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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1934
Page
4
A discussion on work aversion during prosperity and recession. It cites strikes and mental blocks as workers and employers misalign, noting leaders from Caesar to Roosevelt faced limits of human ability. The piece argues persistent gaps between demand for labor and actual capable workers.
A discussion on street noise from cars and radios, noting its effects on health and behavior. It argues for sound suppression as common sense and describes how urban drives to curb noise aim to reduce disruption from motor traffic and loud music.
A cautious forecast describes a rising Communist influence as a federal campaign targets labor agitators. It portrays Communists as sowing unrest by working within existing labor structures to mobilize workers, oppose authorities, and promote world revolution through strategic agitation.
The President orders a Post Office Department inquiry into ocean mail contracts amid Coast strike tensions. Senate testimony exposed government-backed profits at ship lines, notably the Dollar Line, where five investors allegedly pooled $500 in to yield millions. Strikers may use these findings to bolster their case.
Washington notes highlight Mrs. Isabella Greenway lone Arizona congresswoman as a forceful liaison who lobbies for colleagues and constituents. The Farm Credit Administration wariness over the Frazier L emke Bill prompts farmers to await the law’s impact before further actions. A Supreme Court summer recess delays a constitutional test of the era’s measures.
The piece argues that radicals are mostly in the rear on violence, calls them Reds, and claims federal agents have infiltrated unions. It asserts Communist influence in New Deal unrest and predicts a drive against radical hideouts, with records kept in secret government archives.
Dr Morris Fishbein discusses how pituitary and other glands influence body size and metabolism. Studies of dwarfs giants and a very fat woman show gland-related differences in blood pressure temperature and overall health. New medicine seeks gland substitutes and surgical options while emphasizing thyroid parathyroid pituitary adrenal and pancreatic roles.
The Messenger forum recalls Professor Stine as an able man with rare mechanical and literary gifts. He ran a laboratory in Cutler Hall and a basement workshop in the East Wing, showed rotating engine work, and spoke of Rotengen Rays with a hand photograph demonstrating the concept. He hints at evolving PhD status and Phi Beta Kappa growth, while noting his own disputes and ambition, Athens, July 17.
Edna Harpold of Chester complains that radio political pitches blur lines between promises and reality. She notes candidates push farm issues yet many figures vote similarly on matters affecting farmers and Wall Street.
Report notes the thin air and low air density at high Bolivian elevations reduce parachute effectiveness. Observers caution pilots and jumpers about altitude limits, wind conditions, and equipment performance in mountainous regions.
The piece notes how young children view possessions as part of their expanding world and argues that ownership grows with age. It advises teaching sharing while preserving the sacredness of personal belongings and suggests designating owners to prevent confusion and damage.
Mr and Mrs James Lewis hosted a seventh birthday party for their son Paul James age six. Attendees included Betty Hoyt McCoy Margaret Edith Burt Mary Elizabeth Dorothy Rose Katherine Graham Mary Margaret Graham Anna Katherine Chappel Eleanor France and others. Family travels note visits to Marietta Yellowstone Park Indian Lake and Albany in related lines.
Mr and Mrs James Boden return from a week in New York City Miss Helen M Townsend departs for a several weeks East trip Alonzo Palmer was Sunday guest of friends in ersburg W Va Dr Robert Nye Chauncey stopped in Athens en route to New York City en route to sail for Buenos Aires Argentina He graduated in June from a Missouri osteopathy school Miss Bell Schioss Katherine Farley Clara Hearn and Miss Rose Noon New Lexington spent the day at Peter Faggans home Miss Ella Moore left for a Delaware visit
The article notes the British parliament as a durable institution with King, Lords, and Commons, the King absent from deliberations. It recalls Charles I entering the House with armed soldiers, leading to his execution, and mentions tomorrow's feature titled The Snake Tree.
Jane Terry travels to New York to prove she can succeed and outshine Amy Jackson, whose child Nancy was raised by Amy after Jane left Howard Jackson. Amid a wartime social dinner, Amy's piano performance unsettles Jane, exposing envy, class tension, and lingering resentments in Marburg society. Jane contemplates drastic changes as Howard enlists.
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