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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1935
Page
6
Rates for obituary cards and general advertising appear with carrier and mail prices. Ohio options include one year 450, six months 2.50, ten weeks 1.00, four weeks 0.50, one week 0.15, with domestic and foreign offices noted.
The piece argues the Roosevelt program dominates talk nationwide, with business leaders wary of needing to adjust to security measures and new taxes while left-wing critics demand broader protections. It warns of government ownership if private industry falters and urges public protection against unfair competition, subsidy expansion, and rising labor costs as the nation nears a new economic order.
Critics of press coverage argue that the Hauptmann trial is being shaped by the lawyers themselves. They say prosecutors and defense attorneys seek publicity through daily analysis, witness forecasts, and forecasts of future strategies, effectively leaking to the press.
A reminiscence from Mrs. Dwight Morrow about her daughter supporting Calvin Coolidge amid criticism highlights sympathy, courtesy, and genuine interest in others. It notes Anne Morrow Lindbergh praising Coolidge for asking about a sore finger and asks how many adults show concern for others, especially children, when facing troubles.
Paul Mallon notes a quiet period between business spokesmen and the New Deal with little public back and forth. He suggests a mutual basis of better understanding, an encouraging cooperative tone, and a subdued White House response to prior business criticisms.
An analysis argues Roosevelt skimmed the White Sulphur recommendations after they arrived, explaining to business circles that the Times printed them promptly. It notes the relief plan as a small start toward withdrawal and highlights Uncle Dan Roper’s Commerce Department advisory council shaping policy, especially over RFC FERA and NRA, with business leaders from White Sulphur meetings.
The best informed State Department figures show Britain France and Italy acting in good faith to unite on disarmament. Britain and Italy pressuring France toward accepting Germanys rearmament and toward scrapping Versailles military clauses, a potential Nazi diplomatic win.
The three powers would abandon the treaty and recognize Germanys armaments if Berlin discloses rearmament scope, agrees to a new arms limit pact, and returns to the League. France risks yielding recognition of German rearmament in a diplomatic shuffle.
Archibald Lockhead and Treasury officials guard a secret about the 2 billion dollar stabilization fund. The trio watch financial tickets daily and report dollar movements to Mr Morgenthau while Coolidge remains the only other insider. Their chart shows a recent shortfall of 200 million from the total.
A noted congressional leader visited the White House to complain of unfair treatment by a presidential favorite, Louis Howe. Roosevelt denied favoritism, naming the Vice President as another alleged ally, then laughed, ending the dispute for the time being.
The article praises a popular president, noting a warm concern for people beneath a cold facade. It contrasts such empathy with stereotypes and mentions Brazil and debt issues as context, ending with a remark on aviation records set by a female flyer.
A nostalgia column recalls a 10 year span featuring a violin and piano recital by Mr and Mrs Scott Willits in Ewing Auditorium, Nelsonville High School courses, and a Child Labor Amendment discussion at Ohio University Round Table. It also notes a Glee Club concert, bridge teas, and a 20 year retrospective on sorority and community activities.
Olive Roberts Barton argues education hinges on accuracy not only in math but in all life tasks. She laments shifting ideas that prize freedom and interest over discipline, warning that complete self will breeds inaccuracy and harms the coming generation’s ability to meet duties.
A set of brief, provocative quotes spans polar exploration by Sir Douglas Mawson, automotive engineer William B. Stout, boxer Max Baer, film star Lew Ayres, and Italian premier Benito Mussolini. The remarks cover science, industry, sport, personal life, and international relations, reflecting mid 20th century attitudes.
CHAS. R. HARRIS of Cutler charges The Messenger misstated Edward Foster’s death location and outlines his account of burial aid. He says Foster died at his home, detailing township trustees relief payments, burial arrangements, and a protest against racial implications while asserting proper legal rights and a final body transfer to a local cemetery.
Elimination of slums and provision of modern sanitary housing would markedly improve public health. Overcrowding and poor water supply, insanitary toilets, leaky sewers, and rodent exposure drive higher illness and death rates, with infant deaths rising in crowded homes and low-rent areas.
Raymond Phelps of Rush Colorado, a rancher disabled from the hips down, crawled nine miles to reach Pike's Peak summit via the Dog Wheel Route. He started in the late afternoon of August 9 1934 with padded gloves and knee pads and arrived after seven for the sunrise.
Gale Henderson and her brother Phil support their ill father while Gale faces a marriage proposal from Steve Meyers at the mill. After a skating accident rescues Gale, Brian Westmore returns and Mary Cassidy loses her job amid near starvation fears. Gale helps Mary with home aid as concern grows over illness and layoffs in the mill community.
In a tense neighborhood scene, Mrs. Nicoletti and Mary Cassidy coordinate care for a sick child believed to have croup. Gale searches town for a remedy while Esther and others join in the tense effort as the door opens and a bottle is brought forward.
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