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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1934
Page
4
The Civil Works Administration nears termination threats with funding for four million jobless workers. Officials weigh a half billion dollar relief fund while private demand remains weak. Critics warn abrupt end risks vast hardship and social unrest as millions depend on federal aid.
An 18 year old writes a leading magazine editor about honesty in business. He contrasts his father's honesty with wealth and notes dishonest people who flatter others while committing graft. He wonders if dishonesty offers fewer risks and greater comfort, asks what the editor replied, and signals concern over misguided youth ideals.
A mix of claims circulates about Rudy Valice in the wake of a birth control inquiry. Some insist a million dollars is his value while others peg him at $160000 or far less. The congressional investigation is framed as irrelevant by some who say lawmakers were born already.
In Washington on January 24, Paul Mahon reports how Senator Byrnes steered the administration line on the money bill, pressuring concessions in committee and promising to revert in the full Senate. McAdoo faced telegram pressure while Glass and Gore resisted, with Byrnes seen as a potential future Democratic leader and heir apparent to Roosevelt.
A mosaic of names and events including Eddie Edenburn jibing at auto racing, notes on surgeon Adolf Lorenz and composer George Gershwin, a white bird dance impression, Bally Rand gym exhibit at Ohio University, and officers of Anchor Council No. 320. Also mentions Miss Grace McKee’s Columbus trip and Trimble guest A G Straus.
Broun recalls a debate with a fellow journalist over judging John McCooey after his death. He argues against blanket praise for the dead and cites Frank Cobb’s Gaynor editorial as a model, then critiques propaganda tactics and wartime rhetoric.
Ten years ago Lambda Chi Alpha bowling quintet defeated Glouster Business Men's Club. Glouster players included Andrews Pico Lewis McDonagle and Fowler. Fraternity members were Lapp May Wright Moore and Stone. Night adult classes began at Chauncey High School Auditorium. Mrs. Nancy Vore, 90, died in Glouster at her son-in-law and daughter Easler home. Rev O J Howearth and wife came to Nelsonville to lead Christian Church pastorate.
Dr Morris Fishbein outlines common winter sports injuries to hips shoulders and knees. He notes femur head fractures from falls in bobsleighing skiing and skating and warns about ski runner hip wrist dislocations and knee cartilage issues among curlers skaters and hockey players.
An article on growth charts for children noting no single standard and urging elastic targets. It compares family variation, advises annual to biannual doctor checks, weekly baby weighings, and watching for slow gain while highlighting gender differences and age ranges. It ends with a remark about circus talent seeking bakers in Washington.
A reader letter by The Messenger's Public Forum Editor argues Allan Mason’s pamphlet on the gold standard is fallacious. It links monetary reform to depression causes, cites J. P. Morgan and 1896 panics, and calls for a monetary system with balanced money supply tied to productivity and living standards. The letter presses H R Hr plan for price stability and open labor markets, naming Chase and Middleport as references.
In Croisilles France on April 2 1916 Bernard Elliott of the Northumberland Fusiliers was advancing on the front when a bomb in his pocket detonated after being struck by a machine gun bullet. The report notes his status as 21 percent in some division.
The text recalls early naturalist discussions of western Ohio landscapes, noting motor cars, 1837 references by Dr. Hildreth, and legends of an Indian town Chico. It mentions caverns, nitre deposits for powder, and a claim of road to hell carved by prisoners. It also touches on divorce judges and climate comparisons to Alaska, Florida, or California.
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