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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1934
Page
4
A brief acknowledgment from Joan W. Cullen of Chicago New York and Detroit thanking friends and relatives. The note expresses gratitude for support and kindness received, with a warm closing.
A 1933 critique argues 43 cents of every gasoline dollar goes to state and federal taxes. It links high taxes to higher living costs and urges tax reduction to focus revenue on highway construction and safety. It condemns double taxation and urges abolition of the federal tax.
An author analyzes U S reclamation projects noting the federal spend on dams and drainage has grown to a quarter of a billion dollars with limited returns. He cites land being watered but not reclaimed and widespread payment delinquencies, suggesting a long rest may be prudent for the program.
The article contrasts ideal tropical refuge fantasies with the reality of extreme heat. It describes temperatures near 100 degrees and the wet and dry seasons that scorch vegetation and make comfort elusive.
President Roosevelt appointed Claud N. Sapp as Federal attorney for Eastern South Carolina in a recess move. Senator Cotton Ed Smith opposed him, risking no salary and a brief tenure until January, while Sapp reportedly plans to resign then and laugh at the politics.
The text notes President Roosevelt and James Farley rewarded Sapp for help at the Chicago convention and clashed over the Sapp appointment. It mentions Sapp’s recent defeat as state chairman, Byrnes’s ally in South Carolina, and Senator Smith of the Agriculture Committee who will handle AAA legislation next session.
A Chicago banker recalls a Washington newsman tale about President Harding naming an Ohio friend to a key banking post. Senator McLean, Banking and Currency Committee chair, calls the appointee an inept nincompoop yet says the Senate cannot block an incompetent appointee.
Fragmentary historical venting comments imply racial prejudice and preference for polar exploration imagery. The text mocks white dominance and mentions Admiral Byrd seeking ice for beverages, illustrating a biased and provocative perspective without coherent news context.
Stamford writer recalls the Broun farm near the city, a liminal retreat with wilderness charm and wildlife, kept as a weekend escape while trains run to Grand Central in under an hour. He muses on hermit life as a future vocation, joking about need for training before embracing isolation.
A writer muses on the life of a hermit and the dangers of excessive self focus. He defends companionship and nature as remedies for solitary vanity and ego, comparing himself to famous columnists and noting the appeal of birds and seasons for occasional insight.
A reflective piece likens Captain Flagg to fauna and a rock-dwelling snake as a stubborn figure of resistance. The narrator contrasts exhausted activism with enduring, straightforward persistence embodied by the reptile, a metaphor for steady resolve amid upheaval.
The passage muses on civilization and instinct, using a garter snake as a symbolic foil. It notes uncertainty about the snake’s identity and emphasizes that creatures across birds, snakes, and small mammals exhibit fatalism, accepting life as determined by nature. It frames defeatism as infectious behavior in the natural order.
Excessive sweating drains salt so add a little salt to drinking water and enjoy carbonated drinks to curb acidity. Avoid alcohol tea and coffee in heat, rest in cooler hours, use fans and baths, and apply cold cloths for heat issues. For heat stroke, move to a cool place, use cold forehead cloths, and irrigate with fluids. For gunstroke, apply cold compresses to head neck and chest and use a fan while fluids continue.
Olive Roberts Barton portrays a mother and son in a hot afternoon episode ending in tragedy. The mother attempts to force Timothy to mow the lawn, then sacrifices herself to teach a lesson, revealing how coercion fuels guilt and delays responsibility in children.
The author muses on limits of growth noting a tadpole becomes a frog but cannot become a picker or woodchuck. He admits limits to ambition and rejects chronic defeatism, preferring to strive beyond humble columnist bounds and seek better.
The note recounts Haym Salomon born 1740 Poland who came to America 1772 and funded the Revolution. It details imprison and escape, death 1785, and debt owed to him totaling over 640000 in principal with large implied interest. It credits Salomon with supporting Jefferson Lee Steuben Monroe and others and notes Congress never settled the debt. Tomorrow: No Man's Island.
A 2%-year-old Ohio girl with no steady boyfriend is jailed in Pennsylvania on murder charges. She had worked in a factory and sought marriage through a matrimonial bureau meeting a 61-year-old man. After repeated persistence and a quarrel she shot him, claiming she did not intend to kill.
A reflective piece on loneliness and the tragedy of a young girl seeking a home of her own. It contrasts everyday suffering with violence, arguing that quiet desperation shapes tragic choices and that society must learn from these lives. The essay links personal longing to broader social cruelties.
Charles Ponzi, the convicted swindler released from jail, faces deportation pressure as authorities demand he depart the country promptly.
A Paris based American sculptor suggests awarding a medal to every congressman. He speculates if he returns home the lawmakers may want his “vate.” A Western scientist describes coloring fish with glasses altering their hue and imagines government use. Government tobacco rules limit to one packet of thatches per purchase, and a possible conspiracy among eight cigarette makers to curb pipe smoking.
Fragmentary notes mention Admiral John Paul Jones in relation to Athens County. Plans for a new storefront and company are cited along with local names such as Mrs. F R Beasley and a rifle range effort. Mentions of a horse Vivian winning at the Elks Fourth of July and Meigs County Fairground events appear.
Out of town visitors listed for a single day event include Lucy Dorr and numerous ladies from Millfield Guysville Albany Hocking and other places. Admission policy offered free entry for women attending the Class Six team versus Gloucester team.
Mr and Mrs F M Hutchinson with MF W B Lawrence Miss Voigt Miss Julia Baker Miss Anna Baker Mrs Mackinnon Mr Forsyth and Mr Le spend the weekend at the Coolville Co P event.
The text excerpts remarks by Richard Simon and Joseph Goebbels about opposition to the National Socialist Party. It mentions aging, philosophy, and hurdles, with references to Ickes, Mussolini, and economic strain under a new deal. Henry Ford is cited in context of debts and policy.
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