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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1934

Page

4

Ohio Newspaper Circulation Associations Noted

The item lists Members: American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List, Audit Bureau of Circulation, Associated Ohio Dailies, Inland Daily Press Association. It notes dispatches credited to this paper and local rights of republication of special dispatches herein are reserved. Entered at Athens Post Office as Second Class Matter.

American Newspaper Publishers Association Ohio Select List Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Ohio Dailies Inland Daily Press Association Athens

Holy Love Prevaileth Over Capitalism Says Frederick Synod

Frederick Maryland reports the Potomac Synod of the Reformed Church denounces capitalism and calls for work toward its destruction. They say President Roosevelts New Deal did not go far enough and that the profit motive must be removed so holy love can prevail in industry.

Frederick Maryland Potomac

Blind New Yorker Plans Daily Braille Newspaper

A blind New Yorker announces a daily five day a week braille newspaper for the blind, starting next fall with 5,000 readers in the Mid Atlantic States. He aims to expand nationwide in the United States and Canada to help the sightless participate more actively in society.

United States Middle Atlantic States Canada

State of the Nation on business activity and production

The survey shows three recent upswings since 1932 with four month runs each, now followed by a renewed downturn. Despite slight recession, unemployment worsens as prospects dim. The administration’s budget plan aimed to absorb jobless via rapid industrial growth and reduced federal spending by mid next year. Full recovery hinges on a big rise in construction, strong industry, and related factors in 1934–35.

Stone Wall Steagall’s Housing Bill Backstage Moves

Washington column traces the housing bill fight surrounding Stonewall Steagall. The Democrats debate control and the House Banking Committee chair’s loyalty as administration pressures him to report a bill, but he delivers a different measure than expected.

Washington Stonewall Steagall House Jackson Steagall Roosevelt Congress White House

Roosevelt Aides Attack Steagall Committee in Off The Record Blowup

An angry official in Frank Walker's division lashed out at Mr. Steagall's committee charging it sold out to building and loan associations and betrayed the Administration. Remarks, kept off the record, still reached banking committee members and the Building and Loan League, provoking widespread temper while Steagall remained calm.

Banking Committee Building and Loan League Mr. Steagall

Steagall Committee Votes Show Alliance With White House

The committee’s votes reveal Senator Steagall’s alignment with the Administration on loan measures. He opposed changes granting half a billion dollars in loans to building and loan associations and backed the Administration bill, with 16 to 3 and 15 to 4 margins against him. His allies on the panel included Goldsborough, a Democrat from Maryland, while no rancor appeared among fellow members despite the split.

Mr. Steagall Steagall White House Roosevelt Mr. Goldsborough Maryland

Steagall’s House Rivalry Amid Inflation and Housing Debate

The Administration fought hard to push its bill from the discard pile toward passage, aiming for final control after Senate and House approval. Steagall gains praise from allies who defend his stubborn conviction despite clashes with Roosevelt on inflation and bank deposits. His steadfastness and patronage hopes render him a standout, even in a dull House.

Senate House Steagall Roosevelt

Subdivision housing bill claim denied by building and loan league

The charge that the building and loan league wrote the substitute housing bill has been forcefully denied. The substitute was considered acceptable to them while the Administration bill would ruin the second mortgage business. Henry P. Fletcher posed under a photo of Hoover amid campaign photos. Roosevelt relies on Garner for strategy to close Congress.

Building and Loan League House Henry P. Fletcher Hoover Roosevelt Garner Congress

Economic Outlook Fades as Industry and Export Growth Stall

The report notes a large rise in durable goods output financed by new security issues, with export growth also expanding. Prospects for such developments are uncertain, and balanced-budget hopes are deferred. Drought relief seems unlikely to become a national calamity, while labor unrest remains less severe than feared. The nation may spend the latter half of 1934 continuing attempts to steer away from public treasury dependence toward self support.

Cleveland Trust Ca

Tugwell and dirt farmer tests amid Senate debate

Heywood Broun notes Senator Smith questions if the Under Secretary of Agriculture has mud on his boots and dirt under his fingernails. Tugwell answers yes, but critics demand tougher proof while Broun contemplates challenging Smith to similar scrutiny in an open letter.

Heywood Broun Senator Smith Tugwell South Carolina Columbia Smith Senate

Senator Smith challenged to field test over starving Tugwell

A letter to Senator Smith of South Carolina mocks a New York press claim about a speech, proposing a scientific field experiment to see which people would starve. The letter invites Smith to an arranged field test next week with volunteers and specific attire, then outlines bylaws for consideration.

