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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1934
Page
4
In a discussion of government action and economic woes a Hooper Ridge farm shows a orderly, cooperative setup with secure barns, healthy stock, and two youths raising steers. The piece touts thrift, responsibility, and self help as antidotes to public aid dependence and social unrest, urging readers to seek out such communities for morale and example.
A column argues that parents shoulders vacation guidance for children as schools cut back on activity. It notes scouting and playgrounds help, laments fewer chores at home, and suggests parents involve themselves to direct constructive play rather than rely on teachers alone. It also recalls a Senate leak story where a compromise labor bill circulated after Floor Leader Robinson discreetly shared copies with McNary, sparking rapid news coverage.
Health workers warn Southeastern Ohio communities to guard time for special care this season due to drought. Rivers streams and wells run low and many springs are dry. boiling surface water and any unfamiliar source becomes essential. Children and elderly may fall ill from summer complaints, while flies spread disease.
Washington dispatch notes secret anxieties among top diplomats about a potential alliance among Italy, Germany, Japan and possibly Poland drawing France Russia and Britain into war. The piece cites Mussolini and Hitler as discussing the matter in private, with dismissal that such a bloc would not occur.
Heywood Broun reflects on Primo Carnera’s numb surrender in the eleventh round. Broun notes Carnera’s dazed face and blurred vision as the crowd, ringside reporters, and even a gorilla motif loom large. A final quip ties enlightenment to Jeffersonian happiness.
The article mocks the Mussolini Hitler meeting as a staged display. Mussolini dressed in fascist uniform, fascisti perform demonstrations like campaign rallies. A dagger parade precedes the leaders, but Hitler remains in civilian clothes with empty pockets.
The article describes Mussolini as a calculating, fence-sitting actor in European diplomacy. He dislikes France, Russia, Japan, and Germany in that order, favors neither side, and seeks Austrian independence by leveraging German conflicts. Hitler is snubbed while Mussolini remains a strategic wildcard.
In a restrained ring scene 50,000 fans watched as Max Baer, the new champion, entered with swagger while Primo Carnera faced a muted ending. Donovans signals halted the bout, and lingering questions about glory and comportment colored the event.
Dr Morris Fishbein explains scurvy origins and prevention through vitamin C. He cites Captain James Cook’s voyage as key, notes heat destroys vitamin C, and advises early and regular fruit and vegetable juices for infants and growing children, highlighting orange and tomato juice as rich sources and cautioning against spicy tomato juice cocktails.
The scene depicts a brutal bout as Carnera endures a punishing sequence with no mercy from the crowd. He is described as a lone figure amid chaos, enduring repeated blows while the outcome seems grim and the crowd silent.
The enactment is blamed on a behind the scenes deal with rail workers to avert a strike. The Nazi investigation cutback is due to sloppiness and weak testimony. California Democrats fear Upton Sinclair may win the gubernatorial nomination. The Peek report hints uncertainty on foreign trade policy and leadership.
The writer critiques Baer’s fitness and facial expression as amateurish. He notes Baer mugging and toying with a sly smile, likening him to Joe E. Brown, and deems him a flawed Mephistopheles. Primo fares poorly as Faust lacking Marguerite, with plans for coaching.
A set of historical quotes attributed to Dr Clarence A Barbour at Brown University King Carol I of Romania and Ethel Barrymore Galt reflecting ideals of goodwill loyalty and theatre as heritage. The remarks underscore public virtue and national duty in a heritage context.
The columnist warns city and rural water risks this summer. Contaminated streams and rain runoff threaten health, urging picnickers and families to boil water or carry safe supplies, especially for babies and children.
President Hamonn de Valera states Ireland will take full consequences as an independent nation. A remark contrasts Boston speech as clearest king's English, while film director George Cukor is noted in passing.
Public forum urges Ohio voters to scrutinize state legislature candidates on funding for free public schools. Voters should demand clear tax plans to finance schools and pay teachers on schedule, and reject any candidate who favors private schooling or evasive stances. Nelsonville, June 24. Wilbur D. Mender.
A message from Buchtel June 11 urges Athens Messenger readers to donate canned fruit and vegetables to Olivet College. The college offers low tuition and boarding. donations support part time students and Christian education. Send or deliver cans or empty containers to the Nazarene Church for centralized pickup and transport to Olivet College.
A fragmentary mock dialogue between two senators critiquing farm unrest and farmer politics. It traces promises of better prices and tax questions, noting farmers grow wheat yet fail to organize, ending with a dated voice and a stray line about Harpoid.
A reminiscence notes Mrs Roy C Shirley hosting a dinner for Miss Mary Edward before a Gillette Wyoming trip. Mr and Mrs Walter M Baira welcome a daughter Cary. Township school teachers named E W Cole Guy Secoy Hockingport Carrol gig berry Miss Jennie Loeffier Miss Torch and Miss Margaret Conklin. A 1859 high school graduation photo appears with Lewis of Oak Street in hoop skirts. A photo shows a river dam at White's Mill.
Dean Henry G Williams of the lege Ohio University was named star of state normal schools. College of Oratory students performed the comedy Jerome K Jerome with Lucife Post Pauline Ewing Carleton Jones and Wilbur Whiston featuring Miss Edith Carpenter Miss Viole Thomas Miss Hazel at the national Chi Omega convention in Colorado.
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