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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1935
Page
4
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The piece argues the new federal relief plan relies on small, costly projects with high per worker costs, delaying real recovery. It contends labor in industrial plants is sidelined, many projects use relief rolls for labor, and rapid approvals may mask unemployment while delaying needed capital investment.
Ohio Congressman Stephen M. Young urges Congress to require army and navy officers assigned to civilian government bureaus to wear uniforms at all times. He argues many officers are detailed away from their trained roles and public awareness is low, so uniforms would reveal the scope of such placements and could spark public sentiment.
Dispatch from Rome reports Europe plans a tripartite division of Abyssinia by France England and Italy under a civilization banner. The scheme resembles a strong-arm payroll hold up, with each power entitled to civilize a portion and profit from its spoils, while the term civilization is used as cover.
The writer laments drivers who force their way through traffic with horns and loud behavior. He notes newer tires and quieter engines have been offset by those who blast through light and heavy traffic, mentioning a young man with a horn that sounded loud.
Washington reports reveal a back stage dispute between President Roosevelt and House leaders over the utility bill. Speaker Burns did not vote and Rayburn sided against abolition of holding companies, shocking lobbyists and prompting talk of re election fears.
The article describes a House strategy to avoid a vote on Roosevelt's abolition clause by passing the bill to conference and returning the clause, then forcing a take it or leave it decision. President Roosevelt reportedly insisted on an on the record vote, leading to a sweeping defeat by 110 votes and a public humiliation likened to Humpty Dumpty.
The article notes the White House pressing for the abolition clause, with signs of presidential involvement heard in congressional offices. Roosevelt favored direct calls to lawmakers, preferring fast reach but often facing mixed results.
Months after a White House conference on holding company regulation Morgenthau proposed taxing them out of existence. Brain trust groups urged direct legislation to abolish some and regulate others. President Roosevelt sided with the experts.
The piece notes Congress did not appropriate relief money for the NRA and related agencies. It claims Roosevelt uses an old sock containing about 70 million dollars left from a 3.3 billion public works fund to finance needed cash. It warns the emasculated NRA may cost up to 20 million annually.
A Minnesota physician says men could be shorter over the next hundred years, noting that average height has risen since 1929 but may trend downward as genetic and environmental factors shift.
A short column notes Max Baer’s wife hopes he will retire from boxing if his future fights resemble the Braddock bout. It also mentions a Sydney stammerers club, a joking line about varnishing race, and local Athens quip about noise from passing vehicles as motor horns draw ire. It adds a light look at human nerves and driving lessons in town.
Readers may send signed letters to the Public Forum column. Contributions should be brief to allow multiple items daily and must include the writer's signature.
The Matanuska Valley colonists moved from Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota faced shortages of farm tools and swarms of mosquitoes. They sought a fresh start subsidized by the government but confront ongoing hardships as they strive to build homes and livelihoods in Alaska's challenges.
Nutrition notes praise boiled cabbage and carrots for diet value and roughage with modest vitamin C loss in cabbage when boiled. Fresh or boiled cabbage and carrots supply substantial vitamin A and protein. raw cabbage and spinach rank high for vitamin C with juice fruits. Dr. C. E. Merriman adds a broader social quote on secure social structures.
In 1802 Judge Ephriam Cutler born in Ames Township Athens County was chosen as a delegate to Ohio’s constitutional convention. He shaped the Third Article on the judiciary and led opposition to slavery’s introduction, helping shape religion and education provisions. The Cutler family moved to Washington County in 1806 near Marietta. His son William P. Cutler, born 1813 near Marietta, served as Ohio legislator 1844 46 speaker of the House, contributed to the 1850 constitutional convention, led the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad, and sat in Congress at the Civil War outbreak.
Trustees vote to build Alumni Memorial Auditorium on the northeast campus corner facing Union Street with Union Street area as alternative site near M. E. Twiss property. Harold Grange earned college funds carrying ice. Earthquake devastates Southern California. Santa Barbara sustains major damage. Ravenswood pair visits Connett family en route to Akron. July advert notes men in union suits.
Twenty years ago German Socialists urged the Kaiser to stop the war while local society notes record weddings for Olive Logan and Miss Littler and Mr Davidson. A July Fourth explosives ban by Mayor Rowland is noted alongside an assault on John Pierpont Morgan at his summer home and a Kentucky wedding for Maud Slaughter and Dale Gandee.
Nard Jones, a versatile author and former grocery clerk, launches Sun Tan as his first newspaper serial in The Athens Messenger on July 8. The Seattle resident, 30, has written widely for magazines and in his career has done advertising, theatre work, and movie prologues.
A collection of notable opinions including Mussolini on action, Charles F. Kettering on education, Elmer Thomas contrasting wartime service with prison, Dimitri Marianoff on European prejudice toward the U S, and Albert C Ritchie warning that federal funding erodes state self government.
A fragmentary poem expresses a wanderer approaching home near the Statue of Liberty. The speaker greets Liberty with calm wind and waves as dawn light cues hope, love, and reunion. The piece echoes national symbols and restless travel.
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