Blackwood Faces GOP Challenge in Athens County Race
The Messenger denounces L. H. Blackwood, Athens County Commission chair, as autocratic and unworthy after three and a half years in office. It cites secrecy, $350000 annual expenditures, and a plan to cut the county extension service, urging voters to deny his bid for re-election.
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Belated Vacation Advice On Rest And Play
The piece urges balancing travel with rest to truly enjoy vacations. It notes modern trips rush east to west and back, leaving little time for personal dreams. It cautions families push others into constant movement, forgetting desires for simple, restorative places.
Time Is Only Remedy Says economists in recovery debate
Economists argue that time is the only cure for widespread malaise as recovery from low mood is discussed. They split on whether political intervention accelerated or delayed the rebound and whether Washington’s involvement changed the speed of recovery.
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Washington
Borah in 1936 Race Emerges From Insider Talk
Washington dispatch notes a financier’s confidential briefing that Senator Borah could be the Republican presidential nominee in 1936. The piece discusses Borah’s opposition to the New Deal, his age, potential support from farm states, and the chance he would not consent to a draft, with references to Hoover era insiders and other Republican names.
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Roosevelt to spend less time at Hyde Park and Warm Springs
The article notes criticism of President Roosevelt for traveling to Hawaii for an extended period during a summer slump and states he will cut time at Hyde Park and Warm Springs over the next four months. It adds that trips to those two places are acceptable because he usually brings the capital with him.
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Warm Springs
Price fixing limits to NRA after Roosevelt return
The price fixing features of NRA will be restricted after Mr. Roosevelt returns. The NRA angle will be gradually abandoned to quell criticism by Senator Borah. A report from Roosevelt’s secret cabinet committee on the legality and advisability of federal price fixing will advise against price fixing.
Unofficial boycott shrinks Germany imports noticeably
The article notes a 1.5 million dollar drop in June imports from Germany compared with June last year, about a 20 percent decline. It adds that Germany’s imports were still larger this year overall than last, while France doubles exports to the country in six months, Russia exports to the nation have tripled since recognition despite unsettled debts.
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Russia
Economic Cycles and Public Action in a Democracy
The text argues that overstimulated credit in advance of markets creates depressions but the system rights itself. It notes producers and consumers feel pain, workers fear job loss, and people lash out if maladjustments persist. In a democracy, demands for action add strain as nature runs its course, not faulting the immutable economic system.
The Bane of Every Age
The piece argues modern Americans overly yearn for the past from antiques to pre war photographs. It links nostalgia to dissatisfaction with present life and calls for a shift toward human values and less wistful longing for earlier days.
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Facism in Italy Examined as Modern State Experiment
The article analyzes Fascism as an ancient ideal realized by modern tools. It notes its control of press and schools, suppression of criticism, and loyalty demanded in hard times. It highlights propaganda use, limited intellectual life, and attrition of dissent among youth and professionals.
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Italy
Grievances From Lillian Bardin on Farm Policy and Schools
Lillian Bardin of Sharpsburg Ohio laments high costs from distributors and taxes, questions farm politics, and criticizes school hiring wages. She wonders if elected candidates will remember farmers, and notes a 11 year road tax and rising interest jeopardizing homes.
Morgan raid in Meigs County during the Civil War
After plundering Southern Indiana the Morgan raiders moved into Meigs County in July 1863. Militia burned a bridge at McMasters Mills. raiders looted Rutland and wounded Dr. William N. Hudson. The pursuit followed toward Bashan and Buffington Island with skirmishes. nearly 400 raiders were captured, including Dick Morgan. Morgan fled north with 600 men. the remaining force was captured in Columbiana County after surrender negotiations.
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William N. Hudson
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Chester
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Hill and Dale
Rggers Creek
Cheshire
Shackleford
Columbiana County
Belleville
Editorial Critique on Advertising Bias in Republican Press
A reader accuses The Messenger of favoring Democratic papers and F D R, urging the editor to prove loyalty by sending copies to the president. The letter claims political bias influences advertising and hints at government ad contracts depending on who is offended.