Senator Smith South Carolina New York Senate Tugwell

Senator Smith Toss Rules Drafted as Field Play

A mock legal code sets caps on participants and circle diameter for tossing the Senator, with strict windup limits and out of bounds penalties. Provisions cover replay rules if tossed beyond the field, a replacement if Smith is lost, and nonpenal lifting from wires or water.

Senator Smith Smith Copeland

Satirical Senate Rules Mock South Carolina Senator Smith

The piece parodies legislative acts by outlining humorous provisions about Senator Smith. It mentions suit for up to ten dollars if unclaimed, unspecified bonuses shared with throwers and a moron home, whistle blowing upon a bounce, and restarting a speech if the senator lands on his head.

Senator Smith South Carolina Migridge Memorial Senate

Ex Kaiser Wilhelm quote on purchase power and production

A historical quote features Ex-Kaiser Wilhelm asserting that Germans expelled him and will have to fetch him if they want him back, paired with Frances Perkins urging to augment American purchasing power to balance the nation’s production power.

Kaiser Wilhelm Germany Frances Perkins

Stage of investigation shown by number of opinions

Quote from Charles F. Kettering, renowned automotive engineer, notes that the stage of any scientific investigation is indicated by how many different opinions exist about it. The remark reflects a view on scientific consensus and progress.

Charles F. Kettering

Health Diet Vision by Dr. Morris Fishbein

Dr Morris Fishbein argues medicine must balance rapid scientific progress with individual care As centuries advance he envisions universal fundamentals of care and broader access, noting future disease control better child nutrition and reduced nerve strain while acknowledging evolving germ behavior and new health hazards.

About the Children By Olive Roberts Barton

Olive Roberts Barton laments litter in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park and urban parks. She recalls a farmer charging fifty cents to clean up rubbish and notes how neglect of neatness becomes a social norm. She cites Rock Creek and Central Park contrasts and urges early childhood training in neatness to curb hog like behavior.

Olive Roberts Barton Frick Park Pittsburgh Central Park New York City City of Washington Rock Creek Park The Saturday Evening Post Wes

Zebra butterflies roost on sleeping bushes each evening

Zebra butterflies return to sleeping bushes each evening to roost. The note describes their habit of perching on chosen bushes at dusk before night.

The Widow's Tears Lighthouse in the Red Sea

The article describes the widow of an English captain founding a lighthouse on a steep rock called Djebe Ter off Suakin in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. It notes the isolation and heat over 70 years and a Turkish Government program to recruit criminals with a 10 year service term in exchange for amnesty. Tomorrow features The Longest Strait.

Red Sea Suakin Sudan Djebe Ter

Public Forum Editor’s Thoughts on War and Civilization

A June 11 letters column argues against wars and revolutions noting injustice and graft as causes. It cites the Prince of Wales remark on civilization and invokes Bible, Rome, France, Cromwell, and Washington to claim violence ends conflicts. The writer contrasts Hoover and public policy with aridity of peace. Athens June 11.

Prince of Wales

Flag Day Remarks on Meaning of the American Flag

On June 14 the birth of the flag is celebrated and citizens are urged to reflect on what the flag represents. The piece asks if the flag truly symbolizes courage purity and truth and urges Americans to understand the words behind the symbol to be proud of their citizenship.

America Nelsonville

Mrs Earhart Meanders From Athens To Porto Rico Plans

Mrs Charles G Mathews a teacher at Ohio University sailed for a summer in Toledo to visit her son Douglas Earhart and family. Plans were made at the Athens mobile Club for an all year road trip to Porto Rico.

Charles G. Mathews Ohio University Athens Ofmobile Club

Community Notes and Socials Mention Local Events

Mr and Mrs J D Brown return visit with Mr and Mrs T J Davi Darre Sams left for Down s he had a position for the summer Earnest Gross son of Mrene Ma Gross and Miss Eather Brown near to be married Wednesday General Charlies H Grosvenor was guest speaker at the Delta Tau Ded stag banquet Solos were sung by Mrs D Alma Moore and Miss Neve Cope at a Delta garden party They urge unity and patriotism and note a Nelsonville June 13 date.

Earnest Gross Mrene Ma Gross Eather Brown Mary General Charlies H. Grosvenor Delta Tau D. Alma Moore Neve Copepha C. H. Grosvenor

Fragmented Note on Taste and Longevity of Stew

A damaged fragment discusses the active life of years and questions how long taste and aroma persist in stew. The fragment hints at culinary longevity and flavor endurance without clear details or context.

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