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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1934
Page
4
A year after abandoning the gold standard, the United States shows signs of recovery with higher business activity, rising employment and payrolls, and increased bank deposits. The piece argues for a shift from government stimulus to private investment, focusing on home building, capital goods, and removing obstacles to recovery.
The piece notes a surge of men embracing gardening as a popular pastime and civic improvement. It credits women as early pioneers of the American garden and argues that home grounds boost health, living standards, and prosperity through yard and community projects. It highlights men working in nurseries and related trades as home improvements grow.
An eastern courthouse saw irate taxpayers storm the building and drag two county commissioners from their office demanding explanations of recent tax increases. The piece notes voters’ inconsistency and questions the link between tax hikes and government expenses, arguing costs rise when people demand or accept government extras.
In Washington on April 19, Paul Mallon reports the White House will not publicly enter Democratic congressional primaries. Louis Howe and Emil Hurja shift roles, while President Roosevelt's warmth toward Senator Connally after his veterans vote hints at behind the scenes support.
A White House official recalls a fable about a man with a donkey and son facing shifting public judgments. The tale ends with the man and son dismounted while the audience seeks to please everyone, echoing Kin Hubbard's quip about publishers.
President Roosevelt appears to withhold remarks on pending legislation including silver, the stock market bill, the tax bill, and securities changes. Analysts say his restrained approach aims to quiet popular suspicion that he is manipulating Congress like an organ grinder controls his performers.
An Ohio crash shows a passenger bus sideswiping a parked truck then hitting an oncoming truck and trailer, killing six and injuring fourteen. The article argues heavy vehicles require more road space and that tight spots on busy highways raise collision risk for motorists accustomed to large trucks and buses.
A brief note notes Louisiana experiences fewer earthquakes than other states while mentioning Huey Long in a historical context. The snippet reflects a region’s seismic record alongside political figure references.
In a Washington hearing Hilde garde Kneeland refuses to retrogress to 1926 provoking lively cross-examination. McGugin and Lehrbach appear abashed as the year’s sanctity clashes with constitutional respect and allegiance to the Coolidge era.
The speaker defends reticence about 1926 while noting mixed feelings toward returning to past conditions. Miss Kneeland objects to pursuing 1926 era goals, arguing against reviving those times. The passage casts 1926 as a symbol testing current leadership amid clamor for ancestral norms and danger of falling behind.
A reflective reminiscence links the year 1926 to the onset of the 1929 crash and shifts hope toward 1934. The narrator recalls Calvin Coolidge’s presidency, a Willard Hotel room, sleepless nights, and pleas for manifestations, before expressing cautious optimism for a better year ahead.
Henry T. Rainey says lotteries may be acceptable in certain publics but not suitable for U S revenue. The piece notes an odd romance in history and quotes Alber N Hutching insisting a marriage will endure regardless of consent.
Dr Morria Fishbein explains how antitoxins in blood serum defend against poisons and how horse-derived antitoxins treat scarlet fever. The text covers immunity after infection, preventive injections, the five dose course, and a skin test to assess protection.
The piece argues adolescence is a romantically marked period requiring careful parental guidance. It supports a balanced approach combining protection with trust, endorsing chaperoned socializing, open talks on social and sex topics, and avoiding persistent warnings that breed distrust.
A Northwestern University professor coins a term for congressional investigators calling them sco potropists and jokes about their advantage. The piece contrasts such remarks with USA political discourse and alludes to Soviet themes about the OGPU and New Deal bureaus.
Yesterday's cartoon highlights Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski 1812 to 1887 noted as the most prolific modern Polish writer. It credits his career starting in 1881 and his vast output across novels, essays, memoirs, history, philosophy, and journalism, plus editing a largely self-sourced magazine. Tomorrow hints at a feature on a place called Home Of A Thousand.
The piece argues that school boards overstep by enforcing strict private conduct on teachers. It cites examples from North Carolina and elsewhere where teachers sign pledges to avoid dating or certain activities. The writer says such meddling harms integrity and suggests relaxing private life standards to strengthen the school system.
The piece forecasts a booming spring and summer vacation season driven by higher incomes more leisure time and widespread car travel. It touts America’s extensive highway system hotels camping sites garages and service stations as factors that make vacations easy and enjoyable, with rail travel also offering vast opportunities.
The article extols diverse summer travel by train and steamship across the North American continent. It highlights options from Maine coast to California and the Great Lakes, praising hospitable places and the slogan See America First as sound travel advice. It encourages roaming this summer to enjoy fresh and salt waterways and varied destinations.
Mrs. Joe Stanley and her three children escaped possible death when their house caught fire today as neighbors aroused the sleeping family. The incident followed a birthday celebration at Mr E. M. Garrett’s home where Eleanor was honored, with hosts Mr Fenzel and Miss Vianna Rowster aiding. In sports, Grantham hit a first fly ball over right field bleachers as the Reds beat Cincinnati 5-2, with four Reds hits in the fifth inning.
Twenty years ago Jack Jonson a negro heavyweight boxer got a new trial on a Mann Act charge and faced a year in prison and fines. W B Johnson a Coolville columnist notes a paved road project. Athens County Republicans list candidates Lou Rossettel Frank Lowry Arthur Rice and Charles Wot. Miss Iva Roberts Amesville Hartley Corning wed. Hartley a telephone operator attended a D A R meeting with guests.
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