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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1936
Page
4
A young man explains to Teddy why he works hard and rejects easy money. The piece condemns quick government handouts and urges youths to honor their parents’ example, warning that reliance on easy gains leads to later costs.
A critique of income tax and social reform proposals. It argues taxes cannot fund federal needs, warns against schemes like Social Security and the Townsend Plan, and notes distrust among classes. The piece questions current reforms and political incentives amid economic strains.
The piece argues that despite苦, science and business support kept people hopeful. It lists improvements since 1929 including streamlined trains air travel faster cars cheaper operation roads home furnishings fabrics radios and reading material. It asserts progress will continue if individuals think and act for themselves.
A Western Reserve criminologist argues every person is born with criminal impulses but can be steered to honesty through education and environment. The piece critiques policy debates on treasury plans, neutrality bills, and gold flows, noting inflated rhetoric and calls for reform.
The piece notes President Roosevelt canceled a billion dollars in unused appropriations claiming no savings and describing the move as cleaning up the books. It questions why the action was taken now since the bookkeeping budget was sent to Congress 80 days earlier.
The passage argues that the list of bureaus with erased appropriations, all government lending agencies like Reconstruction Finance, Commodity Credit, Export-Import Bank, and Home Owners Loan, threatens private banking. Some see curtailment as a first step toward government exit from lending and a turning point in New Deal policy, with further steps anticipated soon.
The article notes plans to curtail additional bureaus including the Resettlement Administration led by Professor Tugwell. It cites growing doubt among insiders about Tugwell's experiment and hints he may struggle to spend all funds allocated. It suggests Tugwell could start his campaign walk early.
A New York Republican leader travels to Topeka to observe Kansas voters around the London goldfish bowl. He writes to New York leaders that Kansas wants to stay dry while the nation leans wet, and urges respecting local wishes and the Constitution. This adds to London sentiment among wet Republican factions.
Congressman McReynolds accused lobbyists of trying to wreck the neutrality bill. The State Department is quietly reviewing prominent international lawyers tied to the bill. One lawyer reportedly counted Germany and Peru among his clients and has urged freedom of the seas and damage claims against infringements.
The United States is described as an excuse for Europe as diplomats expect the League to fault America for oil embargo failures against Italy. League authorities may blame lack of U.S. commitment while not addressing France and other powers’ reluctance to impose sanctions.
Mrs. A W Guest, wife of Dr. Guest at Athens State Hospital, letters editor to praise ROTC in high schools. She cites Major Kayser and notes her nephew Lt Col James Hulbert is an officer, recounting Fort Riley ties and her son Adolphus Guest’s ROTC experiences, urging support for POC training.
Ten years ago Herbert Hoover led attempts to receive foreign radio signals during international broadcasting week tests. Few listeners succeeded in hearing the message This is 2 10 London as the tests ran.
Twenty years ago James Pritchard of Hocking County was named chief deputy and safety commissioner of mines by the state industrial commission with a salary of 3500 dollars annually. Miss Mary Louise White became the bride of Charlies Wy. Roun savell featured in the Woman's Music Club program. Social events included a birthday party for Kenneth Carlton and a meeting of the Social Sewing Circle at Mrs Dow Shaffer's home in Nelsonville.
A report recalls a half century old singing class at the Old Brick Church and notes 13 of 30 members attended the Chauncey home-coming. It laments scant memorials for Elizabeth Pugsiey Neal Fulton in Nye Cemetery and urges funds for a grave marker and roadside iron marker.
Poems from Messenger Readers note the author and address. My Dad honors a loving father who is small in stature but great in heart and kindness. The piece is followed by another verse about schools and weather and a final line on celestial facts.
Readable excerpt shows Julia Craig, secretary to lawyer George Woodford, craving nightclub stardom while entangled with Peter Kemp and friend Tom Payson. A yacht cruise on the Wood Nymph hints at Royal Nesbitt’s disappearance and a crimes-in-progress plot amid club openings and backstage tensions.
A compilation of remarks from Toyohiko Kagawa, Jannett Shouse, Gov. Eugene Tamadge, Mussolini, and Hendrik Willem Van Loon. The excerpts critique prosperity from scarcity, American New Deal politics, the British Empire, and the idea of civilization as a evolving project.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains how a smooth diet aids digestion for those recovering from illness or childbirth. He notes carbohydrates digest quickly while fats and meats linger longer, liquid meals exit stomach fastest, and a soft diet moves through more rapidly than high-fiber meals. He cautions to rule out serious diseases and mentions stress affects appetite and digestion.
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