Stage Set for 1936 by President Roosevelt
The article argues the President will blame the Constitution for economic woes if prices fall wages drop or unemployment rises. It warns of renewed push to change the Constitution to let Congress control commerce and production and predicts NRA criticism, propaganda and political maneuvering ahead of the 1936 election.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Congress
NRA
New Deal
White House
Grass Rooters and the Midwestern Spirit in Politics
The passage argues that Grass Root Republicans in the Middle West embody American individualism. It notes common ownership of cars radios and homes, and suggests this region challenges centralized planning. It highlights events in Illinois and Lincoln as symbolic foundations for their stance.
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Middle West
Illinois
Lincoln
Sales Tax Racket Draws Sharp Attention in Ohio
The piece warns against retailers exploiting the Ohio Sales Tax by collecting tax pennies with coupons that are not detached or destroyed. Suppliers can reuse intact coupons to pass tax money—defrauding the state and consumer—until coupons are eventually delivered. It calls for vigilance against this practice.
Adviser to Roosevelt Pushes Reform School Coneption
Washington reports that a key conservative adviser urged treating electrocution of public utility holding companies as a reform project under a government program. The visit preceded Hyde Park talks and suggested possible changes to Wheeler Rayburn reform provisions. The adviser left with the impression that a reform school substitute might win the President's support.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Hyde Park
Senate
Inside Washington clash over electrocution clause and Dietrich vote
Liberal advisers faced a direct clash with conservatives as a presidential letter favored minor changes. Senator Dietrich announced the President did not seek removal of good holding companies. Ben Cohen and Thomas Corcoran extenuated the administration’s influence while utility lobbyists watched from the gallery.
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Dietrich
Senate
Wheeler
Washington
Ben Cohen
Cohen
Thomas Corcoran
Secretive lobbying shifts swing on electrocution vote
A wave of behind the scenes pressure in the Senate unsettles the New Deal coalition. Emil Hurja, Farley’s aide, allegedly persuaded four Democratic senators to oppose the anticipated electrocution clause, signaling a split among liberal advisers led by Cohen and Corcoran. The roiling tensions remain concealed for now.
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Cohen
Corcoran
Roosevelt
Farley
Senate
Emil Hurja
Hurja
Capitol
New Deal
Messrs
Delayed New Deal Relief Tied to 1936 Campaign Start
Republicans fear relief expenditures will peak next winter as the 1936 presidential campaign begins. The delay could let funds last beyond the election, a point of concern among GOP officials.
Senators Question Fed Board Over Bank Bill Consultations
Senator Glass queried the Federal Reserve Board members about seeing the new bank bill before its Senate presentation. All replied negatively, suggesting the New Dealers spoke to the board but did not provide actual bill copies for their review.
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Glass
Federal Reserve
State sales tax funds should reach the treasury not retailers
A speaker urges the public to ensure the sales tax money goes to the state treasury, condemning retailers who skim a three percent “touch” from buyers. The note questions clerks’ alleged carelessness and stresses sales clerks should already know proper collection procedures.
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Evry
States show calm after NRA Supreme Court ruling
The states, defeated by the government in a NRA decision at the Supreme Court, accept relief funds without rancor. In France last week three cabinets were dropped, signaling political shifts abroad.
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America
France
District Tales of Long Ago and Ancient Athens Scraps
A condensed review of items from The Cincinnati Gazette and The Messenger, traced in Mrs. Sarah Jervis’s scrapbook. It notes Lieut. Col. C. M. Grosvenor’s promotion to colonel of the 18th Ohio Infantry, Civil War era editorials, poems from Matilda W. Beale and an anonymous Nelsonville writer, early railroad and rail progress, a Civil War orphans barbecue in Athens, and Lincoln assassination stories, plus a 1866 Athens festival program with listing of floor managers and invitation committee members.