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Quotations on Europe and the economy from notable leaders
A pair of remarks contrasts Europe’s tensions with economic fears. Field Marshal Viscount Allenby criticizes name calling among youths as hindering conflict, while Gov. Joseph B. Ely doubts capitalism can end depressions or war in this generation.
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Marooned Karlsson on Arctic Cliff Survives After Drift
The Marooned Man Karlsson of Moskene Island in the Lofoten group was stranded on a cliff after a rowboat drifted away in May 1909. Rescued August 15, he said he subsisted on moss and snow and later recovered, living about twenty more years.
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Health Hints And Diet Hints And Diet
DEK Morris Fishbein discusses the dangers of alcohol on driving, noting slowed reaction time and impaired judgment. He offers simple sobriety tests to gauge competency, including finger touch, door key task, reading, and recalling recent meals or trip times.
Unclear Personal Observations Spark Debates on Habits and Faith
The excerpt cites Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt remarking that occupied women would smoke fewer cigarets and feel less nervous, while President Glenn Frank of the University of Wisconsin describes the American as a man of faith. The text reflects early 20th century attitudes.
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University of Wiseconsin
Esther Harris Hosts Birthday Theater Party
Esther Harris held a theater party in honor of her birthday with guests Elaine Roe Marcella Horn and Margaret Landis. Other social notes include Mrs A B Leach Jr entertaining the Hamden Needle Club and a fishing trip return by Jake Williams O P Nixon Floyd Dixon and Frank Birtcher.
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Elaine Roe
Marcella Horn
Margaret Landis
A. B. Leach, Jr
Hamden '1
Needle Club
Webston
Jake Williams
O. P. Nixon
Floyd Dixon
Frank Birtcher
Deanville
Muskingum River
Better Babies Award Winners at Athens County Fair
A list of awardees in the Better Babies Contest includes two to three year olds Mary Grace Warren Merrel Jean Herrold Margaret Radford Mildred Wilson Maxine Abramson Mary Boetzner Evelyn Porter Dorothy Blackwood Lola Burk Morris Porter Paul Copeland Paul Taylor John Boden John Shaner William Linton Kenneth Higgins Nye John Swanson Edward Rosser and Ned M Bennett. The three and four year olds earning Better Baby awards are Leavitt Gard Mary Bridgewater James Bod en Thomas Porter Dent Scott Carl Radford Harold LeFavor Carrol LeFavor Leah Hunter Doris Radford Samuel Ford Dean Long Dwight Gaskill Ralph Munslow Marjorie Mansfield and Margerie Shaner.
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Merre
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Mary Boetzner
Evelyn Porter
Dorothy Blackwood
Lola Burk
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Paul Copeland
Paul Taylor
John Boden
John Shaner
William Linton
Kenneth Higgins Nye
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Edward Rosser
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Leavitt Gard
Mary Bridgewater
James Boden
Thomas Porter
Dent Scott
Carl Radford
Harold LeFavor
Carrol LeFavor
Toring
Leah Hunter
Doris Son Radford
Samuel Ford
Dean Long
Dwight Gaskill
Ralph Munslow
Marjorie Mansfield
Margerie Shaner
Italy Enters War and Plans Albania Seizure
Twenty years ago war coverage notes Italy’s expected entry into World War I and plans to seize Albania where French and Italian troops were stationed since the Balkan conflict. Germans repel French at Meulhausen as a strong offensive unfolds. A cartoon depicts Madame Europe chained by debt in a “For Years to Come” illustration.
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Albania
Europe
No indication discoveries exhaust nature says Compton
Prof Arthur H Compton of the University of Chicago notes that despite major physics and chemistry findings there is no sign discoveries have begun to exhaust nature. Charles F Keller an auto engineer comments on industrial information.
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Charles F. Keller
Arthur H. Compton
University of Chicago
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