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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1934
Page
4
Business Week Sees Vast Spending Fueling Prosperity
A historical forecast argues government spending will boost purchasing power for every person and family in the United States, detailing large direct allocations to farmers, relief programs, construction loans, and housing efforts, with farm price gains adding further value. The piece cautions against overoptimism but urges readiness to capitalize on potential demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Week
Business Journal
United States
CCC
CWA
PWA
RFC
Tennessee Valley
Wise
America
Muddling Continues on Taxes and Motor Vehicle Use
The piece argues motor vehicles are essential for communication and employment, warning that higher taxes push cars out of reach and threaten jobs in car manufacturing and related industries. It critiques government spending and suggests tax policy reduces consumer access and hurts households.
Economic forecast and policy bets in the Roosevelt era
Washington dispatch notes cautious optimism about a spring boom in production and employment under Roosevelt policies. Analysts expect credit and securities reforms, continued public works, and possible changes to the Securities Act while aiming to stabilize money and prices ahead of elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wall
Mr. Roosevelt
Civilian Works Administration
Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
Dickinson
Congress
NRA
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Britain
It Seems To Me A Personal View On Strikes And Solidarity
Heywood Broun reflects on being an involved observer and participant in labor strikes notably taxi workers. He argues union solidarity matters and that many skilled workers endure long hours for little pay, defending strikes while critiquing internal factionalism. He emphasizes collective action before any postwar economic theories.
Men Join Rural Church Meetings In Shared Duties
Men in rural parishes are increasingly attending church meetings with women. Reports note men chopping wood for the church while women quilt and discuss parish affairs, signaling a shift in parish life and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Shared duty to support church finances urged by speaker
The speaker notes that both men and women should fund the pastor and church, not just women who sew and cook. He cites the church as a vital haven for people who rely on its guidance, urging joint responsibility to keep the church alive.
Exposer on Strikes and Self Perception
The speaker rejects martyrdom while acknowledging exhibitionist traits. He notes taxi and hotel strikes, resists joining a writer dinner, and seeks a dispensation to cross picket lines, only to be told none is given. He admits appearing hypocritical discussing organization yet benefiting from strikebreakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baseball Writers
Thieves Cave and a Century of Frontier Justice in Ohio
In northern Hocking County Ohio a large cave named Thieves Cave served as a hiding place for stolen horses driven to other states at night. Local lore recalls a hunter's trail near Lost Run and West Fork of Spow Fork, a hunter lost long ago, and a man moving west who sheltered in a nearby cave during a harsh winter around 1416, illustrating early frontier hardships and coarse law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Hocking County
Lost Run
West Fork
Spow Fork
Thieves Cave
Health and Diet Advice on Ulcerative Colitis and Dysentery
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains ulcerative colitis can mimic dysentery but is a distinct infection. He advises medical diagnosis, avoiding bowel irrigations, rest by reducing dietary residue, and careful nutrition with calories minerals and vitamins. He notes serums from isolated germs may help in some cases and stresses early positive diagnosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Fishbein
About Your Children by Olive Roberts Barton
A doctor voices frustration with parents seeking miracle tonics for sick children and explains tonics' limits. He defends medical care, cites tonsil decisions, and stresses the doctor’s duty to save lives over profit, while noting public suspicion of medicine. The piece ends with a quip on marriage and family life amid a stray local anecdote.
Punished Prophet and the Curious Claims of Roger Bacon
The text recalls Roger Bacon a medieval thinker known as Doctor Admirabilis, tied to extraordinary foresight. It notes he was confined in Paris from 1287 to 128? and mentions his supposed predictions on lenses, gunpowder, flying machines, steamships, and global circumnavigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Bacon
Paris
Public Forum Seeks CWA Transportation Clarification
The Messenger reports confusion among CWA workers about transportation to rural project sites. Some think the agency must provide transport, others believe they must arrange it themselves, causing dissatisfaction and a humiliating scene last Saturday. Local authorities are asked to clarify the transportation policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
CWA
Unfairness in Distribution No 4 Editor Messenger
The writer argues state aid school funding is unfair to weak districts over three years. State rules depress salaries and operating grants in state aid districts while penalties hit liquid fuel tax revenue. He calls for equal statewide averages, prompt salary payments, and fair fund distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Ohio
Debate Over Tax Aid Fairness in Weak Districts
In Nelsonville Ohio on February 1, 1%, a discussion critiques the states tax aid program. It argues that if taxes are created for weak districts, these districts must absorb delinquent losses just like nonstate areas. It blames state officials and the department of education for unfair provisions and calls for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
East Side School Pupil Attendance Highlights Grades Three
Second grade pupils with perfect attendance include Red gins James Albert Dyar Liy Kelley and ritt Preston. Third grade pupils listed are Mary Bre et Helen Louise Hayes Virgin Carolyn Ruston Virginia Schuler Free ens Margaret Wharton Frederick Snyder Gibson Robert Holdren and Sarah Sherme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Se
Wer Redgins
James Albert Dyar
Liy’ Kelley
Sixth annual Ohio Be Sq ere convention at Ellis Hell
The sixth annual convention of Ohio Be Sq ere was held at Ellis Hell with Rev. W. H. Boden Nelson addressing the gathering. The joint meeting with the Athens Christian Endeavor Society included Wendell Kelley and Nelsonv enrolled from the University in the civil course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Ellis Hell
Ine
W. H. Boden Nelson
Hocking
Athens
Christian Endeavor Socit
Wendell Kelley
Nelsonv
Bressing ponsible for his Oo Parents who enjoy the
Unable to extract a coherent event or names from the provided text. The fragment references parents and little feet but lacks clear actions, entities, or context to summarize into a dated news item with a definitive outcome.
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Bressing
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