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Sarah Jervis
New England
Athens County
Cincinnati Gazette
C. M. Grosvenor
Athens
18Th Ohio Infantry
Grosvenor
Cedar Hill
F. Grosvenor
Ku Klux Klan
Jarvis
Messenger
Athens Messenger
Ku Klux
Matilda W. Beale
Coolville
Martin V. Athey
Ohio
Ohio State Journal
Pacific Railroad
Hocking Sentinel
Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
Lincoln
Atheneum Hall
Dan A. Grosvenor
A. H. Crippen
H. T. Atkinson
George Davis
A. W. 8. Minear
Capt
T. A Beaton
John Johnson
Charles Morris
H. L. Crippen
A. H. Dickey
Albany
Don L. Poston
Nelsonvile
Dan Cornell
Savannah
Guysville
H. Scott
Not what world owes you but what you owe the world
A concise guiding principle attributed to Owen D. Young emphasizes personal responsibility to contribute to a livable world rather than expecting benefits, urging mindful action and civic duty as fundamental values.
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Owen D. Young
Athens Kiwanis Club marks fourth anniversary festivities
Ten years ago the Athens Kiwanis Club celebrated its fourth anniversary as host to district clubs. The booster dinner at Windsor featured chamber members led by John R. Lastro A E Whaley and Dr W W Lee among others. Prominent members named include Carl Beasley Oscar Bingman Charles Burnett Bird Bush Cherrington Cable Coe Covert Horn Hixon Howe Hughes Hoover Galigher Gibson Grover Finsterwald Dowler Collins Connett Cameron Heaton Haskins Harshman Hess Hoisington Householder Hawk Johnson Johnson Millikan Kir cher Moler M Kay Moler McCune Miller Ohn Carl Ferguson and Mrs Ferguson. Guests from Columbus Mrs Ferguson and James Wood visited Athens while Leo Schaeffler Marguerite Taylor McKeesport guests the Dowlers hosted.
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Athens
Alumni and trade tour headline Athens day trip Cols men and associations
Two hundred Columbus leaders from the Manufacturers and Jobbers Association and the Columbus Chamber of Commerce visited Athens with Ohio University and alumni activities. The Mohican Presbyterian dinner for fathers group and Pan Am fair ticket ads were noted, plus a bicycle trip by Gordon and Marian Bush.
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Columbus
The
Manufacturers and Jobbers Association
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Athens
Measles spread nationwide urges careful care at home
Dr Morris Fishbein notes measles are widespread and highly contagious with eye inflammation fever and Koplik spots. Children should rest in bed isolated from others with lighted rooms and a simple diet and plenty of fluids. Watch for pneumonia tuberculosis and other complications and seek immediate medical attention if they appear. Once recovered a repeat attack is uncommon but possible.
World’s Finest Writing on Rice Grain Record Display
Explanation of yesterday’s cartoon notes James Zaharee who penned 9 007 letters on one grain of rice and repeated the alphabet over 346 times using a magnifying glass. The grain is exhibited at the Believe It or Not Odditorium in San Diego with Zaharee appearing daily.
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James Zaharee
Zaharee
San Diego
Calif
Queen Victoria
England
South America
Katharine
Violet
Miss Vincent
Evelyn Vincent
Katharine Strykhurst Faces Love and Family War
Katharine Strykhurst, 20, loves Michael Heatheroe who runs a riding school but he becomes engaged to Sally Moon. Katharine agrees to marriage, while Michael inherits a fortune and is injured in a New York accident. Sally exploits the hospital scene as Katharine grieves. Violet Strykhurst confronts Victor about Katharine but he remains wary.
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Katharine Strykuurst
Michael Heatheroe
Katharine
Bertine
Michael
Sally Moon
Sally
New York
Violet Merser
Victor
Vic
Public Forum Letter on Liberty and Government
A signed public forum letter argues that American liberty depends on principled action and following the forefathers’ path. It contends that current views treat government as a foreign power and urges respect for the Constitution and majority will to uphold a strong nation.
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the Messenger
America
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Mark Hendrickson
Ohio University—New Concord
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W. G. Shaffer
J. F. Oldfield
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Griff Evans
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McConnelaville
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