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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1933
Page
4
Cent a Day Soldiering in France Pay Debate
The French Chamber debates raising soldier pay from 25 centimes a day to one franc to match the cost of maintaining larger forces. Twenty-five centimes equal about one cent. the current pay nets roughly four cents daily after the raise. The piece contrasts French and American army costs given the pay scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Chamber of Deputies
Not Quiet Along the Rhine
Germany faces a tense political scene as multiple parties and leaders clash under new officials. Ruhr and Rhine industrialists push for old hours and wages while monarchist hopes rise and republicans fear lost liberties. Hitler’s cabinet leans monarchist as he threatens a larger army, unsettling Versailles signatories and French militarists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
Germany
Mitler
Ruhr
Rhineland
Silesia
Hitler
Coal Industry Faces Widespread Trouble and Red Ink
The text analyzes a nationwide coal downturn with a boom followed by overproduction and deflation. It notes thousands of idle workers and mines likely never reopening. Call for a rehabilitation program and transfer of surplus miners to other jobs, plus ending cut-throat competition among producers.
Holdups and Slots Compare as Gambling Dangers
The writer argues that armed robberies and slot machine losses share a cruel inevitability. Officials should confiscate gambling devices as they prey on the poor and gullible, offering no odds or relief to players.
Dictator label fades under constitutional limits
The piece argues the term dictator is misapplied to Roosevelt. It defines dictatorship as unlimited rule and force, then notes Congress could veto extraordinary powers and set a sunset date. The text concludes that proposed powers would be temporary and removable by the electorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt
Fear of What People Say Drives Many to Wrong Choices
Dorothy Dix argues the fear of social judgment governs both small and large actions from manners to careers. The piece cites marriage strains, unfulfilled potential, wage poverty, and extravagant spending as consequences of chasing communal approval and avoiding ridicule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
About Your Children and the Pace of Early Development
Olive Roberts Barton advises parents on infant walking and talking milestones. She notes variation in when children begin to walk or say words, discusses factors like diet and coordination, and urges patience while reminding parents to consult a doctor if a child shows no progress by age two. She then shifts to a broader note on political power and democratic processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greta Garbo
Susie
Grandma
Paradox of Rockefeller Center and Radio City weight changes
The piece notes that demolished site weight plus excavated earth totals 1 338 000 tons while planned new buildings weigh 917 000 tons, meaning net dead weight on bedrock decreases by 421 000 tons after completion. It then shifts to a teaser about tomorrow: a mass murderess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller Center
Radio City
Congress
Senate
White House
James A. Garfield
Grapes Vary Widely in Vitamin Content
Study by E P Daniel and Hazel B Munsell from the U S Department of Agriculture finds Concord grapes poorer in vitamins A and C than Malaga and Sultana varieties. Skins store much of the vitamin in Malaga and Sultana, while Concord skins are usually discarded. Grapes offer energy from carbohydrates and provide calcium magnesium iron and roughage from skins. wine production is without merit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Daniel
Hazel B. Munsell
Bureau of Home Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Concord
Sultana
Malaga
Birthday celebration in Washington at William Wolfe home
Young residents held a Washington's Birthday party at 110 North Congress Street hosted by Sheldon Wadley with a red white and blue color scheme. The Higley Study Circle marked its annual patriotic program at Mrs. John Finsterwalds home on East State Street. Columbus trip saw Hopkins and Vorhes attending the Automobile Show. Athens council held the final February meeting approving repaving West Union Street to the Union Depot Crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Wolfe
North
Congress Street
Sheldon Wadley
Higley Study Circle
John Finsterwald
East State Street
Athens City
West Union Street
Union Depot
Local notes and reflections from the era
Twenty years ago McArthur merchant J L Beckley bought Wolf-Schloss Mens Clothing. E C Bibbee visited Letart Falls. T W Craig traveled to Chicago for D Zenner Co. Margaret Hearn returned from a Cincinnati business trip. Then a reflective comment on parental worry and child development ends with a personal swim memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Beckley
McArthur
Wolf-Schloss Men's
Margaret Hearn
Cincinnati
Flop of Lame Ducks Could Help Next Congress
Washington commentary suggests the present lame duck session yields lessons for a forthcoming special session. It notes how Congress has exposed flaws in key bills like beer, repeal, and farm relief, prompting adjustments to enhance constitutionality and practicality. It also flags banking reform and economy measures as subject to review, with empowered presidential action seen as a limiting factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Supreme Court
Senate
Government to use science on Indian problem says Wilbur
Secretary Wilbur states the government has turned to science to solve the Indian problem. He jokes that if scientists can explain how 1000 acres in Manhattan are worth a pint of whisky they will buy the report. The week also saw a prizefighter killed and the President shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur
Manhattan
Fragmented Puzzle of Historical Clues and Names
A garbled OCR style list mixes terms, numbers, and fragments including references to Adolf Hitler, cabinet, budget, barometer, and dates. The item presents as a puzzle-like scan with scattered clues across vertical and horizontal entries, lacking coherent narrative or context.
No Need of Economy Warns of Unemployment and War Debts
A readers letter argues against economic mismanagement and war debt fallout in the United States. It claims abundant resources in Texas, unemployment despite plenty, and criticizes wage systems, distribution, and veterans’ benefits politics while urging fair compensation and prudent budgeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
United States
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Sandwich Glass Plant Remembered by Cape Cod Collectors
A Boston meeting of 25 000 glass collectors formed an American Glass Collectors Association on Jan 18. A Sandwich Mass conven tion is planned for next summer to honor one of the first U S glass factories. The Nye Family Association recalls a factory operating two centuries, closed after World War I labor troubles. A 1928 visit documented decaying buildings and a dumping ground of old flasks and bottle pieces. Visitors described faded pink red and blue glass and lamp trimmings, with stories of local sales displays and diggers seeking historic pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Boston
Society of Glass Collectors Club
Sandwich
Mass
Cape Cod
Nye Family Association of America
Glas
Plecesa
Eurlo
Ohio
Euston
Athem
Sam
Ethel Wallace Granted Divorce From Frank Wallace
Ethel Wallace of Gallipolis received a divorce from Frank Wallace on a contested case ending in a decree of divorce on grounds of extreme cruelty. The court granted custody of their child Johnnie to Ethel Wallace for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Ethel Wallace
R. White
Frank
Ae Wallace
Cam
Johnnie Trene
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