Lion of Lucerne commemorates 1792 Swiss Guards who died defending the Tuileries. A fragile plaster model from Constanz and a Rome-made sketch trace its origin and later perceptions in Switzerland. The text notes a long absence of the monument’s full view and hints at tomorrow’s discovery of a large appetite.
Millicent Gravas hides her employer’s murder and flees to a hotel. A stranger helps her escape, disguises her as a brunet, and introduces her to his family. A mysterious note and a chase ensue as Sergeant Mahoney questions Millicent and follows her movements after a night out with Bob Caise’s car.
Readers follow a tense police interview scene where a suspect is questioned about a crime. The dialogue hints at fear, guilt, and possible involvement as the sergeant presses for details and a loaded automatic is introduced.
Dr. Morris Fishbein notes heredity can influence nervous breakdowns in families. He cites mental illness, especially dementia praecox, and emphasizes environmental factors from childhood or prenatal life as common triggers.
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