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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1932

Page

4

The Athens Messenger and Herald Printing Co. Details

The Athens Messenger is a long established Southeastern Ohio daily with weekday editions and a large Sunday issue. It outlines ownership by THE ATHENS MESSENGER & HERALD PRINTING Co and business offices in Detroit and Chicago. Subscription rates are listed for carrier and mail delivery.

Frederick W. Bush Athens Messenger & Herald Printing Co Gen K. Bush Mgrames H. Harris Athens Ohio

The Rabble Army and the Bonus Marchers Critique

A critical editorial denounces the Washington DC bonus marchers as rabble armies masquerading as ex servicemen, warning against communist influence and public sympathy. It argues most protesters are followers, not veterans, and condemns using the legion’s good name to justify unrest.

Washington, D. C American Legion Uncle Sam Capitol

Handholding trends shift as crowds fade and affection grows

A reflective column notes how public affection has moved from circus time displays to everyday street scenes. Authors recall past limits on handholding once seen mainly at fairs and in crowds, and observe a broader, more open display among youths now enjoyed by older generations.

Love

World conference on reparations and debts faces limits

The piece questions how far an international conference on world economic conditions can succeed if reparations and war debts are excluded. It notes many answers exist to what ails the world and argues the reparations debt issue is closely tied to the broader economic collapse. It suggests downplaying those issues may hurt prospects for progress.

John

Von Papen a figure of wartime hatreds fading in peace

The piece notes Colonel Franz Von Papen, once a favored German attache in Washington and later recalled by President Wilson, has shifted from a target of denunciation in 1917 18 to a figure Americans greet with goodwill as he is named to lead Germany. It suggests wartime hostilities are quickly dissolved when crisis passes.

Franz von Papen German Republic von Papen Washington America Wilson Germany Oqwen D. Young Notre Dame United States Mr. Young

New York Gastronomy and Arts Scene Highlight City Life

In New York June 8 a look at gastronomy notes a new Broadway heat regulated griddle at tables letting diners control browning and dough mixing. Arts coverage recalls Helen Twelvetrees and Claudette Colbert tied to Brooklyn and Broadway, with Village artist exhibits and the Stransky family saga. Sports note on rising riding schools and elite horse shows near the Hamptons and Long Island.

Helen Twelvetrees Jurgens Brooklyn Helen Mother William Jurgen Sylvia Sidney Sigmund Sidney Claudette Colbert Chauchain Claudette Nancy Carroll Billy LaHiff Tavern Cafe Lilyan Tashman Hollywood Barbara Ruby Stanwyck Twelvetrees Jurgen New York Manhattan Hamptons Long Island Way Points

Questions and Answers From The Athens Messenger

A reader service explains that questions on any subject excluding legal medical or financial advice will be answered for free by sending two cents for postage. It covers mysteries in ancient history secret Greek and Roman assemblies Briand's war oath Marcia Davenport Mozart Turkey's 1925 constitution and government structure with details on the president assembly cabinet and male franchise.

San Ure Athens Messenger Information Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Washington, D. C Briand Aristide Briand Assembly League of Nations Marcia Davenport Mozart Alma Gluck Efrem Zimbalist Turkey Republic of National Assembly Council of State

Night Birdsong Comes Too Loud for Sleepless Household

A poem celebrates morning birdsong and evening calls while confessing that relentless dawn and late night chorus disrupt the narrator. The speaker expresses fondness for birds yet laments their boisterous songs during rest hours.

Thought for Today from Ephesians 4 25

A daily reflection quoting Ephesians 4 25 urging reform from theft through honest labor. The message emphasizes working with hands to provide for those in need and to live righteously.

Christ's Hospital Excerpt and Asian Surname Notes

This fragment covers Christ's Hospital London founded 1553 by Edward VI as an orphan school with Blue Coat uniforms and ex officio governors. It also includes a note on China’s four percent of surnames tracing to 100 founding families and a Hindu ascetic's fire ordeal in Jaipur.

Christ's Hospital London England China Bac Shaikha Jaipur

Happenings at the Capitol by Rodney Dutcher

Washington dispatch mocks party aims to please everybody in the run up to the 1932 conventions. It quips about prohibition planks, Constitution guarantees, and the chase for political harmony as leaders promise jobs relief and balanced plans while hinting at party maneuvering and potential platform planks.

Socialist Party

Callous Crime Incident Sparks Reader Outcry

A woman who saved money gave five dollars to others saying it was all she had. She was beaten and tortured by those she trusted and died from the abuse. The piece urges action against such crime in today’s society.

Hoover approves a pro constitutional vote plank in GOP platform

Washington reports Hoover backs a resubmission plank allowing people to vote on the Eighteenth Amendment. Rockefeller letter urges repeal plank inclusion from both parties, challenging prohibition status. News notes a New York crime wave with furrier Rosenblum robbed and hospitalized, DOJ raid on a whiskey still, and a tax case against three racketeers. Repository of routine crime reports concludes with a fatal shooting of Geolando Terrana by an unknown man.

Washington Hoover John D. Rockefeller, Jr Nicholas Murray Butler Mr. Rockefeller New York Benjamin Rosenblum Coleman Geolando Terrana Terrana

Two Men Suspect Robbery After Elderly Woman Attack

A crime report describes an elderly eighty year old woman in her home who was visited by two men. They believed she had long and hard work and the incident prompts police inquiry.

End of School Year Hums With Budget Blues and Questions

The writer laments the clash between budget cuts and teacher renewal requirements, arguing that tax shortfalls strain salaries and leaving teachers burdened by summer courses and new diplomas. He questions if progress demands harming experienced teachers and suggests reconsidering how schools balance budgets and measure education.

Congress

Chilean Crisis Shapes as Revolution Advances

A Chilean counter-revolution gains ground as the army navy and air force align with upheaval. Montero is ousted and a Communist-favored government is hinted. U S investors hold vast sums and a nitrate trust. policy debates focus on expanding presidential power to tackle economic crisis. IN ROME A young Italian is

Chile Montero Russia

Would-be assassin Bardellotto faces shooting after Mussolini escape

A young would be killer Angelo Bardellotto was seen by police before Mussolini. He waits to be executed in accordance with the era's custom, as crowds cheer Mussolini's survival and fear chaos from Mussolini’s fall.

Mussolini Angelo Bardellotto Mussgyo

Rumor of Hindenburg Retirement and Monarchy Shift

Rumor claims eight time former President von Hindenburg will retire in Germany and Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm could assume leadership and later become emperor. British publisher Lord Rothermere says Germany desires a monarchy, believing it good for business, signaling a potential political shift.

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