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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
4
Readable fragments show Garden and Bush as publisher with March Harris as managing editor. Article text incomplete but indicates editorial leadership at the newspaper.
Washington critics flag a nationwide youth program linked to lunch money and college stipends, with plans to expand federal control. Taussig urges direct future voter contact while educators warn the scheme may duplicate existing Education Bureau work and inflate administrative costs.
The article argues quarantine placards on homes mark good citizenship by showing judgment calling physicians, cooperation with health officials, and duty to prevent contagion. It warns against concealing contagious disease as harming the community and urges parental action when illness is suspected.
A short reflection urges daily ten minute focus on self analysis to identify good and bad habits. It warns against criticizing others and advocates self improvement to earn respect from clean, ambitious, intelligent people.
Earl Duvas of Washington proposes a $500,000 project to help unemployed poets and raise poetry awareness in America. Critics suspect a joke, but backers push serious consideration while urging a broader idea that readers be paid to read poetry.
The president and Brain Trust push a potato control act forcing five bushels as a threshold. Farmers over that must report to Washington and receive annual quotas. Moves during the season void future raises. every bushel sold requires a government stamp. Bootleggers warned as this act looms.
The article notes fourteen farm crops are now controlled by the Federal Government and that farms and farmers are being brought into line. It argues the movement spreads into every line of business and predicts NRA features will rise again.
Dr William Henry Scott of Columbus celebrates his ninety fifth birthday on September 14. A prominent educator and administrator, he led Ohio University and Ohio State University, retiring from the OSU presidency in 1895 but continuing as a philosophy professor until 1910.
Poets Corner readers contribute verses in this column bearing name and address. A heartfelt poem recalls a childhood home at the lane end with roses lilac shade and a mother waiting with blue eyes and unwavering care as life nears its end. Dedication to Mrs. F. W. Warner, Aug 3, 1935. Beta Larkins, Guy New Mexico.
President Coolidge signed an agreement with Belgium for funding the 480000 war debt to the United States. Superintendent Patterson notes renovation funds this year total 2000 for schools. Seven new stop signs and metal markings were put up in Athens by Safety Director Woodworth.
Readers of the Public Forum weigh in on taxes and federal finance. Senator Vandenberg criticizes the current plan as inadequate while Charlies H. Sabin Jr. and wealthy interests push for mixed approaches including a sales tax. The column urges clear thinking on government finances and notes the impossibility of simultaneous income tax cuts and a balanced budget.
Lolita delivers Bret Paul’s letter to Jo in Hollywood and she reads a confession of love that unsettles her. Jo drafts evasive replies to Bret while awaiting Drana’s news that Boleson and other producers have seen her screen test and show strong interest.
Rochester researchers extract from placental tissue and inject into newborns to raise resistance to measles and other infections. In trials, infants given the extract show reduced severity of the disease and improved immunity, offering an alternative to convalescent serum therapy.
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