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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1937
Page
4
Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland and other offices offer ceiluery card services and banking items with Home or Foreign office charges applied. The notice outlines charges for various financial and clerical tasks and lists office locations.
The writer critiques President Roosevelt's anti tax evasion push arguing tax avoidance by the wealthy is overstated and that ordinary people also evade taxes. They claim government is sought at a discount, highlight sales tax clipping in Ohio, and warn that billions escape taxation through various schemes while Washington focuses on rich malefactors.
The article argues that Mussolini and Hitler back the Spanish civil war to block Communism, warning of continued incidents and European tension. It criticizes non intervention and predicts no broad American action, while noting fascist forces threaten a wider conflict though a full general war is unlikely.
The article extols a man who spent a lifetime in one field and achieved success. It credits deep practical knowledge, talent for spotting and training good people, and keen judgment of what is possible. It suggests such figures endure downturns and stay ready for the next boom.
A high official notes a global pattern of deadly conflicts from Spain to Chicago, urging restraint and respect for law. The piece ties sit-down strikes and worker protests to wider leadership failures, cites social security and farm policy disputes, and recalls political figures and a Michigan banker family involved in a French-due wedding.
Hugh Johnson argues for a national wage standard but warns against rigid, flat rates. He notes NRA lessons, supports hearings as a chance for business input, and critiques proposals that ignore local differences. He endorses practical, industry guided reforms over blanket federal fiat.
The Public Forum letters argue that modern success equates with wealth and power, promoting ruthlessness and crime. They urge returning to biblical definitions from Joshua, Psalms, Proverbs, and Matthew to guide national welfare and salvation. Signed by Rev. V. Ahlbrand Chauncey May 30.
The Ohio University traces its origins to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and land grants from Congress to the Ohio Company. Led by figures like Dr. Manasseh Cutler and General Rufus Putnam, early plans began after Marietta and a wary frontier era. Specialization and the capitalist system critique follow, attributed to Prof. T. V. Smith of the University of Chicago.
The article explains gout once called the rich man’s disease, caused by metabolic disorders. It details uric acid buildup and sodium urate deposits in joints, and recounts Sydenham’s classic account of a nocturnal toe attack with intense pain, chills, fever, and sleeplessness.
A verse from Mrs. Millard Romine of Rutland Ohio marvels at locust trees in bloom, their fragrance and beauty prompting thoughts of Heaven. The text also notes a Fremont entry about a farm tree with a striking deformity, where a black hickory’s root and decayed top create a tree and a half illusion.
Patricia, a secretary by day and disguising wife to Don Monteray, plans a daring masquerade at Crayton club to win his attention. She endures drab wardrobe and distant affection while secretly plotting a night of revelation and possibility.
A collage of remarks attributed to political leaders and public figures including U S Senator Gerald Nye and Joseph Robinson, Alfred E. Smith, and ambassador Joseph Eerie. The excerpts touch on gender stereotypes, inflation, argument vindictiveness, personal responsibility, reflections on Russia and Europe, and a private reluctance to celebrate.
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