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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1934

Page

4

Trade press affiliations and wire service notices

A compiled listing of press associations and wire services including American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Ohio Dailies and United Press Associations, reflecting industry network references and affiliations.

American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Ohio Dailies Riend Lally Press Association United Press Associations

May Day Emphasizes Child Health Across America

The article urges communities to take responsibility for children's health on May Day. It notes that emergency relief, health education, and planning improve child life, especially for families with fewer resources. It highlights a shift from high birth rates and high infant mortality to better preventive care and outlines upcoming health reviews in Southeastern Ohio.

United States America Ohio

Donna of the Big Top serial in The Messenger

A new Messenger serial titled Donna of the Big Top offers a circus life tale with melodrama and romance. The story follows a lovely young heroine in a spring setting, promising suspense and a happy ending amid clowns, bands, and canvas as the circus travels.

the Messenger The Messenger Donna Big Top

Japan claims role to police China in Near East

The article says Japan asserts a protectorate over China’s Near East contacts and warns against outside aid to China. A Tokyo spokesman states any aid to China is political or military, implying Western involvement should be avoided. It notes American technical and financial aid to China and U.S. plane sales and pilots teaching Chinese to use them.

Japan Near East China Tokio United

Japan policy in China seen aimed at France

Washington dispatch reports whispers that Japan's new gate-keeping policy in China targets French loans and potential concessions, not the U S. Officials doubt Tokyo's official lines while noting Manchuria issue and tensions with the League of Nations.

Washington China France Yangtze

Dangerous Pete the Consumers' Counsel’s Gangland Ties

Leroy Peterson known as Dangerous Pete in gang circles handled a code for racketeers in New York. After a confrontation he asserted control, discovered guns on the men, and then chose to represent the government instead of joining the gang, declining an offered 25 000 a year.

Leroy Peterson Consumers’ Counsel AAA Pete New York Peterson

Coronation Details Suppressed by Censors in Manchukuo

Report notes censorship blocked part of Hank Pu-Yi coronation coverage. It recounts the difficulty of seating Hank in a car and how U S auto reps removed the rear seat and tightened springs to fit him. The piece also cites Russian claims of a Japan Germany alliance and anticipated multi-front attacks.

Henry Pu-Yi Manchukuo Henry Hank

Opposing Views Highlight New Deal Debate Speakers

Eugene Meyer and Professor Tugwell present opposing arguments before the American Society of Newspaper Editors. Tugwell’s speech counters New Deal criticism with prepared policy akin to Agriculture Department statements. Meyer argues the other side more effectively than before.

Eugene Meyer Tugwell American Society of Newspaper Editors Department of Agriculture Meyer

Far East policy and trade tensions amid China loan stance

States have loaned China millions to buy out cotton and wheat while Japan, guided by Tokio's declaration, may halt the flow at any moment. Giving aid to the enemy strains relations, yet Japan has shown recent friendliness, suggesting moderation of any new policy. Washington shows no plan to cut China trade, and no policy shift is expected. A Harvard professor seeks the typical Irishman in Ireland, though Boston would have sufficed.

State Department Japan Tokyo China Tokio Washington Harvard Ireland Boston

Jefferson as oracle for modern policy sparring

A column imagines how Thomas Jefferson would view 20th century politics. It notes mentions of NRA opposition, Roosevelt budget, and Republican talk of Jeffersonian succession with Harding Coolidge and Hoover. The piece playfully questions whether Jefferson would approve recovery measures and constitutional limits.

Thomas Jefferson Jefferson NRA Roosevelt Harding Coolidge Hoover Sage Monticello Bill Borah

Jefferson, Hamilton, and the evolving Constitution

The column argues that Jefferson would oppose static political and economic systems arguing for frequent constitutional change. It notes Jefferson did not sign the Constitution, compromised with Hamilton, and that the Declaration’s equality clause was altered in codification, suggesting Jeffersonian values may not align with modern interpretations.

Jefferson and the lasting impact of liberty in his era

The piece argues that if Jefferson remained as he once was he would challenge contemporary Jeffersonian critiques. It notes his openness to European thought and the French Revolution, and believes he would carefully observe current shifts in political and economic ideas. It asserts States rights was not Jefferson's core principle.

Jefferson United States

Editorial Briefs from a 1920s Paper on Global Charms and Graft

A Boston minister jokes about one third of the world being crazy. Ohio's liquor administrator releases a list of politicians seeking favors. German fiber wool is pitched as a wool substitute. Columbia physicists measure a neutron at one ten trillionth of an inch. Simms cites Chinese Turkestan as the country God forgets. A streamline train posts a record speed, though late.

Boston Columbia University

Health Diet notes on Child Health Day and maternal care

Dr Morris Fishbein marks May 1 as Child Health Day and recalls the White House Conference charter on child rights from conception to adulthood. It urges comprehensive maternal care during pregnancy and supports breast feeding as optimal for infant nutrition and disease protection.

White House Hoover Congress of the United States

The Chop Suey Word and a Girl's Awakening

A sheltered girl in a private school learns a hard lesson about prejudice when a classmate uses a cruel nickname. Her mother, once protected from life, reevaluates strict genteel upbringing and embraces exposure to the real world to temper innocence with realism.

Olive Roberts Barton

Oyster breakfast wagers split Sea History by Talleyrand tale

Yesterday's cartoon recounts a wager between the Duke of Talleyrand and the Chevalier de Sainte Foix. The loser served an oyster breakfast for 12, a famed meal that set oyster history. The invited guests ate many oysters, with the lawyer consuming 720. Tomorrow the article notes the Church of

Duke of Talleyrand Chevalier de Sainte Foix Talleyrand Jess Church of

Gallia County relief workers protest 30 cent wage

A large Gallia County group filed protests with the Federal Employment Relief Administration over the 30 cent per hour common labor wage. They claim under representation at the wage fixing meeting and urge a committee meeting with relief administrator G. W. Haney and union leader Dr W. B. Neal to resolve misunderstandings.

the Messenger Gallia County Federal Employment Relief Administration H. W. Walter G. W. Haney Matty W. B. Neal Master Workmen of America Neal Gallipolis Harry Baldwin

The Vote and Women Power Through the Ages

Albany notes reflect on women's suffrage and influence from past to present. The piece contrasts historic attire and authority with modern public roles, suggesting women persistently gain clout regardless of dress or constitutional changes. Date referenced is April 21 in Albany.

How Peary Reached the Pole reviewed by MacMillan

Donald B. MacMillan, longtime Arctic explorer and Peary aide, argues in How Peary Reached the Pole that Peary reached the pole while Cook did not. He cites direct conversations with Eskimos and Peary’s own logbook notes to support his claim that Peary was the first to reach the Pole and Cook remained far short.

America Doctor Cook Admiral Peary North Pole Donald B. MacMillan Peary Pole Mr. MacMillan Cook MacMillan Wiltin

Miss Blanche Riley Married in Las Cruces NM

Mrs. Arthur Hickman described a Training School at a meeting of the Missionary Society of the First Methodist, noting the union of Miss Blanche Pat Riley, de C. Riley, to Captain Jin in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Blanche Pat) Riley de C. Riley Jin Las Cruces New Mexico Arthur Hickman The Sionary Society of the First Method

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