Athens Messenger pricing and publication details
The Athens Messenger announces subscription rates and publication schedule. Weekday afternoons except Saturday, large Sunday edition. Rates: carrier 15 cents weekly. mail Ohio yearly 4.50, six months 2.50, ten weeks 1.00, four weeks 60 cents. Advertising rates available on request at home or foreign offices. Includes staff and affiliations.
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Taxes and the Growing H. C. S
A Washington expert surveys tax laws amid business complaints calling them arbitrary and hastily written. He notes citizens may dodge taxes when laws seem unfair and cites remarks from Roosevelt, Blair, Holmes, Hand, and Corey on tax fairness and legal avenues.
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Blair
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Learned Hand
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Treasury
Herbert Corey
Motives be hanged as taxes dominate Ohio politics
Lt. Gov. Paul P. Yoder argues that laws serve to prevent cruelty and chaos and urges focus on governance. He notes Ohio as a pivotal battleground amid labor disputes and tax debates, mocking motives behind tax plans while stressing public safety and order.
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Ohio
Persistent Job Slack Amid Recovery
The National Industrial Conference Board notes half a million returned to work in April and 1.4 million re-employed since January. Despite progress, unemployment remains high at 6,961,000 end of April, signaling improvement yet persistent job slack in America.
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Washington Congress hints at path after island retreat
Reports say Congress will stay in session through August 15 but debate over the Jefferson Island party shows diverse views. Administration allies tout cohesion while critics signal shifts toward compromise with Roosevelt’s agenda as next spring primaries loom.
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Prospects and perpexities on Roosevelt agenda by August
In Washington leaders discuss how to move a compromise court bill and wage proposals by mid August. Senate Majority Leader Joe Robinson favors a majority vote for a compromise while opposition seeks a floor vote on the original bill. Deeper splits over a filibuster and potential House action loom as campaign issues. A 40 hour work week proposal gains traction with Southern influence seeking to drop minimum wage provisions amid union opposition and employer concerns.
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Behind Washington Headlines on John L. Lewis and Soviet influence
A discussion of John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers links to Communist influence in the 1920s. The document cites Senate testimony alleging a C I O program borrowed by Lewis and outlines alleged tactics to subvert the American Federation of Labor.
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Lewis
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Canada
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American Federation of Labor
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William Green
Samuel Gompers
Manufacturing employment climbs far above 1929 peak
Analysts note nearly half a million more people are now employed in manufacturing than at the industry boom of 1929. The phrase taking up the slack implies pressure as workers are added to meet rising output demands.
Public Forum: Travel Tips From The Reader’s Notebook
A signed reader column offers travel observations and tips from trips across the United States and abroad. The writer suggests gathering guides before travel, notes many landmarks and scenic spots, and recalls humorous and cautionary experiences from road trips and tourism.
Weight Gain Menus and Old West Tales From Dr Fishbein Column
Meals listed to gain weight include breakfast with grapefruit and cream, lunch of lamb stuffed tomatoes and baked spaghetti, dinner of cream tomato soup and steak, plus another day of bananas with cream and baked ham. The column also recalls the Bird Cage saloon era with a bartender epitaph and a wealth of old travel humor.
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Kansas City
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Barney McGluck
Will C. Merritt
Columbus
Ohio
The Story Thus Far in The Chronicle of Carol Clayton
Carol Clayton resents her dead father and a friend accusing her of marrying for money. She postpones her wedding to pay a $76,000 debt by gambling on horses and bets Hartley’s business, while Duke schemes to bring Hartley to Florida. Her luck grows risky as Duke warns of a nervous breakdown and plots a final bet at the track.
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Handke
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Hartley
Florida
New Yor
Rosetta
Miami
Mr. Madison
California
Darking
Kiffie
Tip
Easa
London
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp
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Miss Clayton
Madison
Carol Faces a Romantic Web on the Miami Train
In Miami Carol confronts Duke and Hartley as Rosetta and Fritzie observe. Hartley reappears, Carol hugs him, and Dr. Beard appears as a cautious ally. Duke pressures, while Carol resists revealing motives about the wedding and a looming move.
Hikers Defy Death on Lorain Rail Bridge Shortcut
More than 100 Lorain residents risk death daily by crossing a railroad trestle over the Black River. A recent incident saw a fast train stop on the bridge when a woman pushing a baby carriage became trapped midway.
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Black River
Deer leaps into fence after scamper through Cleveland street
Residents watched a young deer scurry down a suburban Cleveland street. The frightened lawn appeared to spook the animal causing it to jump a bush and crash into a fence, killing it seconds later.
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