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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1934
Page
4
BusinessWeek argues Congress will boost activity through the Direct-Loans-to-Industry Act and generous home-improvement loan terms while Public Works Administration projects promise large payroll effects. Despite a likely summer slowdown, construction spending and loan programs could sustain jobs and growth.
The article argues that extreme nationalism in Germany points to a conservative realignment. It notes the Steel Helmets sidelining the Brown Shirts, Hitler siding with the Helmets, and a possible return to monarchy aided by veterans, industrialists, and royalists as the next political shift.
In Washington July 2 Mr Roosevelt issued an executive order allowing contractors to bid 15 percent below code prices on government and private contracts. The move aims to curb skyrocketing prices that crippled the building industry, hoping to revive private construction and reduce overall costs by 15 percent.
A skeptic noted that Treasury Secretary Morgenthau’s 44 summoned professors resemble a freshman team. The group, now called the Freshman team, lacks any member with a rank above instructor, unlike Roosevelt’s Varsity Brain Trust.
The Freshmen will spend the summer examining Treasury corners for cobwebs and logs for worms, potentially nudging reform of the tax system. Grace Abbott leaves the Children’s Bureau for the University of Chicago, while Irwin Griswold heads to Harvard Law and Charles Bunn to Wisconsin Law School. None of the departures are described as Brain Truster or New Dealer.
The response to Roosevelt's latest radio address was muted with telegrams and letters to the White House lacking the earlier enthusiasm. The speech aimed to reassure business against socialism while promising reform and explained the summer trip. The plan now is to minimize government activity for about a month to let criticism subside.
The Democrats plan to use the question Are you better off today than you were a year ago in their congressional campaign. Roosevelt gave the line in a radio speech and aides expect it to resonate with broad voter groups, showing the enduring impact of his technique.
Advertisement claims one gallon could lift a 500 ton locomotive eight stories and jokes about nature taking its course. Wealthy John Jacob Astor gives his bride over 1 million in gifts, implying no breakup of engagement. Government seeks tax advice from professors while movie attendance soars. Estimated weekly cinema attendance in WAS was 60 million.
The column notes fascism has taken a hit globally as the allure of strong leadership wanes. It argues that democracy suffers from delays and that some praise single strong figures over large groups, reflecting on Germany and broader world opinion. History may prove these judgments.
The author argues Hitler epitomizes the will of the German people and that his policies reflect broader forces. He concedes outside influence from agencies and blames Versailles for an unstable German government, but contends the core critique rests on Hitler’s lack of philosophy.
The passage critiques Hitler's anti Semitic drive and claims he peddled contradictory promises. It notes his attack on Jews as profiteers while courting both industrialists and workers, portraying him as a duplicitous, multifaceted leader. Edmund Burke is cited on indicting a people.
Dr. Morris Fishbein explains coronary thrombosis, its causes, and the dangers of heart attack. He outlines rest, gradual activity, and long bed rest for weeks, noting that most patients must reduce work for life and avoid excitement to protect recovery.
The speaker argues Hitler has no fixed policies or principles and has allied with any side for power. He claims Hitler is sincere only in keeping himself in power and describes the dictator as self-righteous about lieutenants. A Lansing beautification note adds that the city planted over 5,000 petunia beds last summer.
A Berlin scientist Dr Bruno Lange claims that objects dropped into deep mine shafts descend about 800 feet then lodge against rocky sides due to earth rotation. He cites a half volt motor powered by daylight as evidence of daytime energy operation.
A garden piece contrasts precise gardening with the lack of soul in the home. The narrator visits a gardener mother who balances beauty with minor mishaps from weather and children. The pond, plants, and a St Bernard puppy frame reflections on happiness and spirit in family life.
Chief Justice Hughes notes that government administration grows complex and invites malfeasance and crime. He argues vigorous journalism is essential to expose official misconduct and safeguard life and property, even amid sensationalist purveyors.
Yesterday’s cartoon explained as a 1412 portrait by Raphael pupil Giovanni Penni nicknamed Tl Fattorino. The work, hidden for four centuries, reemerged in Naples in 1861 after an auction for one scudo and reportedly sold for about $600,000. Tomorrow’s feature: The Might Of The Pen.
The Public Forum Editor reviews the NRA critique of industrial codes led by a Clarence Darrow figure, noting long-standing chiselers' control of wealth and the coal wage differential. It contrasts historical 25 cent wartime gaps with a current basic day wage of inside workers at five dollars vs outside four, and cites delayed local understanding and Johnson administration responses.
In a university gym match Harley Littler former Ohio football star collided with Bond Davis former All-Ohio forward. E M Mac Poston spoke to Kiwanis in Nelsonville. One fourth of city phones moved to automatic by Home Phone Co. Pat Parestides visited Greece with his bride Emily daughter of a wealthy merchant. Nazis mark 1000 membership. H Brysos secretary. Athens County Automobile Club noted. Mary Katherine Sherrard celebrated her fourth of July party with red white and blue favors.
Twenty years ago, the College Women's Club met at the Y M C A rooms in the Carnegie Library. Cedar Point hosted a convention with Louise Price, Mary Connett, Mary Brison, Blanche Wolfe, and Fred Higgins. Local groups discussed trips to Logan and Buffalo, and professors and professionals from Moscow to Washington, D C. The column blends society chatter with scattered references to science and agriculture.
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